Season | 2008β09 |
---|---|
Champions | Rhyl |
Relegated | Caernarfon Town |
Champions League | Rhyl |
Europa League |
Llanelli The New Saints Bangor City (via cup) |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 998 (3.26 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Rhys Griffiths (31) |
Biggest home win | The New Saints 8β0 Caernarfon Town |
Biggest away win | Porthmadog 0β6 Bangor City |
Highest scoring | Porthmadog 6β5 Gap Connah's Quay |
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The 2008β09 Welsh Premier League was the 17th season of the Welsh Premier League since its establishment in 1992 as the League of Wales. It began on 15 August 2008 and ended on 25 April 2009. [1] Llanelli were the defending champions.
Prestatyn Town were promoted from the Cymru Alliance and played in the top division for the first time in their history. Caersws survived relegation after none of the top two teams in the divisions below could meet ground regulations.
Team | Ground | Capacity |
---|---|---|
Aberystwyth Town | Park Avenue | 5,500 |
Airbus UK Broughton | The Airfield | 2,100 |
Bangor City | Farrar Road Stadium | 1,500 |
Caernarfon Town | The Oval | 3,000 |
Caersws F.C. | Recreation Ground | 3,500 |
Carmarthen Town A.F.C. | Richmond Park | 3,000 |
Gap Connah's Quay F.C. | Deeside Stadium | 5,500 |
Haverfordwest County A.F.C. | Bridge Meadow Stadium | 2,000 |
Llanelli A.F.C. | Stebonheath Park | 3,700 |
Neath Athletic A.F.C. | The Gnoll | 7,000 |
NEWI Cefn Druids A.F.C. | Plaskynaston Lane | 2,000 |
Newtown A.F.C. | Latham Park | 5,000 |
Port Talbot Town F.C. | Victoria Road | 2,500 |
Porthmadog F.C. | Y Traeth | 2,000 |
Prestatyn Town F.C. | Bastion Road | 1,000 |
Rhyl F.C. | Belle Vue | 3,800 |
The New Saints F.C. | Park Hall | 2,000 |
Welshpool Town F.C. | Maes y Dre Recreation Ground | 3,000 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rhyl (C) | 34 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 95 | 29 | +66 | 90 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Llanelli | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 98 | 38 | +60 | 83 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | The New Saints | 34 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 79 | 27 | +52 | 71 | |
4 | Carmarthen Town | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 62 | |
5 | Port Talbot Town | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 56 | |
6 | Bangor City | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 55 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round [a] |
7 | Haverfordwest County | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 55 | |
8 | Aberystwyth Town | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 46 | |
9 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 41 | |
10 | Newtown | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 40 | |
11 | Welshpool Town | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 70 | −22 | 40 | |
12 | Airbus UK Broughton | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 39 | |
13 | Cefn Druids | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 74 | −17 | 34 | |
14 | Neath Athletic | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 34 | |
15 | Prestatyn Town | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 70 | −22 | 33 | |
16 | CPD Porthmadog | 34 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 57 | 91 | −34 | 32 | |
17 | Caersws FC | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 61 | −33 | 25 | |
18 | Caernarfon Town (R) | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 73 | −41 | 20 [b] | Relegation to Cymru Alliance |
Source: welsh-premier.com
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
September | Andy Cale | The New Saints | Josh Johnson | Rhyl |
October | Peter Nicholas | Llanelli | Christian Edwards | Aberystwyth Town |
November | Darren Ryan | Newtown | Neil Thomas | Haverfordwest County |
December | Derek Brazil | Haverfordwest County | Neil Roberts | Rhyl |
January | Mark Jones | Port Talbot Town | Chris Sharp | Bangor City |
February | Allan Bickerstaff | Rhyl | Tommy Holmes | The New Saints |
March | Peter Nicholas | Llanelli | Steve Rogers | Welshpool Town |
April | Mark Jones | Port Talbot Town | Greg Strong | Rhyl |
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Source: [2]
Season | 2008β09 |
---|---|
Champions | Rhyl |
Relegated | Caernarfon Town |
Champions League | Rhyl |
Europa League |
Llanelli The New Saints Bangor City (via cup) |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 998 (3.26 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Rhys Griffiths (31) |
Biggest home win | The New Saints 8β0 Caernarfon Town |
Biggest away win | Porthmadog 0β6 Bangor City |
Highest scoring | Porthmadog 6β5 Gap Connah's Quay |
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2007β08
2009β10 β |
The 2008β09 Welsh Premier League was the 17th season of the Welsh Premier League since its establishment in 1992 as the League of Wales. It began on 15 August 2008 and ended on 25 April 2009. [1] Llanelli were the defending champions.
