2022–23 Ardal NW

The 2022–23 Ardal NW season (also known as the 2022–23 Lock Stock Ardal NW season for sponsorship reasons) is the second season of the new third-tier northern region football in Welsh football pyramid, part of the Ardal Leagues.

Ardal NW
Season2022–23
ChampionsDenbigh Town
PromotedDenbigh Town
RelegatedRhostyllen
Hawarden Rangers
Matches played182
Goals scored714 (3.92 per match)
Top goalscorer37 Goals:
Corrig McGonigle
(Bangor 1876)
Biggest home winDenbigh Town 9-1 Brickfield Rangers
(13 January 2023)
Denbigh Town 8-0 C.P.D. Y Felinheli
(20 January 2023)
Biggest away winSaltney Town 0-5 Denbigh Town
(12 November 2022)
Llangefni Town 2-7 Bangor 1876
(9 December 2022)
Hawarden Rangers 0-5 Flint Mountain
(4 February 2023)
Llandudno Albion 2-7 Rhostyllen
(1 April 2023)
Brickfield Rangers 0-5 Flint Mountain
(19 April 2023)
Highest scoringRhostyllen 6–6 Llay Welfare
(15 April 2023)
Highest attendance840 *Bangor 1876 2-1 C.P.D. Y Rhyl 1879
(8 April 2023)
Lowest attendance27 *Saltney Town 0-2 Llanrwst United
(15 April 2023)
Average attendance100
2023–24 →

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 are relegated to Tier 4.

On 21 September 2022, Rhydymwyn FC notified the Football Association of Wales of their withdrawal from the Ardal Leagues. Announcing on Social Media, Rhydymwyn FC said: “Sad day today to announce Rhydymwyn FC & Rhydymwyn Development have resigned from @ArdalNorthwest and the Wales FA Reserve League. Our Juniors & mini teams will continue. Further statement from the club will be announced in due course.” [1]

Bodedern Athletic withdrew from the Ardal Leagues on 7 December 2022. In a statement, Bodedern Athletic said: “A difficult decision has been made that Bodedern Athletic have withdrawn their membership of the Ardal North West League. After a club meeting, the small group of volunteers running the club felt they had on option but to resign. The last couple of months have been difficult in trying to field a team, as many players have departed for various reasons, and not being able to sign players because of having transfer windows in Tier 3 of Welsh football. With no help or assistance from the League there was only one outcome.” [2]

Team changes

Stadia and locations
Locations of teams in the 2022–23 Ardal NW
Team Location Home Ground Capacity
Bangor 1876BangorTreborth3,400
Bodedern AthleticBodedernCae Ty Cristion1,000
Brickfield RangersWrexhamClywedog Park1,000
C.P.D. Y Rhyl 1879RhylBelle Vue3,000
Denbigh TownDenbighCentral Park1,200
Flint MountainPentre HalkynCae-y-Castell2,000
Hawarden RangersHawardenGladstone Playing Fields1,000
Llandudno AlbionLlandudnoMaesdu Park1,013
Llangefni TownLlangefniCae Bob Parry4,500
Llanrwst UnitedLlanrwstGwydyr Park2,000
Llay WelfareLlayThe Ring1,000
Nantlle ValePenygroesMaes Dulyn1,000
RhostyllenRhostyllenVicarage Hill1,000
RhydymwynRhydmwynVicarage Road1,000
Saltney TownSaltneySaltney Community Centre1,000
Y FelinheliY FelinheliCae Seilo1,000

Source: Ardal NW Ground Information

Personnel
Team Head coach Captain
Bangor 1876 Wales Michael Johnston Wales Les Davies
Bodedern Athletic Wales Ricky Williams Wales Casey Boylan
Brickfield Rangers Wales Gareth Wilson Wales Chris Dixon
Denbigh Town Wales Dewi Llion Wales Paul Fleming
Y Felinheli Wales Euron Davies Wales Aled Griffith
Flint Mountain England Aden Shannon Wales Peter Martin
Hawarden Rangers Wales Andy Butler England Ellis Jones
Llandudno Albion Wales Darren Jones Wales Joel Lloyd
Llangefni Town Wales James Saxon Wales James Saxon
Llanrwst United Wales Barry Owen Wales Thomas Jones
Llay Welfare England Mike Gadie Wales Dean Bryan
Nantlle Vale Wales Sion Eifion Jones Wales Matthew Davies
Rhostyllen Wales Warren Aykroyd-Duckett Wales Steven Jones
Rhydymwyn England Anthony Weaver Wales Harry Massey
Y Rhyl 1879 Wales Gareth Thomas Wales Reece Fairhurst
Saltney Town Wales Andy Dutton Wales Tom Wells

