CELTIC CHALLENGE TROPHY WINNERS 2011

20/02/2012
Dragons Player Sponsorship Available For 2012 Season

North Wales Dragons players are now available for businesses to sponsor. For just £20.00 your business will have it's logo placed on the player profile page, next to your chosen player. The sponsorship opportunities are very limited - to the number of players signed up for the year - and are on a first come first served basis. There are still other opportunities available to sponsor the Dragons - including Tracksuit Sponsorship...for more information please contact us!



01/12/2011
Michelle Mone Receives North Wales Dragons Shirt At Network She Awards

North Wales Dragons co-founder Chris Roberts recently presented founder of Ultimo; Michelle Mone with a custom North Wales Dragons pink shirt which will be worn by the Dragons in 2012 as we raise funds for Breast Cancer UK. Michelle thanked the Dragons for being 'so kind and thoughtful' as the number 96 shirt was presented to her - 96 was chosen as this was the year Ultimo was founded.
The picture was taken at the 2011 Network She awards ceremony. Network She and the North Wales Dragons have teamed up as partners in 2012 and the logo of Network She will be carried on the Dragons shorts.




27/11/2011
North Wales Dragons Saddened By Death Of Gary Speed

The North Wales Dragons are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Wales manager Gary Speed. Gary had re-ignited hope and belief in to Welsh football at a national level. We wish to pass our sincere condolences to the Speed family at this difficult time.


01/11/2011
Final Amount Raised In 2011 Announced

We at the North Wales Dragons are delighted to announce that the total amount of money raised by all involved with our tournament held back in May is £5104.00. This shows that what we do works! To date the North Wales Dragons events have raised over £10,000 for various charities. So we look forward to continuing our work into 2012 as we raise money for breast cancer research.

01/10/2011
Dragons Suffer Heavy Defeat On Merseyside

A depleted and tired looking North Wales Dragons team took just 12 players to Merseyside to face a very good Total Tranmere side this past weekend. A 10-0 defeat was dished out by TT in baking conditions on the Wirral. The Dragons who were missing 7 regular player, including top scorer Mark Williams and influencial centre half Colin Roberts - were put on the back foot straight away and only really started to threaten the TT goal early in the second half.

We will take the positives from the game - building up bonds with other teams and another 90 minutes under our belts. We look forward to playing TT again very soon.


30/09/2011
Confirmed North Wales Dragons Team To Face Total Tranmere
Below is the confirmed team that will travel to the Wirral to take on Total Tranmere

1. Mike Goodman
2. Dave Gates
3. Danny Robinson
4. Barry Haydock
5. Gaz Roberts
6. Jodey Brown-Williams
7. Dave Owen
8. Joe Wilkinson
9. Leigh Ward
10. Martin Anderson
11. Steve Roberts


Subs
14. Alan Daniels


11/07/2011
North Wales Dragons To Face Total Tranmere Again

The North Wales Dragons will play Total Tranmere again this October. The agreement was made this past weekend and everyone at the Dragons is looking forward to the rematch. The game is set for Saturday October 1st, Kick Off at 11am - at Shaftesbury Field, Tranmere, Wirral.
The last game between us ended up in a 4-3 defeat for the Dragons.


05/06/2011
British Touring Car Championship Team Carries Dragons Logo

The North Wales Dragons founders visited Oulton Park this past weekend for rounds 10, 11 and 12 of the British Touring Car Championships. Team ES Racing had given the Dragons the opportunity to display their logo on their fantastic Chevrolet Lacetti for the rest of the season which will be shown on ITV4 live to millions of viewers.

We wish to thank Chris James for his generosity as space on the car is highly valuable to the team for sponsorship and we would also like to thanks Melanie Collins for sorting it all out.



