PROGRAMME | Denbigh Town v Gresford Athletic (05/01/2024)

Anrhydedd a Swyddogion / Honours & Officials Lock Stock Ardal North West League Champions 2023

President: Clwyd Williams

Lock Stock Ardal North League Cup Winners 2023 Dragon Signs FAW Amateur Trophy Finalists 2023

Life President: Robert Griffiths Life Vice President: Emyr Lloyd

Huws Gray Alliance League Runners Up 2018

Life Member: Glyn Jones The.Word Cup Finalists 2016

Chairman: Shon Powell Welsh Alliance League Champions 2014 Mawddach Challenge Cup Winners 2014

Vice Chairman: Richard Blake

Lock Stock Cookson Cup Winners 2011

Treasurer: Iwan Jones

Welsh Alliance League Champions 2007 Cookson Cup Winners 2007

Assistant Secretary : Steve Whitfield

Barritt Cup Winners 2006 Cookson Cup Winners 2006

Alves Cup Winners 2003

Secretary : Neall Condon

Assistant First Team Coaches: Kristian Pierce, Matthew Jones, Brett Jones Reserve Team Manager: Liam Nash

Welsh Alliance League Champions 1996 Cookson Cup Winners 1996 North West Arrows Cup Winners 1993 Wrexham Area Div 1 Cup Winners 1978

Committee: Arthur Vaughan Haydn Williams Gareth Luke Jones Paul Montgomery

Wrexham Area Div 1 Cup Winners 1977 Wrexham Area Div 1 Champions 1976 Wrexham Area Div 1 Cup Winners 1976 Wrexham Area Div 1 Champions 1975 Wrexham Area Div 1 Cup Winners 1975

Secretary: Neall Condon 4 Abbey Court, Denbigh, LL16 3HU Tel: 07443924005 Email: neallali@hotmail.co.uk

Club Photographers: Roy Gunther & Stephen Whitfield

Wrexham Area Div 1 Champions 1974 Wrexham Area Div 1 Champions 1973 Wrexham Area Div 1 Cup Winners 1973 NWCFA Challenge Cup Winners 1973

Media Officer: Ollie Williams Press/Media/Website/Social Media requests Email: denbighmedia@gmail.com

Youth Cup Winners 1957

First Team Match Day Tweeter: Ollie Williams, Gareth Luke Jones, Iwan Jones Welsh Amateur Cup Winners 1924

Croeso / Welcome

Match Officials Referee

Richard Lee Wright Assistants

Richard Luke Dolphin Harvey Williams After Match Hospitality:

Masons Arms Rhyl Road, Denbigh. LL16 3DT

Board Room Chairman’s Notes WelcomeÊtoÊCentralÊParkÊforÊourÊfirstÊhomeÊgameÊofÊ2024ÊasÊweÊtakeÊonÊGresfordÊAthle cÊinÊtheÊJDÊCymruÊ NorthÊLeague.ÊIÊtrustÊyou’veÊallÊhadÊaÊgreatÊChristmasÊandÊNewÊYearÊandÊareÊnowÊlookingÊforwardÊtoÊ2024.

I’dÊlikeÊtoÊextendÊaÊwarmÊDenbighÊwelcomeÊtoÊallÊtheÊGresfordÊplayers,ÊcoachingÊteam,ÊCommi eeÊandÊ supporters.

OurÊlastÊhomeÊgameÊwasÊaÊhugeÊsuccessÊasÊweÊhadÊ1145ÊspectatorsÊhereÊforÊourÊlocalÊderbyÊagainstÊRuthinÊ onÊBoxingÊDay.ÊWhatÊaÊdayÊandÊaÊlastÊminuteÊgoalÊfromÊourÊCaptain,ÊPaulÊFlemingÊcappedÊitÊallÊasÊweÊtookÊ theÊhonoursÊ2-1.ÊTheÊcrowdÊwasÊtheÊhighestÊinÊallÊtheÊFAWÊLeaguesÊthatÊdayÊthroughoutÊWalesÊandÊeasilyÊ beatÊtheÊWelshÊPremierÊLeague’sÊhighestÊcrowdÊthatÊdayÊofÊ745ÊatÊColwynÊBay. ThereÊwasÊaÊgreatÊatmosphereÊaroundÊtheÊground,ÊandÊeverythingÊranÊsmoothlyÊbehindÊtheÊscenes.ÊWeÊhadÊ aÊgreatÊshowingÊofÊvolunteersÊwillingÊtoÊdoÊtheirÊbitÊonÊbehalfÊofÊtheÊClubÊandÊweÊareÊextremelyÊgratefulÊtoÊ everyoneÊwhoÊhelpedÊoutÊonÊtheÊday.

AÊweekÊlaterÊitÊwasÊaÊdifferentÊstoryÊasÊweÊwereÊcomprehensivelyÊbeatenÊ4-0ÊatÊRuthinÊinÊtheÊreturnÊfixture.Ê Let’sÊhopeÊDewiÊandÊhisÊcrewÊcanÊputÊallÊthatÊbehindÊthemÊandÊgetÊbackÊtoÊwinningÊwaysÊtonightÊagainstÊ Gresford.

