THE DRUID

IN THIS ISSUE

MATCH REPORTS

HISTORY OF THE CYMRU ALLIANCE PART 10 1999-2000

ACADEMY REPORTS / RESULTS

LEAGUE TABLES

WELSH NATIONAL LEAGUE 1965-66

CLUB LEAGUE

Top Price SEASON TICKET

MATCH TICKET PROGRAM TEA PIE

REPLICA SHIRT

Bangor City WPL £111 £8 £2 £1 £2.30 £35

Port Talbot Town WPL £80 £6 £2 £1 £2 £25

Wrexham Vanarama £359 £15-£19 £3 £1.80 £2.40 £39.99

Arsenal Eng Prem £1,250 £27-£97 £3.50 £2.30 £3.70 £55

Crystal Palace Eng Prem £680 £23-£45 £3.50 £2.20 £4.00 £44.99

Derby County Champ £645 £10-£40.50 £3.00 £2.30 £3.60 £35

Celtic Scot Prem £559 £23-£34 £3.00 £2.20 £2.20 £53

Forfar Athletic Scot 1 £200 £12-£13 £2 £0.80 £1.90 £35

Cefn Druids HG Alliance £70 £5-£6 £2 £1 £2.00 £29.95

Glentoran Irish Premier £160 £10 £3 £2 £2 £40

Barcelona Spanish Prem £74-£615 £17-£275 - - - £89.50

ARE YOU GETTING VALUE FOR MONEY?

The table below is part of a survey by the BBC and shows some of the costs you could pay if you

watched your football at various levels in the UK. I have added the costs at Cefn Druids as they

are not included in the survey.

You can view the full survey at :- http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34531731

HGA Saturday 23/24 October

Cefn Druids 1-2 Guilsfield

Caersws 3-6 Caernarfon

Conwy 1-2 Gresford Ath

Llanfair 2-3 Flint Town

Mold Alex 2-2 Holyhead

Porthmadog 1-0 Holywell

Prestatyn 4-1 Buckley

Rhayader 2-3 Denbigh

DRUIDS ROCKED AGAIN

CEFN DRUIDS 1 GUILSFIELD 2

In spite of having won all of their games away from the Rock, Druids inability to win at home

showed again on Friday night as they slumped to their sixth home defeat of the season. Druids

controlled the first half hour without really creating much in the final third although they had

several half chances, with Guilsfield very much second best. However a rare break down the left

on 28 minutes saw Guilsfield take the lead against the run of play. With Druids now struggling

to keep hold of the ball Guilsfield came more into the game and deservedly went in at half time a

goal to the good.

With Druids needing an early goal to get back into the game in the second half it arrived with

only 5 minutes gone. A corner from the right led to a scramble in the goal mouth and after

several attempted clearances Matty Holt scored his first goal for the club, heading home after the

ball rebounded off the crossbar. This should have spurred Druids on but it only had the opposite

effect with Guilsfield beginning to dictate play

and it only took another 12 minutes for them to

regain the lead. Guilsfield’s Adam Jenkins

found himself in loads of space on the right

and he fired an unstoppable shot past McGee

in Druids goal. Only a fine save from McGee

stopped the visitors from extending their lead

when he turned a goal bound header from Henderson over the bar.

In the remaining time Druids failed to test the visitor’s keeper who had a comparatively easy

night and with two consecutive home games coming up, it left the home fans wondering where

the next home win would come from.

