2023–24 Cymru North

Cymru North
Season2023–24
ChampionsHolywell Town
PromotedFlint Town United
RelegatedChirk AAA
Llanidloes Town
Porthmadog

The 2023–24 Cymru North season (also known as the 2023–24 JD Cymru North season for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the second-tier northern region football league in the Welsh football pyramid.

The runners-up (Flint Town United) were promoted to the 2024–25 Cymru Premier (after league winners Holywell Town were refused a promotion licence). The bottom three teams (Chirk AAA, Llanidloes Town, and Porthmadog) were relegated to either the 2024–25 Ardal NE or 2024–25 Ardal NW.

Teams

The league consisted of 16 clubs - 11 teams remaining from the previous season, two teams relegated from the 2022–23 Cymru Premier, and three promoted from the Ardal Leagues.

Airbus UK Broughton and Flint Town United, who are both based in the North, were relegated from the 2022–23 Cymru Premier. Llanidloes Town were saved from having to move to the Cymru South, with the league board deciding to change the Cymru North into a 17-team league.[1] However, on the 20th of June, Cefn Druids announced their withdrawal from the league, following the decision of their playing squad and staff to leave the club a few weeks prior thus reverting the league to its regular 16-team format.[2]

Three teams were promoted from the Ardal Leagues, with Caersws and Denbigh Town promoted as champions of the 2022–23 Ardal NE and 2022–23 Ardal NW respectively. Bangor 1876 were promoted to the second tier for the first time, after defeating Cefn Albion in a promotion play-off.[3] They replaced the relegated Cymru North teams of Conwy Borough, Holyhead Hotspur, and Penrhyncoch.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of teams in the 2023–24 Cymru North
Team Home City Home Ground Capacity
Airbus UK Broughton Broughton The Airfield 1,600
Bangor 1876 Bangor Nantporth 3,000
Buckley Town Buckley The Globe 1,000
Caersws Caersws Recreation Ground 4,000
Chirk AAA Chirk Holyhead Road 1,000
Denbigh Town Denbigh Central Park 1,200
Flint Town United Flint Essity Stadium 3,000
Gresford Athletic Gresford The Rock 3,500
Guilsfield Guilsfield Community Centre Ground 1,100
Holywell Town Holywell Halkyn Road 2,000
Llandudno Llandudno OPS Wind Arena 1,013
Llanidloes Town Llanidloes Victoria Park 4,000
Mold Alexandra Mold Alyn Park 3,000
Porthmadog Porthmadog Y Traeth 2,000
Prestatyn Town Prestatyn Bastion Road 2,500
Ruthin Town Ruthin Memorial Playing Fields 2,000

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest)
Airbus UK Broughton Wales Mark Allen Wales Steve Tomassen Adidas Gardner Aerospace
Bangor 1876 Wales Michael Johnston Wales Jamie Petrie Joma Watkin Property Ventures
Buckley Town Wales Asa Hamilton Wales Josh Jones TAG Sportswear Thomas Roofing
Caersws Wales Luke Williams Wales Harry Cottam Macron Gellidywyll Holiday Home Park
Chirk AAA Wales Jack Ellis/England Gary Jones Wales Ashton Williams Macron Planet Vape
Denbigh Town Wales Dewi Llion Wales Paul Fleming Umbro Travelsport
Flint Town United Wales Lee Fowler Wales Jay Owen Macron Essity
Gresford Athletic Wales Eddie Maurice-Jones Wales Josh Griffiths Macron Eurogold
Guilsfield England Nathan Leonard Wales Jojo Harries Macron Hardings Garden Centre
Holywell Town England Johnny Haseldin England James Graham Joma Achieve More Training
Llandudno Wales Jordan Hadaway Wales Ross Weaver Umbro Offshore Painting Services
Llanidloes Town Wales Andy Evans England Ed Clarke Errea Hafren Furnishers
Mold Alexandra Wales Mike Cunningham England Rhys Nash Joma Vision
Porthmadog Wales Craig Papirnyk Wales Iddon Price Joma Aspects
Prestatyn Town England Matty Roberts England Jono Cahill Joma Lola's Bar
Ruthin Town England Dave Evans Wales Osian Davies Macron GJ Teeson Ltd

