Bangor City


	Bangor City



Farrar Road Bangor Gwynedd LL57 1LJ Ground: Tel: 01248 355852			Manager Nev Powell Secretary Gwynfor Jones
	From Conwy/Betws Y Coed follow signs for and into Bangor. Continue until you see the Railway Station traffic lights ahead, cross small roundabout, turn left into Farrar Road with the ground on your left. From Caernarfon follow the one way towards the Railway Station, turn right at the lights and then immediately right into Farrar Road. With the demoliton of Foulkes' garage the stadium is now clearly visible from the road. No parking!
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Bangor City History & Honours

Bangor City was formed in 1876 and were founder members of the NWCFL in 1893. In 1896 City were champions of the new league, in 1919 Bangor moved to the North Wales Alliance and moved to Farrar Road in 1920.
In the 1930s City competed in the Lancashire Combination winning the League Cup in 1949. The following year 1950 they became founder members of the Cheshire League, finishing runners up in 1954 and 1959.
City won the 75th Welsh Cup Final in 1962, defeating Wrexham 3-1. This led to European Cup Winners Cup qualification and a never to be forgotten encounter with AC Napoli. Bangor won the home leg 2-0 but lost 1-3 in Italy. In those days there was no "away goals" rule so a replay was needed, staged at Arsenal's Highbury stadium. This time Napoli won 2-1 but City had carved a name for themselves that lives on to this day.
In 1969 Bangor were founder members of the NPL, winning the League Cup in that first season. In 1979 the club were again founder members of the Alliance, now known as the Conference.
In 1982 Bangor were NPL Champions and in 1984 reached the FA Trophy Final at Wembley, only to lose to Northwich Victoria in a replay at Stoke. The 1984 Trophy run took its toll on Bangor and in the same season cup glory was starkly contrasted to relegation - a return to the NPL.
In 1992 Bangor were founder members of the LoW. In 1994 and 1995 won the LoW Championship under the management of Nigel Adkins. When the goalkeeper-manager left to become physiotherapist at Scunthorpe a difficult time ensued.
Under the guidance of Graeme Sharp and John Hulse City were Welsh Cup winners in 1998 at The Wrexham Racecourse against Connahs Quay. Two years later in 2000 success against Cwmbran again at the Wrexham Racecourse under the management of Meirion Appleton, both wins resulting in European competition the following season.
In May 2001 former Manchester United striker Peter Davenport replaced Appleton and set about rebuilding the club's fortunes. In 2002 and 2003 City finished in third place, qualifying for the UEFA Cup and Inter Toto respectively. After his departure there followed brief stints from Clayton Blackmore and Steve Bleasdale before the appointment of former favourite Nev Powell during the summer of 2007. In his first season City captured the Welsh Cup and secured European entry once more. Twelve months later Bangor repeated the feat with a 2-0 win over Aberystwyth at Parc Y Scarlets, and made it a hatrick of Welsh Cup wins a year later (2010) with a win over Port Talbot at the same venue.

Bangor City Playing Record 1991-2010

	Season	Competition	Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	1990-91	Northern Premier League	18th	40	9	12	19	52	70	39
2	1991-92	Northern Premier League	20th	42	11	10	21	46	57	43
3	1992-93	League of Wales	5th	38	19	7	12	77	58	64
4	1993-94	League of Wales	1st	38	26	5	7	82	26	83
5	1994-95	League of Wales	1st	38	27	7	4	96	26	88
6	1995-96	League of Wales	4th	40	21	6	13	72	65	69
7	1996-97	League of Wales	8th	40	20	5	15	82	62	65
8	1997-98	League of Wales	6th	38	20	8	12	72	54	68
9	1998-99	League of Wales	11th	32	12	8	12	49	56	44
10	1999-00	League of Wales	9th	34	15	3	16	56	61	48
11	2000-01	League of Wales	14th	34	10	7	17	56	84	37
12	2001-02	League of Wales	3rd	34	21	6	7	83	38	69
13	2002-03	Welsh Premier League	3rd	34	22	5	7	75	34	71
14	2003-04	Welsh Premier League	6th	32	16	6	10	72	47	54
15	2004-05	Welsh Premier League	3rd	34	20	7	7	73	44	67
16	2005-06	Welsh Premier League	9th	34	14	3	17	51	54	45
17	2006-07	Welsh Premier League	9th	32	14	6	12	55	47	48
18	2007-08	Welsh Premier League	5th	34	15	10	9	62	31	55
19	2008-09	Welsh Premier League	6th	34	16	7	11	56	39	55
20	2009-10	Welsh Premier League	5th	34	19	6	9	75	45	63

