Kinmel Bay lift Cookson Cup for the first time!

What a Gray day! Ollie Gray celebrates his goal in acrobatic style. ALL PICTURES – STEPHEN WHITFIELD – huge thanks

COOKSON CUP FINAL 2023-24

Kinmel Bay 1 (Gray 60)
Llandudno Junction 0

Ollie Gray’s goal on the hour was enough to clinch Kinmel Bay the prestigious Cookson Cup for the first time in their history.

A close-fought final at Central Park, Denbigh, was settled by Gray’s finish from a Paddy Hamid assist.

Almost as good as the goal which won it was the celebration which followed, with Gray giving Peter Beagrie a real run for his money.

It was all captured on camera by Denbigh Town photographer Stephen Whitfield.

And keeper Danny Mills wrote himself into Kinmel Bay FC folklore when he saved a penalty to keep his team ahead.

TEAMS

KINMEL BAY

Danny Mills
Liam Jones
Ben Cawley
Ashley Wood
Dan Wivkerson
Nyal Hughes (Cory Owen 90+7)
Mason Richards
Paddy Hamid (c) (Cole Rich 90+2)
Connor Morris
Ollie Gray (Owain Roberts 84)
Tate Walker (Jacob Jones 75)
Sub: Connor Craig

LLANDUDNO JUNCTION

Dave Maddock gave it everything for Junction

Tomos Evans (Jack Nellteton 56)
George Roberts
Chris Morris
Stephen O’Neill
Kieran Edwards
Mike Williams (Dean Roberts 73)
Dan Roberts
Daniel Prince (Tomos Rhys-Williams 74)
David Maddock
Bryan Roberts (Matthew Jones 83)
Dean Seager
Sub: Harry Kirkham

PATHS TO THE COOKSON CUP FINAL

Round 1
Penmaenmawr Phoenix 2 Llandudno Junction 4; Kinmel Bay – bye
Quarter-finals
Llandudno Junction 4 Meliden 2; Llansannan 1 Kinmel Bay 2
Semi-finals
Cerrigydrudion 2 Llandudno Junction 3; Kinmel Bay 1 NFA 0

All hail the winners – Kinmel Bay

COOKSON CUP LIST OF WINNERS

1948/49 Holyhead Town
1949/50 Holyhead Town
1950/51 Pwllheli
1951/52 Pwllheli
1952/53 Flint Town United
1953/54 Pwllheli
1954/55 No competition
1955/56 Borough United
1956/57 Caernarfon Town
1957/58 Borough United
1958/59 Blaenau Ffestiniog
1959/60 Nantlle Vale
1960/61 Blaenau Ffestiniog
1961/62 Bangor City Res
1962/63 Borough United
1963/64 Holyhead Town
1964/65 Llandudno
1965/66 Borough United
1966/67 Holyhead Town
1967/68 Holyhead Town
1968/69 Bangor City Res
1969/70 Blaenau Ffestiniog
1970/71 Bethesda Athletic
1971/72 Blaenau Ffestiniog
1972/73 Blaenau Ffestiniog
1973/74 Colwyn Bay
1974/75 Wrexham Res
1975/76 Porthmadog
1976/77 Wrexham Res
1977/78 Caernarfon Town
1978/79 Pwllheli & District
1979/80 Colwyn Bay
1980/81 Colwyn Bay
1981/82 Colwyn Bay
1982/83 Courtaulds Greenfield
1983/84 Colwyn Bay
1984/85 Bangor City Res
1985/86 Bethesda Athletic
1986/87 Bangor City Res
1987/88 Connah’s Quay Nomads
1988/89 Flint Town United
1989/90 Porthmadog
1990/91 Caernarfon Town
1991/92 Cemaes Bay
1992/93 Cemaes Bay
1993/94 Llangefni Town
1994/95 Llanfairpwll
1995/96 Denbigh Town
1996/97 Halkyn United
1997/98 Loco Llanberis
1998/99 Loco Llanberis
1999/2000 Llanfairpwll
2000/01 Llanfairpwll
2001/02 Bangor City Res
2002/03 Rhyl Reserves
2003/04 Rhydymwyn
2004/05 Bethesda Athletic
2005/06 Denbigh Town
2006/07 Denbigh Town
2007/08 Bethesda Athletic
2008/09 Bethesda Athletic
2009/10 Conwy United
2010/11 Denbigh Town
2011/12 Holyhead Hotspur
2012/13 Caernarfon Town
2013/14 Holywell Town
2014/15 Llanrug United
2015/16 Glantraeth
2016/17 Glantraeth
2017/18 Conwy Borough
2018/19 Llangefni Town
2019/20 Competition not completed
2020/21 Season void
2021/22 CPD Y Rhyl 1879
2022/23 St Asaph City
2023/24 Kinmel Bay

GOALLLLLL! Kinmel Bay score the winner

Cookson Cup wins

5 – Holyhead Town; Blaenau Ffestiniog; Bangor City Res; Bethesda Athletic; Colwyn Bay

4 – Borough United; Caernarfon Town; Pwllheli; Denbigh Town;

3 – Llanfairpwll

2 – Flint Town United; Wrexham Res; Porthmadog; Cemaes Bay; Llangefni Town; Loco Llanberis; Glantraeth;

1 – Nantlle Vale, Llandudno, Courtaulds Greenfield, Connah’s Quay Nomads, Halkyn United, Rhyl Reserves, Rhydymwyn, Conwy United, Holyhead Hotspur, Holywell Town, Llanrug United, Conwy Borough, CPD Y Rhyl 1879, St Asaph City, Kinmel Bay