WeÊhaveÊaÊlotÊofÊfamiliarÊfacesÊcomingÊbackÊtoÊCentralÊParkÊtonightÊwithÊourÊformerÊmanagerÊEddieÊMauriceJonesÊinÊchargeÊofÊGresford.ÊHisÊassistantÊisÊourÊformerÊgoalkeeperÊJonathanÊHill-DuntÊandÊbetweenÊtheÊ s cksÊforÊthemÊtonightÊisÊMikeÊJones,ÊanotherÊformerÊgoalkeeper.ÊTheirÊvice-captainÊNathanÊWilliamsÊhadÊaÊ spellÊwithÊusÊasÊdidÊmidfielderÊSimonÊSmith.Ê AÊcoupleÊofÊdaysÊbeforeÊChristmasÊweÊheardÊgoodÊnewsÊwithÊourÊplanningÊapplica onÊforÊnewÊchangingÊ roomsÊbeingÊfullyÊapproved.ÊWeÊhadÊtoÊtweakÊthisÊaÊli leÊsinceÊoriginallyÊsubmi ngÊitÊinÊSeptember,ÊbutÊ thereÊareÊnoÊrealÊmaterialÊchanges.ÊDetailsÊofÊtheÊplannedÊbuildingÊareÊinÊaÊbookletÊIÊhaveÊle ÊinÊtheÊ ClubhouseÊforÊyouÊallÊtoÊlookÊat.

NowÊcomesÊtheÊnextÊjobÊ–ÊthatÊofÊraisingÊtheÊfinanceÊtoÊcoverÊtheÊcostÊofÊtheÊbuild.ÊSeveralÊgrantÊ applica onsÊhaveÊbeenÊsubmi edÊtoÊvariousÊbodiesÊacrossÊWalesÊandÊI’llÊbeÊableÊtoÊupdateÊyouÊonÊtheseÊ onceÊweÊhaveÊheardÊwhetherÊweÊhaveÊbeenÊsuccessfulÊorÊnotÊinÊourÊbids.

WeÊdrewÊourÊAnnualÊChristmasÊRaffleÊonÊSaturdayÊ16thÊDecemberÊandÊyoungÊCynanÊapÊDyfedÊofÊÊtheÊ Under13sÊJuniorÊteamÊwasÊtheÊluckyÊfirstÊprizeÊwinnerÊwhoÊreceivedÊaÊchequeÊforÊ£100.ÊThisÊisÊoneÊofÊtheÊ majorÊfundÊraisersÊÊforÊtheÊClubÊalongÊwithÊourÊMonthlyÊDraw.ÊI’dÊlikeÊtoÊthankÊeveryoneÊwhoÊpurchasedÊaÊ cketÊandÊsoÊhelpÊsupportÊtheÊClub.ÊIfÊyouÊwishÊtoÊknowÊmoreÊaboutÊtheÊMonthlyÊDraw,ÊthenÊhaveÊaÊwordÊ withÊmyselfÊorÊIwanÊandÊwe’llÊexplainÊhowÊitÊworks.

InÊtheÊmean me,ÊasÊIÊmen onedÊbeforeÊlet’sÊseeÊourÊladsÊgetÊtheÊthreeÊpointsÊtonight.

ShonÊPowell

Chairman

Managers Office Manager’s Notes WelcomeÊtoÊCentralÊParkÊforÊthisÊevening’sÊJDÊCymruÊNorthÊleagueÊgameÊagainstÊGresfordÊ Athle c.ÊIÊhopeÊyouÊhaveÊallÊhadÊaÊgreatÊChristmasÊandÊNewÊYear.

A erÊtheÊjubila onÊofÊwinningÊourÊBoxingÊDayÊlocalÊderbyÊwithÊRuthinÊwithÊaÊlastÊminuteÊgoal,ÊweÊ reallyÊcameÊdownÊtoÊearthÊonÊNewÊYear’sÊDayÊasÊweÊlostÊ4-0ÊinÊtheÊreturnÊgame.ÊThat’sÊfootballÊ forÊyouÊ–ÊtheÊhighsÊandÊlowsÊ.ÊIt’sÊtakenÊaÊcoupleÊofÊdaysÊtoÊgetÊoverÊtheÊloss,ÊdespiteÊmyÊnotÊ beingÊinvolvedÊinÊtheÊgameÊdueÊtoÊaÊoneÊmatchÊsuspension.

IÊwasÊatÊtheÊRuthinÊgameÊandÊmustÊtakeÊsomeÊresponsibilityÊforÊtheÊresultÊinÊthatÊIÊwasÊnotÊonÊtheÊ benchÊdueÊtoÊaÊsillyÊyellowÊcardÊIÊpickedÊupÊinÊtheÊBoxingÊDayÊgame.ÊÊItÊwasÊsoÊfrustra ngÊnotÊtoÊ beÊinvolvedÊa erÊaÊgreatÊwinÊjustÊaÊfewÊdaysÊearlier.

AtÊCentralÊPark,ÊIÊfeltÊweÊhadÊmoreÊpossessionÊandÊcreatedÊmoreÊchancesÊthanÊRuthin,ÊwithÊusÊ controllingÊtheÊgameÊforÊtheÊlargeÊpartÊandÊthenÊge ngÊaÊlateÊwinner.ÊAtÊRuthin,ÊitÊwasÊaÊ completelyÊdifferentÊstory.ÊExceptÊforÊaÊfewÊminutesÊatÊtheÊstartÊofÊbothÊhalves,ÊRuthinÊdominatedÊ theÊgameÊandÊtheirÊscorelineÊcouldÊhaveÊbeenÊhigher.ÊWeÊsimplyÊdidÊnotÊgetÊgoingÊonÊaÊheavyÊ pitchÊwhichÊsuitedÊtheÊhomeÊteamÊbe er.

