2021–22 Cymru Premier

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Cymru Premier
Uwch Gynghrair Cymru
Season2021–22
Dates13 August 2021-14 May 2022
Matches played132
Goals scored387 (2.93 per match)
Biggest home winThe New Saints 6–0 Haverfordwest County
(06 November 2021)
Penybont 7–1 Cefn Druids
(11 December 2021)
Biggest away winCefn Druids 0–5 Newtown
(5 November 2021)
Highest scoringThe New Saints 5–3 Caernarfon Town
(21 August 2021)
Bala Town 6–2 Haverfordwest County
(11 September 2021)
Penybont 7–1 Cefn Druids
(11 December 2021)
Highest attendance1,248 - Barry Town vs Connah's Quay Nomads (11 September 2021)
Lowest attendance65 - Cardiff Met vs Cefn Druids (2 October 2021)
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All statistics correct as of 13 June.

The 2021–22 Cymru Premier (Welsh: Uwch Gynghrair Cymru 2021–22) (known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons) is the 30th season of the Cymru Premier (formally known as the Welsh Premier League), the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992. Connah's Quay Nomads are the defending champions. Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league splits into two groups after phase 1 matches are completed. Due to Wales losing a European place, the format of the play-offs will change, with the prize now being a place in the Scottish Challenge Cup.

Teams[]

Twelve teams competed in the league – the same twelve teams as the previous season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cymru North and Cymru South leagues were unable to be played the previous season, therefore no teams were able to be promoted. As every team already in the premier league had been granted a Tier 1 license, there was no need for any team to be relegated.[1]

Stadia and locations[]

2021–22 Cymru Premier is located in Wales
Aberystwyth Town
Aberystwyth
Town
Bala Town
Barry Town United
Caernarfon Town
Caernarfon Town
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cefn Druids
Cefn Druids
Connah's Quay Nomads
Flint Town United
Haverfordwest County
Haverfordwest County
Newtown
Newtown
Penybont
Penybont
The New Saints
The New Saints
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Locations of the 2021–22 Cymru Premier teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Aberystwyth Town Aberystwyth Park Avenue 5,000
Bala Town Bala Maes Tegid 3,000
Barry Town United Barry Jenner Park Stadium 3,500
Caernarfon Town Caernarfon The Oval 3,000
Cardiff Metropolitan University Cyncoed Cyncoed Campus 1,620
Cefn Druids Rhosymedre The Rock 3,000
Connah's Quay Nomads Connah's Quay Deeside Stadium 1,500
Flint Town United Flint Cae-y-Castell 1,000
Haverfordwest County Haverfordwest Bridge Meadow Stadium 2,100
Newtown Newtown Latham Park 5,000
Penybont Bridgend Bryntirion Park 3,000
The New Saints England Oswestry Park Hall 2,034

Personnel and kits[]

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Front shirt sponsor
Aberystwyth Town England Antonio Corbisiero England Jack Thorn Acerbis Aberystwyth University
Bala Town England Colin Caton Wales Chris Venables Macron Aykroyd's
Barry Town United Wales Gavin Chesterfield Wales Kayne McLaggon Macron RIM Motors
Caernarfon Town Wales Huw Griffiths Wales Dion Donohue Errea Gofal Bro Cyf
Cardiff Metropolitan University Wales Christian Edwards Wales Chris Baker Errea Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cefn Druids Republic of Ireland Andy Turner England Michael Jones Errea Wrexham Lager
Connah's Quay Nomads England Craig Harrison England George Horan Nike Educate Group[2]
Flint Town United Wales Neil Gibson Wales Alex Jones Macron Essity
Haverfordwest County Belgium Nicky Hayen Wales Dylan Rees Joma West Wales Properties
Newtown Wales Chris Hughes Wales Craig T. Williams Errea Control Techniques
Penybont Wales Rhys Griffiths Wales Kane Owen Macron Nathaniel House of Cars
The New Saints Australia Anthony Limbrick England Chris Marriott Legea SiFi Networks

Managerial changes[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Cefn Druids Wales Jayson Starkey End of caretaker spell 27 May 2021 Pre-season Wales Niall McGuinness[3] 27 May 2021
Aberystwyth Town Wales Gavin Allen Resigned 2 June 2021 England Antonio Corbisiero[4] 2 June 2021
Cefn Druids Wales Niall McGuinness[5] 24 September 2021 12th Republic of Ireland Andy Turner (caretaker) 24 September 2021
Connah's Quay Nomads Scotland Andy Morrison[6] 28 September 2021 6th England Craig Harrison[7] 29 September 2021
Haverfordwest County Wales Wayne Jones[8] 5 December 2021 10th Belgium Nicky Hayen 31 December 2021

