Abergele have now recorded the joint-fourth highest number of wins in NWCFA Junior Cup history

Abergele are now joint fourth highest on the list of clubs to win the NWCFA Junior Cup.

Their 4-0 victory over Llandudno Amateurs on May 13, 2023, made it four times that Gele have lifted the cup – joining Llanrwst and Connah’s Quay Albion on that number of wins.

Apart from their penalties success over Prestatyn Town Reserves in the 1999 showpiece, Abergele have always won their finals very convincingly.

In 1920 and 1924, they defeated Holywell Textiles and Llechid 6-0 respectively on each occasion. Then there was May 13, 2023’s four-goal triumph over Llandudno Amateurs, who were also beaten finalists in 1978.

The 2023 final at Nantporth Stadium, Bangor, was the 116th in the history of a competition which began in 1895-96 as a knockout for lower-tier/village teams.

Menai Bridge have lifted the cup the most times – eight – but their last success was in 1948.

In more recent times, the Junior Cup has catered for tier 5 teams competing in the North Wales Coast East and West Division One.

The biggest win in a final remains Glan Conwy’s 7-1 beating of Llannerchymedd Bulls in 1997-98.

Asa Thomas, the most prolific of marksmen in North Wales over the past decade or so, scored four times in the 2011 final for Trearddur Bay, but still ended up on the losing side with Point of Ayr winning 6-4.

Only two clubs have won the cup three times in a row – Mostyn YMCA in 1972, 1973 and 1974, plus Llanberis in 1964, 1965 and 1966.

Sixteen finals since 1895-96 had to be settled after a replay, the last of which was Holyhead Town v Llandegfan in 1987-88. Four finals in history have been decided on a penalty shoot-out.

The 1905-06 final between Greenfield and Holyhead saw the cup shared for the only time after three draws.

The worldwide pandemic meant the 2019-20 Junior Cup was cancelled at the semi-final stage, while the 2020-21 competition was scrapped altogether for the same reason.

