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Wikipedia - Holywell Town F.C.
Holywell Town Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Treffynnon) is a Welsh football club from Holywell, Flintshire. They are nicknamed 'The Wellmen', and play their home games at the Achieve More Training Stadium (commonly known as 'Halkyn Road'), Holywell. They currently play in the Cymru North, the second tier northern and central regional league in the Welsh football pyramid.
Holywell Town were founding members of both the Cymru Alliance and the League of Wales (now known as the Cymru Premier) and enjoyed their best period in the top flight in the early to mid-1990s, finishing as high as fifth position in the 1993-94 League of Wales table. For the 2023–24 season, they will play in the Cymru North, the fourth consecutive season competing in the second tier after winning promotion from the now-defunct Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division in the 2019–20 season.
The 2014–15 season proved to be one of The Wellmen's best season in its history, winning the old Welsh Alliance League Division 1 title with three games to go at Llanrwst United by ending the league campaign with a goal difference of +100 and winning all but three of their league games. They also won their second FAW Trophy beating fellow Welsh Alliance team Penrhyndeudraeth 4–2 at Llandudno's Maesdu Stadium, and achieved a Mawddach Challenge Cup victory, beating Llanrug United 3–2 at the Nantporth Stadium in Bangor to complete an unprecedented treble.
In the 2022–23 season, Holywell Town achieved their highest league placement in 24 years when they finished as the runners-up in the 2022-23 Cymru North table after experiencing a 25-game winning streak throughout the league campaign.
Holywell Town har en lang og stolt historie, og har vunnet en rekke trofeer, inkludert Welsh Cup i 1903 og 1908. Klubben har også spilt i europacupen, og nådde kvartfinalen i Cupvinnercupen i 1970.
Noen av de mest kjente spillerne som har spilt for Holywell Town er:
* Jack Edwards (Wales)
* Len Davies (Wales)
* Jack Parry (Wales)
* Ian Rush (Wales)
* Mark Hughes (Wales)
Holywell Town er en klubb med en sterk lokal tilknytning, og har en stor og lojal fanskare. Klubben er også kjent for sitt engasjement i lokalsamfunnet, og driver en rekke initiativer for å hjelpe unge mennesker i området.