Rhyl Dragons F.C.

Last updated
Rhyl Dragons
Full nameRhyl Dragons Football Club
Founded2020
Dissolved2023
League North Wales Coast East Division One
2022–23 North Wales Coast East One, 8th of 12

Rhyl Dragons F.C. was a Welsh football club based in Rhyl, Denbighshire. The team last played in the North Wales Coast East Football League Division One, which is at the fifth tier of the Welsh football league system.

The club was founded in 2020. [1]

The club has competed in the Welsh Cup three times, losing in the first qualifying round all three times. [2] [3]

In November 2023, the club resigned from the North Wales Coast East Football League Division One. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Club feature: Rhyl Dragons are aiming high". 26 January 2022.
  2. "Welsh Cup derby as new Rhyl teams play first competitive match at Belle Vue". 12 July 2021.
  3. https://nwsport.co.uk/2023/07/28/st-asaph-set-new-record-for-biggest-welsh-cup-win-by-north-wales-side-two-ties-produce-30-goals-between-them/
  4. https://vccfl.pitchero.com/a-second-clubs-resigns-from-the-league-79181
  5. https://nwsport.co.uk/2023/11/21/second-club-resigns-from-the-north-wales-coast-east-football-league-within-a-week/