North East Wales Football League

North East Wales Football League

Founded	2020
Country	Wales
Number of clubs	28
Level on pyramid	4–6
Promotion to	Ardal Leagues
Current champions	Mynydd Isa (2024–25)

The North East Wales Football League represents the North East Wales area at the fourth, fifth and sixth tiers of the Welsh football league system. It was established in 2020 as a successor to the North East Wales League following a reorganisation of the Welsh football pyramid. The league has three divisions:

• Division One at Tier 4, which offers a promotion route to the Tier 3 Ardal Leagues,
• Division Two at Tier 5, and
• Division Three at Tier 6

History

The league was established in 2020. After the member clubs for the first season were announced, ^[1] the list was amended before the season was due to commence due to clubs folding and moving divisions. ^[2] The proposed inaugural season was abandoned due to the Coronavirus pandemic. It was eventually launched in July 2021 for the 2021–22 season with some changes to the list of participating teams.

Until 2025 the league had two divisions, the Premier Division and the Championship Division. In 2025 the league switched to three divisions, numbered Divisions One, Two and Three. ^[3]

Member clubs for 2025-26 season

North East Wales Football League Division One

Club	Location	Home ground
Broughton United	Broughton	Llys Ben
Castell Alun Colts	Hope	Castell Alun Sports & Leisure Complex
Chirk AAA	Chirk	Holyhead Road
Coedpoeth United	Coedpoeth	Penygelli Playing Fields
FC Queens Park	Caia Park	The Dunks
Greenfield	Greenfield	Bagillt Road
Hawarden Rangers	Hawarden	Gladstone Playing Fields
Penyffordd Lions	Penyffordd	Abbott's Lane
Rhostyllen	Rhostyllen	Vicarage Hill
Rhydymwyn	Rhydymwyn	Dolfechlas Road
Ruabon Rovers	Ruabon	The Rec
Saltney Town	Saltney	Sandy Lane

North East Wales Football League Division Two

• Acton
• Aston Park Rangers
• Brymbo
• Cefn Druids
• Holywell United
• Overton Recreation
• Sychdyn United
• Yr Wyddgrug

North East Wales Football League Division Three

• AFC Deeside
• Bellevue
• Caerwys
• Cei Connah
• Deeside FC (withdrew pre-season)
• Deeside Dragons
• Gronant
• Johnstown Youth
• Skippy

Premier League Champions

2020s

• 2020–21: – Competition not played – Covid-19 pandemic
• 2021–22: – Greenfield ^[4]
• 2022–23: – FC Queens Park ^[5]
• 2023–24: – Corwen ^[6]
• 2024–25: – Mynydd Isa ^[7]

Championship winners

2020s

• 2020–21: – Competition not played – Covid-19 pandemic
• 2021–22: – Connah's Quay Town
• 2022–23: – Ruabon Rovers ^[8]
• 2023–24: – FC Plas Madoc ^[9]
• 2024–25: – Broughton United ^[10]

Premier Division Cup winners

• 2020–21: – Season void
• 2021–22: – Cefn Mawr Rangers ^[11]
• 2022–23: – Connah's Quay Town ^{[12] [13]}
• 2023–24: – Penyfford Lions ^[14]
• 2024–25: – Mynydd Isa ^[15]

Two Counties Cup winners

• 2021–22: – Connah's Quay Town ^[16]
• 2022–23: – Gronant ^[17]
• 2023–24: – Acton ^[18]
• 2024–25: – Acton

Mike Beech Memorial Trophy

• 2021–22: – Connah's Quay Town ^[19]
• 2022–23: – FC Queen’s Park
• 2023–24: – Mynydd Isa
• 2024–25: – Lex XI reserves

Former clubs

The inaugural 2021–22 season saw a number of clubs resigning from the league structure. Premier Division club Brymbo Victoria left the league in August 2021 and dissolved ^[20] and Chirk Town also resigned from the Premier Division late in the season and folded. ^[21] In the Championship AFC Bagillt resigned in October 2021, Railway Rovers in March 2022 and Brymbo Lodge, both in March 2022 ^[22] and Borras Park Albion in April. ^[23]

Ahead of the 2022–23 season Cefn Mawr Rangers also resigned from the league. During that season, Saltney Ferry withdrew, ^[24] and after the end of the season New Brighton Villa folded. ^[25]

The 2024–25 season also saw a number a clubs leave the league - in the Premier Division both Caerwys ^[26] and FC Plas Madoc ^[27] left the league, and just before the end of the season, Deeside United also left the Championship. ^[10] Gronant also announced they would depart from the league at the end of the season. ^[28]

See also

• Football in Wales
• Welsh football league system

References

1. "Let The Good Times Begin!!". North East Wales Football League. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
2. Jones, Dave (September 2020). "Two North East Wales Football League teams fold, another drops a division". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
3. https://nwsport.co.uk/2025/07/01/complete-revamp-for-north-east-wales-football-league/
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13. https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/sport/23507585.red-cards-dont-stop-connahs-quay-town-lifting-cup/
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15. https://nwsport.co.uk/2025/05/06/north-east-wales-league-mynydd-isa-and-acton-celebrate-cup-success/
16. https://nwsport.co.uk/2022/04/18/connahs-quay-town-lift-two-counties-cup-after-thrilling-win-on-penalties-over-ruabon-rovers/
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19. https://nwsport.co.uk/2022/05/01/connahs-quay-town-upset-the-odds-as-they-lift-mike-beech-memorial-trophy/
20. "Brymbo Victoria Bow Out Of NEWFL". North East Wales Football League. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
21. Jones, Dave (26 April 2022). "North East Wales Football League – Greenfield so close to Premier title, Lions and Quay share Championship leadership". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
22. Jones, Dave (30 March 2022). "Another club resigns from the North East Wales League with just weeks of season left". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
23. Jones, Dave (12 April 2022). "Wrexham club is latest to resign from North East Wales Football League". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
24. Beech, N (24 April 2023). "Saltney Ferry Resign From North East Wales Football League". North East Wales Football League. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
25. "Club statement: NBV call it a day". New Brighton Villa FC. Pitchero. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
26. Jones, Dave (9 September 2024). "Sad news: CPD Caerwys forced to fold their winter league team". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
27. Jones, Dave (5 November 2024). "FC Plas Madoc pulled out of the North East Wales League Premier Division". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
28. Jones, Dave (15 April 2025). "CPD Gronant's sad farewell…". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2025.