C.P.D. Sychdyn United
| Full name | Clwb Pel Droed Sychdyn United | ||
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| Nickname | The CPD[1] | ||
| Founded | 1946 | ||
| Ground | Maes Bodlonfa, Mold | ||
| League | North East Wales Division Two | ||
| 2024–25 | North East Wales Championship, 2th of 15 | ||
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C.P.D. Sychdyn United is a Welsh football club based in Sychdyn, Flintshire. They currently play in the North East Wales Division Two.
History
In 1985–86 Sychdyn won the NWCFA Junior Cup.[2]
In 2016 Sychdyn finished runners-up in the North East Wales League but were denied promotion in favour of eighth-place Maesgwyn.[3][4] The following season they won the North East Wales League title but were again denied promotion. The club folded as a result.[5][6] They reformed and rejoined the league in 2019.[7]
In 2020 the North East Wales Football League was formed and they were placed in the Championship Division, at the fifth tier of Welsh football.[8]
During the 2023–24 season the club was renamed to Sychdyn United.
In 2025 Sychdyn beat third-tier Lex XI in the Welsh Cup second qualifying round.[9] In the first round they were drawn away at Cymru North side Penrhyncoch[10] and lost 2–0.[11]
Honours
- North East Wales League - Champions: 2016–17
- North East Wales League - Runners-up: 2015–16
- NWCFA Junior Cup - Winners: 1985–86
References
- ^ https://x.com/CPDSychdyn/status/1948994744387870776
- ^ "North Wales Junior Cup: A look at the remaining 16 contenders". December 11, 2019.
- ^ "Anger of Sychdyn team as team that finished eighth in league is promoted". The Leader. June 10, 2016.
- ^ "FAW urged to engage with grassroots football after Sychdyn team's promotion snub". The Leader. June 13, 2016.
- ^ Jones, Dave (July 13, 2017). "Football: Club forced to fold after best season in its history". North Wales Live.
- ^ "North East Wales League Champions Sychdyn forced to fold - Y Clwb Pêl-droed". July 5, 2017.
- ^ https://nwsport.co.uk/2019/07/02/how-do-the-north-east-wales-football-league-keep-producing-such-amazing-teams/
- ^ "Two North East Wales Football League teams fold, another drops a division". September 1, 2020.
- ^ "WELSH CUP GIANT-KILLING: Sensational Sychdyn knock out Tier 3 opponents". August 24, 2025.
- ^ "Mixed fortunes for giant-killers in JD Welsh Cup first round draw". August 28, 2025.
- ^ https://faw.cymru/jd-welsh-cup/match/penrhyncoch-fc-vs-cpd-sychdyn-united-jd-welsh-cup-25-26-knockout-rounds/