Welsh National League (Wrexham Area)

Guy Walmsley & Co Welsh National League

Country	Wales
Founded	1945
Number of teams	28 (15 in Division 1, 13 in Division 2)
Level on pyramid	3 & 4
Promotion to	Cymru Alliance
Relegation to	Clwyd East Football League
Current champions	Premier Division - Mold Alexandra Division One - FC Nomads of Connahs Quay Reserves - Penycae (2014–15)
Website	League Website

The Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) is a football league in Wales and forms level 3 of the Welsh football league system in Flintshire and Wrexham County Borough, but some teams are from Denbighshire (Corwen and Llangollen Town) and Gwynedd (Llanuwchllyn). For sponsorship purposes it is currently known as the Guy Walmsley & Co Welsh National League.

History

The League grew out of the Wrexham and District League, which ran during the early years of the twentieth century. At that time the senior clubs in the Wrexham area played in English leagues such as The Combination and the Birmingham & District League. Their reserve sides, along with local amateur teams, contested the Wrexham and District League.

In the inter-war years, the new Welsh National League with its various sections was organised. Clubs from the Wrexham area, and a little beyond, joined the Northern Section.

The financial strain proved too severe for several of the clubs in the Wrexham district, and after World War II they re-organised as the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area).

Member clubs 2014–15

Divisional Champions

The league has undergone various restructures in its history, with the number of divisions and their names changing.

For its first season the league had just one division, the Senior Division

In 1946 two regional divisions were introduced below the Senior Division

In 1949 the regionalised divisions were merged together and the resulting three divisions renamed Divisions One, Two and Three

In 1953–54 Division Three was not contested due to a lack of clubs

In 1954 Division Three was revived

In 1960 Division Three was discontinued once again

In 1962 Division Three was revived once again

In 1969 Division Three was split into two sections, A and B

In 1970 the two Division Three sections were reorganised into Divisions Three and Four

In 1974 the four divisions were reduced to just two

In 1975 Division Three was reintroduced

In 1976 Division Three was discontinued once again

In 1978 Divisions Three and Four were revived

In 1978 Division Four was discontinued once again

In 1980 Division Four was once again revived

In 1983 Division Four was split into two sections, North and South

In 1983 the two Division Four sections were merged back together and the four divisions renamed Premier, One, Two and Three

In 1990 Division Three was discontinued

In 1999 Division Three was revived

In 2008, all reserve and colts teams were split off, leaving two divisions for first teams and two divisions for lower teams

External links

• League website

See also

• Football in Wales
• Welsh football league system
• Welsh Cup
• List of football clubs in Wales
• List of stadiums in Wales by capacity