Conwy United History & Honours

In 1977 Conwy Town and Conwy Royal British Legion, both of the Vale of Conwy League, joined forces to form Conwy United.   The club was elected to the Welsh League (North) that later became the Welsh Alliance League. In 1981/82 United won the Welsh Intermediate Cup (now called the FAW Welsh Trophy) also the Welsh Alliance League title in 1984/85 and 1985/86.   In 1990 Conwy became founder members of the Cymru Alliance League and finished in the top seven. Then in 1992 the club became founder members of the League of Wales.   The club finished a creditable seventh in its first season and in 1995/96 finished in third place under the guidance of John Hulse, with Ken McKenna setting a club goalscoring record of 49 goals in a season. Conwy qualified for the InterToto Cup and played Charleroi (Belgium) and SV Reid (Austria) at The Racecourse, Wrexham, and travelled to Zeglebie Lubin (Poland) and Silkeborg (Denmark).   In the following three seasons United reached the semi-finals of the Welsh Cup twice, and qualified for the FAW Premier Cup twice, most notably holding Swansea City to 0-0 draw at The Vetch. However the financial burden had began to take its toll and relegation followed in 2000.  United opted to drop into the Welsh Alliance League. In its second season the club was League runners-up and Cookson Cup runners-up.   The following two seasons were very difficult both on and off the field but the return of Nigel Roberts as manager kept the club up and the 2004-05 season started tremendously well with the club sitting at the top of the League. However, tragedy struck when Nigel Roberts was killed in a road accident, but the team showed great strength and character to keep fighting. The championship evaded them but under the guidance of Danny McGoona United reached the final of the Cookson Cup again, only to lose out 4-3 to Bethesda. The emergence of young players at the club has seen many progress to the first team.   In 2011 United won the Welsh Alliance and took the opportunity to return to the Cymru Alliance under the guidance of experienced pair Steve Jones and Dean Martin who took over the during the summer of 2011. Past players for the club who have gone on to the Football League include Neville Southall, Carl Dale and Kevin Ellison.

Conwy United Record 1991-2011

	Season	Competition	Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	1990-91	Cymru Alliance	5th	26	12	6	8	54	34	42
2	1991-92	Cymru Alliance	5th	30	15	5	10	62	45	50
3	1992-93	League of Wales	7th	38	16	9	13	51	51	57
4	1993-94	League of Wales	13th	38	13	6	19	55	70	45
5	1994-95	League of Wales	12th	38	14	7	17	60	65	49
6	1995-96	League of Wales	3rd	40	21	13	6	72	65	76
7	1996-97	League of Wales	7th	40	20	8	12	66	44	68
8	1997-98	League of Wales	9th	38	15	8	15	66	59	53
9	1998-99	League of Wales	7th	32	14	7	11	55	49	49
10	1999-00	League of Wales	17th	34	6	5	23	33	97	23
11	2000-01	Welsh Alliance	13th	26	4	8	14	38	86	20
12	2001-02	Welsh Alliance	2nd	24	18	2	4	57	28	56
13	2002-03	Welsh Alliance	15th	28	4	3	21	31	86	15
14	2003-04	Welsh Alliance	13th	30	8	1	21	44	89	25
15	2004-05	Welsh Alliance	5th	30	19	4	7	70	42	61
16	2005-06	Welsh Alliance
17	2006-07	Welsh Alliance	9th	28	11	4	13	58	70	37
18	2007-08	Welsh Alliance	5th	28	14	3	11	69	58	45
19	2008-09	Welsh Alliance	12th	32	12	4	16	63	64	37
20	2009-10	Welsh Alliance	6th	30	14	11	5	71	36	53
21	2010-11	Welsh Alliance Division One	1st	30	25	2	3	88	30	77

Managers:  Mick McGra

A former Rochdale youth teamer Mick took over as Conwy manager in December 2011.    His playing career took in Cammell Laird and Colwyn Bay and more recently he has managed Cammell Laird reserves.

