Glantraeth F.C.
Full name | Glantraeth Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Glan | ||
Founded | 1984 | ||
Ground | Trefdraeth, Bodorgan (63 seats) | ||
Chairman | Gareth Evans | ||
Manager | Lee Jones | ||
League | North Wales Coast West Premier Division | ||
2022–23 | North Wales Coast West Premier Division, 8th of 15 | ||
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Glantraeth Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Glantraeth) is a football team, based on the island of Anglesey, Wales. They play in the North Wales Coast West Football League Premier Division (part of the Welsh football league system).
Formed in 1984, the club began competing in the
History
The club was founded in 1984 and established a base on a piece of land provided by a local resident. They entered Division Two of the Anglesey League and finished as runners-up in the 1985–86 season.[1] The following season, the club won promotion to the First Division of the Anglesey League and reached their first cup final in the Dargie Cup. In 1990, the club gained promotion to the Gwynedd League and, four years later, reached the Welsh Alliance League for the first time.[1]
In the 1996–97 season, Glantraeth finished as champions of the Welsh Alliance League, winning 20 of their 26 league matches and scoring 96 goals.[2] They achieved consecutive fifth placed finishes during their first two seasons before ending the 1999–2000 season as runners-up to Oswestry Town.[2] In 2001, the club merged with fellow Cymru Alliance side Llangefni Town to form Llangefni Glantraeth. The new side remained in the Cymru Alliance and recorded a second and fourth placed finish.[3] However, the two clubs decided to split, with Llangefni remaining in the Cymru Alliance and Glantraeth dropping into the Welsh Alliance League to reform. In their first season back, Glantraeth finished as champions of the Welsh Alliance and returned to the Cymru Alliance.[2]
After finishing as runners-up again in the
In the 2016–17 season, Glantraeth won a league and cup double by finishing as champions of the First Division and winning the Cookson Cup however, their promotion success proved disastrous as the club were unable to meet new ground requirements for entry into the Cymru Alliance,[7] claiming the cost of renovating their ground would be "absurd".[8] As such, they rejected promotion which led the majority of the club's players to move on, leading the team to resign their position in the league after they were unable to find enough players to start the new season.[7] After missing the 2017–18 season, Glantraeth reformed and entered a team in the Gwynedd League for the 2018–19 season.[9]
The club was chosen to host several matches during the 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament.
Honours
As of June 2018[10]
League
Anglesey League Division One
- Runners-up: 1987–88
Anglesey League Division Two
- Runners-up: 1986–86
Cymru Alliance League
- Winners: 2005–06
- Runners-up: 2000–01, 2004–05
- Winners: 1993–94
- Runners-up: 2010–11
- Winners: 1996–97
Welsh Alliance League Division One
- Winners: 2016–17
Welsh Alliance League Division Two
- Winners: 2011–12
Cup
Barritt Cup
- Finalists: 1994–95, 2002–03
Cookson Cup
- Winners: 2015–16, 2016–17
- Finalists: 2002–03
Cymru Alliance League Challenge Cup
- Winners: 2005–06
Dargie Cup
- Finalists: 1986–87
Elias Cup
- Finalists: 1988–89
Eryri Shield
- Winners: 1992–93
Gwynedd League Cup
- Winners: 1993–94, 2010–11
Gwynedd Shield
- Winners: 2010–11
North Wales Coast FA Challenge Cup
- Finalists: 1999–2000, 2011–12
North Wales Coast FA Intermediate Cup
- Winners: 2010–11
Welsh Alliance Division Two League Cup
- Winners: 2011–12
Records
- Record victory: 19–0 vs Glan Conwy (2002–03)[11]
- Record defeat: 0–7 vs Holywell Town (2012–13)[11]
References
- ^ a b c d "Hanes/History". Glantraeth F.C. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Glantraeth". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Llangenfni/Glantraeth". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "A-lister Naomi Watts links up with Anglesey football club". BBC News. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Reese, Ben (3 February 2016). ""If you don't ask you don't get" – Hollywood comes to Glantraeth FC". North Wales Chronicle. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ Wyn-Williams, Gareth (2 February 2016). "Hollywood star Naomi Watts to become club president of Glantraeth FC". Daily Post. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ a b Jones, Dave (27 August 2017). "Glantraeth resign from league – but club insists this is not the final chapter". Daily Post. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Evans, Arron (18 May 2017). "Glantraeth FC staying put after rejecting promotion". North Wales Chronicle. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Jones, Dean (7 June 2018). "Glantraeth boss Gibbs outlines ambitions after reforming club". North Wales Chronicle. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Honours". Glantraeth F.C. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Records". Glantraeth F.C. Retrieved 2 January 2019.