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Denbigh Town (C, P) 26 22 1 3 89 25 +64 67 Promotion to Cymru North
2 Bangor 1876 (Q) 26 21 2 3 82 34 +48 65 Qualification for the Ardal Northern Play-Off
3 C.P.D. Y Rhyl 1879 26 19 2 5 63 32 +31 59
4 Flint Mountain 26 16 4 6 60 36 +24 52
5 Nantlle Vale 26 12 3 11 44 45 −1 39
6 Llangefni Town 26 10 6 10 42 47 −5 36
7 Llanrwst United 26 10 5 11 43 46 −3 35
8 Brickfield Rangers 26 10 5 11 46 66 −20 35
9 Llay Welfare 26 9 6 11 51 56 −5 33
10 Saltney Town 26 7 5 14 37 51 −14 26
11 Llandudno Albion 26 6 2 18 40 64 −24 20 Club folded
12 C.P.D. Y Felinheli 26 5 4 17 31 67 −36 19
13 Hawarden Rangers (R) 26 5 3 18 36 61 −25 18 Relegation to Tier 4
14 Rhostyllen (R) 26 3 6 17 50 84 −34 15
15 Bodedern Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club withdrew
16 Rhydymwyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Ardal NW
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Promotion and Relegation Issues

As at 11 May 2023, there were issues concerning which clubs would be promoted or relegated. In the Ardal North West, Bangor 1876 lead the way, but their campaign has concluded, and now they are hoping for a slip-up from Denbigh Town. Dewi Llion Jones’s side trail Bangor 1876 by a point, but a draw against bottom-place Rhostyllen would confirm their place in the Cymru North. Bangor have a Tier Two Licence, on the basis they play at Nantporth next year, and remain in discussions with the Nantporth Community Interest Company. If the Phoenix club finish second, they could either get an automatic promotion if the second-placed Ardal North East side doesn’t get the licence, or go through the play-offs.

The Ardal North East runs with 15 teams and the North West runs with 14, so there is an uncertainty over how many relegation spots there are. Llandudno Albion however finished 11th, which is outside of the relegation zone, but will no longer exist as a club next the season which means a team could receive a reprieve or a lower division club could be promoted. [3]

Results
Home \ Away BAN BOD BRI CPD DEN FLT HAW LDA LGT LRU LYW NTL RHS RHY SAL YFL
Bangor 1876 — 6–0 2–1 0–2 5–0 3–2 4–2 1–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 6–2 8–1 5–4 5–0
Bodedern Athletic — 0–3 4–1
Brickfield Rangers 0–3 1–2 — 0–2 1–3 0–5 3–2 2–3 3–2 3–3 3–1 1–2 4–2 2–2 3–2
C.P.D. Y Rhyl 1879 1–2 3–3 — 0–4 3–0 3–0 3–2 4–0 1–0 4–2 3–4 4–2 3–0 4–0
Denbigh Town 1–0 2–0 9–1 2–1 — 2–0 2–1 6–2 2–2 0–2 4–0 4–1 8–1 5–2 8–0
Flint Mountain 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 — 4–3 2–1 1–2 2–3 5–2 1–1 5–0 2–1 3–2
Hawarden Rangers 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–3 0–5 — 1–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–0 5–5 1–0 2–2 2–3
Llandudno Albion 0–2 2–3 1–5 0–2 1–2 1–2 — 2–0 1–1 2–3 0–1 2–7 2–1 1–2
Llangefni Town 2–7 0–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–4 — 2–1 1–1 2–3 5–2 4–3 3–1
Llanrwst United 1–3 3–3 1–3 1–3 0–1 4–3 4–0 0–2 — 0–1 3–4 3–1 0–4 3–2
Llay Welfare 1–3 3–0 0–1 4–2 1–4 4–0 3–2 3–2 3–3 — 2–3 2–2 1–0 0–1
Nantlle Vale 3–4 4–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–3 — 4–3 0–1 1–2
Rhostyllen 3–3 0–1 1–2 0–2 3–3 1–3 2–4 0–2 0–1 6–6 1–4 — 1–1 2–0
Rhydymwyn 1–7 2–3 —
Saltney Town 2–4 6–2 1–3 2–3 0–5 0–3 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 4–1 1–1 — 2–0
Y Felinheli 0–2 1–4 1–2 2–6 1–2 0–0 3–2 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–2 2–2 —
First match(es) will be played on 27 August 2022. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Top Goalscorers - League Only

37 Goals: Corrig McGonigle (Bangor 1876)
19 Goals: Nathan Brown (Denbigh Town)
18 Goals: Matthew Worrall (Denbigh Town, Llay Welfare)
17 Goals: Andrew Vale (Brickfield Rangers)
16 Goals: Matty Jones (Llangefni Town)

Source:

References
  1. davenwsport (21 September 2022). "Sad day as Rhydymwyn FC senior teams resign from respective leagues". NWSport. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  2. Jones, Jordan (7 December 2022). "Bodedern Athletic withdraw from Ardal Leagues as North Wales football suffers another setback". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  3. Jones, Jordan (11 May 2023). "Ardal Leagues & Cymru Leagues promotion and relegation explained". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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