Connah's Quay & Shotton F.C.

Did You Know?

• The club originally wore maroon jerseys and white shorts.
• After World War I, the colours changed to blue and white striped shirts with white shorts.

History

The club formed in 1905 as Connah's Quay Twenties, taking on most players from the recently folded Connah's Quay club (1890–1905). They rented land behind the Halfway House Hotel from the Northgate Brewery and joined the Chester and District League Division 1. Two years later, they merged with local rivals Hawarden Bridge and, now named Connah's Quay, entered The Combination. In the 1920s, they played in the Welsh National League (North) as a fully professional outfit in 1922.

They joined the Cheshire County League in 1920–21, and after two seasons moved to the Welsh National League (North); before starting in the Welsh League, they merged with Shotton United and became Connah's Quay and Shotton United. The club competed in the English FA Cup during their time. After the 1928–29 season in the Welsh League, they left to re-join the Cheshire County League in 1929, following an unsuccessful application to the Football League.

They were runners-up to Port Vale in the 1929–30 campaign, then slipped to 18th the next season. The club disbanded in November 1931, halfway through the 1931–32 season.