Holywell Town F.C.

Holywell Town
Full name Holywell Town Football Club
Nickname(s) The Wellmen
Founded c.1881 as Holywell F.C.
Ground Halkyn Road, Holywell
Ground Capacity 2,000 (200 seated)
Chairman Wales Sean Elliott
Manager England John Haseldin
League Cymru Alliance
2015–16 Cymru Alliance, 5th
Website Club home page

Holywell Town F.C. is a Welsh football club from Holywell, Flintshire. They are nicknamed 'The Wellmen', and play their home games at Halkyn Road, Holywell.

Holywell Town were founding members of both the Cymru Alliance and the League of Wales (now known as the Welsh Premier League) and enjoyed their best period in the top flight in the mid-1990s. For the 2015-16 season, they will be playing back in the Cymru Alliance after a gap of nine season due to winning the Welsh Alliance League Division 1 the previous season.

The 2014-15 season has proved to be one of The Wellmen's best season in its history, winning the Welsh Alliance League Division 1 title with three games to go at Llanrwst and ending the league campaign with a goal difference of +100 and winning all but three of their league games. They also won their second FAW Trophy beating fellow Welsh Alliance team Penrhyndeudraeth 4-2 at Llandudno's Maesdu Stadium, and achieved a Mawddach Challenge Cup victory, beating Llanrug United 3-2 at Bangor City's Nantporth Stadium to complete an unprecedented treble.

History[1][2]

The history of football in Holywell can be traced back to a club that was simply known as Holywell, and it is credited that it was founded by a Colonel J.Llewellyn Williams. During those early days, Holywell played their football on a ground known as Ffordd Fer ('Short Way'), which was located where the local high school is now situated, and also wore red and white as their strip, just as the current team wears today in its home kit. There is evidence of a Holywell team existing way back in 1881, when a Holywell team lost in the first round of the 1881-82 Welsh Cup to Northwich Victoria, losing to the Cheshire side 0-3.

Holywell F.C.

Back in March 1893, Holywell (as Holywell F.C.) became one of the seven founder members of the North Wales Coast League, and had 58 players registered with the club within six months of the league commencing. Holywell would finish 4th in the inaugural season of the North Wales Coast League. This was followed by three seasons of fifth-place league finishes, ending in 1897–98, when the club finished in sixth place. This would be the worst position the club would end up during their time in the Coast League.

The club reached their first cup final in 1898, when they faced Bangor City for the North Wales Senior Cup (this would later become the North Wales Amateur Cup), but would lose the final 3–0 to Bangor City. The following season, the club would reach its highest position during their tenure within the league, earning third position in the league, although this was followed up the next season by returning to their familiar 5th place in the league. However, after being engulfed by the Baron Corvo episode of 1899, the team left the North Wales Coast League at the end of the 1900–01 season, and the club was defunct by 1902.

Holywell United

After three years' absence, football returned to Holywell in 1905, with the formation of a new club, Holywell United F.C. to fill the space left by the defunct club in the town. They would later rejoin the North Wales Coast League for the 1912–13 season.[3] Holywell United was to enjoy a successful run during the next few years, winning many trophies. In the 1913–14 season, they achieved the North Wales Coast League and Amateur Cup double, winning 15 of their 17 league games and beating Colwyn Bay 1–0 in the final at Rhyl. It was during this period when Holywell United hosted their biggest game at that time, playing an Everton XI at their Ffordd Fer ground. The Merseysiders included at least five players with English First Division experience within the team, and ran out 4–1 winners in front of a large Holywell crowd.

After World War I, Holywell United continued its good pre-war form and finished league runners-up to Holyhead Railway Institute in the 1920–21 season, scoring 92 goals that season which was almost two dozen more than any other team in the league for that season. They also reached the final of the North Wales Coast Amateur Cup for the fifth time, but would lose to Holyhead 3–1. However, in the 1921–22 final, which was to be a replay of the previous season's final, Holywell would gain revenge for their previous cup loss, defeating Holyhead 1–0 in the final played at Llandudno, with Hewitt scoring the game's only goal.[1]

From the 1921–22 season until the 1928–29 season, Holywell United competed in the newly formed Welsh National League (North), but did not achieve the performances of previous years and had limited success during this period of time.

