Llandudno Fc Vs Gresford Athletic 24/08/2019 | Jd Cymru North | Matchday 2 | 2.30Pm Kick Off Llandudno Fc Roll of Honours Official Matchday Programme
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PICTURE BY DAVE THOMAS OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME LLANDUDNO FC VS GRESFORD ATHLETIC 24/08/2019 | JD CYMRU NORTH | MATCHDAY 2 | 2.30PM KICK OFF 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 LET’S BUILD ON LAST WEEK “Writing this from Florida, it was fantastic to see last weekend that we came from behind to beat Cor- wen 3-1 thanks to goals from Danny and Dean, it’s always nice to be at the top of the pile and how long we’ll stay there nobody knows, but it was pretty much the perfect start to the JD Cymru North. The first digital programme was released last week and I’d like to take this time to thank everyone who read it, it’s going to be a lot more accessible this season for everyone to read and completely free so hopefully it can always build a bit more excitement for the weekend’s game. This weekend, it’s Gresford, who have had a bit of a mixed season so far having already played three games. Firstly, they saw off tough opposition in the Nathaniel MG Cup first round in Colwyn Bay, be- fore being comfortably beaten by Cymru Premier side Bala Town, and that followed with a disappoint- ing first game of the Cymru North season, losing 2-0 to Llangefni, but if they come to Maesdu Park at their best, we will have to be too in order to get anything out of the game. Keep supporting the club and hopefully we can start a bit of a run and get some momentum during the season, but as always, be sure to enjoy the afternoon. 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 once again welcome to Maesdu Park for this our second league game of the JD Cymru North Season, against Gresford Athletic. This game was originally sched- uled to be away from home but with Gresford having to play their opening games of the season away from home due to sharing their pitch with the cricket club, the fixture was re- versed, giving us the first three league games at home. This gives us an opportunity to turn our home ground into a fortress early on and that’s something that the players, coaching staff and myself are keen to do. For this we need the help of our loyal fans to really make it feel like home. Our job then is to ensure we are a side that is both difficult to beat and goes out onto the pitch to win the game, no matter who the opponent. I was pleased with the result last week against newly promoted Corwen and also pleased with some aspects of the performance, I felt that we controlled the game in parts and where clinical when we needed to be, whilst also being hard to beat. We must now build on and refine this in order to ensure we can start the sea- son with a positive run of form. I would like to welcome Gresford for this afternoons game. Gresford are a side that I know a lot about and also a side that are always very well equipped for this league. They are always well drilled and cause problems going forward. Steve (DoF) and Richie (manager) have done a very good job in recruiting and keeping a settled and strong side that always competes well. Just like every game this season, we will need to ensure we prepare properly and approach this game in the right manner. This week the lads have worked very hard in training and with it still being such a new group, we are pleased with how we are bedding in together and how everyone is starting to un- derstand each other. I would like to once again say a huge thank you to the loyal group of volunteers that work so hard behind the scenes to ensure that the players and staff can fo- cus on the football. I wish you all a very pleasant afternoon of football. “ Matthew Jones, 1st Team Manager LLANDUDNO FC MATCH REPORT OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME LLANDUDNO vs CORWEN Matchday 1 JD Cymru North Saturday, 17th of August Maesdu Park, Llandudno RESULT: Llandudno 3-1 Corwen A brace from Danny Hughes and one from Dean Seager cancelled out Corwen’s early penalty and give Llan- dudno the best possible start to life in the newly formed league. Despite the controlling the early minutes of the game, it was the away side who went ahead first after the refer- ee gave them a penalty after a foul by Seager. Joe Williams confidently stepped up to take the kick from 12 yards and it went past Shaun Pearson to make it 0 -1.