Llanfairpwll F.C.

CPD Llanfairpwll FC
Full name Clwb Pel Droed Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Football Club
Short name Llanfairpwll
Founded 1899 (as Llanfair Rovers)
Ground Maes Eilian (Eilian's Field)
Chairman Steve Mullen
Manager Darren Moore
League Welsh Alliance League Division 1
2009-10 Cymru Alliance, 15th (of 17)

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 defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Wales GK Carl Jones
2 England DF Steve Smith
3 Wales DF Jack Williams
4 Wales DF Gavin Owen
5 Wales DF Aron Owen
6 Wales MF Gafyn Lloyd Jones
7 Wales MF Rhys Evans
8 Wales MF Kelvin Fraser
9 Wales FW Rich Owen
10 Wales FW Arwyn Owen
No. Position Player
11 Wales FW Damian Jones
12 Wales MF Tom Verburg
14 Wales FW Aled Thomas
15 Wales MF Dion Hughes
16 Wales DF Brendun Hogan
17 Wales MF Ben Verburg
18 Wales DF Alex Davies
19 Wales FW Sion Hogan
20 Wales DF Johnny Roberts
21 Wales MF Gethin Davies

References

  1. Official site of CPD Llanfairpwll FC