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History - Honours - Ground - Committee - Location - Local Community Following the second world war, the amalgamation of Flint Town and Flint Athletic football clubs resulted in the formation of the club bearing the title Flint Town United Football Club which entered the Welsh League (North) for the 1949-50 season, finishing runners-up to Holyhead Town. By this time, however, the club had already won the Welsh Amateur Cup, having defeated Troedyrhiw 2-1 in the 1947-48 final. Under the managership of Billy Russell Flint became a formidable side in the early 50s, with the pinnacle achievement coming in 1954 when they won the Welsh Senior Cup. Inspired by Welsh International Billy Hughes, whose career was disrupted by the war, overcame Holywell Town, Owestry Town, Rhyl, Llanelly and a semi-final 2-1 win over First Division Cardiff City, in front of a crowd of 10,683 at the Racecourse, Wrexham, beating third division Chester City 2-0 in the final, again at the Racecourse Ground Wrexham in front of a crowd of 15,584. Within five years of those golden seasons the club slipped into the lower reaches of the league culminating in relegation at the end of the 1961-62 seasons. During the 60s the crowds of past years disappeared, bringing a decline in the club’s fortunes. Now playing in local leagues the club relied on local players. The only bright spots in this decade were Flint Town Utd Youth winning the Welsh Youth Cup in 1965 and the Welsh Amateur Cup in 1969. During the 1970s and 80s the club moved between various leagues, becoming league champions of the Welsh League (North) in the 1988-89 season. 1990 saw the transformation of Welsh Football with the formation of two new leagues. The Cymru Alliance was formed to amalgamated teams playing in the Welsh League (North), Welsh National League (Wrexham), Clwyd League and the Mid-Wales League. While South Wales amalgamated their own leagues, which was to become the for-runner of the League of Wales. In that same season the club appointed Tony Martin as their new manager, with Les Davies his assistant. That season saw the club become the new leagues first champions, also winning the North Wales Challenge Cup for the first time in the clubs history. To finalise an excellent season they overcame South Wales Champions Abergavenny 2-1, in the first and only Welsh Non-League final. The following season, 1991-92, the club just failed to hold onto the title to become runners-up. |
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