The 2021–22 Cymru North season (also known as the 2021–22 JD Cymru North season for sponsorship reasons) was 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.
Teams The National League consisted of 16 clubs at the commencement of the season.
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 The Hollingsworth Group Stadium 2,100 Bangor City Bangor Nantporth 3,000 Buckley Town Buckley The Globe 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 2,000 Guilsfield Guilsfield Community Centre Ground 1,100 Holyhead Hotspur Holyhead The New Oval 2,000 Holywell Town Holywell Halkyn Road 2,000 Llandudno Llandudno OPS Wind Arena 1,013 Llangefni Town Llangefni Cae Bob Parry 3,000 Llanidloes Town Llanidloes Victoria Park 4,000 Llanrhaeadr Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant The Recreation Field 1,000 Penrhyncoch Penrhyn-coch Cae Baker 800 Prestatyn Town Prestatyn Bastion Road 2,500 Ruthin Town Ruthin Memorial Playing Fields 2,000
Due to COVID restrictions, Gresford Athletic were unable to play at their regular Clappers Lane ground at the beginning of the 2021–22 season. They shared grounds with Airbus UK Broughton at The Hollingsworth Group Stadium until September 2021, before moving to Cefn Druids' The Rock. They returned to Clappers Lane at the end of October.
Bangor City
On 18 February 2022 Bangor City announced in an official statement to inform the Football Association of Wales that they had withdrawn from the Cymru North for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. Later that day, the FAW confirmed that the club's withdrawal had been accepted and its playing record in the league for the season had been expunged. The club had been suspended from all football activity by the FAW since 30 November 2021 for non-payment of player and staff wages and had faced expulsion from the league by the FAW if it had not paid outstanding monies by 19 February.
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Airbus UK Broughton Steve O'Shaughnessy Steve Tomassen Umbro Gardner Aerospace Bangor City Mathurin Ovambe Scott van-der-Sluis Nike Sudaires Buckley Town Dan Moore Joe MakarukTAG SportswearThomas Roofing Colwyn Bay Steve Evans Tom McCready KappaGO2 PeopleConwy Borough Stu Howson Iolo HughesSKkitsMel Owen Electrical Solutions Gresford Eddie Maurice-Jones Joshua Griffiths Joma Eurogold Guilsfield Nathan Leonard Sam Litchfield Macron Hardings Garden Centre Holyhead Hotspur Darren Garmey Alex Jones Joma Land&Lakes Holywell Town Johnny Haseldin James Graham Joma The Feathers Inn Llandudno Sean Eardley Danny Hughes Umbro Offshore Painting Services Llangefni Town Chris Roberts James Saxon Nike "Diolch NHS" Llanidloes Town Chris Davies Drew Reynolds Acerbis Potter Group Llanrhaeadr Marc Griffiths Joe Vaughan Macron Huw E Watkin Building Contractors Penrhyncoch Aneurin Thomas Owain James Joma Sterling Asset Management Prestatyn Town John Barnes Richard Cowderoy Ibanes EcoUpgrade Ruthin Town Phil Hudson Osian Davies Adidas Dragon Drilling
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Hugo ColaceSacked27 October 20216th Maturin Ovambe11 October 2021 Ben HeathResigned14 December 202111th Andrew Ruscoe15 December 2021 Craig HoggSacked28 December 20216th Steve Evans9 January 2022Conwy Borough Matty JonesMutual consent8 March 202210th Stu Howson9 March 2022 Andrew RuscoeResigned3 April 202213th John Barnes3 April 2022
League table
Results
Season statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Adam DaviesAirbus UK Broughton 30 2 James Kirby Colwyn Bay 21 3 Connor BirdLlanidloes Town 16 4 Joe ChaplinGresford Athletic15 5 Jamie CummingRuthin Town14 Daniel AndrewsHolywell Town Matthew HillRuthin Town
These totals are excluding goals scored against Bangor City, after their fixtures were declared null and void
Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthManagerClubPlayerClubAugustDan MooreBuckley TownAdam DaviesAirbus UK BroughtonSeptemberSean EardleyLlandudnoAdam DaviesAirbus UK BroughtonOctoberSean EardleyLlandudnoGareth EvansLlandudnoNovemberJohn HaseldinHolywell TownLiam MorrisHolyhead HotspurDecemberPhil HudsonRuthin TownJoe ChaplinGresford AthleticJanuaryJohnny HaseldinHolywell TownJames KirbyColwyn BayFebruarySean EardleyLlandudnoJames KirbyColwyn BayMarchDarren GarmeyHolyhead HotspurMarc WilliamsLlandudno
Fair Play award The winner for each respective division's FAW Fair Play Table was to be given £1,000 prize money and the FAW Fair Play Trophy.
The winners of the Nationwide Building Society Fair Play Award for the 2021-2022 Cymru North season are Ruthin Town
References
External links Football Association of Wales Cymru North Football