Llandudno Fc Vs Ruthin Town 02/11/2019| Jd Cymru North | Matchday 12 | 2:30 Pm Llandudno Fc Roll of Honours Official Matchday Programme
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Photo by Dave Thomas OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME LLANDUDNO FC VS RUTHIN TOWN 02/11/2019| JD CYMRU NORTH | MATCHDAY 12 | 2:30 PM LLANDUDNO FC ROLL OF HONOURS OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Welsh National League (North) Champions 1922-23 North Wales Combination FA Cup Winners 1925-26 North Wales Amateur Cup Winners 1928-29, 1947-48, 1961-62 Welsh National League (North) Cup Winners 1929-30 Welsh League (North) Champions 1935-36, 1936-37 Alves Cup Winners 1950-51 Cookson Cup Winners 1964-65 NWC Challenge Cup 2007-08, 2008-09 Huws Gray League Cup Winners 2009-10 Huws Gray Alliance Winners 2014-15 Europa League Qualifiers 2016-17 LLANDUDNO FC WELCOME OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME LONG TIME AWAY It’s been a long time since we last played at home and I’m sure all the lads are looking forward to put- ting the Prestatyn defeat right by performing well against Ruthin Town this weekend, We had a good old fashioned cup victory last time out where Holywell Town pushed us right to the end but we eventually came out with the 3-2 victory thanks to goals from Robbie Parry, Danny Hughes and Bryan Roberts, but it wasn’t without some bad news with Shaun Pearson and Lee Thomas both missing the next round after seeing red late on. We face either Llanfair United or Mynydd Isa Spartans in the second round of the Welsh Cup, with their game scheduled for this weekend. Ruthin sit just one point ahead of us in the league, meaning a win will guarantee us moving up in the table and that’s what we’re all hoping for come the end of the day on Saturday. Be sure to look out for social media posts advertising the Christmas Comedy Night that is coming up on the 6th of December. Enjoy the game, Geraint Roberts, Head of Media IT’S ALL ABOUT WINNING! Business is a Team Game 18 Wynnstay Road Colwyn Bay LL29 8NB 01492 535 000 www.compsoluk.com Proud Supporters of Llandudno FC LLANDUDNO FC A BRIEF HISTORY OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Football in Llandudno dates back to 1878 when a club, probably known as Gloddaeth Rovers was in existence for around a decade. The club was formed for the purpose of providing activity for cricketers during their close season. SA full international Wales v Ireland was played on the “council field” in 1988. Llandudno were founder members of the Welsh National League (North) in 1921 and were champions in 1923 and League Cup winners in 1930. The club won the N.W.C.F.A in 1926 and the North Wales Amateur Cup in 1929. Controversy struck the club in 1931 when the F.A.W instructed them to play East Wales, which Llandudno refused and were suspended. Llandudno were also founder members of the Welsh League (North) in 1935 and remained in the league until war broke out in 1939 and then re-joined in 1945 up until 1974. Llandudno were league champions in 1936 and repeated the feat the following season, in addition the club regained the North Wales Amateur Cup in 1948 and 1962, the Alves Cup in 1951 and the Cookson Cup in 1965. The club moved to its current home at Maesdu Park in 1991 after the “council field” was used for the construction of the ASDA store in the late 1970’s, now the new Parc MBi Maesdu. The current ground was officially opened in 1991 and floodlights were added in 1994. The following season saw the erection of a clubhouse and two small stands which provides covered seating for 130 spectators. The club has then went under major transitions, with the addition of a new press box, built by local lad Cyril “Ciz” Williams who tragically died while construction was ongoing, and it is surely a testament that such a great number of friends were determined to finish his work and the building stands as a fitting memorial to this wonderful man. In the 2004/05 season the current dressing rooms were built, and the grandstands with disabled access. In the 2014/15 season major developments continued with the addition of a brand new entrance foyer, fitted with an educational suite, and a state of the art 3G pitch alongside the introduction of a thriving community arm, and for the first time in the clubs history Llandudno Football Club earned promotion into the Welsh Premier League. The club then reached an agreement with sportswear giants Adidas to be their official kitwear supplier until at least 2017, along with major kit sponsors from W.R. Davies Renault and the UPVC Outlet. The good news didn’t stop there as more redevelopments took place