Clwb y Mis/Club of the Month – Who are the first winners of 2025-26?

Welcome to a fourth successive season of Grassroots North Wales’ Clwb y Mis/Club of the Month features

So many North Wales clubs have made a fantastic start to July and August, it is extremely difficult to pick out one winner, but after a lot of consideration we’ve decided upon….

CLUB OF THE MONTH – JULY/AUGUST 2025

WINNER

TIER 4: KINMEL BAY

Bear in mind the name of this feature is Club of the Month.
We’ve chosen Kinmel Bay, not just because their first team has been exceptional over the first few weeks of the season, but also due to the perfect form of their Development and Women’s teams.
In all, as a club Kinmel Bay have played 10 won 10.
First team: five matches, five wins; Development: three wins out of three; Women’s: two games, two victories.
Given their brilliant achievements in the past couple of seasons, it seems wrong that Kinmel Bay have not won Club of the Month before.
Well now that’s been put right – an exceptional club from top to bottom.

Because of the exceptional performances all round in North Wales so far, even one loss this season rules a team out of the first award.

First team

Kinmel Bay have already knocked two Tier 3 sides out of national cups.
They have also won both their league games away by scores of 10-0 and 8-0.
On a personal note, Connor Morris reached 100 goals for the club in 94 appearances.
Results
Jul 27: Chirk AAA (a – Welsh Cup) 1-1 (won on pens)
Aug 2: Corwen (h – FAW Amateur Trophy) 3-1
Aug 9: CPD Cerrigydrudion (a – North Wales Coast East Premier) 10-0
Aug 16: CPD Bro Cernyw (a – NWCE Prem) 8-0
Aug 23: Llangollen Town (h – Welsh Cup) 3-0

Development team

Top of North Wales Coast Development East with three straight wins, 24 goals scored and just two conceded.
Bay are already looking like potential league winners.
Last season’s scoring sensation Jacob Jones has netted seven times in three games.
Results
Aug 24: Mochdre Sports Development (h) 7-1
Aug 28: Prestatyn Sports Development (a) 12-1
Aug 31: Glan Conwy Development (a) 5-0

Women’s team

Naomii Oakley’s side have won both their NWFCA Challenge Cup ties to date to reach the semi-finals.
The team finished last season unbeaten in 10 games (nine of them wins) and have now extended that run to 12 without defeat into early 2025-26.
So many good young players are in the squad and some quality experienced ones too,
Sixteen-year-old Lexi Walsh (pictured above) has already scored in both games to date – expect a lot more from her.
Results
Aug 17: Denbigh Town (h – NWCFA Challenge Cup) 4-3
Aug 31: CPD Llanystumdwy (h – NWCFA Challenge Cup) 2-0

CLOSE CONTENDERS

Holywell Town

Played seven, won seven, top of the Cymru North, have progressed in two national cup competitions.
Stunning start for Johnny Haseldin’s side.

CPD Dinas Bangor City 1876

Nine games unbeaten, eight wins, 44 goals scored, top of Ardal North West and have advanced to Welsh Cup first round proper and into next stage of Dragon Signs FAW Amateur Trophy.

Caernarfon Town

Top of Cymru Premier and only unbeaten side in the league – won 3, drawn 2.
Also through to the next stage of Nathaniel MG Cup. Brilliant start to 2025-26 for Richard Davies’ Canaries.

CPD Sychdyn United

Sensational Sychdyn have knocked two higher-tier sides out of the Welsh Cup this season and top the North East Wales Division 2 table after three straight victories.

CPD Llansannan

At the peak of North Wales Coast East Premier with four successive wins and maintained their 100% record for the season by beating Cemaes Bay in NWCFA Intermediate Cup.

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

2025-26
🌟🌟🌟July/August 2025 – Kinmel Bay 🌟🌟🌟

2024-25
May 2025 – Penmaenmawr Phoenix
April 2025 – Airbus UK Broughton
March 2025 – Dolgellau AA
February 2025 – Penmaenmawr Phoenix
January 2025 – Trearddur Bay
December 2024 – CPD Y Rhyl 1879
November 2024 – Holywell United
October 2024 – Connah’s Quay Town
September 2024 – Mold Alexandra
July/August 2024 – Brickfield Rangers

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