Cefn Druids A.F.C.

For a full history see; List of football seasons involving Cefn Druids and its predecessor clubs

The team take their prolific history from the famous old Welsh team Druids FC who were founded in the early 1870s. They had won the Welsh Cup on no less than 8 occasions and have finished runners-up five times but fell on hard times with the advent of professional football. Druids were ancient mystic men throughout Celtic civilisation and were closely associated with Wales.

Club formation

It is claimed by the later club that Druids FC formed in 1872 when Plasmadoc FC merged with Ruabon Rovers and Ruabon Volunteers under the guidance of Llewelyn Kenrick. Contemporary sources refute this version of events. It was reported that on 6 October 1872, the opening game of a Football Club for the district was played at Plasmadoc Park. Mr George Hampden Whalley was selected as the captain of the club. On 23 October 1872 a meeting was held by Ruabon Rovers at the Wynnstay Arms where the Club committee was selected. It included people like David Thomson and Dr Daniel Grey. George Hampden Whalley was elected as president. Whalley would later also hold this position when the club became Druids and at rival club Ruabon FC. In February 1873 Ruabon Rovers played a fixture against Ruabon Volunteers, which shows these clubs were both still Active after the merger date proposed by the modern day club. Ruabon Volunteers were also known as the 2nd Denbighshire Volunteers so were actually a…

Druids (1872–1927)/ Druids United (1927–1992)/ Cefn Druids A.F.C. (1992–present)

League

Wrexham & District Amateur League Champions: 1931–32, 1933–34, 1936–37 Runners-up: 1934–35 Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Division One Champions: 1950–51 Runners-up: 1952–53, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60 Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Division Two Champions: 1969–70 Cymru Alliance Champions: 1998–99, 2013–14

Cups

FAW Welsh Cup Winners: 1880, 1881, 1882, 1885, 1886, 1898, 1899, 1904 Finalists: 1878, 1883, 1884, 1900, 1901, 2012 Welsh Amateur Cup Winners: 1903 Finalists: 1904, 1957 Welsh Youth Cup Winners: 1958, 1959 North East Wales FA Challenge Cup Winners: 1992–93, 1998–99, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–19 NEWFA Two Counties Cup Finalists: 2025–26 Welsh National League Division 2 Cup Finalists: 1988 North East Wales Presidents Cup Winners: 1998–99 WPL Europa League Play-off Final Winners: 2017–18

Cefn Albion (1967–1992)

League

Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division Runners-up: 1984–85 Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Division 1 Champions: 1979–80, 1980–81 Runners-up: 1978–79 Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Division 3B Champions: 1969–70

Cup

North East Wales FA Challenge Cup Winners: 1978 Finalists: 1976, 1989 North East Wales FA Horace Wynn Cup Winners: 1977 Welsh National League Division 1 Cup Finalists: 1984, 1991 Welsh National League Division 2 Cup Winners: 1974 Finalists: 1971 Welsh…