around the ground with the introduc- tion of a brand new TV gantry and 75 seater stand. At the end of the 2015/16 season, and in Llandudno’s debut year in the top tier of Welsh football, we gained automatic promotion to the Europa League after a third placed finish. Llandudno had earned themselves a tie against two time European Cup Winners IFK Goteborg in the first qualifying round, on- ly to be outmuscled 7-1 on aggregate, with Danny Hughes the name in history scoring for his hometown club. An experience the club and the town were extremely proud of, and one that will never be forgotten as we look to replicate it year upon year. All this wouldn’t be possible without the support and the dedication from our tirelessly working volun- teers, and so here you find us as one club, one community. LLFC PLAYER SPONSORSHIPS 2019/20 SHAUN PEARSON ALG SECUIRTY DAN STEPHENS SAM DOWNEY EZ BAR ANTHONY MARSHALL GLYN LISTER SCOTT McHARRIE ICEGUARD AARON POMEIYE CHRISTOPHER NOLAN DANNY HUGHES THE CROSSBAR DEAN SEAGER GERALD WILLIAMS ROBBIE PARRY BONKERZ FUN CENTRE JACOB FARLEIGH STRATA HOUSE JOSEPH CAREY LLANDUDNO FITC MORGAN THOMAS LEWIS SIRRELL IAIN DYER ARON JONES BAILEY JACKSON GORDAN WOODYATE GERWYN JONES LEE THOMAS PETER BYRON ALFONS FOSU-MENSAH EVAN & OWEN JONES BRYAN ROBERTS MALCOLM HENDERSON ADAM MONTGOMERY H MONTGOMERY & SONS JOEL HEWITT MG SECURIAL AND ELECTRICAL ALEX ROBERTS Five players remain for sponsorships, get in touch with [email protected] if you’re interested in getting in- volved! LLANDUDNO FC MANAGER’S MESSAGE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME WELCOME Good afternoon, and welcome once gain to Maesdu Park for our Cymru North league game against Ruthin Town. With last weeks game having been called off, it seems like an age since our last game, but what this has given us is a chance to have 4 training sessions to really work on and develop our style going forward. The last game we had was the 3-2 cup win over Holywell Town, in what was an incident packed game. Getting the win was vital, but what also pleased us as a management team was the attitude and character of the players to battle hard for each other to get the win. It really was great to see and I feel we where full value for the win. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Chris Hardy and his Ruthin team this after- noon. Ruthin are a club I have a huge amount of respect for, they garner a tremendous team spirit, utilising local players and are constantly getting excellent results. In Llyr Morris they have one of the leagues finest strikers and we will need to be fully aware of their threat. We have been working hard for the last two weeks on how we are going to ap- proach this game and the next three or four, so it will be down to us to ensure we ap- proach this one with the right attitude and application to get the win. II would like once again to thank you all for your continued support and wish you a very pleasant afternoon. Matthew Jones, 1st Team Manager LLANDUDNO FC MATCH REPORT OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME LLANDUDNO vs PRESTATYN TOWN Matchday 10 JD Cymru North Maesdu Park, Llandudno RESULT: Llandudno 1-4 Prestatyn MATCH REPORT: Prestatyn beat Llandudno after one sided first half Llandudno lost 4-1 to league leaders Prestatyn Town last night after three first half goals was enough to essentially put the game to bed. Prestatyn have been leading the way throughout the season in the league table and showed class last night to see off Llandudno. First half goals from Jack Higgins(2) and former Llandudno player Kai Edwards saw them go 3-0 up at half time. It could have been worse for Llandudno when they were awarded a penalty at 1-0, but it forced a double save from Shaun Pearson. Danny Hughes could have got one back when the ball broke to him just outside the box but his shot didn’t have the power to go past the Prestatyn goalkeeper. Llandudno started the second half in the best way with Scott McHarrie grabbing his second goal of the season with a well taken finish into the bottom left corner. A lack of concentration at the back left Llandudno three goals behind yet again though just minutes later when Jack Kenny went through and made it 4-1 to the visitors. Alfons Fosu-Mensah and Bryan Roberts came on during the second half, replacing Bailey Jack- son and Dean Seager, and Fons in particular had a few chances to reduce the deficit but couldn’t quite take them. Lewis Sirrell went close from a free kick late on but Prestatyn proved too strong in the end, and now Llandudno must look to get back to winning ways in the JD Welsh Cup on the weekend against third tier side Holywell Town.