1996–97 League of Wales

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The 1996–97 League of Wales was the fifth season of the League of Wales since its establishment in 1992.[1] The league was won for the second consecutive season by Barry Town, who accrued a record total of 105 points. Their total of 129 goals scored was also a record until they broke it by five goals the following year.

For the first time, the League champions competed in the subsequent Champions League.

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barry Town (C) 40 33 6 1 129 26 +103 105 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2 Inter Cardiff 40 26 6 8 80 32 +48 84 Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Ebbw Vale 40 23 9 8 87 40 +47 78 Qualification for Intertoto Cup group stage
4 Caernarfon Town 40 23 9 8 81 58 +23 78
5 Newtown 40 22 5 13 74 49 +25 71
6 TNS Llansantffraid 40 19 12 9 78 54 +24 69
7 Conwy Town 40 20 8 12 66 44 +22 68
8 Bangor City 40 20 5 15 82 62 +20 65
9 Cwmbran Town 40 19 8 13 71 61 +10 65 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round[a]
10 Porthmadog 40 18 8 14 64 60 +4 62
11 Connah's Quay Nomads 40 16 9 15 62 64 −2 57
12 Cemaes Bay 40 13 10 17 62 72 −10 49
13 Aberystwyth Town 40 13 8 19 67 82 −15 47
14 Caersws 40 11 9 20 53 77 −24 42
15 Flint Town United 40 11 8 21 48 76 −28 41
16 Carmarthen Town 40 11 7 22 41 79 −38 40
17 Welshpool Town 40 10 9 21 50 80 −30 39
18 Ton Pentre (R) 40 12 3 25 59 99 −40 39 Relegation to Welsh Division One[b]
19 Rhyl 40 10 8 22 51 71 −20 38
20 Holywell Town (R) 40 7 8 25 52 81 −29 29 Relegation to Cymru Alliance
21 Briton Ferry Athletic (R) 40 5 1 34 39 129 −90 16 Relegation to Welsh Division One
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ As runners-up
  2. ^ Although they finished outside the relegation zone, Ton Pentre resigned from the League of Wales to play in Division 2 South

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Wales 1996/97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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