PROGRAMME | Denbigh Town v Mold Alexandra (22/08/2025)

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Lock Stock Ardal North-West

Champions - 2022/23

Ardal Northern League Cup

Winners - 2022/23

FAW Amateur Trophy

Winners - 1923/24

Runners-Up - 2022/23

Cymru Alliance/North

Runners-Up - 2017/18

Welsh League Cup

Runners-Up - 2015/16

Welsh Alliance

Champions - 2013/14

Champions - 2006/07

Champions - 1995/96

Mawddach Challenge Cup

Winners - 2013/14

Cookson Cup

Winners - 2010/11

Winners - 2006/07

Winners - 2005/06

Winners - 1995/96

Barritt Cup

Winners - 2005/06

Alves Cup

Winners - 2003/04

North West Arrows Cup

Winners - 1991/92

Wrexham Area Division One Cup

Winners - 1977/78

Winners - 1976/77

Winners - 1975/76

Winners - 1974/75

Winners - 1972/73

Welsh National League (Wrexham)

Champions - 1975/76

Champions - 1974/75

Champions - 1973/74

Champions - 1972/73

NWCFA Challenge Cup

Winners - 1972/73

NWCFA Amateur Cup

Winners - 1971/72

Winners - 1969/70

Winners - 1923/24

Welsh League Divsion Two East

Champions - 1953/54

Champions - 1952/53

Champions - 1948/49

CROESOI‘RBLUE TURTLEARENA

Welcome to our third home game of the season against Mold Alexandra.

We’d like to once again thank Colwyn Bay FC for agreeing to let us play here tonight, and I’d like to welcome the players, management teams, committee members and supporters of both teams to the Blue Turtle Arena tonight. They certainly have some excellent facilities here.

Work at Central Park continues at a pace as we strive to have work in place for our planned first home game of the season on Friday, 5th September against Buckley Town It’s a very tight schedule, although I am confident that we will make it in time.

The newly laid grass pitch is growing well. Our decision to install a sprinkler system on the pitch a few years ago has paid dividends with the recent hot weather If you recall, we sank a borehole at the far end of the ground, and this draws water into two large tanks during the day. Then every night the sprinklers are switched on and the pitch is watered The system has been a godsend and costs the Club nothing as it’s our water.

The finishing touches are being made to our four new changing rooms with showers, toilets and sinks now installed Over the next week or so, joiners will put in benches and cubicles for the players, and they will then be complete.

The new kitchen at the Red Café has been fitted, and a new bar has been installed at our old Club House This will continue to be used on Match Days to serve drinks

Our new Community/Educational room on the second floor is nearing completion A bar has been installed along with toilets and offices. The main room itself is larger than I imagined and opens onto the balcony, giving brilliant views of the pitch and the Vale of Clwyd

On the far side of the ground, you’ll see bases have been paid for two new 50 seater stands and they will be delivered over the next month or so, along with new 22 seater dugouts. There is also a platform laid for the new TV gantry which will be coming shortly along with a VAR room

We have changed our existing eight floodlights to LED floodlights and bases are in place at each corner of the ground for an additional four LED floodlights which have been ordered.

So all in all, there is a lot going on, and once completed, we will have a first-class stadium.

Tonight, though, our focus is on this evening’s game. Dewi’s lads had a great win last week against Gresford and were unlucky to lose 2-1 to Holywell here a fortnight ago. The new players are fitting in well and learning to play at the pace and tempo that we like to play.

Let’s look for another three points. Enjoy the game

to their central defender to fire home from distance. Despite being two down, our heads didn t and the way we came back strongly pleased all of us in the management team Bobby Beau smashed home a shot from 10 yards with 82 minutes played, and from then on it was all Denbigh a piled the pressure on Holywell’s goal. Disappointingly, the equaliser never came, and Holywell cam 2-1 winners

Last Friday we faced Gresford at Airbus’ ground and carried on with the progress we had made ag Holywell In an even first half we took the lead directly from Nathan Brown’s corner Gresford had chances, and our defence held firm against their pressure with Ben Lockley and Max Cooke perfo admirably in central defence

Aidan Higgins has impressed us all since joining the Club. He broke away from the halfway line tow the Gresford goal and unselfishly laid the ball over for Nathan to tap in for our second goal mi through the first half.

The second half saw us stepping up a gear and commanding the game When Matty Worrall and Johnston were both taken out by Gresford’s keeper, the resulting penalty kick was given to Aidan confidently fired home for our third

The fourth goal was something else as Aidan collected the ball inside his own half and weaved hi through the Gresford defence at pace, and then slid the ball under the keeper A tremendous indiv goal

Alfie Vaughan has been out with a wrist injury over the close season and our first five games doing well in training, he warranted his start last Friday. After an industrious game he was rewarde all his hard work with our fifth goal – a header courtesy of a Sam Duffy cross and we ran ou winners

Tonight, we face a Mold team who are just a point behind us having won one and drawn two ga Last season we lost at Mold 2-1 when they got their winner on the 93rd minute In the home gam Central Park, we were winning 1-0, until a 94th minute goal gave Mold a point. It’s going to be a encounter once again and I’m reiterating to the lads that we need to keep our concentration fo whole game and not let in any late goals.

