Men’s football club playing in the NEWFA Premier Division 2024/2025, Reserve team, Vets team. Penyffordd Juniors U6, U7, U8, U9, U10’s & U11’s for 2024/2025
Today’s MOM was
@Saaam_Rich
who worked hard closing down defenders and making runs in the channels as an option for the Lions. Along with this hard work his 2 goals capped a great display. Well done Sam 👏🏻👏🏻
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Transfer news...
The Lions are delighted to welcome back
@lavy666
to the football club.
Nath left to play at a higher standard and contributed significantly to Mold’s strong finish last year.
We would like to thank
@Mold_AlexFC
for the swift transfer.
Welcome back Nath 👏🏻
Congratulations to our first team manager Gareth Tunnicliffe and one of our secretaries Hannah Taft who got engaged this afternoon.
All the very best from everyone at the Lions 🦁
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This equipment significantly improves the chances of survival and we are very pleased to have this.
Here we have Chris Walsh (Penyffordd Junior Football Club chairman) handing the defibrillator over to assistant manager Stu Tunnicliffe.
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Penyffordd Lions 2 vs 1 Connah’s Quay Town
The Lions won the Premier Cup after a hard fought extra time win against promotion chasing Connah’s Quay Town
We could go into detail about the game but honestly it wouldn’t do it justice as the lads were absolutely fantastic and
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The Lions win the Presidents Cup final 5-4 on penalties after 1-1 draw after extra time. A tough and difficult game against
@PlasMadocFC
who battled right the way until the final whistle. Hats off to both sets of players for the game as it showed how good the league is
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@penyfforddfc
4 v 1
@PlasMadocFC
A very tough Horace Wynne cup final where Penyffordd edge out winners through some clinical finishing.
Goals coming through
@MarkyD11
,
@lozzy0113
and a brace from Liam Hughes secure the Horace Wynne trophy for the Lions.
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Penyffordd Lions want to share what our community village has done with our village clock tower. What an amazing tribute to all who sacrificed their lives so that we can all continue to live our lives
@lovepenyffordd
#respect
#weshallrememberthem
A brilliant performance from Lions player Gareth Higgins sees him through to the final of the Champions Cup.
The final is at 10pm tonight on Sky Channel 437 (Sporty Stuff TV), give him a watch and hopefully he can win it.
Good luck Gaz
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🚨NEW TEAM🚨
It’s fantastic to finally say that we have a new team…..
Penyffordd Lions Veterans (over 35 years 😳)
We had our very first friendly game today and we drew 3-3 with Gresford Vets.
Our goals came from Ryan McHugh, Rick Chapman and Tony Ambrosano
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We would like to thank all people who have passed on their wishes to
@Saaam_Rich
We know he appreciates them all very much and has told the lads to pass on his thanks.
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As a result of Craig Mossman stepping down as manager the Lions are delighted to appoint Gareth Tunnicliffe as Lions first team manager.
Gareth comes with a wealth of experience through different clubs and various roles including manager and assistant manager.
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EURO 2020 (2021) Sweepstake Update:-
And then there were 4!
Below are the people left in the sweepstake - all have bagged themselves a profit but who will win the £100 winners prize money!
Looks like it’s Kev Ankers against the Tunnicliffe’s 🤣!
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A huge good luck to everyone at
@Saltneytownfc
today in the
@FAWales
Cup.
A huge achievement get to this stage of the competition but hopefully a huge upset is on the cards - everyone loves an underdog story.
All the best 🤞🏻💪🏻
🚨🚨LIONS ANNOUCEMENT🚨🚨
The Lions are pleased to share that Marcus Davies will be joining the first team management group and is stepping up as player and joint assistant manager.
Manager Stu Tunnicliffe had this to say, ‘Marcus has been a great support so far this season
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MOM for the Lions today was
@Rick_chap08
who is sponsored by the Bridge Inn Pontblyddyn.
Well done Chappers, looking forward to the prizes on Tuesday
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@penyfforddfc
0 v 1
@TownfcCq
Penyffordd Lions 0 v 1 Connah’s Quay Town
A mixed end to the season for the Lions as we lose to treble winners CQ Town.
The silver lining is that we finish second and get promotion
Well done to CQ town on their great season
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The club are honoured to have received the North East Wales Football League Fair Play award for last season.
Thanks to all who voted for us. We will always be competitive and want to win but want to have fun and a laugh in the process 👍🏻.
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Well the lockdown hasn’t been all bad for the Lions, preparation of the new changing area is well underway.
A big thanks to Mick Cunningham for completing the work and the community council for supporting the scheme.
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Opening game preparations is well under way at Ysgol Penyffordd.
We have repaired the dugouts and have our first few sponsorship banners around the pitch
Look forward to welcoming
@CastellAlunFC
on Saturday.
