Denbigh Lions under 11s returned to league action today for the 1st time since the end of October as they travelled to St. Asaph reports Nathan Wheatley. Both teams seemed up for the game and it was an even start to the match. It was Denbigh that took the lead from Daniel Lewis, he pounced in the area after the keeper had made a good save. St. Asaph never gave up and kept battling away and were rewarded with a very well worked goal which was finished off by the attacker in some style. Back came the lions and they were soon back in front. The ball was swung over from Denbigh's left hand side and Andrew Thomas rose to head in a fine goal, the 3rd goal was a little lucky, a corner again from left was flicked on by Louis Roberts which somehow bounced under the keeper and into the net. The 2nd half was shaded slightly by Denbigh but both keepers were called into action on several occasions, tackles also started getting stronger as the match went on, in all a well deserved for the Denbigh boys. Man of the match went to Daniel Lewis, although each Denbigh player was outstanding.

Dyserth United v Denbigh Town Juniors under 12yrs

Due to concern about the condition of the Lower Park pitch Denbigh Town's under 12 home fixture was switched to that of Dyserth United.  It looked a tight game until on 12 minutes Gruffudd Roberts collected the ball on the left - a little shimmy, cut inside, a fierce left foot toe poke and the ball was nestling in the net to make it 0-1. Dyserth nearly drew level as they fought back but on each occasion, the ball was scrambled away by the Town's defence. On 20 minutes, Bongi Mashaba made an appearance for an injured teammate, which had an immediate impact on the game. Good passing by Rauridh Houston and Cameron Miller found Mashaba who ran through on goal but curled his left foot shot just the wrong side of goal. Minutes later though he made no mistake with a similar effort after good work by winger Roberts and then shortly afterwards celebrated yet another goal as he made it 0-3.  Just before half time Dyserth made it 1-3 after being awarded a penalty for handball against an unlucky Denbigh player who raised his arm to protect his face. Ashley Andrews' strong header off the line at the beginning of the second period seemed to kill off any thoughts of a Dyserth come back and the game was all but won when goal-machine Roberts jinked past two players to score a fourth Town goal. Houston, who had been passing the ball well all game got his own deserved goal before the finish to allow a happy Denbigh Town team to travel home chalking up a fine 1-5 away win. 

Denbigh Town U14's survived the weather on Saturday when the entertained  Aztec Diamonds at Central Park.  Denbigh got off to the worst possible start, as they were one down inside the first minute.  Denbigh improved slightly but were unable to prevent Aztecs mounting attack after attack and eventually the pressure told as Aztec's went two up before the break.

In the second half Denbigh decided to wake up and put Aztecs under almost constant pressure for the entire half.  The goal eventually came direct from a free kick from Man of the Match Elliot Smith, but after this Denbigh created chance upon chance but could not convert any of them and eventually Aztec's broke to score a killer third goal in the dying minutes to seal a 3 - 1 victory. The teams will meet again next week at Central Park in the 3rd Round of the NWCFA Cup, which is a repeat of last years final in which Denbigh were victorious.

Denbigh Town Under 10’s maintained their winning streak this week with a flurry of goals whilst playing away to Pentre United. Denbigh were denied their first chance of scoring but David Lawson-Cook soon slipped the first one in to give our boys an early lead. The fast pace continued with the team communicating well together and their hard work paid off with another goal before the half time whistle courtesy of Iwan Murray. Denbigh stepped up their game even further in the second half putting real pressure on Pentre’s defence although an unfortunate own goal gave one away to the opposition! However, Denbigh’s third goal soon came from Iwan Murray with a spectacular shot, which flew over the top of the goalies head into the top of the net! The high tempo continued and Denbigh’s fourth goal came from a free kick, which allowed Osian Roberts to tap the ball in, with Conor Jones following closely with another. Iwan Murray then managed his hat trick by crossing another one past the goalie into the left hand corner. Pentre did not give up however putting up a brave defensive display and they took advantage of a momentary lapse in concentration scoring their first goal of the game. However, Denbigh did not take this lightly and Conor Jones sneaked the final goal into the right hand corner making the final score 2-7. The whole Denbigh team should be proud of themselves for a good performance on what was their first heavy pitch of the season and a special mention goes to Osian Roberts and Kieran Jones who link up extremely well down the right hand wing. Well done boys!

