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ISSUE 61

December 8th 2013

CEFN DRUIDS AFC

www.cefndruidsafc.co.uk 01978810287

WELSH CUP RESULTS

MATCH SUMMARY

Aberdare Town 4 : 2 Prestatyn Town

Afan Lido 2 : 0 Rhydymwyn

Bodedern Athletic 2 : 0 Buckley Town

Caersws 2 : 1 Gap Connahs Quay

Cambrian & Clydach Vale 3 : 1 Chepstow Town FC

Carmarthen Town 2 : 1 Port Talbot Town

Cefn Druids 5 : 2 Barry Town Utd

Llandrindod Wells 1 : 3 Holywell Town

Llanfair United 2 : 4 Aberystwyth Town

Monmouth Town 2 : 1 Llanidloes Town

Newtown 2 : 1 Cardiff Metropolitan

Penybont FC 0 : 2 Airbus UK Broughton

Porthmadog 2 : 1 Sully Sports

Rhoose FC 1 : 6 Bala Town

Rhyl 1 : 2 Bangor City

Conwy Borough FC 1 : 2 The New Saints

Flint Town United 1 : 2 Llanrhaeadr YM

Guilsfield 1 : 0 Penrhyncoch

Llandudno 0 : 0 Holyhead

Rhayader 0 : 2 Caernarfon

HUWS GRAY LEAGUE RESULTS

DRUIDS 5 BARRY TOWN 2

A stunning hat trick from man of the match Steve Blenkinsop helped Druids to overcome a resilient

Barry Town United team. Yet again Druids were slow out the blocks but managed to take the lead

when Steve Blenkinsop finished off a slick move by heading the opening goal. When the Barry

keeper let a Robbie James shot squirm past him for Druids second after half an hour it appeared to

be game over. But Barry were having none of that and kept pressing and eventually pulled one back

on the stroke of half time when a header rebounded off Druids bar and hit Gareth Edwards and

rolled into the net. Barry started the second half with the bit between their teeth and soon equalised

from a soft penalty. The goal gave Barry heart but although they enjoyed plenty of possession they

rarely threatened the Druids goal. Druids third came from a set piece when Adam Hesp knocked in a

loose ball. This goal totally deflated Barry and lifted Druids, and with Barry running out of steam,

Steve Blenkinsop completed his hat trick with two further well deserved individual goals. The final

score meant Druids had now scored 27 goals in the last 4 games. The 4th round draw made on

Sgorio saw Druids paired with Welsh Premier League Bala Town at Maes Tegid on 1st February in a

last 16 tie.

AFTER EXTRA TIME

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CEFN DRUIDS YOUTH ARE SPONSORED BY