Manager: Nev Powell

Nev Powell was appointed Bangor boss in May 2007 following the departure of Steve Bleasdale.
He is well remembered by older City fans for his nine years as a midfield schemer, playing alongside the likes of John Aspinall and Kevin Mooney. When the then LoW was launched in 1992 Nev was one of the few Bangor players who stayed on with the club, making around thirty appearances in the 1992-93 season.
Nev moved along the coast to Connahs Quay, initially as a player making 105 League starts. As player manager and then manager he guided The Nomads for a decade and saw the Deeside club consistently out perform some of its better known rivals.

UPDATED AUGUST 2010

Bangor City FC Pen Pictures 2010-11

GOALKEEPERS
	Paul Smith GOAL	A former TNS and Colwyn Bay goalkeeper Paul Smith's outstanding performances were a feature of the successful Rhyl side of 2004. In July 2005, after around 80 WP starts, he moved to Connahs Quay where he made another 60 WP appearances before following manager Nev Powell to Bangor City in June 2007. Following the Europa matches in 2010 Paul has ten European appearances for Bangor City and has won three Welsh Cup winners medals with the club.
		Dob: 06-12-1977
	Andy Mulliner GOAL	Hugely experienced goalkeeper Andy Mulliner back for a third - and perhaps final - spell at Farrar Road. Andy has more than 400 Welsh Premier appearances to his name and is employed by Wolverhampton Wanderers as a goalkeeping coach. He has also played for Telford United and Curzon Ashton and more recently kep goal for Shropshire side Ellesmere Rangers.
		Dob: 03-01-1971
DEFENCE
	Peter Hoy Defence	Versatile defender Peter Hoy first signed for Bangor under the reign of Peter Davenport from West Cheshire League football in 2003. Peter was converted from fullback to centreback during the 2003-04 season to great effect and can also operate in midfield. He has since enjoyed a season long spell with local rivals Rhyl before rejoining City in November 2007 shortly after the departure of Clayton Blackmore. Peter has made 146 Welsh Premier appearances for Bangor, has won three Welsh Cup Winners medals and holds the club record number of European appearances with eight before the Honka ties.
		Dob: 06-05-1982
	Chris Roberts Defence	Left footer Chris Roberts gained Cymru Alliance experience with Buckley Town before stepping up to Unibond League side Colwyn Bay. Chris moved to Rhyl via Cefn Druids and made more than 50 league starts at Belle Vue before signing for Bangor during the summer of 2009. He has quickly established himself as first choice leftback and impressed with some wholehearted performances in the opening months of the seasons. Chris picked up a Welsh Cup winners medal in May 2010.
		Dob: 14-08-1985
	Michael Johnston Defence	A Liverpool born centre back, Michael Johnston moved to Farrar Road on a loan period from Tranmere Rovers just before the September 2007 transfer window. During the summer of 2008 he was released by Rovers and wated no time in signing for City on a permanent basis. Michael has represented Wales and Under 17 and 19 level and was voted the outstanding player in North Wales at the end of the 2007-08 season. During the 2009-10 season Michael represented Wales Under 23s (semi professional) and won his second successive Welsh Cup winners medal against Port Talbot.
		Dob: 16-12-1987
	Jamie Brewerton Defence	A 28 year old St Asaph born defender Jamie Brewerton has previously played for Conwy United and Llandudno but is best known for his ten seasons at Belle Vue. Brewerton, capped by Wales at Under 18 level, made some 200 WP appearances for Rhyl but missed the entire 2006-07 season with knee ligament problems. Jamie joined Bangor during the summer of 2008 and picked up his second successive Welsh Cup winners medal in May 2010.
		Dob: 17-11-1979
