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Garage in Llandudno Junction, Vale Laundry, the Drill Hall in Conwy as well as dozens of homes. Bithell supported the construction of the stand at the Nant-y-Coed ground, changing rooms and toilets. He paid for much of the kit and helped players with travel costs especially when Borough played in
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Europe. Bithell also had several coaches at the time (Blue Coaches of Llandudno that had formally been Royal Blue Coaches, Oswald Road Garage, Llandudno Junction) and his coaches did much of the team transportation when playing away.
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The club enjoyed financial support and administration from a local businessman J.R. "Bob" Bithell, a successful haulage contractor, garage owner and builder involved in construction of buildings such as the
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order, and were ultimately forced to eke out an existence in the very minor Vale of Conwy League. They lasted in this competition until 1969 when they folded.
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in Wrexham — a more suitable venue than the tiny Nant-y-Coed ground with its single stand and spartan changing rooms — to set up a tie with
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The club continued as a top five side in their league until 1967 when they were evicted from their Nant-y-Coed ground by its owners, the Irish
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of Czechoslovakia. Borough were defeated 1–0 at Wrexham before losing 3–0 in
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in the first round. A 0–0 draw in Malta was followed by a 2–0 success at the
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The club was formed in 1952 by a merger of two struggling neighbouring clubs
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in 1963 before performing much better than anticipated in European football.
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In the two-legged final the club won 2–1 at home and drew 0–0 at
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As a consequence of the success the club qualified for the
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Index

Welsh
football
Llandudno Junction
Welsh Cup
Welsh League North
Rhyl
Denbigh Town
Bangor City
Hereford United
Football League
Newport County
Somerton Park
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Sliema Wanderers
Malta
Racecourse Ground
ŠK Slovan Bratislava
Bratislava
Crosville
Oblates of Mary Immaculate
incomplete
adding missing items
Welsh National League (North)
Welsh Cup
Full history from Welsh Football Data Archive
European and FA Cup records
Gwyn Hughes web site
"WELSH CUP FINAL 1962/63"
the original
Wales (Cup) 1962–63

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