Flint Town United
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Formed: 1886
Ground: Cae-y-Castell
Nickname: The Silkmen
Previous Names: Flint (1886-1905), Flint United (1905-1915), Flint Town (1919-1946)



Head to Head Statistics

First Team Competitive Matches
Venue Pld Won Drn Lst For Agst
Home 5 4 1 0 19 2
Away 1 1 0 0 4 1
Neutral 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 5 1 0 23 3
First Team Friendly Matches
Venue Pld Won Drn Lst For Agst
Home 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 2 1 1 0 4 2
Neutral 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 1 1 0 4 2
Reserve & Youth Team Matches
Venue Pld Won Drn Lst For Agst
Home 17 11 3 3 55 33
Away 35 14 3 18 87 86
Neutral 1 0 0 1 1 3
Total 53 25 6 22 143 122

Flint enjoyed early success when they reached the final of the inaugural Welsh Amateur Cup in 1891, losing 4-1 to Wrexham Victoria in the final at the Racecourse. Founder members of the North Wales Coast League, they became the first winners of the seven-team competition in 1894 before leaving to play over the border in various Cheshire & Wirral based Leagues.

Having clinched the double of the West Cheshire League and Pyke Cup in 1899, Flint’s local supremacy was challenged by Flint UAC (United Alkali Company). The two clubs enjoyed some feisty encounters, none more so than in November 1903 when a mass brawl broke out which saw two players suspended for 14 days. Yet within two years a public meeting at the Royal Oak Hotel chaired by Major Dyson, the Mayor of Flint, saw the two clubs agree to amalgamate in a bid to increase support. Initially called Flint United, the club won the North Wales Amateur Cup in 1909 and enjoyed a brief spell in the Combination before reverting to junior football.

The club returned to action after the First World War as Flint Town and left Strand Park for Holywell Road in 1924. The following year the Silkmen caused a sensation by beating then Football League side Merthyr Town 1-0 in their Welsh Cup quarter-final, a record crowd seeing Stewart score the winner from the penalty-spot. Having taken three games to overcome Mold in the semi-final, Flint eventually lost 3-1 to Wrexham in the final but they had enhanced their reputation as a ‘Cup’ side. Winners of the Welsh Football League in 1933-34, a further reorganisation of the North Wales League structure in 1935 saw Flint moved to the Welsh League (North) but the increased travelling costs proved prohibitive and they once again reverted to Junior football.

A further amalgamation took place in 1946 when Flint Town and Flint Athletic joined forces to form Flint Town United. Welsh Amateur Cup winners in 1948, United re-joined the Welsh League (North) in August 1949 and celebrated by scoring in just 43 seconds in their opening day win over Caernarvon, Charlie Lewis netting in front of over 2,000 fans. Under the astute leadership of manager Billy Russell, Flint achieved unprecedented success in winning the Welsh Cup in 1954, defeating First Division Cardiff City in the semi-final. A trio of league titles followed between 1955 and 1957 but the side gradually broke up and by 1962 United had been relegated.

Flint’s fortunes revived in the late 1980’s in time for the transformation of Welsh Domestic football. In 1990-91 they won the first ever Cymru Alliance championship as well as the NWCFA Challenge Cup before becoming founder members of the League of Wales in 1992. Despite moving back to the banks of the Dee at Cae-y-Castell in 1993, they were unable to maintain their top-flight status beyond 1998 and are now members of the Cymru North.

