Anrhydedd a Swyddogion / Honours & Officials Lock Stock Ardal North West League Champions 2023
President: Clwyd Williams
Lock Stock Ardal North League Cup Winners 2023 Dragon Signs FAW Amateur Trophy Finalists 2023
Life President: Robert Griffiths Life Vice President: Emyr Lloyd
Huws Gray Alliance League Runners Up 2018
Life Member: Glyn Jones The.Word Cup Finalists 2016
Chairman: Shon Powell Welsh Alliance League Champions 2014 Mawddach Challenge Cup Winners 2014
Vice Chairman: Richard Blake
Lock Stock Cookson Cup Winners 2011
Treasurer: Iwan Jones
Welsh Alliance League Champions 2007 Cookson Cup Winners 2007
Assistant Secretary : Steve Whitfield
Barritt Cup Winners 2006 Cookson Cup Winners 2006
Alves Cup Winners 2003
Secretary : Neall Condon
Assistant First Team Coaches: Kristian Pierce, Matthew Jones, Brett Jones Reserve Team Manager: Liam Nash
Welsh Alliance League Champions 1996
Cookson Cup Winners 1996 North West Arrows Cup Winners 1993 Wrexham Area Div 1 Cup Winners 1978
Committee: Arthur Vaughan Haydn Williams Gareth Luke Jones Paul Montgomery
Wrexham Area Div 1 Cup Winners 1977 Wrexham Area Div 1 Champions 1976 Wrexham Area Div 1 Cup Winners 1976 Wrexham Area Div 1 Champions 1975 Wrexham Area Div 1 Cup Winners 1975
Secretary: Neall Condon 4 Abbey Court, Denbigh, LL16 3HU Tel: 07443924005 Email: neallali@hotmail.co.uk
Wrexham Area Div 1 Champions 1974 Wrexham Area Div 1 Champions 1973 Wrexham Area Div 1 Cup Winners 1973 NWCFA Challenge Cup Winners 1973
Media Officer: Ollie Williams Press/Media/Website/Social Media requests Email: denbighmedia@gmail.com
Youth Cup Winners 1957
First Team Match Day Tweeter: Ollie Williams, Gareth Luke Jones, Iwan Jones Welsh Amateur Cup Winners 1924
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Karl Berry Assistants
Simon McCormick Levi Roberts After Match Hospitality:
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Board Room Chairman’s Notes Welcome to Central Park this a ernoon for our JD Welsh Cup e against Flint Town Utd. I’d like to extend a warm Denbigh welcome to all the Flint players, coaching team, Commi ee and supporters. Last week we had no fica on from the FAW that they would like us to host two Interna onals in the Sky Sports Victory Shield which is taking place in half term. This compe on involves the Na ons of Wales, Scotland , Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland playing each other at Under 16 boys level. All the countries will play each other over the half term week on a league basis with the winner being the country with the most points. We will be hos ng as follows: Monday 6th November – Wales v Northern Ireland Wednesday 8th November – Wales v Republic of Ireland Kick off mes and admission prices will be announced nearer the me, but once again this is a superb accolade for our Club to be nominated to hold such pres gious games. It all goes in tandem for our plans to hold Euro Under 19 Interna onals here at Central Park in 2026 when Wales is the host na on for that event. It’s certainly an exci ng me to be involved with the Club and if you would like to become part of the team of volunteers who help out at the Club on match days and behind the scenes, then please have a word with myself or Iwan. Today is Cup day and we had some really great mes in two compe ons last season when we won the Lock Stock Ardal North League Cup and were runners up in the FAW Amateur Trophy. There is nothing like a good Cup run and I’d like to think we can overcome the form book by causing an upset today and coming out winners against an in-form Flint side. Let’s get behind Dewi’s lads and into the hat for the next round
Shon Powell Chairman
Managers Office Manager’s Notes Welcome to Central Park for this a ernoon’s JD Welsh Cup Round 2 e against Flint Town Utd. Flint are riding high in the same League as ourselves and are currently undefeated and stand second in the JD Cymru North League. We met in our opening game of the season at Flint when we went down 2-1 in a very close game which could have gone either way. We had a superb goal from Ryan Kershaw disallowed as he scored direct from a drop ball from the referee. He shot a brilliant strike from 25 yards but no one else touched the ball and so the goal was disallowed. Many of us were unaware of this ruling un l that a ernoon.
