2021–22 Cymru Premier

The 2021–22 Cymru Premier (Welsh: Uwch Gynghrair Cymru 2021–22) (known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons) is the 30th season of the Cymru Premier (formally known as the Welsh Premier League), the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992. Connah's Quay Nomads are the defending champions. Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league splits into two groups after phase 1 matches are completed. Due to Wales losing a European place, the format of the play-offs will change, with the prize now being a place in the Scottish Challenge Cup.

Cymru Premier
Uwch Gynghrair Cymru
Season2021–22
Dates13 August 2021 - 14 May 2022
ChampionsThe New Saints
RelegatedCefn Druids
Barry Town United
Matches played192
Goals scored562 (2.93 per match)
Biggest home winBala Town 11-0 Penybont
24 April 2022)
Biggest away winAberystwyth Town 0–6 Haverfordwest County
(15 March 2022)
Highest scoringBala Town 11-0 Penybont
24 April 2022)
Longest winning runThe New Saints (8 games)
Longest unbeaten runThe New Saints (14 games)
Longest winless runCefn Druids (25 games)
Longest losing runCefn Druids (7 games)
Highest attendance1,248 - Barry Town vs Connah's Quay Nomads (11 September 2021)
Lowest attendance65 - Cardiff Met vs Cefn Druids (2 October 2021)
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 13 June.

Teams

Twelve teams competed in the league – the same twelve teams as the previous season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cymru North and Cymru South leagues were unable to be played the previous season, therefore no teams were able to be promoted. As every team already in the premier league had been granted a Tier 1 license, there was no need for any team to be relegated.[1]

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2021–22 Cymru Premier teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Aberystwyth TownAberystwyth Park Avenue5,000
Bala TownBala Maes Tegid3,000
Barry Town UnitedBarry Jenner Park Stadium3,500
Caernarfon TownCaernarfon The Oval3,000
Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityCyncoed Cyncoed Campus1,620
Cefn DruidsRhosymedre The Rock3,000
Connah's Quay NomadsConnah's Quay Deeside Stadium1,500
Flint Town UnitedFlint Cae-y-Castell1,000
Haverfordwest CountyHaverfordwest Bridge Meadow Stadium2,100
NewtownNewtown Latham Park5,000
PenybontBridgend Bryntirion Park3,000
The New Saints Oswestry Park Hall2,034

Personnel and kits
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Front shirt sponsor
Aberystwyth Town Antonio Corbisiero Jack Thorn Acerbis Aberystwyth University
Bala Town Colin Caton Chris Venables Macron Aykroyd's
Barry Town United Gavin Chesterfield Kayne McLaggon Macron RIM Motors
Caernarfon Town Huw Griffiths Dion Donohue Errea Gofal Bro Cyf
Cardiff Metropolitan University Christian Edwards Chris Baker Errea Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cefn Druids Andy Turner Michael Jones Errea Wrexham Lager
Connah's Quay Nomads Craig Harrison George Horan Nike Educate Group[2]
Flint Town United Neil Gibson Alex Jones Macron Essity
Haverfordwest County Nicky Hayen Dylan Rees Joma West Wales Properties
Newtown Chris Hughes Craig T. Williams Errea Control Techniques
Penybont Rhys Griffiths Kane Owen Macron Nathaniel House of Cars
The New Saints Anthony Limbrick Chris Marriott Legea SiFi Networks

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Cefn Druids Jayson Starkey End of caretaker spell 27 May 2021 Pre-season Niall McGuinness[3] 27 May 2021
Aberystwyth Town Gavin Allen Resigned 2 June 2021 Antonio Corbisiero[4] 2 June 2021
Cefn Druids Niall McGuinness[5] 24 September 2021 12th Andy Turner (caretaker) 24 September 2021
Connah's Quay Nomads Andy Morrison[6] 28 September 2021 6th Craig Harrison[7] 29 September 2021
Haverfordwest County Wayne Jones[8] 5 December 2021 10th Nicky Hayen 31 December 2021

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
1 The New Saints (C) 32 25 5 2 86 26 +60 80 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Bala Town 32 16 11 5 67 37 +30 59 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Newtown 32 15 6 11 50 35 +15 51
4 Caernarfon Town 32 13 4 15 46 53 −7 43 Qualification to Scottish Challenge Cup play-offs
5 Flint Town United 32 12 6 14 51 53 −2 42
6 Penybont 32 10 10 12 49 57 −8 40
7 Cardiff Metropolitan University 32 10 12 10 35 38 −3 42 Qualification to Scottish Challenge Cup play-offs
8 Aberystwyth Town 32 11 7 14 38 45 −7 40
9 Connah's Quay Nomads 32 15 11 6 44 18 +26 38[lower-alpha 2]
10 Haverfordwest County 32 10 8 14 45 46 −1 38
11 Barry Town United (R) 32 8 7 17 31 47 −16 31 Relegation to Cymru North or Cymru South
12 Cefn Druids (R) 32 2 3 27 22 109 −87 9
Source: Cymru Premier table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other twice (22 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. Connah's Quay Nomads were deducted 18 points for fielding an ineligible player in six matches.[9]

