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Glan Conwy F.C.
Glan Conwy Football Club are a Welsh football club playing in the North Wales Coast East Football League Division One. They are a member of the North Wales Coast Football Association. History Glan Conwy joined the newly formed Vale of Conwy League in 1922 as one of the seven founder members, the others being Dolgarrog, Llandudno Junction Reserves, Llanrwst Reserves, Old Colwyn FC, Penmaen Celts, and Penmaenmawr Reserves. The club nickname was the "Jolly Boys" and they played at the former Gala Field. They remained playing in this league until the end of the 1938–39 season and the outbreak of the Second World War. After the end of the war in 1945 there is no record of the club reforming. Brian Thomas and Dewi Williams of Glan Conwy reformed the club in 1979 and the following year the team re-joined the Vale of Conwy League. Without a home pitch, they played their home games at different venues such as the Llandudno Oval, Hotpoint, Quinton Hazell and Junction Flyover. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glan Conwy
Llansanffraid Glan Conwy (), usually shortened to Glan Conwy, is a village, Community (Wales), community and Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The name translates from the Welsh as ''Church of St Ffraid on the bank of the River Conwy''. The village was founded in the 5th century and in the past had a marine-based economy, but it is now largely residential. The population was 2,290 in 2001, reducing to 2,196 at the 2011 census. It includes the village of Pentrefelin. Location Llansanffraid Glan Conwy faces the town of Conwy across the estuary of the River Conwy and is located 5 miles south of Llandudno and 1 mile south of Llandudno Junction which is on the London to Holyhead main railway line. The A470 trunk road runs through the village. The trunk road is officially known as the Glan Conwy Corner to Cardiff trunk road. History The parish was founded, according to tradition, when Brigit of Kildare, St. Bridget ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FAW Trophy
The FAW Welsh Trophy is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales and the borders. The Football Association of Wales is the organising body of this competition, which has been run every year since its inception in 1890–91 (except during the two World Wars) for clubs competing in the lower echelons of the Welsh football league system. It was known as the Welsh Junior Cup until 1902, when it became the Welsh Amateur Cup, a title it held until 1974, when it was renamed the FAW Intermediate Cup. The competition took its current title in 1993. Eligible clubs In order to play in this competition a club must compete at Level 3 or below of the Welsh football league system. Teams playing in and below Welsh Football League Division 2, the Mid Wales Football League, the Welsh Alliance League and Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) are eligible to enter. All applying clubs must also meet the Competition Ground Criteria requirements. Winners from outside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
