2021–22 Cymru South

Cymru South
Season2021–22
ChampionsLlantwit Major
PromotedPontypridd Town
RelegatedPort Talbot Town
Undy Athletic
Risca United
Matches played232
Goals scored820 (3.53 per match)
Biggest home winPontypridd Town 8–0 Port Talbot
(21 August 2021)
Biggest away winPort Talbot 0–7 Briton Ferry Llansawel
(31 July 2021)
Undy Athletic 1–8 Ammanford
(21 August 2021)
Highest scoringUndy Athletic 1–8 Ammanford
(21 August 2021)

The 2021–22 Cymru South season (also known as the 2021–22 JD Cymru South season for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the second-tier Southern region football in Welsh football pyramid. Teams will play each other twice on a home and away basis.

Swansea University were the defending champions from the 2019–20 season, following the curtailment of the 2020–21 season.

Pre-season favourites Ammanford AFC endured a season of struggle, with a three way title race for much of the season between Briton Ferry, Pontypridd Town AFC, and Llantwit Major AFC. After all three clubs lead at some point, Llantwit Major put together an outstanding finish to the season, winning 11 games out of 12 to lift the trophy with a game to spare. Pontypridd finished 2nd, and were promoted after Llantwit were controversially denied a Tier 1 license.[1]

Teams

The league consists of 16 clubs.

Stadia and Locations

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Locations of the 2021–22 Cymru South teams
Team Home City Home Ground
Afan Lido Aberavon, Port Talbot Marston's Stadium
Ammanford Ammanford Recreation Ground
Briton Ferry Llansawel Briton Ferry Old Road
Cambrian & Clydach Vale B.G.C. Clydach Vale King George V New Field
Carmarthen Town Carmarthen Richmond Park
Cwmbran Celtic Cwmbran Celtic Park
Goytre United Goytre, Port Talbot Glenhafod Park Stadium
Llanelli Town Llanelli Stebonheath Park
Llantwit Major Llantwit Major Windmill Ground
Pontypridd Town Aberdare USW Sports Park
Port Talbot Town Aberavon, Port Talbot The Remax Stadium
Risca United Llanfabon CCB Centre For Sporting Excellence
Swansea University Swansea Sketty Lane
Taff's Well Taff's Well Rhiw'r Ddar
Trefelin BGC Velindre, Port Talbot Ynys Park
Undy Athletic Undy The Causeway

Source: Cymru South Ground Information [dead link‍]

Personnel and kits

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Front shirt sponsor
Afan Lido Wales Paul Evans Wales Matthew Beynon
Ammanford Wales Gruff Harrison England Lee Trundle
Briton Ferry Llansawel Wales Andy Hill Wales Mark Jones
Cambrian & Clydach Wales Scott Young Wales Jarrad Wright
Carmarthen Town Wales Sean Cresser Wales Greg Walters
Cwmbran Celtic Wales James Kinsella Wales Lewis Watkins
Goytre United Wales Mark Pike Wales Josef Hopkins
Llanelli Town Wales Lee John Wales Louis Gerrard
Llantwit Major Wales Karl Lewis Wales Cullen Kinsella
Pontypridd Town Wales Jonathan Jones England Gavin Beddard
Port Talbot Town Wales Conor McGarhan Wales Nathaniel James
Risca United Wales Simon Berry Wales Josh Clayton
Swansea University Wales Wyn Thomas Wales Adam Orme
Taff's Well Wales Craig Sampson Wales Marcus Jones
Trefelin B.G.C. Wales Richie Ryan Wales Ceri Williams
Undy Athletic Wales Mark Crook Wales Chris Parry

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Port Talbot Town Wales Mark Pike Resigned[2] 16 July 2021 Pre-season Wales Sam O'Sullivan 23 August 2021[3]
Carmarthen Town Wales Kristian O'Leary Signed by Swansea U23[4] 24 July 2021 8th Wales Sean Cresser 24 July 2021
Llanelli Town Wales Andy Legg Fired[5] 25 November 2021 6th Wales Lee John 28 November 2021[6]
Goytre United Wales Lee John Signed by Llanelli Town[6] 28 November 2021 4th Wales Mark Pike 12 December 2021[7]
Port Talbot Town Wales Sam O'Sullivan Fired[8] 16 February 2022 16th Wales Conor McGarhan 16 February 2022
Carmarthen Town Wales Sean Cresser Resigned[9] 23 April 2022 4th Wales Mark Aizlewood 24 April 2022

