- Holyhead Hotspur F.C.
Football club infobox
clubname = Holyhead Hotspur
fullname = Holyhead Hotspur Football Club
founded = 1990
short name = Holyhead
nickname = The Harbourmen
founded =1990
ground =The New Oval Holyhead
capacity = 2,000 500 Seated
chairman = flagicon|Wales Alan Hinchcliffe
manager = flagicon|Wales Campbell Harrison
league =Cymru Alliance
season = 2007-08
position =Cymru Alliance , 5th (of 18)
pattern_la1=_blue stripes|pattern_b1=_whitestripes|pattern_ra1=_blue stripes
leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=0000FF|rightarm1=FFFFFF|shorts1=0000FF|socks1=0000FF
pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=
leftarm2=800000|body2=800000|rightarm2=800000|shorts2=800000|socks2=800000Holyhead Hotspur F.C. is a football team based in
Holyhead , playing in theCymru Alliance League (part of theWelsh football league system ).The team's first choice strip is blue and white striped shirts, blue shorts and blue socks. The second choice strip is dark red shirts, shorts and socks.
Holyhead Hotspur play at the New Oval ground opposite the leisure centre in
Holyhead . The new stadium, adjacent to the New Oval, was opened in a ceremony on28 July 2007 with a game played against a Wolverhampton Wanderers XI.Club History
Holyhead Hotspur was formed in 1990, initially playing in the
Anglesey League . Towards the end of the 1980s, there were four adult football teams based in Holyhead and playing in various divisions of the North Wales Coast Football Association. A group of local football fans, led by Ken Chambers and Gary Williams, saw that efforts needed to be concentrated if a Holyhead football team was to carry on the proud tradition of the Harbourmen, the Holyhead football side of the 1950s and 1960s.In 1997, 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, Holyhead Hotspur Reserves and the seven junior teams (playing as Holyhead Hotspur Peibio).
Holyhead Hotspur were promoted to the Cymru Alliance league for the 1998 / 1999 season after winning the
Welsh Alliance League in the 1997 / 1998 season. At the same time, Holyhead Hotspur Reserves also saw promotion to the Gwynedd League.Finishing league positions
Information taken from the [http://www.wfda.co.uk/ Welsh Football Data Archive] and [http://www.cymru-alliance.co.uk/ Cymru Alliance] websites.
* 1992 / 1993 - 4 / 18 - Anglesey League
* 1993 / 1994 - 8 / 17 - Anglesey League
* 1994 / 1995 - 1 / 16 - Anglesey League
* 1995 / 1996 - 1 / 14 - Anglesey League
* 1996 / 1997 - 1 / 13 - Gwynedd League
* 1997 / 1998 - 1 / 14 - Welsh Alliance
* 1998 / 1999 - 11 / 16 - Cymru Alliance
* 1999 / 2000 - 12 / 17 - Cymru Alliance
* 2000 / 2001 - 13 / 17 - Cymru Alliance
* 2001 / 2002 - 9 / 18 - Cymru Alliance
* 2002 / 2003 - 10 / 17 - Cymru Alliance
* 2003 / 2004 - 11 / 17 - Cymru Alliance
* 2004 / 2005 - 11 / 18 - Cymru Alliance
* 2005 / 2006 - 16 / 18 - Cymru Alliance
* 2006 / 2007 - 7 / 18 - Cymru Alliance
* 2007 / 2008 - 5 / 17 - Cymru AllianceExternal links
* [http://www.holyheadhotspur.com/ Holyhead Hotspur FC official site]
* [http://www.cymru-alliance.co.uk/ Cymru Alliance]
* [http://www.myspace.com/holyheadhotspurfc Holyhead Hotspur Myspace Page]
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