Welsh Premier League 2008-09 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 2008–09 Welsh Premier League was the 17th season of the Welsh Premier League since its establishment in 1992 as the League of Wales. It began on 15 August 2008 and ended on 25 April 2009. Llanelli

Llanelli A.F.C.

Llanelli Association Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club that plays in the Welsh Premier League for the 2010–11 season. The team has been based at Stebonheath Park since 1920, and as of 2009 is managed by Andy Legg....

were the defending champions.

Team changes from 2007–08

Prestatyn Town

Prestatyn Town F.C.

Prestatyn Town Football Club is a Welsh association football club based in Prestatyn, Denbighshire.- History :Prestatyn town FC played their first-ever game on Thursday October 20th 1910 when they travelled to Rhyl Amateurs and got off to a flying start, winning 3-2 thanks to goals by Gratton,...

were promoted from the Cymru Alliance

Cymru Alliance

The Huws Gray Alliance is a football league and forms the second level of the Welsh football league system in north and central Wales....

and played in the top division for the first time in their history. 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...

survived relegation after none of the top two teams in the divisions below could meet ground regulations.

Overview

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Team
! Ground
! Capacity
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| 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....

| Park Avenue

Park Avenue (Aberystwyth)

Park Avenue is a multi-use stadium in Aberystwyth, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Aberystwyth Town F.C.. The stadium capacity is 5,000 with 1,002 seats....

| 5,500
|-
| Airbus UK Broughton
| The Airfield

The Airfield

The Airfield is a football stadium in Broughton, Wales.It is home to Airbus UK Broughton F.C. who play in the Welsh Premier League....

| 2,100
|-
| 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....

| Farrar Road Stadium

Farrar Road Stadium

Farrar Road Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bangor, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Bangor City F.C. The stadium holds 1,500 people, with 700 seats....

| 1,500
|-
| 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:...

| The Oval

The Oval (Caernarfon)

The Oval is a multi-use stadium in Caernarfon, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Caernarfon Town F.C.. The stadium holds 3,000 people, with 250 seats....

| 3,000
|-
| Caersws F.C.

Caersws F.C.

| Recreation Ground

Recreation Ground (Caersws)

Recreation Ground is a multi-use stadium in Caersws, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Caersws F.C.. The stadium holds 2,500 people....

| 3,500
|-
| Carmarthen Town A.F.C.
| Richmond Park

Richmond Park (Carmarthen)

----Richmond Park is a Welsh Premier League stadium in Carmarthen, Wales. Situated on Priory Street, It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of Carmarthen Town AFC...

| 3,000
|-
| Gap Connah's Quay F.C.
| Deeside Stadium

Deeside Stadium

Deeside Stadium is a multi-sport stadium located in Connah's Quay, Deeside. It is the home stadium to Welsh Premier League side Connah's Quay Football Club....

| 5,500
|-
| Haverfordwest County A.F.C.
| Bridge Meadow Stadium

Bridge Meadow Stadium

New Bridge Meadow Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Haverfordwest, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Haverfordwest County F.C.. The stadium holds 2,000 people.-References:...

| 2,000
|-
| Llanelli A.F.C.

Llanelli A.F.C.

| Stebonheath Park

Stebonheath Park

Stebonheath Park is a multi-use stadium in Llanelli, West Wales with a capacity of 3,700. It is primarily used as a football ground and is the home of Llanelli Football Club.It is also used for athletics and Llanelli Amateur Athletic Club are based at the stadium...

| 3,700
|-
| Neath Athletic A.F.C.

Neath Athletic A.F.C.

