Porthmadog Football Club, founded in 1884, is one of the oldest in Wales.
Matches are played at Y Traeth.
The club won the North Wales League in 1902/1903 and reached the final of the Welsh Amateur Cup in 1905/1906.
It again won the league championship in 1937/1938, and was Welsh Amateur Cup winner in 1955/1956 and 1956/1957.
It was league champion for three successive seasons between 1966 and 1969, and twice so in the 1970s.
In 1989/1990 it topped the Welsh Alliance League and gained a place in the new Cymru Alliance.
The club became an inaugural member of the League of Wales in 1992, in the first season finishing ninth.
The following year Porthmadog striker Dave Taylor was the highest scoring player in Europe.
The club nearly folded in 1995/1996 for financial reasons and lost its place in the League of Wales in 1998.
It played the following year in the Cymru Alliance, winning the League Cup, but not until 2002/2003 did it gain a 19-point lead over its nearest rivals to win promotion again to the Welsh Premier League.
The club was heavily fined and had points deducted by the Football Association of Wales in 2007 after a referee was racially abused by a supporter, but an appeal to an independent tribunal reduced the fine and the points were reinstated.
In the 2008/2009 season Porthmadog narrowly avoided relegation, finishing 16th.

Clwb Rygbi Porthmadog, based at Clwb Chwaraeon Madog, plays rugby union, competing in WRU Division 3 North organised by the Welsh Rugby Union.
Having gained promotion from the Gwynedd league in the 2011/2012 season.

Porthmadog Golf Club at Morfa Bychan opened in 1906 on land rented from a farmer.
The original tenancy agreement stipulated that golfers must not take any game, hares, rabbits or wildfowl and must pay compensation for any sheep or cattle killed or injured by them.
The landlord agreed not to turn on to the land any bull or savage cattle.
Created by James Braid, five times winner of the British Open, the course is a mixture of heath and links.
The first nine holes head inland over heathland.
The final nine, heading back towards the sea, are pure links.
The 14th hole, known as The Himalayas, is a 378 yards (346 m) par 4 with a huge natural bunker hiding the green from the tee.

Porthmadog Sailing Club, formed in 1958, initially operating from a marquee in a field.
In 1964 the club amalgamated with Trawsfynydd Sailing Club and a clubhouse was built.
Weekend dinghy racing is organised and facilities are provided for cruisers.

Madoc Yacht Club, founded in 1970, is based in the former harbourmaster's office and has an extensive cruising and racing programme, including two races to Ireland.
In 2001 a Celtic longboat was purchased and a sea-rowing section formed, which now has four boats.
The club competes as part of the Welsh Sea Rowing Association 
Glaslyn Leisure Centre on Stryd y Llan has a 25-metre swimming pool and sports hall, badminton, squash and tennis courts, a sauna, a five-a-side football pitch and a dance studio.

Sea angling is popular in the coast villages.
Borth-y-Gest offers flounder, bass, mullet, whiting and mackerel.
Morfa Bychan provides bass, flounder, eel, whiting and occasional turbot.
Bass, flounder and huge schools of whiting are found at Black Rock Sands, along with thornback ray, mackerel and garfish.
Bass, flatfish, eel and some very large mullet can be caught in Porthmadog Harbour, in the heart of the town, though care must be taken to avoid taking the poisonous lesser weever.

Glaslyn Angling Association controls fishing rights on most of the Afon Glaslyn up to Beddgelert.
It mainly produces sea trout, but salmon and brown trout appear.
Although the river had suffered from acid rain and forestation, water quality has improved.
Glan Morfa Mawr Trout Fishery at Morfa Bychan is well stocked with rainbow trout
A cycle route crosses the Cob as part of Lôn Las Cymru, the Welsh national cycle route from Holyhead in the north to either Cardiff or Chepstow in the south.
It is 250 miles (400 km) long and crosses three mountain ranges.

