CPD Llanfairpwll FC| Full name |
Clwb Pel Droed Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Football Club |
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| Short name |
Llanfairpwll |
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| Founded |
1899 (as Llanfair Rovers) |
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| Ground |
Maes Eilian (Eilian's Field) |
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| Chairman |
Steve Mullen |
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| Manager |
Darren Moore |
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| League |
Welsh Alliance League Division 1 |
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| 2009-10 |
Cymru Alliance, 15th (of 17) |
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Clwb Pel Droed Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Football Club,[1] commonly referred to by a shortened version as CPD Llanfairpwll FC, are a football team based in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, near Bangor, that plays in the Welsh Alliance League (part of the Welsh football league system).
Club history
Formed in 1899 as Llanfair Rovers, they entered the North Wales Coast League and had a good season, playing 23 matches; winning 10, drawing 5 and losing 8.
They have been champions of the Welsh Alliance League in the 2000/01 Season and have been runners up three times of that league too. They also played Football League opposition in the Welsh Cup in the form of Shrewsbury Town in 1987 losing 1-0 at Caernarfon Town.
New ground
The club had played at Y Gors ('The Gors') - close to the railway station - since their inception, but moved in season 2008–09 to a new ground 400 metres north west at Maes Eilian with better facilities and drainage. This was followed by a poor run in which at one point the club were in danger of relegation from the Cymru Alliance (the joint second tier of the Welsh pyramid), however a good string of results pulled them clear of danger to finish 10th. The club were unfortunately demoted to the Welsh Alliance 1st division at the end of 2009/10 season following an overhaul of the league structure by the FAW. A subsequent relegation at the end of 2011/12 has seen the club drop into Welsh Alliance Division 2 where the club has made a promising start to the season.
The name of the new ground, Maes Eilian, translates as Eilian's Field, in reference to a local legend of a saint who performed last-minute miracles.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. |
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Position |
Player
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| 1 |
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GK |
Carl Jones
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| 2 |
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DF |
Steve Smith
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| 3 |
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DF |
Jack Williams
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| 4 |
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DF |
Gavin Owen
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| 5 |
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DF |
Aron Owen
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| 6 |
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MF |
Gafyn Lloyd Jones
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| 7 |
|
MF |
Rhys Evans
|
| 8 |
|
MF |
Kelvin Fraser
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| 9 |
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FW |
Rich Owen
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| 10 |
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FW |
Arwyn Owen
|
| 11 |
|
FW |
Damian Jones |
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| No. |
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Position |
Player
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| 12 |
|
MF |
Tom Verburg
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| 14 |
|
FW |
Aled Thomas
|
| 15 |
|
MF |
Dion Hughes
|
| 16 |
|
DF |
Brendun Hogan
|
| 17 |
|
MF |
Ben Verburg
|
| 18 |
|
DF |
Alex Davies
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| 19 |
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FW |
Sion Hogan
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| 20 |
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DF |
Johnny Roberts
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| 21 |
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MF |
Gethin Davies |
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References
- ↑ Official site of CPD Llanfairpwll FC
