2007–08 Welsh Premier League

The 2007–08 Welsh Premier League was the 16th season of the Welsh Premier League since its establishment in 1992 as the League of Wales. It began on 17 August 2007 and ended on 19 April 2008.[1] The league was won by Llanelli, their first league title.

Welsh Premier League
Season2007–08
ChampionsLlanelli
RelegatedLlangefni Town
Champions LeagueLlanelli
UEFA CupBangor City
The New Saints
Intertoto CupRhyl
Matches played306
Goals scored982 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorerRhys Griffiths (40)
Biggest home winLlanelli 8–0 Port Talbot Town
Carmarthen Town 8-0 Connah's Quay Nomads
Biggest away winConnah's Quay Nomads 0-7 Bangor City
Highest scoringCaersws 2-7 Rhyl

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Llanelli (C) 34 27 4 3 99 35 +64 85 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2 The New Saints 34 25 3 6 85 30 +55 78 Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Rhyl 34 21 6 7 60 24 +36 69 Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round
4 Port Talbot Town 34 17 8 9 57 48 +9 59
5 Bangor City 34 15 10 9 62 31 +31 55 Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a]
6 Carmarthen Town 34 15 9 10 59 47 +12 54
7 Neath Athletic 34 15 9 10 57 52 +5 54
8 Haverfordwest County 34 14 5 15 61 59 +2 47
9 Aberystwyth Town 34 13 7 14 57 45 +12 46
10 Welshpool Town 34 12 10 12 49 52 −3 46
11 Airbus UK Broughton 34 11 9 14 36 44 −8 42
12 Cefn Druids 34 12 2 20 45 66 −21 38
13 Newtown 34 9 10 15 47 66 −19 37
14 Caernarfon Town 34 10 6 18 42 74 −32 36
15 Connah's Quay Nomads 34 9 7 18 42 85 −43 34
16 CPD Porthmadog 34 7 6 21 48 70 −22 27
17 Caersws 34 6 8 20 37 72 −35 26 Spared from relegation[b]
18 Llangefni Town (R) 34 7 3 24 39 82 −43 24 Relegation to Cymru Alliance
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Via 2007–08 Welsh Cup
  2. ^ Caersws FC not relegated due to Welsh Football League First Division champions Goytre United refusing promotion.

Results

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Home \ Away ABE AIR BAN CNR CAE CMR CQN POR HAV LLA LLG NEA CDR NEW PTA RHL TNS WEL
Aberystwyth Town 0–0 2–1 4–0 2–1 0–2 6–1 2–1 2–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–4 0–0 5–1 2–3
Airbus UK Broughton 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 3–1 0–1 1–3 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–1
Bangor City 1–0 5–0 5–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 5–1 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–0
Caernarfon Town 1–0 0–3 0–4 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–4 1–2 3–4 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 3–1 0–1 1–7 1–1
Caersws FC 1–1 2–3 1–0 0–1 1–2 3–4 2–4 1–2 0–5 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–4 2–7 1–2 0–3
Carmarthen Town 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–3 8–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 4–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–3 5–2
Connah's Quay Nomads 1–2 1–0 0–7 1–0 1–0 4–3 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–5 1–3 3–3
CPD Porthmadog 2–6 2–2 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–2 3–3 0–2 2–4 2–4 0–2 1–2 2–3 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–1
Haverfordwest County 3–1 4–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 6–2 3–2 1–4 5–1 1–2 3–0 2–3 2–1 1–1 0–4 1–0
Llanelli 1–0 1–0 0–2 5–1 1–1 4–1 4–0 1–2 4–2 5–0 3–3 1–0 5–0 8–0 2–1 4–0 3–0
Llangefni Town AFC 3–0 0–3 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–3 1–2 1–4 2–1 1–5 4–2 2–0 2–3 4–1 0–3 0–3 0–1
Neath Athletic 2–2 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–2 1–2 4–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 3–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–5
Cefn Druids 0–2 4–1 1–6 5–1 4–0 3–1 5–2 1–1 1–0 2–5 2–1 0–2 3–0 0–1 1–4 1–0 0–2
Newtown 1–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–1 4–1 4–2 1–4 3–5 2–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–2
Port Talbot Town 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 4–2 2–2 0–1 3–1 3–3 5–1 5–1 1–2 1–0 1–1
Rhyl 0–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 4–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 5–0 0–1 1–1
The New Saints 1–0 0–0 2–1 4–0 6–0 0–3 3–1 4–1 6–2 3–0 7–1 3–1 3–0 6–0 2–1 1–0 2–0
Welshpool Town 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–4 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–3 2–1 3–3 3–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–3 1–0 0–3
Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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Rank Scorer Club Goals
1   Rhys Griffiths Llanelli 40
2   Marc Lloyd-Williams Rhyl & Newtown 23
3   Martin Rose Port Talbot Town 19
  Ashley Stott Rhyl 19
5   Danny Thomas Carmarthen Town 18

Monthly awards

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Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
September   Peter Nicholas Llanelli   Andy Moran Rhyl
October   Deryn Brace Carmarthen Town   Chris Venables Welshpool Town
November   Neville Powell Bangor City   Luke Sherbon Aberystwyth Town
December   Ken McKenna The New Saints   Wes Kilgannon Connah's Quay Nomads
January   John Hulse Rhyl   Rhys Griffiths Llanelli
February   Peter Nicholas Llanelli   Ross Stephens Welshpool Town
March   Peter Nicholas Llanelli   Darren Thomas Llangefni Town

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Wales 2007/08". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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