Tremadog's quality rock climbing attra
Porthmadog Football Club, founded in 1884, is one of the oldest in Wales. Matches are played at Y Traeth. The club won the North Wales League in 1902/1903 and reached the final of the Welsh Amateur Cup in 1905/1906. It again won the league championship in 1937/1938, and was Welsh Amateur Cup winner in 1955/1956 and 1956/1957. It was league champion for three successive seasons between 1966 and 1969, and twice so in the 1970s. In 1989/1990 it topped the Welsh Alliance League and gained a place in the new Cymru Alliance. The club became an inaugural member of the League of Wales in 1992, in the first season finishing ninth. The following year Porthmadog striker Dave Taylor was the highest scoring player in Europe. The club nearly folded in 1995/1996 for financial reasons and lost its place in the League of Wales in 1998. It played the following year in the Cymru Alliance, winning the League Cup, but not until 2002/2003 did it gain a 19-point lead over its nearest rivals to win promotion again to the Welsh Premier League. The club was heavily fined and had points deducted by the Football Association of Wales in 2007 after a referee was racially abused by a supporter, but an appeal to an independent tribunal reduced the fine and the points were reinstated. In the 2008/2009 season Porthmadog narrowly avoided relegation, finishing 16th.
Clwb Rygbi Porthmadog, based at Clwb Chwaraeon Madog, plays rugby union, competing in WRU Division 3 North organised by the Welsh Rugby Union. Having gained promotion from the Gwynedd league in the 2011/2012 season.
Porthmadog Golf Club at Morfa Bychan opened in 1906 on land rented from a farmer. The original tenancy agreement stipulated that golfers must not take any game, hares, rabbits or wildfowl and must pay compensation for any sheep or cattle killed or injured by them. The landlord agreed not to turn on to the land any bull or savage cattle. Created by James Braid, five times winner of the British Open, the course is a mixture of heath and links. The first nine holes head inland over heathland. The final nine, heading back towards the sea, are pure links. The 14th hole, known as The Himalayas, is a 378 yards (346 m) par 4 with a huge natural bunker hiding the green from the tee.
Porthmadog Sailing Club, formed in 1958, initially operating from a marquee in a field. In 1964 the club amalgamated with Trawsfynydd Sailing Club and a clubhouse was built. Weekend dinghy racing is organised and facilities are provided for cruisers.
Madoc Yacht Club, founded in 1970, is based in the former harbourmaster's office and has an extensive cruising and racing programme, including two races to Ireland. In 2001 a Celtic longboat was purchased and a sea-rowing section formed, which now has four boats. The club competes as part of the Welsh Sea Rowing Association 
Glaslyn Leisure Centre on Stryd y Llan has a 25-metre swimming pool and sports hall, badminton, squash and tennis courts, a sauna, a five-a-side football pitch and a dance studio.
Sea angling is popular in the coast villages. Borth-y-Gest offers flounder, bass, mullet, whiting and mackerel. Morfa Bychan provides bass, flounder, eel, whiting and occasional turbot. Bass, flounder and huge schools of whiting are found at Black Rock Sands, along with thornback ray, mackerel and garfish. Bass, flatfish, eel and some very large mullet can be caught in Porthmadog Harbour, in the heart of the town, though care must be taken to avoid taking the poisonous lesser weever.
Glaslyn Angling Association controls fishing rights on most of the Afon Glaslyn up to Beddgelert. It mainly produces sea trout, but salmon and brown trout appear. Although the river had suffered from acid rain and forestation, water quality has improved. Glan Morfa Mawr Trout Fishery at Morfa Bychan is well stocked with rainbow trout
A cycle route crosses the Cob as part of Lôn Las Cymru, the Welsh national cycle route from Holyhead in the north to either Cardiff or Chepstow in the south. It is 250 miles (400 km) long and crosses three mountain ranges.
Tremadog's quality rock climbing attra
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