WeÊhaveÊhadÊaÊgoodÊopenÊmindedÊdiscussionÊatÊtrainingÊonÊWednesdayÊasÊtoÊwhereÊweÊwentÊ wrongÊandÊhowÊweÊcanÊfixÊtheÊproblemÊasÊRuthinÊfoundÊwaysÊofÊbreakingÊusÊdownÊbyÊpressingÊonÊ usÊwhilstÊweÊlookedÊtoÊclearÊourÊranks.Ê RyanÊKershawÊÊreturnsÊtonightÊfromÊsuspensionÊasÊdoesÊMa hewÊWorrallÊwhoÊhasÊmissedÊtheÊ twoÊRuthinÊgames.ÊDanÊClarkeÊalsoÊreturnsÊa erÊaÊshortÊholiday.ÊSionÊJonesÊmissesÊtheÊgameÊdueÊ toÊsuspension.ÊI’mÊlookingÊtoÊbringÊinÊaÊcoupleÊmoreÊplayersÊduringÊthisÊJanuaryÊtransferÊwindow,Ê asÊweÊhaveÊlookedÊinÊneedÊofÊsomeÊstrengtheningÊinÊareasÊwithinÊtheÊsquadÊfollowingÊtheÊRuthinÊ andÊMoldÊdefeatsÊinÊDecember.Ê TonightÊEddieÊMaurice-JonesÊreturnsÊtoÊCentralÊPark.ÊEddieÊwasÊgoodÊenoughÊtoÊappointÊmeÊasÊ oneÊofÊhisÊcoachesÊduringÊhisÊspellÊhereÊasÊmanager.ÊHisÊtermÊhereÊsawÊDenbighÊreachÊtheÊhighestÊ everÊposi onÊinÊWelshÊfootballÊwhenÊweÊreachedÊsecondÊplaceÊinÊtheÊoldÊTierÊ2ÊHuwsÊGrayÊCymruÊ AllianceÊbackÊinÊ2017/18Êseason.ÊAlongÊwithÊhisÊassistantÊJonÊHill-DuntÊtheyÊmakeÊaÊstrongÊ managementÊteam,ÊbutÊobviouslyÊI’mÊlookingÊforÊusÊtoÊgetÊbackÊtoÊtheÊformÊweÊhadÊinÊOctoberÊ andÊNovemberÊwithÊusÊge ngÊtheÊwinÊtonight.

EnjoyÊtheÊgame.

DewiÊLlionÊJones Manager

Denbigh Town Partners with Byzas Research Denbigh Town Football Club is delighted to partner with Byzas Research on a new range of raincoats.

The local family run company have supported the club by providing top of the range wet weather gear for players and management to stay on top of their game in all climates.

Alex Watson from Byzas recently attended the Vale of Clwyd Derby victory over Ruthin Town at Central Park, greeting club captain Paul Fleming pre-match, with the latter going on to score a stoppage time winner. A superb start to the partnership which also sees them as the match sponsor for tonight’s match against Gresford Athletic.

Byzas, formed in 2002, are based in the heart of Denbigh and specialise in bringing together technology and food testing services. The organisation provides cooking guideline generation and validation services to the food manufacturers and retailers. As a UKAS accredited testing laboratory, you can be confident in the compliance and acceptance of their work.

They offer a wide range of service level options to facilitate those urgent requirements with their extensive range of calibrated consumer appliances ensuring that they have both the capacity and capabilities to meet the wide range of testing that their clients require.

A club spokesperson said “We’re thrilled to partner with Byzas Research and look forward to a very successful partnership.

“Located in the heart of Denbigh, both organisations are community focused and passionate about supporting the local game, this is a great coming together we proudly wear their branding as we prepare for each game”.

The club are delighted to be on board with Byzas and look forward to welcoming Alex and the team to Central Park this evening for our match with Gresford.

PREVIEW | Denbigh Town v Gresford Athletic Form: Town come into this one looking to put right the wrongs of New Year’s Day that saw them comprehensively beaten by Ruthin. The Vale of Clwyd Derby couldn’t have ended any worse for Town who saw four goals past them without reply on a poor afternoon. It couldn’t have been any different to that of Boxing Day which saw 1,145 supporters see Paul Fleming net a stoppage time winner in the derby following Nathan Brown’s leveller. Denbigh have just one win in their last four and are looking to return to the form that has seen them in the top five for the majority of the campaign.

Gresford’s terrific form at the beginning of the campaign came to a halt at the end of October when a stoppage time Town winner ended a run of eight wins on the spin against tier two or below opponents. Since then they’ve won once in seven games losing 3-0 to Airbus UK Broughton on New Year’s Day. It followed on from a respectable 0-0 draw with the Wingmakers on Boxing Day. Their last victory came in mid-December, beating Chirk 6-0.

Head-to-Head: Our last meeting came as mentioned at the back end of October, where Denbigh ran out 2-1 winners at the Rock. Haci Ozlu opened the scoring for Gresford before Nathan Brown levelled. Deep into stoppage time Tom Weir ran half the length of the pitch before finishing to win it in stoppage time.

Our last meeting at Central Park was in July 2022 in the Nathaniel MG Cup, Dominic Deacon netted the decider in a 1-0 win for the visitors. Our last league game at home to Gresford came in April 2017, goals from Matthew Worrall, Andrew Swarbrick and Gareth Parridge secured the points for Denbigh.

