The Exiles
Five teams affiliated to the FAW play their football in the English system.
After play-off success against Reading at Wembley in 2010-11 Swansea City were promoted to the Premier League – the top tier in England – but their stay ended in 2017-18 when they finished in 18th place to return to the Championship.
Cardiff City joined the Swans in the top flight in 2012-13 after gaining promotion as champions of the Championship but in 2013-14 the Bluebirds finished bottom of the Premier League and returned to the Championship. In 2017-18 as the Swans dropped down a level the Bluebirds replaced them in the top flight having finished runners-up to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the race for the Championship title. Their stay only lasted one season though, with relegation back to the Championship coming after they finished in 18th place in 2018-19.
Newport County beat Wrexham in the Conference play-off final at Wembley in 2012-13 to return to the Football League after 26 years away, while Wrexham remain in the National League after being relegated from the Football League in 2008-09.
Merthyr Town are affiliated to the Southern League. Colwyn Bay also played in the English pyramid until 2019-20 when they returned to the Welsh system after finishing in 11th place in Division One West of the Northern League. The Seagulls now play in the Cymru Leagues.
Focus On The Exiles
- How cricket became sport’s next big thing - Olympics, India, the U.S. and other new markets July 27, 2024 7:36 am The Athletic Chuck Ramkissoon, the most interesting character in Joseph O’Neill’s award-winning novel Netherland, is a Trinidadian wheeler-dealer who has come to New York to make his fortune. So far, so normal, but it is how he intends to make his mark that sets him …
- Chelsea new boy Renato Veiga: 'Elite' potential, confident and focused on football July 27, 2024 7:36 am The Athletic Three years ago, Sporting Lisbon’s B-team coach Filipe Celikkaya sat down with Renato Veiga for the first of several conversations about the teenager’s development. “Renato was a player we identified as someone who could grow to the elite level,” Celikkaya …
- Transfer: Chelsea winger agrees deal to leave Enzo Maresca’s side for EPL rivals July 27, 2024 6:53 am Daily Post Chelsea winger, Noni Madueke has reportedly agreed on personal terms with Premier League rivals Newcastle United for a potential summer transfer. As per Football Insider, Chelsea will be open to selling Madueke if they can make a profit. Madueke joined the …
- Striker unrest, fitness issue, contract dilemma - Aston Villa stock take with transfer clock ticking July 27, 2024 6:07 am Birmingham Live Aston Villa have just over a month left to complete their summer transfer business, having already recruited seven new players and sold six on a permanent basis. Lewis Dobbin, Enzo Barrenechea, Samuel Iling-Junior, Ross Barkley, Ian Maatsen, Jaden …
- 'No disrespect' - Darragh Lenihan highlights key Middlesbrough change from last season July 27, 2024 5:47 am Gazette Live Having a settled squad will aid Middlesbrough's push for promotion this season, according to fit-again defender Darragh Lenihan. There was a huge turnover of players at the Riverside last summer but Boro have resisted the temptation to make wholesale …
- Enzo Maresca has signed six of his eight Chelsea transfer targets as Nico Williams linked July 27, 2024 5:39 am Daily Mirror Chelsea have been busy so far in the transfer market, signing six of their eight targets as Todd Boehly gives Enzo Maresca the tools to compete. Since the American purchased the west London club, five managers have taken the helm with Maresca inheriting a …
- What time and TV channel is Celtic vs Chelsea on today in pre-season friendly? July 27, 2024 5:26 am Irish Mirror Celtic will take on Chelsea tonight as part of a pre-season tour of America in the home of the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. Chelsea under new boss Enzo Maresca played their first match of pre-season mid-week with a 2-2 draw in a highly-anticipated …