2023–24 Cymru North

Cymru North
Season	2023–24
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The 2023–24 Cymru North season (also known as the 2023–24 JD Cymru North season for sponsorship reasons) is the fourth season of the second-tier northern region football league in the Welsh football pyramid. Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis. The winners are promoted to the Cymru Premier. The bottom three teams are relegated to either the Ardal NE or Ardal NW.

Teams

The league consisted of 16 clubs - 11 teams who remained in the league from the previous season, two 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]

Team changes

To Cymru North

Promoted from Ardal NE

Caersws

Promoted from Ardal NW

Relegated from Cymru Premier

From Cymru North

Promoted to Cymru Premier

Colwyn Bay

Relegated to Ardal NE

Penrhyncoch

Relegated to Ardal NW

Withdrew from league

Cefn Druids

Stadia and locations

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	Mark Allen	Steve Tomassen	Adidas	Gardner Aerospace
Bangor 1876	Michael Johnston	Jamie Petrie	Joma	Watkin Property Ventures
Buckley Town		Josh Jones	TAG Sportswear	Thomas Roofing
Caersws	Mark Griffiths	Matthew Mumford	Macron	Gellidywyll Holiday Home Park
Chirk AAA	Jack Ellis/ Gary Jones	Ashton Williams	Macron	Planet Vape
Denbigh Town	Dewi Llion	Paul Fleming	Adidas	Travelsport
Flint Town United	Lee Fowler	Jay Owen	Macron	Essity
Gresford Athletic	Eddie Maurice-Jones	Josh Griffiths	Macron	Eurogold
Guilsfield	Nathan Leonard	Jojo Harries	Macron	Hardings Garden Centre
Holywell Town	Johnny Haseldin	James Graham	Joma	Achieve More Training
Llandudno	Jordan Hadaway	Ross Weaver	Umbro	Offshore Painting Services
Llanidloes Town	Lawrence Wilson	Ed Clarke	Errea	Hafren Furnishers
Mold Alexandra	Mike Cunningham	Rhys Nash	Joma	Vision
Porthmadog	Craig Papirnyk	Iddon Price	Joma	Aspects
Prestatyn Town	Karl Clair	Jono Cahill	Joma	Lola's Bar
Ruthin Town	Phil Hudson	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	Dan Moore	Resigned[4]	15 April 2023	Pre-season	Jason Aldcroft	28 April 2023[5]
Chirk AAA	Andy Pryde	Resigned[6]	15 April 2023		Jack Ellis/ Gary Jones	18 April 2023[7]
Llanidloes Town	Chris Davies	Resigned[8]	25 May 2023		Adam Worton/ Dave Jarman	7 June 2023[9]
Llanidloes Town	Adam Worton/ Dave Jarman	Resigned[10]	10 June 2023		Lawrence Wilson	23 June 2023[11]
Llandudno	Sean Eardley	Resigned[12]	5 June 2023		Jordan Hadaway	7 July 2023
Prestatyn Town	Chris Jones	Sacked[13]	1 October 2023	13th	Karl Clair	2 October 2023[14]
Caersws	Mark Griffiths	Resigned[15]	3 October 2023	10th	Luke Williams[lower-alpha 1]
Buckley Town	Jason Aldcroft	Resigned	10 October 2023	13th

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Holywell Town	8	7	1	0	23	5	+18	22	Promotion to Cymru Premier
2	Airbus UK Broughton	10	7	1	2	24	10	+14	22
3	Flint Town United	8	6	2	0	17	7	+10	20
4	Mold Alexandra	8	6	0	2	21	12	+9	18
5	Denbigh Town	9	5	0	4	23	19	+4	15
6	Caersws	10	4	2	4	23	20	+3	14
7	Gresford Athletic	9	4	2	3	16	13	+3	14
8	Guilsfield	9	4	2	3	10	11	−1	14
9	Porthmadog	10	4	1	5	17	18	−1	13
10	Bangor 1876	9	4	0	5	19	23	−4	12
11	Ruthin Town	10	3	2	5	16	19	−3	11
12	Buckley Town	10	3	2	5	17	23	−6	11
13	Prestatyn Town	10	3	1	6	13	21	−8	10
14	Llanidloes Town	8	1	2	5	10	28	−18	5	Relegation to Ardal NE or Ardal NW
15	Llandudno	8	1	0	7	11	20	−9	3
16	Chirk AAA	8	1	0	7	10	21	−11	3

Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2023. Source: Cymru North
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.