Prestatyn Town were promoted from the Cymru Alliance and played in the top division for the first time in their history. Caersws survived relegation after none of the top two teams in the divisions below could meet ground regulations.
Team | Ground | Capacity |
---|---|---|
Aberystwyth Town | Park Avenue | 5,500 |
Airbus UK Broughton | The Airfield | 2,100 |
Bangor City | Farrar Road Stadium | 1,500 |
Caernarfon Town | The Oval | 3,000 |
Caersws F.C. | Recreation Ground | 3,500 |
Carmarthen Town A.F.C. | Richmond Park | 3,000 |
Gap Connah's Quay F.C. | Deeside Stadium | 5,500 |
Haverfordwest County A.F.C. | Bridge Meadow Stadium | 2,000 |
Llanelli A.F.C. | Stebonheath Park | 3,700 |
Neath Athletic A.F.C. | The Gnoll | 7,000 |
NEWI Cefn Druids A.F.C. | Plaskynaston Lane | 2,000 |
Newtown A.F.C. | Latham Park | 5,000 |
Port Talbot Town F.C. | Victoria Road | 2,500 |
Porthmadog F.C. | Y Traeth | 2,000 |
Prestatyn Town F.C. | Bastion Road | 1,000 |
Rhyl F.C. | Belle Vue | 3,800 |
The New Saints F.C. | Park Hall | 2,000 |
Welshpool Town F.C. | Maes y Dre Recreation Ground | 3,000 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rhyl (C) | 34 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 95 | 29 | +66 | 90 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Llanelli | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 98 | 38 | +60 | 83 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | The New Saints | 34 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 79 | 27 | +52 | 71 | |
4 | Carmarthen Town | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 62 | |
5 | Port Talbot Town | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 56 | |
6 | Bangor City | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 55 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round [a] |
7 | Haverfordwest County | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 55 | |
8 | Aberystwyth Town | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 46 | |
9 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 41 | |
10 | Newtown | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 40 | |
11 | Welshpool Town | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 70 | −22 | 40 | |
12 | Airbus UK Broughton | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 39 | |
13 | Cefn Druids | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 74 | −17 | 34 | |
14 | Neath Athletic | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 34 | |
15 | Prestatyn Town | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 70 | −22 | 33 | |
16 | CPD Porthmadog | 34 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 57 | 91 | −34 | 32 | |
17 | Caersws FC | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 61 | −33 | 25 | |
18 | Caernarfon Town (R) | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 73 | −41 | 20 [b] | Relegation to Cymru Alliance |
Source: welsh-premier.com
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
September | Andy Cale | The New Saints | Josh Johnson | Rhyl |
October | Peter Nicholas | Llanelli | Christian Edwards | Aberystwyth Town |
November | Darren Ryan | Newtown | Neil Thomas | Haverfordwest County |
December | Derek Brazil | Haverfordwest County | Neil Roberts | Rhyl |
January | Mark Jones | Port Talbot Town | Chris Sharp | Bangor City |
February | Allan Bickerstaff | Rhyl | Tommy Holmes | The New Saints |
March | Peter Nicholas | Llanelli | Steve Rogers | Welshpool Town |
April | Mark Jones | Port Talbot Town | Greg Strong | Rhyl |
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Source: [2]