Denbigh Town U14's got back into league action on this week following their success in the NWCFA Cup last week when they entertained league title rivals Prestatyn Athletic at Central Park on Saturday. Denbigh started the game slowly and allowed the Prestatyn side to dominate the early proceedings as they created early chance after chance.  Lady luck was certainly shining on the Denbigh boys as Prestatyn hit the woodwork 4 times during the early exchanges. Before the break Denbigh broke through Sion Hughes you got to the by-line and crossed for Jake Jones to score at the far post to give Denbigh an unexpected lead at the break. In the second half, Manager Rich Blake changed the Denbigh tactics to counteract the Prestatyn approach.  This change was soon rewarded as Denbigh extended their lead through Dominic Chamberlin who broke free to score a fine sole effort.  Prestatyn pulled one back through a penalty to set a tight, thrilling last 10 mins.  Denbigh continued to press and soon got the 3rd and clinching goal through Sion Hughes to seal a fine 3 - 1 victory.

Rhyl Glans Deportivo v Denbigh Town Juniors under 12s

Denbigh Town under 12s travelled to Rhyl to play Glans Deportivo on Saturday 7th November. The pitch, which is one of the best in the League, looked in excellent condition and there was an air of expectation from both camps.  Town played the ball around straight from the kick off and the chances soon began to appear. Adam Jones was unlucky to see his effort kicked off the line and Deportivo's keeper made a brilliant point blank save denying Rhys Lloyd. It was not until the twenty fifth minute that the impish midfielder Cameron Miller carved an opening that found Ashley Andrews on the right allowing him to drill the ball home and settle the nerves of the visitors. Five minutes later Gruffudd Roberts hit an unstoppable shot to put the Reds two goals ahead at the break. As expected Deportivo came out in an attacking mood but centre backs Lloyd and the ever cool, reliable Iwan Johnson refused to give them an inch. It was not long until Denbigh began to control the game with some superb passing football, which frustrated the Deportivo players but impressed everyone watching from the sidelines. A third Denbigh goal came from a long throw in by Andrews to Jones. The midfielder pushed the ball forward in front of Miller who delighted in finishing the move off with a low well-placed shot. Centre forward Tom Evans worked tirelessly up front and he was rewarded with ten minutes left when he made it 0-4. The final act came when the two substitutes Ifan Batty and Gethin Barlow linked up culminating in a fine goal by Barlow which helped chalk up a 0-5 win. This was the best performance yet by the young newly formed Denbigh team prompting the opposing coaches and referee to compliment the visitors on the style of football played. Denbigh Town Juniors under 12’s remain at the top of the league after an impressive victory against Rhyl Glans Deportivo. 

An extremely wet and blustery day saw Denbigh Town Under 10’s play away to Prestatyn Athletic Celtic this week. Both teams started the game in high spirits despite the weather, although Denbigh soon proved to be the stronger side with the majority of ball play staying in their half. It wasn’t long before the scoring was opened by Man of the Match Connor Jones, with a screamer from the halfway line cutting its way through the middle of the field. Obviously, training is paying off for our boys as a few good set pieces saw Connor Jones curve his second goal in shortly before the half time whistle. The second half continued in much the same vein with Iwan Murray putting in a fantastic performance and before long a scuffle at the goal mouth resulted in James Miller putting a third goal away. Prestatyn fought back bravely creating a couple of real chances for themselves but Denbigh denied them a chance of a comeback with Ben Andrews touching the final goal of the game in making the full time score 4-0 to Denbigh.

After the problems of the last couple of weeks, Denbigh Town U14's were able to kick-start their season again on Saturday when they started the defence of the NWCFA Cup they won last season. They entertained Nantlle Vale at Central Park in match that proved to be extremely tight until the dying minutes.  Both sides started well and to their credit, both played nice passing football.  after squandering a couple of early chances Denbigh opened the scoring following some good work from Sion Hughes down the left, he crossed for Josh Jones to tap in from close range.  Denbigh soon doubled their lead following a fine solo effort from Sion Hughes.  To their credit, Nantlle Vale kept playing excellent football and put Denbigh under mounting pressure and eventually scored the goal of the game with cracking shot from 25 yards by their Captain, which left Luke Farley no chance in the Denbigh goal.