(Chris James alongside the fabulous Chevrolet Lacetti at Oulton Park with a plaque presented by ourselves)


21/05/2011
North Wales Dragons Win First Trophy

The Dragons have finally won their first Celtic Challenge Trophy defeating the Ayrshire Outsiders 6-5 in a penalty shootout. During the Anglo Celtic Shield tournament, The Dragons drew their first game 1-1 against the World's Oldest Football Club; Sheffield F.C. - Drew their second game 0-0 against Buckley Town F.C. before a 0-0 draw with the Outsiders.

As well as being complimented by players from Total Tranmere - The Buckley Town F.C. team needed completing with players from both the North Wales Dragons and the Ayrshire Outsiders to be able to compete during the tournament.

Full Results

 Buckley Town F.C.
0-1

Ayrshire Outsiders
Ryan Gilbert (39)
 
North Wales Dragons
Mark Williams (15)
1-1
Sheffield F.C.
 
Ayrshire Outsiders
Ryan Brown (6)
Barry Higgins (19)
Shaun Gilbert (21,39)
4-0
Sheffield F.C.
 
Buckley Town F.C.

0-0

North Wales Dragons
 
Buckley Town F.C.
Richy Cowderoy (13)
1-0
Sheffield F.C.
 
North Wales Dragons

0-0

Ayrshire Outsiders


18/05/2011
Injury Problems Strike Days Before Tournament

The Dragons have suffered a big injury blow just days before the Randstad sponsored Anglo Celtic Tournament kicks off. Defender Jordan Davies has had to pull out after injuring his ribs. Barry Haydock is also struggling with a virus and is fighting to be fit.

02/04/2011
Excellent Dragons Performance Goes Unrewarded
Total Tranmere 4-3 North Wales Dragons

The patched up and bare boned squad of North Wales Dragons turned up beneath the shadow of the Kop at Prenton Park, we were particularly nervous about the outcome being as though we had just a squad of eleven men and a goalkeeper who was an outfield player.

The Dragons kicked off uphill, against a blustery wind and it wasn’t long before the Dragons took an early lead from Mark “Berger” Williams, however, déjà vou from last year’s Celtic Trophy appeared In the form of the ref giving a penalty for the home side as our stand in keeper was adjudged to have felled the attacker. Matty Holden stepped up and slotted the penalty home.

We were happy with our first forty five minutes work at 1-1 and decided to keep the formation as it was, but the happiness was short lived as Total Tranmeres’ Matty Holden hit a low drive passed the keeper to make it 2-1.

Using the hill and the wind we managed to break and a pin point cross found Dragons debutant Leigh Wards’ head duly thumping it past the keeper.

At 2-2 things were pretty deadlocked with Tranmere having a few shots firing just wide and the Dragons going close on a couple of occasions, Dave Owen going close with a looping shot and other Dragons debutant Jodey Brown Williams hitting the crossbar.

Tranmeres substitutions made a difference as they once again went ahead, this time taking their turn to find an accurate cross which was headed home with aplomb by their Liam McMullen.
The Dragons got back to make it all square at 3-3 as Barry Haydock capitalised on a loose ball putting it home.

The Dragons visibly tired and Tranmere stepped in to overdrive once more as Dave Brilley rifled a shot off the underside of the cross bar which Mike Goodman was unfortunate not to keep out, five minutes later he stopped the opposition finishing off the game completely with a strong one handed save.

At ninety minutes we finished the losing side at 4-3 but the eleven players can be proud of their efforts, they did ever so well against a great bunch of lads in Total Tranmere.
Hopefully we will do something with them in the future but until then, we thank them for their hospitality today and wish them well in all their future games.


 Total Tranmere Scorers
 North Wales Dragons Scorers
 Matty Holden (2) (1 Pen)
 Mark "Berger" Williams
 Liam McMullen
 Leigh Ward
 Dave Brilley
 Barry Haydock


Total Tranmere v North Wales Dragons



31/03/2011
Dragons Team Confirmed For Total Tranmere Game
The team for the away trip to the Wirral to face Total Tranmere has been confirmed.