HUWS GRAY ALLIANCE TABLE

P W D L F A GD Pts

↑ Caernarfon 11 7 2 2 20 10 10 23

↑ Prestatyn 11 7 1 3 28 17 11 22

↑ Denbigh Town 11 7 1 3 26 16 10 22

↑ Gresford 11 6 3 2 24 14 10 21

↓ Cefn Druids 11 7 0 4 17 12 5 21

↓ Holywell Town 11 6 2 3 25 12 13 20

↑ Guilsfield 11 6 2 3 15 15 0 20

↓ Holyhead 10 5 3 2 19 12 7 18

→ Flint 11 5 2 4 20 15 5 17

→ Mold Alex 11 4 1 6 20 20 0 13

↑ Porthmadog 11 4 1 6 16 22 -6 13

↓ Conwy 10 3 1 6 10 14 -4 10

→ Buckley 11 3 1 7 15 27 -12 10

→ Llanfair 11 3 0 8 20 29 -9 9

→ Rhayader 11 2 1 8 10 34 -24 7

→ Caersws 11 2 0 9 11 -26 -15 6

GUILSFIELD WINNER

PICTURE GALLERY v GUILSFIELD

PICTURES COURTESY OF MIKE PLUNKETT

RESULTS

WELSH PREMIER U19 DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE

Llandudno 2-2 Airbus

Newtown 2-3 Bala

Prestatyn 1-1 Rhyl

The New Saints 2-1 Druids

P W D L F A GD Pts

The New Saints 7 6 1 0 27 8 19 19

Bangor City 6 6 0 0 27 1 26 18

Bala Town 8 5 1 2 17 14 3 16

Gap C Q 6 5 0 1 16 4 12 15

Cefn Druids 7 4 0 3 15 10 5 12

Rhyl 8 3 2 3 15 15 0 11

Llandudno 7 3 1 3 25 18 7 10

Airbus 7 3 1 3 16 15 1 10

Flint Town Utd 6 1 1 4 9 17 -8 4

Newtown 7 1 0 6 11 24 -13 3

Prestatyn Town 7 0 1 6 11 24 -13 3

Conwy Borough 6 0 0 6 5 36 -31 0

League table

DRUIDS U12’s 6 PORTHMADOG 0

A very good start by Druids put them two goals ahead thanks to Cobie Prescott-Lees and a brilliant long range effort from Ben Williams. Some excellent football was played by both teams making it a very entertaining game to watch. The first half ended with a superb solo goal from Callum Foster.

Porthmadog started the second half brighter and some fan-tastic defending by the Druids defenders kept the score the same. Callum Foster was then able to add another goal with a counter attack move and the game finished with Morgan Bagnall and Dan Smith finishing from close range to make the final score 6-0. Coach Adam Hesp said “It was a very pleasing performance by the team.”

U15 NEWS

Cefn Druids U15’s were without a game this weekend but Coaches Phil Bathers and Josh Millington have been busy strengthening their squad.

They have announced the signing of local boy Callum Rainey. Callum is a tireless hard working midfield player who plays for Chirk Youth on a Satur-day. Coaches Phil Bathers and Josh Millington said “Callum will prove to be an excellent addition to the squad and he will benefit both himself and the team and we are delighted he has signed for Cefn Druids.”

DRUIDS U14’s 9 PORTHMADOG 1

After falling behind Druids quickly rallied and played a

very quick passing game to score 5 without reply before

the break. Druids maintained their confidence and play-

ing style in the second half and although they eased up in

the last 15 minutes, still added another 4 before the final

whistle. Druids performed well in a game that posed

them little threat.

Druids goalscorers were Tom Edwards (4), Harvey

Edwards (3), Tomos James and Harry Bowen with the

final goal.

FLINT U13’s 0 DRUIDS U13’S 1

Team- Hudson Parry, Jack Andrews, Luke Stanley, Tom Garston, Toby Green, Kurt Rushton, Morgan Lewis, Harrison Robson, Finlay Clough, Luke Maddocks, Lewis Clutton, Jack Turnbull, Ben Davis, Tomos Dickinson, Harry Killock. An excellent performance from an improv-ing Druids team. After dominating the first half, Druids got their reward through a headed Luke Maddocks goal from a Jack Turnbull Cross. Druids implemented a "play from the back ethos" early on in the game which allowed them to control game. Flint pressed and dominated the second period however, the defensive resilience was strong enough to hold out to seal an impressive result for the Cefn Druids u13s. Excellent performances from the back four and excellent display by Hudson Parry in goal.

