It’s taken 64 years, but Wales are finally back. And as a business with its roots in Wales we’re more excited than ever. But it got us thinking of the Welsh legends of yesteryear. Where did these legends come from? And would they make our fictitious County level Football clubs?
To find out, we researched numerous professional players from around the country and asked Wales football fans on Reddit which of those players should be listed in each county’s ultimate 11.

The Clwyd badge is inspired by the Clwyd Coat of Arms as well as the many castles that surround the area.

Clwyd Rangers

We start with Clwyd Rangers who have a number of legendary players on their roster. The historical county of Clwyd includes Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham. Clwyd has a whole roster of talent notably that of Ian Rush, Mike England and Gary Speed. Here’s how fans voted:

Lineup

GK Neville Southall

LB Joey Jones
CB Kevin Ratcliffe
CB Mike England
RB Stuart Williams

LM Mickey Thomas
CM Gary Speed
RM Harry Wilson

ST Mark Hughes
ST Ian Rush
ST Roy Vernon

Notable Mentions

There was a real competition for places as a striker in Clwyd Rangers. Michael Owen – despite being born in Chester, Owen grew up in Flintshire and narrowly misses out to the prowess of Mark Hughes, Ian Rush and Roy Vernon. Ron Davies also narrowly misses out.
Others include: Neil Taylor, Tom Lawrence, Danny Ward, and Colin Green.

Gwynedd’s badge is inspired by the mountains of Snowdonia which is spread across the region as well as the arms of LLywelyn who was the last native ruler of the region.


Gwynedd Athletic

The North West of Wales has really produced some major talent, most notably Wayne Hennessey who’s performance against Ukraine helped to solidify Wales’ place in the World Cup as well as “Wyn The Leap” Davies. Gwynedd Athletic is representative of the old principal county that included Anglesey.

Lineup

GK Wayne Hennessey

LB Gwyn Jones
CB Haydn Jones
CB Eifion Pritchard Jones
RB Tom Walley

CM Owain Tudur Jones
CM Danny Gossett
CM Eifion Williams

ST Wyn Davies
ST Malcolm Allen
ST Iwan Roberts

Gwynedd Lineup

Notable Mentions

The region has produced some outstanding goalkeepers including Owain Fon Williams and Eddie Niedzwiecki but they miss out to the titan of Wayne Hennesey. Other notable mentions include Nathan Broadhead, Rob Davies and David Felgate.

The Powys crest is inspired by elements of the county councils coat of arms.

Powys Football Club

Despite being the biggest county in Wales, Powys is sparsely populated. However it’s still produced a number of football stars. Most notable is Kevin Sheedy. Whilst Kevin Sheedy played for the Republic of Ireland he originates from Bullith Wells much like Nottingham Forests all time leading goal scorer; Grenville Morris who plays alongside the legend of Phil Woosnan upfront. Boaz Myhill was also included in the voting as he grew up on the border and was included in the lineup.

Lineup

GK Boaz Myhill

LWB Walter Evans
CB Ceaesar Jenkyns
CB George Latham
CB Thomas Chapman
RWB Walley Barnes

LM Kevin Sheedy
CM Carl Robinson
RM Syd Thomas


ST Grenville Morris
ST Phil Woosnan

Powys Lineup

Notable Mentions

Thomas Chapman, William Ernest Pryce Jones, Frank Hoddinott and Walter Watkins were a host of class strikers produced by the region as well as defender Ryan Sears and Goalkeeper John Smout who misses out to Myhill.

Dyfeds crest is inspired by the beautiful Pembrokeshire coastline, the prince of Dyfed’s coat of arms as well as the famous Pembrokeshire Corgis.

Dyfed United

The historic county of Dyfed has had numerous stars. Most notably is the Welsh Pirlo himself; Joe Allen who featured in Wales’ Euro 2016 campaign and will be heading to Qatar along with young prospect Rhys Norrington-Davies.

