CPD Y Rhyl 1879
Full nameClwb Pêl Droed Y Rhyl 1879
Nickname(s)The Lilywhites
Founded2020
GroundBelle Vue[1]
Capacity3,000
(1,720 seated)[2]
ChairmanTom Jamieson
ManagerGareth Thomas[3]
LeagueArdal NW League
2022–23Ardal NW League, 3rd of 14

Rhyl 1879 (Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Y Rhyl 1879) is a Welsh football club based in Rhyl in Denbighshire, Wales. The team currently play in the Ardal NW, which is at the third tier of the Welsh football league system. They are a phoenix club, established following Rhyl FC's formal dissolution in April 2020.

History

A week after the announcement that Rhyl would be liquidated, a group was formed to take forward the idea of a replacement club in Rhyl. Former Rhyl FC board members Adam Roche and Tom Jamieson agreed to work alongside the Rhyl Fans Association, with Jamieson taking the role of interim chairman.[4] RFA members were balloted and overwhelmingly endorsed the approach.[5]

Rhyl Fans Association ran an online poll for supporters to choose a name for the new club. The unanimous choice was Rhyl FC which fans believed would be acceptable as the former full name of the closed club was Rhyl Football Club Belle Vue Limited. On advice from the Football Association of Wales the club were told a new name would be required.[6] RFA members were again balloted again with 82% voting. CPD Y Rhyl 2020 received 54.6% of the vote and AFC Rhyl received 45.4%.[7]

The club announced it had officially submitted its application to the North Wales Coast FA to play tier four football in 2020–21.[8]

In July 2020 it was confirmed that the club had been placed in the tier four Premier Division of the newly formed North Wales Coast East Football League.[9]

The 2020–21 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The club's first competitive game was in the 2021–22 Welsh Cup, with a 10–0 home victory over Rhyl Dragons in the first qualifying round.[10] The team progressed through the second qualifying round, beating Prestatyn Sports 2–0 and in the first round, beating Rhydymwyn 1–0. The second round saw them come up against Cymru Premier champions Connah's Quay Nomads, losing 5–0.[11]

The club finished the 2021–22 as league champions and on 9 June 2022, it was announced that the club had been promoted to the tier 3 Ardal NW League for the 2022–23 season.[12]

Ground

In May 2020 it was announced that the club had reached an agreement with David Butters, owner of Belle Vue to use the facilities for the upcoming season, with an exclusive option to purchase the ground.[13] In May 2021 the club signed a two-year lease extension to play at Belle Vue, whilst negotiations to purchase the stadium continued.[14]

Honours

Club officials

The club's management committee members are as follows:[16]

External links

References

  1. ^ "CPD Y Rhyl 1879: Rhyl FC phoenix club to play at same Belle Vue stadium". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Rhyl FC - Belle Vue Stadium". Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  3. ^ Jones, Dave. "CPD Y Rhyl 1879 appoint Gareth "Perry" Thomas as its first manager". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ Jones, Jordan. "Phoenix club set to emerge from the ashes of Rhyl". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ Jones, Dave. "New Rhyl phoenix football club to be formed". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  6. ^ Jones, Dean. "New phoenix club re-named CPD Y Rhyl 1879 following FAW advice". Rhyl, Prestatyn & Abergele Journal. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  7. ^ Jones, Dave. "Rhyl FC's new name is….CPD Y Rhyl 1879". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  8. ^ Jones, Dave. "CPD Y Rhyl 1879 apply to start at lower tier of the Welsh football pyramid". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  9. ^ Jones, Dean. "Football: NWCFA East League structure confirmed". Rhyl, Prestatyn & Abergele Journal. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Rhyl Dragons humble in defeat after heavy Welsh Cup loss to CPD Y Rhyl 1879". Rhyl, Prestatyn & Abergele Journal. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Welsh Cup: Bala put 17 goals past Brymbo in Welsh Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Ardal Leagues: A geographical look at the teams competing in the 2022/23 season". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  13. ^ Jones, Jordan. "Phoenix club CPD Y Rhyl 1879 to play home games at Belle Vue". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  14. ^ "CPD Y Rhyl 1879 signs two-year lease extension at Belle Vue". Rhyl, Prestatyn & Abergele Journal. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  15. ^ "North Wales Coast FA Cookson Cup". All Wales Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Who's Who". CPD Y Rhyl 1879. Retrieved 2 September 2021.


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