Draw for European clashes in early August

The start of the 2020-21 Champions’ League and Europa League campaigns is less than a month away, with Wales’ representatives set to learn their fate when the draw for the early rounds takes place on Sunday, 9 August. Connah’s Quay Nomads, playing in their first Champions’ League campaign, will find out their opponents in the…

Nomads crowned Cymru Premier champions

Connah’s Quay Nomads have been crowned champions of the Cymru Premier league after the the Football Association of Wales (FAW) confirmed the end of its 2019-20 season because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Nomads take the title for the first time in their history after the clubs agreed to an unweighted points-per-game method to decide…

Dragons flying high at the split

It’s 15 years since Barry Town last lifted the Welsh Premier title and plummeted down the leagues following financial meltdown. But could the Dragons be about to bring the good times back to Jenner Park? At the turning point in the Welsh Premier season, when the league splits into two sections, Barry sit proudly at…

Top Scorers

Evans out in front after opening salvos

There’s a long way to go in the race to become the Welsh Premier’s top scorer for 2019, but Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Eliot Evans has already got his nose in front of his rivals with three goals in the opening two games of the season. Evans bagged his first of the season in the Archers’…

Crows dreaming of former glories in Welsh Cup

The 131st season of the Welsh Cup gets underway in a fortnight with action in the first qualifying round taking place over the weekend of 1-2 September. With a place in the Europa League preliminary round the goal, three-times runners-up Cwmbran Town travel to Tredegar Town dreaming of a return to former glories having earned…

WP Roll of Honour

Saints gunning for landmark success

The draw for the Welsh Premier League Cup was made earlier this week, with holders The New Saints going for a landmark 10th title this campaign. Known as the Nathaniel MG Cup for its 27th incarnation, it has also gone by the name League of Wales Cup and Word Cup since it was established in…

Woe for Bangor, could Aber or Newtown fill the void?

This year both the Welsh Premier and the Premier League embark on their 27th season… and surprisingly the similarities don’t end there. Just six teams have won both leagues… and with a similar distribution of titles between them. In England Manchester United have won the title 13 times, while in Wales TNS have been crowned…