Y Felinheli F.C.
Full name | Clwb Pêl Droed Y Felinheli |
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Nickname(s) | Felinheli |
Founded | 1977[1] (as Portdinorwic Football Club) |
Ground | Cae Seilo |
Capacity | 111 Seats |
Chairman | Alwyn Thomas |
Manager | Euron Davies |
League | Ardal Leagues North West |
2019–20 | Welsh Alliance League Division Two, 1st |
Website | Club website |
Clwb Pêl Droed Y Felinheli (English: Y Felinheli Football Club) is a Welsh football team based in the village of Y Felinheli (formerly known in English as Port Dinorwic), Gwynedd, Wales. They play in the Ardal Leagues North West, which is in the third tier of the Welsh football league system.[2]
History[]
The current club was founded on 3 July 1977 as Portdinorwic Football Club, but there is evidence of teams in the village in 1890s,[3] 1920s and 1930s.[4] A club called Port Dinorwic won the Caernarfon & District League's Alves Cup in 1945–46. A team called Portdinorwic Football Club also played in the Caernarfon & District League for two seasons in the 1960s and used the same ground as the current club.
Honours[]
- Welsh Alliance League – Runners-up: 1991–92
- Welsh Alliance League Division Two – Champions: 2019–20
- Gwynedd League – Champions: 1983–84; 2000–01; 2015–16[5]
- Caernarfon & District League – Champions: 1981–82; 1982–83; 2013–14
- North Wales Coast Challenge Cup – Winners: 1987–88
- North Wales Coast Challenge Cup – Runners-up: 1988-89; 1989–90
- Caernarfon & District League Alves Cup – Winners: 1991–92
- North Wales Coast FA Junior Challenge Cup – Winners: 2012–13; 2013–14[6]
- Llun Mewn Ffram – Winners: 2013–14
- Gwynedd League Cup – Winners: 2015–16
References[]
- ^ Jones, Dave. "HomeSportFootballNorth Wales Football Happy 40th birthday to CPD Y Felinheli". North Wales Live. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Membership of Tier 3 leagues confirmed". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Review of Welsh football third division - Y Felinheli". County Times. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Club History". CPD Y Felinheli. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ Jones, Jordan. "Holyhead Hotspur and Y Felinheli named league winners in last ever Welsh Alliance League". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Junior Challenge Cup" (PDF). North Wales Coast Football Association. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
External links[]
Coordinates: 53°11′26.5″N 4°11′43.3″W / 53.190694°N 4.195361°W
- Football clubs in Wales
- Gwynedd League clubs
- Welsh Alliance League clubs
- 1977 establishments in Wales
- Sport in Gwynedd
- Association football clubs established in 1977
- Ardal Leagues clubs
- Caernarfon & District League clubs