Llay Welfare Football Club was founded in 1930-31 and entered the Wrexham and District League in which we runners-up in the 1936-37 season. Following the second world war the team joined the Welsh National Leaguie (Wrexham Area) and we won our only league title to date in season 1962/63, a superb achievement in an extremely strong league. During that championship triumph the welfare played 30, won 25, drew 3 and lost just twice , scoring 97 goals and conceding just 22. Saying that we still only won the league by just 3 points from Welshpool!
Since that title win we have had numerous promotions and relegations but the elusive goal of winning the top division has remained just that. We enjoyed some great times in the 70's when we won the NEWFA Cup for the only time and again with Swinny's Army in the 90's one particular coach trip to Morda in the Welsh Cup during Ken Swinnertons management reign has been firmly inscribed in Welfare history.
Our best finish in the Welsh Cup was reaching the 6th round in 1936/37 before losing at home to Crewe Alexandra of the English football league. We did however beat Hereford United in the 4th round.
Over the years there has been a number of clubs in the village, notably Llay RBL and Llay United who were both very succesful in their era's. Everyone now connected with Llay Welfare is extremly proud of our very long history and we feel; we are again sowing the seeds for a strong future within the club.
Last season saw the new stand being built at the Ring which has had a huge contribution in bringing our facilities up to a very high standard for a club of our size. We will continue to build the club and look forward to much success in the future.
If you have any old photo's please send them via this website and we will be pleased to load them on here and establish some historical links for the football club.

Updated November 2010...

Llay Welfare F.C.

Llay Welfare joined the Wrexham and District Amateur League in the 1932-33 season, it is likely that they were the successors of the 'Llay Main' team. They soon established themselves and were runners up in the league in their second season 1933-34. The Welfare's greatest achievements were during the 1935-36 season. Although they lost to Newtown 2-1 in the final of the Montgomeryshire County Infirmary Cup, Welfare beat Treharris of South Wales 3-1 to win the Welsh Amateur Cup in a replay at Oswestry after the first game at Newtown was a 1-1 draw. Their next season was almost as good. In the Welsh Cup after beating Llay United 2-1 in the second round, Welfare went on to beat Hereford United 4-3 in the fourth round before falling to the eventual winners Crewe Alex 2-9 in the sixth round.
Llay Welfare joined the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) which was formed in 1945, inheriting clubs from the disbanded Wrexham Amateur League. In 1949 Welfare again reached the final of the Welsh Amateur Cup but this time they lost 2-0 to Caerau Athletic at Aberystwyth. Welfare won the league title in 1962-63 and the North-East Wales FA Cup in the late 1970s.

Llay Welfare F.C.1951 - 52

Back row; Ivor Davies, Harold Williams, J. Price, Haydn Thomas, Raymond Jenkins, H. EllisFront row; R. Holmes (Capt.), Les Jones, Peter Holmes,Raymond Rogerson, Stan Valentine

League Table 1962/63