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Llantwit Major (C) 30 24 2 4 73 31 +42 74
2 Pontypridd Town (P) 30 21 6 3 79 30 +49 69 Promotion to Cymru Premier
3 Briton Ferry Llansawel 30 17 5 8 76 36 +40 56
4 Cambrian & Clydach Vale BGC 30 15 6 9 73 42 +31 51
5 Carmarthen Town 30 15 9 6 52 25 +27 51[a]
6 Goytre United 30 15 6 9 55 36 +19 51
7 Taff's Well 30 14 7 9 57 47 +10 49
8 Swansea University 30 11 7 12 44 43 +1 40
9 Llanelli Town 30 11 7 12 43 54 −11 40
10 Afan Lido 30 12 3 15 45 67 −22 39
11 Trefelin BGC 30 9 10 11 58 51 +7 37
12 Ammanford 30 10 4 16 58 56 +2 34
13 Cwmbran Celtic 30 10 4 16 43 74 −31 34
14 Risca United (R) 30 7 10 13 43 51 −8 31 Relegation to Ardal SE or Ardal SW
15 Undy Athletic (R) 30 5 2 23 41 84 −43 17
16 Port Talbot Town (R) 30 0 0 30 8 121 −113 0
Source: Cymru South League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The match between Carmarthen and Risca on 31 July 2021 was cancelled due to COVID-19 cases in Carmarthen. However, it was later deemed that Carmarthen had sufficient players to fulfil the fixture in line with the league's policy, and were therefore deducted 3 points and fined £1,000.[10]

Results

Home \ Away LTM PPT GOU BFL CCV CAR TAW SWU LLI AFL RIS TRE AMM CBC UNA PTT
Llantwit Major — 3–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 4–2 0–2 3–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 6–0
Pontypridd Town 4–0 — 1–3 0–0 2–1 1–1 4–3 1–1 4–1 8–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 3–0 5–1 8–0
Goytre United 2–4 0–1 — 3–1 3–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 3–0 4–0 2–1 6–1
Briton Ferry Llansawel 3–4 0–0 2–1 — 3–2 1–1 5–0 3–0 0–1 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–0 6–0 4–0 2–1
Cambrian & Clydach Vale BGC 3–3 1–2 4–1 3–0 — 1–1 5–2 0–0 1–0 5–0 5–0 2–2 3–0 4–1 3–0 5–0
Carmarthen Town 0–1 0–2 1–4 1–1 3–1 — 0–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 3–0 4–0 3–0
Taff's Well 1–4 1–3 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 — 4–2 2–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 3–3 3–0 7–1
Swansea University 3–0 3–4 0–1 1–3 0–2 0–1 1–2 — 2–2 2–0 2–2 3–3 2–1 3–1 2–1 4–0
Llanelli Town 1–2 0–4 3–1 0–4 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 3–3 0–3 2–0 2–3 1–0
Afan Lido 0–1 3–2 1–2 1–6 1–1 0–4 1–5 0–3 1–2 — 2–1 1–3 0–1 5–2 4–2 2–0
Risca United 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–3 — 0–2 2–1 1–1 3–0 7–0
Trefelin BGC 2–5 2–2 11–1 2–2 4–1 0–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–2 4–0 — 1–1 3–4 4–1 4–0
Ammanford 1–3 0–2 0–1 4–3 3–4 1–3 2–4 0–0 5–0 1–2 2–2 5–3 — 2–3 5–2 3–0
Cwmbran Celtic 0–5 1–2 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 2–4 0–5 3–3 2–1 1–0 — 1–2 2–1
Undy Athletic 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–4 2–3 2–3 0–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–8 3–4 — 5–2
Port Talbot Town 0–3 0–2 1–3 0–7 0–6 0–3 0–1 0–2 0–6 0–2 0–1 0–4 1–7 0–4 0–5 —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2022. Source: Cymru South Match Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Wales Tom Walters Llantwit Major 24
2 Wales Tristan Jenkins Ammanford 21
3 Wales Liam Thomas Carmarthen Town 19
Wales Sam Johnson Pontypridd Town
5 Wales Tyler Brock Briton Ferry Llansawel 15
Wales David Lyon Taffs Well

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August Karl Lewis Llantwit Major Conner Goldsworthy Llantwit Major
September Karl Lewis Llantwit Major Tom Walters Llantwit Major
October Jonathan Jones Pontypridd Town Tom Walters Llantwit Major
November Paul Evans Afan Lido Tristan Jenkins Ammanford
December Sean Cresser Carmarthen Town David Lyon Taff's Well
January Karl Lewis Llantwit Major Conner Goldsworthy Llantwit Major

Fair Play award

The winner for each respective division's FAW Fair Play Table was to be given £1,000 prize money and the FAW Fair Play Trophy.

The winners of the Nationwide Building Society Fair Play Award for the 2021-2022 Cymru South season are Swansea University[11]

References

  1. ^ "Pontypridd Town promoted after successful appeal". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ Jordan Jones (16 July 2021). "Mark Pike leaves Port Talbot on eve of new competitive season". Clwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  3. ^ "The wait is finally over! Port Talbot Town are delighted to announce our new management team!". Twitter. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  4. ^ "First Team Management Update". Carmarthen Town. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  5. ^ Aled James (25 November 2021). "Andy Legg leaves post as Llanelli Town manager". Clwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b Aled James (28 November 2021). "Lee John leaves Goytre United to take over at Llanelli Town". Clwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Club Statement: Goytre United are delighted to confirm Mark Pike as Manager". Twitter. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Club Statement". Twitter. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Club Statement". Carmarthen Town. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  10. ^ "FAW National Leagues Board Decision: Carmarthen Town". Cymru Football. Football Association of Wales. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  11. ^ FAW (29 June 2022). "NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETY FAIR PLAY AWARD WINNERS 2021/22". FAW. Retrieved 29 June 2022.