Holywell Arcadians

In 1929–30, the club first appeared under the new name of Holywell Arcadians, and competed in Division 2 (East) of the Welsh National League. For the following three seasons, Holywell Arcadians competed in the Welsh Football League, which ran alongside the North Wales Football Combination, and was the forerunner of the Welsh League (North). The Arcadians had a brilliant spell during this time, becoming two-time Welsh Football League champions by getting the title in the 1930–31 and 1932–33 seasons, as well as being runners-up in between.

Holywell Arcadians Football Team 1927-1928

Holywell Town

Holywell's social and football history came together and combined to establish the club as it is known today. In 1946 former soldiers that were returning home from World War II established the club at Halkyn Road, where it has played its home games ever since. It was also around this period that the moniker of The Wellmen was adopted by the club, a nickname which the club still uses to this day.

Post-War Success

Success came immediately for Holywell Town, when in 1947 they managed to win both The Alves Cup and The Waterfall Cup, and this success was repeated two years later in 1949, when they won the North Wales Coast FA Amateur Cup. The Wellmen beat Barmouth 2–0 in the final at Llandudno.

More success came to Holywell when they joined the Welsh League (North) in the 1949–50 season. They finished a highly creditable fifth place, but went on to become the Welsh League (North) champions in the 1952–53 season. The success all the more sweeter as they held off a strong challenge from bitter rivals Flint Town United. Two years later, the roles were reversed although Holywell Town were awarded the Alves Cup by virtue of their final league position.

Holywell Town would triumph in the North Wales Amateur Cup once more in the 1957–58 campaign, heavily defeating Gwalchmai 6–0 at Bangor City's Farrar Road ground. Twelve months later, they would return to the final, for the ninth time, to defend their trophy against a strong Porthmadoc side at Bangor. The match finished 1–1 with Holywell, who had missed an 11th-minute penalty, equalising in the 83rd minute through George Davies. This led to a cup final replay being played a week later, and it was to become a dramatic affair. Twice Holywell led only for Portmadoc to come back strongly and take a 3–2 advantage. Despite having centre-forward Owen Davies injured, Holywell snatched an equaliser with the last kick of normal time. Despite coming back into the match and forcing extra time, it proved too much for Holywell's ten men, however, and Port ran in five more goals to eventually lift the cup. The two sides would met again in the 1963 final, although Holywell fielded an under-strength team in the final, with goalkeeper Reg Banton playing with a broken finger. Portmadoc would win the cup final again 3–0.[1]

Between the two North Wales Amateur Cup finals with Porthmadoc, the record attendance for a Holywell game was set in 1962 when 3000 spectators packed into Halkyn Road for a Welsh Cup sixth-round tie with Swansea Town. Despite the record attendance, the home failed to win the tie, with the Swans winning 2–1.

Success at senior level continued to elude the club, despite reaching both the Welsh Amateur Cup Final in 1961–62, losing 3–2 to Cardiff Corinthians and the North Wales Coast Challenge Cup Final two seasons later, losing there to Borough United.

Holywell Town maintained their membership of the Welsh League (North) for 17 seasons from the 1949–50 season until the 1965–66 season, when they finished bottom of the league just one point behind Blaenau Ffestiniog. Thereafter, Holywell Town left the Welsh League (North) and played in the local football leagues.

Return and Becoming Founding Members

Holywell played in the local football league system, most notably in the Clwyd League system, when in 1975–76, the club won the Welsh League (North) Division 5, and the Clwyd League Division 3 title the following season. They would continue to play in the top division of the Clwyd League system for the next nine seasons, achieving a runners-up spot in the 1980–81 season. However, in 1986–87, the club finally earned some silverware when they finally won the Clwyd League Premier Division title as well as triumphing in the premier North Wales Coast Challenge Cup competition to earn a league and cup double. Throwing off the disappointment of cup final defeat in 1964, The Wellmen played local rivals Mold Alexandra (at Flint) and won the cup 1–0, thanks to a goal after 78 minutes scored by Merfyn Edwards.[1] The club would continue lifting trophies when they successfully defended their Clwyd League Premier Division title, winning it for the second time the following season.

After this success in the local football system, Holywell Town finally returned to the Welsh Alliance League in the 1988–89 season, when they achieved a creditable top five placing.

Most recently, Holywell Town became founder members of the Cymru Alliance in 1990–91, and would compete in the league for two seasons, earning mid-table finishes both seasons.However, when a new national league for Wales was created, Holywell left the Cymru Alliance and they became one of the founder members of the new League of Wales in 1992–93.