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Buckley Town Wales Dan Moore Resigned[4] 15 April 2023 Pre-season England Jason Aldcroft 28 April 2023[5]
Chirk AAA Wales Andy Pryde Resigned[6] 15 April 2023 Wales Jack Ellis/England Gary Jones 18 April 2023[7]
Llanidloes Town Wales Chris Davies Resigned[8] 25 May 2023 Wales Adam Worton/Wales Dave Jarman 7 June 2023[9]
Llanidloes Town Wales Adam Worton/Wales Dave Jarman Resigned[10] 10 June 2023 England Lawrence Wilson 23 June 2023[11]
Llandudno Wales Sean Eardley Resigned[12] 5 June 2023 England Jordan Hadaway 7 July 2023[13]
Prestatyn Town England Chris Jones Sacked[14] 1 October 2023 13th England Karl Clair 2 October 2023[15]
Caersws Wales Mark Griffiths Resigned[16] 3 October 2023 10th Wales Luke Williams[a]
Buckley Town England Jason Aldcroft Resigned[17] 10 October 2023 13th Wales Asa Hamilton 13 October 2023[18]
Llanidloes Town England Lawrence Wilson Sacked[19] 12 October 2023 15th Wales Andy Evans 2 December 2023[20]
Prestatyn Town England Karl Clair Resigned 12 January 2024 13th England Matty Roberts 12 January 2024[21]
Ruthin Town England Phil Hudson Resigned[22] 20 March 2024 10th England Dave Evans 20 March 2024[23]
Notes
  1. ^ Griffiths stepped down as joint-manager, but Williams continued in his role.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Holywell Town[a] (C) 30 26 3 1 79 17 +62 81
2 Flint Town United (P) 30 25 3 2 94 30 +64 78 Promotion to Cymru Premier
3 Airbus UK Broughton 30 23 5 2 84 28 +56 74
4 Mold Alexandra 30 18 1 11 66 50 +16 55
5 Bangor 1876 30 17 2 11 62 55 +7 53
6 Denbigh Town 30 15 4 11 71 60 +11 49
7 Ruthin Town 30 12 6 12 58 52 +6 42
8 Guilsfield 30 11 7 12 48 46 +2 40
9 Caersws 30 10 9 11 60 53 +7 39
10 Gresford Athletic 30 10 7 13 47 54 −7 37
11 Buckley Town 30 10 6 14 54 60 −6 36
12 Llandudno 30 10 1 19 59 80 −21 31
13 Prestatyn Town 30 7 5 18 39 74 −35 23[b]
14 Porthmadog (R) 30 6 4 20 35 66 −31 22 Relegation to Ardal NE or Ardal NW
15 Chirk AAA (R) 30 3 4 23 32 82 −50 13
16 Llanidloes Town (R) 30 2 3 25 25 106 −81 9
Source: Cymru North
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. ^ Holywell Town were ineligible for promotion after being refused a licence for the 2024–25 Cymru Premier.[24]
  2. ^ Prestatyn Town were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Mold Alexandra on 31 December 2023.[25]

Results

Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis.

Home \ Away AIR BAN BUC CAE CHI DEN FTU GRE GUI HWL LND LID MOL POR PRE RUT
Airbus UK Broughton — 4–0 2–2 3–3 3–2 3–1 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 5–3 2–1 6–0 2–0
Bangor 1876 1–2 — 3–0 2–0 3–2 2–1 1–4 1–3 2–1 1–4 0–3 6–0 1–0 4–1 1–4 0–0
Buckley Town 1–3 2–3 — 2–1 3–2 1–2 0–3 2–2 0–1 1–2 2–3 3–0 0–3 1–1 5–1 2–2
Caersws 3–3 2–3 2–2 — 3–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 1–2 2–1 5–0 4–0 1–2 2–1 5–1
Chirk AAA 0–5 0–1 0–1 2–2 — 0–1 1–4 0–0 2–2 0–2 3–2 2–0 1–4 1–1 0–3 1–2
Denbigh Town 2–0 2–2 6–5 4–1 6–1 — 1–2 2–5 2–2 1–5 4–1 6–2 3–2 3–1 4–3 2–1
Flint Town United 1–0 4–2 2–0 3–2 3–0 2–1 — 3–0 1–1 1–1 5–1 9–4 6–3 3–0 2–1 7–0
Gresford Athletic 0–3 1–3 2–1 1–3 6–0 1–2 2–4 — 1–1 0–5 3–1 4–1 1–5 2–3 2–2 1–2
Guilsfield 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–2 4–0 4–1 1–3 0–1 — 0–2 2–3 1–1 0–3 4–0 3–1 2–1
Holywell Town 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 4–1 4–2 — 2–1 4–0 3–0 1–0 4–0 1–0
Llandudno 1–5 2–4 1–5 2–3 4–1 2–2 1–5 2–3 0–2 0–4 — 6–1 1–2 3–2 3–2 2–1
Llanidloes Town 1–5 0–4 2–2 1–3 1–2 0–7 0–3 0–2 1–4 0–2 3–2 — 1–5 1–2 1–1 1–3
Mold Alexandra 0–3 3–1 1–2 2–1 5–2 2–0 0–4 1–0 3–0 1–3 1–0 4–1 — 5–1 3–0 0–3
Porthmadog 0–3 0–4 1–3 1–1 4–1 2–1 1–3 0–1 0–1 0–3 2–3 0–1 1–2 — 3–1 2–3
Prestatyn Town 0–4 3–4 4–2 0–0 2–1 0–3 0–4 1–0 1–1 0–4 2–3 1–0 1–1 3–2 — 1–2
Ruthin Town 2–3 4–0 2–3 1–2 3–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 5–4 6–1 1–2 1–1 4–0 —
Source: Cymru North Match Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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