Some information about Greenfield.
INFORMATION
Social Media Accounts
- Website: https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/greenfieldfc/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Greenfieldfc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/409335369105539/
Founded
2005
Home Town / Village
Greenfield / Maesglas
Home colours
Cyan blue shirts with navy blue sleeves, navy blue shorts, navy blue socks
Nicknames
The Abbeymen
Stadium
The Bernie Williams Memorial Ground (new name) / Bagillt Road (old name)
STADIUM ACCESS
Greenfield’s ground is easily accessible as its entrance is located on the main coast road (the A548), opposite the Glan-y-Don estate, with car parking readily available at the ground. Please note, try not to park on the main road or in the Glan-y-Don estate lay-by if you’re arriving by car.
There are regular buses from Flint train station which will stop close to the ground. Buses will stop and pick up opposite the ground at the Glan-y-Don estate bus stop via the 11F (Rhyl to Chester) Arriva bus route, the 18 (Flint to Rhyl) P&O Lloyd bus route, or the 19 (Flint to Rhyl) P&O Lloyd bus route. Drinks and snacks are available at the ground although there is only a small clubhouse. Alcoholic drinks and hot food can be bought from the Boot & Ship, which is just a ten to fifteen-minute walk away in the Boot End of Bagillt, with a bus stop outside of the pub that is covered by the 18 and 19 bus routes. Sadly, the nearby Ship Inn (also known as The Gletch) which was just a five-minute walk away from the ground, and was the post-match location for the club, has just recently closed. Thankfully, in December 2023, the Packet House (which was where Greenfield FC were founded in 2005 and will be the post-match location for the club) was reopened to the public after being closed for a number of years. Situated next to the junction between the A548 Coast Road and the Greenfield Road, it is a 15-minute walk away from the ground and also has a bus stop outside of the pub.
BRIEF HISTORY
Greenfield has a strong history in Welsh football with the original Courtaulds Greenfield factory team being one of the strongest teams in the locality. The team reached a Welsh Cup quarter-final in the 1981-82 competition where they played Hereford United in a 1-2 losing attempt. Sadly the demise of the factory in the late 1980s led to the disappearance of the football team, although they left an exceptional football field that the current team now uses today. The current team was founded in 2005 by Barry Ainsworth as a natural outlet for the number of players being produced by the successful junior Greenfield sides that had been run by Ainsworth during the 1990s.
The team started out in the Clwyd League setup and quickly rose through the leagues before joining the Welsh Alliance League Division Two in 2010. They won the Division Two title in the 2015-16 season, progressing to the third tier of Welsh football. The 2019-20 season proved to be the club’s most successful season by finishing in fourth position in the league and reaching the Second Round of the Welsh Cup. After the Welsh football pyramid reorganisation during the summer of 2020, Greenfield found itself back in the fourth tier due to its ground not fulfilling the Tier 3 criteria. In their first season back at Tier 4, Greenfield managed to win the inaugural North East Wales Football League (NEWFL) Premier Division title in the 2021-22 season, although they were unable to achieve promotion due to not achieving a Tier 3 license to play in the Ardal Leagues. Recently, the ground has seen improvements to enable the club to progress further up the pyramid with a 100-seat covered stand and perimeter fence installed at the ground.
Last season Greenfield finished in fourth position in the league, just two points adrift of second place, and reached the final of the NEWFL Mike Beech Memorial Trophy, but lost 1-3 to FC Queens Park.
FIVE-YEAR LEAGUE HISTORY
| Season | League | Position | Info |
| 2018-19 | Welsh Alliance League Division One | 4th | |
| 2019-20 | Welsh Alliance League Division One | 4th* | * – Decided on points per game |
| 2020-21 | North East Wales League Premier Division | n/a | Season Abandoned |
| 2021-22 | North East Wales League Premier Division | 1st | |
| 2022-23 | North East Wales League Premier Division | 4th |
HONOURS
North East Wales League Premier Division
1 [2021-22]
Welsh Alliance League Division Two
1 [2015-16]
94th MINUTE BLOGLIST
OTHER BLOGS
- The Groundhog – 23rd August 2013: Greenfield vs. Halkyn United
- Laurence’s Football Travels – 23rd August 2013: Greenfield vs. Halkyn United
The 94th Minute 