	Clive Williams DEFENCE	A promising young striker turned defender Clive Williams is a product of the Bangor City academy and reserve set up. He has represented North Wales youths and is a former Leeds United trialist. Clive notched 34 goals for Felinheli in the Anglesey League and is rated as a very talented prospect by the club. Following his appearances in both 2009 and 2010 Clive is thought to be the youngest Bangor City player to have won two Welsh Cup winners medals, and may well be for any club in the history of the competition.
		Dob: 01-01-1991
MIDFIELD
	Dave Morley MIDFIELD	St Helens born centreback Dave Morley began his career with Manchester City where he made he scored on debut against Bury in the (then) First Division (ie directly below the Premiership). That was Dave's only league start for City but two more substitute appearances followed before a brief loan spell in Scotland with Ayr United. In 1998 he moved to Southend and made 63 league starts before heading north to Carlisle and 37 more starts. In 2001 a move to Oxford yielded 16 more league starts followed by 49 for Doncaster in the Conference before joining Macclesfield as captain and totalling 101 further league appearances. One of his defensive team mates at Moss Rose was former Bangor defender Jim McNulty From 2007-09 Dave made more than 50 appearances for Conference North side Hyde United and during his first season at Bangor won the Welsh Cup final in Parc Y Scarlets in 2010.
		Dob: 25-09-1977
	Craig Garside MIDFIELD	A hugely talented midfielder Craig Garside re-signed for Bangor during the summer of 2009. Craig has been with the blues in November 2004 but moved on after a Premier Cup appearance. His career began with Everton where he was prominent at youth and reserve level, played in the 2002 FA Youth Cup Final for The Toffees. Capable of playing in defence or midfield, Craig has captained Wales at Under 15, 16 and 19 and gained an enviable reputation at those levels. Craig has 14 WP starts for Bangor to his name prior to the start of the 2010-11 season and picked up a Welsh Cup winners medal at Parc Y Scarlets in May 2010.
		Dob: 11-05-1985
	Nicky Ward MIDFIELD	An experienced attacking left footer Nicky Ward played for both Wrexham and Shrewsbury Town as a youth before moving into the Welsh Premier with Newtown during the 1998-99 season. Since this time Nicky has totted up 188 Welsh Premier league starts scoring 78 goals including several successful seasons with full timers TNS.. He has played for Newtown on four occasions and spent a brief spell with Cefn Druids, and turned out for Welling United in the Conference South. Nicky joined Bangor from Newtown in January 2010. Despite being cuptied and therefore sidelined during the 2009-10 cup campaign, Nicky made a positive impression during the league matches and has become a firm favourite with the City faithful.
		Dob: 30-11-1977
	Chris Jones MIDFIELD	A former Wrexham and Leeds United apprentice Chris Jones signed for Bangor during the summer of 2010 from local rivals Porthmadog. A Wales International at Under 19 & 20 level Chris spent a period on loan at Bournemouth before joining Limerick in The League of Ireland. Nefyn based he has also played in the Unibond League with Colwyn Bay and has totted up more than a hundred Welsh Premier appearances with Caernarfon, Llangefni and Porthmadog. Chris is a goalscoring midfielder or striker who is highly rated by the Farrar Road camp. He quickly made his mark with vital goals home and away for City in the defeat of Europa League opponents Honka Espoo in July.
		Dob: 09-10-1985
	Matty Hurdman MIDFIELD	A promising young midfielder from Llanfairfechan, Matthew Hurdman joined Bangor from Wrexham FC in January 2010. At the Racecourse he has been a member of the academy system and played for the youth and reserve sides. Bangor born, Matthew spent a loan spell with Prestatyn Town scoring on debut at Cefn Druids on 15th January 2009. Earlier this season he impressed during a loan period with Colwyn Bay in the Unibond League and has represtented Wales at Under 17 and 19 level.
		Dob: 23-01-1991
