Wales 1997/98

First Division

Cross-Table
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                Abw Bng Bar Cnf Cws Crm  Cem C Q Cnw Cwm E V F T Hav ICT  TNS New Por Rha Rhy Wpl
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Aberystwyth     *** 3-1 0-2 3-0 1-0 3-1  2-5 0-1 3-0 2-4 1-1 2-1 4-0 1-0  2-2 0-1 2-2 3-2 1-1 5-0
Bangor C        1-0 *** 1-4 1-0 3-2 2-2  6-0 0-2 1-1 2-2 1-0 2-1 1-2 2-1  2-0 0-3 3-3 3-1 2-0 5-1
Barry T         6-1 5-0 *** 4-0 6-1 6-3 12-0 2-1 3-1 2-1 1-1 2-0 3-2 2-1 10-0 5-5 3-0 2-0 3-2 8-0
Caernarfon      1-1 1-1 2-5 *** 0-1 5-0  4-0 0-1 1-1 1-4 2-3 0-0 3-1 1-3  3-1 1-5 2-2 4-1 1-1 3-0
Caersws         5-3 1-3 0-2 4-2 *** 6-1  3-0 0-2 1-4 2-1 1-2 2-3 3-1 2-0  2-0 1-2 4-1 0-1 1-2 3-0
Carmarthen      1-1 0-3 3-5 0-2 0-0 ***  4-0 2-2 0-1 1-2 2-2 3-0 0-1 2-0  1-3 2-2 3-1 1-0 2-2 1-1
Cemaes YM       2-2 0-3 0-3 0-5 2-4 3-3  *** 1-4 1-2 2-5 0-2 1-2 4-0 0-3  1-5 0-1 1-2 1-3 0-2 2-3
Connah's Quay N 1-0 2-2 1-4 2-0 3-1 0-2 10-0 *** 2-2 1-5 2-3 3-2 5-2 0-0  2-2 1-1 2-2 2-1 1-1 2-1
Conwy Utd.      1-3 0-2 1-3 0-2 3-0 0-2  4-0 2-2 *** 1-2 2-3 2-0 2-0 1-2  2-2 3-1 1-0 4-1 2-1 0-0
Cwmbran T       1-1 0-1 0-3 1-2 3-1 1-1  2-0 2-2 2-1 *** 1-2 4-3 6-0 0-0  2-1 3-1 3-1 3-0 2-0 3-2
Ebbw Vale       1-1 2-3 1-1 1-1 3-3 3-1 10-1 2-0 4-3 2-1 *** 5-0 6-1 4-0  2-1 0-4 2-1 1-1 3-3 1-1
Flint Town      1-1 1-4 1-2 0-2 2-0 1-2  3-0 1-2 1-6 1-1 0-4 *** 1-1 1-2  1-1 2-3 3-1 0-2 3-3 1-1
Haverfordwest   1-1 2-2 0-1 3-0 1-2 1-1  5-0 2-1 1-1 2-1 1-4 1-3 *** 0-2  2-2 1-6 3-0 2-4 0-1 3-0
Inter C.T.      3-0 2-0 0-0 3-1 1-0 3-0  1-0 4-1 3-0 0-1 2-0 1-3 3-0 ***  2-1 0-2 2-1 2-0 2-0 3-1
Total N.S.      1-0 1-1 0-1 2-0 1-1 2-3  1-1 0-0 2-1 3-3 2-3 1-0 2-2 1-1  *** 2-4 2-1 2-2 1-0 3-1
Newtown         4-0 4-2 0-2 2-1 1-1 2-0 11-1 1-1 3-3 1-2 1-2 3-2 5-2 0-0  1-1 *** 4-0 3-1 1-1 3-0
Porthmadog      5-3 0-1 0-3 2-0 3-2 0-1  7-0 1-3 3-0 0-1 0-2 0-1 2-3 0-4  3-1 1-4 *** 1-2 0-2 3-1
Rhayader        1-3 2-1 2-2 1-2 2-4 2-1  5-0 1-3 1-3 1-2 2-2 1-3 3-1 1-0  1-1 0-4 1-3 *** 0-3 3-2
Rhyl            2-2 2-1 0-1 2-1 2-0 3-0  3-1 0-1 0-3 1-0 5-2 2-0 0-2 0-1  2-1 3-2 1-1 2-0 *** 3-2
Welshpool       1-3 1-3 0-5 4-1 4-0 1-5  8-0 2-4 1-2 0-1 2-3 4-2 2-2 0-2  1-0 0-1 1-2 3-3 3-3 ***