Neath Football Club are a Welsh professional association football club based in Neath, Neath Port Talbot and are currently playing in the Welsh Premier League.The club was formed in 2005 following the merger between Neath and Skewen Athletic...

| The Gnoll

The Gnoll

The Gnoll in Neath, Wales is a sports ground, with a capacity of 5,000.In July 2009, Neath RFC presented plans for the redevelopment of the Gnoll, including building a community centre on the site, which were criticised as "too woolly".-Rugby union:...

| 7,000
|-
| NEWI Cefn Druids A.F.C.
| Plaskynaston Lane

Plaskynaston Lane

Plaskynaston Lane is a football stadium in Cefn Mawr, Wrexham, Wales. It is the home stadium of Cefn Druids A.F.C. of the Cymru Alliance. The stadium holds 2,000 spectators.-External links:*...

| 2,000
|-
| Newtown A.F.C.
| Latham Park

Latham Park

Latham Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Newtown, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Newtown F.C.. The stadium holds 5,000 people and is named after former Liverpool footballer George Latham.-References:...

| 5,000
|-
| Port Talbot Town F.C.

Port Talbot Town F.C.

Port Talbot Town F.C. is a football club from Port Talbot in Wales and was founded in 1901, making Port Talbot Athletic as they were then one of the first association football clubs to be founded in Wales...

| Victoria Road
| 2,500
|-
| Porthmadog F.C.

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 :...

| Y Traeth

Y Traeth

' is a multi-use stadium in Porthmadog, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches as the home ground of Porthmadog F.C.. The stadium has a capacity of 2000 people, with 500 seated....

| 2,000
|-
| Prestatyn Town F.C.

Prestatyn Town F.C.

| Bastion Road

Bastion Road

Bastion Road, also known as Bastion Gardens, is a football stadium in Prestatyn, Wales. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of Prestatyn Town F.C....

| 1,000
|-
| Rhyl F.C.

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...

| Belle Vue

Belle Vue (Rhyl)

Belle Vue is a multi-purpose stadium in Rhyl, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Rhyl F.C.. The stadium holds 3,000 people....

| 3,800
|-
| The New Saints F.C.

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...

| Park Hall

Park Hall (football ground)

Park Hall Stadium is the home ground of The New Saints in Oswestry.Oswestry Town first used the former council-owned stadium on 28 August 1993 but, after the club's financial problems and the merger with TNS, the ground fell into disrepair and was purchased by Mike Harris.After redevelopment at a...

| 2,000
|-
| Welshpool Town F.C.
| Maes y Dre Recreation Ground

Maes y Dre Recreation Ground

Maes y Dre Recreation Ground is a multi-use stadium in Welshpool, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Welshpool Town F.C.. The stadium has a capacity of 3,000....

| 3,000
|}

League table

Results

Top goalscorers

Source: welsh-premier.com

31 goals Rhys Griffiths

Rhys Griffiths (footballer)

Rhys Griffiths is a Welsh footballer, currently playing for the Welsh Premier League club Llanelli. He is also the captain of the club.Griffiths is a six-time winner of the Welsh Premier Golden Boot award...

(Llanelli AFC
Llanelli A.F.C.
Llanelli Association Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club that plays in the Welsh Premier League for the 2010–11 season. The team has been based at Stebonheath Park since 1920, and as of 2009 is managed by Andy Legg....

)

25 goals Martin Rose (Port Talbot Town
Port Talbot Town F.C.
Port Talbot Town F.C. is a football club from Port Talbot in Wales and was founded in 1901, making Port Talbot Athletic as they were then one of the first association football clubs to be founded in Wales...

)

24 goals Marc Lloyd-Williams(Porthmadog FC
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 :...

)

20 goals Chris Sharp (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....

) Neil Roberts (Rhyl FC
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...

) Jack Christopher (Haverfordwest County)

18 goals John Toner (The New Saints
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...

)

15 goals Steve Rogers (Welshpool Town) Paul Roberts (Welshpool Town)

14 goals Nick Woodrow (Haverfordwest County)

Monthly awards

{| class="wikitable"
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!rowspan="2"|Month
!colspan="2"|Manager of the Month
!colspan="2"|Player of the Month
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!Manager
!Club
!Player
!Club
|-
|September
|

Andy Cale
|The New Saints

The New Saints F.C.