FIVE-STAR TOWN BRUSH ASIDE COLLIERS

A five-star performance from Denbigh Town on Friday night secured a big three points on the road in Broughton.

A brace from both Nathan Brown and Aidan Higgins along with a late header from Alfie Vaughan secured a big win for Town whilst Elijah Beattie and his backline kept a clean sheet for the first time this season.

Dewi Llion named four changes to the XI with Beattie returning to the line-up whilst Max Cooke, Alfie Vaughan and Owen Payne also came into the side Sam Duffy returned to the squad whilst Dan Flanders and Keelan Williams were unavailable

Town began the game brightly and within 15 minutes had the lead with a real touch of fortune After forcing a corner the resulting set piece was delivered by Brown, curling over the goalkeeper who couldn’t claim it and ended up in the back of the net

The hosts looked to respond ten minutes later when a dangerous free-kick found Elliot Orton who headed just wide via a deflection, with the resulting corner was pushed back towards goal but turned on to the post by a Town defender

Just two minutes after Gresford came close and continued to press, Town broke brilliantly via Higgins who rushed forward and squared the ball to Brown to drill home into an empty net for a brace in the opening 27

It was almost three just before the half hour mark when Higgins found Beaumont on the overlap, but the defender’s strong effort across goal somehow cannoned off the near post and across the goal mouth.

Gresford continued to have glimpses at goal with Jake Roberts’ volley pushed away by Beattie before the onrushing Tom Smith only had to nudge the ball home on the rebound but Beaumont made a superb tackle to deny him as he got there

ITown made a change at the break with Danny Clarke replacing Owen Payne and within a couple of minutes had a chance at making it three Vaughan did well to slip in Brown but his effort from the edge of the box was easily dealt with by Lewis Dutton

Nine minutes into the half and Denbigh were handed the chance of possibly wrapping up the game early on. Brown’s effort was parried away by Dutton and both Luke Johnston and Matthew Worrall raced to the rebound, only for the ‘keeper to take out both of them and win a penalty. Higgins stepped up hoping to grab his first for the club, launching the ball into the bottom left corner.

If his first was from the penalty spot, his second began 50 yards out Keiron Roberts won’t have a simpler assist this season as he laid the ball to Higgins, who ran through the entirety of Gresford’s midfield and backline before smashing it past Dutton for what will surely be the goal of the season just before the hour mark

With Town four to the good they made changes giving at least 25 to Tom Weir, Sion Jones, Brad Barnes and Sam Duffy as the game was out of reach for the visitors and some crucial minutes in the early stages of the campaign were put in

In the final ten with the result inevitable Denbigh pushed for a fifth, Higgins almost had his hatrick when slipped in by Jones but fired over just right of centre on the edge of the box Finally, after some pressure, Town did have a fifth when Duffy’s cross from the right was nodded home by Vaughan to mark his first start of the season.

Subs: Darling, Jones, Barnes, Clarke, Weir, S.Duffy

Referee: Aled Williams

Attendance: 145

POTM: Aidan Higgins - There were a number of contenders, but two goals and an assist on a menacing night from the forward can’t be ignored

y equalised on his Reserves debut and Lloyd netted once more within the first three minutes of the second half.

However, Hansen found the net once more with 64 minutes gone and with four minutes of stoppage time played the hosts found a winner from a corner via Sam Parry-Jones.

A cruel blow to begin the season but a chance this weekend to come good against Holywell at Halkyn Road. Kick-Off in Flintshire is at 14:00.

Denbigh Town Football Club was formed in 1876 and have been one of the longest-serving clubs in North Wales.

The early years saw the club play in a number of leagues including the North Wales Coast and Welsh Senior League, as well as time in the old Combination

The club rose to fame in the 1920s when during the 1923/24 campaign, it won its first and only national honour, the Welsh Amateur Cup beating Lovell’s Athletic. The club went under different names throughout those years including United and Juniors before settling on Town in the 1950s.

Following the Second World War Denbigh clinched numerous honours before the golden period of the 1970s that saw the club dominate the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) winning four successive league titles.

After turning to the Clwyd Premier following the departure of successful manager John Trefor Roberts, the club shot back up the ladder upon the appointment of Bill Dawson who took the club from the Clwyd Premier to the Cymru Alliance in just four years

The club remained in the second tier for six years before returning to the Welsh Alliance but under Tim Dyer the club was promoted alongside a Cookson Cup success in 2007

In 2013/14 the club went unbeaten in the Welsh Alliance earning a third promotion to tier two after their return to the division in 2010. In 2015/16 the club reached it’s second national final and the biggest game in club history when reaching the League Cup Final, losing to professional outfit TNS on national television.

