Llanidloes Town F.C.

Llanidloes Town F.C.
Full name Llanidloes Town Football Club
Nickname(s) The Daffodils / Daffs
Founded 1875
Ground Victoria Park
Chairman Kevin Brown
Manager Hugh Clarke
League Mid Wales Football League
Website Club website

Llanidloes Town F.C. are an association football club based in the town of Llanidloes, Wales. They currently play in the Mid Wales Football League.

History

The club was founded in 1875, five years after the town itself allegedly hosted the first recorded football match to take place in Mid Wales. Records of their early days are patchy, but it is known that the club reached the semi-final of the Welsh Cup in 1881, losing to Newtown.

At the start of the 1906/07 season, Llanidloes embarked on league football and joined the Montgomeryshire and District League. Success quickly followed and the club took the league championship six times during the eight years the competition was in being prior to 1920. The 1920s and 1930s were the most successful decades in the club’s history. The Mid Wales League title was won on seven occasions and the club reached five Welsh Amateur Cup finals, winning the trophy in 1922. In addition, Llanidloes won the Montgomeryshire Challenge Cup thirteen times, including eight successive wins between 1928 and 1935.

Following the war, Llanidloes won the Mid Wales League in 1946/47 and, in 1950/51, became the first champions of the Welsh National League (Mid Wales) completing a ‘double’ by lifting the League Cup. The 1950s and 1960s saw “The Daffs” win the League Cup again (in 1954, 1959 and 1962), whilst the highlight of those post-war years was the winning of the Welsh Amateur Cup in 1965. Further league championships followed in 1972 and 1974 before, in 1980/81, the club emulated the feat of thirty years earlier when completing another league and cup ‘double’. Llanidloes Town’s most recent major success was winning the Central Wales FA Cup in 1984. In 1990, the club became founder members of the Cymru Alliance and, despite two disappointing seasons in the new competition, were delighted to accept the invitation to join the League of Wales for its inaugural season in 1992/93.

When the newly formed League of Wales was launched in 1992 Llanidloes Town were founder members but lasted only one season before dropping into the Cymru Alliance. Five years were spent in the Cymru Alliance before another drop, this time to the Spar Mid Wales in 1999. Nine years later another relegation - this time to the Montgomery League.

The fightback began at the end of the 2009-10 season with the Montgomeryshire League championship and a return to the Spar Mid Wales League. After a period of consolidation Llanidloes Town won the Spar Mid Wales League at the end of the 2012-13 season with 132 goals scored in the process. To cap it off, The Daffs also won the league cup that season.[1]

Ground

Victoria Park, the home of Llanidloes Town FC

Llanidloes Town play their home games at Victoria Park, situated on Victoria Avenue on the edge of the town. The club house was erected in the mid-1960s. The ground has two stands, "The Main Stand" and the famous "Well Lane End" which has recently been made all seater.

Victoria Park is widely regarded as one of the best grounds in Mid-Wales and because of this has hosted several cup finals including The Montgomeryshire Cup and the League Cup. It has also hosted Welsh youth international matches.

Current Squad as of 5th/Sept/2018

Allen Dewi • Biggs Ryan • Bird Connor • Bray Nicky • Breese Sam • Brown Gregg • Clarke A.O. • Clarke George • Clarke Edward • Clarke Harrison • Cook Drew • Davies Ewan • Davies Liam • Davies Matthew • Evans Rhys • Evans Rhys D. • Evans Joseph • Evans Joshua • Evans Kai • Evans Zach • Fletcher Patrick • Foulkes Adrian • Gamble Lewis • Griffiths Isaac • Hamer Samuel • Hartrick Joshua • Howells Dylan • Jarman David • Jenkins Llion • Jerman Joshua • Jones Alexander • Jones Callum • Jones Jensen • Jones Jordan • Jones Joshua • Maciaszek Radeslaw • Mantell Jacob • Marshman Steffan • Matthews Kieron • Morgan Rhodri • Moses Dylan • Nottingham Adam • Owen Gerrard • Owen Gareth • Owen Ashley • Rees Peter • Reynolds Drew • Reynolds Colin • Richards Daniel • Savage Mathew • Smart Shane • Spooner James • Stephens Richard • Vaughan Lee • Warwick Aaron • Williams Jacob • Williams Kristofer • Worton Adam

Staff

First Team Manager: Hugh Clarke
Reserve Team Manager: David Jarman
U19s Manager: Les Jones

President: John Breeze
Chairman: Kevin Brown
Vice Chairman: Nigel Crisp
Secretary: Peter Jones
Treasurer: Eddie Bebb

Former players

1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.

References

  1. ↑ "LLANIDLOES TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB". LLANIDLOES TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
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