Penyffordd F.C.

Penyffordd
Full namePenyffordd Football Club
Nickname(s)Peny, Lions
Founded2017
GroundAbbott’s Lane
CoachStuart Tunnicliffe
LeagueNorth East Wales Division One
2024–25North East Wales Premier Division, 6th of 12

Penyffordd Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Penyffordd) are a Welsh football club from Penyffordd, Flintshire, Wales. They play in the North East Wales Division One. Their senior men's team compete using the name Penyffordd Lions.

History

The current club originated from the ashes of the old Penyffordd FC team, who competed in Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division, and had won numerous cups during their history, but folded at the end of the 2015–16 season[1] in July 2016.[2]

Much of the base of the new team, which was called Penyffordd Lions, came from the local Sunday League team, the Red Lion Strollers. These players made the transition back to senior football to ensure the village had a senior football team again. The suffix of “Lions” was a reference to the Red Lions heritage.[1]

The club's debut season of 2017–18 saw them finish as runners-up in the North East Wales League, and winning the North East Wales FA Junior (Horace Wynne) Cup as well as the Presidents Cup.[3] They maintained their position within the North East Wales League, consistently being one of the stronger sides in the fifth-tier league, before achieving promotion to the fourth tier at the end of the 2021–22 season when they finished as runners-up in the North East Wales Football League Championship

The club announced at the start of the 2022–23 season that the Penyffordd Lions and the village's youth football club, the Penyffordd Juniors, had merged to create one club for the community, readopting the club name Penyffordd Football Club for the whole club system. The separate sections of the club kept the names of “Lions” and “Juniors” to differentiate. The season saw them perform well as a newly promoted club, finishing in third position in the North East Wales Football League Premier Division. The club also achieved a double-winning cup campaign for the 2023–24 season by winning both the NEWFL Premier League Cup and NEWFA Horace Wynne Cup,[4] as well as again finishing third in the league.

Honours

Penyffordd Lions

Penyffordd

References

  1. ^ a b Jones, Dave (19 May 2021). "Penyffordd Lions appoint new manager". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  2. ^ "What to expect from the North East Wales Football League 17/18". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  3. ^ Jones, Dave (1 December 2022). "Exciting future could be on cards for Flintshire village club Penyffordd Lions". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  4. ^ Harrison, Nick (14 May 2024). "Penyffordd play host to Corwen in big Premier Division game". The Leader. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  5. ^ Jones, Dave (13 May 2018). "North Wales football: Who's won what and what's still to be won?". Daily Post. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  6. ^ Jones, Dave (7 May 2024). "North East Wales Football League: Cup joy for Acton and Penyffordd, Corwen stumble again". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  7. ^ "PENYFFORDD". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 1 August 2025.


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