2021–22 Cymru North
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Airbus UK Broughton |
| Promoted | Airbus UK Broughton |
| Relegated | Bangor City Llanrhaeadr Llangefni Town |
| Matches played | 210 |
| Goals scored | 700 (3.33 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Adam Davies, Airbus UK Broughton (30 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Gresford Athletic 7–0 Prestatyn Town (18 December 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Llangefni Town 0–6 Prestatyn Town (2 October 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Airbus UK 7–2 Prestatyn Town (23 October 2021) |
| Longest winning run | Airbus UK Broughton - 12 games, 24 July-19 November 2021 |
| Longest unbeaten run | Airbus UK Broughton - 16 games, 24 July 2021-22 January 2022 Guilsfield - 16 games, 24 July 2021-29 January 2022 |
| Longest winless run | Llanrhaeadr - 15 games, 24 July-4 December 2021 |
| Longest losing run | Llanrhaeadr - 8 games, 26 February-end of season |
| Highest attendance | 1,020 - Colwyn Bay vs Llandudno (2 October 2021) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
The 2021–22 Cymru North season (also known as the 2021–22 JD Cymru North season for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of the second-tier northern region football in Welsh football pyramid. Teams were to play each other twice on a home and away basis.
Teams[edit]
The National League consisted of 16 clubs at the commencement of the season.
Team Changes[edit]
To Cymru North[edit]Promoted from Mid Wales Football League Division 1 Promoted from Welsh Alliance League Division 1 Promoted from Welsh National League Division 1 Relegated from Cymru Premier
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From Cymru North[edit]Promoted to Cymru Premier Relegated to Ardal NE Relegated to Ardal NW
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Stadia and Locations[edit]
Locations of teams in the 2021–22 Cymru North
| Team | Home City | Home Ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus UK Broughton | Broughton | The Hollingsworth Group Stadium | 2,100 |
| Bangor City | Bangor | Nantporth | 3,000 |
| Buckley Town | Buckley | The Globe | 1,000 |
| Colwyn Bay | Old Colwyn | 4 Crosses Construction Arena | 2,509 |
| Conwy Borough | Conwy | Y Morfa Stadium | 2,500 |
| Gresford Athletic | Gresford | Clappers Lane | 2,000[Note 1] |
| Guilsfield | Guilsfield | Community Centre Ground | 1,100 |
| Holyhead Hotspur | Holyhead | The New Oval | 2,000 |
| Holywell Town | Holywell | Halkyn Road | 2,000 |
| Llandudno | Llandudno | OPS Wind Arena | 1,013 |
| Llangefni Town | Llangefni | Cae Bob Parry | 3,000 |
| Llanidloes Town | Llanidloes | Victoria Park | 4,000 |
| Llanrhaeadr | Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant | The Recreation Field | 1,000 |
| Penrhyncoch | Penrhyn-coch | Cae Baker | 800 |
| Prestatyn Town | Prestatyn | Bastion Road | 2,500 |
| Ruthin Town | Ruthin | Memorial Playing Fields | 2,000 |
- ^ Due to COVID restrictions, Gresford Athletic were unable to play at their regular Clappers Lane ground at the beginning of the 2021–22 season. They shared grounds with Airbus UK Broughton at The Hollingsworth Group Stadium until September 2021, before moving to Cefn Druids' The Rock.[1] They returned to Clappers Lane at the end of October.
Bangor City[edit]
On 18 February 2022 Bangor City announced in an official statement to inform the Football Association of Wales that they had withdrawn from the Cymru North for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[2][3] Later that day, the FAW confirmed that the club's withdrawal had been accepted and it's playing record in the league for the season had been expunged.[4] The club had been suspended from all football activity by the FAW since 30 November 2021 for non-payment of player and staff wages and had faced expulsion from the league by the FAW if it had not paid outstanding monies by 19 February.[5]
Personnel and kits[edit]
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus UK Broughton |  Steve O'Shaughnessy
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 Steve Tomassen
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Umbro | Gardner Aerospace |
| Bangor City | Mathurin Ovambe
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Scott van-der-Sluis
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Nike | Sudaires |
| Buckley Town | Dan Moore
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Joe Makaruk
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TAG Sportswear | Thomas Roofing |
| Colwyn Bay | Steve Evans
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Tom McCready
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Kappa | GO2 People |
| Conwy Borough | Stu Howson
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Iolo Hughes
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SKkits | Mel Owen Electrical Solutions |
| Gresford | Eddie Maurice-Jones
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Joshua Griffiths
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Joma | Eurogold |
| Guilsfield | Nathan Leonard
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Sam Litchfield
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Macron | Hardings Garden Centre |
| Holyhead Hotspur | Darren Garmey
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Alex Jones
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Joma | Land&Lakes |
| Holywell Town | Johnny Haseldin
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James Graham
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Joma | The Feathers Inn |
| Llandudno | Sean Eardley
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Danny Hughes
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Umbro | Offshore Painting Services |
| Llangefni Town | Chris Roberts
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James Saxon
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Nike | "Diolch NHS" |
| Llanidloes Town | Chris Davies
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Drew Reynolds
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Acerbis | Potter Group |
| Llanrhaeadr | Marc Griffiths
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Joe Vaughan
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Macron | Huw E Watkin Building Contractors |
| Penrhyncoch | Aneurin Thomas
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Owain James
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Joma | Sterling Asset Management |
| Prestatyn Town | John Barnes
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Richard Cowderoy
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Ibanes | EcoUpgrade |
| Ruthin Town | Phil Hudson
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Osian Davies
