Who are the final Club of the Month winners for the 2023-24 season?

With seven wins in eight matches over a backbreaking 28-day schedule, Trearddur Bay are the Grassroots North Wales Club of the Month for May 2024.

Somewhat surprisingly, in view of their outstanding achievements of the past two seasons, this is the first time Bay has picked up the award.

They have been included among the close contenders many times, though.

The Beach Boys’ only defeat during the month came in the Cwpan Snowdonia Fire and Security Cup semi-final against eventual competition winners Llanberis.

Otherwise, they won five out of five in the league, ensuring they scooped the North Wales Coast West Premier Division title by a huge 16 point margin, and edged a 4-3 thriller against Menai Bridge Tigers in the aforementioned Premier Division Cup.

Bay have now gone unbeaten in league matches for two seasons on the bounce – a total of 54 matches comprising 49 wins and 5 draws.

RESULTS – MAY 2024

May 3: Menai Bridge Tigers (a – Premier Cup QF) 4-3
May 9: Llanrug United (a – lge) 7-4
May 15: Cemaes Bay (h – lge) 2-1
May 17: Aberffraw (h – lge) 1-0
May 20: Glantraeth (a – lge) 2-1
May 22: Amlwch Town (a – lge) 4-2
May 24: Llanberis (a – Premier Cup SF) 1-2
May 31: Llanberis (h – lge) 5-0

CLOSE CONTENDERS

Flint Mountain

Five straight wins from May 1 saw Mountain clinch the Tier 3 Ardal North West League title, plus the NEWFA Challenge Cup by beating Mold Alexandra 3-2 in the final.
That was the third T2 Cymru North side Mountain had beaten in the competition.
Flint also reached the Ardal Northern League Cup final where they lost 2-1 to Holyhead Hotspur.
They also went down 2-0 at CPD Y Felinheli, who preserved their Tier 3 status in the process.
Stunning season for Aden Shannon’s side, also reaching the Welsh Cup quarter-finals.

Holyhead Hotspur

Lifted the Ardal Northern League Cup with a glorious 2-1 victory over treble-chasing Flint Mountain in the final, having pipped Bow Street on penalties in the semis.
Lost their final league game of the season on May 5, 3-1 at Llanrwst United. That was their only defeat in 19 matches going back to the start of January and they ended up a commendable fourth in Ardal North West.

Llay Welfare

Lost their first two games of the month,, but then won the next three to seal runners-up spot in Ardal North West.
Finished the month with one of the club’s greatest ever results, beating Llanuwchllyn on penalties to win the Ardal Northern play-off and reach the Tier 2 Cymru North.

CPD Y Felinheli

Four wins in five during May ensured Felinheii survived in the Ardal North West League against the odds.
Their 2-0 defeat of champions Flint Mountain to stay up was particularly impressive.
Felin’s great escape was a fitting tribute to their manager Euron Davies, who sadly passed away during the month aged just 46.

CPD Bontnewydd

Six wins out of six in May saw Bont clinch the double of North Wales Coast West Division One title and league cup.
A magnificent season for Simon Jones’ Caernarfon-area braves.

CLWB Y MIS/CLUB OF THE MONTH – ROLL OF HONOUR

2023-24

May 2024 – Trearddur Bay
April 2024 – Llay Welfare
March 2024 – CPD Llanuwchllyn/Holywell Town
February 2024 – Coedpoeth United
January 2024 – CPD Pwllheli
December 2023 – CPD Y Rhyl 1879
November 2023 – Llandudno
October 2023 – Flint Mountain
September 2023 – Menai Bridge Tigers
July/August 2023 – NFA

2022-23

August – Talysarn Celts
September – FC Queen’s Park
October – Holywell Town
November – Denbigh Town
December – Connah’s Quay Nomads
January – Colwyn Bay
February – Bow FC
March – Denbigh Town
April – FC Queen’s Park
May – St Asaph City