Halkyn United F.C.

Halkyn United

Full name	Halkyn United Football Club
Nickname(s)	Warriors
Founded	1945
Ground	Pant Newydd, Halkyn
Capacity	2,000 (75 seated)
Chairman	Frank Seery
Manager	James Manseri
League	Clwyd East League
2014-15	Welsh Alliance League Division 2, 13th (of 16)
Home colours Away colours

Halkyn United F.C. is a Welsh football club representing the Flintshire villages of Halkyn, Pentre Halkyn and Rhosesmor, near Mold, in Wales. They play their home games at Pant Newydd, which is also home to Halkyn Cricket Ground. They currently play in the Welsh Alliance League after being relegated from the Cymru Alliance in the 2005–06 season.

History

Halkyn United Football Club was formed in 1945 in the aftermath of the Second World War and became founder members of the old Halkyn Mountain League, which was a forerunner to the Clwyd League. It is believed that during this period of the club's history the club played their home games on various grounds within the village of Pentre Halkyn.

The earliest honours won by Halkyn were the Mountain League in 1956 and the League Cup in 1959. After years playing in the Mountain League, the club joined the Clwyd League in 1975 and played their home matches in Pentre Halkyn on a field owned by the council. This field was adjacent to the Village Park in Pentre Halkyn, the changing facilities being the nearby community centre.

Many of the current long-serving officials involved with the club's modern-day success started to arrive at the club in the late 1980s and the 1990s. In the 1992–93 season under manager George Thelwell the club won the Clwyd League Division One title and with it promotion to the Premier League. In the first season in the Premier League despite finishing midway in the league United won both the Presidents Cup and the Arrows Cup. Further progress up the pyramid system was achieved, and in the season 1994–95 Halkyn achieved promotion as champions from the Clwyd League Premier Division to the Welsh Alliance League. Success continued with the prestigious Barritt Cup making its way to Halkyn in the season 1995–96 and the Cookson Cup the following season.

Throughout their four years in the Welsh Alliance the club competed well and made steady progress. In the 1997–98 season a fourth-place finish was achieved behind runaway champions Holyhead Hotspurs. However, the following season brought the club down to earth with an indifferent season culminating in a mid-table finish. The 1999–2000 season proved the most successful in the club's history, as they won the Tyn Lon Rover Welsh Alliance by a clear 11 points whilst remaining unbeaten in the League. Added to that the club progressed to the fourth round of the Welsh Cup including an away victory at League of Wales outfit Haverfordwest County.

The club managed to stay in the Cymru Alliance for a few seasons, but the 2005–06 season proved too much of a challenge for them, and they finished bottom of the table. This ensured the club would be relegated, and would play their football in the Welsh Alliance for the 2006–07 season. Promotion to the Cymru Alliance meant work was required at Pant Newydd to bring the ground up to the required standard. A makeshift stand was built and changes made to the rooms and the showers. More changes are in the pipeline as Halkyn strive to continue building the football club.

"The Derby" is against neighbours Holywell Town. Other local/rival clubs include Rhydymwyn, Brynford United, Flint Town United, Mold Alexandra, Sychdyn, Caerwys, Greenfield.

Recent history

Key: P = Played; W = Won; D = Drawn; L = Lost; F = Goals For; A = Goals Against; Pts = Points
Current league position as of 14 March 2015

Season	League	Position	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1999–00	Welsh Alliance League	1st	24	19	5	0	-	-	62
2000–01	Cymru Alliance	9th	30	11	6	13	47	55	39
2001–02	Cymru Alliance	7th	34	17	7	10	58	43	58
2002–03	Cymru Alliance	7th	32	14	9	9	56	57	51
2003–04	Cymru Alliance	8th	32	15	5	12	64	57	50
2004–05	Cymru Alliance	11th	34	13	6	15	71	74	45
2005–06	Cymru Alliance	18th (R)	34	5	8	21	50	86	23
2006–07	Welsh Alliance League Division 1	14th	28	6	2	20	28	74	20
2007–08	Welsh Alliance League Division 1	4th	00	00	00	00	00	00	00
2008–09	Welsh Alliance League Division 1	4th	00	00	00	00	00	00	00
2009–10	Welsh Alliance League Division 1	16th (R)	30	03	02	25	36	123	08
2010–11	Welsh Alliance League Division 2	9th	20	05	03	12	30	51	18
2011–12	Welsh Alliance League Division 2	12th	22	02	01	19	29	73	07
2012–13	Welsh Alliance League Division 2	8th	24	08	06	10	45	48	30
2013–14	Welsh Alliance League Division 2	6th	22	13	03	08	69	48	42
2014–15	Welsh Alliance League Division 2	13th	28	07	03	18	53	78	24

Halkyn United board and staff

Halkyn United board

Position at club	Name
Life President	Don Barker
Honorary Life Member	Ray Roberts
Chairman	Frank Seery
Vice Chairman	TBA
Club Secretary	Debra Paul
Treasurer	Frank Seery
Commercial Manager	TBA
Ground Manager	Don Barker

Halkyn United staff

Position in team	Name
First Team Manager	James Manseri		First Team Captain	Sean Wilkes
	First team squad As of 19 March 2015.[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player GK Ryan Roberts DF Jake Williams DF Damon Griffiths DF Jay Hughes DF Keiran Farr DF Luke Tyson DF Sam Redshaw DF Alex Ballard DF Lucas Cruz DF Richie Walker No. Position Player MF John Duffield MF Sean Williams MF Phil Marshall MF Sam Scott MF Tom Lynch FW Ian Jones FW Jimmy McGlone FW Ryan Parry FW Jon Edmonds GK Jordan Taylor GK Lee Evans GK Scot Ward Reserve team squad As of October 2015. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player GK Jack Seery DF Iwan Williams DF Ryan Brown DF Daniel McCarthy MF Brandon Jones MF Ryan Oldfield MF Anthony Jones Youth Team Squad As of 30 May 2015. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player GK TBA GK TBA DF TBA DF TBA DF TBA DF TBA DF TBA DF TBA No. Position Player MF TBA MF TBA MF TBA MF TBA MF TBA MF TBA FW TBA FW TBA FW TBA FW TBA First team honours League Halkyn Mountain League Champions: 1955–56 Clwyd League Division 1 Champions: 1992–93 Clwyd League Premier Champions: 1994–95 Welsh Alliance League Champions: 1999–2000 Cups Halkyn Mountain League Cup Winners: 1958–59, 1974–75 Halkyn Mountain League Challenge Cup Winners: 1972–73, 1974–75 Arrows Cup Winners: 1993–94 Clwyd League President Cup Winners: 1993–94 Mawddach Barritt Trophy Winners: 1995–96 Cookson Cup Winners: 1996-97 Reserve team honours Cups Halkyn Cup Winners: 2013-14 References "1st Team - Players & Coaches". Retrieved 18 March 2015. External links Official site Official Twitter account