| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Penrhyncoch |
| Promoted | Penrhyncoch |
| Relegated | Llanrhaeadr Welshpool Town |
| ← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
The 2023–24 Ardal NE season (also known as the 2023–24 Lock Stock Ardal NE season for sponsorship reasons), was the third season of the new third-tier northern region football in Welsh football pyramid, part of the Ardal Leagues.
The winners (Penrhyncoch) were promoted to the 2024–25 Cymru North. The third-placed team (Llanuwchllyn) qualified for the Ardal Northern play-off, losing and remaining in the league. The bottom two teams (Llanrhaeadr and Welshpool Town) were relegated to Tier 4.
Teams
The league was made up of fifteen teams; twelve teams remaining from the previous season, two teams promoted from Tier 4, and one team relegated from the 2022–23 Cymru North. On 31 July 2023, Barmouth & Dyffryn United withdrew from the league, reducing the number of teams by one.
The teams promoted from Tier 4 were Llansantffraid Village from the Central Wales Football League Northern Division and Radnor Valley from the Central Wales Football League Southern Division (replacing the relegated Ardal NE teams of Corwen and Rhayader Town). The team relegated from the Cymru North was Penrhyncoch (replacing the promoted Ardal NE team of Caersws).
Stadia and locations
BOWBWLCFNDOLLDWLFULGNLNHLSFLNCPRCPYCRNVRHOWELclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in the 2023–24 Ardal NE
| Team | Location | Home Ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bow Street | Rhydypennau | Cae Piod | 1,000 |
| Builth Wells | Builth Wells | Lant Fields | 1,000 |
| Cefn Albion | Rhosymedre | The Rock | 3,000 |
| Dolgellau Athletic | Dolgellau | Cae Marian | 2,000 |
| Llandrindod Wells | Llandrindod Wells | Lant Avenue Broadway | 1,000 |
| Llanfair United | Llanfair Caereinion | Mount Field | 2,000 |
| Llangollen Town | Llangollen | Tower Fields | 1,100 |
| Llanrhaeadr | Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant | The Recreation Field | 1,000 |
| Llansantffraid Village | Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain | Recreation Ground | 2,000 |
| Llanuwchllyn | Bala | Maes Tegid | 3,000 |
| Penrhyncoch | Penrhyn-coch | Cae Baker | 950 |
| Penycae | Pen-y-cae | The SoccerMillion Riverside Arena | 2,000 |
| Radnor Valley | New Radnor | The Bypass | |
| Rhos Aelwyd | Rhosllanerchrugog | Ponciau Park | 1,000 |
| Welshpool Town | Welshpool | Maes y Dre | 3,000 |
Source: Ardal NE Ground Information
Personnel
| Team | Head coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Bow Street |  Llyr Hughes
|
Steffan Richards
|
| Builth Wells | Stuart Turpin
|
Chris Roff
|
| Cefn Albion | Ian Andrews
|
Nathan Williams
|
| Dolgellau Athletic | Owain Williams
|
Jonathan Sutton
|
| Llandrindod Wells | Gareth Jones
|
Shaun Nicholls
|
| Llanfair United |  Lawrence WIlson
|
Ben Jones
|
| Llangollen Town | Luke Maybury
|
Kristian Jones
|
| Llanrheadr | Mike Barton
|
Joe Vaughan
|
| Llansantffraid Village | ||
| Llanuwchllyn | Sion Tudor
|
Iolo Jones
|
| Penrhyncoch | ||
| Penycae | Daniel Richards
|
Adam Peters
|
| Radnor Valley | ||
| Rhos Aelwyd | Aled Parry
|
Aled Robertson
|
| Welshpool Town | Russell Cadwallader
|
Ricky Litchfield
|
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penrhyncoch (C, P) | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 83 | 21 | +62 | 67 | Promotion to Cymru North |
| 2 | Bow Street | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 90 | 29 | +61 | 65 | |
| 3 | Llanuwchllyn | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 74 | 32 | +42 | 63 | Qualification for the Ardal Northern play-off |
| 4 | Builth Wells | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 51 | |
| 5 | Dolgellau Athletic | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 47 | |
| 6 | Radnor Valley | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 46 | |
| 7 | Cefn Albion | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 39 | |
| 8 | Llandrindod Wells | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 39 | |
| 9 | Llangollen Town | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 34 | |
| 10 | Llansantffraid Village | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 32 | |
| 11 | Rhos Aelwyd | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 31 | |
| 12 | Llanfair United | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 31 | |
| 13 | Penycae | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 48 | 72 | −24 | 22 | |
| 14 | Llanrhaeadr (R) | 28 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 69 | −34 | 15 | Relegation to Tier 4 |
| 15 | Welshpool Town (R) | 28 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 110 | −94 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Bow Street were refused a promotion license; the Ardal Northern play-off spot was passed to the third-placed team.
Results
| Home \ Away | BOW | BUI | CFN | DOL | LDW | LFU | LGN | LRH | LSF | LNW | PRC | PYC | RNV | RHO | WEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bow Street | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 7–0 |
| Builth Wells | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 |
| Cefn Albion | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 |
| Dolgellau Athletic | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–4 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Llandrindod Wells | 3–4 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–3 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Llanfair United | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Llangollen Town | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | — | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 8–0 |
| Llanrhaeadr | 1–4 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–6 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–7 | 2–2 | 6–1 |
| Llansantffraid Village | 0–6 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 8–0 | 3–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 6–2 |
| Llanuwchllyn | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 11–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 |
| Penrhyncoch | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | — | 6–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 |
| Penycae | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–7 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 |
| Radnor Valley | 1–0 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–7 | 4–3 | — | 3–1 | 4–1 |
| Rhos Aelwyd | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 |
| Welshpool Town | 0–5 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–3 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
- "Ardal Leagues: A geographical look at the teams competing in the 2023/24 season". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. June 2023.
- "New names galore rise to tier 3 for the 2023-24 campaign". Grassroots North Wales. June 2023.
- Jones, Jordan (31 July 2023). "Barmouth make huge decision as Ardal North East rocked by withdrawal". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed.
- "Defeats for Penrhyncoch and Llanidloes in final league games". Cambrian News. 17 April 2023.
- "Appeal success for Caersws as Bluebirds seal promotion". Powys County Times. 19 May 2023.
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