Final Table:

 1.Barry Town            38  33  5  0 134-31 104  Champions
 2.Newtown               38  23  9  6 101-47  78
 3.Ebbw Vale             38  22 11  5  94-55  77
 4.Inter Cable-Tel       38  23  5 10  58-28  74
 5.Cwmbran Town          38  22  7  9  78-47  73
 6.Bangor City           38  20  8 10  72-54  68
 7.Connah's Quay Nomads  38  18 12  8  75-54  66
 8.Rhyl                  38  17 10 11  61-49  61
 9.Conwy United          38  15  8 15  66-59  53
10.Aberystwyth Town      38  13 12 13  64-63  51
11.Caersws               38  14  4 20  64-71  46
12.Carmarthen Town       38  11 11 16  57-72  44
13.Caernarfon Town       38  12  7 19  57-66  43
14.TNS Llansantffraid    38   9 15 14  54-67  42
15.Rhayader Town         38  11  6 21  55-78  39
16.Haverfordwest County  38  10  8 20  54-87  38
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17.Porthmadog            38  10  5 23  55-77  35  Relegated
18.Flint Town United     38   9  7 22  50-77  34  Relegated
19.Welshpool Town        38   6  7 25  55-97  25  Relegated
20.Cemaes Ynys Mon       38   2  3 33  30-155  9  Relegated

NB: Cemaes Bay were renamed Cemaes Ynys Mon before the season

Promoted: Holywell Town (North) and Afan Lido FC (South).
League reduced to 18 teams for 1998/99.


FA of Wales Cup

Round 3
[Nov 15?]
Hoover Sports          2-2 Holywell Town  
[Nov 22] 
Briton Ferry Athletic  1-7 Inter Cabletel 
Caernarfon Town        0-0 Cefn Druids 
Carmarthen Town        2-0 Ely Rangers  
Connah's Quay Nomads   1-1 Goytre United  
Flint Town United      0-3 Bangor City 
Haverfordwest County   2-3 Ebbw Vale 
Holyhead Hotspurs      2-5 Cwmbran Town  
Knighton Town          4-1 Conwy United  
Lex XI                 0-3 Barry Town 
Llanwern               1-0 Treharris Athletic 
Newtown                2-0 Treowen Stars 
Porthcawl Town         3-4 Aberystwyth Town  
Ton Pentre             5-0 Mold Alexandra 
Llansantffraid         4-1 Ruthin Town 
UWIC                   0-4 Caersws 

Round 3 Replays [Nov 25] 
Cefn Druids            0-2 Caernarfon Town 
Goytre United          1-4 Connah's Quay Nomads  
Holywell Town          0-1 Hoover Sports 
  
1/8 Final [Feb 14] 
Aberystwyth            1-3 Bangor City 
Caernarfon             2-1 Carmarthen Town 
Connah's Quay          4-0 Llanwern 
Cwmbran                6-1 Hoover Sports 
Ebbw Vale              0-4 Newtown 
Inter Cable-Tel        2-3 Caersws 
Knighton               0-8 Barry 
Ton Pentre             1-2 Llansantffraid

Quarterfinals [Mar 14] 
Bangor City            2-0 Caernarfon 
Barry                  3-1 Llansantffraid
Caersws                1-1 Newtown 
Connah's Quay          3-2 Cwmbran 

Replay [Mar 17] 
Newtown                4-2 Caersws 

Semifinals [Apr 18] 
Connah's Quay Nomads   2-1 Barry Town 
Bangor City            2-1 Newtown                [aet] 

Final [May 10] 
Bangor City            1-1 Connah's Quay Nomads   [aet, 4-2 pen] 



League-Cup 1997/98 

First Round 
Haverfordwest C.   2-3 2-1 Caersws
Rhyl               2-1 3-5 Cemaes Ynys Mon 
Flint Town United  3-1 2-4 Welshpool Town 
Rhayader Town      1-1 2-2 Carmarthen Town 

Second Round 
Barry Town         2-0 8-0 Rhayader Town 
Caernarfon Town    2-1 3-0 Connah's Quay Nomads 
Cemaes Ynys Mon    1-0 3-1 Llansantffraid 
Ebbw Vale          4-2 0-0 Aberystwyth Town
Flint Town United  1-1 2-0 Conwy United 
Inter Cabletel     1-1 2-0 Caersws 
Newtown            2-5 1-2 Cwmbran Town
Porthmadog         0-5 0-0 Bangor City 

