Caernarfon Town
Full name	Clwb Pêl Droed Tref Caernarfon Caernarfon Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Canaries
Founded	1876
Ground	The Oval, Caernarfon
Capacity	3,400 (252 seated)
Manager	Steve O'Shaughnessy
League	League of Wales
2005/06	13th
Home colours Away colours

Caernarfon Town F.C. is a football team, playing in the League of Wales. The club are nicknamed The Canaries because of their yellow and green strip. They play at The Oval, Caernarfon. Image File history File links CaernarfonTownFC_badge. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Caernarfon (the original Welsh spelling is now almost always used in preference to the anglicised forms, Caernarvon or Carnarvon) is a royal town in north-west Wales. ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadia, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales. ... Steve O Shaughnessy (born October 13, 1967 in Wrexham) is a former Welsh footballer OShaughnessy or Shaughssa as he is affectionately known started his career as an apprentice at Leeds United, before moving onto Bradford City, where he made one League appearance. ... The Welsh Premiership is the national football league for Wales and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Welsh Premiership is the national football league for Wales and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. ... The Oval is a multi-use stadium in Caernarfon, Wales. ... Caernarfon (the original Welsh spelling is now almost always used in preference to the anglicised forms, Caernarvon or Carnarvon) is a royal town in north-west Wales. ...

History

The early years

The first known football club in the town of Caernarfon was Caernarvon Athletic, formed in 1876 and playing at various locations in the town before settling at the club's present ground, The Oval, in 1888. 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ...

Athletic went out of existence in 1893 but a new club, Caernarvon Ironopolis, was formed two years later reaching the semi finals of the Welsh Cup in 1900^[1] and 1902^[2] before disbanding following a dispute with the North Wales Coast League in 1903. Former players of the 'Nops' formed two new clubs, Caernarvon Colts and Caernarvon Royal Welch Fusiliers which came together in 1906 to form Caernarvon United. The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales and, in the past, neighbouring parts of England. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... The Royal Welch Fusiliers was a regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales Division. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

After the Great War, United players came together to reform Caernarvon Athletic and the club enjoyed great success in the North Wales League as well as a famous victory over Darlington in the first round of the FA Cup in 1929^[3]. In 1930 the Club went into liquidation and, despite resurfacing a few years later, it soon disappeared again. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Note: for the full results of all FA Cup finals, see FA Cup Final The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Over the border

In 1937 a group of football fans formed Caernarfon Town and, following many successful seasons in the Welsh League (North), the club was granted permission by the Football Association of Wales to apply for membership of the (English) Lancashire Combination in 1980. The Canaries won the Championship in 1981 before the league merged with the Cheshire County League to form the North West Counties Football League. In 1985 Caernarfon Town were runners up in the First Division of the North West Counties League and were elected to the Northern Premier League. The 1986/87 season saw the Canaries enjoy their best ever season when, under manager, John King, they defeated Stockport County and York City in the FA Cup, before going out to Second Division Barnsley following a third round replay^[4]. 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Football Association of Wales is the governing body of football in Wales, being a member of both FIFA and UEFA. Established in 1876, it is the third-oldest association in the world, and is one of the five associations (with the English Football Association, the Scottish Football Association, the... // Time Line The County of Lancashire. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The North West Counties Football League is a football league in the north west of England. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Northern Premier League logo. ... John King is the name of several notable individuals, including: John King, 19th century Australian explorer John King, White House correspondent for CNN John William King, one of the murderers of James Byrd, Jr. ... Stockport County Football Club are an English football club playing in the Football League One. ... York City F.C. are an English football team based in York and currently playing in the Conference National. ... Statistics Population: 72,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE3406 Administration District: Barnsley Metropolitan county: South Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: South Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: South Yorkshire Police Ambulance service: Yorkshire Post office...

Back home

In 1995, the Caernarfon Town board of directors voted to return home to Wales and join the League of Wales. In 1999/2000 the Canaries were relegated but they bounced straight back winning the Cymru Alliance the following season. The Cymru Alliance (currently the Huws Gray Fitlock Cymru Alliance, for sponsorship reasons) is a football league and forms the second level of the Welsh football league system in north and central Wales. ...

See also

• League of Wales

The Welsh Premiership is the national football league for Wales and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. ...

External link

• Official website

References