League of Wales

The first season in the League of Wales would prove to be a particularly good season for Holywell, as they won the Clwyd League Youth Cup and the Auxiliary Youth Cup, whilst also being runners up in the Alves Cup. One of the highlights of the season was doing the league double over Bangor City achieving a 3–0 win at home on Boxing Day, and a season record 6–0 win away at Farrar Road.

The club won respect in North Wales and further afield under the shrewd management of Glyn Griffiths, who almost managed to get the club to qualify for Europe during his tenure. League placings of 6th in the 1992–93 season and 5th in 1993–94 prove the point. However once his reign had ended, inconsistency crept in and results started to suffer and the club slid down the league table. The club finished 8th in 1994–95 and 16th in 1995–96. The slide was complete when they finished bottom of the league during the 1996–97 season and were relegated back to the Cymru Alliance. Although they were promoted as runners-up the following season, sadly their stay in the League of Wales was a short one, and they were relegated again, finishing 17th (bottom) in the 1998–99 season. Holywell Town have never played in the top flight of Welsh football since.

Cymru Alliance

From the 1998–99 season, Holywell Town have played their football in the Cymru Alliance, the second tier of the Welsh football league system. Their first season back in the Alliance was a real struggle although the club managed to avoid a potential relegation a second season in a row, finishing several points above bottom club Corwen Amateurs. Matters improved in 2000–01 when The Wellmen rose to 10th position, mid-way in the league, in a season when they were one of six former League of Wales clubs to play in the Cymru Alliance. The following season, the club returned to struggling ways in the league, and in 2001–02 the Wellmen finished a disappointing 16th, narrowly avoiding relegation from the league yet again. It was then that the club decided to part company with their Manchester-based manager and squad in favour of a more local set-up in order to improve performances on the pitch. Unfortunately, their revised set-up fared no better when in 2002–03, they finished bottom – with a nine-point deduction adding to a dismal playing record.[1]

Although they saw an improvement to fortunes under the guidance of Andy Nicholls during the 2004–05 season, finishing 9th, they were eventually relegated to the Welsh Alliance the following season when they finished 17th, with only their local rival Halkyn United below them.

Return to the Welsh Alliance League & Cup success

Holywell Town continued to struggle in the Welsh Alliance League, and in the first 3 seasons of being in the league, they continually finished in the bottom half of the table. However the slide was stopped, the club stabilised and results slowly picked up in the 2009–10 season with The Wellmen consolidating their position in 10th place. Finally results improved dramatically in the 2010–11 season when, under the management of Mike Thomas, they finished an impressive 3rd place in Division 1, and got to the semi-finals of the Barritt Cup. However this season would prove to be an historic double winning season with the club winning its first piece of silverware in 13 years when the club won the prestigious FAW Trophy for the very first time in a historic 3–2 victory over Conwy United after being 2–0 down with five minutes plus injury time to go.[4] The club's reserve team added to the trophy cabinet that season winning the Clwyd Reserve Division title and ensuring The Wellmen achieved a cup double.

2011–12 season

The decent form of the 2010–11 season continued into the 2011–12 season, as the Wellmen made a strong challenge for the Welsh Alliance League title. The club was full of confidence, and were looking to return to past glories with an aim to getting promoted back to the Cymru Alliance. The Wellmen started the season well, with the club leading the table early on in the season, with the Wellmen's manager Mike Thomas winning the Welsh Alliance Manager of the Month accolade for November.[5] Despite losing only 4 times during the season, and encountering their best season in over 20 years in terms of league wins and goals conceded (see List of Holywell Town F.C. seasons) it still wasn't enough to get promotion back to the Cymru Alliance as Holywell were pipped to the top spot by main rivals Holyhead Hotspur, who managed to beat them by 1 point to become league champions. It would be even more heartbreaking for the club as Holyhead Hotspur beat The Wellmen 3–1[6] in the penultimate game of the season to put them crucially ahead of Holywell.

