Penrhyndeudraeth F.C.
| Full name | Clwb Pêl-Droed Penrhyndeudraeth Penrhyndeudraeth Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Penrhyn / Cockles / Cockle Town |
| Ground | Maes Y Parc, Penrhyndeudraeth |
| Chairman |
 Dafydd Thomas |
| Manager |
Andrew Jones |
| League | Welsh Alliance League Division 1 |
| 2016-17 | Welsh Alliance League Division 1, 6th |
Coordinates: 52°55′47″N 4°03′59″W / 52.929812°N 4.066301°W
Penrhyndeudraeth Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-Droed Penrhyndeudraeth, also abbreviated Penrhyn) is a football team, playing in the Welsh Alliance League. The club was re-formed in 1981 and plays their home fixtures at Maes Y Parc, Penrhyndeudraeth.
Clwb Pêl-Droed PENRHYNDEUDRAETH Football Club
Although football is believed to have been played in Penrhyndeudraeth as far back as the 1900s, and then by a team known as Penrhyndeudraeth Rovers in the 1910s, there are no real records for that period. Competitive football in Penrhyndeudraeth can, however, be traced back to the 1930s, with the team of the village’s Cooke’s Explosive Works team, Cooke’s United FC, being involved in the Lleyn & District League during the 1937/38 and 1938/39 seasons, then in the Lleyn Peninsula League after the 2nd World War during the 1946/47 and 1947/48 seasons. For the 1948/49 season they joined the Welsh League (North) and were involved in that League until 1950/51. The team then joined the Cambrian Coast League for the 1951/52 season, and records show their involvement, with limited success, until the end of the 1957/58 season.
A new club, Penrhyndeudraeth United, was then formed and joined the Caernarfon & District League at the start of the 1966/67 season, but folded, after 3 unsuccessful seasons, at the end of the 1968/69 season.
Clwb Pêl-Droed Penrhyndeudraeth, in its current form, was formed in 1981, joining the Sain Caernarfon & District League. Matches were played on the Cae Sarn pitch, in the centre of the village, and despite various problems with the nature of the facilities, the club grew from strength to strength, winning the League Championship in the 1984/85 & 1985/86 seasons; Alves Cup in 1984/85; Will Evans Cup in 1985/86 and the Moorings Cup in 1984/85 and 1985/86. Promotion was gained to the Gwynedd League for the 1986/87 season, when the Club moved to its current Maes Y Parc ground. Honours achieved in the following seasons were the Wyn Burrows (Most Sporting Team) Trophy at the end of the 1991/92, 1995/96 and 1996/97 seasons; the Heritage Homes Eryri Shield in 1995/96, President’s Cup runners-up 1996/97, but winners of that Cup in 1997/98, as well as Gwynedd League runners-up at the end of the 1998/99 season. Despite an opportunity of promotion to the Welsh Alliance League at that time, the team disbanded and the 1999/2000 season saw the Club go an entire season without winning a single League match, and relegation followed to the Caernarfon & District League.
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