Cefn Druids Academy Squads Fixtures 2015-2016 U12 U14 U16 U13 U15

Sunday 1st November TNS (H) (H) (H)

Sunday 8th November Newtown (A) (A) (A)

Sunday 8th November Bangor City (H) (H)

Sunday 15th November Airbus (A) (A)

Sunday 22nd November Mbi Llandudno (H) (H) (H)

Sunday 22nd November Prestatyn Town (A) (A)

Sunday 29th November Colwyn Bay (A) (A) (A)

Sunday 29th November Barrow Town (A) (A)

Sunday 7th February Caernarfon Town (H) (H) (H)

Sunday 14th February Rhyl (A) (A) (A)

Sunday 21st February Newtown (A) (A)

Sunday 28th February Flint Town United (H) (H) (H)

Sunday 28th February Rhyl (H) (H)

Sunday 6th March Airbus (A) (A) (A)

Sunday 6th March gap Connahs Quay TBC TBC

Sunday 13th March Prestatyn Town (A) (A) (A)

Sunday 13th March Airbus (H) (H)

Sunday 20th March Prestatyn Town (H) (H)

Sunday 3rd April Flint Town United (H) (H)

Sunday 10th April Quarter Finals

Sunday 10th April Rhyl (A) (A)

Sunday 17th April Semi Finals

Sunday 1st May Finals Day

DRUIDS U16’s 4 PORTHMADOG 0

A brilliant win for the U16 today. Two goals from Kyle Walker made it 2-0 at half time. Porthmadog came out sec-ond half all fired up but were no match for Druids who scored an early goal seven minutes in from Shaun Phelan. The same player scored his second of the afternoon thirteen minutes later. An outstanding performance by all players.

THE NEW SAINTS U19’s 2 DRUIDS U19’S 1

Druids travelled to champions TNS, which is always a

difficult place to go, but made harder today with the

hosts playing former Wrexham & Wales International

Steve Evans at the heart of their defence as an over age

player. However Druids took the lead after 16 minutes

through Kev Day, a lead they held until half time.

Druids defended resolutely in second half while still

looking dangerous on the counter attack. TNS equalised

on 70 minutes from a set play free kick and after a

melee in the box, Steve Evans forced home what was

to prove to be the winner on 80 minutes. Druids still

had time to have an effort disallowed for offside and

Alex Godfrey forced the TNS keeper into a fine save

but Druids could not find an equaliser.

The outcome may not have been the right result but the

players today were a credit to the club and put in a fabu-

lous performance.