WITH THE RESERVES

CURRENT LEAGUE TABLES

RESULTS

NEXT FIXTURES

December 14th Druids v Saltney

December 21st Ruthin v Cefn Druids

* 3 Points deducted

MATCH SUMMARY

CHIRK AAA 1 : 4 CEFN DRUIDS

Borras Park Albion 1 v 1 Llay Welfare

Chirk AAA 1 v 4 Cefn Druids

Gresford Athletic 1v 4 Hawarden Rangers

Mold Alex 5 v 1 Rhos Aelwyd

Penycae 2 v 0 Castell AC

Ruthin Town 5 v 1 Coedpoeth Utd

Saltney Town 4 v 4 Corwen

Pl W D L F A Gd P

Cefn Druids 16 14 2 0 54 7 47 44

Caernarfon Town 17 12 2 3 54 22 32 38

Conwy Borough 16 10 3 3 40 20 20 33

Caersws 14 9 2 3 33 20 13 29

Guilsfield 17 7 6 4 28 24 4 27

Llandudno 15 6 6 3 34 19 15 24

Holyhead Hotspur 17 6 6 5 32 29 3 24

Flint Town United 17 7 2 8 29 33 -4 23

Rhydymwyn 16 7 0 9 25 40 -15 21

Porthmadog 16 6 2 8 32 33 -1 20

Penycae 15 5 2 8 23 34 -11 17

Rhayader Town 17 4 4 9 22 40 -18 16

Buckley Town 16 2 7 7 23 37 -14 13

Penrhyncoch 18 2 5 11 21 40 -19 11

Llanidloes Town 15 2 4 9 16 28 -12 10

Llanrhaeadr YM 16 3 1 12 20 60 -40 10

7th December 2013 P W D L F A Pts GD

Penycae 15 13 1 1 49 16 40 33

Cefn Druids 15 10 3 2 48 20 33 28

Mold Alex 16 10 2 4 54 30 32 24

Chirk AAA 16 10 2 4 47 32 32 15

Corwen 17 9 3 5 36 33 30 3

Hawarden Rangers 16 8 4 4 37 20 28 17

Ruthin Town 17 6 8 3 37 30 26 7

Castell AC 15 7 3 5 44 30 24 14

Coedpoeth Utd 15 6 2 7 31 37 20 -6

Rhos Aelwyd 16 3 4 9 34 48 13 -14

Llay Welfare 14 2 6 6 28 40 12 -12

Saltney Town 15 3 2 10 29 41 11 -12

Borras Park Albion 16 3 2 11 27 52 11 -25

Gresford Athletic * 14 1 3 10 26 59 3 -33

Brymbo * 15 1 3 11 13 52 3 -39

HUWS GRAY ALLIANCE LEAGUE

In a top of the table clash at Holyhead Road

Druids put on a polished display to replace Chirk

AAA in second place in the league, defeating

the home side 4-1. Druids were never in any

danger with their goals coming from leading

goal scorer Nick Hughes (2), Andy Pascoe and

Hari Gould, with the solitary reply for Chirk com-

ing from a Jack Edwards own goal.

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SELECTED SUMMARY OF THE REST OF THE WELSH CUP GAMES

WELSH CUP 4th ROUND DRAW

Airbus UK Broughton v Bangor City

Bala Town v Cefn Druids

Carmarthen Town v TNS

Aberdare Town v Bodedern

Monmouth Town v CPD Porthmadog

Aberystwyth Town v Afan Lido

Newtown AFC v Holywell Town

Caersws v Cambran & Clydach

Holders Prestatyn Town were knocked out of the Welsh Cup at the first defence of their Trophy after they slumped 4-2 to Aberdare Town after three players were sent-off. Sean Hessey, Lee Hunt and skipper Dave Hayes were all shown the red card in South Wales. Caersws from the Huws Gray Alliance also stunned Welsh Premier League side Connahs Quay in extra-time. Carmarthen Town won their all-Welsh Premier League tie against Port Talbot Town where Jordan Follows turned from villain to hero after he missed a penalty, but scored twice. Sion Edwards is becoming a cult-hero in Bangor and his injury time winner saw Bangor City beat Rhyl at Belle Vue in the live tie after Steve Lewis had given the Lilywhites the lead. The lowest ranked side in Round 3, Sully Sports were unlucky as a Neil Thomas winner in injury time ended their fairytale at Y Traeth against Porthmadog. A goal in each half for Afan Lido, proved to be sufficient to guide them into the last sixteen of the FAW Welsh Cup against Huws Grays Alliance visitors Rhydymwyn, at the Marston’s Stadium.

TIES TO BE PLAYED ON 1st / 2nd FEBRUARY 2014

With 3 all Welsh Premier League ties, the draw throws up the possibility of only 3 Welsh

Premier League teams remaining in the quarter finals.

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ANSWERS ON PAGE 8

FOOTBALL QUIZ

1-When Ian Rush left Liverpool for the second time, who did he sign for?

2-Who is the missing Newcastle United manager? Joe Kinnear,

…….?............, Chris Hughton.

3-From which club did Liverpool sign Luis Suarez?

4-Which Liverpool manager paid £440.000 to take Kenny Dalglish from Celtic?

5-Which record did Bobby Knox create when he appeared for Barrow against Wrexham in

1965?

6-Apart from the Home Nations, which country has supplied most players to English football?

7-Apart from Sir Alex Ferguson, who is the only other Scotsman to have managed a Premier

League winning team?

8-Which Scottish Premier league club plays their home matches at Tynecastle Stadium?

9-Who were the last Premier League team beaten by Wrexham in the FA Cup?

10-Manchester United have scored the all time most goals in the Premier League. Which club is

second on the list?

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Cefn Druids have signed an affiliation

deal with Johnstown Youth Football Club

which should be of great benefit to both

clubs. It allows Johnstown Youth to access

the Druids Academy system as part of Druids

community work and as part of the SCOPE

project running in conjunction with the WFA

Trust. Druids are one of only four focus clubs

in North Wales in the project which aims to

grow the game at grass roots level. Pictured

right are the Druids Chairman with the

Chairman of Johnstown Youth and Directors

Graham Jones, Denis Rees, Academy

Directory Andy Roberts and members of the

Johnstown Youth committee.

