Listed below is the league history of Holywell Town (and the previous Holywell teams) in all the leagues that they have played in from the start of league football being played in Holywell starting in 1893 to the present day. Any season that is not mention within the list is where the league data cannot be found at this current time.
1893–1905 (As Holywell F.C.)
North Wales Coast League 1893–1898 Holywell F.C. was one of the seven founders of the North Wales Coast League and played in the league from its inception until 1898.
SeasonLeaguePositionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstPointsNotes 1893–94 North Wales Coast League 4th 12 5 0 7 27 27 10 1894–95 North Wales Coast League 5th 8 2 1 5 8 33 5 1895–96 North Wales Coast League 5th 10 3 1 6 15 31 7 1896–97 North Wales Coast League 5th 10 2 1 7 17 28 5 1897–98 North Wales Coast League 6th 7 2 1 4 9 21 5
West Cheshire League 1898–1899 Holywell F.C. would play only one season in the West Cheshire League, where other Flintshire teams were applying their trade, before returning to the North Wales Coast League the following season.
SeasonLeaguePositionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstPointsNotes 1898–99 West Cheshire League Division 1 9th 19 6 1 12 29 62 13
North Wales Coast League 1899–1901 Holywell F.C. returned to the North Wales Coast League after a season's hiatus and played in the league for the two seasons over the turn of the century.
SeasonLeaguePositionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstPointsNotes 1899–1900 North Wales Coast League 3rd 14 8 0 6 29 22 16 1900–01 North Wales Coast League 5th 13 6 2 5 38 32 14
Chester & District League 1901-1902 Following their resignation from the North Wales Coast League, Holywell F.C. joined a number of other Flintshire-based clubs, such as Connah's Quay F.C. and Buckley Victoria, and competed in the local Chester and District League. They competed in Division One for just a season before withdrawing from the league.
SeasonLeaguePositionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstPointsNotes 1901-02 Chester & District Division One 7th 14 3 2 9 18 56 8
Flintshire League 1904-1906 Holywell returned back to the local Welsh leagues and joined the Flintshire League in 1904.
SeasonLeaguePositionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstPointsNotes 1904-05 Flintshire League Division One 7th 12 0 4 8 10 22 2 Two points deducted for playing an ineligible player 1905-06 Flintshire League Division Two - - - - - - - - Data Missing
1906-1911 (As Holywell Victoria) Flintshire League 1906-08 Holywell changed its name to Holywell Victoria in 1906 as they initially competed in Division Two of the Flintshire League structure before the league became a one-division structure the following season.
SeasonLeaguePositionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstPointsNotes 1906-07 Flintshire League Division Two 2nd 9 7 2 0 27 9 16 1907-08 Flintshire League 6th 15 7 2 6 32 31 16
Chester & District League 1908-11 After three seasons in the Flintshire League, Holywell Victoria followed a number of other Flintshire clubs into the Chester and District League in 1908, repeating the example of Holywell FC earlier in the decade. The Vics joined the system in Division One and played in the league for three seasons.
SeasonLeaguePositionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstPointsNotes 1908-09 Chester & District Division One 3rd 17 8 1 8 40 36 17 1909-10 Chester & District Division One 6th 13 4 1 8 21 31 9 1910-11 Chester & District Division One 4th 6 4 0 2 17 5 8 League data at 30 December 1910
1912–1930 (As Holywell United)
North Wales Coast League 1912–26 Holywell United played in the North Wales Coast League pre and post World War I.
SeasonLeaguePositionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstPointsNotes 1912–13 North Wales Coast League 7th 20 8 3 9 43 42 19 1913–14 North Wales Coast League 1st 17 15 1 1 57 16 31 Won North Wales Coast Amateur Cup.Welsh Amateur Cup Finalists. 1914–18 No competition due to WWI 1919–20 Data missing n/a 1920–21 North Wales Coast League 2nd 22 15 3 4 92 37 33 1921–26 Data missing n/a 1926–27 Data missing n/a – – – – – – – Welsh Cup Semi-Finalists
1930–1939 (As Holywell Arcadians)
Welsh Football League 1930–33 Holywell Arcadians played in the Welsh Football League for three seasons from 1930 to 1933.
SeasonLeaguePositionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstPointsNotes 1930–31 Welsh Football League 1st 26 20 4 2 125 46 44 1931–32 Welsh Football League 2nd 24 18 1 5 124 43 37 1932–33 Welsh Football League 1st 20 15 4 1 84 34 34
1945–1970
West Cheshire League 1947–49
After the Second World War, Holywell Town would play two seasons in the West Cheshire League alongside fellow Flintshire side and rival Flint Town United before moving back to the Welsh leagues.
SeasonLeaguePositionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstPointsNotes 1947–48 West Cheshire League Division 1 6th 22 9 5 8 74 57 23 1948–49 West Cheshire League Division 1 6th 22 12 0 10 64 36 24
Welsh League (North) 1949–66 Holywell Town played in the Welsh League (North), which would later become the foundation for the Welsh Alliance League, from 1949 to 1966.
SeasonLeaguePositionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstPointsNotes 1949–50 Welsh League (North) Division 1 5th 30 15 7 8 97 64 37 1950–51 Welsh League (North) Division 1 6th 30 15 3 12 70 52 33 1951–52 Welsh League (North) Division 1 5th 32 16 5 11 82 54 37 1952–53 Welsh League (North) Division 1 1st 34 24 6 4 119 56 54 1953–54 Welsh League (North) Division 1 4th 34 21 7 6 91 38 49 Won Alves Cup 1954–55 Welsh League (North) Division 1 2nd 34 27 1 6 132 56 55 1955–56 Welsh League (North) Division 1 7th 34 17 5 12 92 58 39 1956–57 Welsh League (North) Division 1 5th 34 18 7 9 92 68 43 1957–58 Welsh League (North) Division 1 3rd 32 23 2 7 136 42 48 Won NWC Amateur Cup 1958–59 Welsh League (North) Division 1 6th 34 17 5 12 100 99 39 1959–60 Welsh League (North) Division 1 3rd 32 18 6 8 84 62 42 1960–61 Welsh League (North) Division 1 6th 34 17 7 10 85 85 41 1961–62 Welsh League (North) 14th 34 12 2 20 63 80 26 1962–63 Welsh League (North) 10th 32 15 3 14 64 66 33 1963–64 Welsh League (North) 5th 32 17 6 9 96 52 40 1964–65 Welsh League (North) 14th 32 9 2 21 46 110 20 1965–66 Welsh League (North) 15th 28 6 3 19 45 90 15
1970–1990
Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) 1970–1973 At the start of the 1970s, Holywell Town would play in the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) for three seasons, getting promoted on two consecutive seasons and reaching Division 2 in the Welsh National League structure.
SeasonLeaguePositionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstPointsNotes 1970–71 Welsh National League Division 4 2nd 26 19 2 5 122 37 40 1971–72 Welsh National League Division 3 2nd 30 24 3 3 123 39 51 1972–73 Welsh National League Division 2 8th 30 15 3 12 94 76 33
Clwyd League System 1975–1988 Holywell played in the Clwyd League system from 1975 to 1988.
SeasonLeaguePositionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstPointsNotes 1975–76 Welsh League (North) Division 5 1st 16 14 1 1 92 18 29 Promoted to Division 3Won NWC Youth Cup 1976–77 Clwyd League Division 3 1st 30 26 4 0 138 28 56 Promoted to Division 1Won NWC Junior Cup 1977–78 Clwyd League Division 1 4th 26 15 6 5 59 21 36 1978–79 Clwyd League Division 1 11th 26 6 3 17 36 68 15 1979–80 Clwyd League Division 1 8th 24 10 2 12 36 42 22 1980–81 Clwyd League Division 1 2nd 24 14 5 5 63 26 33 1981–82 Clwyd League Division 1 3rd 24 14 5 5 60 32 33 1982–83 Clwyd League Division 1 14th 26 3 3 20 34 91 9 1983–84 Clwyd League Premier Division 14th 28 4 1 23 29 77 9 1984–85 Missing Data n/a 1985–86 Missing Data n/a 1986–87 Clwyd League Premier Division 1st – – – – – – – Won North Wales Coast Challenge Cup 1987–88 Clwyd League Premier Division 1st – – – – – – – Won Clwyd League CupWon President Cup
Welsh Alliance League 1988–90 Welsh Alliance League SeasonLeaguePositionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstPointsNotes 1988–89 Welsh Alliance League 5th 32 16 8 13 65 64 51 1989–90 Welsh Alliance League 14th 34 8 8 18 44 68 29* *3pts deducted
1990–2015
Cymru Alliance 1990–92 Holywell became founding members of the new North Wales league, Cymru Alliance, and would stay in the league for the first two seasons, until they moved to the newly created national top tier League of Wales in 1992.
SeasonLeaguePositionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstPointsNotes 1990–91 Cymru Alliance 9th 26 6 6 14 29 40 24 1991–92 Cymru Alliance 11th 30 7 10 13 48 49 31
League of Wales 1992–97 Holywell became founding members of the new top-tier league of the Welsh football league system. They would stay in the League of Wales for five seasons until getting relegated in 1997.
SeasonLeaguePositionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstPointsNotes 1992–93 League of Wales 6th 38 17 8 13 65 48 59 Won Clwyd League Auxiliary CupWon Clwyd League Youth Cup 1993–94 League of Wales 5th 38 18 10 10 74 57 64 1994–95 League of Wales 8th 38 16 10 12 62 55 58 1995–96 League of Wales 16th 40 12 7 21 53 74 43 1996–97 League of Wales 20th 40 7 8 25 52 81 29 Relegated to Cymru Alliance
Cymru Alliance 1997–98 Holywell dropped into the second tier of the Welsh football league system, and the first time in the Cymru Alliance since the 1991–92 season. They would stay for only one season, getting promoted back to the League of Wales as runners-up instead of league winners Rhydymwyn.
SeasonLeaguePositionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstPointsNotes 1997–98 Cymru Alliance 2nd 36 25 6 5 86 34 81 Promoted to League of WalesWon Cymru Alliance League Cup
League of Wales 1998–99 Holywell stayed in the top-flight of the Welsh football league system for just one season before getting relegated once again to the Cymru Alliance. Currently, this is the last season Holywell were playing top-flight football in Wales.
SeasonLeaguePositionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstPointsNotes 1998–99 League of Wales 17th 32 3 9 20 38 86 23 Relegated to Cymru Alliance
Cymru Alliance 1999–2006 Holywell returned into the second tier of the Welsh football league system, after just one season in the League of Wales. They would stay in the Cymru Alliance for seven seasons until they were relegated in 2006.
SeasonLeaguePositionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstPointsNotes 1999–00 Cymru Alliance 12th 32 7 4 21 41 69 25 2000–01 Cymru Alliance 10th 32 11 6 15 47 69 39 2001–02 Cymru Alliance 16th 34 8 5 21 50 85 29 2002–03 Cymru Alliance 17th 32 4 5 23 33 96 8* *9pts deducted 2003–04 Cymru Alliance 14th 32 8 8 16 38 61 32 2004–05 Cymru Alliance 9th 34 13 7 14 77 64 46 2005–06 Cymru Alliance 17th 34 5 12 17 49 72 24 Relegated to Welsh Alliance
Welsh Alliance League 2006–2015 Holywell dropped into the third tier of the Welsh football league system, and the first time in the Welsh Alliance League since the 1989–90 season. In the 2010–11 season, the Welsh Alliance split into two divisions due to the reorganisation of the Welsh football league system. They would spend nine seasons in the Welsh third tier before getting promoted in the 2014–15 season.
SeasonLeaguePositionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstPointsNotes 2006–07 Welsh Alliance League 10th 28 8 8 12 59 63 32 2007–08 Welsh Alliance League 12th 28 8 6 14 44 70 27* *3pts deducted 2008–09 Welsh Alliance League 14th 32 10 3 19 64 80 33 2009–10 Welsh Alliance League 10th 30 13 7 10 72 43 46 2010–11 Welsh Alliance League Division 1 3rd 30 17 3 10 68 40 54 Won FAW TrophyWon Clwyd Reserve Division 2011–12 Welsh Alliance League Division 1 2nd 30 23 3 4 77 29 72 Mawddach Barritt Trophy Finalists 2012–13 Welsh Alliance League Division 1 3rd 28 18 7 3 98 38 61 Cookson Cup Finalists 2013–14 Welsh Alliance League Division 1 2nd 28 20 5 3 103 23 65 Welsh Cup Semi-Finalists Cookson Cup Winners 2014–15 Welsh Alliance League Division 1 1st 26 23 2 1 119 19 71 League champions FAW Trophy Winners Mawddach Challenge Cup Winners Cookson Cup Finalists
2015 – Present
Cymru Alliance 2015–2019