GAP Connah S Quay FC is a Welsh football club founded in 1946 and based in Connah’s Quay, Flintshire. Known as the Nomads, the side has established a place in the Cymru Premier and a regular route into UEFA qualifying football. Its red-and-white identity, regional roots and cross-border playing connections shape a profile that combines domestic ambition with community presence. The page brings together the club’s recorded squad, coaching chronology, recent movement, competitions and longer history in the available record.
GAP Connah S Quay FC Upcoming matches by league
Premier League
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Airbus UK
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- Regular Season - 10
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Cardiff MET
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- Regular Season - 11
Barry Town
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Premier League
UEFA Europa Conference League
Friendlies Clubs
Welsh Cup
League Cup
GAP Connah S Quay FC Team Roster
The recorded GAP Connah S Quay FC squad contains 25 players: eight attackers, seven defenders, two goalkeepers and eight midfielders. The attacking group includes Callum West, D. Stephenson, H. Franklin and Z. Ismail, while the defensive unit features J. Ferguson, J. Jones and Shane Aidan Conor Flynn. Chris Renshaw and D. Liepa are the listed goalkeepers. Midfield options include A. Sharif, F. Deane, H. R. Morris, Iwan Murray and M. Smith. The list also contains two players wearing number 10 and two wearing number 21, reflecting squad-number overlap rather than positional classification.
position Goalkeeper
Chris Renshaw
D. Liepa
position Defender
Shane Aidan Conor Flynn
James Oliver Jones
A. Hughes
D. Cowan
Rhys Dean Watson
Joseph Simatupang Ferguson
position Midfielder
Iwan Murray
H. R. Morris
F. Deane
Abdulrahman Mohamoud Sharif
C. Partridge
J. Waterhouse
M. Smith
A. Jones
position Attacker
Darren Coil Anthony Stephenson
Callum West
Jordan Hodkin
Michael Stone
Harry Franklin
Max Woodcock
Freddie Redshaw
Hussein Mehasseb
Last GAP Connah S Quay FC Coachs
Billy Paynter has been the recorded head coach since 1 August 2024, and the latest timeline marks him as current. Born in England on 13 July 1984, he followed Neil David Gibson, who held the role from August 2022 to August 2024. Craig Harrison’s tenure ran from September 2021 to August 2022, after Andrew Morrison’s longer spell from November 2015 to September 2021. The chronology places Paynter within a sequence of recent appointments spanning England, Wales and Scotland.
Billy Paynter
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Paynter | England | 1 August 2024 | |
| Neil David Gibson | Wales | 1 August 2022 | 1 August 2024 |
| Craig Harrison | England | 1 September 2021 | 1 August 2022 |
| Andrew Charles Morrison | Scotland | 1 November 2015 | 1 September 2021 |
GAP Connah S Quay FC Transfers
The arrivals recorded are not a complete account of the club’s activity. The latest entries show free-agent additions J. Ferguson from Marine, A. Hughes from Wigan, H. Mehasseb from Bala Town, F. Deane from Edinburgh City, M. Stone from Macclesfield, Shane Aidan Conor Flynn from Kettering Town, Iwan Murray from Chester, Chris Renshaw from Southport and D. Stephenson from Flint Town United. Earlier entries include loan returns from Mold Alexandra and other clubs, plus free transfers for A. Sharif and Callum West. J. Cook is listed as a loan arrival from Swansea.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Hodkin |
Marine
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Transfer | 31 August 2026 |
| R. Watson |
Stockport County
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Transfer | 30 July 2026 |
| D. Stephenson |
Flint Town United
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| C. Renshaw |
Southport
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| I. Murray |
Chester
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Michael Stone |
Macclesfield
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Hussein Mehasseb |
Bala Town
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| J. Ferguson |
Marine
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| D. Stephenson |
Flint Town United
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
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Southport
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 | |
| Iwan Murray |
Chester
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Shane Aidan Conor Flynn |
Kettering Town
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| M. Stone |
Macclesfield
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
Edinburgh City
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 | |
| H. Mehasseb |
Bala Town
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
The departures recorded are not a complete account of all movement. The latest movements are loans sending James Hughes to Airbus UK and J. Bennett to Gresford Athletic. Free-agent exits include C. Bratley, D. Roberts and D. Poole to Colwyn Bay, Bradley Barnes to Rhyl, R. Hughes to The New Saints, B. Nash and C. Marriott to Caernarfon Town, and K. Edwards to Llandudno. Other entries cover loan moves for Andrew Buah, H. Morris and T. Berry, while Kit Margetson returned to Swansea. S. Durrant is listed as a free transfer to Karvan.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Firth |
Altrincham
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Free agent | 6 August 2026 |
| Z. Ismail |
Shifnal Town FC
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Free agent | 2 August 2026 |
| M. Fregapane |
Congleton Town
