Courtaulds Greenfield
Full nameCourtaulds Greenfield Football Club
GroundMainetti Park, Greenfield

Courtaulds Greenfield Football Club was a Welsh football team based in Greenfield, Flintshire, North Wales. The team played in the Welsh National League (North) for two seasons in the early 1980s which was the top-level of football in North Wales in the Welsh football league system. They were league champions in 1981–82.

History

Courtaulds Greenfield were a factory team for Courtaulds.

The team played in the inaugural season of the Clwyd Football League in 1974–75[1] along with another team representing the factory in Flint, Courtaulds Flint.

The team reached a Welsh Cup quarter final where they lost to Hereford United. In 1981–82 they were Welsh National League (North) champions. - in the 1982–83 season they finished fourth, but after that did not feature in the league.[2] The club's reserve team played in the Clwyd League Division One during the same season, finishing 6th.[3]

In the 1983–84 season, competing as Greenfield they finished 8th in the Premier Division of the Clwyd League.[4]

The demise of the factory in 1985[5] was linked to the end of the football team.

A new club, Greenfield, formed in 2005, now represents the village, and uses the former ground of the team.

Honours

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References

  1. ^ "THE 1970'S AT 80'S". Connahs Quay Nomads FC. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Welsh League North 1982-83". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Clwyd League 1982-83". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Clwyd League 1983-84". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Courtaulds (Plant Closure)". Hansard. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Welsh League North 1981-82". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Clwyd League 1976-77". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Clwyd League 1977-78". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Clwyd League 1975-76". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  10. ^ a b Jones, Dave (15 March 2020). "Return of the North Wales Coast Intermediate Cup". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 13 October 2021.


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