NORTH WALES COAST FA JUNIOR CUP ROLL OF HONOUR

2022-23 Abergele 4-0 Llandudno Amateurs
2021-22 Cemaes Bay 4-2 Talysarn Celts
2020-21 Cancelled altogether
2019-20 Cancelled semi-final stage
2018-19 Bro Goronwy 3-1 Bryngwran Bulls
2017-18 Nefyn United 4-2 Bontnewydd (aet)
2016-17 Bro Goronwy 2-0 Waunfawr
2015-16 Llanfairpwll Res 4-0 Llanfairfechan Town
2014-15 Llandudno Albion 4-2 Trearddur Bay Reserves
2013-14 Y Felinheli 6-1 Aberffraw
2012-13 Y Felinheli 4-3 Menai Bridge Tigers
2011-12 Morawelon 4-1 Talysarn Celts
2010-11 Point of Ayr 6-4 Trearddur Bay
2009-10 Mynydd Llandegai 2-2 Bangor City Reserves (Mynydd won 6-5 pens)
2008-09 Trearddur Bay United 2-1 St Asaph City
2007-08 Barmouth & Dyffryn United 2-0 Llanystumdwy
2006-07 Beaumaris Town 4-0 Rhuddlan Town
2005-06 Caernarfon Borough 4-1 Gwalchmai
2004-05 Llanystumdwy 2-2 Bontnewydd (Llanystumdwy won on pens) * 100TH FINAL
2003-04 Llangoed 2-2 Holyhead Gwelfor Athletic (won 5-4 on pens)
2002-03 Castle Rhuddlan 2-1 Bethel
2001-02 Bethel 3-1 Porthmadog Reserves
2000-01 Nantlle Vale 4-1 Llanystumdwy (after extra time)
1999-00 Nefyn United 2-1 Llanystumdwy
1998-99 Abergele 2-2 Prestatyn Town Reserves (Abergele won on pens)
1997-98 Glan Conwy 7-1 Llannerchymedd Bulls
1996-97 Amlwch Town 3-1 Llannerchymedd
1995-96 Gwalchmai 2-1 Llandudno Cricketers
1994-95 Machno United 3-1 Holyhead Hotspur
1993-94 Deiniolen 2-0 Llansannan
1992-93 Gwalchmai 1-0 Cemaes Bay Reserves
1991-92 Llangefni Reserves 2-1 Machno United
1990-91 Gwalchmai 2-1 Penrhos United
1989-90 Connah’s Quay Albion 4-0 Llandyrnog United
1988-89 Llanfairfechan 4-1 Glantraeth
1987-88 Holyhead Town 2-1 Llandegfan (after 1-1 draw)
1986-87 Bro Goronwy 2-0 Holyhead Town
1985-86 Sychdyn 3-0 Llannerchymedd (after 2-2 draw)
1984-85 Llannerchymedd 4-2 Mostyn
1983-84 Rhydymwyn 2-0 Llanfairpwll (after 1-1 draw)
1982-83 Llanfairpwll 1-0 Llanberis
1981-82 Hawarden Rangers 4-1 Felinheli
1980-81 Llanfairpwll 2-0 Rhydymwyn
1979-80 Bethesda 1-0 FlintTown United
1978-79 Llanrug 6-3 Menai Bridge
1977-78 Llanrug 2-1 Llandudno Amateurs
1976-77 Holywell Town 2-0 Machno United
1975-76 Llanfairpwll 1-0 Mountain Rangers
1974-75 Llandegfan 1-2 Beaumaris (awarded to Llandegfan, Beaumaris played ineligible players)
1973-74 Mostyn YMCA 2-0 Llanfairpwll
1972-73 Mostyn YMCA 2-0 Point of Ayr
1971-72 Mostyn YMCA 2-1 Beaumaris
1970-71 Llangoed & District 2-1 Holywell
1969-70 Rhyl Wanderers 2-1 Mountain Rangers (after 2-2 at Caernarfon)
1968-69 Llechid Celts 3-1 Mountain Rangers
1967-68 Machno United 3-2 Flint Town
1966-67 Llechid Celts 2-1 Holywell Town
1965-66 Llanberis 6-1 Mostyn YMCA
1964-65 Llanberis 5-1 Queensferry Wanderers
1963-64 Llanberis 1-0 Gwalchmai
1962-63 Brynsiencyn 1-0 Dolwyddelan
1961-62 Gwydyr Rovers 2-0 Brynsiencyn
1960-61 Gwalchmai 2-1 Newborough
1959-60 Mostyn YMCA 6-1 Newborough
1958-59 Gwalchmai 4-2 Penrhos United
1957-58 Newborough 4-1 Saltney Ferry
1956-57 Newborough 1-0 Gwalchmai
1955-56 Amlwch 2-1 Newborough
1954-55 Saltney Ferry 4-1 Llangefni
1953-54 Mostyn YMCA 5-3 Nantlle Vale
1952-53 Greenfield United 1-0 Bangor Normal College (after 3-3 draw)
1951-52 Connah’s Quay Albion 3-1 Criccieth
1950-51 Connah’s Quay Albion 6-1 Port Dinorwic
1949-50 Amlwch 3-1 Newmarket (after 2-2 draw and 1-1 draw)
1948-49 31st TRRA Kinmel 2-0 Aberffraw
1947-48 Menai Bridge 3-2 Mostyn YMCA
1946-47 Menai Bridge 3-1 Penyffordd
1945-46 Mostyn YMCA 3-1 Penmaenmawr
1939-40 Connah’s Quay Albion 3-2 Penmaenmawr
1938-39 Bangor Normal College 3-2 Connah’s Quay Athletic
1937-38 Shotton Athletic 3-1 Llanrwst
1936-37 Shotton Athletic 2-1 Llanrwst (after 0-0 draw)
1935-36 Llanberis 2-0 Holywell St James
1934-35 Llanberis 1-0 Llanrwst
1933-34 Colwyn Bay Comrades 3-1 Penrhyn United
1932-33 Menai Bridge 4-1 Llanrwst
1931-32 Menai Bridge 1-0 Llanrwst
1930-31 Mold Alexandra 5-0 Glasinfryn
1929-30 Menai Bridge 1-0 Llanddulas
1928-29 Prestatyn 5-1 Menai Bridge
1927-28 Bethesda Vics 5-1 Menai Bridge
1926-27 Menai Bridge 3-1 Bangor Normal College
1925-26 Llanrwst 2-0 Colwyn Bay Reserves
1924-25 Beaumaris 2-0 Blaenau Ffestiniog (after 1-1 draw)
1923-24 Abergele 6-0 Llechid
1922-23 Oakenholt 4-1 Llanrug
1921-22 Glasinfryn 2-1 St Asaph (after 1-1 draw)
1920-21 Bangor Reserves 2-1 Penmaenmawr (after 2-2 draw)
1919-20 Abergele 6-0 Holywell Textiles
1913-14 Menai Bridge 1-0 Abergele
1912-13 Glasinfryn Swifts 3-0 Caernarfon Reserves
1911-12 Menai Bridge 2-1 Llanfairfechan
1910-11 Holyhead Reserves 3-0 Llandudno Reserves
1909-10 Bagillt 2-0 Llanberis
1908-09 Llanrwst 4-2 Bangor Reserves
1907-08 Llanrwst 1-0 Holyhead Reserves (after 2-2 draw)
1906-07 Rhyl Vcis 3-1 Llanrwst (after 2-2 draw)
1905-06 Greenfield 0-0 Holyhead (cup shared after two 2-2 draws)
1904-05 Bangor Reserves 1-0 Flint UAC
1903-04 Conway 2-1 Bangor (after 1-1 draw)
1902-03 Flint UAC 3-1 Bangor Reserves (after 1-1 draw)
1901-02 Llanrwst 3-2 Flint UAC (after 2-2 draw)
1900-01 Rhyl Reserves 6-0 Llanrwst
1899-1900 Flint Reserves 3-1 Caernarfon
1898-99 Colwyn Bay 2-1 Llanrwst
1897-98 Bangor Reserves 1-0 Buckley Town Reserves
1896-97 Buckley Vics 5-0 Llandudno Reserves
1895-96 Bangor 3-1 St Asaph