WELSH NATIONAL LEAGUE 1

50 YEARS AGO 1965-66

Division 1 P W D L F A pts GD

Brymbo SW 30 21 5 4 107 41 47 66

Buckley W 30 19 4 7 117 57 42 60

Llay Welfare 30 18 5 7 90 62 41 28

Llangollen T 30 17 4 9 88 54 38 34

Buckley R 30 15 8 7 87 62 38 25

Ruthin Town 30 17 4 9 83 63 38 20

Overton St M * 30 17 5 8 82 55 37 27

Queensferry W 30 17 0 13 77 68 34 9

Denbigh Town 30 13 2 15 78 84 28 -6

Johnstown 30 11 5 14 73 81 27 -8

Bradley SC 30 9 5 16 76 81 23 -5

Chirk AAA 30 9 5 16 48 81 23 -33

Rhos Aelwyd * 30 9 3 18 51 102 19 -51

Mold Alex 30 8 1 21 58 95 17 -37

Druids United 30 6 3 21 62 115 15 -53

Summerhill 30 2 5 23 40 116 9 -76

Division 2 P W D L F A pts

Rubery Owen Rockwell 26 20 4 2 109 29 44

Gresford Athletic 26 17 6 3 109 46 40

Coedpoeth 26 19 2 5 91 44 40

Brymbo Steelworks Res 26 15 2 9 86 66 32

Bala Town -2pts 26 15 3 8 100 72 31

Wrexham 'B' 26 12 2 12 75 67 26

Llanuwchllyn 26 10 5 11 84 88 25

Rhostyllen Villa 26 11 1 14 87 90 23

Maesydre 26 9 5 12 74 94 23

Ruthin Town Res 26 8 2 16 62 82 18

Bradley Sports Club Res 26 7 4 15 56 87 18

Mold Alexandra Res 26 7 1 18 51 124 15

Cross Street 26 6 2 18 49 104 14

Chirk AAA Res 26 5 3 18 50 90 13

Division 3 P W D L F A pts

Marshalls SC 24 18 5 1 90 29 41

Moss 24 17 4 3 113 39 38

Cymau 24 15 3 6 76 54 33

Rossett Villa 24 13 4 7 93 55 30

British Celanese 24 11 5 8 63 41 27

Tanyfron 24 10 5 9 71 73 25

Ind Coope 24 11 3 10 63 69 25

Gresford Res 24 9 3 12 66 74 21

Coedpoeth Res 24 8 3 13 64 77 19

Air Products 24 6 4 14 54 78 16

RO Rockwell R 24 6 4 14 49 81 16

Summerhill Res 24 4 3 17 50 118 11

A look at the league tables below from 50 years ago, the local football scene looked somewhat

different than today with many of the clubs long gone. The leading clubs then are still around with

the two Buckley clubs now amalgamated and Druids were then languishing near the foot of the

table and Cefn Albion were not even formed. Welsh Premier League club Bala Town were then in

Division 2 and Airbus were yet to be formed.

A sign of the times were the number of works teams playing in the Welsh National League, all of

which are now defunct, a result in the decline in local industry today.

HUWS GRAY ALLIANCE HISTORY Part 10

1999-00 (Continued from previous issues)

Contact Us Postal Address:-

Cefn Druids FC, The Rock Stadium, Rock Road, Rhosymedre, Wrexham. LL14 3YF 01978 810287 Email:- brian_mac11@yahoo.co.uk Website:- www.cefndruidsafc.co.uk

Champions Cefn Druids were promoted to the League of Wales and were replaced by Holywell Town. No teams were relegated from the Cymru Alliance, which had operated with sixteen teams in the previous term. Llangefni Town , winners of the Welsh Alliance, and Corwen Amateurs, Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) champions, joined the league on promotion. But the withdrawal of Mostyn on the eve of the campaign, after finishing bottom in 1998/99, saw the Cymru Alliance function with seventeen clubs. Glantraeth led the way after completing the first half of their fixtures, from Welsh pool Town and Oswestry Town, although Llandudno, with a game in hand, posed a danger to the leading trio. As the season progressed into the final quarter, just four points encompassed Oswestry Town , Flint Town United, Welshpool Town and Glantraeth, with Llandudno still in the championship race. Eventually it was the Park Hall club who prevailed by three points from Glantraeth, despite a three point deduction, to claim their sec-ond Cymru Alliance title in five seasons. Cemaes Bay came out of the pack to finish in third place, above former League of Wales rivals Welshpool, Porthmadog and Flint Town United. Oswestry Town completed a double, after defeating league rivals Buckley Town in the North East Wales Challenge Cup final, but the Park Hall club were unable to claim a treble when they lost to Welsh-pool Town in the League Cup final. The Maesydre club won their own double, by retaining the Central Wales Challenge Cup, overcoming Mid Wales League outfit Penrhyncoch in the final. Glantraeth completed what was to be their most successful season so far, by adding a North Wales Coast FA Cup final appearance to their runners-up position. Unfortunately, the Bodorgan club were overwhelmed 5 -0 by Northern Premier League outfit Colwyn Bay in the coast final. The Cymru Alliance flag reached the Third round of the Welsh Cup in 1998/99, with Llandudno and Rhydymwyn losing to Bangor City and Barry Town respectively, while Llangefni Town suc-cumbed, on Anglesey , to Caerleon. Oswestry Town were able to take their place in the League of Wales, after missing out five years earlier, and they replaced Caernarfon Town in the top flight. Corwen Amateurs' sojourn in the Cymru Alliance was to be a brief one and they returned to the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area), to be replaced by Halkyn United, Welsh Alliance win-ners, and Welsh National (Wrexham Area) champions British Aerospace, who would now be known as Airbus UK.