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Everyone at the Lions wishes to pass on their condolences to our friends at
@ChirkTownFC
following this morning’s horrendous news.
Our thoughts are with Jason's friends and family at this distressing time. RIP Jason ⚽
Also a special happy birthday mention to our secretary Gareth Tunnicliffe who turns 40 today.
Everyone at the club wishes Gareth a great day and hopefully 3 points today against Bellevue would be the perfect way to get the party started.
Happy 40th birthday Gaz 🎉
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Penyffordd Presentation Night round up....
The winners of the awards were....
Managers Player -
@StuTunni
Players Player -
@StuTunni
Supporters Player -
@lavy666
Players Supporter - Seren Davies
Top Goalscorer -
@adampugh26
Clubman - Ryan Hughes
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Penyffordd Lions are tonight saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Mike Beech, General Secretary of the North East Wales League.
Our condolences are with Mike’s family at this difficult time.
Rest in Peace, Mike
What a difference 5 years can make……
At the time there was just 1 senior team in the village with no junior teams…..fast forward 5 years and we have 2 senior teams, a whole new junior section comprising of 6 age groups with multiple teams with the potential for more and
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Cup Final Day tomorrow as we face
@TownfcCq
in the Final of the Premier Cup.
All support is welcome and appreciated in what I’m sure will be an entertaining final. The final is being played at
@airbusukfc
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Well the start of the 6 week football camp was underway this morning at the groves park in Penyffordd.
Great to see so many new faces wanting to come and play football in the village this morning.
Makes our job of organising and volunteering so much easier.
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An brilliant achievement from the Lions players, family and friends this morning where they climbed Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) in aid of RMHC.
The weather wasn’t on our side but we still had fun and more importantly raised funds for an amazing charity which is close to our hearts.
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DOUBLE CUP WINNERS!!!!!!
The Lions make it a double cup delight with a 3-1 victory over Mynydd Isa.
Our goals coming through Ben Hughes x 2 and Liam Hughes
More photos to follow…..
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Feels weird tweeting this but finally...
GAME DAY🦁
📅 15/05/2021
🆚
@MynyddIsaFC
reserves
🏆 Friendly
⏰ 14:00
🏟️ Argoed Sports & Social
📍 CH7 6SZ
Our first friendly of the year, obviously no fans allowed to support today but hopefully it won’t be too much longer.
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Once again, congratulations go to
@PlasMadocFC
who have won the NEWFA league.
There is respect from both sides and we have pushed each other all season. The most consistent side and fully deserve the title.
Enjoy your night
@PlasMadocFC
you’ve deserved it 👏🏻👏🏻
#welldone
Brymbo Lodge 0 vs 3 Penyffordd Lions
A solid away performance from the Lions against an impressive Brymbo team.
The lions’s goals coming through:-
Joel Buchanan ⚽️ ⚽️
Sam Morris ⚽️
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@NWSportDave
this is fantastic news for the club.
As far as we are aware this is the first time Penyffordd have fielded a girls team for about 20 years!!
They did great picking up 1 win and a draw in their 5 matches.
The club are really proud of them - well done all
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Our game against Acton last night was abandoned due to an horrific injury to our striker
@Saaam_Rich
Unfortunately the worst has been confirmed today with Sam breaking his tibia and fibula in his leg.
Everyone at the Lions wishes Sam a speedy recovery.
#Lionsfamily
This will be our last post tonight….
And this is what it’s about…..the lads wanted to include our junior mascots in the celebrations today.
It’s something small but hopefully they were happy being part of it with the senior team
One club ❤️
Transfer news...
The Lions are delighted to welcome back
@MarkyD11
back to the club. Marky brings huge experience and energy to the team.
Thanks to
@PlasMadocFC
for completing the transfer quickly.
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🖊 WSL experience with Liverpool and Birmingham, 20 Wales caps... and now heading to the Genero Adran Premier.
Welcome to
@WrexhamAFCWomen
, Hannah Keryakoplis!
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The Lions are delighted to announce that
@Tunni12
will join the club as secretary for the upcoming season.
Gareth is known to all at the club and in the community and wants to start working on getting the football club back to what it used to be.
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President Cup Final date.
Penyffordd Lions will face
@PlasMadocFC
in the Presidents Cup final will take place on Tuesday 10th April.
The game will take place at
@Mold_AlexFC
and kick off will be 19:45.
All support will be welcome in what will be an entertaining final.
#lions
Great to see over 50 children playing football down
@CastellAlun
@CastellAlunFA
this morning. Great to have this partnership working well and many spectators commenting on the surface. Thanks for letting us continue to use the facility.
A great day was had yesterday at the Red Lion Penyffordd where we hosted a BBQ to raise funds for the changing rooms.