SUMMARY OF WINNERS

8 – Menai Bridge

6 – Mostyn YMCA

5 – Gwalchmai, Llanberis

4 – Abergele, Llanrwst, Connah’s Quay Albion

3 – Bro Goronwy, Llanfairpwll, Amlwch

2 – Nefyn United, Bangor, Glasinfryn, Beaumaris, Bethesda, Shotton Athletic, Newborough, Llechid Celts, Machno United, Llangoed and District, Llanrug, Y Felinheli

1 – Morawelon, Buckley Vics, Colwyn Bay, Flint Reserves, Rhyl Reserves, Flint UAC, Conway, Bangor Reserves, Greenfield, Holyhead, Rhyl Vics, Bagillt, Holyhead Reserves, Bangor Athletic Reserves, Oakenholt St David’s, Prestatyn, Hawarden Rangers, Holywell Town, Llandegfan, Rhyl Wanderers, Brynsiencyn, Gwydir Rovers, Saltney Ferry, Greenfield United, 31 TRA Kinmel Camp, Bangor Normal College, Colwyn Bay Comrades, Mold Alex, Sychdyn, Llannerchymedd, Rhydymwyn, Holyhead Town, Llanfairfechan, Llangefni Res, Deiniolen, Glan Conwy, Nantlle Vale, Bethel, Castle Rhuddlan, Llanystumdwy, Caernarfon Borough, Barmouth and Dyffryn, Trearddur Bay United, Mynydd Llandegai, Point of Ayr, Llandudno Albion, Llanfairpwll Res. Cemaes Bay