EVERY MONDAY NIGHT IS BINGO NIGHT IN THE SOCIAL CLUB. THERE ARE 12

HOUSES INCLUDING FLIERS, all with cash prizes .

ADMISSION IS FREE AND PRIZES RANGE FROM £3 TO £85+. THERE IS ALSO

“OPEN THE BOX” WITH A GUARANTEED CASH PRIZE WHICH COULD BE WORTH IN

EXCESS OF £100. FULL BAR FACILITIES. TEA AND COFFEE ALSO AVAILABLE

FIXTURE CHANGE

PLEASE NOTE THAT DRUIDS V CONWY

BOROUGH HAS BEEN SWITCHED TO FRIDAY

6th NOVEMBER WITH A 7.45pm KICK OFF.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

FOLLOWING THE INCREASE IN ATTENDANCES LAST WEEK

THE ENTRY PRICES WILL REMAIN AT £5 FOR ADULTS, £3 FOR

CONCESSIONS AND £1 FOR CHILDREN U16. ACADEMY

PARENTS ACCOMPANYING ACADEMY PLAYERS IN THEIR

TRACK SUITS WILL PAY THE CONCESSIONARY PRICE AND

ACADEMY PLAYERS IN THEIR TRACK SUITS WILL BE FREE.

A REMINDER THAT THE WELSH CUP MATCH NEXT WEEK

AGAINST PORTHMADOG WILL KICK OFF AT 2.00pm

August 14 Fri Gresford Athletic A 6.45 W 2-1

22 Sat Holywell Town H 2.30 W 2-1

28 Fri Rhayader Town H 8.00 W 4-1

September 2 Wed Prestatyn A 7.30 W 2-0

5 Sat Porthmadog H 2.00 L 3-2

8 Tue Airbus (Word Cup) H 7.30 L 2-0

12 Sat Conwy Borough (LC) H 2.30 L 2-1

19 Sat Caernarfon Town A 2.30 W 1-0

25 Fri Denbigh Town H 7.30 L 2-0

October 3 Sat Gresford Welsh Cup (Rnd 1) H 2.00 W 4-0

7 Wed Buckley H 7.30 L 2-1

10 Sat Caersws H 2.30 W 1-0

17 Sat Holyhead Hotspur A 2.30 W 1-0

23 Fri Guilsfield H 7.45 L 2-1

31 Sat Porthmadog Welsh Cup (Rnd 2) H 2.00

November 6 Fri Conwy H 7.45

14 Sat Mold Alexandra A 2.00

21 Sat Llanfair United H 2.30

28 Sat Flint Town Utd (Also W Cup 3) A 2.30

December 4 Fri Gresford Athletic H 7.30

12 Sat Holywell Town A 2.30

19 Sat Rhayader Town A 2.30

28 Mon Prestatyn H 2.30

January 9 Sat Porthmadog A 2.30

16 Sat Caernarfon Town H 2.30

22 Fri Denbigh Town A 7.30

30 Sat Buckley A 2.30

February 6 Sat Caersws A 2.30

13 Sat Holyhead Hotspur H 2.30

20 Sat Guilsfield A 2.30

27 Sat Conwy Borough A 2.30

March 5 Sat Mold Alexandra H 2.30

12 Sat Llanfair United A 2.30

19 Sat Flint Town United H 2.30

ALL FIXTURES SUBJECT TO CHANGE