List of Welsh Premier League seasons

The Welsh Premier League is the top division of Welsh football. This is the list of the league's seasons.

History

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Seasons

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Season Champions European qualifiers[a] Relegated from the League Promoted to the League Top scorer[b][1]
Player Goals
1992–93 Cwmbran Town Llanidloes Town
Abergavenny Thursdays
Llansantffraid[CA]
Ton Pentre[WFL]
Steve Woods (Ebbw Vale) 29
1993–94 Bangor City Inter Cardiff Haverfordwest County
Briton Ferry Athletic
Rhyl[CA]
Barry Town[WFL]
Dave Taylor (Porthmadog) 43
1994–95 Bangor City Afan Lido Mold Alexandra
Maesteg Park
Cemaes Bay[CA]
Briton Ferry Athletic[WFL]
Caernarfon Town[c]
Frank Mottram (Bangor City) 31
1995–96 Barry Town Newtown Afan Lido
Llanelli
Welshpool Town[CA]
Carmarthen Town[WFL]
Ken McKenna (Conwy United) 38
1996–97 Barry Town Inter CableTel Ton Pentre[d]
Holywell Town
Briton Ferry Athletic
Rhayader Town[CA]
Haverfordwest County[WNL]
Tony Bird (Barry Town) 42
1997–98 Barry Town Newtown Porthmadog
Flint Town United
Welshpool Town
Cemaes Bay
Holywell Town[CA]
Afan Lido[WFL]
Eifion Williams (Barry Town) 40
1998–99 Barry Town Inter Cardiff
Cwmbran Town
Holywell Town
Ebbw Vale[e]
Flexys Cefn Druids[CA]
Llanelli[WFL]
Eifion Williams (Barry Town) 28
1999–2000 Total Network Solutions Barry Town
Bangor City
Conwy United
Caernarfon Town
Oswestry Town[CA]
Port Talbot Town[WFL]
Chris Summers (Cwmbran Town) 28
2000–01 Barry Town Cwmbran Town
Total Network Solutions
Inter Cardiff Caernarfon Town[CA] Graham Evans (Caersws) 25
2001–02 Barry Town Total Network Solutions
Bangor City
Rhayader Town Welshpool Town[CA] Marc Lloyd-Williams (Bangor City) 47
2002–03 Barry Town Cwmbran Town
Total Network Solutions
Llanelli Porthmadog[CA] Graham Evans (Caersws) 24
2003–04 Rhyl Haverfordwest County
Total Network Solutions
Barry Town Airbus UK Broughton[CA]
Llanelli[WFL]
Graham Evans (Caersws)[f] 24
2004–05 Total Network Solutions Carmarhten Town
Rhyl
Afan Lido Cardiff Grange Harlequins[WFL] Marc Lloyd-Williams (Total Network Solutions) 31
2005–06 Total Network Solutions Llanelli
Rhyl
Cardiff Grange Harlequins Rhys Griffiths (Port Talbot Town) 28
2006–07 The New Saints Carmarhten Town
Rhyl
Cwmbran Town Llangefni Town[CA]
Neath Athletic[WFL]
Rhys Griffiths (Llanelli) 30
2007–08 Llanelli The New Saints Llangefni Town Prestatyn Town[CA] Rhys Griffiths (Llanelli) 40
2008–09 Rhyl Llanelli
The New Saints
Caernarfon Town Bala Town[CA] Rhys Griffiths (Llanelli) 31
2009–10 The New Saints Llanelli
Port Talbot Town
Rhyl[g]
Gap Connah's Quay
Porthmadog
Technogroup Welshpool Town
Caersws
Elements Cefn Druids
Rhys Griffiths (Llanelli) 30
2010–11 Bangor City The New Saints
Neath
Haverfordwest County Afan Lido[WFL] Rhys Griffiths (Llanelli) 25
2011–12 The New Saints Bangor City
Llanelli
Neath Gap Connah's Quay[CA] Rhys Griffiths (Llanelli) 24
2012–13 The New Saints Airbus UK Broughton
Bala Town
Llanelli Rhyl[CA] Michael Wilde (The New Saints) 25
2013–14 The New Saints Airbus UK Broughton
TBD
Afan Lido Cefn Druids[CA] TBD (TBD) TBD

Notes

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  • a Providing that the league champions have qualified for Europe by winning the league, these are the clubs who have qualified to play in Europe through the league only.
  • b Includes only goals scored in the League of Wales/Welsh Premier League.
  • c Caernarfon Town gained League of Wales membership prior to the 1994-95 season and subsequently left the Northern Premier League Division One.
  • d Ton Pentre withdrew from the league at the end of the 1996–97 season after finding to continue was proving to be financially difficult.[2][3][4]
  • e Ebbw Vale were expelled from the league before the 1992–93 season began due to financial difficulties, and promptly went out of business.[5]
  • f Graham Evans was awarded the Golden Boot after Andy Moran was tested positive for a banned substance.[6]
  • g Rhyl were denied the domestic licence for competing in the 2010–11 Welsh Premier League and were therefore relegated to the second tier. Welsh Premier League aspirants Llangefni Town (Cymru Alliance) and Afan Lido (Welsh Football League Division One) were also denied licences meaning that no team from the second tier was promoted. Since these three teams failed to obtain licences, the best three teams originally to be relegated, with all three obtaining their licences, were spared from relegation (Bala Town, Haverfordwest County and Newtown AFC).[7]
  • CA Clubs that have gained promotion from the Cymru Alliance.
  • WFL Clubs that have gained promotion from the Welsh Football League Division One.

References

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  1. ^ Golden Boot winners Archived 3 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine welsh-premier.com Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  2. ^ Relegated clubs:Ton Pentre welsh-premier.com Retrieved 17 June 2010 04:02
  3. ^ Ton Pentre welshpremier.com Retrieved 17 June 2010 04:00
  4. ^ Ton Pentre AFC history tonpentreafc.com Retrieved 17 June 2010 04:27
  5. ^ Relegated clubs:Ebbw Vale welsh-premier.com Retrieved 16 June 2010 23:45
  6. ^ Welsh Premier career details for Andy Moran welsh-premier.com Retrieved 17 June 20:38
  7. ^ Shock as Rhyl fail in licence bid Archived 6 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine welsh-premier.com Retrieved 17 June 2010 04:04