1. Mike Goodman
2. Rick Thomas
4. Colin Roberts  (c)
5. Gaz Roberts
6. Leigh Ward
7. Dave Owen
8. Jodey Brown-Williams
9. Mark "Berger" Williams
11. Steve Roberts
12. Dave Gates
14. Barry Haydock


This game will mark the Dragons first away from home soil and it is hoped this will be the first of many!

11/03/2011
Liverpool F.C. Legend Confirmed As Our Special Guest For 2011
We are thrilled to announce that the Sporting Guest who will be attending our Charity Fundraising Evening on 21st May 2011, is ex-Liverpool Manager, Roy Evans CBE.



A long relationship with the club saw him serving under five illustrious managers which included Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan, Graham Souness and Kenny Dalglish, he was then elevated to manager in 1994, finally resigning in 1999 after a brief spell working alongside Gerrard Houllier.

During his reign as Manager, he was responsible for providing first team opportunities to Robbie Fowler, Steve McManaman, Jamie Redknapp and Michael Owen.

He added players to his squad such as John Scales, Phil Babb, Patrick Berger, Paul Ince and Karlheinze Riedle but also made headlines by paying a British record fee for Nottingham Forest striker Stan Collymore.

This will be an evening not to be missed considering the many high profile sporting names Roy has been involved with. As this will be a Q & A session, we know that he will be more than happy to answer as many of your questions as he can on the night.


To avoid disappointment, early booking is recommended. You can purchase your tickets from us here at Inner Frame by email:- chris@innerframe.co.uk or tel:- 017840 318231.

This year the event is being held at the Faenol Fawr Country House Hotel, Bodelwyddan, North Wales. www.faenolfawrhotel.co.uk

Tickets cost £35.00 each or £350.00 for a table of twelve, where your ticket will include being entertained by top International comedian and author John Martin and includes a two course meal. There will also be a late bar available and dancing until the early hours.



04/02/2011
Penderyn Whiskey Donates Raffle Prize

We are thrilled to announce that Penderyn Distillery have shown their support for our upcoming tournament on the 21st May 2011. From the foothills of the Breacon Beacons they have kindly sent a miniature selection pack of their finest whiskey, which features Peated, Sherrywood and the award winning Madeira.





31/01/2011
The Apprentice Finalist - Claire Young, Backs Our Charity Efforts

We recently made contact with Claire Young, Finalist of The Apprentice in 2008, who has taken time out of her busy schedule to support our Charity Fundraising Day on 21st May 2011.

Claire wrote the following statement:-

“I am pleased to support all teams involved in raising funds for worthwhile causes during a forthcoming Charity Fundraising Day to be held in North Wales on Saturday 21st May 2011.

It is hoped that more people will take up the initiative shown by the North Wales Dragons Charity Football Team, The Ayrshire Outsiders Football Team, Sheffield Football Club and Buckley Town Football Club as they demonstrate how easy it can be to donate a little of their time and energy to raising money and awareness for Charity.

Work commitments allowing, I will be in attendance for the evening event, however, should I not be able to attend, please accept my best wishes for everyone involved to have a successful day of fundraising”.

We sincerely appreciate the support of Claire and anyone else who takes an interest in our fundraising efforts. If you would like more details regarding our Charity Day, please do not hesistate to contact us and we would be happy to answer any questions you may have. If your interested in coming along and supporting the event in the evening, we would love to have you along with us.

Please either email us at chris@innerframe.co.uk or telephone Chris on 07840 318231.





Claire Young, 32, is the straight talking, no-nonsense business woman who is well known for reaching the final of series 4 of BBC1’s The Apprentice (2008) watched by over 11 million viewers. Since then she has worked non-stop setting up numerous business ventures including www.schoolspeakers.co.uk and www.girlsoutloud.org.uk. She is also passionate about promoting entrepreneurship and enterprise to our younger generation. Claire works ‘hands on’ in schools, and across multiple government organisations, helping students to raise aspirations, take off the blinkers and think big! She supports the National Apprenticeship Service by heading up their Young Ambassador Network. Recently she met with the Prime Minister for roundtable talks. Now a successful entrepreneur and hopes that her story will motivate others to realise that with hard work, drive and determination anything is possible.



