Ruthin Town F.C.
| Full name | Ruthin Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | founded = c.1870 | ||
| Ground |
Memorial Playing Fields Ruthin Denbighshire | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman | Brian Griffiths | ||
| Manager | Phil Hinchcliffe | ||
| League | Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) | ||
| 2011-12 | Cymru Alliance, 12th | ||
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Ruthin Town Football Club is a Welsh football club, based at the Memorial Playing Fields in Ruthin, Denbighshire, and is one of the most popular football clubs in North Wales with long history of providing sport to all ages of the local communuity. The towns' team were runners-up in the 1879-80 Welsh Cup to Druids, losing 2-1 in the final, but the current club was only founded in 1951.
The club fields nine teams in competitive leagues - six youth teams and three senior teams. The First team, Reserves and Colts play in the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier, Divisions 1 and 2 respectively.
International players
Six Ruthin players appeared for Wales between 1880 and 1895:
- Uriah Goodwin – 1 cap
- Richard Jarrett – 2 caps
- Arthur Lloyd – 2 caps
- William Pierce Owen – 12 caps
- Walter Hugh Roberts – 5 caps (out of 6)
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