The Colwyn and Aberconwy Snooker League

Colwyn Bay Cons

Colwyn Bay Cons Club

Coed Pella Road

Colwyn Bay

The Colwyn Bay Cons Club stood in Coed Pella Road, Colwyn Bay. The building has now been levelled for housing. The club always had a strong side in the league right up until the day it was closed down.

This is the 1984 Colwyn Bay Cons team featuring the very popular father and son pairing of the late Gwyn Breese and his son Nigel. 3 of the players still play in the league in 2005.
          From left to right:
Ernie Wellings; Nigel Breese; Jim McGoona;
John McCarthy; Gwyn Breese; Dennis Williams
Nigel and Dennis now play for Colwyn Bay Legion A whilst John, proprietor of league sponsors Meister Motors, plays for the Churchmens Club, Old Colwyn.

Honours
League Champions
1973,1978
League r/up
1977,1981,1982
photo courtesy of
Colin Paynter

 
 
Team Pairs Winners
1973
Billiards Knockout
1973,1976 1979
 
 
     
 

The successful Colwyn Bay Cons team of the early 70's.

  
Left to right:
 
Back row:
Mike Whyte; Julian Parry;
Jim McGoona; Keith Roberts;
Mike Whyte was one of the Cons most successful players, reaching 3 Individual finals in 4 years and winning two of those finals.
Front row:
Jack Smith: Bob Griffiths;
Bill Morgan
 
 
Snooker tradition kept in the family of the late Jack Smith who is the Grand-dad of the leagues Secretary and Churchmens player Peter Roberts.
 
By far their most successful season, and the most successful of almost any team was 1973. This year they did the treble of all 3 of the leagues main competitions

 

photo courtesy of
Peter Roberts