Looking back on why CPD Dinas Bangor City 1876 were named Grassroots North Wales Team of the Season

CPD Dinas Bangor City 1876 is the Grassroots North Wales Team of the 2025-26 Season.
An amazing treble, semi-finalists in the Welsh Cup, a backbreaking schedule of 51 games negotiated with a mere two losses endured and more than 200 goals scored in all competitions.
After the previous season’s demoralising relegation from the Cymru North, the Citizens battled back – and how!
Under their new name Clwb Pêl-Droed Bangor City 1876, the club won the Tier 3 Ardal North West League by a whopping 14 points, losing just once in 30 matches.
That February 3-2 reverse at CPD Llannefydd was followed by 11 straight wins which secured the title with a couple of games to spare.
While certainly the dominant force in the league, City were given a good battle until near the end by second-place Porthmadog, who went on to win the play-off and seal a Cymru North place themselves this season.

Bangor won 27 out of 30 league matches, amassing a huge 123 goals and setting a new points record for the Ardal Northern.
While Corrig McGonigle banged in 29 league goals, he was not quite the leading marksman in Ardal North West. That honour went to Osian Hughes of Bethesda Athletic with 33.
City lifted the biggest cup in their short history to date by winning the FAW Amateur Trophy, the Holy Grail fir Tier 3 and below.
In winning seven ties to claim the Trophy, Michael Johnston’s men accumulated 43 goals and let in just four.
Bangor made history in the Welsh Cup as they became only the second Tier 3 team to make the national knockout semi-finals in the competition’s 149-year existence.
The blues eliminated four Tier 2 sides on their way to the last four, including the eventual South champions and a promoted North team, then met Cymru Premier hopefuls Flint Town United.
This was the one day in the season where City just weren’t themselves. They never recovered from a bad start and lost 5-1, thus missing out on a final date with Caernarfon Town, who won the cup for the first time in their history.
To make it a treble, Bangor also collected the Ardal North League Cup, where they were given a tremendous battle in the final by Llanuwchllyn, but won the day 2-1 thanks to a late Cai Powell Roberts decider.
Four competitions were entered – three won and made semi-finals of the other, the biggest of all.
An unforgettable season for Bangor City 1876 and their fans. What more great adventures await in the Cymru North!

