The 2022–23 Ardal NE season (also known as the 2022–23 Lock Stock Ardal NE season for sponsorship reasons) is the second season of the new third-tier northern region football in Welsh football pyramid, part of the Ardal Leagues.
Teams The league was made up of 16 teams competing for one automatic promotion place to Cymru North, whilst the second-placed team qualified for a play-off with the second-placed team of Ardal NW. The bottom three teams are relegated to Tier 4.
Machynlleth have notified the Football Association of Wales of their withdrawal from the Ardal Leagues. Notifying the league, Machynlleth said: “This decision has come about due to lack of players and commitment".
The FAW’s National Game Board (NGB) met on Tuesday, July 5 to discuss who will replace Machynlleth after their late exit. It was opted to promote the Denbighshire based team of Llangollen Town out of the options available.
On 19 July 2022, the league suffered another blow after Berriew became the latest club to withdraw from the North East division. Explaining their decision, they released a statement that read: “The Club has lost a significant number of senior players during the close season and have not been able to replace them."
No team replaced Berriew, as the season was due to start so soon, and the league was played with 15 teams.
Team changes
To Ardal NE Promoted from Mid Wales Football League East Division Builth Wells Promoted from North East Wales Premier Division Llangollen Town Relegated from Cymru North Llanrhaeadr
Transferred from Ardal NW Llanuwchllyn
Transferred from Ardal SE Llandrindod Wells Rhayader Town
From Ardal NE Promoted to Cymru North Chirk AAA
Relegated Carno Kerry Four Crosses
Withdrew from the league Penparcau Machynlleth Berriew
Stadia and locations
Team Location Home Ground Capacity Bow Street Rhydypennau Cae Piod 1,000 Builth Wells Builth Wells Lant Fields 1,000 Caersws Caersws Recreation Ground 3,500 Cefn Albion Rhosymedre The Rock 3,000 Corwen Corwen War Memorial Park 1,000 Dolgellau Athletic Dolgellau Cae Marian 2,000 Llandrindod Wells Llandrindod Wells Lant Avenue Broadway 1,000 Llanfair United Llanfair Caereinion Mount Field 2,000 Llangollen Town Llangollen Tower Fields 1,100 Llanrhaeadr Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant The Recreation Field 1,000 Llanuwchllyn Bala Maes Tegid 3,000 Penycae Pen-y-cae The SoccerMillion Riverside Arena 2,000 Rhayader Town Rhayader The Weirglodd 2,200 Rhos Aelwyd Rhosllanerchrugog Ponciau Park 1,000 Welshpool Town Welshpool Maes y Dre 3,000
Source: Ardal NE Ground Information
Personnel Team Head coach Captain Bow Street Llyr Hughes Steffan Richards Builth Wells Stuart Turpin Chris Roff Caersws Mark Griffiths Matthew Mumford Cefn Albion Ian Andrews Nathan Williams Corwen Ben Heath Scott Evans Dolgellau Owain Williams Jonathan Sutton Llandrindod Wells Gareth Jones Shaun Nicholls Llanfair United Lawrence WIlson Ben Jones Llangollen Luke Maybury Kristian Jones Llanrheadr Mike Barton Joe Vaughan Llanuwchllyn Sion Tudor Iolo Jones Penycae Daniel Richards Adam Peters Rhayader Dai Davies Joe Wozencraft Rhos Aelwyd Aled Parry Aled Robertson Welshpool Town Russell Cadwallader Ricky Litchfield
League table
Results
Top Goalscorers - League Only As at 16 May 2023 20 Goals: Glunn Coney (Caersws) 18 Goals: Jack Evans (Llandrindod Wells) 15 Goals: Ben Wilson (Llangollen Town) 15 Goals: Callum Mannion (Cefn Albion) 14 Goals: Ryan Knott (Welshpool Town)
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References
External links Football Association of Wales Ardal Northern Leagues Ardal Northern Twitter Page Tier 3 Rules & Regulations