The 2011–12 season saw the Wellmen start well in their defence of the FAW Trophy beating Kinmel Bay Sports and Trearddur Bay United in the 2nd and 3rd rounds respectively. However they were unable to get any further in the competition and got dumped out of the FAW Trophy at the 4th round stage by local rivals Denbigh Town in January.[7] Despite the disappointment in the FAW Trophy Holywell managed to reach their second cup final in back-to-back seasons in getting to the Mawddach Barritt Cup final by defeating Glan Conwy 5–4 penalties after a nail-biting 3–3 draw at Halkyn Road.[8] In the final (held at The Oval in Caernarfon), they faced main league rivals Holyhead Hotspur and hoped for payback for their league disappointment. Despite a fighting comeback, there was not to be a repeat of the 2010–11 FAW Trophy final, and the Wellmen would suffer an agonising 2–1 defeat in the final. This would ensure the 2011–12 season ended up being a highly encouraging yet painfully trophyless season, and would see the end of Mike Thomas' reign as Holywell Town manager, resigning from the post due to work commitments.[9]

2012–13 season

For the start of the 2012–13 season, Holywell Town appointed their captain Johnny Haseldin as player-manager, with the aim of emulating the success of former manager Mike Thomas. To help him in his first management role, Haseldin brought in both John James and Andy Lewis (who were at Denbigh Town in the 2011–12 season) into his coaching staff, with Craig Knight remaining in his role from the previous season.[10]

The 2012–13 league campaign started off indifferent for the Wellmen with the team losing their first two home games at Halkyn Road 1–2, losing to Barmouth on the opening day of the league season[11] and against Llanberis in the following home game.[12] However, since the difficult start, Holywell Town have been very successful in the Welsh Alliance winning nearly all of their games both home and away. The only other points dropped in 2012 was a draw against Anglesey-based team Gwalchmai.[13] After a couple of postponements in the league, Holywell started 2013 as they ended 2012, with solid New Year away win against Glantraeth, winning the match 3–1.[14] This good run continued with 7 wins and 3 draws with the highlight of the run being two 10-0 victories over Nefyn United both home[15] and away.[16] The good run would end when they got their 3rd (and final) defeat of the season at, home again, this time against local and title rivals Denbigh Town, losing the match 0-4.[17] This led to Holywell going on a run of 1 win in 4 games in late April which subsequently ended their title challenge. Even though the club won their final two games of the season, it meant Holywell would finish 3rd in the table and spend another season in the Welsh Alliance, despite not losing away from home all season in the league.

The cup campaigns have been very successful with Holywell Town so far, and one of the best seasons in cups in recent times. As of early December 2012, Holywell were still in the Welsh Cup, FAW Trophy, Cookson Cup and Mawddach Challenge Cup. Their campaign in the Welsh Cup has been the most successful cup run in the past few seasons with the team getting to the 3rd Round of the competition. The highlight of the campaign was the "giant killing" against North Wales coast rivals, and Cymru Alliance team Llandudno. Trailing 3–0 in the tie, the Wellmen brought the tie back to 3–3 in front of their home crowd to take it to extra time, before overcoming their opposition, winning the game 5–3 after extra time.[18] It was yet another cup comeback which has been Holywell's trademark for the past couple of seasons, and embodies the club's attitude and unofficial motto of "Refuse to Lose". Despite the heroic efforts of the previous round, and playing at Halkyn Road, Holywell would sadly go out of the Welsh Cup. They lost to the South Welsh team Caerau (Ely) in a disappointing 0–2 defeat.[19]

For the third season in a row, Holywell have gone far into the FAW Trophy competition, hoping to re-achieve the glory of winning the national trophy that they won in 2010. Having the first two rounds away from Halkyn Road, they achieved impressive victories over Glantraeth and Llandudno Junction respectively. The previous round saw them use home advantage to defeat Welsh National League team Chirk AAA 4–2,[20] to put them into the 5th round of the cup and setting up a tie against another Welsh National League team Brymbo who they would beat 1-0.[21] Holywell beat South Wales based team Cwm & Llantwit Welfare in the quarter-finals, beating them in their own backyard an impressive 6-2[22] but would lose to league rivals Caernarfon Town in the semi-finals 3-1 at the neutral venue of Llandudno.[23] Caernarfon would also beat Holywell again in cup competition, winning the Cookson Cup Final 1-0 at Conwy after a late winner[24] which would leave the Wellmen trophy-less for another season.

