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Rhyl
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Full name Rhyl Football Club
Nickname(s) The Lilywhites
Founded 1883
Ground Belle Vue, Rhyl
(Capacity 3,000)
Chairman Flag of Wales Paul Higginson
Manager none
League Welsh Premier League
2007-08 3rd
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Rhyl Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Y Rhyl) is a Welsh football club, playing in the Welsh Premier League. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Belle Vue is a multi-use Stadium in Rhyl, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Rhyl F Rhyl ((ə r̥ɨl Welsh Y Rhyl) is a seaside town on the Irish Sea, in the county of Denbighshire (within the preserved The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the The Welsh Premier League is the national football league for Wales and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. The 2007&ndash08 Welsh Premier League was the 16th season of the Welsh Premier League since its establishment in 1992 as the League of Wales Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Welsh Premier League is the national football league for Wales and is at the top of the Welsh football league system.

The club was founded in 1882 (though a new limited liability company was formed in 1991) and the team plays its home matches at Belle Vue, Rhyl, which can accommodate 3,000 spectators (all seated). Belle Vue is a multi-use Stadium in Rhyl, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Rhyl F Rhyl ((ə r̥ɨl Welsh Y Rhyl) is a seaside town on the Irish Sea, in the county of Denbighshire (within the preserved

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Few clubs in the Welsh Premier League have as distinguished a past as Rhyl's. Football in the town dates from the late 1870s and at one time there were several Rhyl clubs in existence. Rhyl FC became founder members of the Welsh League, formed in 1890, but withdrew the following year. They reformed as Rhyl Athletic in 1893 and became founder members of the North Wales Coast League, winning the title in 1894-95. Rhyl joined forces with Rhyl Town in 1898 and in an ambitious move switched to the Anglo-Welsh competition known as The Combination. The Combination was a minor league during the early days of English football. Despite financial crises, they remained in membership until the league disbanded at the end of the 1910-11 season. Under the name of Rhyl United, they rejoined the North Wales Coast League but, following the Great War, they moved to the North Wales Alliance, before becoming founder members of the Welsh National League (North) in 1921. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Rhyl won the title in 1925-26 and became a limited company in 1928 as Rhyl Athletic. With North Wales football in turmoil in the early 1930s, Rhyl sought to realise their ambitions in the Birmingham and District League. Seeking relief from the onerous travelling to the Birmingham area, Rhyl successfully applied to join the Cheshire County League in 1936 and began one of the most successful chapters in the club's history. The Cheshire County League was a football league founded in the north west of England in 1919 drawing its teams largely from Cheshire, surrounding English counties

In a post-War purple patch, Rhyl won the league title twice - in 1947-48 and 1950-51 - and the Welsh Cup twice in succession. The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales. In 1952, they beat Merthyr Tydfil 4-3 and became the first non-league side in the modern era to retain the trophy, by defeating Chester 2-1 the following season. Merthyr Tydfil Football Club is a Welsh football club based at the Penydarren Park ground in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. Chester City Football Club is an English football club from Chester. Rhyl had been losing finalists to Cardiff City in 1930 and Crewe Alexandra in 1937, but did not feature in the final again until 1993, when they lost 5-0 to Cardiff City. Cardiff City Football Club (Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd is a football team based in Cardiff, Wales. Crewe Alexandra Football Club are an English football team based at Gresty Road in Crewe, Cheshire, England and nicknamed The Railwaymen In the Cheshire County League, success eluded them for several years before they won the title in 1972. The Cheshire County League was a football league founded in the north west of England in 1919 drawing its teams largely from Cheshire, surrounding English counties On the dissolution of the Cheshire County League in 1982, Rhyl became members of the North West Counties League, winning promotion to the Northern Premier League in their first season. Overview The league was formed in 1982 by the merger of the Cheshire County League and the Lancashire Combination. History The Northern Premier League (NPL was founded in 1968, as the northern equivalent of the Southern League, decades after the other two leagues at what In 1992, they returned reluctantly to Wales but, because their application to join the League of Wales was received too late, they were placed instead in the Cymru Alliance, the second level of the pyramid system. The Welsh Premier League is the national football league for Wales and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. The Cymru Alliance (currently the Huws Gray Cymru Alliance, for sponsorship reasons is a football league and forms the second level of the Welsh football In 1993-94, they won the title by six points and gained promotion to the League of Wales.