The second half was nip and tuck right until the end and could easily have gone either way, until Cameron Jones took advantage of the Vale pushing forward for the equaliser to score the killer third goal minutes from time to seal the 3 - 1 win for Denbigh.

Denbigh Town Lions Under 11s travelled to Abergele Town for this weeks fixture on the back of 3 straight Victories, The lions knew that today’s game was going to be a strong test, The match was played in very strong windy conditions which didn’t help either team, each team had a couple of efforts Abergele were unlucky not to  take the lead after some good work the striker found himself 1 on 1 with the Denbigh keeper The shot stopper stood firm and saved his effort, at the other end Denbigh were unlucky not to take the lead after a corner Marc Wheatley saw his effort tipped onto the bar.
The 2nd half started at a much faster pace and Denbigh were quicker out of the blocks and soon found themselves 2-0 after 2 long range efforts from Daniel Lewis within a few minutes of each other, Abergele came back and scored a scrambled goal after some very good passing, the match was then Denbigh vs. the Abergele keeper, and the visitors were rewarded with the goal of the game Scott Griffiths received the ball just inside his own half Turned took a touch and hammered the ball into the back of the net, Straight from the restart Abergele made the score 3-2 the ball was picked up on the left wing he took a couple of touches before hammering the ball into the top corner. That was the end of the scoring and a fine 3-2 for Denbigh Lions
Man of the Match went to Daniel Lewis but each lion played there heart out today.

Bad news greeted the Denbigh Town under 12 football team before their biggest test so far this season. Star keeper Theo Dyer has broken his arm playing rugby and will now be out for about six weeks. Defender Dafydd Montgomery bravely agreed to stand between the sticks for this home match against the much fancied Rhyl Hearts Pumas. The Reds started strongly enough but it was Pumas who took the lead on five minutes after a break down the left to make it 0-1 to the visitors. There is a new found confidence and team spirit with this Denbigh team however and there was not the slightest sense of panic. It was not too long before the improving Bongi Mashaba pulled the home side level and on 14 minutes a great through ball from Cameron Miller sent Gryffydd Roberts racing down the middle to smash home a now typical left foot rocket. Pumas made it level after a free kick rebound off the Denbigh wall allowed their left winger a second effort at goal but it was Denbigh who took the lead again just before the break with a well taken goal by Tom Evans.  Denbigh came out strong in the second half and Mashaba, sprinting into the box finished off a five pass Denbigh attack to make it 4-2 for the home team. The goal of the game came minutes later when the excellent Roberts chipped an advancing Pumas defender before volleying the ball home before it touched the ground. Ashley Andrews made it 6-2 allowing Denbigh to coast home and record a really excellent win which will not go unnoticed by other teams hoping to win this League. The man of the match was awarded to stand in keeper Montgomery but also worthy of special mention was the strong confident display of Ifan Jones playing in an unfamiliar position of left back. 

Denbigh Town Lions Under 11s Entertained Prestatyn Athletic Rangers This Sunday, With Confidence High after 2 excellent high scoring victories, Denbigh knew that today’s game was going to be tough
The Game started Very Even With both sides having plenty of chances, It was the away team that opened the scoring, Forcing a corner on Denbigh’s left hand side, the ball was swung over, Denbigh’s defence and goalkeeper stood static as the ball found its way straight into the net, There Heads never dropped though and kept battling away, and were soon rewarded with a bit of a lucky goal, a shot came in from outside the box everyone thought the keeper had it safely tucked up but he somehow managed to spill it right to the feet of Louis Roberts who gleefully tapped home. This seemed to spur Prestatyn on, and they soon edge themselves back into the lead, after a Long throw in the ball found its way to the far post and the attacker had the simplest of headers, the score was 2-1 at half time
Denbigh came out a lot more determined in the 2nd half and were piling on the pressure, there persistence paid of Andrew Thomas drilling one home into the far corner of the net much to Denbigh’s Delight, the home team were now pouring forward and were nearly caught on 2 occasions but for excellent tackles From Josh Parry & Tomas Pendlebury, The match looked to be heading for a 2-2 draw but Denbigh’s players had other ideas And after a bit of a scramble Sam Roberts popped up to put the ball into the back of the net to make it 3-2 to the hosts.  Every Denbigh Player Was excellent today Man of the Match Going to Daniel Lewis.

