| Season | 2010–11 |
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| Champions | Bangor City |
| Relegated | Haverfordwest County |
| Champions League | Bangor City |
| Europa League | The New Saints Llanelli AFC Neath |
| Matches played | 186 |
| Goals scored | 639 (3.44 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Rhys Griffiths (25) |
| Biggest home win | Bangor City 8–1 Port Talbot Town The New Saints 7–0 Carmarthen Town |
| Biggest away win | Haverfordwest County 0–4 Llanelli AFC Neath 0–4 Llanelli AFC |
| Highest scoring | Bangor City 8–1 Port Talbot Town |
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The 2010–11 Welsh Premier League was the 19th season of the Welsh Premier League since its establishment in 1992 as the League of Wales. It was reduced to a size of 12 teams from this season following a unanimous decision by the Premier League clubs in June 2009.[1] The league season began on 13 August 2010[2] and ended on 30 April 2011.[3] The New Saints were the defending champions, but lost their crown to Bangor City.
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Rhyl were denied the domestic licence for competing in this season's Welsh Premier League and were therefore relegated to the second tier. Welsh Premier League aspirants Llangefni Town (Cymru Alliance) and Afan Lido (Welsh Football League First Division) were also denied licenses meaning that no team from the second tier was promoted. Since these three teams failed to obtain licenses, the best three teams originally to be relegated, with all three obtaining their licenses, were spared from relegation (Bala Town, Haverfordwest County and Newtown).[4] Rhyl became the third Championship winning side to be relegated after Barry Town and Cwmbran Town. Rhyl had had the highest home attendances in the league for the last seven seasons.
| Team | Ground | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth Town | Park Avenue | 5,500 | |
| Airbus UK Broughton | The Airfield | 2,100 | |
| Bala Town | Maes Tegid | 3,000 | |
| Bangor City | Farrar Road Stadium | 1,500 | |
| Carmarthen Town | Richmond Park | 3,000 | |
| Haverfordwest County | Bridge Meadow Stadium | 2,000 | |
| Llanelli AFC | Stebonheath Park | 3,700 | |
| Neath | The Gnoll | 7,000 | |
| Newtown AFC | Latham Park | 5,000 | |
| Port Talbot Town | Victoria Road | 2,500 | |
| Prestatyn Town | Bastion Road | 2,500 | |
| The New Saints | Park Hall | 2,000 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | Darren Ryan | Stepped down | 4 August 2010[5] | Andy Cale | 7 August 2010[6] |
| Haverfordwest County | Derek Brazil | Sacked | 15 November 2010[7] | Gavin Chesterfield | 26 November 2010[8] |
| Haverfordwest County | Gavin Chesterfield | Resigned | 28 February 2011[9] | Derek Brazil | 28 February 2011[10] |
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangor City (C) | 32 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 80 | 44 | +36 | 70 | 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
| 2 | The New Saints | 32 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 87 | 34 | +53 | 68 | 2011–12 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round |
| 3 | Neath (O) | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 58 | Qualification to the UEFA Europa League play-offs |
| 4 | Llanelli | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 53 | 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1 |
| 5 | Prestatyn Town | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 40 | Qualification to the UEFA Europa League play-offs |
| 6 | Port Talbot Town | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 36 | |
| 7 | Aberystwyth Town | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 42 | Qualification to the UEFA Europa League play-offs |
| 8 | Airbus UK Broughton | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 41 | |
| 9 | Newtown | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 35 | |
| 10 | Carmarthen Town | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 35 | |
| 11 | Bala Town | 32 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 33 | Spared from relegation 2 |
| 12 | Haverfordwest County (R) | 32 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 30 | 77 | −47 | 19 | Relegation to the Cymru Alliance Welsh Football League First Division |
Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1Winners of 2010–11 Welsh Cup.
2Bala Town were spared from relegation after 2010–11 Cymru Alliance champions Connah's Quay Nomads were denied a Premier League licence for the 2011–12 season.[11]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Teams played each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league split into two groups - the top six and the bottom six. Clubs in these groups played each other twice again to bring the total fixture count to 32. This meant a decrease in fixtures from 34 games to 32 from the previous season.
| Home \ Away1 | ABE | AIR | BAL | BAN | CAR | HAV | LLA | NEA | NEW | PTA | PRE | TNS |
| Aberystwyth Town | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Airbus UK Broughton | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 2–2 | |
| Bala Town | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | |
| Bangor City | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 8–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | |
| Carmarthen Town | 2–3 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Haverfordwest County | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | |
| Llanelli | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Neath | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Newtown | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–6 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Port Talbot Town | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | |
| Prestatyn Town | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| The New Saints | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 5–2 |
Source: Welsh Premiership Football League
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Top six
Source: Welsh Premiership Football League 1The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. |
Bottom six
Source: Welsh Premiership Football League 1The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. |
As Llanelli AFC had already been assured of a Europa League spot by virtue of playing in the 2010–11 Welsh Cup Final against Champions-League qualified Bangor City, third-placed Neath and fifth- through eighth-placed sides Port Talbot Town, Prestatyn Town, Aberystwyth Town and Airbus UK Broughton competed in the inaugural play-offs for the second 2011–12 UEFA Europa League spot available via league placement.[12] The winners of this play-off would go on to enter the Europa League in the first qualifying round.
Aberstwyth Town and Airbus UK Broughton, as worst-placed teams of the play-off participants, had to compete an extra match in order to reduce the teams for the semi-finals to four. The winners of this match would face Neath in the semi-final.
| 10 May 2011 19:30 BST |
Aberystwyth Town | 2 – 1 | Airbus UK Broughton | Park Avenue, Aberystwyth Attendance: 424 |
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| Stott 60' McCarten 85' |
Report | 21' (pen) Sheridan |
The semi-finals were held simultaenously on the 15th of May. Aberystwyth Town, having beaten Airbus, faced third-placed Neath in the first, while fifth-placed Prestatyn faced off against sixth-placed Port Talbot in the other.
| 15 May 2011 14:30 BST |
Neath | 2 – 1 | Aberystwyth Town | The Gnoll, Neath Attendance: 410 Referee: Huw Jones |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes 34' Fowler 36' |
Report | 89' McCarten |
| 15 May 2011 14:30 BST |
Prestatyn Town | 2 – 1 | Port Talbot Town | Remax Stadium, Port Talbot Attendance: 383 Referee: Lee Evans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt 84' Hayes 88' |
Report | 29' Surman |
The final was held at Neath's Gnoll, as they had finished higher than Prestatyn in the league and had therefore 'earned' home advantage. Neath won the game 3-2 and will play in the Europa League next season as a result.
| 21 May 2011 15:15 UTC±0 |
Neath | 3 – 2 | Prestatyn Town | The Gnoll, Neath Attendance: 988 Referee: Kevin Morgan |
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| Bond 1' Hill 55', 84' |
25' Hunt 90' Fisher-Cooke |
Including matches played on 18 February 2011; Source: Soccerway
| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Reed | Bangor City | 17 |
| Rhys Griffiths | Llanelli AFC | 17 | |
| 3 | Matty Williams | The New Saints | 16 |
| 4 | Lee Trundle | Neath | 15 |
| 5 | Alan Bull | Bangor City | 12 |
| Lee Hunt | Prestatyn Town | 12 | |
| 7 | Alex Darlington | The New Saints | 11 |
| Richie Partridge | The New Saints | 11 | |
| 9 | Andy Moran | Airbus UK Broughton | 10 |
| Dave Morley | Bangor City | 10 |
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