3. Llay football history cont....

There were other teams such as Llay Rangers and more recently Llay Royal British Legion in the seventies/ eighties.

Llay United Ladiesc 1948

Llay Junior School, Llay Central (Secondary) School and Llay Boys Club also had successful teams.

Llay Boys Club Soames Cup Winners 1954at Wrexham Racecourse

Back row; Gerald Davies, Arthur Ashfield, Trevor Salisbury,Ken Rogerson, Bryan Davies, David TudorFront row; Reg Smith, Noel Ralphs, Richard Vaughan,Raymond Rogerson, Iram Morgan,Mascot; Glyn Powell

Llay Junior School Football Team1953 / 54

Three of these boys went on to play professionally.Seated with ball is Terry Hennesey, a Welsh Internationalwho played for Birmingham City, Derby County and Nottingham Forest. To his left (our right) is Graham Bent of Aston Villa and Wrexham,and on Graham's left is Ron Roberts of Wrexham and Tranmere Rovers

Many thanks to the Welsh Football data archive for all these images.