2023–24 Ardal NW explained

Competition:Ardal NW
Season:2023–24
Winners:Flint Mountain
Promoted:Flint Mountain
Llay Welfare
Relegated:Bethesda Athletic
Hawarden Rangers
Saltney Town
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25

The 2023 - 24 Ardal NW season (also known as the 2023 - 24 Lock Stock Ardal NW season for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the new third-tier northern region football league in the Welsh football pyramid, part of the Ardal Leagues.

The winners (Flint Mountain) were promoted to the 2024–25 Cymru North. The runners-up (Llay Welfare) were also promoted after winning the Ardal Northern play-off. The bottom three teams (Bethesda Athletic, Hawarden Rangers, and Saltney Town) were relegated to Tier 4.

Teams

The league was made up of sixteen teams; ten teams remaining from the previous season, four teams promoted from Tier 4, and two teams relegated from the 2022–23 Cymru North.[1]

The teams promoted from Tier 4 were St Asaph City and Llannefydd from the North Wales Coast East Football League Premier Division, and Bethesda Athletic and Pwllheli from the North Wales Coast West Football League Premier Division (replacing the relegated Ardal NE team of Rhostyllen, the withdrawn Ardal NE teams of Bodedern Athletic and Rhydymwyn, and the folded team of Llandudno Albion). The teams relegated from the Cymru North were Conwy Borough and Holyhead Hotspur (replacing the promoted Ardal NE teams of Denbigh Town and Bangor 1876).[2] [3] [4]

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationHome GroundCapacity
Bethesda Athletic Bethesda Parc Meurig 500
Brickfield Rangers Wrexham Clywedog Park 1,000
Conwy Borough Conwy Y Morfa Stadium 2,500
Flint Mountain Pentre Halkyn Cae-y-Castell 2,000
Hawarden Rangers Hawarden Gladstone Playing Fields 1,000
Holyhead Hotspur Holyhead The New Oval
Llangefni Town Llangefni Cae Bob Parry 4,500
Llannefydd Llannefydd Cae Llannefydd
Llanrwst United Llanrwst Gwydyr Park 2,000
Llay Welfare Llay The Ring 1,000
Nantlle Vale Penygroes Maes Dulyn 1,000
Pwllheli Pwllheli Leisure Centre 200
Saltney Town Saltney Saltney Community Centre 1,000
St Asaph City St Asaph Roe Plas
Y Felinheli Y Felinheli Cae Seilo 1,000
Y Rhyl 1879 Rhyl Belle Vue 3,000
Source: Ardal NW Ground Information

Personnel

TeamHead coachCaptain
Bethesda Athletic
Brickfield Rangers Gareth Wilson Chris Dixon
Conwy Borough
Flint Mountain Aden Shannon Peter Martin
Hawarden Rangers Andy Butler Ellis Jones
Holyhead HotspurDarren Garmey
Llangefni Town James Saxon James Saxon
Llanrwst United Barry Owen Thomas Jones
Llay Welfare Mike Gadie Dean Bryan
Llannefydd
Nantlle Vale Sion Eifion Jones Matthew Davies
PwllheliMartyn Smith
Saltney Town Andy Dutton Tom Wells
St Asaph City
Y Felinheli Euron Davies Aled Griffith
Y Rhyl 1879 Gareth Thomas Reece Fairhurst

League table

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Ardal Leagues: A geographical look at the teams competing in the 2023/24 season. Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. June 2023.
  2. News: JD Cymru North Weekend round-up. Cymru Football. 17 April 2023.
  3. News: Reaction: Denbigh Town plan for future after clinching title with final day win at Rhostyllen. Grassroots North Wales. May 2023.
  4. News: Baglan Dragons and Bangor 1876 secure promotion to the JD Cymru Leagues. Cymru Football. 28 May 2023.