Aechive Classics: A joyous day in CPD Penrhyndeudraeth’s history

Having covered North Wales football for close on 40 years. I’ve attended and reported on hundreds if not thousands of games across the pyramid.
Here’s another in a series of classics from the archives.

MAWDDACH CUP FINAL 2015-16

Penrhyndeudraeth 4 (Bradley 60 & 64, M Williams 75, P Roberts 90+3)

Glantraeth 1 (Davies 89)

May 2016 – Nanrporth Stadium, Bangor

Three star names shared the goals as Penrhyndeidraeth celebrated one of the greatest days in their history 10 years ago.
Nantporth Stadium, Bangor was the venue for the Mawddach Cup final, where a large crowd gathered to see Penhyn troimph 4-1 against the much-decorated Glantraeth,
The Cockles emerged victorious thanks to Sion Bradley (2), Meilir Williams and Paul Roberts.
Barely three minutes in a rasping 10-yard shot from Bradley was diverted away by a defender, but then Penrhyn’s Richard Jones had to make a timely tackle to deny Mike Lundstrom, and he also dealt well with an angled shot from Sean Davies.
At the other end, a Steve Jones header from a corner by Bradley was saved by Glantraeth’s Ben Heald, and Meilir Williams raced clear only to fire off target.
Jack Davis saw a glorious 20-yarder clip Glantraeth’s crossbar and, amid a series of Penrhyn corners, Bradley had a shot blocked, and Jack Jones fired too high.
Half-Time: 0-0
Penrhyn’s reward finally arrived on the hour as a slick exchange of passes set up 18-year-old livewire Bradley for a cool finish from eight yards – and four minutes later, Williams broke down the left and his cross was met by Bradley’s diving header at the near post which made it 2-0.
Penrhyn went for the jugular and Williams’ goal-bound drive was intercepted by Gareth Owen, before sub Ben Jones headed over the bar from barely four yards.
Bradley then unleashed a low strike, which Heald parried at full stretch, but the ball ran kindly out to top scorer Meilir Williams, who fired home into the empty net.
Glantraeth staged a last-gasp raid and finally, a minute ahead of full-time, a long-range punt from Sean Davies went through a mass of players into the net.
Penrhyn, however, had the final say as sub Paul Roberts, the ex-Wrexham, Bangor City, Porthmadog and Wales Under-21 striker fired home from 10 yards at the other end to seal an historic cup triumph.

• Ten years on, Meilir Williams recently celebrated finishing North Wales football’s top scorer for the second season running.
  Sion Bradley is now a star man in the Cymru Premier with Caernarfon Town. Last season, the Blaenau boy was part of the Canaries team which won the Welsh Cup for the first time in the club’s history. And the Penrhyndeudraeth manager in 2016, Richard Owain Davies, is now in charge of the history-making Caernarfon side.

ALSO FEATURED SO FAR IN ARCHIVE CLASSICS……

Holywell Town 1 Caernarfon Town 3 (9.3.2019)Chirk AAA 2 Penlan Club 1 (8.4.2017)

Rhyl 4 Porthmadog 5 (6.1.2018)
Bala Town 2 Differdange 03 1 (9.7.2015)
Denbigh Town 1 Bangor 1876 0 (24.2.2023)
Holywell Town 4 Penrhyndeudraeth 2 (19.4.2015)
Rhyl 1 Wrexham 4 (12.5.2004)
Rhyl 5 Goytre United 2 (4.3.2006)
Prestatyn Town Reserves 2 Gwalchmai 1 (30.4.2010)
Bethesda Athletic 3 Rhyl 2 (9.2.2008)
Llanfairpwll 2 Prestatyn Town 3 (5.4.2008)