We all know it’s a tough e, but one we go into on the back of some excellent results recently. We are the underdogs , but this is the Cup and as we all know anything can happen in Cup Ties. Last weekend we played well to comfortably win 6-2 against Llanidloes. We dominated the game and an early goal from our captain Paul Fleming helped se le us. With Nay Brown ge ng two goals before half me and us extending the lead shortly a er the break via Tom Weir we were in complete control Young Josh Lock who is on loan from TNS has impressed us all with his skill and ball play. He added the fi h before scoring a brilliant solo goal just towards the final whistle, so a pleasing result all round. Kris an Pierce stepped in goal last week as our regular keeper Aaron Jones suffered an accident at work and may be out for a couple more weeks. Azzy has been an ever present so far this season and has made some vital saves at key moments in games and we are all hoping he’s back to full fitness as soon as possible. In fairness to KP, he did well as Azzy’s replacement and he’ll con nue to fill the void un l Azzy returns. A er the Llanidloes game, Jake Walker contacted me to state he was looking to leave the Club. Jake has been a fantas c servant for us. He was my first ever signing as manager. He’s scored some fantas c goal in his career with ourselves, and has a great record as a goalscorer with 94 goals in 146 appearances. Jake is looking for regular game me and felt he wasn’t likely to achieve this with us at the moment. He leaves with the best wishes of everyone at the Club - a proper Clubman who is highly respected amongst the players, management squad, commi ee and most importantly our supporters. Thanks for everything Jake. Enjoy this a ernoon’s game .
Dewi Llion Jones Manager
IMPORTANT NOTICE
We would kindly request that everyone abides by our Ground Regula ons par cularly the ban on the use of fireworks, flares, smoke bombs and other pyrotechnics within our Central Park ground.
We would also state that no alcohol is allowed to be brought into our Central Park ground.
TOWN HIT 6 DENBIGH TOWN FC 6—2 LLANDILOES TOWN Denbigh Town smashed Llanidloes for six and made it two home games on the bounce in which they’ve scored a sextet of goals. Nathan Brown (brace), Josh Lock (brace), Tom Weir and Paul Fleming brushed the visitors aside in an impressive display at LL16. Dewi Llion made changes to the side that lost to Porthmadog a week previous, with Keiron Roberts coming into the side and Kristian Pierce forced to step in between the sticks for the absent Aaron Jones. The game began following a minute’s silence for Denbigh Ladies original Karen Coates who tragically passed away this week, with both sides remembering her and her contribution to the club. t took just four minutes for Town to take the lead as Weir threaded a wonderful pass for Fleming to smash home from the right of the box at a tight angle. Town started superbly and almost had two when Lock breezed through down the left but couldn’t pull the trigger, instead being denied by a defender just yards out. Craig Pritchard had some similar fortune when running at the back-line before being hacked down on the edge of the box. Seconds later Brown curled the set-piece to the right of the keeper to double the advantage. Denbigh were dominant and continued their wave of pressure throughout, Craig Rogers’ low cross just evaded both Weir and Fleming before Lock chipped the keeper from 40-yards before it crept inches over the crossbar.
Brown almost had his second on the half-hour mark when he pickpocketed Jordan Ambris before being denied by the keeper. Rogers was having success down the left but during a rare foray down the opposite flank, he crossed for Fleming who couldn’t turn his header on target. Just before the break Town had three when Weir had it on the edge of the box, hit one towards the bottom corner but without much purpose, and Brown helped it on to round off a superb half. Half-Time: Denbigh Town 3-0 Llanidloes Town Seven minutes into the second period the visitors pulled one back as Adam Worton rose highest to nod them back into the game, but Denbigh were having none of it. Within the same minute, Weir made a run down the left and slammed it into the bottom corner to slam the door back in the visitors' faces. The game had five goals already and didn’t look like stopping, Lock - who had his chances earlier in the afternoon - finally had his goal when bursting down the flank and squeezing the ball past Luke Evans. Jason Foulkes was one of five players introduced from the bench and he almost made an immediate impact when he caused havoc for the back four, getting a shot away from an angle and striking the post. Danny Clarke another sub also had his chances, swivelling and hitting one against the side netting before making an incredible run down the middle before being denied by Evans. Connor Bird, the top marksman for Llanidloes nodded home a second for the visitors following a great initial save from Pierce but Town replied immediately as Lock had his second and Denbigh’s sixth. He waltzed past everyone after picking it up in the middle of the park and struck it home via the post just before stoppage time. In the dying embers, James Smallwood rattled the crossbar for Llanidloes but the game was set and Town picked up maximum points.
