Y Felinheli F.C. Explained

Clwb Pêl Droed Y Felinheli (en| Y Felinheli Football Club) is a Welsh football team based in the village of Y Felinheli (formerly known in English as Port Dinorwic), Gwynedd, Wales. They play in the .^[2]

History

The current club was founded on 3 July 1977 as Portdinorwic Football Club, but there is evidence of teams in the village in 1890s,^[3] 1920s and 1930s.^[4] A club called Port Dinorwic won the Caernarfon & District League's Alves Cup in 1945–46. A team called Portdinorwic Football Club also played in the Caernarfon & District League for two seasons in the 1960s and used the same ground as the current club.

On 14 October 2023, Y Felinheli played in the second round of the Welsh Cup, losing 6–0 to Newtown.

Honours

• Welsh Alliance League – Runners-up: 1991–92
• Welsh Alliance League Division Two – Champions: 2019–20
• Gwynedd League – Champions: 1983–84; 2000–01; 2015–16^[5]
• Caernarfon & District League – Champions: 1981–82; 1982–83; 2013–14
• North Wales Coast Challenge Cup – Winners: 1987–88
• North Wales Coast Challenge Cup – Runners-up: 1988–89; 1989–90
• Caernarfon & District League Alves Cup – Winners: 1991–92
• North Wales Coast FA Junior Challenge Cup – Winners: 2012–13; 2013–14^[6]
• Llun Mewn Ffram – Winners: 2013–14
• Gwynedd League Cup – Winners: 2015–16

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jones . Dave . HomeSportFootballNorth Wales Football Happy 40th birthday to CPD Y Felinheli . North Wales Live . 14 July 2020.
2. Web site: Membership of Tier 3 leagues confirmed . Football Association of Wales . 13 July 2020.
3. Web site: Review of Welsh football third division - Y Felinheli . County Times . 23 July 2020.
4. Web site: Club History . CPD Y Felinheli . 14 July 2020.
5. Web site: Jones . Jordan . Holyhead Hotspur and Y Felinheli named league winners in last ever Welsh Alliance League . Y Clwb Pel-Droed . 14 July 2020.
6. Web site: Junior Challenge Cup . North Wales Coast Football Association . 1 October 2021.