| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Mold Alexandra |
| Promoted | Mold Alexandra Porthmadog |
| Relegated | St Asaph City Brymbo Blaenau Amateurs |
| ← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
The 2021–22 Ardal NW season (also known as the 2021–22 Lock Stock Ardal NW season for sponsorship reasons) was the first season of the new third-tier northern region football in Welsh football pyramid, part of the Ardal Leagues, after the cancellation of the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales.
Teams
The league was made up of 16 teams competing for one automatic promotion place to Cymru North, whilst the second-placed team qualified for a play-off with the second-placed team of Ardal NE. Three teams were relegated to Tier 4.
Stadia and locations
BABRBPDTNVLALULLWMARRSTSACYFclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in the 2021–22 Ardal NW
| Team | Location | Home Ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaenau Amateurs | Blaenau Ffestiniog | Cae Clyd | 1,000 |
| Brickfield Rangers | Wrexham | Clywedog Park | 1,000 |
| Brymbo | Broughton | Brymbo Sports Complex | 1,000 |
| Denbigh Town | Denbigh | Central Park | 1,200 |
| Llandudno Albion | Llandudno | Maesdu Park | 1,013 |
| Llanrwst United | Llanrwst | Gwydyr Park | 2,000 |
| Llanuwchllyn | Bala | Maes Tegid | 3,000 |
| Llay Welfare | Llay | The Ring | 1,000 |
| Mold Alexandra | Mold | Alyn Park | 3,000 |
| Nantlle Vale | Penygroes | Maes Dulyn | 1,000 |
| Porthmadog | Porthmadog | Y Traeth | 2,000 |
| Rhostyllen | Rhostyllen | Vicarage Hill | 1,000 |
| Rhydymwyn | Rhydmwyn | Vicarage Road | 1,000 |
| Saltney Town | Saltney | Saltney Community Centre | 1,000 |
| St Asaph City | St Asaph | Roe Plas | 1,000 |
| Y Felinheli | Y Felinheli | Cae Seilo | 1,000 |
Source: Ardal NW Ground Information
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mold Alexandra (C, P) | 30 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 107 | 29 | +78 | 80 | Promotion to Cymru North |
| 2 | Porthmadog (O, P) | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 95 | 25 | +70 | 69 | Qualification for the Ardal Northern play-off |
| 3 | Denbigh Town | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 105 | 37 | +68 | 68 | |
| 4 | Llanrwst United | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 51 | |
| 5 | Llay Welfare | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 75 | 60 | +15 | 51 | |
| 6 | Llanuwchllyn | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 50 | Transferred to Ardal NE |
| 7 | Llandudno Albion | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 45 | |
| 8 | Saltney Town | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 69 | 59 | +10 | 43 | |
| 9 | Nantlle Vale | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 40 | |
| 10 | Rhostyllen | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 66 | 67 | −1 | 35 | |
| 11 | Y Felinheli | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 35 | |
| 12 | Brickfield Rangers | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 79 | 75 | +4 | 30 | |
| 13 | Rhydymwyn | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 84 | −41 | 28 | |
| 14 | St Asaph City (R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 43 | 78 | −35 | 26 | Relegation to Tier 4 |
| 15 | Brymbo (R) | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 35 | 134 | −99 | 15 | |
| 16 | Blaenau Amateurs (R) | 30 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 125 | −106 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Rhydymwyn were deducted three points.
- Brymbo were deducted three points.
- Blaenau Amateurs were deducted three points.
Results
| Home \ Away | BLA | BRI | BRY | DEN | LDA | LRU | LNW | LYW | MOL | NTL | POR | RHS | RHY | SAL | SAC | YFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaenau Amateurs | — | 0–9 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–6 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–7 | 0–3 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Brickfield Rangers | 9–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 0–1 |
| Brymbo | 2–1 | 0–15 | — | 0–10 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 2–2 |
| Denbigh Town | 7–0 | 2–1 | 8–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 6–0 |
| Llandudno Albion | 6–1 | 4–1 | 11–0 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Llanrwst United | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 7–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Llanuwchllyn | 4–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 5–0 | 4–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Llay Welfare | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 8–1 | 4–4 |
| Mold Alexandra | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 4–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 8–2 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 |
| Nantlle Vale | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Porthmadog | 3–0 | 5–1 | 10–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 5–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 8–0 |
| Rhostyllen | 6–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–5 | — | 1–1 | 4–7 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Rhydymwyn | 6–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–5 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Saltney Town | 6–0 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 5–1 | 1–1 |
| St Asaph City | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 3–8 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 |
| Y Felinheli | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
- Jones, Jordan (4 February 2021). "Football season cancelled for many in Wales after FAW meeting". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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