Keep Up: You can keep up to date with all the action via the club’s social media channels including live text commentary via our X (FKA Twitter) page and match report on the club website post-match. For live updates as they happen follow Denbigh Town on the Cymru Football App.

REPORT | DENBIGH TOWN 2-1 RUTHIN TOWN FLEMING THE HERO WITH LAST GASP DERBY WINNER Paul Fleming wrote himself into Denbigh Town folklore as his stoppage-time winner ensured the Vale of Clwyd bragging rights remained firmly red in front of a clubrecord attendance.

1,145 supporters watched on as Ruthin took the lead via derby specialist Llyr Morris but a second-half double from Nathan Brown and the skipper Fleming sent the crowd wild in a passionate afternoon at Central Park.

The first chance of the game fell to Town within the first minute or so when a well-worked move found Brown who hit a tame effort into the grateful arms of Dan Goldston.

Ruthin controlled possession for large parts of the match and carved out their first chance after 13 minutes, when a corner was cleared as far as captain Osian Davies who volleyed towards goal, but Aaron Jones held it firmly.

The closest opportunity came just before the 20-minute mark as Brown once again found himself with a sight of goal, swinging a volley towards the net but it slammed against the post.

In reality, chances were limited in the next 20 minutes or so, neither keeper being tested but Ruthin edging the contest and appearing in control. That paid off for the visitors as Llyr Morris was played through down the middle and dispatched the ball past Jones to open the scoring.

Ruthin sensing an opportunity almost doubled the advantage only for Morris’ weaving run to be blocked by Ben Lockley, before a shot at goal following a corner was cleared off the line by Josh Lock.

Half-Time: Denbigh Town 0-1 Ruthin Town Trailing at the break, Town came out with purpose but it was still Ruthin who had the first shot on goal. A free-kick from Jake Hampson was destined for the top corner before Jones made a sensational stop to tip it on to the crossbar.

Just over ten minutes into the half and Town restored parity, Brown was played through on goal by Lock and with a sweeping boot placed the ball to the right of the keeper in what was a superb finish.

Now Denbigh had the game by the scruff of the neck, following the hour mark Craig Pritchard made his way into the box on the right before unleashing a shot that had to once again be tipped over by Goldston. Five minutes later he was involved again battling it out for the ball before laying it to Fleming, the skipper in turn fed Lock but he couldn’t keep his effort down.

Pritchard was a busy man, running on to a loose ball on the edge of the area and testing the keeper, but the game wasn’t all one-way traffic. Sam Jones was free down the right with just the keeper to beat, but he dragged his effort wide of the mark.

Less than a minute later Town were ruing missed chances of their own, as substitute Danny Clarke was off balance and could only steer his shot into the side netting. Ben Lockley then looked like he might win it as a free-kick from deep found the defender sliding in, but the keeper made himself big and denied from close range.

As stoppage time began, Town continued to look for a famous winner. They duly delivered when Brown’s cross found the skipper Fleming who rose highest to slam the ball into the back of the net for some incredible scenes of jubilation throughout Central Park.

The win keeps the bragging rights in Denbigh if not for at least another week, with the next game the reverse, away to Ruthin Town on New Year’s Day. Denbigh Town: A.Jones, Roberts, Lockley, Parry-Jones, S.Jones, Lock, Kershaw, Brown, Fleming, Pritchard, Weir.

Subs: Rogers, Thomas-Sadler, Hansen, Foulkes, Clarke, Lloyd Referee: Sion Davies Attendance: 1,145

Match Report—Ollie Beech

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Player Profiles

Management Manager—Dewi Llion— After 4 years as Academy Director and First Team Coach at Bala Town, Dewi joined Denbigh in 2016 to assist Gareth Thomas and then Eddie Maurice-Jones, before taking the helm alongside Matty Jones as joint manager for the season 2018-2019. Dewi was appointed sole first team manager for the season 2019-2020 and led the team to runners up spot in the Lockstock Welsh Alliance League 1. Dewi is both a UEFA A Senior coach and Youth A Licensed coach aswell as holding a BSc in Sport Science & Football Assistant Manager—Kristian Pierce—KP’s playing career has been cut short after several serious injuries and he retired from the game after season 2021/22. He wants to put something back into the game and at our Club where he had such a successful playing career. Had spells at Rhyl & Porthmadog aswell as playing in Europe with Bala Town. He joins us as a coach where his enthusiasm and knowledge as a player will be such a strength for our squad.

Coach—Brett Jones—Brett rejoins the club having previously worked at the club alongside Elfed Lloyd, following a 4 year spell at Everton Ladies U21s. He teams up alongside Dewi Llion for the second time having also worked at Bala Town FC Academy together.

Coach—Mathew Jones—An FAW A Licence coaching certificate holder, Matty joins us now to concentrate fully on coaching after spells at management with Conwy, Llandudno, Rhyl and ourselves a few seasons ago. He has also coached the Welsh Cymru Cup team and is highly respected coach across the North Wales football scene.

Players Goalkeeper - Aaron Jones - Aaron signs following a short spell at Llanelwy Athletic. His previous Clubs are Wrexham, Everton, TNS & Flint as well as having Welsh Youth Cups. A gifted goalkeeper who is comfortable with the ball by his feet

Defender— Sion Jones - Sion is one of our promising youngsters who has been involved with the Junior Teams for many years. He joined Rhyl FC and was with their Youth teams until the start of 2018 when he moved to Denbigh. A player who is gaining in experience with every game he plays Sion is a right sided player who has broken into the first team squad through hard work and commitment, and he has a bright future ahead of him.

