Many people in the village don't believe we have much of an history concerning football, the earliest I can find any evidence of Mynydd Isa playing organised football is way back in 1931 when they entered the Flintshire Amateur League Division Two and playing against the likes of Flint Alex, Shotton Villa, Holywell Celtic, Primrose Hill Ath, Mold Pentre Ath, Connahs Quay Am, Ewloe Rangers, Shotton Ath, Buckley Rovers and Bagillt Rangers to name but a few. In out first season we made quite an impact for a small village and our team line up looked as follows A.Jones, N.Williams, P. Piercy, J.Eagles, M.Bellis, I.Jones, W.Seaman, J.Ellis, E.O.Edwards, H.Jones and W.O.Jones. this team sheet was taken from the game versus Holwell Celtic in which Isa won 5-1. At this time we were third in the table having played 11 winning 7 losing 3 with 1 draw. This information is from the County Herald dated 20/11/1931.

It is likely that our home pitch at this time was on the Wylfa Hill Field just past the mile stone. Other pitches we used were opposite the stone cottages in Chambers Lane, Field Bron, Wylfa Farm, Argoed Small Holdings, Chambers Lane also the Field Wilcox & Jones Estate, opposite the garden centre. The stripping rooms used were as follows The Old Shed in Chambers Lane, Old Griffin Inn, Garage and the Welsh Chapel, school room. Our first season ended with us taking second spot in the league behind Holywell Celtic we scored 125 goals in 34 matches that season.
In the 1932 - 33 season Mynydd Isa started well but for some reason clubs were dropping out of the league like flies and points deducted hit us badly and we finished lowly down the table, interestingly enough another side in our league that year was Buckley Square United.

No side was entered into any competition until the 1936-37 season the leagues seemed to be quarrelling with each other and teams resigning as quick as one was joining. The Flintshire Junior League replaced the Division Two. In 1936 Mynydd Isa entered this league and found the going a little tough the teams to beat were Altami, Castle Juniors and Leeswood Reserves. Isa finished fourth from bottom with Buckley Celtic below them again fixtures were still outstanding at the end of the season but Altami were crowned champions.

The 1937 -38 campaign started brighter and playing in the Senior Division and early results shown a marked improvement in the side in November Isa beat Rhydymwyn 13-0 in what was a record score line for the club, we reached a cup final that year played at Buckley and the referee was W.Speed and the linesmen W.Cunnan and F.Young. Leeswood won the final 3-2 against Mynydd Isa and also collected the league, along with the League Cup a good season for Leeswood.

And the table looked like this 1938-39

	P	W	L	D	F	A	Pts
Connahs Quay Alb	18	15	1	2	94	26	32
Mynydd Isa	18	10	5	3	55	29	23
Hawarden	18	11	4	3	59	41	23
Leeswood	18	10	5	3	33	31	23
Standard Ath	18	9	7	2	51	38	20
Connahs Quay Ath	18	8	6	4	43	29	20
Gwernaffield	18	7	9	2	43	55	16
Tryddyn Villa	18	7	11	0	49	59	15
Penyffordd	18	2	15	1	26	76	5
Rhydymwyn	18	0	16	2	25	93	2

The 1938 -39 season and spirits must have been high after a final appearance the season before and the tables show a mighty competition taking place Connahs Quay Albion, Hawarden, Standard Athletic and Mynydd Isa fighting it out for the title. This was to be a season of cups for Isa and a fine show in the league. This season Mynydd Isa reached the League Cup final against Leeswood and the Challenge Cup final against Connahs Quay Albion.

League Honours board for that season read as follows:

Senior Division
Champions	Connahs Quay Alb	Runners Up	Mynydd Isa
Challenge Cup Winners	Mynydd Isa	Runners Up	Connahs Quay Albion
League Cup Winners	Mynydd Isa	Runners Up	Leeswood

The next season with the out break of war Mynydd Isa never entered a side in the following season, I was unable to find any league Mynydd Isa competed in until they joined the Welsh National League in the 70`s.

In the 1978-79 season Mynydd Isa entered the Welsh National League Division 4 and finished with a respectable 5th. The following season we finished runners up and gained promotion, steady improvement over the years saw finishes of 12th, 10th, 6th, 7th, and in the season 1984-85 finished runners up and gained promotion into Division One as this was the year the Premiership was formed.

