It’s back – tomorrow sees the return of the NWCFA Senior Challenge Cup
This week sees the relaunch of a cup competition which has been off the North Wales football calendar for 12 years.
The last winners of the North Wales Coast Challenge Cup were Caernarfon Town, who defeated Bangor City on penalties in the 2014 final.
Caernarfon’s manager on that occasion was none other than Lee Dixon, now director of football at CPD Dinas Bangor City 1876.
First competed for in 1923-24 and won by Mold, the Challenge Cup was once one of the most prestigious knockout competitions in Wales.
But as the years went on, especially after the 1990s advent of the League of Wales and Cymru Alliance becoming bigger priorities for the higher level clubs, the tournament lost its appeal.
The higher-ranked clubs constantly fielded weakened sides, and eventually entries had become so low, by 2014 the competition was scrapped.
But now it is back and Wednesday night brings two opening round ties: Bangor City 1876 v NFA and Llandudno v Kinmel Bay.
FIRST ROUND DRAW
Sep 30: Bangor City 1876 v NFA
Sep 30: Llandudno v Kinmel Bay
ROUND TWO
Nov 3: Llangefni Town v Penmaenmawr Phoenix
Nov 3: Prestatyn Town v CPD Pwllheli
Nov 3: Caernarfon Town v CPD Llannefydd
Nov 4: Denbigh Town v Bethesda Athletic
Nov 4: Colwyn Bay v CPD Y Rhyl 1879
Nov 4: CPD Y Felinheli v CPD Nefyn United
Nov 4: Holyhead Hotspur v Trearddur Bay
Nov 4: Bangor City 1876 or NFA v Llandudno or Kinmel Bay
NORTH WALES COAST FA CHALLENGE CUP LIST OF WINNERS
2014 – 2026 – Competition suspended
2013-14 Caernarfon Town
2012-13 Prestatyn Town
2011-12 Bangor City
2010-11 Colwyn Bay
2009-10 Porthmadog
2008-09 Llandudno
2007-08 Llandudno
2006-07 Flint Town United
2005-06 Rhyl
2004-05 Bangor City
2003-04 Rhyl
2002-03 Porthmadog
2001-02 Caernarfon Town
2000-01 Caernarfon Town
1999-00 Colwyn Bay
1998-99 Bangor City
1997-98 Colwyn Bay
1996-97 Porthmadog
1995-96 Colwyn Bay
1994-95 Llandudno
1993-94 Connah’s Quay Nomads
1992-93 Bangor City
1991-92 Colwyn Bay
1990-91 Flint Town
1989-90 Mold Alex
1988-89 Mostyn
1987-88 Felinheli
1986-87 Holywell Town
1985-86 Mold Alexandra
1984-85 Ffynnongroew
1983-84 Colwyn Bay
1982-83 Colwyn Bay
1981-82 Colwyn Bay
1980-81 Caernarfon Town
1979-80 Caernarfon Town
1978-79 Pwllheli
1977-78 Porthmadog
1976-77 Porthmadog
1975-76 Bethesda Athletic
1974-75 Porthmadog
1973-74 Porthmadog
1972-73 Denbigh Town
1971-72 Blaenau Ffestiniog
1970-71 Barmouth & Dyffryn
1969-70 Rhyl
1968-69 Barmouth & Dyffryn
1967-68 Bangor City
1966-67 Holyhead Town
1965-66 Caernarfon Town
1964-65 Bangor City
1963-64 Borough United
1962-63 Borough United
1961-62 Pwllheli & District
1960-61 Colwyn Bay & Bethesda
1959-60 Pwllheli & District
1959-60 Pwllheli & District
1958-59 Blaenau Ffestiniog
1957-58 Bangor City
1956-57 Caernarfon Town
1955-56 Holyhead Town
1954-55 Rhyl
1953-54 Rhyl
1952-53 Rhyl
1951-52 Bangor
1950-51 Rhyl
1949-50 Rhyl
1948-49 Rhyl
1947-48 Rhyl
1946-47 Bangor City
1945-46 Caernarfon Town
1940-45 Competition Suspended
1939-40 Caernarfon Town
1938-39 Rhyl
1937-38 Bangor City
1936-37 Bangor City
1935-36 Bangor City
1934-35 Rhyl
1933-34 Rhyl
1932-33 Rhyl
1931-32 Bethesda Victoria
1930-31 Colwyn Bay
1929-30 Rhyl
1928-29 Connah’s Quay
1927-28 Rhyl
1926-27 Bangor
1925-26 Llandudno
1924-25 Mold
1923-24 Mold.
Cup wins
16 – Rhyl
13 – Bangor City
10 – Colwyn Bay
9 – Caernarfon Town
7 – Porthmadog
4 – Llandudno, Mold Alex, Pwllheli
2 – Flint Town United, Connah’s Quay Nomads, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Barmouth and Dyffryn, Holyhead Town, Borough United, Bethesda Athletic, Bethesda
1 – Prestatyn Town, Mostyn, Felinheli, Holywell Town, Ffynnongroew, Denbigh Town, Bethesda Victoria