The 2020–21 Ardal NE season (also known as the 2020–21 Lock Stock Ardal NE season for sponsorship reasons) was to be the first season of the new third-tier northern region football in Welsh football pyramid, part of the Ardal Leagues. Teams were to play each other twice on a home and away basis.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales, the Football Association of Wales cancelled the 2020–21 seasons of the Ardal Leagues and below.
Teams Normally, the league is made up of 16 teams competing for one automatic promotion place to Cymru North, whilst the second place team goes into a play-off with the second place team of Ardal NW. Three teams are relegated to Tier 4.
Team changes
To Ardal NE From Mid Wales Football League Division 1 Bow Street Caersws Welshpool Town Berriew Montgomery Town Kerry Carno Four Crosses
Promoted from Mid Wales Football League Division 2 Penparcau Machynlleth
From Welsh National League Premier Division Cefn Albion Penycae Rhos Aelwyd Chirk AAA
Relegated from Cymru North Corwen Llanfair United
Stadia and locations
Team Location Home Ground Capacity Berriew Berriew Berriew Recreational Ground 1,000 Bow Street Rhydypennau Cae Piod 1,000 Caersws Caersws Recreation Ground 3,500 Carno Carno Tybrith 400 Cefn Albion Rhosymedre The Rock 3,000 Chirk AAA Chirk Holyhead Road 1,000 Corwen Corwen War Memorial Park 1,000 Four Crosses Four Crosses Foxen Manor 1,000 Kerry Kerry Dolforgan Park 1,000 Llanfair United Llanfair Caereinion Mount Field 2,000 Machynlleth Machynlleth Plas Grounds 1,000 Montgomery Town Montgomery Cwstanymur 1,000 Penparcau Penparcau Min-y-Ddol 1,000 Penycae Pen-y-cae The SoccerMillion Riverside Arena 2,000 Rhos Aelwyd Rhosllanerchrugog Ponciau Park 1,000 Welshpool Town Welshpool Maes y Dre Recreation Ground 3,000
Source: Ardal NE Ground Information
Season overview On 28 July 2020, the Football Association of Wales announced that this league would be named Ardal NE and would be sponsored by Lock Stock Self Storage. Ardal NE & Ardal NW divisions will make up the Ardal Northern region of Tier 3 in the men's Welsh domestic game.
Since anti-COVID-19 restrictions were put in place by FAW, 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.
On 26 March 2021, Montgomery Town announced that they would be withdrawing from the Ardal League. The National Game Board will now be tasked with whether to fill the vacancy will be filled for the 2021/22 season, following the gap in the league.
League table
Results
References
External links Football Association of Wales Ardal Northern Leagues Ardal Northern Twitter Page Tier 3 Rules & Regulations