2017–18 Welsh Football League Division One

Football league season

Welsh Football League Division OneSeason| 2017–18

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Dates| 11 August 2017 – 19 May 2018
Champions| Llanelli Town
Promoted| Llanelli Town
Matches played| 240
Goals scored| 876 (3.65 per match)

← 2016–17

2018–19 →

All statistics correct as of 21 April 2018.

The 2017–18 Welsh Football League Division One (known as the Nathaniel Cars Welsh Football League Division One for sponsorship reasons) was the 2017–18 season of the top football league in South Wales. Together with its North Wales counterpart, the Cymru Alliance, the 16-team division forms the second tier of the Welsh football league system, one level below the nationwide Welsh Premier League. The season began on 11 August 2017 and concluded in May 2018.

## Teams

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Afan Lido

B. F. L.

Caerau (Ely)

C & C

Cwmamman United

Cwmbran Celtic

Goytre

Goytre United

Haverfordwest County

Llanelli Town

Monmouth Town

Pen-y-Bont

Port Talbot Town

Taff's Well

Ton Pentre

Undy Athletic

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Locations of the 2017–18 Welsh Football League Division One teams

Barry Town United were champions in the previous season and were promoted to the 2017–18 Welsh Premier League.

The bottom two placed teams from the previous season, Risca United and Caldicot Town, were relegated to the 2017–18 Welsh Football League Division Two; they were replaced by Llanelli Town, Briton Ferry Llansawel and Cwmamman United, the top three teams from Division Two the previous season.

### Stadia and locations

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Team | Location | Stadium

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Afan Lido | Aberavon | Marston Stadium
Briton Ferry Llansawel | Briton Ferry | Old Road
Caerau (Ely) | Ely | Cwrt-yr-Ala
Cambrian & Clydach Vale | Clydach Vale | King George's New Field
Cwmamman United | Glanamman | Grenig Park
Cwmbran Celtic | Cwmbran | Celtic Park
Goytre | Penperlleni | Plough Road
Goytre United | Goytre | Glenhafod Park Stadium
Haverfordwest County | Haverfordwest | Bridge Meadow Stadium
Llanelli Town | Llanelli | Stebonheath Park
Monmouth Town | Monmouth | Chippenham Sports Ground
Pen-y-Bont | Bridgend | Kymco Stadium
Port Talbot Town | Port Talbot | Victoria Road
Taff's Well | Taff's Well | Rhiw Dda'r
Ton Pentre | Ton Pentre | Ynys Park
Undy Athletic | Undy | The Causeway

## League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  | Llanelli Town (C, P) | 30  | 24  | 3  | 3  | 87  | 33  | +54  | 75  | Promotion to the Welsh Premier League
2  | Haverfordwest County | 30  | 19  | 3  | 8  | 65  | 37  | +28  | 60  |
3  | Pen-y-Bont[a] | 30  | 18  | 6  | 6  | 64  | 37  | +27  | 57
4  | Cambrian & Clydach Vale | 30  | 17  | 3  | 10  | 58  | 39  | +19  | 54
5  | Afan Lido | 30  | 15  | 4  | 11  | 61  | 48  | +13  | 49
6  | Goytre | 30  | 15  | 3  | 12  | 51  | 62  | −11  | 48
7  | Goytre United | 30  | 13  | 8  | 9  | 53  | 52  | +1  | 47
8  | Cwmbran Celtic | 30  | 14  | 4  | 12  | 67  | 51  | +16  | 46
9  | Undy Athletic | 30  | 13  | 5  | 12  | 62  | 60  | +2  | 44
10  | Taff's Well | 30  | 11  | 5  | 14  | 52  | 48  | +4  | 38
11  | Briton Ferry Llansawel | 30  | 10  | 7  | 13  | 58  | 64  | −6  | 37
12  | Cwmamman United | 30  | 8  | 6  | 16  | 38  | 59  | −21  | 30
13  | Port Talbot Town[b] | 30  | 9  | 11  | 10  | 58  | 53  | +5  | 29  | Possible relegation to Welsh League Division Two
14  | Monmouth Town | 30  | 7  | 4  | 19  | 44  | 73  | −29  | 25
15  | Caerau (Ely) | 30  | 5  | 3  | 22  | 32  | 78  | −46  | 18  | Relegation to Welsh League Division Two
16  | Ton Pentre | 30  | 1  | 7  | 22  | 26  | 82  | −56  | 10

Source: Welsh Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.[2]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. ^ Pen-y-Bont were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.[1]
2. ^ Port Talbot Town were deducted nine points.[citation needed]

## Results

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Home \ Away  | AFA | BFL | CAE | CCV | CWU | CWC | GOA | GOU | HAV | LLA | MON | PYB | PTA | TAF | TON | UND

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Afan Lido | -- | 0–1  | 3–0  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 5–0  | 4–0  | 1–6  | 1–2  | 0–4  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 3–3  | 3–2  | 4–2  | 4–1
Briton Ferry Llansawel | 2–2  | -- | 4–3  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 4–5  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 0–3  | 1–4  | 1–0  | 3–3  | 5–2  | 0–4  | 3–1  | 3–3
Caerau (Ely) | 0–4  | 3–2  | -- | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–5  | 0–1  | 2–4  | 1–3  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–8  | 0–3  | 0–1  | 1–2
Cambrian & Clydach Vale | 0–2  | 2–0  | 2–1  | -- | 2–3  | 1–0  | 5–2  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 1–3  | 4–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 4–0  | 5–1  | 3–0
Cwmamman United | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–5  | 0–5  | -- | 1–3  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 0–2  | 0–3  | 2–2  | 4–2  | 2–1  | 2–0
Cwmbran Celtic | 1–2  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–3  | 2–2  | -- | 4–1  | 0–1  | 2–3  | 1–3  | 3–1  | 3–0  | 0–3  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 3–2
Goytre | 2–1  | 3–1  | 4–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 0–10  | -- | 0–0  | 3–2  | 1–4  | 4–1  | 3–0  | 0–1  | 3–2  | 2–1  | 4–1
Goytre United | 3–1  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 1–4  | 1–5  | -- | 1–7  | 0–5  | 4–0  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 4–2  | 2–2
Haverfordwest County | 3–0  | 2–3  | 5–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 5–0  | 2–3  | -- | 3–1  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 2–1
Llanelli Town | 1–2  | 4–1  | 4–1  | 4–2  | 1–0  | 5–3  | 2–0  | 3–3  | 2–0  | -- | 4–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 5–2  | 3–0  | 0–1
Monmouth Town | 2–3  | 2–1  | 2–3  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 1–4  | 2–0  | 1–3  | 3–2  | 2–2  | -- | 2–4  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 3–0  | 1–6
Pen-y-Bont | 2–0  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 0–4  | 2–1  | -- | 3–0  | 3–1  | 8–0  | 8–1
Port Talbot Town | 1–1  | 3–5  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 3–3  | 1–1  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 4–2  | 0–2  | -- | 2–1  | 2–0  | 2–3
Taff's Well | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 4–0  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | -- | 2–0  | 2–4
Ton Pentre | 2–2  | 0–4  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 3–3  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 2–4  | 0–2  | 1–5  | 2–2  | -- | 1–5
Undy Athletic | 0–2  | 2–2  | 6–1  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 4–2  | 3–2  | 2–3  | 1–2  | 1–1  | --

Source: Welsh Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## References

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1. ^ "FAW panel updates". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
2. ^ "Welsh League Division One 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 29 August 2017.

## External links

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* FAW Women's Cup
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* 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group D)

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