Welsh National League (Wrexham Area)

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The Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) is a football league in Wales and forms level 3 of the Welsh football league system in Denbighshire, Flintshire, and Gwynedd. For sponsorship purposes it is currently known as the Nizam–Druid Welsh National League.

1 History
2 Member clubs 2006–07
3 Divisional champions
4 External links

[edit] 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).

[edit] Member clubs 2006–07

[edit] Premier Division

Acrefair Youth
Borras Park Albion
Brickfield Rangers
Brymbo
Brynteg Village
Castell Alun Colts

Cefn United
Chirk A A A
Coedpoeth United
Corwen Amateurs
Hawarden Rangers

Llangollen Town
Llay Welfare
Mold Alexandra
Penycae
Rhos Aelwyd

[edit] Division One

Airbus UK Reserves
Bala Town Reserves
Cefn United
Glyn Ceiriog
Gresford Athletic Reserves

Llanuwchllyn
New Brighton
Overton Recreation
Penley

Penycae Reserves
Penyffordd
Rhos Aelwyd Reserves
Ruthin Town Reserves

[edit] Division Two

Acrefair Youth Reserves
Borras Park Albion Reserves
Brickfield Rangers Reserves
Buckley Town Reserves
Corwen Amateurs Reserves

Garden Village
Holt Nomads
Johnstown Youth
Llangollen Town
Llay Welfare Reserves

Mold Alexandra Reserves
Mold Juniors
Ruthin Town Colts
Venture Community

[edit] Division Three

Borras Park Albion Colts
Brickfield Rangers Colts
Brymbo Reserves
Brynteg Village Reserves
Caergwrle Castle

Chirk AAA Reserves
Coedpoeth United Reserves
Glyn Ceiriog Reserves
Gresford Athletic Colts
Hawarden Rangers Reserves

New Brighton Reserves
Overton Recreation Reserves
Penley Reserves
Penyffordd Reserves

[edit] 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

Season	Senior Division
1945-46	Llay United

In 1946 two regional divisions were introduced below the Senior Division

Season	Senior Division	East Division	West Division
1946-47	Wrexham 'A'	Rhostellyn Sports Club	Gresford Athletic
1947-48	Chirk AAA	Rhostyllen/Bersham BL	Coedpoeth
1948-49	Johnstown United	Overton St Mary's	Coedpoeth

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

Season	Division One	Division Two	Division Three
1949-50	Chirk AAA	Ruabon Athletic	New Boughton
1950-51	Druids United	Penycae	Rubery Owen Rockwell
1951-52	Chirk AAA	Holt Nomads	Royal Pioneer Corps
1952-53	Overton St Mary's	Llangollen Town	Bradley Rangers

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

Season	Division One	Division Two
1953-54	Overton St Mary's	Bradley Rangers

In 1954 Division Three was revived

Season	Division One	Division Two	Division Three
1954-55	Welshpool AFC	Gresford Colliery	Bradley Rangers Reserves
1955-56	Buckley Wanderers	Holt Nomads	Tanyfron Youth Club
1956-57	Welshpool AFC	RO Rockwell	Ponciau Youth Club
1957-58	Brymbo Steelworks	Royal Pioneer Corps	Marshalls Sports Club
1958-59	Chirk AAA	Rhos Aelwyd	Tanyfron
1959-60	Chirk AAA	Buckley Rovers	Fron

In 1960 Division Three was discontinued once again

Season	Division One	Division Two
1960-61	Chirk AAA	Pentre Broughton
1961-62	Welshpool AFC	Rhosddu

In 1962 Division Three was revived once again

Season	Division One	Division Two	Division Three
1962-63	Llay Welfare	Gresford Athletic	Summerhill
1963-64	Ruthin Town	Summerhill	Llanuwchllyn
1964-65	Welshpool AFC	Buckley Rovers	Coedpoeth
1965-66	Brymbo Steelworks	Rubery Owen Rockwell	Marshalls Sports Club
1966-67	Brymbo Steelworks	Coedpoeth	British Celanese
1967-68	Llangollen Town	Bala Town	Rossett Villa
1968-69	Final tables not available