Past Meetings

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First Team Competitive Matches
1957-58
29/01/1958 Welsh Cup  (H)  7 - 0
1949-50
01/03/1950 Welsh Cup  (H)  2 - 0
1925-26
17/03/1926 Welsh Cup  (A)  4 - 1
03/03/1926 Welsh Cup  (H)  1 - 1
1924-25
29/04/1925 Welsh Cup  (H)  3 - 1
1893-94
06/01/1894 Welsh Cup  (H)  6 - 0
First Team Friendly Matches
1993-94
19/04/1994 Friendly  (A)  2 - 0
1956-57
24/04/1957 Friendly  (A)  2 - 2
Reserve & Youth Team Matches
2023-24
08/10/2023 Welsh Youth Cup  (A)  0 - 3
2018-19
28/07/2018 Youth Friendly  (A)  0 - 1
2015-16
12/08/2015 Academy Friendly  (A)  0 - 5
2012-13
21/10/2012 Welsh Youth Cup  (H)  P - P
2011-12
23/10/2011 Welsh Youth Cup  (A)  6 - 0
2010-11
16/09/2010 Welsh Youth Cup  (A)  5 - 1
1999-00
11/08/1999 Reserve Friendly  (A)  5 - 2
1997-98
02/08/1997 Reserve Friendly  (A)  3 - 0
1995-96
25/07/1995 Reserve Friendly  (A)  1 - 1
1994-95
30/07/1994 Reserve Friendly  (A)  2 - 3
1989-90
29/07/1989 Reserve Friendly  (A)  5 - 2
1988-89
10/08/1988 Reserve Friendly  (A)  1 - 2
1984-85
08/12/1984 Welsh Youth Cup  (A)  6 - 1
1983-84
10/03/1984 Clwyd Football League  (A)  1 - 1
13/08/1983 Clwyd Football League  (H)  4 - 1
1982-83
16/10/1982 Welsh Youth Cup  (A)  6 - 0
1972-73
28/10/1972 Welsh Youth Cup  (H)  ? - ?
1968-69
31/05/1969 Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Division Two  (H)  ? - ?
31/05/1969 Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Division Two  (A)  ? - ?
1966-67
22/05/1967 Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Division Two  (H)  ? - ?
18/05/1967 Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Division Two  (A)  ? - ?
27/04/1967 Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Division Two  (H)  P - P
04/03/1967 Welsh Youth Cup  (N)  1 - 3
26/11/1966 North Wales Coast FA Youth Cup  (A)  5 - 1
1964-65
26/12/1964 Welsh Youth Cup  (A)  2 - 4
19/12/1964 Welsh Youth Cup  (H)  3 - 3
1961-62
14/02/1962 Welsh League (North)  (H)  4 - 0
23/12/1961 Welsh League (North)  (A)  3 - 2
1960-61
15/09/1960 Welsh League (North)  (H)  1 - 4
08/09/1960 Welsh League (North)  (A)  1 - 3
1959-60
02/01/1960 Welsh League (North)  (A)  1 - 7
29/08/1959 Welsh League (North)  (H)  0 - 7
1958-59
18/04/1959 Welsh League (North)  (H)  6 - 1
20/12/1958 Welsh League (North)  (A)  2 - 6
1955-56
21/04/1956 Reserve Friendly  (A)  1 - 2
1951-52
14/04/1952 Welsh League (North)  (A)  1 - 5
09/04/1952 Welsh League (North)  (H)  1 - 2
1950-51
24/02/1951 Reserve Friendly  (A)  2 - 1
1937-38
28/04/1938 Reserve Friendly  (A)  1 - 3
1932-33
18/02/1933 North Wales Coast FA Challenge Cup  (A)  4 - 3
1929-30
05/04/1930 Welsh National League (North)  (A)  3 - 5
15/03/1930 Welsh National League (North)  (H)  2 - 1
1928-29
06/04/1929 Welsh National League (North)  (H)  2 - 1
27/10/1928 Welsh National League (North)  (A)  2 - 3
1927-28
31/03/1928 Welsh National League (North)  (H)  7 - 1
05/11/1927 Welsh National League (North)  (A)  4 - 4
1926-27
04/09/1926 Welsh National League (North)  (H)  3 - 0
28/08/1926 Welsh National League (North)  (A)  1 - 2
1925-26
21/11/1925 Welsh National League (North)  (A)  1 - 3
17/10/1925 Welsh National League (North)  (H)  2 - 2
1924-25
29/11/1924 Welsh National League (North)  (H)  1 - 1
18/10/1924 Welsh National League (North)  (A)  2 - 1
11/10/1924 Welsh League Cup  (A)  1 - 3
1923-24
08/03/1924 Welsh National League (North)  (H)  4 - 2
01/03/1924 Welsh National League (North)  (A)  1 - 3
1922-23
10/02/1923 Reserve Friendly  (H)  6 - 4
1921-22
12/11/1921 Welsh National League (North)  (H)  3 - 0
05/11/1921 Welsh National League (North)  (A)  5 - 1
1910-11
22/04/1911 Combination League  (H)  6 - 3
24/12/1910 Combination League  (A)  3 - 2

Head to Head Records (Competitive Matches Only)



Most Appearances

1. Alf Jones - 3 Apps

2. Archie Longmuir - 3 Apps

3. Jack Nock - 3 Apps

4. Alf Beevor - 2 Apps

5. Ted Bennett - 2 Apps


Top Goalscorers

1. Tommy Bannan - 3 Goals

2. Barry Smith - 3 Goals

3. John Hughes - 2 Goals

4. Jimmy Jones - 2 Goals

5. Jack Nock - 2 Goals