Denbigh Town: Pierce, Jones, B.Lockley, Parry-Jones, Rogers, Fleming, Lock, Roberts, Pritchard, Weir, Brown Subs: Holmes, Hansen, Foulkes, Clarke, Worrall, Walker Referee: Andy Harms Attendance: 182
WORRALL COTED JD CYMRU NORTH PLAYER OF THE MONTH Denbigh Town are delighted to learn that Matthew Worrall has picked up the September 2023 Player of the Month award for the JD Cymru North. Worrall scored four goals in three matches as well as grabbing an assist, beating fellow nominees Shaun Cavanagh (Porthmadog), Jake Roberts (Mold Alexandra) and Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro (Flint). He played a vital role in the side that won crucial matches with Buckley and Airbus UK Broughton whilst we also advanced in two cup competitions. “After the injury and being sidelined for five weeks after the first game of the season at Flint, to come back and win this straight away means a little more than it should” said Worrall. “I’m buzzing with the award and the recognition from others, Up the Town!”
Manager Dewi Llion commented “I’m really pleased for Matthew picking up the award, he was a massive part of our success on the pitch in September, scoring some really important goals in the process. “He’s continued his scoring form since rejoining in January and to be recognised as the best in the JD Cymru North last month is well deserved, he’s come back fitter and stronger and got his reward for his hard work”. Congratulations, Woggy!
THREE WINS FROM THREE THIS WEEKEND Denbigh Town’s three senior sides were all in action and it made for happy reading come Sunday night with all three coming out on top. Here we break down the weekend from games at Central Park and on the road. Denbigh Town 6-2 Llanidloes Town - JD Cymru North
For the second successive home match Town hit six and picked up the points as Dewi Llion’s side dismantled Llanidloes. Goals from Nathan Brown (brace), Josh Lock (brace), Tom Weir and Paul Fleming saw Town bounce back from a defeat at Porthmadog a week previous. It was also significantly Jake Walker’s 146th and final Denbigh appearance having announced he’s moving on following the match. Porthmadog Reserves 4-6 Denbigh Town Reserves - FAW Reserve League North The Reserves’ unbeaten start to the 2023/24 season continued with a 10-goal thriller at Y Traeth. Harry Lea scored early to make it 1-1 after just four minutes before Rhys Lloyd grabbed a double alongside goals from Aleksander Cyra, Andy Thomas and Owen Herbert as Town moved to second in the table. They are next in action on Friday night at 20:00 against table toppers Airbus UK Broughton. Denbigh Town Ladies 9-0 Bellevue Women - NEWFA Cup Denbigh Town Ladies began their NEWFA Cup campaign against a familiar opponent. Having played eachother in the league just seven days previous Town once again came out on top with an emphatic victory. Goals from Ceri Purvis (hatrick), Bethany Kell (brace), Lowri Claybrook, Megan Edwards, Elen James-Owen and Charlotte Morris sealed the win. Before the tie we stopped to remember founding member Karen Coates with a minutes’ silence before the game, as did the men’s first-team 24 hours previous.
The Ladies are next in action next weekend at home to Berriew in the North Wales Women’s Football League East.
Players Sponsors This season we are offering you the opportunity of sponsoring your favourite player for the 2023-2024 season for the cost of £75 This will include a men on in all of our home programmes, your business being adver sed on your players pen pic. Should your player score in any of our games then your business will be men oned in the tweet on our twi er page as we celebrate the goal being scored Sponsorship also allows yourself and a guest free entrance to a home game of your choice when we you will be invited to join us in our new Clubhouse as our guests for the day. To sponsor a player please contact Iwan Jones on 07788 627819 or Steve Whi ield on 07787 485331 or speak with the player you wish to sponsor.
