Buckley Town

Some information about Buckley Town.

INFORMATION

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Founded

1977 (a merger between Buckley Rovers and Buckley Wanderers)

Home Town / Village

Buckley / Bwcle

Home colours

Red shirts with white trim, red shorts, red socks

Nicknames

The Claymen, The Trotters, The Bucks

Stadium

The Globe, Globe Way

STADIUM ACCESS

The ground is located in the northwestern outskirts of Buckley, sitting in front of Etna Park, and has views over the Dee Estuary to the Wirral and beyond. It isn’t too far from the A55 Expressway and A494 main roads, as well as being about a fifteen-minute walk from the town centre. In addition, it is about a half-an-hour walk from Buckley train station, which is on the Bidston-Wrexham railway line. Additionally, you could get the 4 bus service (Chester to Mold) from Chester Train Station and stop at The Burntwood pub bus stop on Burntwood Road, and then walk 10-15 minutes through the industrial estate (via Mount Pleasant Road) to the ground.

The Globe is situated right at the end of Globe Way, with on-road parking available along Globe Way. Drinks are available in the clubhouse, which overlooks the ground in one of the elevated corners, whilst hot food and drinks are also available from a snack bar at the end of the large complex at the entrance end of the ground.

BRIEF HISTORY

Football has been played in Buckley since the 1860s but the current club was formed in 1977 when Buckley Wanderers and Buckley Rovers merged together, to improve the standard of football in the town. Buckley Town has consistently been one of the stronger sides in Flintshire, having competed in the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division, and then being ‘ever stays’ in the Cymru Alliance for over 25 seasons. Their most successful season was the 2004-05 season when they won the Cymru Alliance title, but was unable to accept the promotion to the Welsh Premier League due to the large costs needed to upgrade their ground to the then-required Welsh Premier League standard.

Since then, Buckley has continued to play in the Cymru Alliance, albeit a season’s hiatus back in the third-tier Welsh National League after getting relegated at the end of the 2016-17 season. Nonetheless, they soon regained their position in the second tier, and became one of the founding members of the Cymru North league in the 2019-20 season. The 2023-24 season will be Buckley’s sixth consecutive season competing at that level, with the club finishing in eighth position for three of those seasons.

Buckley Town is also the record winner of the North East Wales FA Challenge Cup, having won the regional cup on nine occasions, with six of them coming in the 2000s.

FIVE-YEAR LEAGUE HISTORY

SeasonLeaguePositionInfo
2018-19Cymru Alliance8th
2019-20Cymru North10th** – Decided on points per game
2020-21Cymru Northn/aSeason Abandoned
2021-22Cymru North8th
2022-23Cymru North8th

HONOURS

Cymru Alliance

1 [2004-05]

Cymru Alliance League Cup

1 [2003-04]

Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division

1 [2017-2018]

North East Wales FA Challenge Cup

9  [1979-80, 1980-81, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10 & 2012-13]

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