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Nantlle Vale F.C (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dyffryn Nantlle) are a Welsh football club from Penygroes, near Caernarfon, formed around 1920. They play in the Ardal Leagues North West, which is at tier three of the Welsh football pyramid
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| Full name | Nantlle Vale Football Club | ||
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| Ground | Maes Dulyn, Penygroes | ||
| Chairman | Alun Ffred Jones | ||
| Manager | Daniel Bell | ||
| League | Ardal NW League | ||
| 2022–23 | Ardal NW League, 5th of 14 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History edit
They were notorious in the early 1970s for their very robust style of play, when the team featured noted hard men such as player-manager Orig Williams – a professional wrestler by trade, who fought under the stage name El Bandito – and defender Idris Evans, better known by his nickname of Tarw Nefyn (the Nefyn Bull).[1] Williams was once famously sent off in only the third minute of a match at Bangor City. His autobiography Cario'r Ddraig was published in the 1990s.[2]
Honours edit
League edit
- Caernarfon & District League:
- Champions (1): 2000–01[3]
- Gwynedd League:
- Champions (1): 1987–88[4]
- Gwyrfai League:
- Champions (1): 1924
- Welsh League Division One (North)
- Champions (1): 1959–60
- Welsh League Second Division (East)
- Champions (2)
Cups edit
- Amateur Cup:
- Winners (2): 1973–74, 1974–75
- Barritt Cup:
- Winners (1): 2001–02
- Challenge Cup:
- Winners (1)
- Cooks Cup:
- Winners (1): 1938–39
- Cookson Cup:
- Winners (1): 1959–60
- Intermediate Cup:
- Winners (1): 1975–76
- Lleyn & District Cup:
- Winners (1): 1938–39
- Moorings Cup:
- Winners (3): 1989–90, 1999–2000, 2000–01
- Penrhyn Cup:
- Winners (1): 1973–74
- President Cup:
- Winners (1): 2002–03
- Snowdonia Shield:
- Winners (1): 1987–88
- North Wales Coast FA Junior Challenge Cup:
- Winners (1): 2000-01
Source: Nantlle Vale Football Club – The Official Nantlle Valley Website, Welsh Alliance League
References edit
- ^ "Tributes to 'El Bandito' Orig Williams". Daily Post. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ James Morton (20 December 2009). "Orig Williams obituary – Charismatic Welsh wrestler, promoter and commentator for S4C". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ 2000–01 Caernarfon & District League table, Welsh Football Data Archive, retrieved 10 March 2019
- ^ 1987–88 Gwynedd League table, Welsh Football Data Archive, retrieved 10 March 2019