Who are the Grassroots North Wales Club of the Month for January 2023?
Colwyn Bay are the Grassroots North Wales/Clwb y Mis for January.
Steve Evans’ side have been pretty perfect all season. In 24 matches, they have won 22, drawn 1 and lost just once, to higher-league Connah’s Quay Nomads in the Welsh Cup.
The only other setback was their expulsion from the Nathaniel MG Cup for a rule transgression in beating Cymru Premier Flint Town United on penalties.
The Seagulls have won eight matches in a row and four out of four in January – all in the Cymru North.
On January 2, they walloped Guilsfield 6-0 at Llanelian Road, edged a tough one 3-2 at Prestatyn Town four days later, finished strongly to see off Buckley Town 5-2 at home after being 1-1 at half time and showed their grit to nudge past Chirk 2-1 on January 28.
Bay sit top of the Cymru North with 18 wins and a draw in 19 matches. Unbeaten and with 55 points accrued out of 57.
Despite their leading scorer James Kirby leaving in December, the Seagulls have remained an unstoppable force.
They have been contenders for every Club of the Month and this time the award is theirs.
OTHER JANUARY CONTENDERS….
Holywell Town
October’s Clwb y Mis winners also picked up four straight victories in January.
Johnny Haseldin’s side beat Porthmadog 4-0 (league – home), Guilsfield 2-1 (Welsh Cup – away), Gresford Athletic 2-0 (league – home) and 3-0 Llanidloes Town (league – away).
They sit second in the Cymru North, have Penybont away in the Welsh Cup quarter-finals this weekend and have 15 straight wins behind them. Amazing Wellmen.
Denbigh Town
Magical Denbigh kept a 100 percent record in January.
They reached the FAW Trophy quarter-finals with a superb 2-0 win over Penydarren Seniors BGC, walloped CPD Y Felinheli 8-0 and Brickfield Rangers 9-1 in the tier 3 Ardal North West and also triumphed 2-0 over Llandudno Albion.
Their reserves also gained their first two wins of the season.
Rhos United
A fantastic month for this tier 5 North Wales Coast East Division One side.
Four wins, 22 goals scored, all in the league.
They defeated Rhyl All Stars 7-0, CPD Henllan 6-2, Rhyl Dragons 5-1 and Caer Clwyd 4-3.
Llandudno Amateurs
The goal-crazy stars of North Wales Coast East Division One whose strikers Joe Jones and Azz Rogers have been unstoppable.
Four wins – all in the league – 33 goals netted and just four conceded.
Carl Nichols and Gaz Sharp’s side thrashed Rhyl All Stars 10-0, Rhyl Dragons 10-1, CPD Y Glannau 5-1 and Penrhyn Bay 8-2.
Rogers has 28 for the season and Jones 26.
Llandudno Junction
Another team really on the up with three victories on the bounce in the North Wales Coast East Premier Division during January.
They really caused a stir with a 3-1 win at leaders St Asaph City, also won 3-1 at Penmaenmawr Phoenix and whipped Kinmel Bay 4-1.
FC Queen’s Park 3-0
Always up there and thereabouts, our September winners and North East Wales Club of 2022 had a spotless January.
Dave Evans’ side thumped Penyffordd Lions 5-1 in the North East Wales League Premier Division, saw off Coedpoeth United 3-0 in the Mike Beech Trophy and overcame Connah’s Quay Town 2-1 in the NEWFA Horace Wynne Cup.
Lex XI 3-0
Played 3, Won 3, 29 goals scored – great to see Lex firing on all cylinders again.
The Lawmen began the month beating Brymbo 5-3 in the North East Wales League Premier Division, battered Johnstown 18-1 in the Mike Beech Trophy, including a potential club record 10 goals in a single game from Alan Huxley and progressed 6-2 at Mynydd Isa Spartans in the NEWFA Horace Wynne Cup.
Well done to Ricky Evans and Matt Oddie’s side.
Bow 3-1-0
This ambitious tier 5 club have kicked off January superbly well.
On January 21, they led North Wales Coast East Division One leaders Abergele 4-2 and came ultra-close to ending their 36-match unbeaten record before getting pegged back to 4-4 at the final whistle.
Prestatyn-based Bow also defeated Henllan 4-1 and 3-0, plus Penrhyn Bay 6-0 in the month.
Clwb y Mis/Club of the Month winners 2022-23 season
August – Talysarn Celts
September – FC Queen’s Park
October – Holywell Town
November – Denbigh Town
December – Connah’s Quay Nomads
January – Colwyn Bay