Player Profiles

Defender—Dan Parry Jones—19 year old Dan joins us from Colwyn Bay where he made his debut in January 2022 having previously been with Connahs Quays Nomads Development Team. He captained Welsh Colleges last season and his maturity improves with every game. A highly versatile youngster he is capable of playing in a number of positions.

Defender - Billy Holmes - Local lad Billy is a fan’s favourite with his long pacy runs with the ball at his feet. A great left footer who plays in defence or midfield he has come through the ranks at Denbigh having played for the Youth team and Reserves before breaking into the first team.

He made his mark last season as a central defender being big, strong and quick . As a left footer he gives the team that added balance within the set up.

Defender—Craig Rogers—A ball playing centre half who can also operate at left back. Craig returns to the Club after playing under Gareth Thomas here a few seasons ago. Craig brings with him a lot of experience from playing for Airbus Uk, Holywell Town , Aberystwyth & Warrington aswell as spells playing abroad in Norway, Iceland and USA.

Defender—Harry Lockley—Harry joins us with his twin brother Ben from Conwy Borough. He was outstanding in the two friendlies we had against them in 2021. Harry can operate in a variety of positions which will bring extra depth and competition to the squad. Comes highly recommended by his former manager Matty Jones (now our coach) and played over 20 games in the Cymru North last season.

Defender—Ben Lockley—Ben joins us from Conwy Borough along with his twin brother Harry.

He played over 20 games in season 2021/22 for Conwy Borough in a variety of roles. Comes highly recommended by Matty Jones our coach who was his manager at Conwy.

Defender —Morgan Thomas Sadler—A youngster with bags of potential, Morgan was on the books of Notts Forest for several years until a string of injuries hampered his career. He joins us from Colwyn Bay’s youth set up where he drew the attention of other clubs as a tough tackling, skilful midfielder with a great eye for goal.

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Player Profiles

Midfielder - Ryan Kershaw - Ryan joins us from Cefn Albion and has European pedigree and JD Cymru Premier experience having also played with TNS & Newtown. A tough tackling strong midfielder with an eye for a good ball and great energy levels he has a major part to play in the squad

Midfielder —Oliver Hanson— OllyÊwasÊwithÊtheÊBalaÊAcademyÊwithÊDewiÊLlionÊasÊhisÊmanagerÊandÊheÊ hasÊsinceÊplayedÊwithÊRhylÊFcÊandÊNFAÊFC.ÊS llÊonlyÊ18,ÊheÊscoredÊforÊusÊinÊaÊfriendlyÊbutÊshortlyÊa erwardsÊbrokeÊhisÊankle,ÊsoÊhe’llÊbeÊoutÊforÊaÊfewÊweeksÊyet.ÊAÊtalentedÊyoungsterÊandÊweÊlookÊforwardÊtoÊ ge ngÊhomeÊbackÊtoÊfullÊfitness.

Midfielder - Jason Foulkes - A very versatile player who can play ion a number of positions. A tough tackler and strong player he has been a key player with St Asaph for the few seasons. A top class cricketer who has played for Wales recently and who won't be available fully until the cricket season is over .

Midfielder - Keiron Roberts - Keiron is a quality central midfielder who joined us in August 2020 from Greenfield. He has also played for Rhydymwyn when they were in the Cymru Alliance. A tenacious midfielder who has settled in well, he has a lot of quality on the ball.

Midfielder - Josh Lock - Midfielder Josh Lock joined Denbigh Town on loan from Cymru Premier champions The New Saints, in August 2023. A skilful youngster with a great reading of the game and the ability to play some key passes.

Midfielder - Paul Fleming - Captain - Paul joined us from St Asaph FC in 2019 where he has been for a few seasons. He is an energetic midfield player who gives us a physical presence in both penalty boxes. The 34 year old also has a knack of scoring important goals and is a strong addition to the squad. He was awarded the Players Player of the season award for

Player Profiles

Striker - Nathan Brown—Right winger 23 year old Nathan will bring pace and quality to our team aswell as having a great delivery from set pieces . He joins us from Airbus UK and prior to that he was with Flint Town Utd and Chester City.

Striker - Craig Pritchard—Craig is a player who was part of our 2017/18 team which reached second place in the Cymru Alliance Tier 2 League and was named Player of the Season that year. A Welsh International at Futsal, Craig has had his injuries and is now fully recovered. He has impressed everyone in training and has shown that he has lost none of his skill and awareness on the ball .

A striker—Tom Weir—Noted goalscorer Tom joins us from Bow FC having played with our Juniors in his younger days. His past Clubs include Connah's Quay Nomads and Flint Town Utd. A tough bustling centre forward he is a player Dewi Llion has been looking to sign for some time.

Striker—Matthew Worrall— Matty joins us for the second time as he was part of our 2017/18 team where he was the scorer of some vital goals. A proven goal scorer, he then moved onto Rhyl, Gresford and lastly Llay Welfare before re- joining us in Jan 2023.

Striker—Dan Clarke - Talented local lad Dan joined the Club after completing his Chester City Scholarship Programme in 2019. After his first season in senior football Dan adapted really well to the game putting in some first class performances and scoring some top class goals.

Dan has the ability to play at a higher level if he continues to develop as he has done over the last 12 months, and has a bright future ahead of him in the game.

