2022–23 Ardal NW
| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
← 2021–22 2023–24 → | |
The 2022–23 Ardal NW season (also known as the 2022–23 Lock Stock Ardal NW 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 NE. Three teams are relegated to Tier 4.
Team changes
To Ardal NWPromoted from North East Wales Football League Premier Division Promoted from North Wales Coast East Football League Premier Division Promoted from North Wales Coast West Football League Premier Division Relegated from Cymru North
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From Ardal NWPromoted to Cymru North Relegated Transferred to Ardal NE
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Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Home Ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor 1876 | Bangor | Treborth | 3,400 |
| Bodedern Athletic | Bodedern | Cae Ty Cristion | 1,000 |
| Brickfield Rangers | Wrexham | Clywedog Park | 1,000 |
| C.P.D. Y Rhyl 1879 | Rhyl | Belle Vue | 3,000 |
| Denbigh Town | Denbigh | Central Park | 1,200 |
| Flint Mountain | Pentre Halkyn | Cae-y-Castell | 2,000 |
| Hawarden Rangers | Hawarden | Gladstone Playing Fields | 1,000 |
| Llandudno Albion | Llandudno | Maesdu Park | 1,013 |
| Llangefni Town | Llangefni | Cae Bob Parry | 4,500 |
| Llanrwst United | Llanrwst | Gwydyr Park | 2,000 |
| Llay Welfare | Llay | The Ring | 1,000 |
| Nantlle Vale | Penygroes | Maes Dulyn | 1,000 |
| Rhostyllen | Rhostyllen | Vicarage Hill | 1,000 |
| Rhydymwyn | Rhydmwyn | Vicarage Road | 1,000 |
| Saltney Town | Saltney | Saltney Community Centre | 1,000 |
| Y Felinheli | Y Felinheli | Cae Seilo | 1,000 |
Source: Ardal NW Ground Information
Personnel
| Team | Head coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Bangor 1876 |  Michael Johnston
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Les Davies
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| Bodedern Athletic | Ricky Williams
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Casey Boylan
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| Brickfield Rangers | Gareth Wilson
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Chris Dixon
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| Denbigh Town | Dewi Llion
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| Y Felinheli | Euron Davies
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Aled Griffith
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| Flint Mountain |  Aden Shannon
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Peter Martin
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| Hawarden Rangers | Andy Butler
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Ellis Jones
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| Llandudno Albion | Darren Jones
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Joel Lloyd
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| Llangefni Town | James Saxon
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James Saxon
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| Llanrwst United | Barry Owen
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Thomas Jones
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| Llay Welfare | Mike Gadie
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Dean Bryan
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| Nantlle Vale | Sion Eifion Jones
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Matthew Davies
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| Rhostyllen | Warren Aykroyd-Duckett
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Steven Jones
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| Rhydymwyn | Anthony Weaver
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Harry Massey
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| Y Rhyl 1879 | Gareth Thomas
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Reece Fairhurst
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| Saltney Town | Andy Dutton
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Tom Wells
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangor 1876 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 20 | Promotion to Cymru North |
| 2 | Llay Welfare | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 19 | Qualification for the Ardal Northern Play-Off |
| 3 | Nantlle Vale | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 18 | |
| 4 | Brickfield Rangers | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 16 | |
| 5 | C.P.D. Y Rhyl 1879 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 15 | |
| 6 | Flint Mountain | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 15 | |
| 7 | Saltney Town | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 14 | |
| 8 | Denbigh Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 13 | |
| 9 | Llanrwst United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 13 | |
| 10 | Bodedern Athletic | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 34 | −22 | 10 | |
| 11 | Llangefni Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 7 | |
| 12 | Hawarden Rangers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 7 | |
| 13 | Llandudno Albion | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 6 | |
| 14 | Y Felinheli | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 6 | Relegation to Tier 4 |
| 15 | Rhostyllen | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 3 | |
| 16 | Rhydymwyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club withdrew |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.