2023–24 Ardal SE

Ardal SE
Season2023–24
ChampionsTrethomas Bluebirds
PromotedNewport City
Trethomas Bluebirds
RelegatedAberbargoed Buds
Hay St Marys
Lliswerry

The 2023–24 Ardal SE season (also known as the 2023–24 Floodlighting and Electrical Services Ardal SE season for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the new third-tier southern region football in Welsh football pyramid, part of the Ardal Leagues.

The winners (Trethomas Bluebirds) were promoted to the 2024–25 Cymru South. The runners-up (Newport City) were also promoted after winning the Ardal Southern play-off. The bottom two teams (Hay St Marys and Lliswerry) and Aberbargoed Buds (who withdrew after the completion of the season) were relegated to Tier 4.[1]

Teams

The league was made up of sixteen teams; twelve teams remaining from the previous season, three teams promoted from Tier 4, and one team transferred from the 2022–23 Ardal SW.[2][3]

The teams promoted from Tier 4 were Aberbargoed Buds and Abercarn United from the Gwent County League Premier Division, and Hay St Marys from the Mid Wales Football League South Division (replacing the relegated Ardal SE teams of Croesyceiliog, Monmouth Town, and RTB Ebbw Vale).[4] Since no team was relegated from the 2022–23 Cymru South, Treharris Athletic Western were transferred from the Ardal SW (replacing the promoted Ardal SE team of Abertillery Bluebirds).[5]

Stadia and locations

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Locations of teams in the 2023–24 Ardal SE
Team Location Home Ground
Aberbargoed Buds Aberbargoed Aberbargoed Recreational Ground
Abercarn United Abercarn The Welfare Ground
Blaenavon Blues Blaenavon The Memorial Ground
Brecon Corinthians Brecon The Richfield
Caldicot Town Caldicot Jubilee Way
Chepstow Town Chepstow Larkfield Park
Goytre Penperlleni Plough Road
Hay St Marys Hay-on-Wye Forest Road
Lliswerry Newport Newport Stadium
Newport City Newport Newport Stadium
Risca United Llanfabon CCB Centre For Sporting Excellence
Tredegar Town Tredegar Tredegar Leisure Complex
Treharris Athletic Western Treharris Parc Taf Bargoed
Treowen Stars Newbridge Bush Park
Trethomas Bluebirds Llanfabon CCB Centre For Sporting Excellence
Undy Athletic Undy The Causeway

Source: Ardal SE Ground Information

  • (Risca United and Trethomas Bluebirds groundshare, as do Lliswerry and Newport City)

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Trethomas Bluebirds (C, P) 30 25 3 2 100 25 +75 78 Promotion to Cymru South
2 Newport City (O, P) 30 23 2 5 97 26 +71 71 Qualification for the Ardal Southern play-off
3 Risca United 30 19 5 6 67 40 +27 62
4 Goytre 30 19 4 7 79 44 +35 61
5 Chepstow Town 30 16 4 10 56 49 +7 52
6 Caldicot Town 30 14 5 11 71 55 +16 47
7 Brecon Corinthians 30 13 6 11 77 83 −6 45
8 Undy Athletic 30 12 4 14 65 59 +6 40
9 Aberbargoed Buds 30 13 1 16 51 55 −4 40 Club withdrew
10 Treowen Stars 30 10 5 15 57 57 0 35
11 Tredegar Town 30 9 6 15 43 51 −8 33
12 Blaenavon Blues 30 8 8 14 49 58 −9 32
13 Treharris Athletic Western 30 8 6 16 34 69 −35 30
14 Abercarn United 30 7 5 18 48 77 −29 26
15 Lliswerry (R) 30 7 4 19 46 70 −24 25 Relegation to Tier 4
16 Hay St Marys (R) 30 1 4 25 33 155 −122 7
Source: Non League Matters
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 ABB ACU BLE BRE CLD CHP GYR HSM LLI NPT RIS TDG TAW TOW TTB UND
Aberbargoed Buds — 2–1 2–3 2–3 0–2 0–3 2–0 1–2 4–1 0–1 1–2 3–1 0–1 3–2 2–2 3–2
Abercarn United 2–1 — 2–1 4–4 3–3 1–3 4–0 3–0 3–3 0–3 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–5 0–3 2–5
Blaenavon Blues 0–3 2–1 — 4–4 1–1 3–4 2–3 12–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–2
Brecon Corinthians 2–3 4–1 1–1 — 2–3 4–1 1–5 5–0 5–3 1–3 4–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–6 3–0
Caldicot Town 1–2 6–2 4–2 1–4 — 2–3 0–2 8–0 5–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 4–3 2–3 1–1
Chepstow Town 1–0 4–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 — 0–5 4–1 3–0 1–3 2–3 4–1 3–1 1–0 0–2 0–2
Goytre 4–1 2–1 0–0 6–1 2–1 1–1 — 7–1 3–0 0–5 1–2 2–0 8–2 1–1 3–1 3–3
Hay St Marys 2–6 2–2 3–3 3–3 3–4 2–3 2–5 — 3–5 0–7 1–3 1–4 1–2 2–5 0–12 0–5
Lliswerry 3–2 1–0 4–0 6–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 3–0 — 0–3 1–2 1–3 2–2 3–2 1–3 1–1
Newport City 3–0 7–0 6–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 3–2 14–0 3–0 — 1–1 2–0 7–2 2–2 0–1 2–0
Risca United 4–1 4–1 5–3 4–0 2–2 2–2 2–1 3–1 4–3 1–2 — 3–0 5–0 1–0 0–5 2–0
Tredegar Town 0–1 2–3 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 2–4 1–0 — 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–3
Treharris Athletic Western 3–2 2–1 1–0 1–5 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 3–3 — 0–0 0–3 2–1
Treowen Stars 1–3 1–0 0–2 5–3 2–4 2–4 2–3 7–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–2 2–1 — 0–3 3–1
Trethomas Bluebirds 3–0 2–1 2–1 7–2 4–2 4–0 2–1 4–0 6–0 2–4 2–2 2–0 4–1 2–1 — 6–0
Undy Athletic 0–1 2–3 2–0 5–5 4–2 2–1 1–3 10–0 1–0 1–3 3–2 2–3 4–0 1–5 1–2 —
Source: Non League Matters
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

  1. ^ https://faw.cymru/cymru-leagues/news/2024-25-jd-cymru-leagues-composition-confirmed/
  2. ^ "Ardal Leagues: A geographical look at the teams competing in the 2023/24 season". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. June 2023.
  3. ^ "New names galore rise to tier 3 for the 2023-24 campaign". Grassroots North Wales. June 2023.
  4. ^ ""Back where we belong": Aberbargoed Buds promoted". Caerphilly Observer. 23 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Abertillery Bluebirds promoted to Cymru South after league title win". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. May 2023.