Season 1995/6 saw Prestatyn chasing eventual champions Denbigh Town all the way but again fate saw them end up in second place but this time only three points behind. In this season Town completed work on their clubhouse which meant the Seasiders now had their own entirely self-contained base.

As a club on the up, Town decided to take the initiative and tie in the official opening of the new clubroom - christened the Peter Cooper Lounge - with the Town Council`s centenary celebrations and as such, then secretary Mark Jones wrote to every club in the FA Premier League to see if they would send a squad down to play a friendly at the start of 1996/7 season.

A couple of weeks went by and then, on consecutive days, two letters dropped on to the secretary`s mat from clubs willing to come and play - Nottingham Forest and Manchester United!

Frantic arrangements were undertaken and through sheer hard graft by chairman Glyn Breeze Jones, treasurer Tony Thackeray, club president Gareth Savage and Mark Jones, assisted by a dedicated band of helpers, all the arrangements were put in hand and United and Forest came to the seaside.

A crowd of almost 3,200 crammed into Bastion Road to see a United reserve side run out 5-0 winners but Prestatyn put up a magnificent show and on a damp, sultry July evening against Forest, the 1,900 spectators were in raptures when a spectacular overhead kick by James Murnane put Town 1-0 up against a Forest side packed with talented youngsters. Fitness told though and the professional side ended up 3-1 winners but again, the Seasiders were far from disgraced.

Other Football League sides to have visited Bastion Road in friendly games include Shrewsbury Town, Preston North End, Chester City and Wrexham.

There was an acrimonious split at the club in 1998/9 which led to the formation of Prestatyn Nova and Town resigning from the Welsh Alliance to rejoin the Clwyd League but the move was not the backward step many detractors feared.

Under the leadership of Tony Thackeray and Gwyn ‘Gonzo’ Jones, the Seasiders completed a Clwyd League treble of championship, Premier Cup and President’s Cup while the reserves reached the final of the Coast FA Junior Cup, losing on penalties to Abergele Celts. Not bad for a club supposedly in crisis!