Colwyn Bay statement

Each shareholder had one vote per share held and after listening to arguments for both sides, the outcome was 91,600 votes for Wales and 55,624 to remain in England on what would be a greatly reduced budget.

The club says an application to the FA of Wales and formal resignation from the EVO-STIK League West Division will be submitted in the next week.

Chairman Bill Murray said: "What I want most is to see this football club survive and I am pleased that a decision has been taken that I believe will give us the best chance of achieving that.

"The immediate task is to focus on seeing out the remainder of the EVO-STIK West season, and then work starts in earnest on formulating a plan to take the club forward."

The club say they expect to be told on March 29th to which tier of the Welsh system (either two or three) they will be allocated, prior to formally resigning from the EVO-STIK League West Division.

The Northern Premier League will not be making any further comment in relation to the proposed resignation of Colwyn Bay FC as a member, until such time as a formal written notice has been received and accepted by the board.