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a]
1 The New Saints (W) 24 20 3 1 65 19 +46 63 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Bala Town 25 10 10 5 44 36 +8 40 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Newtown 24 11 5 8 42 28 +14 38 Qualification to European play-off matches
4 Penybont 23 9 9 5 43 28 +15 36
5 Flint Town United 24 10 5 9 44 36 +8 35
6 Caernarfon Town 24 10 4 10 38 41 −3 34
7 Cardiff Metropolitan University 23 6 10 7 21 28 −7 28 Qualification to European play-off matches
8 Aberystwyth Town 23 7 5 11 26 33 −7 26
9 Haverfordwest County 23 6 7 10 22 35 −13 25
10 Barry Town United 23 6 5 12 26 37 −11 23
11 Connah's Quay Nomads 23 9 8 6 26 16 +10 17[b] Relegation to Cymru North or Cymru South
12 Cefn Druids 23 0 3 20 17 77 −60 3
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2022. Source: Cymru Premier table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won.
(W) Assured of at least the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other twice (22 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. ^ Connah's Quay Nomads were deducted 18 points for fielding an ineligible player in six matches.[9]

Results[]

13 August 2021 – 26 February 2022

Matches 1–22[]

Home \ Away ABE BAL BAR CAE CMU CDR CQN FTU HAV NTW PYB TNS
Aberystwyth Town — 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 5–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–4 0–3 1–0
Bala Town 2–2 — 3–3 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–4 3–1 6–2 1–0 2–2 1–4
Barry Town United 1–1 0–0 — 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–2 0–3 0–0 1–2
Caernarfon Town 3–3 3–3 1–2 — 2–0 3–0 0–1 2–3 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–4
Cardiff Metropolitan University 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 — 4–2 1–1 1–5 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–1
Cefn Druids 0–1 3–5 1–4 1–3 1–3 — 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–5 0–3 1–4
Connah's Quay Nomads 1–0 0–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 4–0 — 2–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–1
Flint Town United 1–0 1–2 3–2 3–4 2–2 4–0 1–1 — 4–1 4–1 3–1 1–1
Haverfordwest County 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 — 1–0 2–2 0–1
Newtown 1–2 3–3 2–1 1–0 0–0 5–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 — 3–1 1–4
Penybont 4–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 7–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 — 1–1
The New Saints 3–0 2–1 3–1 5–3 5–0 5–1 3–1 1–0 6–0 2–0 3–2 —
Source: Cymru Premier
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–32[]

European Play-off Matches[]

Season statistics[]

Top scorers[]

Rank Player Club Goals[10]
1 Scotland Declan McManus The New Saints 21
2 England Aaron Williams Newtown 13
England Michael Wilde Flint Town United
4 England Jack Kenny Flint Town United 12
5 Wales Kayne McLaggon Barry Town United 11

Hat-tricks[]

Player For Against Result Date
England Michael Wilde Flint Town United Cefn Druids 4–0 (H) 21 August 2021
England Aaron Williams Newtown Barry Town United 0–3 (A) 2 October 2021
Scotland Declan McManus The New Saints Haverfordwest 6–0 (H) 6 November 2021
England Nick Rushton Newtown Aberystwyth 2–4 (A) 10 December 2021
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Top assists[]

As of 21 December 2021
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Wales Rob Hughes Caernarfon Town 10
2 England Chris Marriott The New Saints 9
3 England Ryan Brobbel The New Saints 8
4 England Jordan Williams The New Saints 7
England Nick Rushton Newtown

Monthly awards[]

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August Anthony Limbrick The New Saints Clayton Green Barry Town
September Colin Caton Bala Town David Edwards Bala Town
October Chris Hughes Newtown Kayne McLaggon Barry Town
November Antonio Corbisiero Aberystwyth Town John Owen Aberystwyth Town
December Chris Hughes Newtown Jordan Williams The New Saints
January Anthony Limbrick The New Saints Harry Franklkin Aberystwyth Town

References[]

  1. ^ "Cymru Premier scraps relegation and promotion for current season". BBC Sport. 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Champion Nomads announce new Club Sponsor". Connah's Quay Nomads. 9 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Niall McGuinness: Former Flint and Rhyl boss named new Cefn Druids manager". BBC Sport. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. ^ Jordan Jones (2 June 2021). "Antonio Corbisiero succeeds Gavin Allen as manager of Aberystwyth". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  5. ^ Harrison Jones (24 September 2020). "Cefn Druids part company with first-team manager Niall McGuiness". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Andy Morrison: Connah's Quay Nomads manager steps down". BBC Sport. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Harrison appointed Nomads' new Head Coach". Connah's Quay Nomads F.C. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Club Statement: Wayne Jones". Haverfordwest County F.C. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Caernarfon Town replace Connah's Quay Nomads in JD Cymru Premier Championship Conference". www.cymrufootball.wales.
  10. ^ "Top Scorers - Welsh Premier League - Football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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