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Adidas | Dragon Drilling |
Managerial changes[edit]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor City |  Hugo Colace
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Sacked[6] | 27 October 2021 | 6th | Maturin Ovambe[7]
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11 October 2021 |
| Prestatyn Town |  Ben Heath
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Resigned[8] | 14 December 2021 | 11th | Andrew Ruscoe
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15 December 2021 |
| Colwyn Bay | Craig Hogg
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Sacked[9] | 28 December 2021 | 6th | Steve Evans[10]
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9 January 2022 |
| Conwy Borough | Matty Jones
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Mutual consent[11] | 8 March 2022 | 10th | Stu Howson[12]
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9 March 2022 |
| Prestatyn Town | Andrew Ruscoe
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Resigned[13] | 3 April 2022 | 13th | John Barnes
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3 April 2022 |
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Airbus UK Broughton (C, P) | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 85 | 23 | +62 | 72 | Promotion to Cymru Premier |
| 2 | Llandudno | 28 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 21 | +34 | 63 | |
| 3 | Guilsfield | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 52 | |
| 4 | Holywell Town | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 50 | |
| 5 | Ruthin Town | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 49 | |
| 6 | Colwyn Bay | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 48 | |
| 7 | Holyhead Hotspur | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 41 | |
| 8 | Buckley Town | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 40 | |
| 9 | Penrhyncoch | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 35 | |
| 10 | Conwy Borough | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 32 | |
| 11 | Gresford Athletic | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 31 | |
| 12 | Llanidloes Town | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 28 | |
| 13 | Prestatyn Town | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 68 | −34 | 20 | |
| 14 | Llangefni Town (R) | 28 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 70 | −51 | 15 | Relegation to Ardal NE or Ardal NW |
| 15 | Llanrhaeadr (R) | 28 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 84 | −61 | 10 | |
| 16 | Bangor City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | Club withdrew |
Source: Cymru North League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ The match between Buckley and Bangor on 4 December 2021 was postponed after Bangor were suspended due to failing to pay their players wages. As a result of the postponement, Bangor were initially deducted 3 points and fined £1,000.[14] The following week, Bangor failed to fulfill their fixture against Prestatyn for the same reason, and were deducted a further 3 points, and again for the fixture against Airbus on 17 December. Following their withdrawal from the league, Bangor's results were expunged.
Results[edit]
Season statistics[edit]
Top scorers[edit]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Davies
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Airbus UK Broughton | 30 |
| 2 | James Kirby
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Colwyn Bay | 21 |
| 3 | Connor Bird
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Llanidloes Town | 16 |
| 4 | Joe Chaplin
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Gresford Athletic | 15 |
| 5 | Jamie Cumming
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Ruthin Town | 14 |
| Daniel Andrews
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Holywell Town | ||
| Matthew Hill
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Ruthin Town |
These totals are excluding goals scored against Bangor City, after their fixtures were declared null and void
Monthly awards[edit]
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| August | Dan Moore | Buckley Town | Adam Davies | Airbus UK Broughton |
| September | Sean Eardley | Llandudno | Adam Davies | Airbus UK Broughton |
| October | Sean Eardley | Llandudno | Gareth Evans | Llandudno |
| November | John Haseldin | Holywell Town | Liam Morris | Holyhead Hotspur |
| December | Phil Hudson | Ruthin Town | Joe Chaplin | Gresford Athletic |
| January | Johnny Haseldin | Holywell Town | James Kirby | Colwyn Bay |
| February | Sean Eardley | Llandudno | James Kirby | Colwyn Bay |
| March | Darren Garmey | Holyhead Hotspur | Marc Williams | Llandudno |
Fair Play award[edit]
The winner for each respective division's FAW Fair Play Table was to be given £1,000 prize money and the FAW Fair Play Trophy.
The winners of the Nationwide Building Society Fair Play Award for the 2021-2022 Cymru North season are Ruthin Town[15]
References[edit]
- ^ Jones, Rhys (26 September 2021). "Thank you to Cefn Druids". Gresford Athletic F.C. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Official Statement: 18 February 2022". Facebook. Bangor City FC. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Bangor City rock Welsh football after withdrawal from the Cymru North". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "FAW Board confirms Bangor City withdrawal from JD Cymru North". Football Association of Wales. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "FAW issues Bangor City update". Football Association of Wales. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "CLUB STATEMENT". Twitter. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Bangor City appoint Maturin Ovambe as their new Head Coach". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "ANNOUNCEMENT". Twitter. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Club Statement - Craig Hogg". Colwyn Bay F.C. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Steve Evans appointed manager". Colwyn Bay F.C. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Club Statement - Matty Jones". Conwy Borough F.C. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Managerial Update - Stu Howson". Conwy Borough F.C. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Andrew Ruscoe stands down as manager of Prestatyn Town". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Bangor City's JD Cymru North fixture against Buckley Town postponed". Cymru Football. Football Association of Wales. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ FAW (29 June 2022). "NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETY FAIR PLAY AWARD WINNERS 2021/22". FAW. Retrieved 29 June 2022.