Quarterfinals 
Caernarfon Town    4-1 0-2 Cemaes Ynys Mon
Bangor City        2-0 0-0 Conwy United 
Cwmbran Town       1-2 4-0 Ebbw Vale
Barry Town         1-2 2-0 Inter Cabletel 

Semifinals [Feb 11 - Feb 24] 
Cwmbran            1-4 0-5 Barry 
Bangor             0-0 1-0 Caernarfon           [1st leg Mar 17 - 2nd leg Apr 8] 

Final [May 4] 
Bangor                 1-1 Barry                        [aet; pen 4-5] 




FAW Invitation Cup

Group A
 1.Barry Town        6  5  0  1 24- 5 15
 2.Bangor City       6  3  1  2  8- 6 10
 3.Swansea City      6  2  2  2  7- 6  8
 4.Conwy United      6  0  1  5  0-22  1

Group B
 1.Cardiff City      6  3  3  0  7- 4 12
 2.Wrexham           6  3  2  1 11- 5 11
 3.Newtown           6  1  3  2  9-10  6
 4.Merthyr Tydfil    6  0  2  4  4-12  2

Quarterfinals
Barry Town             0-1 Merthyr Tydfil         [aet]
Cardiff City           4-0 Conwy United
Wrexham                2-2 Swansea City           [aet, 5-4 pen]
Bangor City            3-5 Newtown

Semifinals
Merthyr Tydfil       0-4 1-3 Cardiff City     
Wrexham              2-0 2-0 Newtown

Final
Wrexham                2-1 Cardiff City           [aet]


Second Level

"Welsh League" (Southern Section)

Final Table:

 1.Ton Pentre            36  28  4  4 122-39  88  
 2.Afan Lido             36  27  4  5  86-26  85
 3.Llanelli              36  26  4  6  88-30  82
 4.Treowen               36  24  2 10  76-43  74
 5.Port Talbot           36  22  5  9  70-51  71
 6.Goytre United         36  20  3 13  89-42  63
 7.UWIC                  36  18  7 11  59-35  61
 8.AFC Rhondda           36  15 13  8  73-51  58
 9.Bridgend Town         36  14  7 15  80-65  48  [1 point deducted]
10.Maesteg Park          36  13  8 15  82-73  47
11.Grange Harlequins     36  13  6 17  54-66  45
12.Porthcawl             36  13  3 20  63-78  42
13.Cardiff Corries       36   9 12 15  63-66  39
14.Briton Ferry Athletic 36  12  3 21  63-94  39
15.Cardiff Civil Service 36  11  5 20  50-83  38
16.Aberaman              36   9  4 23  43-77  31
17.Taffs Well            36   6  9 21  46-83  27
18.Llanwern              36   6 10 20  53-79  25  [3 points deducted]       
19.Abergavenny Thursdays 36   0  3 33  31-210  3

Ton Pentre declined promotion, Afan Lido went up instead.

"Cymru Alliance" (Northern Section)

Final Table:

 1.Rhydymwyn             36  25  6  5  86-34  81
 2.Holywell Town         36  24  5  7  72-29  77
 3.Cefn Druids           36  21 12  3 100-30  75
 4.Knighton Town         36  21  8  7  74-41  71
 5.Glantraeth            36  18  6 12  88-63  60
 6.Penrhyncoch           36  16  8 12  72-67  56
 7.Denbigh Town          36  15  8 13  83-78  53
 8.Oswestry Town         36  17 11  8  72-49  50  [12 points deducted]
 9.Llandudno             36  14  7 15  60-66  49
10.Lex XI                36  12 11 13  64-66  47
11.Llandrindod Wells     36  12 11 13  53-56  47
12.Ruthin Town           36  12  9 15  57-53  45
13.Brymbo Broughton      36  12  9 15  39-41  45
14.Mostyn                36  11  8 17  42-65  41
15.Buckley Town          36  11  8 17  62-88  41
16.Penycae               36  10  6 20  52-95  36
17.Chirk AAA             36  10  4 22  46-74  34
18.Llanidloes Town       36   4  7 25  54-110 19
19.Mold Alexandra        36   2  6 28  32-102 12

[total GD +1]

1996/97.

1998/99.

list of champions.

list of cup finals.


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Prepared and maintained by Jan Schoenmakers, Ian Johnson and Jan Alssema for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

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