2022–23 Cymru North

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The 2022–23 Cymru North season (also known as the 2022–23 JD Cymru North season for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the second-tier Northern region football in the Welsh football pyramid. Teams played each other twice on a home and away basis.

Cymru North
Season2022–23
ChampionsColwyn Bay
PromotedColwyn Bay
RelegatedHolyhead Hotspur
Penrhyncoch
Conwy Borough
Top goalscorerDan Atkins Prestatyn Town - 22
Biggest home winPrestatyn Town 8-0 Cefn Druids
Biggest away winCefn Druids 1-7 Colwyn Bay
Highest attendance1,585 - Llandudno vs Colwyn Bay (29 July 2022)

Teams

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The league consisted of 16 clubs.

Team changes

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Stadia and locations

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Team Home City Home Ground Capacity
Buckley Town Buckley The Globe 1,000
Cefn Druids Rhosymedre The Rock 3,500
Chirk AAA Chirk Holyhead Road 1,000
Colwyn Bay Old Colwyn 4 Crosses Construction Arena 2,509
Conwy Borough Conwy Y Morfa Stadium 2,500
Gresford Athletic Gresford Clappers Lane 2,000
Guilsfield Guilsfield Community Centre Ground 1,100
Holyhead Hotspur Holyhead The New Oval 2,000
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
Penrhyncoch Penrhyn-coch Cae Baker 800
Porthmadog Porthmadog Y Traeth 2,000
Prestatyn Town Prestatyn Bastion Road 2,500
Ruthin Town Ruthin Memorial Playing Fields 2,000

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest)
Buckley Town   Dan Moore   Joshua Jones TAG Sportswear Thomas Roofing
Cefn Druids   Neil Ashton   Michael Jones Macron Global Travel Worldwide
Chirk AAA   Andy Pryde   Ashton Williams Macron Planet Vape
Colwyn Bay   Steve Evans   Tom McCready Hope & Glory Sportswear GO2 People
Conwy Borough   Stu Howson   Iolo Hughes SKkits Mel Owen Electrical Solutions
Gresford Athletic   Eddie Maurice-Jones   Joshua Griffiths Macron Eurogold
Guilsfield   Nathan Leonard   Sam Litchfield Macron Hardings Garden Centre
Holyhead Hotspur   Darren Garney   Alex Jones Joma C.L. Jones
Holywell Town   Johnny Haseldin   James Graham Joma Achieve More Training
Llandudno   Sean Eardley   Danny Hughes Umbro Offshore Painting Services
Llanidloes Town   Chris Davies   Ed Clarke Errea Hafren Furnishers
Mold Alexandra   Mike Cunningham   Rhys Nash Joma Vision
Penrhyncoch   Gari Lewis   Owain James Joma Sterling Asset Management
Porthmadog   Craig Papirnyk   Iddon Price Joma Aspects
Prestatyn Town   Chris Jones   Kyle Parle Joma Lola's Bar
Ruthin Town   Phil Hudson   Osian Davies Macron GJ Teeson Ltd

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Penrhyncoch   Aneurin Thomas Resigned[1] 24 April 2022 Pre-season   Gari Lewis 20 June 2022
Cefn Druids   Andy Turner End of interim spell[2] 28 April 2022   Neil Ashton 28 April 2022
Prestatyn Town   John Barnes Resigned 8 May 2022   Chris Jones 25 May 2022
Conwy Borough   Stuart Howson Sacked 20 September 2022 16th   Anthony Weaver 23 September 2022

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Colwyn Bay (C, P) 30 27 2 1 101 24 +77 83 Promotion to Cymru Premier
2 Holywell Town 30 26 1 3 75 22 +53 79
3 Llandudno 30 20 6 4 70 23 +47 66
4 Guilsfield 30 17 6 7 58 37 +21 57
5 Ruthin Town 30 16 3 11 48 44 +4 51
6 Prestatyn Town 30 14 4 12 66 50 +16 46
7 Cefn Druids 30 13 4 13 48 64 −16 43
8 Buckley Town 30 12 6 12 53 61 −8 42
9 Mold Alexandra 30 10 5 15 41 52 −11 35
10 Gresford Athletic 30 10 5 15 32 43 −11 35
11 Porthmadog 30 10 3 17 36 53 −17 33
12 Llanidloes Town 30 7 6 17 42 63 −21 27
13 Chirk AAA 30 5 11 14 32 49 −17 26
14 Conwy Borough (R) 30 5 8 17 33 64 −31 23 Relegation to Ardal NE or Ardal NW
15 Penrhyncoch (R) 30 3 7 20 31 72 −41 16
16 Holyhead Hotspur (R) 30 2 9 19 24 69 −45 15
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

Results

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Home \ Away BUC CDR CHI COL CON GRE GUI HDH HWL LND LID MOL PEN POR PRE RUT
Buckley Town 5–0 1–0 1–4 2–2 3–2 0–1 2–2 0–2 1–0 4–3 2–1 2–1 3–1 3–3 2–1
Cefn Druids 3–1 6–1 1–7 3–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 0–3 1–1 3–2 2–1 4–1 1–3 1–2 1–2
Chirk AAA 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–6 0–3 3–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–2
Colwyn Bay 5–2 4–1 2–0 5–0 2–0 6–0 4–0 1–3 1–1 4–2 4–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 4–1
Conwy Borough 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–3 0–3 2–1 1–4 1–2 0–0 0–1 3–1 0–2 2–3 0–1
Gresford Athletic 0–3 2–1 2–2 0–2 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–2 1–4 2–0 0–1 3–2 3–1 1–1 1–0
Guilsfield 3–2 0–1 2–0 2–3 2–2 2–1 4–0 1–2 0–0 2–2 4–0 4–1 4–0 1–3 3–0
Holyhead Hotspur 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–6 0–4 2–3 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–2
Holywell Town 2–1 4–0 2–0 1–6 3–1 2–0 4–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 2–0
Llandudno 5–0 4–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 5–2 3–0 4–0 1–2 2–2 0–1 5–2 0–1
Llanidloes Town 4–1 1–2 2–0 2–3 0–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 0–3 0–1 3–2 1–1 2–3 0–3 2–1
Mold Alexandra 2–0 3–4 1–0 0–3 5–2 1–2 0–1 3–1 0–2 0–3 4–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–2
Penrhyncoch 3–4 2–5 1–1 0–2 2–5 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–5 0–2 2–0 2–2 0–3 1–2 1–1
Porthmadog 1–1 1–2 0–5 0–2 3–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 0–2 3–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–4
Prestatyn Town 1–2 8–0 1–5 2–3 5–2 1–0 3–4 4–1 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–0 5–0 2–1 3–1
Ruthin Town 4–2 1–2 3–2 1–6 4–0 3–1 0–1 2–0 1–4 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–1
Source: Cymru North Match Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ "All change at Penrhyncoch as management staff stand down and stalwart retires". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Neil Ashton Appointed Cefn Druids New Manager". Cefn Druids. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.