As you can see from the photos it was a great turnout and we raised £535 as a result.
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Getting there slowly…..
We have done a fantastic job so far of fitting the majority of the barriers at Abbot’s Lane over the weekend.
The committee, players and supporters have all given their time this weekend and it’s very much appreciated.
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🚨Here we go🚨
GAME DAY
Finally, the start of the season has arrived and the opening game is against our local neighbours
@CastellAlunFC
here.
A big derby day in store at Ysgol Penyffordd tomorrow with
@StuTunni
and
@HannahKeryakopl
first competitive game in charge awaits.
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🚨FIRST TEAM RESULT🚨
Penyffordd Lions 8 vs 4
@RuabonRoversFC
A great game for the neutrals down at Ysgol Penyffordd with goals galore in this league game.
We came back from 4-1 down in the first half to go in 5-4 up at the break. Then in the second half, we continued
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Penyffordd Lions 6 vs 2
@JTYouthFC
Another good result from the Lions in a tricky game against Johnstown YFC, making it 11 wins in 12 undefeated league games.
Our goals coming through:-
Jordan Jones ⚽️⚽️
Marky Davies ⚽️⚽️
Freddie Howarth ⚽️
Oliver Johnson ⚽️
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Penyffordd Football Club are really proud to support Weave Foundation.
We recently donated some of our kit from previous seasons to the charity to distribute as part of their projects in Zambia.
A little about Weave Foundation.
Weave Foundation is a Christian charity that
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We finally had our first friendly match since restarting the juniors this year playing Kinnerton Oaks U7’s (2 teams) and Aura (A sports centre team).
The U6’s played 3 games, winning 1 and narrowly losing the other 2 (both to Kinnerton U7’s who are a year above).
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Not the best season but we will dust ourselves down and go again next season.
Thanks to everyone who has helped the club this season and we look forward to starting again next season.
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*NEW SIGNING*
Manager Craig Mossman was delighted to capture the signing of Gaz Lloyd.
Gaz is a striker and local village lad who certainly has an eye for goal. He has previously played for the Red Lion Strollers as well as the previous Penyffordd team.
Welcome back Gaz aka Gus
Our next game of the season is the Mike Beech Memorial Cup final on Saturday 4th May against league winners and 2 cups winners (currently) and they unbeaten...
@Flint_Mountain
The game will be played at
@Rhydymwynfc1
Kick off is 2pm.
All support will be needed!
#Lions
Our goals coming through:-
Mark Gallagher ⚽️ ⚽️ ⚽️
Gareth Higgins ⚽️ ⚽️
Marky Davies ⚽️ ⚽️
Liam Williams ⚽️ ⚽️
Tom Davies ⚽️
Dylan Williams ⚽️
Mark Emberton ⚽️
The Lions are proudly sponsored by Oven Cleaning/Odd Jobs and more - OCOJ Limited and Circall Group
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Penyffordd are sad to learn the passing of
@Fcqueenspark
manager
@martinpaulford
. He was one of the unsung hero’s of local football in Wrexham and always offered kind words towards ourselves. Our thoughts are with Martin’s family and friends at this sad time.
A massive thank you to
@TomLawrence99
today for giving out the medals and awards at our junior presentation - it goes a long way in inspiring the next generation especially as Tom came through our junior ranks.
Here is Tom with our U7’s
Thank you again 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🦁
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GAME DAY🦁
📅 14/08/2021
🆚
@FCUtdofWxm
🏆 North East Wales Championship
⏰ 14:30
🏟️ Leeswood Community Centre
📍 CH7 4SB
The Lions take on FC United of Wrexham today hoping that we can keep our good run going.
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CUP FINAL DAY
Match day ⚽️ 🦁
🆚
@PlasMadocFC
🏆 Horace Wynne Cup Final
🏟 The Hollingsworth Group Stadium, CH4 0DR
📆 4th May
⏱ 19:30
All support welcome in what will be a thrilling Horace Wynne final
#Lions
We now focus on our next game....
Horace Wynne Cup final tomorrow night (Friday 4th May) against
@PlasMadocFC
Kick off is 7:30pm and the game is being played at
@airbusukfc
All support welcome in what will be a thrilling final
#Lions
GAME DAY🦁
📅 14/05/2022
🆚
@TownfcCq
🏆 NE Wales Championship
⏰ 14:30
🏟️ Leeswood Community Centre
📍 CH7 4SB
All down to this game - the winner wins the league! Should be a cracker.
All support welcome in what will be a great game for sure on Saturday.
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Following the AGM this evening, Craig Mossman has confirmed his decision of stepping down as manager of Penyffordd Lions.
Craig has been a catalyst for the Lions since the club was founded following the switch from Sunday football..
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