Upon relegation from the Cymru Alliance in 2019, manager Dewi Llion rebuilt his squad and in 2023 earned a league and cup double to move up to the JD Cymru North, finishing 6th in their first season back.

THE OPPOSITION MOLD ALEXANDRA

Ground: MKH Stadium

Capacity: 3,000

Nickname: The Alex

Founded: 1929

2024/25: 8th

Manager: Barry Owen

Mold Alexandra Football Club was founded in 1929, following the folding of Mold Town.

The club entered the Mold, Deeside and Buckley League for the 1930–31 season, marking its debut with a 5–3 win over Oakenholt St David’s

Success came quickly, with Alexandra lifting the North Wales Junior Cup in its first year and the Flintshire Amateur League title in its second

In 1937 the club joined the West Cheshire League, before switching to the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) after World War II, where it remained for more than four decades The 1980s proved to be a golden era, with two league championships and a string of local cup victories This success earned Alexandra a place in the newly created Cymru Alliance in 1990, though they struggled to make an impact during their two seasons in the division

The formation of the League of Wales in 1992 offered a new opportunity, and Mold Alexandra was named among its 20 founding members Their first fixture came against Inter Cardiff, a narrow 1–0 defeat. The club endured difficulties, including a temporary suspension for failing to meet ground regulations, but returned to complete the campaign in 13th place

toll, and in 1995 the club was relegated on the final day of the season after

A spell back in the Cymru Alliance followed, but further relegation in 1998 saw Alexandra voluntarily drop down to the Wrexham Area League Starting in Division One, they secured promotion to the Premier Division in their first season and fought their way back to the Cymru Alliance by 2002 Over the next 15 years, Mold Alexandra became a yo-yo side, moving between the Cymru Alliance and the Premier Division of the Wrexham Area League

In the last decade the club has re-established itself at a higher level, winning the Welsh National League Premier Division in 2015 before securing further silverware by lifting the Lock Stock Ardal North-West title in 2022.

These achievements have helped Alexandra cement their place in the second tier of Welsh football where in recent years the side has reached the final of the WBS League Cup in 2024, going on to beat Briton Ferry Llansawel in the final in Newtown

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Denbigh Town and Mold have a storied history in the past couple of seasons Here we look back at our home and away clashes in the JD Cymru North last season.

Mold Alexandra 2-1 Denbigh Town (JD Cymru North10/08/2024)

Mold made a habit of late heartache bestowed on Denbigh beginning in August 2024 when a late header claimed all three points for the Flintshire outfit.

Denbigh Town 2-4 Holywell Town (JD Cymru North04/10/2024)

With victory just seconds away Denbigh somehow managed to allow their lead to slip in October as Mold once again fought back in stoppage time.

Owen Davies gave Denbigh the lead on 40 minutes when he slammed home an effort from left as Town capitalised on a good start at Alyn Park

However, a leveller from Owen Cordiner on 68 minutes was built on with a ball into the box three minutes into stoppage time where Seydou Bamba nodded home a winner

Denbigh Town: Wilmot, Lockley, Williams, Cooke, Holmes, Butler, Brown, I Roberts, Fleming, Duffy, Davies

Subs: Gray, Fricker, Jones, Hansen, Bellis

Attendance: 141

Owen Davies gave Town the lead with 35 minutes played and as the clock began to wind down it felt that Dewi Llion’s side had the better of their visitors

But with 94 minutes played a mistake at the back allowed Aidan Farren a simple finish for the visitors who proved to be a thorn in the side of Town in 2024/25

Denbigh Town: Wilmot, Williams, S Jones, Cooke, Lockley, K Roberts, Butler, Brown, Duffy, I Roberts, Davies

Subs: A Jones, Holmes, H Lockley, Stark, Parry-Jones, Fleming, Vaughan

Attendance: 334

1) Which player scored their first Denbigh Town goal last weekend?

2) Why were the back four and Elijah Beattie particularly pleased with the result?

3) At what ground do today’s opponents play their home games?

4) What is the nickname of tonight’s opponents?

5) Denbigh have played here at the Blue Turtle Arena and where else for our ‘home’ matches this season?

6) Who will Denbigh face in the WBS League Cup First Round next week?

7) Who made his Everton debut on Monday following a loan move from Manchester City?

8) Which promoted side from the EFL Championship won their first game back in the Premier League after a nine-year absence?

9) Iris was a hit song by which group in 1998?

10) What is the capital city of Latvia?

Penrhyncoch (A)

JD Cymru North

Cae Baker

25/08/2025 14:30

Rhyl 1879 (A)

WBS League Cup R1

Belle Vue

30/08/2025 14:00

Buckley Town (H)

JD Cymru North Central Park

05/09/2025 19:45