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Player Profiles
Management Manager—Dewi Llion— After 4 years as Academy Director and First Team Coach at Bala Town, Dewi joined Denbigh in 2016 to assist Gareth Thomas and then Eddie Maurice-Jones, before taking the helm alongside Matty Jones as joint manager for the season 2018-2019. Dewi was appointed sole first team manager for the season 2019-2020 and led the team to runners up spot in the Lockstock Welsh Alliance League 1. Dewi is both a UEFA A Senior coach and Youth A Licensed coach aswell as holding a BSc in Sport Science & Football Assistant Manager—Kristian Pierce—KP’s playing career has been cut short after several serious injuries and he retired from the game after season 2021/22. He wants to put something back into the game and at our Club where he had such a successful playing career. Had spells at Rhyl & Porthmadog aswell as playing in Europe with Bala Town. He joins us as a coach where his enthusiasm and knowledge as a player will be such a strength for our squad.
Coach—Brett Jones—Brett rejoins the club having previously worked at the club alongside Elfed Lloyd, following a 4 year spell at Everton Ladies U21s. He teams up alongside Dewi Llion for the second time having also worked at Bala Town FC Academy together.
Coach—Mathew Jones—An FAW A Licence coaching certificate holder, Matty joins us now to concentrate fully on coaching after spells at management with Conwy, Llandudno, Rhyl and ourselves a few seasons ago. He has also coached the Welsh Cymru Cup team and is highly respected coach across the North Wales football scene.
Players Goalkeeper - Aaron Jones - Aaron signs following a short spell at Llanelwy Athletic. His previous Clubs are Wrexham, Everton, TNS & Flint as well as having Welsh Youth Cups. A gifted goalkeeper who is comfortable with the ball by his feet
Defender— Sion Jones - Sion is one of our promising youngsters who has been involved with the Junior Teams for many years. He joined Rhyl FC and was with their Youth teams until the start of 2018 when he moved to Denbigh. A player who is gaining in experience with every game he plays Sion is a right sided player who has broken into the first team squad through hard work and commitment, and he has a bright future ahead of him.
Player Profiles
Defender—Dan Parry Jones—19 year old Dan joins us from Colwyn Bay where he made his debut in January 2022 having previously been with Connahs Quays Nomads Development Team. He captained Welsh Colleges last season and his maturity improves with every game. A highly versatile youngster he is capable of playing in a number of positions.
Defender - Billy Holmes - Local lad Billy is a fan’s favourite with his long pacy runs with the ball at his feet. A great left footer who plays in defence or midfield he has come through the ranks at Denbigh having played for the Youth team and Reserves before breaking into the first team. He made his mark last season as a central defender being big, strong and quick . As a left footer he gives the team that added balance within the set up. Defender—Craig Rogers—A ball playing centre half who can also operate at left back. Craig returns to the Club after playing under Gareth Thomas here a few seasons ago. Craig brings with him a lot of experience from playing for Airbus Uk, Holywell Town , Aberystwyth & Warrington aswell as spells playing abroad in Norway, Iceland and USA.
Defender—Harry Lockley—Harry joins us with his twin brother Ben from Conwy Borough. He was outstanding in the two friendlies we had against them in 2021. Harry can operate in a variety of positions which will bring extra depth and competition to the squad. Comes highly recommended by his former manager Matty Jones (now our coach) and played over 20 games in the Cymru North last season. Defender—Ben Lockley—Ben joins us from Conwy Borough along with his twin brother Harry. He played over 20 games in season 2021/22 for Conwy Borough in a variety of roles. Comes highly recommended by Matty Jones our coach who was his manager at Conwy.
Defender —Morgan Thomas Sandler—A youngster with bags of potential, Morgan was on the books of Notts Forest for several years until a string of injuries hampered his career. He joins us from Colwyn Bay’s youth set up where he drew the attention of other clubs as a tough tackling, skilful midfielder with a great eye for goal.
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Midfielder - Ryan Kershaw - Ryan joins us from Cefn Albion and has European pedigree and JD Cymru Premier experience having also played with TNS & Newtown. A tough tackling strong midfielder with an eye for a good ball and great energy levels he has a major part to play in the squad
Midfielder —Oliver Hanson— Olly was with the Bala Academy with Dewi Llion as his manager and he has since played with Rhyl Fc and NFA FC. S ll only 18, he scored for us in a friendly but shortly a erwards broke his ankle, so he’ll be out for a few weeks yet. A talented youngster and we look forward to ge ng home back to full fitness.
Midfielder - Jason Foulkes - A very versatile player who can play ion a number of positions. A tough tackler and strong player he has been a key player with St Asaph for the few seasons. A top class cricketer who has played for Wales recently and who won't be available fully until the cricket season is over .
