The 2020–21 Cymru North season (also known as the 2020–21 JD Cymru North season for sponsorship reasons) would have been the second season of the second-tier northern region football in Welsh football pyramid. Teams were to play each other twice on a home and away basis.
Prestatyn Town were the defending champions. They were not promoted last season because they did not meet FAW tier 1 guidelines. Second placed Flint Town United were promoted instead. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales, this season was cancelled.
Teams The National League consists of 16 clubs.
Team changes
To Cymru North Promoted from Mid Wales Football League Division 1 Llanidloes Town
Promoted from Welsh Alliance League Division 1 Holyhead Hotspur
Promoted from Welsh National League Division 1 Holywell Town
Relegated from Cymru Premier Airbus UK Broughton
From Cymru North Promoted to Cymru Premier Flint Town United
Relegated to Ardal NE Corwen Llanfair United
Relegated to Ardal NW Porthmadog
Stadia and Locations
Team Home City Home Ground Capacity Airbus UK Broughton Broughton Hollingsworth Group International Airfield 2,100 Bangor City Bangor The EUROGOLD Stadium 3,000 Buckley Town Buckley Globe Way Stadium 1,000 Colwyn Bay Old Colwyn 4 Crosses Construction Arena 2,509 Conwy Borough Conwy Y Morfa Stadium 2,500 Gresford Athletic Gresford Clappers Lane 1,000 Guilsfield Guilsfield Community Centre Ground 1,100 Holyhead Hotspur Holyhead The New Oval 2,000 Holywell Town Holywell Halkyn Road 2,000 Llandudno Llandudno Maesdu Park 1,013 Llangefni Town Llangefni Bob Parry Field 3,000 Llanidloes Town Llanidloes Victoria Park 4,000 Llanrhaeadr Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant The Recreation Field 1,000 Penrhyncoch Penrhyncoch Cae Baker 800 Prestatyn Town Prestatyn Bastion Road 2,500 Ruthin Town Ruthin Memorial Playing Fields 2,000
Source: footballgroundmap.com Cymru North Ground Information
Season overview Rhyl competed in the Cymru North league for the 2019–20 season. However, they were wound up on 21 April 2020. A phoenix club was set up the following month with the new name (voted by the fans association) of CPD Y Rhyl 1879. It was confirmed that the new club has secured the use of the Belle Vue stadium. Therefore, this league was reduced to sixteen teams.
The Professional Registration Periods for the 2020–21 season were as follows: The first period was to open on 27 July 2020 and was to close at midnight on 16 October 2020. Dates for the second period were to be confirmed prior to the season's cancellation. Summer transfers can be found here.
Since anti-COVID-19 restrictions were put in place by FAW, as from Monday 10 August 2020, clubs could have trained in groups of 15 and contact training was allowed at all-levels of football. However, competitive and exhibition matches were still not allowed to take place. The FAW eventually cancelled the 2020–21 season on 18 March 2021 because Cymru North and South did not have their Elite Status designation reinstated by the National Sport Group.
League table
Results
Season statistics Top scorers Season Player Club Goals Notes 2020–21 None
League placing SeasonChampionsRunner-upThird place Relegated teams2020-21 None None None
Fair Play winner The winner for each respective division's FAW Fair Play Table will be given £1,000 prize money and the FAW Fair Play Trophy. Season Club 2020–21None
References
External links Football Association of Wales Cymru North Football Ardal Northern Twitter Page