This week Denbigh Town Lions under 11s entertained St. Asaph, after last weeks defeat this was a match Denbigh needed to win. They delivered that victory in style by running out 7-1 winners.
Scott Griffiths scored the 1st with a great lob over the keeper into the far corner, that was quickly followed up with a neat finish from Andrew Thomas. Denbigh were playing some awesome football, simple 1 touch passing and moving had the opponents running in circles, the teams came out for the 2nd half and to be fair it was Denbigh that were dominating the ball, 3 more goals quickly followed from Louis Roberts (2) and Daniel Lewis. St Asaph were then rewarded for there persistence with an own goal, Denbigh Lions kept driving forward and the 6th goal was the goal of the match the ball found its way to Mathew Cooke after some great passing he beat 2 players before crossing the ball straight onto the head of the incoming Scott Griffiths for his 2nd, with the clock running down Denbigh managed to get their 7th after a mazy run Daniel Lewis hammered home. Man of the Match went to Andrew Thomas but to be fair each Denbigh Player had an awesome match.

Denbigh U 10s v St Asaph U10s;

The Denbigh boys played away this weekend and started the game at a fast pace passing the ball fluently, with some good runs by the two wingers David Lawson Cooke and James Miller. The midfield was bossed by Conor Jones and Stefan Jones from very early on but the deadlock was eventually broken after 15 minutes with a melee in the box allowing Conor to poke one through. However, just before half time St Asaph took advantage of a lapse in concentration from our boys and pressed forward scoring a great equaliser just before the whistle. Denbigh entered the second half revved up with Conor and Stefan passing some neat balls through the middle, passing off to the second goal scorer Iwan Murray who scored a belter from outside the box. Denbigh’s defence was sewn up with this weeks Man of the Match Conor Clarke ensuring that nothing got through and the game finally ended with Stefan sinking one final goal bringing the full time score to 3-1 in Denbigh’s favour. A special mention goes to St Asaph’s goalie for the brave defence of his goal and Denbigh now look forward to their next game away against Rhyl Heart Warriers.

Denbigh U14s v Pentre U14s:

Denbigh Town U14's belatedly got the season started on Saturday following an aborted visited to Prestatyn Athletic the previous Saturday with a home match against Pentre Athletic. Rustiness showed in the Denbigh performance as they had not played for nearly two weeks following their last pre-season outing.  They started slowly but were able to create a couple of half chances through set pieces for Matthew Blake.  The first goal of the season soon game though through Sam Davies from close range, this was followed up by another from Josh Jones and then Sam Davies repeated the trick scoring his second again from clos range following a fumble by the Pentre keeper.  Pentre though to the credit did not stop playing and kept putting Denbigh under pressure and score the goal of game with a fine strike from 20 yards.

In the second half Pentre applied more pressure and got the second, but Manager Rich Blake responded by giving Alex Lewis his debut and he duly replied with two goals to secure a 5 - 2 victory. Reports by Peter Glynn

Denbigh Town under 10s were aiming to make it 6 unbeaten as they faced Abergele Town at home, Abergele had beaten us earlier in the year but confidence is high at the moment so went into the game thinking we would win.
Game started off end to end with Denbigh hitting the woodwork 3 times, finally getting the break through from Tomas Pendelbury, Denbigh’s second goal was the goal of the game a screamer that flew into the top corner from Mathew Cooke, Denbigh then scored 2 goals in quick succession from Scott Griffiths, Abergele never stopped trying though and were rewarded with a goal on the stroke of half time. 
The second half was much more even with tackles flying in from both teams towards the end of the match Denbigh got their 5th goal from Andrew Thomas, man of the match went to Tomas Pendelbury.

