2022–23 Cymru South

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Cymru South
Season2022–23
ChampionsBarry Town United
PromotedBarry Town United
RelegatedYnyshir Albions
Swansea University

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

Llantwit Major were the defending champions from the 2021–22 season but were denied a Tier 1 license, so runners-up Pontypridd Town were promoted in their place.

Barry Town United were relegated from the 2021–22 Cymru Premier, returning to the second tier after their five-year spell in the top flight. Abergavenny Town and Pontardawe Town were both promoted as champions of the Ardal SE and Ardal SW respectively, while Ardal SW runners-up Ynyshir Albions defeated Ardal SE runners-up Abertillery Bluebirds in the Ardal Southern play-off to also earn a promotion place.[1]

Teams[edit]

The league consisted of 16 clubs; 12 clubs not promoted or relegated in the previous season, 3 clubs promoted from the Ardal Southern Leagues, and 1 club relegated from the Cymru Premier.

Team changes[edit]

Stadia and Locations[edit]

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Locations of the 2022–23 Cymru South teams
Team Home City Home Ground Capacity
Abergavenny Town Abergavenny Pen-y-Pound Stadium 1,500
Afan Lido Aberavon, Port Talbot Marston's Stadium 3,000
Ammanford Ammanford Recreation Ground 500
Barry Town United Barry Jenner Park 2,650
Briton Ferry Llansawel Briton Ferry Old Road 1,000
Cambrian & Clydach Vale B.G.C. Clydach Vale King George V New Field 900
Carmarthen Town Carmarthen Richmond Park 2,500
Cwmbran Celtic Cwmbran Celtic Park 350
Goytre United Goytre, Port Talbot Glenhafod Park Stadium 1,500
Llanelli Town Llanelli Stebonheath Park 3,700
Llantwit Major Llantwit Major Windmill Ground 1,000
Pontardawe Town Pontardawe Parc Ynysderw 1,000
Swansea University Swansea Sketty Lane 1,500
Taff's Well Taff's Well Rhiw'r Ddar 2,930
Trefelin BGC Velindre, Port Talbot Ynys Park 1,000
Ynyshir Albions Ynyshir Ynyshir Oval 2,000

Managerial changes[edit]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Trefelin BGC Wales Richie Ryan Mutual consent[2] 3 May 2022 Pre-season Wales Andrew Mumford 13 May 2022[3]
Llantwit Major Wales Karl Lewis Resigned[4] 25 April 2022 Wales Stevie Campbell 22 May 2022[5]
Pontardawe Town Wales Andrew Stokes Signed by Pontypridd Town[6] 16 May 2022 Wales Garry Taylor 23 May 2022[7]
Abergavenny Town Wales Sean Wharton Sacked[8][9] 17 September 2022 10th Wales Nick Morgan 17 September 2022[10]
Swansea University Wales Wyn Thomas 21 September 2022 16th
Barry Town United Wales Gavin Chesterfield Signed by Cardiff City 5 November 2022 1st Wales Lee Kendall 6 November 2022
Goytre United Wales Mark Pike Sacked 27 November 2022 16th Wales Karl Lewis 28 November 2022
Cambrian & Cyldach Wales Scott Young Resigned 7 December 2022 7th Wales Richie Ryan 21 December 2022
Trefelin BGC Wales Andrew Mumford Mutual consent 2 March 2023 10th Wales Michael Waters 4 March 2023