Over the years, the club have produced players of the highest calibre more than once, including Graham Williams (West Bromwich Albion), Barry Horne (Everton), Andy Jones (Charlton Athletic), Andy Holden (Oldham Athletic) and most recently Lee Trundle, who currently plays for Bristol City after seeing his career revitalised in his short spell with Rhyl in 2000-01. Barry Horne (born May 18 1962, St Asaph, Wales) is a Welsh former professional footballer and former chairman of the Andy Holden (born September 14 1962, Flint) is a Welsh former football player Lee Christopher Trundle (born October 10 1976 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently plays Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol England, (the other being arch rivals Bristol Rovers) For many years the club struggled in the top flight of Welsh football but, since being taken over by a consortium under former player Peter Parry, they have seen improved results and are now one of its leading clubs.

In season 2003-04, the club won the Welsh Premier League, qualifying for the Champions' League qualification rounds (though they lost 7-1 on aggregate, to Skonto Riga of Latvia in the first qualifying round), and were winners of the League Cup and Welsh Cup, although they lost the final of the FAW Premier Cup 4-1 to Wrexham. The Welsh Premier League is the national football league for Wales and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. Skonto FC is a Latvian football club founded in 1991. The club plays at the Skonto Stadions in Riga. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales. The FAW Premier Cup (formerly the FAW Invitation Cup is a Welsh football cup competition organised annually by the Football Association of Wales since 1997 Wrexham Association Football Club (Clwb Pêl-droed Wrecsam nicknamed The Red Dragons, or more traditionally The Robins, their previous nickname are a professional Rhyl completed a famous quadruple by rounding off the season with a 6-0 win against Halkyn United in the Final of the North Wales Challenge Cup. Halkyn United FC is a Welsh football club representing the Flintshire villages of Halkyn, Pentre Halkyn and Rhosesmor, near

Rhyl couldn't reproduce their quadruple heroics in 2004-05. The club finished runners-up in the Welsh Premier League to TNS and also fell to the same team in both the Welsh Cup semi-final and Welsh Premier Cup quarter-final. A defeat to Carmarthen Town in the Final of the Welsh League Cup compounded a trophyless season for The Whites, although European qualification was gained by their runner-up finish in the Welsh Premier League. Carmarthen Town AFC is a football team playing in the Welsh Premier League.

In 2005-06, Rhyl recorded their first-ever win in European competition when they defeated Lithuanian side FK Atlantas 2-1 in the home leg of the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the FK Atlantas is a Lithuanian football team from the port city of Klaipėda. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Rhyl lost the away leg 3-2, but progressed on the away-goals rule, the first Welsh team to make the second qualifying round since Barry Town in 1996-7. Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated They lost in the second round against Norwegian club Viking F.K., 3-1 on aggregate. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Viking Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger.

The Lilywhites claimed more silverware in the 2005-6 domestic season when they lifted the Welsh Cup, beating Bangor City 2-0 at the Racecourse Ground, and the North Wales Challenge Cup after a 2-1 win over Denbigh Town in the Final. The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales. Bangor City FC is a football team playing in the Welsh Premier League. Sainsbury Standjpg|thumb|The Sainsbury's Stand]]Wrexham FCjpg|thumb|The Mold Road Stand looking towards the Kop]] The Racecourse Ground (Y Cae Ras is a Stadium located Denbigh Town Football Club is an amateur football club based in Denbigh, North Wales, who currently A third-placed finish in the Welsh Premier League meant Rhyl would compete for a third year in a row in European Club competitions. The Welsh Premier League is the national football league for Wales and is at the top of the Welsh football league system.

Rhyl's 2006-07 European adventure in the UEFA Cup was ended at the first hurdle with a 2-1 aggregate defeat by Lithuanian side FK Sūduva of Marijampole. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the FK Sūduva is a football club from the city of Marijampolė, Lithuania.

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