Nickname(s) The Harbourmen Ground The New Stadium Manager Campbell Harrison Founded 1990 | Short name Holyhead Chairman Mike Taylor League Cymru Alliance Arena/Stadium The New Stadium | |
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Full name Holyhead Hotspurs Football Club | ||
Holyhead Hotspur F.C. is a football club based in Holyhead, Anglesey playing in the Cymru Alliance (part of the Welsh football league system).
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The team's first choice strip is blue and white striped shirts, blue shorts and blue socks. The second choice strip is all white.
Holyhead Hotspur play at the New Oval ground opposite the leisure centre in Holyhead. The new stadium was opened in a ceremony on 27 July 2007 with a friendly match played against a Wolverhampton Wanderers XI.
Club history
Holyhead Hotspur was formed in 1990, initially playing in the Anglesey League. A group of local football lads who were playing for another local team decided to start their own team with the help of Ken Chambers and Gary Williams. To choose a team name, they each put their suggestion in a hat and the name HOTSPUR was drawn out, so Holyhead Hotspur was born.
In 1996, following the success of Holyhead Hotspur in the Anglesey League and Gwynedd League, the club amalgamated with the other four clubs representing Holyhead to form Holyhead Hotspur and Holyhead Hotspur Reserves.
Holyhead Hotspur were promoted to the Cymru Alliance league for the 1998-99 season after winning the Welsh Alliance League in the 1997-98 season. At the same time, Holyhead Hotspur Reserves also saw promotion to the Gwynedd League.
In summer 1997, local junior football club Holyhead Peibio Youth amalgamated with Holyhead Hotspur and formed the club's junior branch. Now known as Holyhead Hotspur Peibio Youth, the juniors are represented at Under 7, Under 9, Under 11, Under 12, Under 14, Under 16 and Under 18 age groups. Holyhead Hotspur Peibio Youth was the first organisation in the whole of Wales to receive the Welsh Football Trust's Fun Football Accreditation, allowing the Club to host regular soccer school activities as well as football in the community programme, involving a newly formed ladies team (Cybi Ladies) and a learning difficulties team (Clwb Cybi). In 2009 they were one of only four clubs on Anglesey to be awarded silver accreditation by McDonald's and the Football Association of Wales. Silver accreditation was retained for the 2010-11 season.
In summer 2011, girls' teams were reintroduced into the Club. Teams at under 10 and under 12 were affiliated to the North Wales Girls League.
Management team
It was announced on 13 September 2009 that Campbell Harrison was to step down as manager after 3 seasons in charge. On 16 September 2009, Mark Williams, who was assistant manager to Campbell, was offered the post of manager. He duly accepted, and promoted reserve team boss Emlyn Manley-Williams to be his assistant manager on 8 October 2009. Emlyn was appointed first team manager at the start of the 2011 season which heralded unprecedented success in his first season. Emlyn and his backroom staff of Neil Bell and Mark Jat tendered their resignations in May 2013. On 6 June 2013, Campbell Harrison was re-appointed first team manager.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.