Denbigh Town under 10's travelled to Dyserth this week on the back of 2 straight wins, both teams started the game at a fast tempo with the tackles flying in, Dyserth took the lead after an unfortunate own goal, back came Denbigh and were rewarded with a great finish from Andrew Thomas, it was 1 - 1 at half time, Dyserth started the better in the 2nd half but Adam Roythorne was a rock in midfield, Dyserth did score the next goal though to make the score 2-1 to the hosts, but once again back came Denbigh equalising for a 2nd time through Scott Griffiths, straight from the restart though whilst Denbigh still celebrating Dyserth broke through and scored a 3rd goal. But Denbigh weren’t to be denied at least a point and got a well deserved 3rd equaliser from a Mathew Cooke header now that’s a collectors item doesn’t happen very often, both teams battled away for a winner but neither team could find another way through so it was a very entertaining 3 - 3 draw

Under 10's

Denbigh Town ran out winners this week in the local derby against St Asaph by 4 goals to 1, St Asaph started the brighter of the 2 teams, but Denbigh started to take control after 5 mins or so and were rewarded by an excellent long range finish from Jordan Macdonald, but once again back came St Asaph and were rewarded with an equaliser after a deflected shot sent the Denbigh keeper the wrong way. So at the break the score was 1-1 Denbigh took control of the 2nd half and were rewarded with further goals from Scott Griffiths, Andrew Thomas and Josh Davies the 3rd goal in particular was after an excellent passing move from the home team, Andrew Thomas was nominated man of the man for the home team, this is Denbigh’s 2nd win in a row after last weeks 5-0 win away to Abergele United

Denbigh Under 9’s were knocked out last week by the Hearts United team who proved to be too strong for them on the day and as a result the boys went to the Eddie Lloyd Cup match in Prestatyn this week with apprehension. However, right from the initial whistle they played excellent football with some really good passing between all phases, and a fine cross from Iwan Murray resulted in an unfortunate miss by Ben Andrews. It wasn’t long however before the goal was crossed in from a corner and after a goal mouth scramble was knocked in by Conor Jones making the score 0-1 at the half time whistle. Denbigh continued into the second half with sound pass and play, getting stronger as the match progressed and a second goal followed a good set piece working the ball up from midfield, with Iwan Murray scoring from close range. Osian Roberts then placed himself well to poach a third goal for the Denbigh boys. The lads remained quite comfy until the final 5 minutes when a lapse in concentration from the midfield allowed a Prestatyn player to break away and claim their consolation goal making the final score 1-3 to Denbigh. This weeks Man of the Match went to Conor Jones for his midfield performance displaying good control & passing. Stefan Jones partnered him well with Conor Clarke, Kieran Hughes and Iwan Hughes remaining rock solid at the back.

Denbigh Town U13's warmed up for next weeks NWCFA U13's Cup Final with a convincing 6 - 0 victory over Pentre Athletic of Abergele.

Pentre made things difficult for Denbigh in the first half and were only able to establish a 1 - 0 interval lead although Denbigh did play some attractive attacking football, but failed to convert the chances created other than the one taken by Sam Davies.

Manager Rich Blake made wholesale changes at the interval in an attempt to rest and give all his squad match practice, but the result was overwhelming with 5 more unanswered goals coming from Cameron Jones (3), Sion Hughes and Josh Jones.

Denbigh Town U13's now look forward to the biggest game in the clubs history next week against fellow Rhyl League side Aztec Diamonds, with the match being held at Pengwern Hall, Rhuddlan with a 10.30 kick off.

Denbigh Town U13's travelled to Rhyl Spartans on Saturday who they beat 6 - 2 the previous week, but this week put in a real Jekyll & Hyde performance , reports Richard Blake.  The performance was not a patch on those put in recently as Denbigh failed to pass the ball with any confidence, close the opposition down and take any of the few chances they created.

Rhyl rightly took the lead from a strangely awarded free kick, but just before the break, current top scorer Sion Hughes added to his tally to pull Denbigh level.

The second half followed a similar vein with Denbigh struggling to find any rhythm at all but Sam Davies was put through by Andy Clarke and calmly chipped the on rushing Rhyl Keeper to score the winner.

Hopefully Denbigh will have got this poor performance out of their systems before the upcoming big games which are looming large.

Two good teams pitched against each other this week as Denbigh Under 9’s played Prestatyn Athletic away and with end to end play all through the first half the half time score came in at 0-0. The game was commanded by the defenders for both sides with each team proving to be rock solid in defence. However the deadlock was broken halfway through the second half with a 30 yard cross being knocked in by Conor Jones for Denbigh whilst the goalie was off his line. A special mention should go to the entire defence for Denbigh this week, with strong individual performances by Iwan Hughes and Tommy Hughes ensuring that a match that should by rights have finished 0-0 ended 1-0 in Denbigh’s favour.