Results

Home \ Away	AIR	BAN	BUC	CAE	CHI	DEN	FTU	GRE	GUI	HWL	LND	LID	MOL	POR	PRE	RUT
Airbus UK Broughton	—			3–3					3–0		2–1			2–1		2–0
Bangor 1876		—				2–1		1–3		1–4		6–0			1–4
Buckley Town	1–3		—										0–3	1–1
Caersws		2–3		—	3–2						2–1		4–0			5–1
Chirk AAA			0–1		—	0–1	1–4					2–0
Denbigh Town	2–0		6–5	4–1		—				1–5		6–2
Flint Town United	1–0			3–2		2–1	—	3–0		1–1					2–1
Gresford Athletic			2–1					—	1–1		3–1	4–1		2–3
Guilsfield			0–1						—			1–1			3–1
Holywell Town				3–1						—	2–1		3–0	1–0
Llandudno		2–4							0–2		—			3–2
Llanidloes Town	1–5		2–2								3–2	—
Mold Alexandra		3–1			5–2				3–0				—	5–1
Porthmadog					4–1	2–1			0–1					—	3–1
Prestatyn Town	0–4		4–2	0–0				1–0		0–4					—	1–2
Ruthin Town		4–0	2–3		3–2		1–1	1–1	1–2				1–2			—

Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2023. Source: Cymru North Match Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Notes

Griffiths stepped down as joint-manager, but Luke Williams continued in his role

References

"2023/24 MEN'S NATIONAL LEAGUES ALLOCATIONS CONFIRMED". FA Wales. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
"Cefn Druids withdraw from Cymru North for 2023-24 season". BBC Sport. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
Nick Harrison (29 May 2023). "Battling Cefn Albion miss out on Cymru North promotion". The Leader. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
Shaun Davies (7 April 2023). "Buckley return to Cymru North action with Prestatyn clash". The Leader. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
@BTFCofficial77 (28 April 2023). "CLUB ANNOUNCEMENT" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 June 2023 – via Twitter.
Shaun Davies (14 April 2023). "It's the end of an era for Chirk and Buckley managers". The Leader. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
Gavin Grosvenor (18 April 2023). "New management team takes the helm at Chirk as Pryde departs". Border Counties Advertiser. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
Gavin Grosvenor (25 May 2023). "Llanidloes Town pay tribute to outgoing manager Davies". County Times. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
@LlaniTownfc (7 June 2023). "Having finally got some stability around the place we are pleased to announce a new management team for the forthcoming season" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 June 2023 – via Twitter.
@LlaniTownfc (10 June 2023). "Due to family and work commitments we couldn't get Adam sorted so he wouldn't be able to take on the role, the knock on effect means that after chatting to Dave the whole club felt it would be better to look for a manager to come in and discuss their options for an assistant" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 June 2023 – via Twitter.
@LlaniTownfc (23 June 2023). "After taking time to assess the situation and learning what league we were in on June 6th we are very happy to agree terms with @LozaWilson" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 June 2023 – via Twitter.
"Sean Eardley Resigns". Llandudno FC. 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
"Today, the club have relieved Chris Jones of his duties as Manager". X. 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
"Cymru North club make swift appointment after sacking manager 24-hours ago". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
"Griffiths calls time on career as joint-manager of Caersws". County Times. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2023-10-04.

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[1] "2023/24 MEN'S NATIONAL LEAGUES ALLOCATIONS CONFIRMED". FA Wales. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

[2] "Cefn Druids withdraw from Cymru North for 2023-24 season". BBC Sport. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[3] Nick Harrison (29 May 2023). "Battling Cefn Albion miss out on Cymru North promotion". The Leader. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

[4] Shaun Davies (7 April 2023). "Buckley return to Cymru North action with Prestatyn clash". The Leader. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

[5] @BTFCofficial77 (28 April 2023). "CLUB ANNOUNCEMENT" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 June 2023 – via Twitter.

[6] Shaun Davies (14 April 2023). "It's the end of an era for Chirk and Buckley managers". The Leader. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

[7] Gavin Grosvenor (18 April 2023). "New management team takes the helm at Chirk as Pryde departs". Border Counties Advertiser. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

[8] Gavin Grosvenor (25 May 2023). "Llanidloes Town pay tribute to outgoing manager Davies". County Times. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

[9] @LlaniTownfc (7 June 2023). "Having finally got some stability around the place we are pleased to announce a new management team for the forthcoming season" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 June 2023 – via Twitter.

[10] @LlaniTownfc (10 June 2023). "Due to family and work commitments we couldn't get Adam sorted so he wouldn't be able to take on the role, the knock on effect means that after chatting to Dave the whole club felt it would be better to look for a manager to come in and discuss their options for an assistant" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 June 2023 – via Twitter.

[11] @LlaniTownfc (23 June 2023). "After taking time to assess the situation and learning what league we were in on June 6th we are very happy to agree terms with @LozaWilson" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 June 2023 – via Twitter.

[12] "Sean Eardley Resigns". Llandudno FC. 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-07-05.

[13] "Today, the club have relieved Chris Jones of his duties as Manager". X. 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2023-10-04.

[14] "Cymru North club make swift appointment after sacking manager 24-hours ago". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2023-10-04.

[15] "Griffiths calls time on career as joint-manager of Caersws". County Times. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2023-10-04.

Cymru North
2023–24 clubs	Airbus UK Broughton Bangor 1876 Buckley Town Caersws Chirk AAA Denbigh Town Flint Town United Gresford Athletic Guilsfield Holywell Town Llanidloes Town Llandudno Mold Alexandra Porthmadog Prestatyn Town Ruthin Town
Former teams	Bangor City Cefn Druids Colwyn Bay Conwy Borough Corwen Holyhead Hotspur Llanfair United Llangefni Town Llanrhaeadr Penrhyncoch
Defunct former teams	Rhyl
Associated competitions	Welsh Cup Welsh League Cup
Seasons	2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
See also: Cymru South