2008–09 Welsh Premier League
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Football league season
Season | 2008–09 |
---|---|
Champions | Rhyl |
Relegated | Caernarfon Town |
Champions League | Rhyl |
Europa League | Llanelli The New Saints Bangor City (via cup) |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 998 (3.26 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Rhys Griffiths (31) |
Biggest home win | The New Saints 8–0 Caernarfon Town |
Biggest away win | Porthmadog 0–6 Bangor City |
Highest scoring | Porthmadog 6–5 Gap Connah's Quay |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → |
The 2008–09 Welsh Premier League was the 17th season of the Welsh Premier League since its establishment in 1992 as the League of Wales. It began on 15 August 2008 and ended on 25 April 2009.[1] Llanelli were the defending champions.
Team changes from 2007–08
[edit ]Prestatyn Town were promoted from the Cymru Alliance and played in the top division for the first time in their history. Caersws survived relegation after none of the top two teams in the divisions below could meet ground regulations.
Overview
[edit ]2008–09 Welsh Premier League is located in Wales
Aberystwyth Town
Airbus UK Broughton
Bangor City
Caernarfon Town
Caersws
Carmarthen Town
Cefn Druids
Gap Connah's Quay
Haverfordwest County
Llanelli
Neath
Newtown
Port Talbot Town
Porthmadog
Prestatyn Town
Rhyl
The New Saints
Technogroup Welshpool Town
Location of clubs in Welsh Premier League 2008–09
Team | Ground | Capacity |
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Aberystwyth Town | Park Avenue | 5,500 |
Airbus UK Broughton | The Airfield | 2,100 |
Bangor City | Farrar Road Stadium | 1,500 |
Caernarfon Town | The Oval | 3,000 |
Caersws F.C. | Recreation Ground | 3,500 |
Carmarthen Town A.F.C. | Richmond Park | 3,000 |
Gap Connah's Quay F.C. | Deeside Stadium | 5,500 |
Haverfordwest County A.F.C. | Bridge Meadow Stadium | 2,000 |
Llanelli A.F.C. | Stebonheath Park | 3,700 |
Neath Athletic A.F.C. | The Gnoll | 7,000 |
NEWI Cefn Druids A.F.C. | Plaskynaston Lane | 2,000 |
Newtown A.F.C. | Latham Park | 5,000 |
Port Talbot Town F.C. | Victoria Road | 2,500 |
Porthmadog F.C. | Y Traeth | 2,000 |
Prestatyn Town F.C. | Bastion Road | 1,000 |
Rhyl F.C. | Belle Vue | 3,800 |
The New Saints F.C. | Park Hall | 2,000 |
Welshpool Town F.C. | Maes y Dre Recreation Ground | 3,000 |
League table
[edit ]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Rhyl (C) | 34 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 95 | 29 | +66 | 90 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Llanelli | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 98 | 38 | +60 | 83 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | The New Saints | 34 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 79 | 27 | +52 | 71 | |
4 | Carmarthen Town | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 62 | |
5 | Port Talbot Town | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 56 | |
6 | Bangor City | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 55 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round [a] |
7 | Haverfordwest County | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 55 | |
8 | Aberystwyth Town | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 46 | |
9 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 41 | |
10 | Newtown | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 40 | |
11 | Welshpool Town | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 70 | −22 | 40 | |
12 | Airbus UK Broughton | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 39 | |
13 | Cefn Druids | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 74 | −17 | 34 | |
14 | Neath Athletic | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 34 | |
15 | Prestatyn Town | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 70 | −22 | 33 | |
16 | CPD Porthmadog | 34 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 57 | 91 | −34 | 32 | |
17 | Caersws FC | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 61 | −33 | 25 | |
18 | Caernarfon Town (R) | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 73 | −41 | 20[b] | Relegation to Cymru Alliance |
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:
- ^ Bangor City won the 2008–09 Welsh Cup and thereby qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
- ^ Caernarfon Town were docked 3 points for fielding an ineligible player on 16 August 2008.
Results
[edit ]Home \ Away | ABE | AIR | BAN | CNR | CAE | CMR | CQN | POR | HAV | LLA | NEA | CDR | NEW | PTA | PRE | RHL | TNS | WEL |
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Aberystwyth Town | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
Airbus UK Broughton | 1–2 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
Bangor City | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
Caernarfon Town | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | |
Caersws FC | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 0–1 | |
Carmarthen Town | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | |
Connah's Quay Nomads | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
CPD Porthmadog | 4–1 | 3–4 | 0–6 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 6–5 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
Haverfordwest County | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |
Llanelli | 3–0 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
Neath Athletic | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | |
Cefn Druids | 2–5 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 3–3 | |
Newtown | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–6 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | |
Port Talbot Town | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–6 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
Prestatyn Town | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–2 | |
Rhyl | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 7–2 | 2–1 | 7–1 | |
The New Saints | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | |
Welshpool Town | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
[edit ]Source: welsh-premier.com
- 31 goals
- 25 goals
- England Martin Rose (Port Talbot Town)
- 24 goals
- Wales Marc Lloyd-Williams(Porthmadog FC)
- 20 goals
- Scotland Chris Sharp (Bangor City)
- Wales Neil Roberts (Rhyl FC)
- Wales Jack Christopher (Haverfordwest County)
- 18 goals
- England John Toner (The New Saints)
- 15 goals
- England Steve Rogers (Welshpool Town)
- Wales Paul Roberts (Welshpool Town)
- 14 goals
- Wales Nick Woodrow (Haverfordwest County)
Awards
[edit ]Monthly awards
[edit ]Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
September | England Andy Cale | The New Saints | Trinidad and Tobago Josh Johnson | Rhyl |
October | Wales Peter Nicholas | Llanelli | Wales Christian Edwards | Aberystwyth Town |
November | England Darren Ryan | Newtown | Wales Neil Thomas | Haverfordwest County |
December | Republic of Ireland Derek Brazil | Haverfordwest County | Wales Neil Roberts | Rhyl |
January | Wales Mark Jones | Port Talbot Town | Scotland Chris Sharp | Bangor City |
February | Wales Allan Bickerstaff | Rhyl | England Tommy Holmes | The New Saints |
March | Wales Peter Nicholas | Llanelli | England Steve Rogers | Welshpool Town |
April | Wales Mark Jones | Port Talbot Town | Wales Greg Strong | Rhyl |
Annual awards
[edit ]Team of the season
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Source:[2]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c "Wales 2008/09". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Dream team 2008/9". welsh-premier.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2010.