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

Season	Division One	Division Two	Division Three A	Division Three B
1969-70	Brymbo Steelworks	Druids United	Gresford Athletic Reserves	Cefn Albion

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

Season	Division One	Division Two	Division Three	Division Four
1970-71	Brymbo Steelworks	Burntwood & Drury	Rhosddu	Castell Alun
1971-72	Llangollen Town	Rhosddu	Castell Alun	Druids United Reserves
1972-73	Denbigh Town	Ruabon St Marys	Hawarden Rangers	Treuddyn Villa
1973-74	Denbigh Town	Buckley Rovers	Coedpoeth	Overton Athletic

In 1974 the four divisions were reduced to just two

Season	Division One	Division Two
1974-75	Denbigh Town	Lex XI

In 1975 Division Three was reintroduced

Season	Division One	Division Two	Division Three
1975-76	Denbigh Town	Coedpoeth	Castell Alun Colts

In 1976 Division Three was discontinued once again

Season	Division One	Division Two
1976-77	Brymbo Steelworks	Castell Alun Colts
1977-78	New Broughton	Cefn Albion

In 1978 Divisions Three and Four were revived

Season	Division One	Division Two	Division Three	Division Four
1978-79	Brymbo Steelworks	Chirk AAA	Penley	Tunnel Cement

In 1978 Division Four was discontinued once again

Season	Division One	Division Two	Division Three
1979-80	Cefn Albion	Ruthin Town	Grapes

In 1980 Division Four was once again revived

Season	Division One	Division Two	Division Three	Division Four
1980-81	Cefn Albion	Rhostyllen Villa	Grapes	New Broughton
1981-82	Brymbo Steelworks	Grapes	Hawkesbury Villa	Coedpoeth
1982-83	Brymbo Steelworks	Rhos Aelwyd	Coedpoeth	Llay RBL

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

Season	Division One	Division Two	Division Three	Division Four (North)	Division Four (South)
1983-84	Chirk AAA	Lex XI Reserves	Penycae	Connah's Quay Reserves	Johnstown Athletic

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

Season	Premier Division	Division One	Division Two	Division Three
1984-85	Lex XI	Llay RBL	Chirk AAA Reserves	Llangollen Reserves
1985-86	Mold Alexandra	Llangollen	Penycae Reserves	Bradley
1986-87	Mold Alexandra	Llay Welfare	Corwen	BFlint Town
1987-88	Lex XI	Corwen	St Marys Ruabon	New Broughton
1988-89	Lex XI	Rhostyllen Villa	Marchwiel Villa	Kelloggs
1989-90	Mold Alexandra	Bala Town	New Broughton	Kinnerton

In 1990 Division Three was discontinued

Season	Premier Division	Division One	Division Two
1990-91	Marchwiel Villa	Llay Welfare	Bradley
1991-92	Wrexham Reserves	Treuddyn Villa	British Aerospace
1992-93	Penley	Cefn Druids Reserves	Rhost/Bersham
1993-94	Penycae	Brymbo Reserves	Rhosddu
1994-95	Oswestry Town	Rhost/Bersham RBL	Wrexham Colts
1995-96	Gresford Athletic	Wrexham Colts	Gresford Athletic Colts
1996-97	Wrexham Colts	Castell AC	Owens Corning
1997-98	Penley	Bala Town	Bradley Villa
1998-99	Corwen	Bradley Villa	Borras Park

In 1999 Division Three was revived, this format continues to this day

Season	Premier Division	Division One	Division Two	Division Three
1999-00	British Aerospace	Hand Hotel	Cefn United	Buckley Town
2000-01	Gresford Athletic	Cefn United	Llay Welfare Colts	Queen's Park
2001-02	Mold Alexandra	Mynydd Isa	Queen's Park	Brynteg Village
2002-03	Castell Alun Colts	Queen's Park	Brynteg Village	Ruabon Villa
2003-04	Bala Town	Acrefair Youth	Coedpoeth United	Buckley Town Reserves
2004-05	Queen's Park	Brynteg Village	New Brighton Villa	Mold Juniors
2005-06	Rhos Aelwyd	Castell Alun Colts	Bala Town Reserves	Venture Community