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| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Barry Town |
| Relegated | Porthmadog Flint Town United Welshpool Town Cemaes Ynys Môn |
| Champions League | Barry Town |
| UEFA Cup | Newtown |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Bangor City |
| Intertoto Cup | Ebbw Vale |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,334 (3.51 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Eifion Williams (40) |
| ← 1996–97 1998–99 → | |
The 1997–98 League of Wales was the sixth season of the League of Wales since its establishment in 1992. The league was won for the third consecutive year by Barry Town, who accrued a total of 104 points – one less than the previous season – scoring 134 goals in the process (an average of 3.53 goals per game).
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Town (C) | 38 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 134 | 31 | +103 | 104 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Newtown | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 101 | 47 | +54 | 78 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Ebbw Vale | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 94 | 55 | +39 | 77 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Inter CableTel | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 58 | 28 | +30 | 74 | |
| 5 | Cwmbran Town | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 78 | 47 | +31 | 73 | |
| 6 | Bangor City | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 68 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 7 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 75 | 54 | +21 | 66 | |
| 8 | Rhyl | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 61 | |
| 9 | Conwy United | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 53 | |
| 10 | Aberystwyth Town | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 64 | 63 | +1 | 51 | |
| 11 | Caersws | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 64 | 71 | −7 | 46 | |
| 12 | Carmarthen Town | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 72 | −15 | 44 | |
| 13 | Caernarfon Town | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 43 | |
| 14 | Total Network Solutions | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 42 | |
| 15 | Rhayader Town | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 55 | 78 | −23 | 39 | |
| 16 | Haverfordwest County | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 54 | 87 | −33 | 38 | |
| 17 | Porthmadog (R) | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 55 | 77 | −22 | 35 | Relegation to Cymru Alliance |
| 18 | Flint Town United (R) | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 50 | 77 | −27 | 34 | |
| 19 | Welshpool Town (R) | 38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 55 | 97 | −42 | 25 | |
| 20 | Cemaes Ynys Môn (R) | 38 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 30 | 155 | −125 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
| Home \ Away | ABE | BAN | BAR | CAE | CWS | CMR | CEM | CQN | CON | CWM | EBB | FTU | HAV | INC | NTW | POR | RHA | RHY | TNS | WEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth Town | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | |
| Bangor City | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | |
| Barry Town | 6–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 6–3 | 12–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 5–5 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 10–0 | 8–0 | |
| Caernarfon Town | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Caersws | 5–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Carmarthen Town | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–5 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Cemaes Ynys Môn | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 10–0 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Conwy United | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Cwmbran Town | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Ebbw Vale | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 10–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Flint Town United | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Haverfordwest County | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| Inter CableTel | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Newtown | 4–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 11–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Porthmadog | 5–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 7–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Rhayader Town | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Rhyl | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Total Network Solutions | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Welshpool Town | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 8–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
- ^ "Wales 1997/98". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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