Midfielder - Keiron Roberts - Keiron is a quality central midfielder who joined us in August 2020 from Greenfield. He has also played for Rhydymwyn when they were in the Cymru Alliance. A tenacious midfielder who has settled in well, he has a lot of quality on the ball.
Midfielder - Josh Lock - Midfielder Josh Lock joined Denbigh Town on loan from Cymru Premier champions The New Saints, in August 2023. A skilful youngster with a great reading of the game and the ability to play some key passes.
Midfielder - Paul Fleming - Captain - Paul joined us from St Asaph FC in 2019 where he has been for a few seasons. He is an energetic midfield player who gives us a physical presence in both penalty boxes. The 34 year old also has a knack of scoring important goals and is a strong addition to the squad. He was awarded the Players Player of the season award for
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Striker - Nathan Brown—Right winger 23 year old Nathan will bring pace and quality to our team aswell as having a great delivery from set pieces . He joins us from Airbus UK and prior to that he was with Flint Town Utd and Chester City.
Striker - Craig Pritchard—Craig is a player who was part of our 2017/18 team which reached second place in the Cymru Alliance Tier 2 League and was named Player of the Season that year. A Welsh International at Futsal, Craig has had his injuries and is now fully recovered. He has impressed everyone in training and has shown that he has lost none of his skill and awareness on the ball . Striker - Jake Walker - Jake has played previously for Llannefydd in the Clwyd League and St Asaph in the Welsh Alliance and has been with Denbigh since 2018. A natural goal scorer who can score with either foot or with his head he was the leading goalscorer in the Welsh Alliance League Div 1 last season with 23 goals from 17 games. He also scored 14 cup goals and is a proven marksman. Was awarded the Managers Player of the Season award in 2019/20 not only for his goals but for his all round play and attitude within the team. A striker—Tom Weir—Noted goalscorer Tom joins us from Bow FC having played with our Juniors in his younger days. His past Clubs include Connah's Quay Nomads and Flint Town Utd. A tough bustling centre forward he is a player Dewi Llion has been looking to sign for some time.
Striker—Levant Gundogan—20 year old Levant joins us after spending time in his younger days with Connahs Quay Nomads and Man Utd's youth academy. He is also a Welsh International having played at Under 15s and 16s level. A player of great potential who took a break from football last season he has a goal scoring pedigree as a striker.
Striker—Matthew Worrall— Matty joins us for the second time as he was part of our 2017/18 team where he was the scorer of some vital goals. A proven goal scorer, he then moved onto Rhyl, Gresford and lastly Llay Welfare before re- joining us in Jan 2023.
Striker—Dan Clarke - Talented local lad Dan joined the Club after completing his Chester City Scholarship Programme in 2019. After his first season in senior football Dan adapted really well to the game putting in some first class performances and scoring some top class goals. Dan has the ability to play at a higher level if he continues to develop as he has done over the last 12 months, and has a bright future ahead of him in the game.
Brief History
Denbigh Town Football Club was formed in 1880 and has remained one of the most popular and highly respected Clubs in North Wales ever since. One of the Club’s finest achievements came in 1924 when they won both the Welsh Amateur Cup and the North Wales Coast Amateur Cup.
A number of minor successes ensued in the subsequent decades until the Club hit a purple patch in the 1970s when they won the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Division One Championship four times and the League Cup on five occasions. Town also landed the North Wales Amateur Cup in 1970 and the North Wales Amateur Cup in 1972. The manager through most of this golden period was John Trevor Roberts who remains one of Denbigh Town’s most legendary figures.
After the Club left the Wrexham Area League at the turn of the 1980s and joined the Clwyd League many trophy less years followed. The sleeping giant did not awaken until the 1991/1992 season when Liverpudlian duo Bill Dawson and Rook Cook-Hannah took over the reins at the Club.
In their first season the Club won promotion to the Premier Division, but the biggest highlight was an unforgettable 1-0 North Wales Challenge Cup Victory over the 4th placed HFS Loans League semiprofessionals of Caernarfon Town before an ecstatic crowd at Central Park.
After two seasons in the Clwyd Premier, the Club was promoted to the Fitlock Welsh Alliance League in 1994/95. After finishing 4th in their first season Denbigh Town followed up in style by landing the League Championship and Cookson Cup double, the Club’s finest achievement for almost 20 years. The Club joined the Cymru Alliance in 1996/97 and enjoyed several good seasons at that level. Denbigh joined the Welsh Alliance Leagie for 2002/2003 and finished 3rd, reached the semi-final of the Barritt Cup and won the Alves Cup with Roy Cook-Hannah at the helm. Cook- Hannah resigned in December 2003 and Clwyd Williams & Nick Hailes were installed as joint-managers. The team finished the season in 12th position.