Lineup

GK Dai Davies

RB Mark Delaney
CB Stuart Jones
CB Byron Stevenson
LB Rhys-Norrington Davies

LM Gwion Edwards
CM Joe Allen
CM Emyr Huws
RM Simon Davies

CAM Josh Sheehan
CF Liam Cullen

Dyfed United Lineup

The Gwent Athletic Football Club badge is inspired by the Blanau Gwent Coat of Arms

Gwent Athletic

You shall not pass. The historic county of Gwent has proved to be a breeding ground for top quality defenders including Chris Gunter, Ollie Burton, James Collins and Danny Gabbidon, all protected by Peter Nicholas. Attackers would undoubtedly struggle to get past this team.

Lineup

GK Bert Gray

LWB Alf Day
CB James Collins
CB Danny Gabbidon
CB Alwyn “Ollie” Burton
RWB Chris Gunter

CDM Peter Nicholas
RCM Nigel Vaughn
LCM Paul Parry

ST Charlie ‘Cuthbert’ Phillips
ST Derrick Sullivan

Gwent Lineup

Notable Mentions

Household names like Tony Pulis, Mark Kendall and Andy Dibble unfortunately missed out.

The West Glamorgan crest is inspired by the West Glamorgan coat of arms.

West Glamorgan

The historic county of West Glamorgan has produced some fine Welsh talent and includes locations like Neath and Swansea. The legendary John Charles which many dub the best Welsh player ever leads the front line with Ivor Allchurch and Dean Saunders alongside him for a forward line full of goals.

Lineup

GK Gary Sprake

LB Ben Davies
CB Mel Charles
CB Joe Rodon
RB Connor Roberts

CM Cliff Jones
CM Robbie James
CM Brian Flynn

ST John Charles
ST Ivor Allchurch
ST Dean Saunders

West Glamorgan Lineup

Notable Mentions

Jack Kelsey, Chris Coleman, John Hartson, Len Allchurch, Terry Medwin all unfortunately miss out.

The Mid Glamorgan crest uses elements of the Mid Glamorgan coat of arms, with a centre focus on a crossing spade and pickaxe which has been prevalent in the mining industry around the area.

Mid Glamorgan

Mid Glamorgan has it’s fair share of stars. Alf Sherwood the king of slide tackles leads the defensive line with Brian Law and Roy Paul. All protected by the tenacious Mark Pembridge. The team is equipped with the attacking flair of Aaron Ramsey as well as Gordon Davies upfront

Lineup

GK Dan Lewis

RB Alf Sherwood
CB Brian Law
CB Roy Paul

LM Jason Bowen
LM Charlie Jones
CAM Aaron Ramsey
CM Mark Pembridge
RM Dave Bowen


ST Jimmy Murphy
ST Billy Foulkes
ST Gordon Davies

Mid Glamorgan Lineup

Notable Mentions

Alan Curtis, Bryn Jones, Robert Earnshaw, and of course the man of the hour; Rob Page unfortunately miss out.

The South Glamorgan Crest is inspired by the famous Cardiff Castle

South Glamorgan

Another hub of exceptional talent is South Glamorgan which includes Barry, Cowbridge, Penarth and Llantwit Major. Home of the capital, South Glamorgan have a fierce lineup with Wales’ topman Gareth Bale as well as former managers Ryan Giggs and John Toshack.

Lineup

GK Len Evans

CB Fred Keenor
CB Phil Dwyer
CB Ben Cabango

CDM Terry Yorath
CDM Joe Ledley

RM John Mahoney
CAM Gareth Bale
LM Ryan Giggs

ST John Toshack
ST Craig Bellamy
RM John Mahoney

South Glamorgan Lineup

Notable Mentions

Italian international Giorgio Chinaglia grew up in Cardiff and misses out to Craig Bellamy and John Toshack. The young Rubin Colwill also misses out.