30 up! Bangor City 1876’s unbeaten run reaches impressive new milestone
ARDAL NORTH WEST – FRIDAY, JANUARY 23
Connah’s Quay Town 1 (James 30)
CPD Dinas Bangor City 1876 3 (Hughes 9 & 50, McGonigle 35)
Captain Iolo Hughes led by example as his first two goals of the season inspired Bangor City 1876 to make it 30 games without loss in 2025-26.
Friday’s win at Deeside Stadium was 1876’s seventh in a row in Ardal North West and put them six points clear of second-place Porthmadog, the pair having played the same number of games.
City expected a tough test at Town and so it proved with the visitors holding just a 2-1 advantage at half time.
Defender Hughes struck first for Michael Johnston’s side in the ninth-minute from a Cai Owen assist.
However, the hosts pulled level on the half-hour through Lewis James.
Five minutes later, goal number 26 of the season for Corrog McGonigle, who has now scored in four successive matches, ensured the blues were ahead at the interval, Cai Powell Roberts with the assist.
Five minutes into the second half Hughes, who had not scored previously before tonight since netting in a 3-2 defeat at Penrhyncoch last October, made it 3-1 from a Josh Carey supply.
And 3-1 was how it stayed, Bangor now having just over a week to prepare for their huge JD Welsh Cup quarter-final against Caerau Ely at Bangor City Stadium on January 31.
30 WITHOUT LOSS FOR CPD DINAS BANGOR CITY 1876
Jul 25: Mochdre Sports (h -Welsh Cup) 3-1
Jul 29: Llanrwst United (h – ANW) 5-0
Aug 1: Blue Bridge (a – Amateur Trophy) 10-0
Aug 5: CPD Y Felinheli (h – ANW) 3-1
Aug 9: Bethesda Athletic (a – ANW) 3-1
Aug 13: CPD Llannefydd (h – ANW) 2-2
Aug 16: Llay Welfare (a – ANW) 3-0
Aug 23: Conwy Borough Swifts (a – WC) 12-0
Aug 29: Connah’s Quay Town (h – ANW) 3-1
Sep 6: Broughton United (h – AT) 11-0
Sep 12: Prestatyn Town (h – ANW) 4-1
Sep 20: St Asaph City (a – WC) 6-0
Sep 27: Llanrwst United (a – Ardal North League Cup) 3-0
Oct 11: CPD Llanberis (a – AT) 3-0
Oct 18: Guilsfield (h – WC) 1-1 (won on pens)
Oct 21: Porthmadog (h – ANW) 5-1
Oct 25: St Asaph City (a – ANW) 1-0
Nov 1: CPD Y Felinheli (h – AT) 6-1
Nov 8: Penmaenmawr Phoenix (a – ANW) 3-3
Nov 22: Holywell Town (h – WC) 2-1
Nov 26: Llangefni Town (h – ANW) 4-0
Nov 29: Mynydd isa (a – ANW) 3-1
Dec 13: Trefelin BGC (h – WC) 2-0
Dec 16: Trearddur Bay (a – ANW) 2-1
Dec 20: Llanrwst United (a – AT) 3-0
Jan 3: Prestatyn Town (a-ANW) 2-0
Jan 9: Llangefni Town (a-ANW) 2-0
Jan 13: Prestatyn Town (h-Ardal North League Cup) 5-1
Jan 17: Llay Miners Welfare (h-ANW) 6-1
Jan 23: Connah’s Quay Town (a-ANW) 3-1