In May 2004 Tim Dyer was appointed manager and in 2005/2006 he guided the team to the Barritt Cup and Cookson Cup double, runners up in the Welsh Alliance League and also finalists in the North Wales Coast FA Challenge Cup. The Club also won the Welsh Alliance Fair Play League for 2005/2006 & 2006/2007. In 2007 Denbigh Town were crowned Welsh Alliance League Champions and Cookson Cup winners.
After Tim Dyer stepped down at the end of the 2008/2009 season Steve Jones was appointed manager with Dean Martin as his assistant. Under the new regime the team finished 10th in the 2009/2010 Cymru Alliance League. Unfortunately, due to the Welsh Premier Super 12, six clubs were relegated from the Welsh Premier and the 3 feeder leagues all promoted a club to the Cymru Alliance. This meant only the top 7 survived in the Cymru Alliance and so Denbigh Town were relegated to the Welsh Alliance League. Jones and his assistant Martin resigned in May 2010.
Brief History continued John James and Andy Lewis were appointed manager and coach for the 2010/2011 season.
Despite relegation the Club started ground development with hard standing area placed all around the perimeter of the ground and floodlights were installed in April 2012.
In 2012/2013 ex-player and captain Richard Williams- Cooke was appointed manager. In his first season Cookie took the club to runners up position in the Welsh Alliance League. The following season the Club won the league, remaining unbeaten throughout the whole league campaign and also won the Mawddach Cup. The Club were promoted to the Cymru Alliance – the Tier 2 level of Welsh football
Cookie resigned in June 2014 due to work and family commitments. A joint management team of Dave Taylor and Terry Ingram were appointed in his place, but they parted company with club a few months later. In September 2014 the Club appointed Elfed Lloyd and 1st team Captain Max Peate as caretaker managers for the rest of that season. Gareth Thomas (Perry) was appointed manager on 21st May 2015, and he led the Club to 3rd position in the Cymru Alliance in season 2015/2016. In the same season Perry also took the Club to the Word Cup Final losing 2-0 to treble winners The New Saints (TNS).
However, in November 2016 the Club parted company with Perry and Eddie Maurice Jones was appointed manager Maurice-Jones took the Club to its highest ever finish in the Cymru Alliance – that of 2nd in the season 2017/2018. However, at the end of that season Maurice-Jones moved to become manager of Rhyl and many of the players followed him.
New joint managers Dewi Llion Jones & Matty Jones had the task of forming a team with new players with only a few weeks left before the start of the season. Despite a valiant effort by the managers and their new team the Club fell into the relegation zone on the last day of the season 2018/2019 and were relegated to the Welsh Alliance.
Matty Jones left the joint managership role in April 2019 and Dewi Llion Jones was appointed sole manager for the season 2019/2020. He appointed former Town player Owain Roberts as his coach. A strong season followed but the Covid 19 pandemic meant the season was cut short and Denbigh were appointed runners up in the league to Holyhead Hotspurs.
The Welsh Alliance League finished in 2019/2020 and Denbigh Town were placed in the new Lock Stock Ardal North West League for the season 2021/22. The club narrowly missed out on the promotion spots in the season 2021/2022 finishing third.