Brief History

Denbigh Town Football Club was formed in 1880 and has remained one of the most popular and highly respected Clubs in North Wales ever since. One of the Club’s finest achievements came in 1924 when they won both the Welsh Amateur Cup and the North Wales Coast Amateur Cup.

A number of minor successes ensued in the subsequent decades until the Club hit a purple patch in the 1970s when they won the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Division One Championship four times and the League Cup on five occasions. Town also landed the North Wales Amateur Cup in 1970 and the North Wales Amateur Cup in 1972. The manager through most of this golden period was John Trevor Roberts who remains one of Denbigh Town’s most legendary figures.

After the Club left the Wrexham Area League at the turn of the 1980s and joined the Clwyd League many trophy less years followed. The sleeping giant did not awaken until the 1991/1992 season when Liverpudlian duo Bill Dawson and Rook Cook-Hannah took over the reins at the Club.

In their first season the Club won promotion to the Premier Division, but the biggest highlight was an unforgettable 1-0 North Wales Challenge Cup Victory over the 4th placed HFS Loans League semiprofessionals of Caernarfon Town before an ecstatic crowd at Central Park.

After two seasons in the Clwyd Premier, the Club was promoted to the Fitlock Welsh Alliance League in 1994/95. After finishing 4th in their first season Denbigh Town followed up in style by landing the League Championship and Cookson Cup double, the Club’s finest achievement for almost 20 years.

The Club joined the Cymru Alliance in 1996/97 and enjoyed several good seasons at that level.

Denbigh joined the Welsh Alliance Leagie for 2002/2003 and finished 3rd, reached the semi-final of the Barritt Cup and won the Alves Cup with Roy Cook-Hannah at the helm. Cook- Hannah resigned in December 2003 and Clwyd Williams & Nick Hailes were installed as joint-managers. The team finished the season in 12th position.

In May 2004 Tim Dyer was appointed manager and in 2005/2006 he guided the team to the Barritt Cup and Cookson Cup double, runners up in the Welsh Alliance League and also finalists in the North Wales Coast FA Challenge Cup. The Club also won the Welsh Alliance Fair Play League for 2005/2006 & 2006/2007. In 2007 Denbigh Town were crowned Welsh Alliance League Champions and Cookson Cup winners.

After Tim Dyer stepped down at the end of the 2008/2009 season Steve Jones was appointed manager with Dean Martin as his assistant. Under the new regime the team finished 10th in the 2009/2010 Cymru Alliance League. Unfortunately, due to the Welsh Premier Super 12, six clubs were relegated from the Welsh Premier and the 3 feeder leagues all promoted a club to the Cymru Alliance.

This meant only the top 7 survived in the Cymru Alliance and so Denbigh Town were relegated to the Welsh Alliance League. Jones and his assistant Martin resigned in May 2010.

Brief History continued John James and Andy Lewis were appointed manager and coach for the 2010/2011 season.

Despite relegation the Club started ground development with hard standing area placed all around the perimeter of the ground and floodlights were installed in April 2012.

In 2012/2013 ex-player and captain Richard Williams- Cooke was appointed manager. In his first season Cookie took the club to runners up position in the Welsh Alliance League. The following season the Club won the league, remaining unbeaten throughout the whole league campaign and also won the Mawddach Cup. The Club were promoted to the Cymru Alliance – the Tier 2 level of Welsh football

Cookie resigned in June 2014 due to work and family commitments. A joint management team of Dave Taylor and Terry Ingram were appointed in his place, but they parted company with club a few months later.

In September 2014 the Club appointed Elfed Lloyd and 1st team Captain Max Peate as caretaker managers for the rest of that season.

Gareth Thomas (Perry) was appointed manager on 21st May 2015, and he led the Club to 3rd position in the Cymru Alliance in season 2015/2016. In the same season Perry also took the Club to the Word Cup Final losing 2-0 to treble winners The New Saints (TNS).

However, in November 2016 the Club parted company with Perry and Eddie Maurice Jones was appointed manager Maurice-Jones took the Club to its highest ever finish in the Cymru Alliance – that of 2nd in the season 2017/2018. However, at the end of that season Maurice-Jones moved to become manager of Rhyl and many of the players followed him.

New joint managers Dewi Llion Jones & Matty Jones had the task of forming a team with new players with only a few weeks left before the start of the season. Despite a valiant effort by the managers and their new team the Club fell into the relegation zone on the last day of the season 2018/2019 and were relegated to the Welsh Alliance.

Matty Jones left the joint managership role in April 2019 and Dewi Llion Jones was appointed sole manager for the season 2019/2020. He appointed former Town player Owain Roberts as his coach. A strong season followed but the Covid 19 pandemic meant the season was cut short and Denbigh were appointed runners up in the league to Holyhead Hotspurs.

The Welsh Alliance League finished in 2019/2020 and Denbigh Town were placed in the new Lock Stock Ardal North West League for the season 2021/22.

The club narrowly missed out on the promotion spots in the season 2021/2022 finishing third.

History

TheÊhistoryÊofÊtheÊpresent-dayÊGresfordÊAthle cÊstretchesÊbackÊtoÊ1946,ÊalthoughÊitÊisÊknownÊthatÊtheÊclubÊexistedÊinÊtheÊ1920s.

