2014–15 Welsh Premier League
Season | 2014–15 |
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Champions | The New Saints (9th title) |
Relegated | Prestatyn Cefn Druids |
Champions League | The New Saints |
Europa League | Bala Town Airbus Newtown |
Matches played | 192 |
Goals scored | 656 (3.42 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Chris Venables (25 goals) |
Biggest home win | Bala Town 8–1 Carmarthen Town |
Biggest away win | Cefn Druids 0–5 Aberystwyth Town |
Highest scoring | Bala Town 8–1 Carmarthen Town |
Longest winning run | 8 matches The New Saints |
Longest unbeaten run | 30 matches The New Saints |
Longest winless run | 10 games Bangor City Prestatyn Town |
Longest losing run | 5 games Cefn Druids |
← 2013–14 2015–16 →
All statistics correct as of 14 March 2015. |
The 2014–15 Welsh Premier League (known as the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season of the Welsh Premier League, the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 22 August 2014. The New Saints claimed their ninth Welsh top flight championship on 14 March 2015 after a 3–0 win against nearest rivals in the table Bala Town.
Teams
Afan Lido were relegated out of the Welsh Premier League the previous season, while Cefn Druids were promoted as winners of the Cymru Alliance.
Stadia and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Aberystwyth Town | Aberystwyth | Park Avenue | 5,000 |
Airbus UK Broughton | Broughton | The Airfield | 1,600 |
Bala Town | Bala | Maes Tegid | 3,000 |
Bangor City | Bangor | Nantporth | 3,000 |
Carmarthen Town | Carmarthen | Richmond Park | 3,000 |
Cefn Druids | Wrexham | The Rock | 3,000 |
Gap Connah's Quay | Connah's Quay | Deeside Stadium | 1,500 |
Newtown | Newtown | Latham Park | 5,000 |
Port Talbot Town | Port Talbot | Victoria Road | 6,000 |
Prestatyn Town | Prestatyn | Bastion Road | 2,300 |
Rhyl | Rhyl | The Corbett Sports Stadium | 3,000 |
The New Saints | Oswestry | Park Hall | 2,000 |
Personnel and kits
Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsors |
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Nike | Cambrian Tyres |
Airbus UK | ![]() |
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Macron | Gardner Aerospace |
Bala | ![]() |
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Joma | Aykroyd's |
Bangor | ![]() |
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Macron | Pentraeth Kia |
Carmarthen | ![]() |
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Macron | McGinley Support |
Cefn Druids | ![]() |
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Joma | AtWill Pubs |
Nomads | ![]() |
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Macron | Think Accounting |
Newtown | ![]() |
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Givova | NEO/EOM |
Port Talbot | ![]() |
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Macron | Blanco's |
Prestatyn | ![]() |
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Erreà | G & G Foods |
Rhyl | ![]() |
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FBT | VanTruck |
TNS | ![]() |
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Legea | Derma V10 |
League table
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Results
Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league is split into two groups at the end of January 2015 – the top six and the bottom six.
Matches 1–22
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Matches 23–32
UEFA Europa League play-offs
Teams who finished in positions fourth to seventh at the end of the regular season took part in play-offs to determine the third participant for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.
Semi-finals
Port Talbot Town | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Newtown |
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Aberystwyth | 3–2 | Connah's Quay |
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Venables ![]() Evans ![]() Jones ![]() |
Report | Miller ![]() Evans ![]() |
Final
Aberystwyth | 1–2 | Newtown |
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Venables ![]() |
Report | Goodwin ![]() Hearsey ![]() |
Season statistics
- As of 18 May 2015[1]
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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Aberystwyth Town | 28 |
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Port Talbot Town | 18 |
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Newtown | ||
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The New Saints | 17 |
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Bala Town | ||
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The New Saints | 16 |
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Airbus UK Broughton | ||
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Port Talbot Town | 14 |
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Bala Town | 13 |
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Cefn Druids F.C/Bangor | 12 |
Hat-tricks
- As of 14 February 2015
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Aberystwyth Town | Cefn Druids | 5–0[2] | 22 August 2014 |
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Bala Town | Carmarthen Town | 8–1[3] | 7 September 2014 |
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Rhyl | Bangor City | 3–2[4] | 14 September 2014 |
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Newtown | Aberystwyth Town | 6–3[5] | 4 October 2014 |
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Cefn Druids | Prestatyn Town | 3–1[6] | 31 October 2014 |
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Port Talbot Town | Aberystwyth Town | 3–0[7] | 20 December 2014 |
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Carmarthen Town | Bangor City | 3–3[8] | 31 January 2015 |
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Airbus UK Broughton | Aberystwyth Town | 3–2[9] | 14 February 2015 |
4 Player scored 4 goals
References
The league's rules are contained as a section of the Handbook of the Football Association of Wales.[10]
- ^ "Top 25 goal scorers season 2014/15". Welsh Premier League. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "Venables' baptism of fire for new boys Druids". Welsh Premier League. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "Carmarthen Town lose 8–1 at Bala in Welsh Premier League". Carmarthen Journal. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ Hughes, Tomos (14 September 2014). "Bowen batters Bangor in superb Rhyl comeback". Rhyl Journal. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "Late winner puts Saints clear". Morning Star. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ Harrison, Nick (3 November 2014). "Healey nets record-breaking hat-trick for Cefn Druids". The Leader. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "Carmarthen and Port Talbot move back into Top Six with wins". Welsh Premier League. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "City snatch a point despite Hartland's hat-trick". Welsh Premier League. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Last-gasp Airbus keep Europa hopes alive". Welsh Premier League. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "{title}" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
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