Henllan F.C.

Background

Henllan FC joined the Llandyrnog & District Summer League in 1933 and won the league title at the first attempt, with an unbeaten record of 7 wins and 7 draws in 14 matches. After falling to mid-table in 1934, they regained the league title the following year. Following World War II, the club initially struggled but went on to win two league titles, the North Wales Times Shield, and the Chandler Cup in the 1950s. The 1960s and 1970s brought three more league titles and two more shields.

In 2017, Henllan formed a winter league team and entered the Vale of Clwyd and Conwy Football League. In 2020, they were announced as members of the newly formed North Wales Coast East Football League, placed into Division One. In 2024, the club formed a women's team, joining the North Wales Women's Football League. In their first season, they finished 3rd in the league, scoring 86 goals in 12 league games, and reached the final of the Betty Pickering Shield.

Across all competitions, 17-year-old Beth Roberts scored 53 goals in 19 appearances, the highest total in North Wales women's football since 2011–12.

Did You Know?

• The original Henllan club was formed in 1905 and played in the Rhyl & District League from 1919 to 1921.
• Beth Roberts, aged 17, scored 53 goals in 19 appearances across all competitions in the 2024 season.