GresfordÊAthle cÊwonÊtheÊWelshÊNa onalÊLeagueÊEastÊDivisionÊinÊtheÊ1946/47Êseason.ÊTheÊnextÊ meÊtheÊclubÊwonÊaÊleagueÊ trophyÊwasÊinÊ1962/63,ÊwhenÊtheyÊwonÊtheÊWelshÊNa onalÊLeagueÊDivisionÊTwo.ÊInÊ1969,ÊDivisionÊThreeÊwasÊsplitÊintoÊtwoÊ sec ons,ÊAÊandÊB,ÊwithÊGresfordÊAthle cÊReservesÊwinningÊtheÊWelshÊNa onalÊLeagueÊDivisionÊThreeÊAÊ tle.

TheÊclubÊremainedÊinÊtheÊWelshÊNa onalÊLeagueÊun lÊtheÊintroduc onÊofÊtheÊCymruÊAllianceÊinÊtheÊ1990/91Êseason,ÊwhenÊtheyÊ becameÊoneÊofÊtheÊfounderÊmembersÊofÊtheÊleague.ÊTheyÊremainedÊinÊtheÊCymruÊAllianceÊforÊfourÊseasonsÊbeforeÊbeingÊ relegatedÊbackÊtoÊtheÊWelshÊNa onalÊLeagueÊinÊ1994.ÊDuringÊthisÊfour-yearÊperiod,ÊtheyÊreachedÊtheÊCymruÊAllianceÊLeagueÊCupÊ final,ÊlosingÊtoÊaÊveryÊstrongÊRhylÊside.

Promo onÊwasÊachievedÊinÊtheÊ2000/01ÊseasonÊwhenÊtheyÊwereÊonceÊagainÊchampionsÊofÊtheÊWelshÊNa onalÊLeagueÊPremierÊ and,ÊwithÊtheÊfinancesÊinÊplace,ÊtheÊclub’sÊCommi eeÊmanagedÊtoÊupgradeÊtheÊclub'sÊhomeÊground,ÊClappersÊLane,ÊtoÊCymruÊ AllianceÊstandards.ÊInÊtheÊsameÊseason,ÊtheyÊwereÊalsoÊbeatenÊinÊtheÊFAWÊTrophyÊfinal.

AlanÊJones,ÊnicknamedÊSammy,Êle ÊhisÊroleÊasÊFirstÊTeamÊManagerÊofÊGresfordÊAthle cÊinÊ2008,Êa erÊoverÊ20ÊyearsÊofÊbeingÊatÊ theÊclub,ÊearningÊsevenÊtrophiesÊandÊcemen ngÊhisÊlegendaryÊstatusÊwithinÊtheÊclub.ÊHeÊwasÊreplacedÊbyÊSamÊAinge,ÊwhoÊwasÊ promotedÊfromÊGresfordÊAthle cÊReserves.

UponÊtheÊre-structureÊofÊfootballÊinÊWales,ÊtheyÊre-enteredÊtheÊWelshÊNa onalÊLeagueÊPremierÊinÊtheÊ2010/11ÊseasonÊfollowingÊ nineÊseasonsÊinÊtheÊCymruÊAlliance.ÊThisÊprovedÊtoÊbeÊaÊdifficultÊseasonÊforÊtheÊclub,ÊwithÊthemÊfinishingÊinÊtheÊbo omÊfour.Ê However,ÊtheÊfollowingÊthreeÊseasonsÊsawÊthemÊsteadilyÊmoveÊupÊtheÊleagueÊtable.

TheÊsummerÊofÊ2014ÊsawÊaÊnewÊmanagementÊteamÊandÊcommi eeÊintroducedÊatÊtheÊclub,ÊwhichÊbroughtÊinÊaÊnumberÊofÊnewÊ playersÊinÊandÊtheÊemphasisÊbothÊonÊandÊoffÊtheÊpitchÊbeingÊonÊachievingÊpromo onÊtoÊtheÊCymruÊAlliance.ÊEddieÊMaurice-JonesÊ wasÊappointedÊasÊFirstÊTeamÊManagerÊandÊJulianÊDaviesÊbecameÊtheÊclub’sÊChairman,ÊreplacingÊRobÊRatcliffe.

AÊ24-matchÊunbeatenÊrunÊsawÊGresfordÊAthle cÊmaintainÊaÊcontrolÊonÊtheÊleague,ÊwhilstÊalsoÊseeingÊaÊsuccessfulÊrunÊinÊtheÊ WelshÊCup,ÊWelshÊTrophyÊandÊWelshÊNa onalÊLeagueÊPremierÊCupÊcompe onsÊandÊitÊwasÊJanuaryÊbeforeÊtheyÊfinallyÊlostÊaÊ game.ÊHowever,ÊtheÊWelshÊNa onalÊLeagueÊPremierÊ tleÊwasÊnotÊclinchedÊun lÊtheÊfinalÊgameÊofÊtheÊseason,ÊbyÊwhichÊ meÊtheÊ workÊhadÊbeenÊcompletedÊbehindÊtheÊscenes,ÊwithÊpromo onÊtoÊtheÊCymruÊAllianceÊhavingÊalreadyÊbeenÊconfirmed.

TheÊ2015/16ÊseasonÊsawÊGresfordÊAthle cÊclaimÊtheirÊhighestÊeverÊfinishÊinÊtheÊsecondÊ erÊofÊWelshÊfootball,ÊwhenÊtheyÊ finishedÊtheÊseasonÊinÊsixthÊplace.

