Over the years, the club have produced players of the highest calibre more than once, including Graham Williams (West Bromwich Albion), (Everton), Andy Jones (Charlton Athletic), (Oldham Athletic) and most recently (Bristol City) after seeing his career revitalised in his short spell with Rhyl in 2000–01.įor many years the club struggled in the top flight of Welsh football but, after being taken over by a consortium led by former player Peter Parry, a significant improvement in results saw Rhyl become one of the Welsh Premier League's leading clubs. In 1993–94, they won the title by six points and gained promotion to the League of Wales. In 1992, they reluctantly decided to join the but, because their application was received too late, they were placed instead in the, the second level of the pyramid system. On the dissolution of the Cheshire County League in 1982, Rhyl became members of the, winning promotion to the in their first season. In the, success eluded them for several years before they won the title in 1972. In Rhyl reached the fourth round proper, losing 3–0 away to. Between 19 Rhyl appeared regularly in the first round proper of the. Rhyl had been losing finalists to in 1930 and in 1937, but did not feature in the final again until 1993, when they lost 5–0 to. In 1952, they beat 4–3 and became the first non-league side in the modern era to retain the trophy, by defeating 2–1 the following season. In a post-war purple patch, Rhyl won the league title twice – in 1947––51 – and the twice in succession. Seeking relief from the onerous travelling to the Birmingham area, Rhyl successfully applied to join the in 1936 and began one of the most successful chapters in the club's history. Another unsuccessful application to the Football League was made in 1932 before joining the. With North Wales football in turmoil in the early 1930s, Rhyl sought to realise their ambitions elsewhere. In 1929 Rhyl applied to join the but became the only non-league team elected to the Third Division North. Rhyl won the title in 1925–26 and became a limited company in 1928 as Rhyl Athletic. Under the name of Rhyl United, they rejoined the North Wales Coast League but, following the, they moved to the North Wales Alliance, before becoming founder members of the Welsh National League (North) in 1921. Rhyl Athletic joined forces with Rhyl Town in 1898 and in an ambitious move switched to the Anglo-Welsh competition known as.ĭespite financial crises, they remained in membership until the league disbanded at the end of the 1910–11 season.
They reformed as Rhyl Athletic in 1893 and became founder members of the North Wales Coast League, winning the title in 1894–95. Became founder members of the Welsh League, formed in 1890, but withdrew the following year. History Football in Rhyl dates from the late 1870s and at one time there were several Rhyl clubs in existence.
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