Let’s review an amazing season for tier 5 double winners and multi cup giant-killers Trearddur Bay

Trearddur Bay have done the double in their comeback season.

Nick Dumbarton’s side added the North Wales Coast West Division One Cup to their league title at the weekend with a penalty shoot-out victory over Cemaes Bay.

After taking a break from football at senior’s men’s level in 2021-22, Trearddur certainly returned with a bang this term – new management, new players, new outlook….and they also dropped the United of the past and became just Trearddur Bay FC.

The first team now hopes to rise up the pyramid again, just like they did in the last decade when the highlight was finishing tier 3 Welsh Alliance League champions.

The star of that 2015-16 campaign was 48-goal top scorer Asa Thomas, and seven years on the pride of Holyhead again led the Bay’s charge to the tier 5 double with his remarkable 75 goals.

With the Division One championship already secured, Trearddur knew they would have it tough in Saturday’s final at Lon Groes, Gaerwen, against a Cemaes outfit which finished runners-up in the league.

The game started well for the Beachboys when Ry Lees put them ahead in the 19th minute after a scramble in the Cemaes box.

Chances were few and far between for the rest of the half and the interval arrived with the score still 1-0.

Both teams cancelled each other out for long periods after the break and it looked like it was Trearddur’s day when they still led entering added time.

But Cemaes broke opposition hearts when Cian Owen scored in the 96th minute to force extra time.

Cemaes started the brighter in the first period and it paid off in the 98th minute when Tom Wood’s 21st goal of the season put the School Lane side 2-1 up.

The lead didn’t last long as Thomas brought Bay level in the 100th minute.

PENALTIES

Mel McGinness – SCORED (1-0 TB)
Keenan Downey – SCORED (1-1)
Myles Jones – SCORED (2-1 TB)
Rhys Lloyd – HIT BAR; RETAKE SAVED BY PAUL PRITCHARD (2-1)
Ry Lees – SCORED (3-1 TB)
Ryan Folksman – SCORED (3-2)
Luke Roberts – SCORED (4-2)
Cian Owen – SCORED (4-3)
Asa Thomas – SCORED (5-3)

So a domestic double for Trearddur, plus excellent showings in national competitions the Welsh Cup and FAW Trophy, winning FIVE ties against teams from a higher level.

HOW THE DIVISION ONE TITLE WAS WON

6 May 2023
Trearddur Bay 9-0 CPD Y Fali
29 April 2023
Arriva 0-4 Trearddur Bay
22 April 2023
CPD Mountain Rangers 0-7 Trearddur Bay
18 April 2023
Caergybi 0-7 Trearddur Bay
15 April 2023
Bethesda Rovers 0-6 Trearddur Bay
8 April 2023
CPD Cefni 1-3 Trearddur Bay
25 March 2023
Holyhead Town 0-15 Trearddur Bay
18 March 2023
Trearddur Bay 3-0 Bontnewydd
11 March 2023
Trearddur Bay 5-1 Caergybi
4 March 2023
Trearddur Bay 3-1 Cemaes Bay
25 February 2023
Trearddur Bay 7-2 Arriva
18 February 2023
Bontnewydd 1-4 Trearddur Bay
11 February 2023
Trearddur Bay 6-0 Mountain Rangers
4 February 2023
Llanfairpwll 0-4 Trearddur Bay
28 January 2023
Trearddur Bay 4-0 Bethesda Rovers
7 January 2023
Llanystumdwy 1-1 Trearddur Bay
10 December 2022
Trearddur Bay 2-1 Llanystumdwy
3 December 2022
Gaerwen 0-10 Trearddur Bay
5 November 2022
Trearddur Bay 5-1 Llanfairpwll
15 October 2022
Trearddur Bay 4-2 Cefni
8 October 2022
Trearddur Bay 4-1 Llangoed & District
8 September 2022
Cemaes Bay 1-1 Trearddur Bay
29 August 2022
Trearddur Bay 12-1 Holyhead Town
17 August 2022
Y Fali 0-5 Trearddur Bay
10 August 2022
Trearddur Bay 5-0 Gaerwen
6 August 2022
Llangoed & District 2-5 Trearddur Bay

PLAYED 26 WON 24 DRAWN 2 LOST 0 GOALS FOR 141 GOALS AGAINST 16 PTS 74

HOW THE DIVISION ONE CUP WAS WON

Jan 21: CPD Mountain Rangers (a) 9-1
Apr 1: Bethesda Rovers (h) 6-0
May 13: Llanfairpwll (h) 4-1
May 20: Cemaes Bay (F) 2-2 (won 5-3 on pens)

FAW WELSH CUP

Jul 30: Nantlle Vale (h) 3-1
Aug 20: Llanfairfechan Town (h) 6-4
Sep 17: Penycae (h) 1-5

FAW AMATEUR TROPHY

Sep 3: Glan Conwy (a) 2-1
Oct 1: Penmaenmawr Phoenix (h) 4-1
Oct 29: CPD Llannefydd (h) 2-0
Nov 19: Hakin United (a) 0-5

NWCFA JUNIOR CHALLENGE CUP

Oct 22: Abergele (a) 3-4

CUP GIANT KILLINGS

Nantlle Vale (TIER 3)
Llanfairfechan Town (TIER 4)
Glan Conwy (TIER 4)
Penmaenmawr Phoenix (TIER 4)
CPD Llannefydd (TIER 4)

RECORD OVER 2022-23 SEASON – ALL COMPETITIONS

PLAYED 38
WON 33
DRAWN 2
LOST 3
GOALS FOR 183
GOALS AGAINST 41

GOALSCORERS (183 – ALL COMPETITIONS)

Asa Thomas 75
Mel McGinness 27
Kaine Bentley 16
Justin Williams 10
Tom Scott 8
Mike Edwards 5
Marcus Bell 5
Coby Doutch 5
Sol Williams 5
Myles Jones 3
Luke Roberts 3
Marc Evans 3
Joshua Evans 2
Adam Morris 2
Noel Owen 2
Casey Gregg 2
Ry Lees 2
Own Goals 2
Leon Trowell 1
Phil Jones 1
Ben Cafferkey 1
James Leatherbarrow 1
Daniel McGinness 1
Joe Donovan 1

TREARDDUR BAY HONOURS

2008/09
NWCFA Junior Cup winners
Dargie Cup winners
Thomas and Williams Cup winners

2009/10
Dargie Cup winners
Elias Cup winners

2010/11
Anglesey League champions
Dargie Cup winners
Megan Cup winners
Thomas and Williams Cup winners

2011/12
Cwpan Gwynedd winners

2012/13
Gwynedd League champions

2015/16
Welsh Alliance Division One champions

2022-23
North Wales Coast West League Division One champions
North Wales Coast West League Division One Cup winners