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Llangollen Football Club was formed as early as 1908 but clubs such
as Arosfa and Berwyn Rangers were the pioneers of football in the
Vale of Llangollen at the turn of the century. The present club
came to prominence in the 1950's and enjoyed success until the mid
seventies, when a decline seems to have set in after winning the
North East Wales Cup in 1974, more than 20 years elapsed before
they won the next real honours. During it's heyday the Club was
managed by Scotsman Jim Birrell and retained his connections with
the club until 1992 when along with other committee members resigned
from the club.
It
was under the guidance of ex-player Chris Tobin, who took over the
reigns in 1992, that the club reached the final of the Horace Wynne
Cup in his first season in charge losing to Saltney after extra
time. Three years later, they reached the final of the same cup
and won by defeating Brickfield Rangers, they also won the Division
One League Cup defeating Bala Town in the Final and gained promotion
back to the Premier Division.
The
1999 / 2000 season - The previous season seen Llangollen FC struggling
near the bottom of both Division's. At the AGM, Chris Tobin stepped
down as first team Manager and was replaced by Kevin Richards. Kevin
had worked as Chris' no.2 for a few years and realised the potential
the club had within it's ranks. One of Kevin's first signings was
Goalkeeper Simon Clemence who brought a vast amount of experience
to the team. After finishing in 6th position in the league, the
highlight of the season was when Llangollen won the Premier Division
League Cup defeating Penley in the Final 3-1.
The
Reserves also changed Manager's at the AGM with Roger Thomas handing
over to Towyn Evans. In his first season of management Towyn's fledglings
finished the season in 6th place and he has brought through a great
deal of youngsters from Arosfa Youth.
Click on the following links to view the final
leaue postitions going back to the 1945/46 season:-
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