	Marc Limbert MIDFIELD	Mancot born midfielder Marc Limbert began his career as an Everton apprentice before making 16 League appearances for Chester City in the early 1990s. He then spent three seasons with Connahs Quay before moving to Colwyn Bay and Altrincham before settling at Rhyl where he played for a further three years. During the 2006-07 season Marc was back at Connahs Quay but moved to Farrar Road in June 2007 after the appointment of Nev Powell. With 75 of his 255 WP starts in a Bangor shirt Marc was the natural choice to step up to assistant manager when Alan Morgan moved on to Aberstwyth in the autumn of 2009.
		Dob: 03-10-1973
FORWARDS
	Eddie Jebb STRIKER	A dangerous attacking winger, Eddie Jebb joined City from coast rivals Colwyn Bay in January 2010. Eddie first caught the eye with some impressive performances for Cammell Laird FC and signed for Colwyn Bay for an undisclosed tranfer fee in February 2009. He joined Bangor as a direct right flank replacement for Marc Limbert whose move into management within the club seemed likely to restrict his first team outings. Eddie picked up a Welsh Cup winners medal during his first season with City.
		Dob: 31-12-1981
	Les Davies STRIKER	Giant left winger Les Davies resigned for his home "town" side Bangor City in June 2007 to the delight of the blues faithful. Les had first joined City in November 2003 after some eye catching displays for Glantraeth. However after around 50 WP appearances for Bangor he moved to Porthmadog where he netted 18 goals in 62 WP starts. Les has more than 100 WP appearances for City and 170 in total, scoring in all 50 goals and has represented Wales both at Semi Professional level and Under 21 International. He has three Welsh Cup winners medals with Bangor, securing his third in a row at Parc Y Scarlets in May 2010 after an injury disrupted season.
		Dob: 29-10-1984
	Sion Edwards STRIKER	A skilful left winger of midfielder Sion Edwards signed for City after his release by Wrexham FC in the summer of 2006. At the Racecourse he gained youth and reserve experience. Bangor based Sion first came into football through the respected Penrhosgarnedd youth system and marked his first team debut with a brace of goals in the opening Welsh Premiership match of 2006-07 against NEWI Cefn Druids. As the 2010-11 season gets underway Sion has 20 goals from 79 WP starts for City and has three Welsh Cup winners medals to his name.
		Dob 01-08-1987
	Alan Bull STRIKER	Birkenhead born striker Alan Bull joined Bangor during the summer of 2010 having briefly linked up with coast rivals Colwyn Bay. He has previously been with Tranmere Rovers and Crewe Alexandra. Alan displayed his goalscoring prowess with Wirral based Cammell Laird FC and treads a well worn path from Lairds to Farrar Road. He made his Bangor debut in the Europa League away leg in Finland against Honka and scored his first goal against Maritimo at The Racecourse Ground in the Europa League in August 2010.
		Dob 25-11-1987
	Jamie Reed STRIKER	Chester born Jamie began his career with Wrexham FC where he made several substitute appearances for The Robins (or dragons) before teaming up with Glentoran and Tamworth on loan spells. Within Welsh football circles Jamie scored 22 goals from 41 starts (in total) for Aberystwyth and Rhyl as well as a brief time with Colwyn Bay. At Farrar Road in his first season 2009-10 Jamie scored 24 League goals and 30 in total, including one in the Welsh Cup Final as he picked up a Winners Medal. Jamie returned to Bangor after spending the summer of 2010 in Australia and made his first appearance of the season at Bala in mid August.
		Dob: 18-08-1987
	John Owen STRIKER	Bangor born John Owen broke into the City team at the end of the 2008-09 season and made such an impression manager Nev Powell rewarded the young striker with a two year contract. John lives in Chwilog, a village close to Pwllheli and Porthmadog, marked his Welsh Premier debut at Newtown with a well taken goal. With injuries affecting his striking options manager Powell will have every confidence that the tall teenager will step up to the task when required.
		Dob 18-08-1992