CPD DINAS BANGOR CITY 1876 RESULTS 2025-26

Jul 25: Mochdre Sports (h – Welsh Cup) 3-1 (Sam Jones 2, Tommy Creamer)
Jul 29: Llanrwst United (h – Ardal North West League 5-0 (Tomos Clarke, Dylan Summers-Jones, Corrig McGonigle, Sam Jones, Tommy Creamer)
Aug 1: CPD Blue Bridge (a – FAW Trophy) 10-0 (Dylan Summers-Jones 2, Corrig McGonigle 2, Liam Morris 2, Ben Owen, Logan Williams, James Barry, Mike Williams OG)
Aug 5: CPD Y Felinheli (h – ANW) 3-1 (Cai Owen, James Barry, Dylan Summers-Jones)
Aug 9: Bethesda Athletic (a – ANW) 3-1 (Liam Morris 2, Corrig McGonigle)
Aug 13: CPD Llannefydd (h – ANW) 2-2 (Corrig McGonigle pen, Jack Smith)
Aug 16: Llay Welfare (a – ANW) 3-0 (Corrig McGonigle 2, 1 pen, Liam Morris)
Aug 23: Conwy Borough (a – Welsh Cup) 12-0 (Jamie Reed 3, Liam Morris 2, Sam Jones 2, Corrig McGonigle, Ben Owen, Tommy Creamer, Morgan Pritchard OG, Frank Montgomery OG)
Aug 29: Connah’s Quay Town (h – ANW) 3-1 (Jamie Reed. Dylan Summers-Jones, Corrig McGonigle pen)
Sep 6: Broughton United (h – AT) 11-0 (Sam Jones 4, Josh Carey 2, Dylan Summers-Jones 2, Corrig McGonigle, Jack Smith, Cai Owen)
Sep 12: Prestatyn Town (h – ANW) 4-1 (Dylan Summers-Jones, Corrig McGonigle, Jamie Reed, Liam Morris)
Sep 20: St Asaph City (a – WC) 6-0 (Corrig McGonigle 2, Nathan Jones OG, Dylan Summers-Jones, Josh Carey, Jack Smith)
Sep 27: Llanrwst United (a – Ardal North League Cup) 3-0 (Josh Carey 2, Corrig McGonigle)
Oct 11: CPD Llanberis (a – AT) 3-0 (James Barry, Jack Smith, Logan Williams)
Oct 18: Guilsfield (h – WC) 1-1 (Dylan Summers-Jones) – won on pens
Oct 21: Porthmadog (h – ANW) 5-1 (Tommy Creamer 2, Jamie Reed, James Barry, Jack Smith)
Oct 25: St Asaph City (a – ANW) 1-0 (Tommy Creamer)
Nov 1: CPD Y Felinheli (h – AT) 6-1 (Corrig McGonigle 2, Jamie Reed 2, Tommy Creamer, Josh Carey)
Nov 8: Penmaenmawr Phoenix (a – ANW) 3-3 (Sam Jones, Logan Williams, Jamie Reed pen)
Nov 22: Holywell Town (h – WC) 2-1 (Corrig McGonigle, Josh Carey)
Nov 26: Llangefni Town (h – ANW) 4-0 (Tomos Clarke, Jamie Reed, Corrig McGonigle, Tommy Creamer)
Nov 29: Mynydd Isa (a – ANW) 3-1 (Corrig McGonigle 2, Jamie Reed)
Dec 13: Trefelin BGC (h – WC) 2-0 (Sam Jones, Jack Smith)
Dec 16: Trearddur Bay (a – ANW) 2-1 (Corrig McGonigle, Josh Carey)
Dec 20: Llanrwst United (a – AT) 3-0 (Jamie Reed 2 pens, Louis Corrigan)
Jan 3: Prestatyn Town (a – ANW) 2-0 (Dylan Summers-Jones, Jamie Reed pen)
Jan 9: Llangefni Town (a – ANW) 2-0 (Dylan Summers-Jones, Corrig McGonigle)
Jan 13: Prestatyn Town (h – ANLC) 5-1 (Sam Jones 2, Dylan Summers-Jones, Ben Owen, Corrig McGonigle)
Jan 17: Llay Welfare (h – ANW) 6-1 (Corrig McGonigle 2, Dylan Summers-Jones pen, Tommy Creamer, Jack Smith, Jamie Reed)
Jan 23: Connah’s Quay Town (a – ANW) 3-1 (Iolo Hughes 2, Corrig McGonigle)
Jan 31: Caerau Ely (h – WC) 3-1 (Cai Powell Roberts, Dyan Summers-Jones, Corrig McGonigle)
Feb 3: Bethesda Athletic (h – ANW) 8-0 (Tommy Creamer 3, Josh Carey 2, Jamie Reed, Logan Williams, Declan McManus)
Feb 7: CPD Llannefydd (a – ANW) 2-3 (Cai Owen, Josh Carey)
Feb 13: Trearddur Bay (h – ANW) 9-2 (Corrig McGonigle 4, Declan McManus 3, Josh Carey, Dylan Summers-Jones)
Feb 25: Llangefni Town (h – AT) 3-1 (Adam Long 2, Josh Carey pen)
Mar 7: Flint Town United (WCSF) 1-5 (Adam Long)
Mar 10: St Asaph City (h – ANW) 10-0 (Declan Mcmanus 3, Dylan Summers-Jones 2, Louis Corrigan. Jamie Reed, Josh Carey, Jack Smith, Adam Long)
Mar 14: Llanrwst United (a – ANW) 2-0 (Declan McManus 2, 1 pen)
Mar 21: Penmaenmawr Phoenix (a – ATSF) 7-1 (Josh Carey 2, Anthony Marshall OG, Dylan Summers-Jones, Declan McManus, Adam Long, Corrig McGonigle)
Mar 28: Mynydd Isa (h – ANW) 13-0 (Corrig McGonigle 5, Declan McManus 2, James Barry 2, Tomos Clarke 2, Cai Owen, Jamie Reed)
Mar 21: CPD Pwllheli (h – ANW) 5-1 (Corrig McGonigle, Declan McManus pen, James Barry, Sam Jones, Dion Jones)
Apr 4: CPD Y Felinheli (a – ANW) 6-1 (Corrig McGonigle 2, Josh Carey 2, Declan McManus, Dylan Jones OG)
Apr 7: Porthmadog (a – ANW) 4-1 (Tom Clarke, Corrig McGonigle Declan McManus, Tommy Creamer)
Apr 11: NFA (A – ANW) 1-0 (Tomos Clarke)
Apr 18: Knighton Town (ANLC SF) 5-0 (Corrig McGonigle 2, Declan McManus, Josh Carey, Sam Jones)
Apr 21: NFA (h – ANW) 4-2 (Louis Corrigan 2, Sam Jones, Josh Carey)
Apr 25: Pontardawe Town (AT Final) 3-1 (Declan McManus, Tommy Creamer, Adam Long)
Apr 29: Pennaenmawr Phoenix (h – ANW) 2-0 (Connor John, Jamie Reed)
May 2: CPD Pwlheli (a – ANW) 3-1 (Tomos Clarke, Corrig McGonigle, Jack Smith)
May 16: CPD Llanuwchllyn (ANLC Final) 2-1 (Corrig McGonigle pen, Cai Powell-Roberts)

MATCH RECORD

League: P 30 W 27 D 2 L 1 GF 123 GA 25 POSITION 1ST (promoted to Cymru North)
Cup: P 21 W 20 L 1 GF 91 GA 16
Overall Record: P 51 W 47 D 2 L 2 GF 214 GA 41

GOALSCORERS (all competitions)

Corrig McGonigle 45
Josh Carey 20
Declan McManus 19
Jamie Reed 19
Dylan Summers-Jones 19
Sam Jones 16
Tommy Creamer 14
Jack Smith 9
Tomos Clarke 8
Liam Morris 8
James Barry 7
Adam Long 6
Own Goals 6
Cai Owen 4
Logan Williams 4
Louis Corrigan 4
Cai Powell-Roberts 2
Iolo Hughes 2
Connor John 1
Dion Jones 1