Bro Goronwy F.C.

Bro Goronwy Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Llansannan) is a Welsh football team based in Moelfre, Anglesey, Wales. The club play in the North Wales Coast West Football League Division One and have previously played in the Gwynedd League and Anglesey League. The club is named after one of the 18th century's most notable Welsh poets, Goronwy Owen.

Bro Goronwy
Full nameCPD Bro Goronwy FC
Nickname(s)Bro
GroundCae Nerys
ChairmanGareth Perry
ManagerRobbie Jones[1]
2018–19Gwynedd League, 6th of 15

History

The club were originally called Benllech & District, playing in the Anglesey League from the 1974–75 season.[2] They were one of founder members of the Gwynedd League in the 1983–84 season.[3] They finished fifth in the league[4] as well as reaching the final of the inaugural Eryri Shield cup competition.[3] The club decided to return to the Anglesey League and re-named to CPD Bro Goronwy FC but had to enter the second division of the Anglesey League. Keeping most of their Gwynedd League side they won the Division Two title. They also reached the finals in the Dargie and Megan cups, losing on both occasions.[3]

The club were promoted to the Gwynedd League for the 1987–88 season and finished 5th. The team folded at the end of this season.[3]

The club reformed for the 2003–04 season as a Sunday league team and switched to Saturday football for the 2006–07 season, joining the Anglesey League.[3]

In 2009–10 the club were champions of the Anglesey League and gained promotion to the Gwynedd League where they were crowned champions in the first season in the league.[5] Ahead of the 2013–14 season the club resigned from the league, citing inability to attract players.[6] The team re-joined the Anglesey League and saw further league success being crowned as league champions again at the end of the 2015–16 season.

The club joined were announced as members of the newly formed North Wales Coast West Football League Division One ahead of the 2020–21 season[7] and were then moved up to the Premier Division after Barmouth chose to move to the Mid Wales Football League.[8][9] The season was subsequently cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In May 2021 the club announced that they were going to be taking a year out and would not be competing in the league for the 2021–22 season.[10] The following May they confirmed they would return for the 2022–23 season as a senior team.[11]

Honours

Leagues

Cups
  • North Wales Coast FA Intermediate Cup
    • Winners: 2012–13[21]
  • North Wales Coast FA Junior Challenge Cup
    • Winners: 1986–87,[3] 2016–17, 2018–19
  • Dargie Cup
    • Winners: 2007–08
    • Runners-up: 1984–85, 1985–86[3]
  • Megan Cup
    • Winners: x 2
    • Runners-up: 1984–85, 1986–87[3]
  • Elias Cup
    • Winners: 2015–16
  • Thomas and Williams Cup
    • Winners: 2009–10
  • Bwlch Car Boot Trophy
    • Winners: 2014–15, 2015–16
  • Bob Owen Memorial Shield
    • Winners: 2017–18[13]
  • Eryri Shield
    • Runners-up: 1983–84[3]
  • Gwynedd Cup
    • Runners-up: 1987–88[3]

References
  1. "Bro announce new management". CPD Bro Goronwy FC. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. "Anglesey League 1974-75". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  3. "CPD BRO GORONWY FC - A BREIF [sic] HISTORY OF THE PAST". CPD Bro Goronwy FC. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. "Gwynedd League 1983-84". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  5. Jones, Dave (22 April 2011). "Bro Goronwy crowned Gwynedd League champions". Daily Post. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  6. Jones, Dave. "Bethel and Bro Goronwy resign from Gwynedd league". The Free Library. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  7. Jones, Jordan. "Sixty-six clubs join North Wales Coast FA leagues for 2020/21 season". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  8. Jones, Jordan. "Bro Goronwy moved up a division after Barmouth move to Mid Wales". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  9. Jones, Dave. "Bro Goronwy promoted to Tier 4 – nine Anglesey clubs now in North Wales Coast West Premier". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  10. "BRO GORONWY FC VOW TO 'COME BACK STRONGER' AS CLUB DECIDES TO 'TAKE A YEAR OUT'". AFE Football News. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  11. Jones, Dave (25 May 2022). "Bro Goronwy will return in the 2022-23 season". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  12. "Gwynedd League 2010/11". Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  13. Jones, Dean. "Bro Goronwy end season one point behind Gwynedd League champions Holyhead Town". North Wales Chronicle. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  14. "Gwynedd League 2017-18". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  15. "Anglesey League 2009-10". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  16. "Anglesey League 2015-16". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  17. "Anglesey League 2007-08". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  18. "Anglesey League 2008-09". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  19. "Anglesey League 1981-82". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  20. "Anglesey League 1984-85". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  21. Jones, Dave. "Tom Lewis steps down as Llansannan boss – so what's next in the pipeline ?". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
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