History Flint has had a football club since 1886, when Flint F.C. started playing at Strand Park on the banks of the Dee Estuary, close to where our current stadium is. The club made an early impression by reaching the first Welsh Amateur Cup final 1890-91, losing to Wrexham Victoria 4-1. By the turn of the century the town of Flint had three teams; Flint Town, Flint Athletic and Flint UAC (United Alkali Company). In 1905, Flint UAC and Flint Town amalgamated, taking the name of Flint Town. In 1909, as a Chester and District League side the club won their first major cup by defeating Pwllheli 1-0 in the final of the North Wales Amateur Cup. In 1924 the club left Stand Park for a new ground at Holywell Road, which was to become their home till 1993. The new ground was then better equipped and could hold up to 3000 spectators. These crowds were common in the 1920s, they were keen to see Flint’s part time professionals play. Led by Captain Emlyn Jones, Flint reached the 1925 Welsh Cup final only to lose 3-1 to Wrexham’s professional team Regular cup successes were to follow however, as Flint won the North Wales Amateur Cup on three occasions between 1931 and 1932. Following the Second World War, the amalgamation of Flint Town and Flint Athletic football clubs resulted in the formation of the club bearing the title Flint Town United Football Club which entered the Welsh League (North) for the 1949-50 season, finishing runners-up to Holyhead Town. By this time, however, the club had already won the Welsh Amateur Cup, having defeated Troedyrhiw 2-1 in the 1947-48 final. Under the managership of Billy Russell Flint became a formidable side in the early 50s, with the pinnacle achievement coming in 1954 when they won the Welsh Senior Cup. Inspired by Welsh International Billy Hughes, whose career was disrupted by the war, overcame Holywell Town, Owestry Town, Rhyl, Llanelly and a semi-final 2-1 win over First Division Cardiff City, in front of a crowd of 10,683 at the Racecourse, Wrexham, beating third division Chester City 2-0 in the final, again at the Racecourse Ground Wrexham in front of a crowd of 15,584. During this period, they also won the League title in three consecutive seasons and were runners up on two occasions. Efforts to move into the English league system were stymied, and the team’s fortunes dwindled although they did win the Welsh Youth Cup in 1965 and the Welsh Amateur Cup in 1969. During the 1970s and 80s the club moved between various leagues, becoming league champions of the Clwyd League in 1978/79 and Welsh League (North) in the 1988-89 season. In 1990/91, a reorganisation of the league structure saw the creation of the Cymru Alliance, and Flint, under Tony Martin and Les Davies, were inaugural winners of the league. whilst also winning the North Wales Challenge Cup for the first time in the club’s history. To cap an excellent season they overcame South Wales Champions Abergavenny 2-1, to become the nonleague champions of Wales. In 1992, Flint became founder members of the League of Wales (LOW). The following season the club again moved to a new ground, back to its original home on the banks of the Dee Estuary. After six years in the League of Wales, with a fourth placed finish (1993/94) being our highest placing during this time, and with finances becoming an increasing burden with no main sponsors, the club eventually lost its place when it finished third from bottom (being relegated due to the LOW reducing the number of teams within the league under UEFA rules), rejoining the Cymru Alliance League. A number of fallow years followed, although in 2006/07 they did once again win the North Wales Challenge Cup, defeating Prestatyn Town 1-0. Fast forward to 2019/20, and the club finished runners up to Prestatyn in the Cymru North. However, with the champions being refused the domestic licence, after an absence of 22 years, Flint Town Utd were back in the top tier of Welsh domestic football. Despite finishing next to bottom in that first season back, Flint were spared relegation as the Covid pandemic had meant no Tier 2 leagues were operating. For 2021/22, under the management of Neil Gibson, the club excelled and finished in the top half, reaching the play off final only to lose to Caernarfon Town in extra time. But at the end of the season, Gibson, along with a host of players, abruptly departed, leaving plans in disarray. Lee Fowler was appointed manager, with Iwan Williams as his assistant. The pair were faced with the unenviable task of putting virtually a new team together from scratch within a few weeks. That they were able to do so and take the fight right down to the final game of the season, is testament to their dedication, but ultimately results went against us, and we were relegated back into the Cymru North for season 2023/24.
SQUAD LIST
SQUAD LIST
Aaron Jones
Rhys Williams Joseph Beswick Joe Beswick Jake Phillips Joe Williams Paddy Lacey Luis Lacey Anthony Stephens Danny Harrison Jay Owen Ben Hughes Rhys Kavanagh Elliott Reeves Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro Joshua Jones Tom Hildith Harley Peagram Harry Cartwright Sol Forde Morgan Roberts George Maire Harvey Drazdauskas Niall Collings Morgan Roberts
Matty Owen Billy Holmes Sion Jones Ben Lockley Harry Lockley Dan Parry-Jones Craig Rogers Morgan Thomas Sadler Josh Lock Paul Fleming (Club Captain)
Jason Foulkes Oliver Hansen Ryan Kershaw Keiron Roberts Nathan Brown Dan Clarke Levant Gundogan Craig Pritchard Jake Walker Tom Weir Matthew Worrall Manager – Dewi Llion Jones Coach – Matthew Jones Coach – Kristian Pierce Coach - Brett Jones
Management Team Manager – Lee Fowler Coach – Danny Connell