Halkyn United F.C.

Halkyn United
Full name Halkyn United Football Club
Nickname(s) Warriors
Founded 1945
Ground Pant Newydd, Halkyn
Ground Capacity 500
(75 seated)
Chairman England Frank Seery
Manager Wales James Manseri
League Clwyd East League
2014-15 Welsh Alliance League Division 2, 13th (of 16)

Halkyn United F.C. is a Welsh football club representing the Flintshire villages of Halkyn, Pentre Halkyn and Rhosesmor, near Mold, in Wales. They play their home games at Pant Newydd, which is also home to Halkyn Cricket Ground. They currently play in the Welsh Alliance League after being relegated from the Cymru Alliance in the 2005–06 season.

History

Halkyn United Football Club was formed in 1945 in the aftermath of the Second World War and became founder members of the old Halkyn Mountain League, which was a forerunner to the Clwyd League. It is believed that during this period of the club's history the club played their home games on various grounds within the village of Pentre Halkyn.

The earliest honours won by Halkyn were the Mountain League in 1956 and the League Cup in 1959. After years playing in the Mountain League, the club joined the Clwyd League in 1975 and played their home matches in Pentre Halkyn on a field owned by the council. This field was adjacent to the Village Park in Pentre Halkyn, the changing facilities being the nearby community centre.

Many of the current long-serving officials involved with the club's modern-day success started to arrive at the club in the late 1980s and the 1990s. In the 1992–93 season under manager George Thelwell the club won the Clwyd League Division One title and with it promotion to the Premier League. In the first season in the Premier League despite finishing midway in the league United won both the Presidents Cup and the Arrows Cup. Further progress up the pyramid system was achieved, and in the season 1994–95 Halkyn achieved promotion as champions from the Clwyd League Premier Division to the Welsh Alliance League. Success continued with the prestigious Barritt Cup making its way to Halkyn in the season 1995–96 and the Cookson Cup the following season.

Throughout their four years in the Welsh Alliance the club competed well and made steady progress. In the 1997–98 season a fourth-place finish was achieved behind runaway champions Holyhead Hotspurs. However, the following season brought the club down to earth with an indifferent season culminating in a mid-table finish. The 1999–2000 season proved the most successful in the club's history, as they won the Tyn Lon Rover Welsh Alliance by a clear 11 points whilst remaining unbeaten in the League. Added to that the club progressed to the fourth round of the Welsh Cup including an away victory at League of Wales outfit Haverfordwest County.

The club managed to stay in the Cymru Alliance for a few seasons, but the 2005–06 season proved too much of a challenge for them, and they finished bottom of the table. This ensured the club would be relegated, and would play their football in the Welsh Alliance for the 2006–07 season. Promotion to the Cymru Alliance meant work was required at Pant Newydd to bring the ground up to the required standard. A makeshift stand was built and changes made to the rooms and the showers. More changes are in the pipeline as Halkyn strive to continue building the football club.

"The Derby" is against neighbours Holywell Town. Other local/rival clubs include Rhydymwyn, Brynford United, Flint Town United, Mold Alexandra, Sychdyn, Caerwys, Greenfield.

Recent history

Key: P = Played; W = Won; D = Drawn; L = Lost; F = Goals For; A = Goals Against; Pts = Points
Current league position as of 14 March 2015
Season League Position P W D L F A Pts
1999–00 Welsh Alliance League 1st 24 19 5 0 - - 62
2000–01 Cymru Alliance 9th 30 11 6 13 47 55 39
2001–02 Cymru Alliance 7th 34 17 7 10 58 43 58
2002–03 Cymru Alliance 7th 32 14 9 9 56 57 51
2003–04 Cymru Alliance 8th 32 15 5 12 64 57 50
2004–05 Cymru Alliance 11th 34 13 6 15 71 74 45
2005–06 Cymru Alliance 18th (R) 34 5 8 21 50 86 23
2006–07 Welsh Alliance League Division 1 14th 28 6 2 20 28 74 20
2007–08 Welsh Alliance League Division 1 4th 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
2008–09 Welsh Alliance League Division 1 4th 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
2009–10 Welsh Alliance League Division 1 16th (R) 30 03 02 25 36 123 08
2010–11 Welsh Alliance League Division 2 9th 20 05 03 12 30 51 18
2011–12 Welsh Alliance League Division 2 12th 22 02 01 19 29 73 07
2012–13 Welsh Alliance League Division 2 8th 24 08 06 10 45 48 30
2013–14 Welsh Alliance League Division 2 6th 22 13 03 08 69 48 42
2014–15 Welsh Alliance League Division 2 13th 28 07 03 18 53 78 24

Halkyn United board and staff

Halkyn United board

Position at club Name
Life President Wales Don Barker
Honorary Life Member England Ray Roberts
Chairman England Frank Seery
Vice Chairman Wales TBA
Club Secretary United Kingdom Debra Paul
Treasurer United Kingdom Frank Seery
Commercial Manager United Kingdom TBA
Ground Manager Wales Don Barker

Halkyn United staff

Position in team Name
First Team Manager Wales James Manseri First Team Captain Wales Sean Wilkes

First team squad

As of 19 March 2015.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Wales GK Ryan Roberts
Wales DF Jake Williams
India DF Sinner Rogers
Wales DF Jay Hughes
England DF Keiran Farr
Wales DF Luke Tyson
England DF Sam Redshaw
Wales DF Alex Ballard
Brazil DF Lucas Cruz
Wales DF Richie Walker
No. Position Player
New Zealand MF John Duffield
England MF Sean Williams
Peru MF Nathan Howatson
China MF Gok Wan
Wales MF Terrence Pugh
Wales FW Ian Jones
England FW Jimmy McGlone
Wales FW Ryan Parry
Wales FW Jon Edmonds
Wales GK Jordan Taylor
Wales GK Lee Evans
Wales GK Scot Ward

Reserve team squad

As of October 2015.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
United Kingdom GK Jack Seery
Wales DF Iwan Williams
Wales DF Ryan Brown
Wales DF Daniel McCarthy
Wales MF Brandon Jones
Wales MF Ryan Oldfield
Wales MF Anthony Jones

Youth Team Squad

As of 30 May 2015.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
United Kingdom GK TBA
United Kingdom GK TBA
United Kingdom DF TBA
United Kingdom DF TBA
United Kingdom DF TBA
United Kingdom DF TBA
United Kingdom DF TBA
United Kingdom DF TBA
No. Position Player
United Kingdom MF TBA
United Kingdom MF TBA
United Kingdom MF TBA
United Kingdom MF TBA
United Kingdom MF TBA
United Kingdom MF TBA
United Kingdom FW TBA
United Kingdom FW TBA
United Kingdom FW TBA
United Kingdom FW TBA

First team honours

League

  • Halkyn Mountain League
    • Champions: 1955–56
  • Clwyd League Division 1
    • Champions: 1992–93
  • Clwyd League Premier
    • Champions: 1994–95
  • Welsh Alliance League
    • Champions: 1999–2000

Cups

  • Halkyn Mountain League Cup
    • Winners: 1958–59, 1974–75
  • Halkyn Mountain League Challenge Cup
    • Winners: 1972–73, 1974–75
  • Arrows Cup
    • Winners: 1993–94
  • Clwyd League President Cup
    • Winners: 1993–94
  • Mawddach Barritt Trophy
    • Winners: 1995–96
  • Cookson Cup
    • Winners: 1996-97

Reserve team honours

Cups

  • Halkyn Cup
    • Winners: 2013-14

References

  1. "1st Team - Players & Coaches". Retrieved 18 March 2015.
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