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Free agent | 1 August 2026 |
Holywell
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Free agent | 31 July 2026 | |
| J. Bennett |
Gresford Athletic
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Loan | 29 July 2026 |
Airbus UK
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Loan | 29 July 2026 | |
| K. Edwards |
Llandudno
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| K. Edwards |
Llandudno
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Bradley Barnes |
Rhyl
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| D. Roberts |
Colwyn Bay
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| C. Bratley |
Colwyn Bay
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| D. Poole |
Colwyn Bay
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| C. Marriott |
Caernarfon Town
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| B. Nash |
Caernarfon Town
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| R. Hughes |
The New Saints
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Taken together, the recorded movement shows a mix of free-agent arrivals, loan returns and temporary moves across two summer cycles. The most recent arrivals listed are predominantly free-agent additions, with J. Ferguson, A. Hughes, H. Mehasseb, F. Deane, M. Stone, Shane Aidan Conor Flynn, Iwan Murray, Chris Renshaw and D. Stephenson joining on 30 June. The same listing includes several returns from loan, while earlier entries show a loan arrival from Swansea and free transfers involving A. Sharif and Callum West. Departures combine free-agent exits with loans to regional clubs and a return to Swansea. Repeated loan movements involving Bradley Barnes, Andrew Buah, H. Morris and T. Berry indicate that some player pathways changed more than once during the period. Because the arrivals and departures shown are limited selections, they describe the recorded pattern without establishing a full transfer balance.
Leagues GAP Connah S Quay FC has participated in
The recorded competition profile is led by the Premier League, with participation listed from 2012 through 2025 and remaining recent in the latest records. The Welsh Cup is also recorded across 2012-2025, while the League Cup and club friendlies appear from 2021 and 2020 respectively, both with records through 2025. The club’s European history includes UEFA Europa League entries from 2016-2020, UEFA Champions League participation recorded for 2020-2021, and UEFA Europa Conference League appearances from 2021-2024. Those continental entries are historical in this profile, whereas the domestic competitions and friendlies remain the recent recorded strands.
More about GAP Connah S Quay FC
GAP Connah S Quay FC is a Welsh club founded in 1946 and based in Connah’s Quay, Flintshire. Its wider historical and public identity is associated with Connah’s Quay Nomads, commonly known as The Nomads, and with a resilient regional football tradition. Club history traces the beginnings to Connah’s Quay Juniors before the Nomads name was adopted in 1951, reflecting the travelling character attached to the club’s story.
Red and white remain the defining colours, traditionally expressed through an all-red primary strip with white detailing. The crest combines regional civic heraldry with a modern club image. These visual markers sit alongside a community-oriented outlook and a regional talent base that draws on Welsh and English football connections.
The club’s historic home was Deeside Stadium at Coleg Cambria. After leaving Deeside, it entered a groundsharing arrangement at Essity Stadium, also known as Cae-y-Castell, in neighbouring Flint. The move forms part of longer-term plans for a multi-use permanent home in Flintshire, giving the club’s venue story both a practical present-day chapter and an infrastructure focus.
On the football pyramid, the club belongs to the Cymru Premier, the highest level of domestic Welsh football. Its recorded competition history also includes the Welsh Cup, League Cup and repeated UEFA qualification pathways. Entries in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League connect the club’s domestic progress with a wider European ecosystem, although the latest recorded continental participation in this profile is historical.
The academy is described as a central development pathway for boys and girls from grassroots football through scholarship levels. That emphasis supports a senior model combining established Cymru Premier experience with emerging internal talent and cross-border regional players. The club is presented as a professionalised regional organisation with strong community integration and institutional stability. No named ownership structure is established in the available club information, so its clearest durable identity rests on place, continuity, academy development, colour and the Nomads tradition.
Last matches statistics for GAP Connah S Quay FC
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Caernarfon Town
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Holywell
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Trefelin
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Ammanford AFC
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Cambrian & Clydach
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Flint Town United
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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1 - 1
Haverfordwest County AFC
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Colwyn Bay
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics GAP Connah S Quay FC
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).