Season | 1996–97 |
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Champions | Barry Town |
Relegated | Ton Pentre Holywell Town Briton Ferry Athletic |
Champions League | Barry Town |
UEFA Cup | Inter Cardiff |
Cup Winners' Cup | Cwmbran Town |
Intertoto Cup | Ebbw Vale |
Matches played | 420 |
Goals scored | 1,396 (3.32 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Tony Bird (42) |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → |
The 1996–97 League of Wales was the fifth season of the League of Wales since its establishment in 1992.[1] The league was won for the second consecutive season by Barry Town, who accrued a record total of 105 points. Their total of 129 goals scored was also a record until they broke it by five goals the following year.
For the first time, the League champions competed in the subsequent Champions League.
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Barry Town (C) | 40 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 129 | 26 | +103 | 105 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Inter Cardiff | 40 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 80 | 32 | +48 | 84 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
3 | Ebbw Vale | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 87 | 40 | +47 | 78 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup group stage |
4 | Caernarfon Town | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 81 | 58 | +23 | 78 | |
5 | Newtown | 40 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 71 | |
6 | TNS Llansantffraid | 40 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 78 | 54 | +24 | 69 | |
7 | Conwy United | 40 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 66 | 44 | +22 | 68 | |
8 | Bangor City | 40 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 82 | 62 | +20 | 65 | |
9 | Cwmbran Town | 40 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 71 | 61 | +10 | 65 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round[a] |
10 | Porthmadog | 40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 62 | |
11 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 57 | |
12 | Cemaes Bay | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 49 | |
13 | Aberystwyth Town | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 67 | 82 | −15 | 47 | |
14 | Caersws | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 53 | 77 | −24 | 42 | |
15 | Flint Town United | 40 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 48 | 76 | −28 | 41 | |
16 | Carmarthen Town | 40 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 41 | 79 | −38 | 40 | |
17 | Welshpool Town | 40 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 50 | 80 | −30 | 39 | |
18 | Ton Pentre (R) | 40 | 12 | 3 | 25 | 59 | 99 | −40 | 39 | Relegation to Welsh Division One[b] |
19 | Rhyl | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 38 | |
20 | Holywell Town (R) | 40 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 52 | 81 | −29 | 29 | Relegation to Cymru Alliance |
21 | Briton Ferry Athletic (R) | 40 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 39 | 129 | −90 | 16 | Relegation to Welsh Division One |
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ As 1996–97 Welsh Cup runners-up
- ^ Although they finished outside the relegation zone, Ton Pentre resigned from the League of Wales to play in Division 2 South
Results
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Wales 1996/97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 August 2021.