Josh Johnson

Josh Johnson (footballer)

For other people of the same name see Joshua Johnson Josh Johnson is a football midfielder from Trinidad and Tobago who plays for Telford United. He has also appeared for the Trinidad and Tobago national team.- Professional :Johnson's football career started off with San Juan Jabloteh in Trinidad...

|Rhyl

Rhyl F.C.

|-
|October
|

Peter Nicholas

Peter Nicholas (footballer)

Peter Nicholas is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international, now football manager.He was capped 73 times at senior level for Wales between 1979 and 1991.-Crystal Palace:...

|Llanelli

Llanelli A.F.C.

Christian Edwards

Christian Edwards is a Welsh professional footballer. He plays in the centre of defence and has also played on the right...

|Aberystwyth Town

Aberystwyth Town F.C.

|-
|November
|

Darren Ryan

Darren Ryan is an English former footballer and manager.-Career:Ryan began his professional career with Shrewsbury Town, as he progressed through the youth system and made four Football League appearances for them from 1990 to 1992...

|Newtown
|

Neil Thomas
|Haverfordwest County
|-
|December
| Derek Brazil

Derek Brazil

Derek Michael Brazil is an Irish former footballer who played for the Republic of Ireland B team. A defender he began his career with Rivermount Boys Club before being signed by Manchester United where he played under both Ron Atkinson and Alex Ferguson, making two first team appearances.Raised in...

|Haverfordwest County
|

Neil Roberts
|Rhyl

Rhyl F.C.

|-
|January
|

Mark Jones
|Port Talbot Town

Port Talbot Town F.C.

Chris Sharp
|Bangor City

Bangor City F.C.

|-
|February
|

Allan Bickerstaff
|Rhyl

Rhyl F.C.

Tommy Holmes
|The New Saints

The New Saints F.C.

|-
|March
|

Peter Nicholas

Peter Nicholas (footballer)

Peter Nicholas is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international, now football manager.He was capped 73 times at senior level for Wales between 1979 and 1991.-Crystal Palace:...

|Llanelli

Llanelli A.F.C.

Steve Rogers
|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 ....

|-
|April
|

Mark Jones
|Port Talbot Town

Port Talbot Town F.C.

Greg Strong

Gregory "Greg" Strong is an English professional footballer who is player-manager for Rhyl. He is a defender....

|Rhyl

Rhyl F.C.

Team of the Season

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| GK
| Lee Idzi
| Haverfordwest County
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|

| RB
| Craig Williams
| Newtown
|-
|

| CB
| George Horan
| Rhyl

Rhyl F.C.

|-
|

| CB
| Stuart Jones

Stuart Jones (footballer born 1984)

Stuart Jones is a Welsh footballer who plays for Llanelli as a defender.-Career:A product of the Swansea City youth development system, Jones made his first-team debut on 22 October 2002 in a 2–1 defeat to Stevenage Borough in the Football League Trophy...

| Llanelli

Llanelli A.F.C.

|-
|

| LB
| Andy Legg

Andy Legg

Andrew "Andy" Legg is a Welsh footballer and Wales international who is currently player-manager of Welsh Premier League side Llanelli. He has previously played for Swansea City, Notts County, Birmingham City, Ipswich Town, Reading, Peterborough United, Cardiff City and Newport County...

| Llanelli

Llanelli A.F.C.

|-
|

| RM
| Craig Jones
| Rhyl

Rhyl F.C.

|-
|

| CM
| Gareth Owen
| Rhyl

Rhyl F.C.

|-
|

| CM
| John Leah

John Leah

John Leah is an English footballer who currently plays for Welsh Premier League side Airbus UK as a midfielder. He briefly played in The Football League for Darlington.-Career:...

| The New Saints

The New Saints F.C.

|-
|

| LM
| Sion Edwards
| Bangor City

Bangor City F.C.

|-
|

| ST
| Neil Roberts
| Rhyl

Rhyl F.C.

|-
|

| ST
| Rhys Griffiths

Rhys Griffiths (footballer)

| Llanelli

Llanelli A.F.C.

|}

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External links

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