The 2022–23 Ardal NW season (also known as the 2022–23 Lock Stock Ardal NW season for sponsorship reasons) is the second season of the new third-tier northern region football in Welsh football pyramid, part of the Ardal Leagues.
Teams The league was made up of 16 teams competing for one automatic promotion place to Cymru North, whilst the second-placed team qualified for a play-off with the second-placed team of Ardal NE. Three teams are relegated to Tier 4.
On 21 September 2022, Rhydymwyn FC notified the Football Association of Wales of their withdrawal from the Ardal Leagues. Announcing on Social Media, Rhydymwyn FC said: “Sad day today to announce Rhydymwyn FC & Rhydymwyn Development have resigned from @ArdalNorthwest and the Wales FA Reserve League. Our Juniors & mini teams will continue. Further statement from the club will be announced in due course.”
Bodedern Athletic withdrew from the Ardal Leagues on 7 December 2022. In a statement, Bodedern Athletic said: “A difficult decision has been made that Bodedern Athletic have withdrawn their membership of the Ardal North West League. After a club meeting, the small group of volunteers running the club felt they had on option but to resign. The last couple of months have been difficult in trying to field a team, as many players have departed for various reasons, and not being able to sign players because of having transfer windows in Tier 3 of Welsh football. With no help or assistance from the League there was only one outcome.”
On 24 February 2023, Llandudno Albion announced that the club will disband at the end of the current season due to the difficulty in securing a home ground. A statement on the club's Facebook page said: "After 9 years, 272 games, 862 goals, three promotions, five trophies and a FAW trophy final, this will be the last season for Llandudno Albion. As part of the tier 3 licence for next season we must have a ground share agreement in place by March 1st which is obviously not possible at Llandudno at the moment.”
Team changes
To Ardal NW Promoted from North East Wales Football League Premier Division Flint Mountain Hawarden Rangers
Promoted from North Wales Coast East Football League Premier Division C.P.D. Y Rhyl 1879
Promoted from North Wales Coast West Football League Premier Division Bodedern Athletic Bangor 1876
Relegated from Cymru North Llangefni Town
From Ardal NW Promoted to Cymru North Mold Alexandra Porthmadog
Relegated St Asaph City Brymbo Blaenau Amateurs
Transferred to Ardal NE Llanuwchllyn
Stadia and locations
Team Location Home Ground Capacity Bangor 1876 Bangor Treborth 3,400 Bodedern Athletic Bodedern Cae Ty Cristion 1,000 Brickfield Rangers Wrexham Clywedog Park 1,000 C.P.D. Y Rhyl 1879 Rhyl Belle Vue 3,000 Denbigh Town Denbigh Central Park 1,200 Flint Mountain Pentre Halkyn Cae-y-Castell 2,000 Hawarden Rangers Hawarden Gladstone Playing Fields 1,000 Llandudno Albion Llandudno Maesdu Park 1,013 Llangefni Town Llangefni Cae Bob Parry 4,500 Llanrwst United Llanrwst Gwydyr Park 2,000 Llay Welfare Llay The Ring 1,000 Nantlle Vale Penygroes Maes Dulyn 1,000 Rhostyllen Rhostyllen Vicarage Hill 1,000 Rhydymwyn Rhydmwyn Vicarage Road 1,000 Saltney Town Saltney Saltney Community Centre 1,000 Y Felinheli Y Felinheli Cae Seilo 1,000
Source: Ardal NW Ground Information
Personnel Team Head coach Captain Bangor 1876 Michael Johnston Les Davies Bodedern Athletic Ricky Williams Casey Boylan Brickfield Rangers Gareth Wilson Chris Dixon Denbigh Town Dewi Llion Paul Fleming Y Felinheli Euron Davies Aled Griffith Flint Mountain Aden Shannon Peter Martin Hawarden Rangers Andy Butler Ellis Jones Llandudno Albion Darren Jones Joel Lloyd Llangefni Town James Saxon James Saxon Llanrwst United Barry Owen Thomas Jones Llay Welfare Mike Gadie Dean Bryan Nantlle Vale Sion Eifion Jones Matthew Davies Rhostyllen Warren Aykroyd-Duckett Steven Jones Rhydymwyn Anthony Weaver Harry Massey Y Rhyl 1879 Gareth Thomas Reece Fairhurst Saltney Town Andy Dutton Tom Wells
League table
Results
Top Goalscorers - League Only 37 Goals: Corrig McGonigle (Bangor 1876) 19 Goals: Nathan Brown (Denbigh Town) 18 Goals: Matthew Worrall (Denbigh Town, Llay Welfare) 17 Goals: Andrew Vale (Brickfield Rangers) 16 Goals: Matty Jones (Llangefni Town)
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References
External links Football Association of Wales Ardal Northern Leagues