InÊtheÊ2016/17Êseason,ÊGresfordÊAthle cÊReservesÊManagerÊSteveÊHalliwellÊwasÊappointedÊasÊFirstÊTeamÊManager,ÊfollowingÊtheÊ departureÊofÊEddieÊMaurice-JonesÊtoÊDenbighÊTown.ÊHeÊledÊtheÊclubÊtoÊwinÊtheÊNEWFAÊChallengeÊCupÊforÊtheÊthirdÊ meÊinÊtheirÊ history.ÊTheÊfinalÊwasÊplayedÊagainstÊQueensÊPark,ÊwithÊGresfordÊAthle cÊdeservedlyÊwinningÊ3-2ÊatÊfullÊ me.

TwoÊseasonsÊlater,ÊGresfordÊAthle cÊthenÊwentÊontoÊbeÊrunnersÊupÊinÊtheÊNEWFAÊChallengeÊCup,ÊlosingÊ4-1ÊtoÊCefnÊDruidsÊinÊ theÊ2018/19Êfinal.

AheadÊofÊtheÊforma onÊofÊtheÊnewÊCymruÊNorthÊforÊtheÊ2019/20Êseason,ÊreplacingÊtheÊpreviousÊCymruÊAlliance,ÊGresfordÊ Athle cÊunderwentÊaÊrestructureÊonÊtheÊcoachingÊstaff.ÊTheÊclubÊappointedÊtheirÊfirstÊeverÊDirectorÊofÊFootballÊinÊSteveÊHalliwell,Ê leavingÊhisÊroleÊasÊFirstÊTeamÊManager,ÊwithinÊtheÊnew-lookÊcoachingÊstaff.ÊRichardÊCapperÊwasÊappointedÊFirstÊTeamÊManager.

GresfordÊAthle cÊfinishedÊ11thÊinÊtheÊfirstÊseasonÊofÊtheÊCymruÊNorth,ÊwhichÊwasÊcutÊshortÊdueÊtoÊtheÊCOVID-19Êpandemic,ÊandÊ haveÊbeenÊmembersÊofÊtheÊCymruÊNorthÊfromÊtheÊ2020/21ÊseasonÊonwards.

EddieÊMaurice-JonesÊreturnedÊtoÊtheÊclubÊforÊhisÊsecondÊspellÊasÊFirstÊTeamÊManagerÊinÊJuneÊ2020,ÊwithÊformerÊGresfordÊ Athle cÊgoalkeeperÊJonathanÊHill-DuntÊjoiningÊhimÊasÊFirstÊTeamÊAssistantÊManagerÊinÊ2021.

TheÊ2022/23ÊseasonÊsawÊaÊbigÊchangeÊforÊtheÊGresfordÊAthle cÊFirstÊTeam,ÊasÊtheyÊagreedÊaÊmul -yearÊdealÊtoÊseeÊtheÊteamÊ moveÊfromÊClappersÊLaneÊtoÊTheÊRock,ÊgroundsharingÊwithÊCefnÊDruids.ÊTheÊmoveÊcameÊdueÊtoÊtheÊincreasingÊTierÊ2ÊcriteriaÊ fromÊtheÊFootballÊAssoicia onÊofÊWales,ÊmeaningÊthatÊClappersÊLaneÊwouldÊproveÊdifficultÊtoÊbeÊupÊtoÊtheÊminimumÊstandardÊtoÊ hostÊgamesÊinÊtheÊCymruÊNorthÊandÊcouldÊresultÊinÊaÊrejec onÊofÊtheÊclub’sÊTierÊ2ÊlicenseÊforÊtheÊ2023/24Êseason.ÊDespiteÊtheÊ move,ÊtheÊclub’sÊReservesÊremainedÊatÊClappersÊLane,ÊkeepingÊtheÊclub’sÊfeetÊwithinÊtheÊvillageÊofÊGresford.

TheÊfinalÊGresfordÊAthle cÊFirstÊTeamÊhomeÊgameÊplayedÊatÊClappersÊLaneÊwasÊaÊ1-0ÊwinÊagainstÊRuthinÊTownÊinÊFebruaryÊ2023,Ê withÊtheirÊfirstÊhomeÊgameÊplayedÊatÊTheÊRockÊcomingÊinÊMarchÊ2023,ÊwhenÊtheyÊdrewÊ1-1ÊwithÊPrestatynÊTown.

SQUAD LIST

SQUAD LIST

Aaron Jones Matty Owen Billy Holmes Sion Jones Ben Lockley Harry Lockley Dan Parry-Jones Craig Rogers Morgan Thomas Sadler Josh Lock Paul Fleming (Club Captain) Jason Foulkes Oliver Hansen Ryan Kershaw Keiron Roberts Nathan Brown Dan Clarke Craig Pritchard Tom Weir Matthew Worrall

Mike Jones James Smith Nathan Williams (Vice Capt) Adam Hesp Paul Johnson Joshua Griffiths (Capt) Simon Smith Harvey Ellis Dominic Deacon Joe Chaplin Charley Edge Charlie Mann Alex Buxton Sam Spridgeon Leon Bennett Jack Roberts Toby Gallagher-Keenan Tom Killilea Haci Ozlu Louis Parr Jack Robinson

Manager – Dewi Llion Jones Coach – Matthew Jones Coach – Kristian Pierce Coach - Brett Jones

Manager – Eddie Maurice-Jones Ass Manager – Jonathan Hill-Dunt Coach – Kevin O’Grady Goalkeeper Coach – Steve Jones Fitness Coach – Levi Challoner