Cefn Druids AFC
| Cefn Druids AFC | |||
| Basic data | |||
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| Surname | Cefn Druids Association Football Club | ||
| Seat | Cefn Mawr | ||
| founding | 1872 | ||
| Colours | black-and-white | ||
| president | John Hughes | ||
| Website | cefndruidsafc.com | ||
| First soccer team | |||
| Head coach | Huw Griffiths | ||
| Venue | The Rock | ||
| Places | 2,000 | ||
| league | Cymru Premier | ||
| 2019/20 | 8th place | ||
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Cefn Druids AFC ( wal. : Clwb PEL droed Derwyddon cefn ) is a Welsh football club from cefn Mawr in the county of Wrexham .
history
The origins of football in the region date back to 1869 when Plasmadoc FC was founded by the Thomson brothers. Three years later, Ruabon Rovers FC and Ruabon Volunteers FC joined the club, which was then called Ruabon Druids FC.
Six Druids players took part in Wales' first international match on March 25, 1876: David Thomson, Llewelyn Kenrick, William Williams, Daniel Gray, George Thomson and John Jones. Most of those who ever played for Wales from a single club.
Samuel Llewelyn is considered the father of Welsh football. First as a player, then as a lawyer and founder of the Football Association of Wales , he organized the first international match against Scotland.
In the next season the club was in the first of a total of 14 finals in the cup , six times in a row between 1879/80 and 1884/85. Between 1880 and 1894, thirty Druid players were also represented in 44 international matches.
Due to the First World War , the club had lost some players, the club began in the North Wales Alliance League. In 1920 they left their home ground, Wynnstay Park, and merged with Rhosymedre FC. Acrefair United joined three years later and the club was henceforth called Druids United FC.
In the League of Wales , founded in 1992, the club was a founding member and played there for eleven years until relegation in 2010. Since 2014/15 , he was back in the first division, but rose again directly.
Name changes
- 1872: Ruabon Druids FC
- 1920: Rhosymedre Druids FC
- 1923: Druids United FC
- 1992: Cefn Druids AFC
- 1998: Flexys Cefn Druids AFC
- 2003: NEWI Cefn Druids AFC
- 2009: Elements Cefn Druids AFC
- 2010: Cefn Druids AFC
Placements
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Successes in the cup
| season | winner | opponent | season | finalist | opponent | |
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| 1879/80 | 2: 1 | FC Ruthin Town | 1877/78 | 0: 1 | Wrexham Town FC | |
| 1880/81 | 2-0 | Newtown White Stars FC | 1882/83 | 0: 1 | Wrexham FC | |
| 1881/82 | 5-0 | Northwich Victoria | 1883/84 | 0: 0; 0: 1 | Oswestry White Stars | |
| 1884/85 | 1: 1; 3: 1 a.d. | Oswestry White Stars | 1899/00 | 0: 3 | Aberystwyth Town FC | |
| 1885/86 | 4-0 | Newtown Red Stars FC | 1900/01 | 0: 1 | Oswestry United FC | |
| 1897/98 | 1: 1 n.V .; 2: 1 a.d. | Wrexham FC | 2011/12 | 0: 2 | Total Network Solutions FC | |
| 1898/99 | 2: 2 n.V .; 1-0 | Wrexham FC | ||||
| 1903/04 | 3: 2 | Aberdare Athletic |
European Cup balance sheet
| season | competition | round | opponent | total | To | Back |
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| 2012/13 | UEFA Europa League | 1st qualifying round |
 Myllycosken Pallo -47
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0: 5 | 0: 0 (H) | 0: 5 (A) |
| 2018/19 | UEFA Europa League | Pre-qualification |
 FK Trakai
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1: 2 | 1: 1 (H) | 0: 1 (A) |
Overall record: 4 games, 2 draws, 2 defeats, 1: 7 goals (goal difference −6)
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of stadiums in Wales ( Memento of the original from March 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Club history from the club homepage
- ↑ List of first international match for Wales
