C.P.D. Y Felinheli

CPD Y Felinheli
Full nameClwb Pêl Droed Y Felinheli
NicknameFelinheli
Founded1977[1]
(as Portdinorwic Football Club)
GroundCae Seilo
Capacity111 Seats
ChairmanAlwyn Thomas
ManagerTrystan Dafydd, Islwyn Owen, Martin Jones
LeagueArdal NW League
2025–26Ardal NW League, 13th of 16
Websitehttp://cpd-y-felinheli.cymru/eng/

Clwb Pêl-droed Y Felinheli (Welsh for '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 Ardal NW League.[2]

History

Cae Seilo, home ground of C.P.D. Y Felinheli

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

References

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

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