Bangor 1876 F.C.

Bangor 1876 Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-Droed Bangor 1876) are an amateur Welsh football club from the City of Bangor, Gwynedd, who play in the North Wales Coast West Football League Premier Division.

Bangor 1876
Full nameBangor 1876 Football Club
Founded2019 (2019)
(as Bangor 1876)
GroundTreborth, Bangor University
ChairmanGlynne Roberts
ManagerMel Jones
LeagueNorth Wales Coast West Football League Premier Division
2019–20Gwynedd League, 1st

History

In April 2019 the Supporters Association of Bangor City voted overwhelmingly to create a breakaway club in order to protect football in the city, given the recent history of the club under VSM (Vaughan Sports Management). They stated, “We want fans to reconnect with each other and restore the pride and feeling of being a supporter of our historic club. The new club is a creative and positive solution for an ever-changing and precarious situation. We are not disowning Bangor City FC or its history, the club is OURS, it belongs to the fans and local community. “Owners” will come and go but the people remain. Keep the faith.”[1]

An application was submitted in May 2019 to the FAW to enter the new club in the Welsh football league system.[2] In June it was confirmed that a Supporters' trust was being set up and would start trading immediately after an application to the Financial Conduct Authority had been successfully made and approved.[3]

Later that month, the name and crest of the new club, Clwb Pêl-Droed Bangor 1876 Football Club, was announced.[4]

In June 2019, the club announced the formation of Bangor 1876 Women's FC with the intention to enter teams in various age categories in two girls' leagues in North Wales.

The club plan to play their home matches at Treborth, Bangor University.[5]

On 19 June it was announced by the FAW that the club would compete in the Gwynedd League for the 2019–20 season.[6]

The club's first manager was announced as Mel Jones, with Dylan Williams confirmed as his assistant.[7]

The club's inaugural match was against fellow fan-owned team FC United of Manchester.[8]

The club's first competitive match, which took place in the Gwynedd League, saw the club record a 4–1 away victory against Ogwen Tigers on 10 August 2019.

The club is sponsored by the Skerries, a pub on the high street.

The club were crowned champions of the Gwynedd League following the announcement that all Welsh football seasons would finish with a table decided on a 'points per game' basis.

Current squad
As of 23 January 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  WAL Leon Jones
— GK  WAL Danial Williams
— DF  WAL Michael Johnston
— DF  WAL Jos Lloyd Jones
— DF  WAL Louis Mcfarlane
— DF  NIR Lee McNulty
— DF  WAL Steffan Taylor
— DF  WAL Jamie Thomas
— DF  WAL Cian Williams
— DF  WAL Dion Williams
— MF  WAL Dion Jones
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  WAL Harry Jones
— MF  WAL Shaun Lock
— MF  WAL Ben Owen
— MF  WAL Luke Steele
— MF  WAL Dafydd Thomas
— MF  WAL Dylan Williams
— FW  WAL Dylan Summers-Jones
— FW  WAL Benn Lundstrum
— FW  WAL Leon Owens
— FW  WAL Sion Parry
— FW  ENG Jamie Petrie

Club staff
  • First team manager: Mel Jones
  • First team assistant manager: Dylan Williams
  • First team coach: Nigel Barry
  • First team coach: Chris Jones
  • First team goalkeeper coach: Mervyn Williams
  • Director of Football: Iwan Williams[9]

Honours

Records
  • Record home league win: 14–0 vs Bethesda Athletic, Gwynedd League, 15 October 2019[10]
  • Record home cup win: 13–0 vs Llanystumdwy, Bob Owen Memorial Shield First Round, 16 November 2019 [11]
  • Record away league win: 0–6 vs Caergybi, Gwynedd League, 14 December 2019[12]
  • Record away cup win: 1–3 vs Llanelwy Athletic, North Wales Coast FA Junior Challenge Cup First Round, 12 October 2019[13]
  • Record home league attendance: 440 vs Bontnewydd, Gwynedd League, 30 December 2019[14]

References
  1. "Bangor City Supporters vote to start new football club". The Bangor Aye. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. "New Bangor Football Club takes a step forward". The Bangor Aye. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. Bissett, Daniel (6 June 2019). "New Bangor Football Club takes a step forward". Daily Post. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. Pritchard, Tom (12 June 2019). "Newly-formed Bangor phoenix club unveil name and new crest". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  5. Jones, Dean (17 June 2019). "Bangor 1876 have Treborth base inspected by FAW ahead of tier placing decision". North Wales Chronicle. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  6. "Bangor 1876 To Start In The Gwynedd League". The Bangor Aye. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  7. Jones, Dean (23 June 2019). "Mel Jones confirmed as new manager of fan-owned Bangor 1876". North Wales Chronicle. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  8. Griffiths, Rob (21 June 2019). "Bangor 1876 gear up for inaugural fixture". Daily Post. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  9. https://clwbpeldroed.org/2020/01/09/bangor-caernarfon-iwan-williams/
  10. https://www.bangor1876.com/teams/224462/match-centre/1-4803026
  11. https://www.bangor1876.com/teams/224462/match-centre/0-4746547/report
  12. https://www.bangor1876.com/teams/224462/match-centre/1-4831204/report
  13. https://www.bangor1876.com/teams/224462/match-centre/0-4731000/report
  14. https://www.bangor1876.com/teams/224462/match-centre/1-4831217/report
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