1996–97 League of Wales

Football league season

League of WalesSeason| 1996–97

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Champions| Barry Town
Relegated| Ton Pentre
Holywell Town
Briton Ferry Athletic
Champions League| Barry Town
UEFA Cup| Inter Cardiff
Cup Winners' Cup| Cwmbran Town
Intertoto Cup| Ebbw Vale
Matches played| 420
Goals scored| 1,396 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorer| Tony Bird (42)

← 1995–96

1997–98 →

The 1996–97 League of Wales was the fifth season of the League of Wales since its establishment in 1992.[1] The league was won for the second consecutive season by Barry Town, who accrued a record total of 105 points. Their total of 129 goals scored was also a record until they broke it by five goals the following year.

For the first time, the League champions competed in the subsequent Champions League.

## League table

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1  | Barry Town (C) | 40  | 33  | 6  | 1  | 129  | 26  | +103  | 105  | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2  | Inter Cardiff | 40  | 26  | 6  | 8  | 80  | 32  | +48  | 84  | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3  | Ebbw Vale | 40  | 23  | 9  | 8  | 87  | 40  | +47  | 78  | Qualification for Intertoto Cup group stage
4  | Caernarfon Town | 40  | 23  | 9  | 8  | 81  | 58  | +23  | 78  |
5  | Newtown | 40  | 22  | 5  | 13  | 74  | 49  | +25  | 71
6  | TNS Llansantffraid | 40  | 19  | 12  | 9  | 78  | 54  | +24  | 69
7  | Conwy United | 40  | 20  | 8  | 12  | 66  | 44  | +22  | 68
8  | Bangor City | 40  | 20  | 5  | 15  | 82  | 62  | +20  | 65
9  | Cwmbran Town | 40  | 19  | 8  | 13  | 71  | 61  | +10  | 65  | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round[a]
10  | Porthmadog | 40  | 18  | 8  | 14  | 64  | 60  | +4  | 62  |
11  | Connah's Quay Nomads | 40  | 16  | 9  | 15  | 62  | 64  | −2  | 57
12  | Cemaes Bay | 40  | 13  | 10  | 17  | 62  | 72  | −10  | 49
13  | Aberystwyth Town | 40  | 13  | 8  | 19  | 67  | 82  | −15  | 47
14  | Caersws | 40  | 11  | 9  | 20  | 53  | 77  | −24  | 42
15  | Flint Town United | 40  | 11  | 8  | 21  | 48  | 76  | −28  | 41
16  | Carmarthen Town | 40  | 11  | 7  | 22  | 41  | 79  | −38  | 40
17  | Welshpool Town | 40  | 10  | 9  | 21  | 50  | 80  | −30  | 39
18  | Ton Pentre (R) | 40  | 12  | 3  | 25  | 59  | 99  | −40  | 39  | Relegation to Welsh Division One[b]
19  | Rhyl | 40  | 10  | 8  | 22  | 51  | 71  | −20  | 38  |
20  | Holywell Town (R) | 40  | 7  | 8  | 25  | 52  | 81  | −29  | 29  | Relegation to Cymru Alliance
21  | Briton Ferry Athletic (R) | 40  | 5  | 1  | 34  | 39  | 129  | −90  | 16  | Relegation to Welsh Division One

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ As 1996–97 Welsh Cup runners-up
2. ^ Although they finished outside the relegation zone, Ton Pentre resigned from the League of Wales to play in Division 2 South

## Results

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Home \ Away  | ABE | BAN | BAR | BRI | CAE | CWS | CMR | CEM | CQN | CON | CWM | EBB | FTU | HOL | INC | NTW | POR | RHY | TNS | TON | WEL

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Aberystwyth Town |  | 1–2  | 1–4  | 3–1  | 4–5  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 6–2  | 3–3  | 0–1  | 4–1  | 2–3  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 2–3  | 2–2
Bangor City | 5–1  |  | 0–4  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 4–2  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 0–2  | 8–1  | 4–0
Barry Town | 8–1  | 0–0  |  | 4–0  | 5–2  | 4–0  | 6–0  | 4–3  | 2–0  | 5–0  | 3–0  | 7–3  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 6–1  | 3–3  | 7–1  | 4–0
Briton Ferry Athletic | 1–3  | 3–2  | 0–4  |  | 2–5  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–4  | 1–4  | 0–2  | 3–1  | 4–3  | 1–4  | 2–5  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 1–8  | 0–2  | 1–2
Caernarfon Town | 2–2  | 1–4  | 1–3  | 6–2  |  | 3–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 3–3  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–1
Caersws | 0–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 1–2  |  | 1–4  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 2–6  | 3–1  | 0–5  | 1–5  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–3  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 0–3  | 2–0
Carmarthen Town | 0–4  | 1–5  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–3  | 2–3  |  | 2–4  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 2–3  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–3  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 0–4  | 2–3
Cemaes Bay | 1–1  | 3–2  | 1–2  | 4–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–3  |  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 3–3  | 1–4  | 0–1  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 5–1  | 1–0
Connah's Quay Nomads | 4–1  | 2–4  | 1–4  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 5–3  |  | 0–3  | 1–5  | 0–3  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–3  | 4–0  | 3–3  | 4–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 3–0
Conwy United | 4–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 6–0  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 3–0  |  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 0–3  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–0
Cwmbran Town | 6–0  | 1–3  | 0–4  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 3–1  |  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 4–4  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 2–1
Ebbw Vale | 4–0  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 4–0  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 3–0  |  | 0–1  | 5–0  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 4–0  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 4–0
Flint Town United | 0–1  | 3–4  | 0–8  | 3–1  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 1–3  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 2–4  | 0–1  |  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 2–3  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–1
Holywell Town | 3–3  | 0–4  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 1–4  | 3–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 3–4  | 1–4  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  |  | 0–3  | 1–3  | 5–0  | 2–3  | 1–3  | 3–1  | 2–3
Inter Cardiff | 1–0  | 4–1  | 1–2  | 7–0  | 6–1  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  |  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 3–4
Newtown | 2–1  | 2–0  | 0–3  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 6–2  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 5–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  |  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 0–3  | 0–3  | 1–0
Porthmadog | 2–2  | 2–0  | 1–4  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 0–0  | 2–4  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 4–1  | 0–2  | 0–4  |  | 6–0  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 1–2
Rhyl | 0–2  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 0–1  |  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 0–1
TNS Llansantffraid | 3–2  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 2–3  | 3–2  | 3–3  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–3  | 0–2  | 0–1  |  | 4–2  | 2–0
Ton Pentre | 1–1  | 4–3  | 0–2  | 3–2  | 2–3  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 4–3  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 1–7  | 3–4  | 1–3  | 1–2  |  | 4–3
Welshpool Town | 0–0  | 3–2  | 1–2  | 4–0  | 0–3  | 0–4  | 1–3  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 1–4  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 6–1  |

Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Wales 1996/97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

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