18/01/2011
Anglo-Celtic Shield Tournament Program Sponsors Confirmed

Powlsons Ltd of Colwyn Bay have kindly offered to provide the match day programs for the Anglo Celtic Shield Football Tournament, which is to be played on 21st May 2011 as money is raised for various charities and confirm that we have accepted their kind offer and their status as program sponsors.
Our sincere thanks go to John Jones, Managing Director of Powlsons Ltd for their generosity.




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Their professional friendly team produce distinctive, best-in-class design and print solutions which will enhance and promote your business.

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Tel:- 01492 532156

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16/01/2011
Event Shield Sponsors Confirmed

Heating Controls & Spares Limited (www.hcsspares.co.uk) of Chester have kindly agreed offered to provide the Anglo-Celtic Shield, to be played for on the 21st May 2011 as money is raised for various charities and confirm we have accepted their kind offer.
Our sincere thanks go to Geoff Smith, Managing Director of HCS for their generosity.

HCS are specialist suppliers of all types of heating equipment to the trade, who pride themselves on high levels of service and value for money, carrying over 10,000 items of spares and ancillary heating equipment.


12/01/2011
Ticket Prices Confirmed For Evening Event
Prices for the Dragons evening of entertainment on Saturday 21st May 2011 have been announced at £35.00 per ticket, or £300.00 for a table of 10, a saving of £50.00.
The evening will be hosted by World Record Holder, Author & Comedian John Martin for the second year running. This event is expected to sell out fast so please get in touch and confirm your booking.

15/12/2010
Arriva Trains Wales Donate To Dragons
Arriva Trains Wales have donated a raffle prize to the Dragons 2011 evening event. They have donated a pass for 4 people anywhere on the Arriva Trains Wales network. A fabulous prize for our raffle.

06/12/2010
International Company Agree Dragons 4 Figure Sponsorship Deal
International recruitment company Randstad have agreed a 4 figure sponsorship deal with the North Wales Dragons for 2011's Anglo Celtic Tournament. The deal will see the Randstad logo on the fornt of the Dragons shirts. Dionne Jones who recently joined the Dragons behind the scenes played an integral part in securing this deal.








01/12/2010
Team Confirmed For 2011 Anglo Celtic Tournament
We are delighted to confirm the participants in the 2011 Anglo Celtic Tournament. As well as the North Wales Dragons raising funds for Neve's Charities, our good friends the Ayrshire Oustiders will return for the 3rd year running, raising funds for CLIC Sargent Scotland. Buckley Town F.C. will be entering the tournament with a representative team, raising funds for grassroots football in Buckley.
Finally, officially recognised by FIFA as the World's oldest football club - Sheffield F.C. have agreed to send a representative team over to Wales to compete in the tournament. Sheffield F.C. will be raising funds for Boots for Africa.



                                                                                    



01/11/2010
Huge 4 Team Tournament Announced
The 2011 event is set to become a much bigger spectacle, with two new teams being added to contest in the brand new Anglo Celtic Shield....more details to be announced shortly.

22/06/2010
Outsiders Hold On To Celtic Challenge Trophy
The Ayrshire Outsiders made it 2 in a row this past Saturday with a hard earned victory. The Outsiders came from a goal down to record a 6-1 victory over the Dragons.

01/06/2010
CR Dance Academy Wins Short Sponsorship
The CR Dance Academy were drawn today as winners of the North Wales Dragons short sponsorship raffle!

01/05/2010
Event Sponsors Announced
We are delighted to announce that Lean Mentor International will be event sponsors for the 2010 Celtic Challenge Trophy!2010 Celtic Challenge Trophy!