This division seemed to have been a league to far for the club and they struggled for quite some time in the first season ended third from bottom, following with finishing bottom the year after. In 1987- 88 finished a brighter 11th. Only to drop to fourth from bottom the next season. A mini revival saw Isa climb to 9th in the 1989-90 season. Then followed the blackest years in the clubs history from the season 1990 through to 1995 the results were dreadful 2nd from bottom, 2nd Bottom, Bottom, Bottom, and Bottom again resulting in relegation to division 2.

The first season in division 2 saw a respectable 9th in the 1995-96 season, this is when Steve Hamill was manager, the very next season he gained promotion going up in runners up spot. In the season 1997-98 Steve left and went to Mold Alex reserves leaving the club in a healthy 5th. What happened the following year? Dave Edwards kept the club going with very little help as we finished bottom again. In 1999-00 Graham Knight was manager and the club ended the season 4th from bottom of Division 1. The following year Graham Woods and Paul Wood took over mid term and raided the club to 7th by the end of the season. That was the second highest finish in ten turbulent years.
A new committee was formed in the close season and the team clinched the championship as well as winning the Horace Wynne Cup and runners up in the League Cup. In 2002/03 season saw us end third in our first season in the Premiership and we also won the League Cup. In that time mixed fortunes saw the club finish 7th and a cup semi final when relegation looked on the cards at one point. The season 2004/05 saw the club have their best ever season getting to the semi final of the N.E.W.F.A. Cup getting beaten in extra time by Bala Town, combined with finishing runners up in the Welsh National League {Wrexham Area} and also winning the League Cup for the second time in the clubs history.

OLD TIME

THE COUNTY HERALD Friday May 12th 1939
MYNYDD ISA`S DUEL TRIUMPH
Flintshire Leagues concluded a very interesting and successful season on Saturday. Mynydd Isa playing on the Buckley Town’s ground, secured the League Cup by a 3-2 victory over Leeswood in the final. Naturally Mynydd Isa were delighted with this second trophy which will keep the Challenge Cup company. Leeswood put up a good struggle, but nevertheless the winners fully merited their success.
For all the doubting Thomas's

The County Herald, Friday December 18, 1931
Mynydd Isa vs. Primrose Hill A. Primrose Hill journeyed to Mynydd Isa on Saturday. Great interest was taken in the game owing to both teams occupying leading positions in the league, and a large crowd was present. The home team introduced Morris at left half, and the visitors tried newcomers in Larvin and T. Lloyd. W. Jones was a noted absentee from Hills forward line, the teams lined up as follows
Mynydd Isa: A.Jones, A. Williams and H. Panton, T. Griffiths, J. Eagles, and R. Morris, W. Seaman, J. Piercy. H. Jones, J. Ellis and J. Jones.
Primrose Hill, L. Luft, and J. Halliwell, S. Pearson, G. Morris, and W. Bennet, E. Green, A. Bullock, J. Larvin, R. Jones and G. Jones.
Primrose Hill made the opening attack and after four minutes play took the lead through R.Jones, who put the ball into the corner of the net with a good drive. The visitors were constantly pressing and only Jones effective work in goal prevented further score. The home forwards however, were working hard and in several breakaways they came within an ace of scoring. After 30 mins play R.Jones was fouled in the penalty area and from the resulting kick the same player put Primrose Hill further ahead. One minute from the interval Mynydd Isa reduced the lead, Seaman sending in a smart centre, which produced a scrimmage in the goalmouth, and whilst several players were on the ground Piercy scored. On the commencement of the second half, G.Morris the Primrose Hill centre half, twisted his knee and had to retire. Thus disorganised the visitors resorted to a defensive game, but they were not capable of stopping J.Piercy scoring the equalising goal after 70 mins play. Primrose Hill went very close in the final stages, a fine shot by G.Jones was only frustrated with difficulty by H. Panton. The game was a good one in every respect, all players playing a good sporting game. L.Tuft, S. Pearson and R. Jones played well for the visitors and J. Eagles and A. Jones played well for the home side.
Mynydd Isa 2 vs. 2 Primrose Hill A.

Researched by Tony Aldridge, if anyone has anything to add please contact me.