2011–12 Cymru Alliance
The 2011–12 Cymru Alliance season, also known as Huws Gray Alliance for sponsoring purposes, is the 22nd season of the Cymru Alliance, the second-level association football league in north Wales. It began on 12 August 2011 and ended on 21 April 2012.[1] Sixteen teams take part in the league, with Gap Connah's Quay being the defending champions.
Season | 2011–12 |
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Champions | Gap Connah's Quay |
Relegated | |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 858 (3.58 per match) |
Biggest home win |
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Biggest away win | Caersws 1–8 Rhyl 27 August 2011 |
Highest scoring |
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← 2010–11 2012–13 → |
The champions are eligible for promotion to the 2012–13 Welsh Premier League, pending a licence application and approval, while the bottom three teams will be relegated to one of the three feeder leagues of the Cymru Alliance.
Teams
No team was either promoted to or relegated from the 2010–11 Welsh Premier League after 2010–11 Cymru Alliance champions Gap Connah's Quay were denied a 2011–12 Premier League licence, with Bala Town therefore being spared of relegation from the highest Welsh league.[2]
Rhydymwyn, Rhayader Town and Welshpool Town were relegated at the end of the 2010–11 season after finishing in the bottom three places of the table. They were replaced by the 2010–11 champions of the three Cymru Alliance feeder leagues, Conwy United (Welsh Alliance League), Llanrhaeadr (Mid Wales League) and Penycae (Welsh National League).
Club | Location | Ground | 2010–11 position |
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Buckley Town | Buckley | Globe Way Stadium | 9th |
Caersws | Caersws | Recreation Ground | 5th |
Cefn Druids | Cefn Mawr | The Rock | 3rd |
Conwy United | Conwy | WAL, 1st | |
Flint Town United | Flint | Cae-y-Castell | 7th |
Gap Connah's Quay | Connah's Quay | Deeside Stadium | 1st |
Guilsfield | Guilsfield | Guilsfield Community Centre | 13th |
Llandudno | Llandudno | Maesdu Park | 6th |
Llangefni Town | Llangefni | Bob Parry Field | 10th |
Llanrhaeadr | Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant | MWL, 1st | |
Penrhyncoch | Penrhyn-coch | Cae Barker | 11th |
Penycae | Penycae | WNL, 1st | |
Porthmadog | Porthmadog | Y Traeth | 8th |
Rhos Aelwyd | Ponciau | Ponciau Park | 4th |
Rhyl | Rhyl | Belle Vue | 2nd |
Ruthin Town | Ruthin | Memorial Playing Fields | 12th |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Connah's Quay Nomads (C) | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 89 | 23 | +66 | 68 | Promotion to Welsh Premier League[lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Rhyl | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 80 | 22 | +58 | 62 | |
3 | Buckley Town | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 61 | |
4 | Porthmadog[lower-alpha 2] | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 59 | |
5 | Penrhyncoch | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 55 | |
6 | Cefn Druids | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 54 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
7 | Caersws[lower-alpha 2] | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 68 | 49 | +19 | 52 | |
8 | Llandudno | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 49 | |
9 | Flint Town United | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 46 | |
10 | Conwy United | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 59 | 65 | −6 | 37 | |
11 | Guilsfield | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 34 | |
12 | Ruthin Town | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 25 | |
13 | Penycae | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 76 | −46 | 25 | |
14 | Llanrhaeadr (R) | 30 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 77 | −37 | 18 | Relegation to Welsh Level 3 |
15 | Llangefni Town (R) | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 32 | 96 | −64 | 14 | |
16 | Rhos Aelwyd (R) | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 76 | −47 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Promotion to the Premier League is subject to a licence application and approval process. If the champions do not apply for a Premier League licence or are declined of the same, the runners-up may be promoted instead.
- Caersws & Porthmadog deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.[3][4]
Results
References
- "Feeder leagues: Cymru Alliance results and fixtures". Soccerway.com. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- "Connah's Quay see Welsh Premier hopes dashed". Liverpool Daily Post. May 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- "Caersws docked points". Huws Gray Alliance. 29 September 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- "Porthmadog deducted points". Huws Gray Alliance. 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2012.