Pictured above are members of Johnstown Youth who were mascots for the

day with Druids 1st team at their recent match against Rhayader Town.

Pictured right is James

Greenshields who was mascot

for the day on his birthday two

weeks ago for the match against

Llanrhaeadr YM. He is pictured

with his favourite player Adam

Hesp and Kevin the Panda.

Happy Birthday James.

BELATED BIRTHDAY WISHES

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HAVE YOUR SAY!

If you have something you want to get off your chest about how the club is run or just a comment

about the Club, please email me and if it is suitable I will try to include it. This is your opportunity to

voice your opinion. If you wish to remain anonymous it is not a problem, just let me know. I will try to

answer any club related questions on here also if possible. Contact me at the email address here

Tel. 01978823151 email brian_mac11@yahoo.co.uk

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registering with easyfundraising.org.uk

every time you shop on line with any of

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address below. It costs only £5 a month or £50 for the whole year. Alternatively you can pay

through your bank, contact the club for details. Top prize is £1000 EVERY MONTH with runner up

prizes of £75 & £25. Don’t forget you have to be in it to win it!

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING?

With Christmas just around the corner, why not purchase something from the club shop as a

present? We have replica shirts, t-shirts, club scarves and various other club related merchandise.

New this year are club calendars featuring team pictures and match photos. These will be

available soon in the shop for £7.50 or we can post to anywhere in the UK for an extra £2.00. You

can also help the club if you shop online by using “Easyfundraising”, details below.

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CONTACT KATH 01978 823820 OR

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WHAT’S ON IN DECEMBER

DRUIDS SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB

Tickets are now on sale for the two functions in December.

December 14th Christmas Party Night! Entertainment by Larry White.

December 26th Boxing Night. Danny Cole Tribute Show.

Both nights are likely to be sell outs so get your tickets early!

Tickets for both nights are only £5 each.

The club is also starting BINGO sessions commencing on Monday 9th December.

See poster on page 5 for details

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FIXTURES 2013-14

August 17 Sat Rhayader Town A 2.30 W 4-0

23 Fri Llandudno Town H 7.30 W 5-1

27 Tues Penycae H 7.30 W 4-0

31 Sat Caersws A 2.30 W 3-1

September 3 Tues Rhyl (Premier League Cup) A 7.30 L 2-0

7 Sat Holyhead Hotspur H 2.30 W 1-0

14 Sat Flint Town A 2.30 W 2-1

17 Tues Rhydymwyn H 7.30 W 4-0

21 Sat Guilsfield H 2.30 D 0-0

28 Sat Penrhyncoch A 2.30 W 3-0

October 5 Sat Portmadoc H 2.30 W 1-0

12 Sat Holyhead Hotspur (Welsh Cup) A 2.30 W 3-0

19 Sat Buckley Town A 2.30 W 3-1

23 Wed Caernarfon Town A 7.30 W 1-0

26 Sat Rhayader Town (LC) H 2.30 W 4-1

November 2 Sat Conwy Borough H 2.00 D 1-1

9 Sat Barmouth & Dyffryn (Welsh Cup) A 1.45 W 3-1

16 Sat Llanidloes Town A 2.30 W 5-0

23 Sat Llanrhaeadr YM H 2.30 W 10-1

30 Sat Rhayader Town H 2.30 W 7-1

December 7 Sat Barry Town (Welsh Cup) H 2.00 W 5-2

14 Sat Penycae A 2.30

21 Sat Caersws H 2.30

28 Sat Holyhead Hotspur A 2.30

January 11 Sat Flint Town H 2.30

18 Sat Rhydymwyn A 2.30

25 Sat Guilsfield H 2.30

February 1 Sat Penrhyncoch H 2.30 Also Welsh Cup 4

8 Sat Portmadoc A 2.30

15 Sat Buckley Town H 2.30

21 Fri Caernarfon Town H 7.30

March 1 Sat Conwy Borough A 2.30 Also Welsh Cup 5

8 Sat Llanidloes Town H 2.30

15 Sat Llanrhaeadr YM A 2.30

QUIZ ANSWERS

1-Leeds United. 2-Alan Shearer 3-Ajax 4-Bob Paisley 5-First substitute to score in

the Football League 6-France 7-Kenny Dalglish 8-Hearts 9-Middlesborough

10-Arsenal