| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Flint Mountain |
| Promoted | Flint Mountain Llay Welfare |
| Relegated | Bethesda Athletic Hawarden Rangers Saltney Town |
| ← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
The 2023–24 Ardal NW season (also known as the 2023–24 Lock Stock Ardal NW season for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the new third-tier northern region football league in the Welsh football pyramid, part of the Ardal Leagues.
The winners (Flint Mountain) were promoted to the 2024–25 Cymru North. The runners-up (Llay Welfare) were also promoted after winning the Ardal Northern play-off. The bottom three teams (Bethesda Athletic, Hawarden Rangers, and Saltney Town) were relegated to Tier 4.
Teams
The league was made up of sixteen teams; ten teams remaining from the previous season, four teams promoted from Tier 4, and two teams relegated from the 2022–23 Cymru North.
The teams promoted from Tier 4 were St Asaph City and Llannefydd from the North Wales Coast East Football League Premier Division, and Bethesda Athletic and Pwllheli from the North Wales Coast West Football League Premier Division (replacing the relegated Ardal NE team of Rhostyllen, the withdrawn Ardal NE teams of Bodedern Athletic and Rhydymwyn, and the folded team of Llandudno Albion). The teams relegated from the Cymru North were Conwy Borough and Holyhead Hotspur (replacing the promoted Ardal NE teams of Denbigh Town and Bangor 1876).
Stadia and locations
BABRCBYFYRFLTHRHHLTLNLULWNVPWSCSTclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in the 2023–24 Ardal NW
| Team | Location | Home Ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethesda Athletic | Bethesda | Parc Meurig | 500 |
| Brickfield Rangers | Wrexham | Clywedog Park | 1,000 |
| Conwy Borough | Conwy | Y Morfa Stadium | 2,500 |
| Flint Mountain | Pentre Halkyn | Cae-y-Castell | 2,000 |
| Hawarden Rangers | Hawarden | Gladstone Playing Fields | 1,000 |
| Holyhead Hotspur | Holyhead | The New Oval | |
| Llangefni Town | Llangefni | Cae Bob Parry | 4,500 |
| Llannefydd | Llannefydd | Cae Llannefydd | |
| Llanrwst United | Llanrwst | Gwydyr Park | 2,000 |
| Llay Welfare | Llay | The Ring | 1,000 |
| Nantlle Vale | Penygroes | Maes Dulyn | 1,000 |
| Pwllheli | Pwllheli | Leisure Centre | 200 |
| Saltney Town | Saltney | Saltney Community Centre | 1,000 |
| St Asaph City | St Asaph | Roe Plas | |
| Y Felinheli | Y Felinheli | Cae Seilo | 1,000 |
| Y Rhyl 1879 | Rhyl | Belle Vue | 3,000 |
Source: Ardal NW Ground Information
Personnel
| Team | Head coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Bethesda Athletic | ||
| Brickfield Rangers |  Gareth Wilson
|
Chris Dixon
|
| Conwy Borough | ||
| Flint Mountain |  Aden Shannon
|
Peter Martin
|
| Hawarden Rangers | Andy Butler
|
Ellis Jones
|
| Holyhead Hotspur | Darren Garmey | |
| Llangefni Town | James Saxon
|
James Saxon
|
| Llanrwst United | Barry Owen
|
Thomas Jones
|
| Llay Welfare | Mike Gadie
|
Dean Bryan
|
| Llannefydd | ||
| Nantlle Vale | Sion Eifion Jones
|
Matthew Davies
|
| Pwllheli | Martyn Smith | |
| Saltney Town | Andy Dutton
|
Tom Wells
|
| St Asaph City | ||
| Y Felinheli | Euron Davies
|
Aled Griffith
|
| Y Rhyl 1879 | Gareth Thomas
|
Reece Fairhurst
|
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flint Mountain (C, P) | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 82 | 34 | +48 | 68 | Promotion to Cymru North |
| 2 | Llay Welfare (O, P) | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 66 | 33 | +33 | 66 | Qualification for the Ardal Northern play-off |
| 3 | Y Rhyl 1879 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 60 | |
| 4 | Holyhead Hotspur | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 56 | |
| 5 | Nantlle Vale | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 55 | |
| 6 | St Asaph City | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 47 | |
| 7 | Brickfield Rangers | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 44 | |
| 8 | Llangefni Town | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 41 | |
| 9 | Llannefydd | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 41 | |
| 10 | Llanrwst United | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 40 | |
| 11 | Pwllheli | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 39 | |
| 12 | Y Felinheli | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 32 | |
| 13 | Conwy Borough | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 56 | 70 | −14 | 31 | |
| 14 | Bethesda Athletic (R) | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 29 | Relegation to Tier 4 |
| 15 | Hawarden Rangers (R) | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 44 | 84 | −40 | 21 | |
| 16 | Saltney Town (R) | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 33 | 90 | −57 | 14 |
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
Results
| Home \ Away | BET | BRI | CON | FLT | HAW | HOL | LGT | LLA | LRU | LYW | NTL | PWL | SAL | STA | YFL | RHY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethesda Athletic | — | 3–2 | 5–8 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 |
| Brickfield Rangers | 5–3 | — | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Conwy Borough | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–5 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 8–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Flint Mountain | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | — | 4–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 6–1 |
| Hawarden Rangers | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 1–4 | 1–7 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 |
| Holyhead Hotspur | 4–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 8–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 |
| Llangefni Town | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 |
| Llannefydd | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Llanrwst United | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| Llay Welfare | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 1–0 |
| Nantlle Vale | 0–3 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | — | 4–2 | 7–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| Pwllheli | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Saltney Town | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–4 | 3–0 | 0–5 |
| St Asaph City | 1–0 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 5–1 | — | 4–2 | 1–2 |
| Y Felinheli | 4–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | — | 0–2 |
| Y Rhyl 1879 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | — |
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.
- "JD Cymru North Weekend round-up". Cymru Football. 17 April 2023.
- "Reaction: Denbigh Town plan for future after clinching title with final day win at Rhostyllen". Grassroots North Wales. May 2023.
- "Baglan Dragons and Bangor 1876 secure promotion to the JD Cymru Leagues". Cymru Football. 28 May 2023.
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