Gwynedd League Explained

Gwynedd Football League
Founded:	1983
Folded:	2020
Divisions:	1
Teams:	15
Promotion:	Welsh Alliance League Division 2
Relegation:	Anglesey League Caernarfon & District League
Levels:	5
Champions:	Bangor 1876
Season:	2019–20
Most Successful Club:	Y Felinheli (3 titles)
Current:	2019–20 season

The Gwynedd Football League was a football league at the fifth level of the Welsh football league system in north-west Wales.

The league folded in 2020 due to a reorganisation of the Welsh football league pyramid, with many teams joining the North Wales Coast West Football League.^[1]

Member clubs for the final 2019–20 season

• Bangor 1876
• Bethesda Athletic
• Bontnewydd
  • Bro Goronwy Caergybi
• Glantraeth
• Llangoed
• Llannerch-y-medd
• Llanystumdwy
• Menai Bridge Tigers
• Ogwen Tigers (folded June 2020)
  • Nefyn United Talysarn Celts
• Trearddur Bay Bulls
• Waunfawr

Cups

There were three active cups played for within the league. They were:

• Tarian Gwynedd Safeflue Shield
• Cwpan Gwynedd (Gwynedd Cup)
• Tarian Goffa Bob Owen Memorial Shield

History

Champions

• 1983–84: Y Felinheli
• 1984–85: Bethesda Athletic
• 1985–86: No competition
• 1986–87: Locomotive Llanberis
• 1987–88: Nantlle Vale
• 1988–89: Llangefni Town
• 1989–90: Llangefni Town
• 1990–91: Llanrug United
• 1991–92: Nefyn United
• 1992–93: Holyhead Town
• 1993–94: Glantraeth
• 1994–95: Porthmadog Reserves
• 1995–96: Conwy United Reserves
• 1996–97: Holyhead Hotspur Reserves
• 1997–98: Amlwch Town
• 1998–99: Glan Conwy
• 1999–2000: Bethesda Athletic
• 2000–01: Y Felinheli
• 2001–02: Bodedern Reserves
• 2002–03: Llanrug United
• 2003–04: Llanrwst United
• 2004–05: Porthmadog Reserves
• 2005–06: Pwllheli
• 2006–07: Barmouth & Dyffryn United
• 2007–08: Llanllyfni
• 2008–09: Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateurs
• 2009–10: Gwalchmai
• 2010–11: Bro Goronwy^[2]
• 2011–12: Penrhyndeudraeth^[3]
• 2012–13: Trearddur Bay United^[4]
• 2013–14: Llanerch-y-medd^[5]
• 2014–15: Llanllyfni^[6]
• 2015–16: Y Felinheli^[7]
• 2016–17: Bodedern Athletic^[8]
• 2017–18: Holyhead Town^[9]
• 2018–19: Menai Bridge Tigers^[10]
• 2019–20: Bangor 1876^[11]

Player of the Season

• 1983–84: Derlwyn Hughes (Menai Bridge Tigers)
• 1984–85: Osian Roberts (Bethesda Athletic)
• 1985–86: No competition
• 1986–87: Carl Davies (Machno United)
• 1987–88: Iwan Evans (Locomotive Llanberis)
• 1988–89: Emrys Jones (Llangefni Town)
• 1989–90: Howard Kemp (Univ. of Bangor)
• 1990–91: David Phillips (Llanrug United)
• 1991–92: Dale Flemming (Holyhead Town)
• 1992–93: Nigel Moore (Holyhead Town)
• 1993–94: Kevin S. Hughes (Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateurs)
• 1994–95: Paul Evans (Hotpoint)
• 1995–96: Martin Jones (Conwy United)
• 1996–97: Nigel Moore (Holyhead Hotspur)
• 1997–98: Ryan Davies (Llandegfan)
• 1998–99: Lee Newport (Barmouth & Dyffryn United)
• 1999–2000: Cemlyn Williams (Bethesda Athletic)
• 2000–01:
• 2001–02: Leighton Griffiths (Llanrwst United)
• 2002–03: Lex Piper (Univ. of Bangor)
• 2003–04: Michael Linnekar (Univ. of Bangor)
• 2004–05: Lloyd Edwards (Porthmadog)
• 2005–06: Lloyd Edwards (Pwllheli)
• 2006–07: Craig Papirnyk (Barmouth & Dyffryn)
• 2007–08: Chris Parry (Llanllyfni)
• 2008–09: Gareth Wyn Roberts (Bodedern Athletic)
• 2009–10: Jonathan Sadler (Caernarfon Wanderers)
• 2010–11:
• 2011–12: Mathew Hughes (Penrhyndeudraeth)
• 2012–13: Ian Williams (Trearddur Bay United)^[12]
• 2013–14:
• 2014–15:
• 2015–16:
• 2016–17:
• 2017–18:

Top goalscorer

• 1983–84: Billy Hughes (Y Felinheli, 22 goals)
• 1984–85: Peter Kasperek (Llanfairpwll, 12 goals)
• 1985–86: No competition
• 1986–87: Steven Williams (Llanberis, 26 goals)
• 1987–88: Hugh Jones (Nantlle Vale, 36 goals)
• 1988–89: David Jones (Nefyn United, 37 goals)
• 1989–90: David Jones (Nefyn United, 41 goals)
• 1990–91: Richard Richards (Machno United, 35 goals)
• 1991–92: David Jones (Nefyn United, 38 goals)
• 1992–93: Dale Flemming (Holyhead Town, 35 goals)
• 1993–94: John Hayes (Mountain Rangers, 51 goals)
• 1994–95: Ian Williams (Porthmadog, 37 goals)
• 1995–96: Dominic Hardy (Barmouth & Dyffryn, 39 goals)
• 1996–97: Matthew Evans (Llanrwst United, 28 goals)
• 1997–98: Viv Williams (Amlwch Town, 43 goals)
• 1998–99: David Jones (Pwllheli, 34 goals)
• 1999–2000: Daron Wyn Jones (Llangefni, 32 goals)
• 2000–01: Terry Jones (Felinheli, 24 goals)
• 2001–02: Alan Jones (Nefyn United, 37 goals)
• 2002–03: Anthony Hughes (Beaumaris Town, 39 goals)
• 2003–04: Andy Hall (Univ. of Bangor, N/A)
• 2004–05: Gareth Davies (Beaumaris Town, 34 goals)
• 2005–06: Peter Griffiths (Pwllheli, 31 goals)
• 2006–07: Carl Ryan (Barmouth & Dyffryn, 35 goals)
• 2007–08: Mathew Hughes (Porthmadog, 40 goals)
• 2008–09: Jamie Whitemore (Bethel, 37 goals)
• 2009–10: Andy Clarke (Beaumaris Town, 27 goals)
• 2010–11: Ian Pleming (Glantraeth, 26 goals)
• 2011–12:
• 2012–13: Darren Ishmael (Beaumaris Town, N/A)^[13]
• 2013–14:
• 2014–15: Sion Parry (Llanystumdwy, 56 goals)
• 2015–16: Sion Parry (Llanystumdwy, 42 goals)
• 2016–17: Sion Parry (Llanystumdwy, 36 goals)
• 2017–18: Sion Parry (Llanystumdwy, 40 goals)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jones . Dave . Goodbye Anglesey League – a dear friend to North Wales football for 125 years . North Wales Sport . 10 June 2020 . 2 June 2020.
2. Web site: Gwynedd League 2010/11. 15 February 2019.
3. Web site: Gwynedd League 2011/12. 15 February 2019.
4. Web site: Gwynedd League 2012/13. 15 February 2019.
5. Web site: Gwynedd League 2013/14. 15 February 2019.
6. Web site: Gwynedd League 2014/15. 15 February 2019.
7. Web site: Gwynedd League 2015/16. 15 February 2019.
8. Web site: Gwynedd League 2016/17. 15 February 2019.
9. Web site: Gwynedd League 2017/18. 15 February 2019.
10. Web site: Gwynedd League 2018/19. 18 June 2019.
11. News: We are Gwynedd League champions 2019–20!. CPD Bangor 1876 FC. 20 May 2020. 9 June 2020.
12. Web site: Ian Williams Wins Player Of The Year. 28 June 2013. 15 February 2019.
13. Web site: Darren Ishmael Is The League's Leading Goalscorer. 28 June 2013. 15 February 2019.