Rhostyllen Football Club is a Welsh

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club from

Rhostyllen Rhostyllen () is a village in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, south-west of the city of Wrexham. At the time of the 2001 census, area Wrexham 014A, which includes Rhostyllen itself, had a population of 1,383 in 599 households.

Wrexham County Borough Wrexham County Borough ( cy, Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam) is a county borough, with city status, in the north-east of Wales. It borders England to the east and south-east, Powys to the south-west, Denbighshire to the west and Flintshire to the nort ...

. The club was founded in 2015 and they currently play in the

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Premier Division, which is at tier four of the Welsh football pyramid.

History

The first football club in Rhostyllen dates back to 1879 and existed until 1881. The Club then reformed as Rhostyllen Victoria in 1881 and contested the

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. On 15 April 1889 during a match between Wales and Scotland at

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Alf Pugh Allen "Alf" Pugh (27 October 1869 – 7 February 1942) was a Welsh people, Welsh amateur sports, amateur association football, football Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper who made one appearance for Wales national football team, Wales ...

, a Rhostyllen Victoria player, became the first ever player to be substituted in international football. The current incarnation were formed in 2015, and began playing in the 2015–16 season in the North East Wales League, a competition which it won. The following season, the team achieved second consecutive promotion when it finished second in the Welsh National League Division One.

Seasons

Honours

League

* Welsh National League Division One :Runner Up (1): 2017 *

:Winner (1): 2016

Cups

* North East Wales FA Junior (Horace Wynne) Cup :Winner (1): 2016 *Welsh National League Division One League Cup :Winner (1): 2017

References

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