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| Full name | Rhyl Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Lilywhites | ||
| Founded | 25 September 1878 | ||
| Dissolved | 5 October 2021 | ||
| Ground | Belle Vue | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 (1,720 seated)[1] | ||
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Rhyl Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Y Rhyl) was a Welsh football club based in Rhyl, a seaside resort town located in Denbighshire. It withdrew from footballing activities in April 2020 and had its entire footballing record for the 2019–20 season expunged. It was formally dissolved 18 months later in October 2021.[2]
During this period of inactivity a phoenix club now known as C.P.D. Y Rhyl 1879 was incorporated at Companies House by three of the sitting Rhyl FC directors of the time, including the chairman and managing director, on 6 May 2020 [3] They play in the Ardal NW.
Football Association of Wales regulations do not allow clubs to liquidate and retain league status so the new Rhyl Football Club Limited Company had to re–brand as Clwb Pel–droed y Rhyl 1879 and restart life at the lowest rung in recreational football.
The founding date of 1879 used in the club name is inaccurate. The origins of the club can be dated much earlier and co–incide with the advent of the railway in the town.
Despite the club badge stating 1879, primary sources show the club was actually founded on 25 September 1878 during a meeting at Rhyl Town Hall.[4][5] The team played its home matches at Belle Vue stadium, which can accommodate 3,000 spectators.[6]
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