Results

13 August 2021 – 26 February 2022

Matches 1–22
Home \ Away ABE BAL BAR CAE CMU CDR CQN FTU HAV NTW PYB TNS
Aberystwyth Town — 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 5–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–4 0–3 1–0
Bala Town 2–2 — 3–3 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–4 3–1 6–2 1–0 2–2 1–4
Barry Town United 1–1 0–0 — 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–2 0–3 0–0 1–2
Caernarfon Town 3–3 3–3 1–2 — 2–0 3–0 0–1 2–3 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–4
Cardiff Metropolitan University 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 — 4–2 1–1 1–5 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–1
Cefn Druids 0–1 3–5 1–4 1–3 1–3 — 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–5 0–3 1–4
Connah's Quay Nomads 1–0 0–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 4–0 — 2–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–1
Flint Town United 1–0 1–2 3–2 3–4 2–2 4–0 1–1 — 4–1 4–1 3–1 1–1
Haverfordwest County 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 — 1–0 2–2 0–1
Newtown 1–2 3–3 2–1 1–0 0–0 5–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 — 3–1 1–4
Penybont 4–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 7–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 — 1–1
The New Saints 3–0 2–1 3–1 5–3 5–0 5–1 3–1 1–0 6–0 2–0 3–2 —
Source: Cymru Premier
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–32

Scottish Challenge Cup play-offs

Semi-finals
Flint Town UnitedvPenybont
Caernarfon TownvCardiff Met

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[10]
1 Declan McManus The New Saints 24
2 Aaron Williams Newtown 17
3 Jordan Williams The New Saints 15
4 Michael Wilde Flint Town United 14
Kayne McLaggon Barry Town United

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Michael Wilde Flint Town United Cefn Druids 4–0 (H) 21 August 2021
Aaron Williams Newtown Barry Town United 0–3 (A) 2 October 2021
Declan McManus The New Saints Haverfordwest 6–0 (H) 6 November 2021
Nicky Rushton Newtown Aberystwyth 2–4 (A) 10 December 2021
Ben Ahmun Penybont Aberystwyth 4–0 (H) 21 January 2022
Mello Connah's Quay Cefn Druids 5–0 (H) 15 March 2022
Alhagi Touray Sisay Haverfordwest Aberystwyth 0–6 (A) 15 March 2022
Will Evans Bala Penybont 0–5 (A) 2 April 2022
Jazz Richards Haverfordwest Cefn Druids 1–6 (A) 9 April 2022
Jordan Williams The New Saints Flint Town 7–0 (H) 15 April 2022
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Top assists
As of 1 May 2022
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Rob Hughes Caernarfon Town 13
2 Chris Marriott The New Saints 10
Nick Rushton Newtown
Mathew Jones Aberystwyth Town
5 Adrian Cieślewicz The New Saints 9
6 Ryan Brobbel 8
Daniel Redmond
Kane Owen Penybont
Paul Rutherford Bala Town
Ben Fawcett Haverfordwest County

Monthly awards
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August Anthony Limbrick The New Saints Clayton Green Barry Town
September Colin Caton Bala Town David Edwards Bala Town
October Chris Hughes Newtown Kayne McLaggon Barry Town
November Antonio Corbisiero Aberystwyth Town John Owen Aberystwyth Town
December Chris Hughes Newtown Jordan Williams The New Saints
January Anthony Limbrick The New Saints Harry Franklin Aberystwyth Town
February Craig Harrison Connah's Quay Mike Hayes Caernarfon Town
March Nicky Hayen Haverfordwest County Chris Venables Bala Town

References
  1. "Cymru Premier scraps relegation and promotion for current season". BBC Sport. 12 April 2021.
  2. "Champion Nomads announce new Club Sponsor". Connah's Quay Nomads. 9 June 2021.
  3. "Niall McGuinness: Former Flint and Rhyl boss named new Cefn Druids manager". BBC Sport. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. Jordan Jones (2 June 2021). "Antonio Corbisiero succeeds Gavin Allen as manager of Aberystwyth". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  5. Harrison Jones (24 September 2020). "Cefn Druids part company with first-team manager Niall McGuiness". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  6. "Andy Morrison: Connah's Quay Nomads manager steps down". BBC Sport. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  7. "Harrison appointed Nomads' new Head Coach". Connah's Quay Nomads F.C. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  8. "Club Statement: Wayne Jones". Haverfordwest County F.C. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  9. "Caernarfon Town replace Connah's Quay Nomads in JD Cymru Premier Championship Conference". www.cymrufootball.wales.
  10. "Top Scorers - Welsh Premier League - Football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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