The 2020–21 Ardal NW season (also known as the 2020–21 Lock Stock Ardal NW 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 NE. Three teams aree relegated to tier 4.
Team changes
To Ardal NW From Welsh Alliance League Division 1 Denbigh Town Llandudno Albion Llanrwst United Nantlle Vale St Asaph City Blaenau Amateurs
Promoted from Welsh Alliance League Division 2 Y Felinheli
From Welsh National League Premier Division Mold Alexandra Brymbo Llanuwchllyn Llay Welfare Saltney Town Rhydymwyn Brickfield Rangers Rhostyllen
Relegated from Cymru North Porthmadog
Stadia and locations
Team Location Home Ground Capacity Blaenau Amateurs Blaenau Ffestiniog Cae Clyd 1,000 Brickfield Rangers Wrexham Clywedog Park 1,000 Brymbo Broughton Brymbo Sports Complex 1,000 Denbigh Town Denbigh Central Park 1,200 Llandudno Albion Llandudno Maesdu Park 1,013 Llanrwst United Llanrwst Gwydyr Park 2,000 Llanuwchllyn Bala Maes Tegid 3,000 Llay Welfare Llay The Ring 1,000 Mold Alexandra Mold Alyn Park 3,000 Nantlle Vale Penygroes Maes Dulyn 1,000 Porthmadog Porthmadog Y Traeth 2,000 Rhostyllen Rhostyllen Vicarage Hill 1,000 Rhydymwyn Rhydmwyn Vicarage Road 1,000 Saltney Town Saltney Saltney Community Centre 1,000 St Asaph City St Asaph Roe Plas 1,000 Y Felinheli Y Felinheli Cae Seilo 1,000
Source: Ardal NW Ground Information
Season overview On 28 July 2020, the Football Association of Wales announced that this league would be named Ardal NW 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.
League table
Results
References
External links Football Association of Wales Ardal Northern Leagues Ardal Northern Twitter Page Tier 3 Rules & Regulations