2013–14 season

The 2013-14 season will be remembered not for their league performance, but for the cup exploits of the Wellmen. In the Welsh Alliance League, Holywell would yet again find heartbreak in failing in their main aim of gaining promotion to the Cymru Alliance. They would finish the season in second place to local rivals and league champions Denbigh Town who were undefeated all season. However Holywell did manage to score over 100 league goals in the season for the first time in recent history, and the team’s top scorer Sam Jones picked up the Welsh Alliance Division 1’s top goalscorer award as well as the league's Player of the Year for the season.[25]

However it would be in the cups, and in particular the Welsh Cup where the 2013-14 season would live long into the memories of Wellmen supporters. The club managed to win the Mawddach Cup for the first time in its history beating Llanrug United in the final, but managed to achieve the impressive feat of reaching the semi-finals of the national cup competition. The route to the semis would not be an easy one however, playing a number of clubs for the higher leagues in the Welsh football pyramid along the way. Victories over Penrhyncoch, Penycae, Porthmadog of the Cymru Alliance, and most famously Newtown, who were Top 6 finishers in the Welsh Premier League, ensured the club would face another WPL team in Aberystwyth Town at the neutral venue of Latham Park, Newtown, and shown live on the Welsh-language channel of S4C.

A vast number of fans from the town took the long trip down the A483 to mid-Wales to see the contest take place. The match would end up becoming a playoff for a place in the 2014-15 Europa League as a result of The New Saints beating Bala Town in the other semi-final despite already earning a spot in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League due to them winning the 2013-14 WPL title. Despite taking the lead through Tom McElmeel, giving a valiant effort and not being outclassed by their most illustrious opponents, the Wellmen would go on to lose 3-1 but would receive plaudits and credit from the Welsh media for their memorable cup campaign. Holywell Town had made history by becoming the first third-tier Welsh team to make it to the semi-finals of the Welsh Cup.

2014-15 season

The 2014-15 season has been fantastic for The Wellmen as they were not been defeated in any competition until February 2015, including in pre-season friendlies this season. They started pre-season winning six out of seven pre-season games, with the only non-winning game being a 5-5 draw against Welsh Premier League local rivals Gap Connah's Quay. In the Welsh Alliance League they were still undefeated and had a 100% winning record in their first fourteen league fixtures until they drew to Kinmel Bay on 20 January and lost their first league game against Glantraeth in mid-March. However Town managed to win the league title with three games remaining, when they won Llanrwst United 3-0 to finally claim the championship and gaining promotion back to the Cymru Alliance for the 2015-16 season. The highlights of the league campaign so far being the incredible home victories against Llanfairpwll and Pwllheli where the Wellmen inflicted a heavy defeat on the Anglesey side of 15-1, and beating the Llŷn Peninsula team 10-0. Such victories ensure the Wellmen would end up scoring 119 goals and with a goal difference of +100.

The Wellmen are also performed well in the cup competitions. They reached the final of the Cookson Cup by disappointingly lost 1-2 to Llanrug United at Conwy Borough's ground. However made amends when they won the national FAW Trophy for the second time in their history. They defeated fellow Welsh Alliance League team Penrhyndeudraeth 4-2 at Maesdu Park, home of Llandudno F.C. to cap off a fantastic double winning week for the team. They capped off such an amazing season by winning the Mawddach Challenge Cup at the Nantporth Stadium, after getting revenge on Llanrug United for the Cookson Cup defeat by beating their rivals 3-2 after extra time to achieve a historic treble.

After last season's heroic and historic Welsh Cup run, Holywell Town started this season's Welsh Cup campaign in the first round against mid-Wales team Hay St. Marys, where they achieved an impressive 4-2 home victory over the Mid Wales Football League Division 2 side. In the second round, they faced local Flintshire rivals and Cymru Alliance team Mold Alexandra at Alyn Park, and beat them 1-0 in a typically derby affair. In the third round, they were drawn away yet again to another local Flintshire rival who plays in the Cymru Alliance, as they came up against the inform Buckley Town. In a carbon copy result to the previous round, they defeated their local rivals 1-0 in a scrappy match. In the fourth round, they played a replay of previous season's Welsh Cup semi-final match as Welsh Premier League side Aberystwyth Town came to Halkyn Road, with the Wellmen looking for revenge on last season's heartbreaking defeat. Despite a spirited display against the Welsh Premier team, keeping a clean sheet over 120 minutes and having chances to win the match, they would subsequently lose 2-3 on penalties.

Stadium

Holywell Town currently play at Halkyn Road, which is located just a short walk from Holywell town centre, behind the town's newly built cottage hospital. The ground can accommodate 2,000 spectators with 200 seated with an additional 250 covered, with plenty of space for car parking behind the main stand. In recent times, the Halkyn Road ground has been greatly improved, such as increasing parking facilities, and the stadium has been the venue for many Youth International fixtures in the past. As with many stadiums around the area, the stadiums has its own permanent floodlights which allows evening games to be played at the stadium.