Conwy United Team Line ups from August 2011
	at Rhos Aelwyd on 13 August 2011		a
1	Danny Stanton	1		1
2	Joe Williams	2		2
3	Sam Sinkinson	3		3
4	Chris Quinn	4		4
5	Mark Orme	5		5
6	Danny Roberts	6		6
7	Iain Pattinson	7		7
8	Scott Reid	8		8
9	Aron Jones	9		9
10	Mike Lundstram	10		10
11	Liam Jones	11		11
12	Jamie Jones	12		12
14	Jack Higgins	14		14
15	Jo Jennings	15
16	Rob Marshall Jones	16
17	Gary Higham	17

UPDATED DECEMBER 2011

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Danny Stanton	Goalkeeper Danny previously played for Rhydymwyn and briefly in the Welsh Premier for Connahs Quay and Airbus UK. (Dob:  13-01-1987)
Gary Higham	Goalkeeper previously with Prestatyn Rovers who signed during the summer of 2011. Liverpudlian Gary also played for Rhuddlan Town and Llandyrnog United.
Joey Jennings	A versatile defender or midfielder Joey rejoined United during the summer of 2011 having previously played for Mochdre and Llandudno Junction since leaving The Morfa. (Dob:  18-08-1989)
Joe Williams	Right footed defender or wingback whose previous clubs include Glan Conwy. (Dob:  17-02-1989)
Jamie Jones	Left footed defender who can also play wingback. (Dob:  01-02-1983)
David Sam Sinkinson	Left footed defender or midfielder signed from local rivals Glan Conwy in September 2010. (Dob:  15-01-1989)
Chris Quinn	A promising young centreback Chris came through the Conwy United youth system. He has represented Wales U18 Schools and captained the North Wales Coast FA U18 side. (Dob:  11-05-1990)
Mark Orme	Rated as one of the best defenders in the league for many years. A tall and commanding central defender, also very dangerous at set pieces. Equally adept playing in midfield Mark has Welsh Premiership experience with Conwy United and has now played for the club in all three levels, Welsh Alliance and now Cymru Alliance. Previous clubs include Buckley Town, Bala Town and Denbigh Town. (Dob:  23-10-1982)
Danny Roberts	A left footed defender Danny can also play in midfield. (Dob:  02-02-1983)
Ian Patterson	Midfielder Ian is Conwy United club captain and one of the clubs longest serving players, at the start of the 2011-12 season he has been with United for seven campaigns.
Scott Reid	A versatile midfielder, Scott can play down the middle or on either side. (Dob:  19-10-1991)
Tom Rooney	Tom can play on either wing, his previous clubs include Glan Conwy. (Dob:  26-11-1990)
Aron Jones	Forward who built up a goalscoring reputation during his time with local rivals Llanrwst. (Dob:  26-04-1989)
Michael Lundstram	Former Bangor City forward with a reputation as a consistent goalscorer Mike has also played for Bethesda Athletic and Llandudno Junction. (Dob:  02-02-1983)
Liam Endaf Jones	A former Shrewsbury Town academy player, Liam played for Colwyn Bay and his local side Ruthin in the Cymru Alliance, spent a brief spell with Llangefni Town during the 2007-8 season. Liam joined Conwy during the summer of 2011. (Dob:  06-01-1987)
Leigh Craven	A Bangor born striker Leigh made a handful of Welsh Premier appearances for Airbus and Llangefni. His career began on schoolboy forms with Manchester United, and has since played for LA Legends in the USA and more locally Llandudno Town. (Dob:  08-09-1987)
Jack Higgins	A promising young forward Jack has previously played for Llandudno Junction. He began his career on the successful Coleg Llandrillo football academy and was selected to represent Wales Colleges in February 2011. (Dob:  06-11-1991)
Rob Marshall Jones	Rejoined Conwy after spending last season in the Cymru Alliance with Llangefni Town. (Dob:  10-11-1988)
Jordan Kane	A former Wrexham FC youth and reserve team player, Jordan made half a dozen Welsh Premier appearances for Welshpool Town during the 2009-10 season before joining his local side Llandudno. Signed for Conwy in October 2011. (Dob:  03-12-1991)
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