Full name | Llandudno Swifts Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | Swifts |
Founded | 1889 |
Dissolved | 1901 |
Ground | Council Ground, Llandudno |
Llandudno Swifts were a football club from Llandudno who existed during the late Victorian era. The club were first mentioned in 1889. They competed in the Combination, North Wales Coast League, Welsh Cup, FA Cup and North Wales Coast Cup. The club was wound up in 1901 after a period of professionalism. [1] [2] [3] Following the demise of Llandudno Swifts, a new team Llandudno Amateurs were formed. A new Llandudno Swifts team was founded in 2024, joining the North Wales Coast East Football League. [4]
Season | League | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | Points | Position | Remarks |
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1893–94 [7] | North Wales Coast League Division 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | |
1894–95 [8] | North Wales Coast League Division 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | |
1895–96 [9] | North Wales Coast League Division 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | |
1896–97 [10] | North Wales Coast League Division 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | |
1897–98 [11] | North Wales Coast League Division 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | |
1898–99 [12] [13] | The Combination | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 9 | |
North Wales Coast League Division 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | First team found in Combination. Presumably the Reserves. Table as at 29/04/1899 | |
1899–1900 [14] | North Wales Coast League Division 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 5 | |
1900–01 [15] | North Wales Coast League Division 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 6 |
Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Score | Remarks |
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1891–92 | Welsh Junior Cup | Final | Wrexham Gymnasium | 3–1 [16] | Played at Summer Gardens, Rhyl. |
1892–93 | Welsh Cup [17] | First Round | Flint | 2–0 | |
Second Round | Bangor | 2–0 | |||
Third Round | Holywell | w/o | Holywell failed to appear | ||
Fourth Round | Shrewsbury Town | 4–0 | |||
Semi Final | Wrexham | 1–2 | Played at Flint | ||
1893–94 | Welsh Cup [18] | Bye to Fourth Round | |||
Fourth Round | Chirk | 2–3 | |||
1894–95 | Welsh Cup [19] | First Round | Flint | 1–0 | |
Second Round | Carnarvon Ironopolis | 3–2 | |||
Third Round | Bangor | 1–1 | |||
Third Round Replay | 0–1 | ||||
North Wales Coast Cup | Final | Bangor | 1–2 [20] | Played at The Oval, Caernarfon. | |
1895–96 | Welsh Cup [21] | First Round | Bangor | 2–3 | A.E.T. 2–2 FT |
North Wales Coast Cup | Final | Bangor | 0–2 | Played at Bangor. Crowd 3,000. | |
1896–97 | FA Cup [22] | First Qualifying Round | Liverpool South End | 0–2 | |
Welsh Cup [23] | First Round | Holywell | 1–2 | ||
North Wales Coast Cup | Final | Bangor | 5–1 [24] | Played at St Asaph | |
North Wales Coast Junior Cup | Final | Buckley Victoria | 0–5 [25] | Reserves. Played at Holywell | |
1897–98 | FA Cup [22] | First Qualifying Round | Rock Ferry | 0–3 | |
Welsh Cup [26] | First Round | Bangor | 0–1 | ||
1898–99 | Welsh Cup [27] | First Round | Rhyl United | 2–3 | |
1899–1900 | FA Cup [22] | Second Qualifying Round | Wrexham | 1–2 | |
Welsh Cup [28] | Bye to Third Round | ||||
Third Round | Newtown | 1–6 | |||
1900–01 | FA Cup [22] | First Qualifying Round | Rhyl United | 0–3 | |
Welsh Cup [29] | Second Round | Buckley Victoria | w/o | Buckley Victoria withdrew | |
Third Round | Chirk | w/o | Llandudno withdrew |
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