Light refreshments are available for supporters from the club tea room located by the main stand.

Record attendance = 3000 – Welsh Cup 6th round vs. Swansea Town in 1962.

Overview

The Wellmen's first choice strip is red and white striped shirts, blue or red shorts and red socks, with the away strip being white shirts and socks and black shorts.

The team's local rivals are Greenfield and Halkyn United but their traditional main rivals are Flint Town United. This results from the historical rivalry between the two old towns of Flintshire.

Holywell Town produces an award-winning matchday programme for all first team matches as it been placed first in the Soccer Club Shop Programme Awards for the past six seasons. The programme has also been awarded the best programme produced throughout the whole of Wales for the 2013/14 season,[26] as well as being second-best programme produced throughout the whole of Wales for both the 2010/11 and 2011/12 seasons, and voted third-best in the whole of Wales for the 2012/13 season. In addition, the programme was also voted best in the 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13 & 2013/14 Welsh Alliance Season Awards by winning the Best Matchday programme award.[27]

Honours

League

Cups

* = As Holywell F.C., ** = As Holywell United, + = As Holywell Arcadians

Holywell Town Board and Staff

Holywell Town Board

Position at Club Name
Chairman Sean Elliott
Vice Chairman Mike Thomas
General Secretary
Programme Editor 		Steve Roberts
Treasurer Jean Woods
Commercial Manager
Committee Member 		Brian Kelly
Ground Manager
Committee Member 		Justin Evans
Committee Member Andy Eriksen
Committee Member Paul Wood
Committee Member Joel Davies
Committee Member Ray Williams
Committee Member Sharon Bates
Committee Member Pete Roberts
Committee Member Dave Bates
Committee Member Andy Maclean

Holywell Town Staff

Position in Team Name
Player-Manager England John Haseldin
Assistant Manager Wales Chris Bolton
Coach Wales Andy Lewis
GK Coach Wales Dave Walsh
Captain Wales Tom McElmeel
Physio Wales Ray Williams
Reserves Manager England Eddie Barry
Reserves Assistant Manager Wales Ben Lewis

Current Squad

As of 23 September 2015.[45]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Wales GK Mike Platt
Wales GK David Walsh
Wales GK Paul Turner
England DF John Haseldin
Wales DF Matty Harvey
England DF Gareth Sudlow
Wales DF Ross Ankers
Wales DF Dafydd Griffith
Wales DF Jonathan Jones
Wales DF Steven Thomas
Wales DF Lee Emberton
No. Position Player
Wales MF Ryan Davidson
Wales MF John Leonard
Wales MF James Graham
Wales MF Paul 'Willow' Williams
Wales MF Paul Williams
Wales MF Graeme Williams
Wales MF Liam Smith
Wales MF Tom McElmeel
Wales MF Matty Roberts
England MF Tony Roebuck
Wales MF Steve Thomas
Wales FW Luke Tyson
Wales FW Dan Drazdukas
Wales FW Stuart Hayes
England FW Connor Littler
Wales FW Phil Lloyd
England FW Steve Lewis

Current History

For a list of seasons in Holywell Town's history, see List of Holywell Town F.C. seasons.
Season League Position Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points Notes
2004–05 Cymru Alliance 9th 34 13 7 14 77 64 46
2005–06 Cymru Alliance 17th 34 5 12 17 49 72 24
2006–07 Welsh Alliance League 10th 28 8 8 12 59 63 32
2007–08 Welsh Alliance League 12th 28 8 6 14 44 70 27*
2008–09 Welsh Alliance League 13th 21 7 2 12 49 53 23
2009–10 Welsh Alliance League 10th 30 13 7 10 72 43 46
2010–11 Welsh Alliance League Division 1 3rd 30 17 3 10 68 40 54
2011–12 Welsh Alliance League Division 1 2nd 30 23 3 4 77 29 72
2012–13 Welsh Alliance League Division 1 3rd 28 18 7 3 98 38 61
2013–14 Welsh Alliance League Division 1 2nd 28 20 5 3 103 23 65
2014–15 Welsh Alliance League Division 1 1st 26 23 2 1 119 19 71
2015–16 Cymru Alliance 5th 30 15 7 8 55 34 52
* = 3pts deducted
Current league position as of 23 September 2015

External links

References

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