Denbigh Under 9’s played host to Prestatyn Athletic Celtic this week and began the match confident of beating them for a second time, this time on home turf. Indeed after a strong start from our boys and a few good chances, Iwan Murray put the first goal past Prestatyn’s goalkeeper midway through the first half. Denbigh continued to dominate the match and the first half ended 1-0 in our favour. The second half continued in much the same way with the Denbigh boys' taking every chance possible to increase their lead with a second goal coming from Conor Jones. A strong defence helped to ensure that Prestatyn couldn’t draw level, with Kieran Hughes putting in an excellent performance and support in midfield coming from Morgan Hughes. One final goal from Stefan Jones sealed the victory with the final score 3-0 to Denbigh.

Denbigh Town Under 9’s played host this week to the Aztec Sparks who proved themselves to be very worthy opponents. The game itself was played end to end with first class defensive skills displayed by both teams and Iwan Hughes in particular put in a tremendous performance at the back. Ben Andrews made some excellent runs to goal to no avail and by half time the score stood at 0-0 which only goes to show the quality of football being played. The second half began at a high pace and it soon became clear that the game was coming down to a battle of the midfield, in which the Aztecs had the upper hand. Matty Owen pulled off some very fine saves on behalf of Denbigh Town to keep the Aztecs at bay and Conor Jones made numerous efforts to put one past them, unluckily hitting the crossbar each time. In the final stages of the second half the Aztecs finally managed two quick goals dashing Denbigh’s hopes of winning a game which really should have finished as a 0-0 draw. Final score, Denbigh Town 0, Aztec Sparks 2.

Denbigh Town Under 9’s faced their toughest opponents so far this season in the form of Prestatyn Athletic. The game started with a high tempo from both teams and Prestatyn Athletic took an early lead with the first goal being earned through good team work and a solid attack. Denbigh’s defence had to be at its best and two goal line clearances, one from Kieran Hughes ensured that Prestatyn didn’t increase their lead. However, after end to end play for the remainder of the first half along with some fine defensive work and a strong performance by Morgan Hughes the honours remained with Prestatyn. The second half started in much the same spirit as the first with both teams playing end to end and the Denbigh boys finally got their break with a goal from midfielder Conor Jones bringing the score level. Iwan Murray in defence managed to help prevent Prestatyn’s quick attacks and in fact earned the Man of the Match accolade from our opponents for his efforts. Stefan Jones also put in a brave performance in defensive midfield with Conor Jones breaking through Prestatyn’s defence once more to score the winning goal ten minutes before the final whistle. Both teams should be commended for an extremely good game and in fact a draw would have been a fair result. As it was the match finished with Denbigh Town winning 2-1.

Denbigh Town U13's progressed into the Quarter Finals of the NWCFA Cup last weekend at the expense of Prestatyn Rangers who they beat 5 - 2.

Denbigh put in their best performance of the season to date as they started with a high tempo game and finally got their passing going which help them race into a 2 goal lead in the first 5 minutes.  Prestatyn pulled one back before the break, but then Denbigh continued were they left off in the second stanza and added a further three goals, before Prestatyn got a consolation before the end.

The Denbigh goalscorers were Andy Clarke (pen), Ciaran Lucas, Dom Chamberlin, Sam Davies and Josh Jones.

North Wales Girls Football League Shield - U/15’s

Colwyn Bay 9 - 1 Denbigh Diamonds

Despite the one sided score line it was definitely not a one sided match.  Denbigh Diamonds started off the better with some good passing and movement but the girls just couldn’t find that killer pass to break the deadlock.  By contrast, once Colwyn Bay got into their stride they seemed to score with every opportunity aided by some excellent finishing.  Lowri Jackson scored for Denbigh Diamonds to give their
fans something to cheer in this frustrating game.  Lowri Roberts was deservedly awarded player of the match for Denbigh for an excellent defensive performance with Hannah Jones (GK), Kathryn Jones and Paige Morris also having had a good match.