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Barry Town United (C, P) 30 25 3 2 78 25 +53 78 Promotion to Cymru Premier
2 Llanelli Town 30 19 5 6 63 34 +29 62
3 Briton Ferry Llansawel 30 17 9 4 72 33 +39 60
4 Carmarthen Town 30 16 4 10 66 41 +25 52
5 Cambrian & Clydach Vale BGC 30 14 5 11 64 53 +11 47
6 Afan Lido 30 13 8 9 61 52 +9 47
7 Llantwit Major 30 13 6 11 46 40 +6 45
8 Cwmbran Celtic 30 10 8 12 62 53 +9 38
9 Pontardawe Town 30 12 1 17 51 73 −22 37
10 Ammanford 30 8 9 13 40 57 −17 33
11 Taff's Well 30 8 8 14 50 54 −4 32
12 Goytre United 30 8 8 14 45 67 −22 32
13 Abergavenny Town 30 9 5 16 35 60 −25 32
14 Trefelin BGC[a] 30 7 6 17 47 70 −23 27
15 Swansea University (R) 30 6 8 16 30 64 −34 26 Relegation to Ardal SE or Ardal SW
16 Ynyshir Albions (R) 30 7 3 20 33 67 −34 24
Source: Cymru South
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Trefelin BGC were reprieved from relegation after no team was relegated to the 2023–24 Cymru South from the 2022–23 Cymru Premier or moved to the 2023–24 Cymru South from the 2022–23 Cymru North.

Results[edit]

Home \ Away ABT AFL AMM BAR BFL CCV CAR CBC GOU LLI LTM PNT SWU TAW TRE YNA
Abergavenny Town — 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 2–4 3–1 0–3 3–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–0
Afan Lido 1–1 — 2–1 1–4 3–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 3–3 7–1 1–1 3–1 1–0
Ammanford 2–1 4–2 — 3–2 1–2 1–1 0–4 3–2 2–3 0–1 3–2 3–2 2–0 0–5 1–1 2–2
Barry Town United 5–2 8–3 1–1 — 0–1 4–2 1–0 2–1 5–0 3–1 2–1 5–0 5–0 3–1 2–1 5–0
Briton Ferry Llansawel 8–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 — 0–0 1–0 1–2 4–1 1–1 3–0 8–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–0
Cambrian & Clydach Vale BGC 1–3 3–1 3–1 1–2 3–2 — 3–1 0–2 4–2 2–3 2–1 1–4 2–3 4–3 6–0 3–2
Carmarthen Town 4–1 0–3 2–2 0–1 2–4 1–0 — 4–3 4–1 1–3 4–1 3–1 5–0 1–1 2–1 2–0
Cwmbran Celtic 2–1 1–4 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–3 3–5 — 1–1 3–3 1–2 6–0 0–0 3–4 1–1 4–1
Goytre United 2–1 2–5 5–0 1–2 3–2 1–1 2–3 1–3 — 1–5 4–3 0–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 1–1
Llanelli Town 6–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–3 1–0 2–0 — 1–2 0–4 2–0 4–0 1–4 1–0
Llantwit Major 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 — 4–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 4–0
Pontardawe Town 4–2 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–3 0–2 1–0 3–4 4–0 1–3 0–3 — 2–3 5–2 2–1 3–0
Swansea University 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–5 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–3 — 1–1 2–4 2–1
Taff's Well 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 3–4 1–2 1–1 1–5 0–2 1–2 0–1 4–1 0–0 — 4–2 3–1
Trefelin BGC 1–3 2–2 4–2 1–2 1–4 2–3 0–3 3–1 2–2 0–4 0–1 5–0 2–2 0–3 — 0–3
Ynyshir Albions 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–2 2–4 1–5 1–0 1–1 2–7 3–1 0–2 2–1 4–3 2–3 —
Source: Cymru South Match Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Harrison Jones (17 May 2022). "Ynyshir Albions 3-0 Abertillery Bluebirds: Ten-man Buns promoted to Cymru South". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Departure of the First Team manager". Trefelin BGC. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Andrew Mumford appointed First Team manager". Trefelin BGC. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. ^ Martin Townley (25 April 2022). "Karl Lewis stepping down as Llantwit Major manager". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  5. ^ "The wait is over, a new era begins!". Twitter. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  6. ^ Martin Townley (16 May 2022). "Pontypridd Town name Pontardawe boss as their new first-team manager". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Club announcement: Garry is our new gaffer!". Pontardawe Town. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Last night was Sean Whartons final game for the club, we would like to thank him for all the work he has done at club and wish him all the best in the future thanks Sean". Twitter. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Last week Swansea University Football Club relieved Wyn Thomas from his duties as Head Coach". Twitter. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  10. ^ "We are delighted to announce that Nick "Mogsy" Morgan has joined the club as first team manager". Twitter. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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