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| Full name | Cefn Druids Association Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Ancients, Druids | ||
| Founded | 1872 | ||
| Ground | The Rock, Rhosymedre, Wrexham | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 (500 seated) | ||
| Chairman | Des Williams | ||
| League | North East Wales Championship | ||
| 2022–23 | Cymru North, 7th of 16 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Cefn Druids Association Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Derwyddon Cefn) is an association football team based in the village of Cefn Mawr, Wrexham. The club reformed in the 2024–25 season to play in the North East Wales Championship.[1] Before, the club played in the Cymru North after being relegated from the Cymru Premier in 2021–22 but withdrew ahead of the 2023–24 season due to the management and playing staff leaving over unpaid wages and a transfer ban by Fifa.[2]
The club was founded in 1872 by Llewelyn Kenrick who would later go on to found the Football Association of Wales. Following several mergers through the club's history, in 1992 it became Cefn Druids AFC with the amalgamation of Cefn Albion F.C. and Druids United. The club is one of the oldest and most successful in Wales, winning the Welsh Cup 8 times and competing in 14 finals, most recently in 2012. The club has seen a resurgence in recent times with a successful run in the top flight, securing their best ever league finish and winning the European Play-Off, taking them into the Europa League for the second time.
The team's first choice strip is black and white striped shirts, black shorts and black socks. The second choice strip is red shirts, red shorts and red socks for the 2019–20 season. The club's official kit is produced by Italian kit giant Errea with sponsorship by Wrexham Lager and Johnstown Tyre Service.
- ^ "Bellevue clash lined up as Cefn Druids are back in action". Leaderlive. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Cefn Druids withdraw from Cymru North for 2023-24 season". BBC Sport. 20 June 2023. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.