League of Wales 1996-97
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The 1996–97 League of Wales was the fifth season of the League of Wales since its establishment in 1992. The league was won for the second consecutive season by Barry Town
, who accrued a record total of 105 points. Their total of 129 goals scored was also a record until they broke it by five goals the following year.
Barry Town F.C.
Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s, but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated...
, who accrued a record total of 105 points. Their total of 129 goals scored was also a record until they broke it by five goals the following year.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Town Barry Town F.C. Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s, but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated... |
40 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 129 | 26 | 105 |
| 2 | Inter Cardiff | 40 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 80 | 32 | 84 |
| 3 | Ebbw Vale Ebbw Vale F.C. Ebbw Vale Football Club were a football team from Ebbw Vale, South Wales.Ebbw Vale played in the first season of the League of Wales in 1992-93. The club then finished 11th before finishing 3rd in two successive seasons to 1997-98. During the years when they finished 3rd the Giles brothers, Paul... |
40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 87 | 40 | 78 |
| 4 | Caernarfon Town Caernarfon Town F.C. Caernarfon Town F.C. is a football team, playing in the Cymru Alliance. The club ia nicknamed The Canaries because of its yellow and green strip. Caernarfon Town plays at The Oval, Caernarfon, Gwynedd.-History:... |
40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 81 | 58 | 78 |
| 5 | Newtown Newtown F.C. Newtown Association Football Club is a Welsh football club who currently play in the Welsh Premier League, with a reserve team currently playing in the Mid Wales Football League.... |
40 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 74 | 49 | 71 |
| 6 | TNS Llansantffraid The New Saints F.C. The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club , also known as The New Saints or simply TNS is a full-time-professional British football club representing Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain in Powys, Wales and Oswestry in Shropshire, England . They play in the Welsh Premier League... |
40 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 78 | 54 | 69 |
| 7 | Conwy Town | 40 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 66 | 44 | 68 |
| 8 | Bangor City Bangor City F.C. Bangor City Football Club are a semi-professional Welsh football club from the City of Bangor. The club compete in the Welsh Premier League, being ever present since the league was founded in 1992.... |
40 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 82 | 62 | 65 |
| 9 | Cwmbran Town Cwmbran Town F.C. Cwmbrân Town is a football team based in Cwmbrân, Wales and play in the Gwent County League Division 1, the fifth tier of Welsh Football.- History :... |
40 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 71 | 61 | 65 |
| 10 | Porthmadog Porthmadog F.C. Porthmadog Football Club is a football team, playing in the Cymru Alliance.The club was founded in 1884 and plays at Y Traeth, Porthmadog, which accommodates 2,000 spectators .- History :... |
40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 60 | 62 |
| 11 | Connah's Quay Nomads Connah's Quay Nomads F.C. Gap Connah's Quay F.C. is a football team, playing in the Cymru Alliance.gap Connah's Quay, formerly known as Connah's Quay Nomads FC, was the subject of a takeover from Welsh independent recruitment firm 'gap personnel' in June 2008.... |
40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 62 | 64 | |
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| 12 | Cemaes Bay Cemaes Bay F.C. Cemaes Bay F.C. is a football team playing in the Anglesey League . Between 1995 and 1998 the club played in the League of Wales.-History:... |
40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 62 | 72 | |
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| 13 | Aberystwyth Town Aberystwyth Town F.C. Aberystwyth Town F.C. is a football team, playing in the Welsh Premier League.The club was founded in 1884, and plays at Park Avenue, Aberystwyth, where their ground accommodates 5,000 spectators with 1,002 of that capacity seated.... |
40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 67 | 82 | |
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| 14 | Caersws Caersws F.C. Caersws F.C. is a football team, playing in the Cymru Alliance.The club was founded in 1887 as Caersws Amateurs, and adopted the present name when amateur status was dropped in 1974. The team plays at the Recreation Ground, Caersws, which accommodates 4000 spectators .The team's first choice strip... |
40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 53 | 77 | |
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| 15 | Flint Town United Flint Town United F.C. Flint Town United FC is a Welsh football club representing the Flintshire town of Flint in Wales. They are nicknamed the The Silkmen, and play their home games at Cae-y-Castell, Flint... |
40 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 48 | 76 | |
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| 16 | Carmarthen Town Carmarthen Town F.C. Carmarthen Town Association Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club based in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, who play in the Welsh Premier League... |
40 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 41 | 79 | |
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| 17 | Welshpool Town Welshpool Town F.C. Welshpool F.C. is a football team, based in Welshpool, playing in the Spar Mid Wales League.The club was founded as Welshpool Town F.C. in 1878 and plays at the Maes y Dre Recreation Ground, Welshpool, which accommodates 2000 spectators .... |
40 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 50 | 80 | |
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| 18 | Ton Pentre Ton Pentre F.C. Ton Pentre Football Club is a football team based in Ton Pentre, Wales, which plays in the Welsh Football League Division Two.Nicknamed the "Rhondda Bulldogs", the team plays at Ynys Park, Ton Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taff, which once accommodated 2700 seated spectators... |
40 | 12 | 3 | 25 | 59 | 99 | |
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| 19 | Rhyl Rhyl F.C. Rhyl Football Club is a Welsh football club, playing in the Cymru Alliance.The club was founded in 1882 and the team plays its home matches at Belle Vue, Rhyl, which can accommodate 3,000 spectators.- History :Few clubs in the Welsh Premier League have as distinguished a past as Rhyl's... |
40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 51 | 71 | |
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| 20 | Holywell Town Holywell Town F.C. Holywell Town F.C. is a football club representing the Flintshire town of Holywell in Wales. They are nicknamed the The Wellmen, and play their home games at Halkyn Road, Holywell... |
40 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 52 | 81 | |
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| 21 | Briton Ferry Athletic Briton Ferry Athletic F.C. Briton Ferry Athletic F.C. was a football club from Briton Ferry in Wales, playing their home games at Old Road. They last played in Welsh League Division Three... |
40 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 39 | 129 | |
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