Bangor City FC  

One of the oldest and most illustrious clubs in Wales Bangor City have a rich history of competing in the Welsh and English Leagues along with some unlikely, but glorious, European adventures. 

Formed as far back as 1893 as Bangor FC, the club became Bangor City in 1923 shortly after graduating from local football to the Welsh National League.   

1927/28 saw City reach their first Welsh Cup Final before joining the Birmingham Combination in 1932.   

After the Second World War, City joined the Lancashire Combination and, subsequently, the Cheshire County League.  The 1950s and 60s brought the club success and heartbreak in equal measure.   

Welsh Cup winners for the first time in 1962 City were beaten finalists in 1961 and 64, semi-finalists on three other occasions and twice runners-up in the league.   

The Welsh Cup triumph allowed Bangor to play in Europe for the first time and they make a terrific impact by almost beating Italian giants Napoli.  The First Leg at Farrar Road saw City achieve an unbelievable 2-0 victory before losing the second leg 3-1.   

The away goals rule, which would have seen Bangor through to the next round, wasn’t in operation at that time so a third game was played, at Highbury, with the Italians fortunate to win by the odd goal in three. 

1968 saw Bangor City become one of the founding members of the Northern Premier League with the step up to the Aliance Premier league, again as a founding member, in 1979.   

Relegation quickly followed but City were soon back after winning the NPL in 1982.  1985/86 saw Bangor enter the UEFA Cup and, after beating Fredrikstad of Norway, were unlucky to lose 3-0 on aggregate to the mighty Atletico Madrid. 

The early 1990s saw the club in their pioneer role once more as they became founder members of the League of Wales prompting a decade of success.   

Successive championships were won in 1994 and 1995 with the Welsh Cup being won for the second and third times in 1998 and 2000. 

Since then success has been thin on the ground though the club have managed three third places in the LoW and subsequently the Welsh Premier League.   

2006 saw Bangor again reach the final of the Welsh Cup only for them to lose 2-0 to Rhyl.   

Bangor City will now be hoping to rekindle the glory days with a fourth Welsh title being the first objective for the Farrar Road club.