2025–26 Cymru Premier

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The 2025–26 Cymru Premier (Welsh: Uwch Gynghrair Cymru 2025–26; known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons) was the 34th season of the Cymru Premier (formerly known as the Welsh Premier League), the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992. This was the final season of the competition to utilise a 12 team format, and the final to not use VAR (video assistant referee), in advance of its introduction for 2026–27.[1]

Season2025–26
Dates8 August 2025 – 17 May 2026
ChampionsThe New Saints
RelegatedBala Town
Llanelli Town
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Cymru Premier
Uwch Gynghrair Cymru
Season2025–26
Dates8 August 2025 – 17 May 2026
ChampionsThe New Saints
RelegatedBala Town
Llanelli Town
UEFA Champions LeagueThe New Saints
UEFA Conference LeagueCaernarfon Town
Connah's Quay Nomads
Penybont
Matches192
Goals556 (2.9 per match)
Top goalscorerJordan Williams (26 goals)
Biggest home winThe New Saints 6–0 Llanelli Town
(13 September 2026)
The New Saints 6–0 Penybont
(7 February 2026)
Haverfordwest County 6–0 Llanelli Town
(18 April 2026)
Biggest away winLlanelli Town 0–5 Flint Town United
(6 September 2025)
Haverfordwest County 0–5 Bala Town
(3 April 2026)
Highest scoringColwyn Bay 5–4 Penybont
(29 November 2025)
Longest winning run10 – The New Saints
(6 September 2025–7 November 2025)
Longest unbeaten run17 – Connah's Quay Nomads
(27 September 2025–21 February 2026)
Longest winless run19 – Llanelli Town
(4 October 2026–28 March 2026)
Longest losing run7 – Llanelli Town
(29 November 2025–13 February 2026)
Highest attendance2,357 – Colwyn Bay 0–2 Caernarfon Town
(3 April 2026)
Lowest attendance65 – Llanelli Town 1–2 Connah's Quay Nomads
(29 November 2025)
All statistics correct as of 10 August 2025.
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The New Saints were league champions - their 18th title and the fifth in row.[2]

Teams

The league consisted of twelve teams; the top ten teams from the previous season, one team promoted from the Cymru North, and one team promoted from the Cymru South. The New Saints entered the season as defending champions (for the fourth consecutive season). This was the final season to consist of twelve teams, with the league set to expand to sixteen teams from 2026 to 2027.[3]

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2024–25 season.

More information Promoted to Cymru Premier, Relegated from Cymru Premier ...
Increase Promoted to Cymru Premier Decrease Relegated from Cymru Premier
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The promoted teams were the 2024–25 Cymru North champions Colwyn Bay (returning to the top flight after a single-season absence), and the 2024–25 Cymru South champions Llanelli Town (returning to the top flight for the first time since 2018–19).[4][5] They replaced the 2024–25 Cymru Premier bottom two teams Newtown and Aberystwyth Town (both relegated from the Cymru Premier for the first time in their histories).

Stadia and locations

Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Cymru Premier.
More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Stadium Capacity 2024–25 season
Bala Town Bala Maes Tegid 3,000 6th in Cymru Premier
Barry Town United Barry Jenner Park 2,650 7th in Cymru Premier
Briton Ferry Llansawel Briton Ferry Old Road 2,300 10th in Cymru Premier
Caernarfon Town Caernarfon The Oval 3,000 4th in Cymru Premier
Cardiff Metropolitan University Cyncoed Cyncoed Campus 1,620 5th in Cymru Premier
Colwyn Bay↑ Old Colwyn Llanelian Road 3,000 1st in Cymru North
Connah's Quay Nomads Connah's Quay Cae-y-Castell, at Flint[a] 3,000 8th in Cymru Premier
Flint Town United Flint Cae-y-Castell 3,000 9th in Cymru Premier
Haverfordwest County Haverfordwest Bridge Meadow 2,100 3rd in Cymru Premier
Llanelli Town↑ Llanelli Stebonheath Park 3,700 1st in Cymru South
Penybont Bridgend Bryntirion Park 3,000 2nd in Cymru Premier
England The New Saints England Oswestry Park Hall 2,034 1st in Cymru Premier
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↑ Promoted from the Cymru North and Cymru South

Notes:

  1. [a]
    Due to the tenancy problems with the owners of the Deeside Stadium, Connah's Quay Nomads will play their home matches at Cae-y-Castell in Flint.

Personnel and kits

More information Team, Head coach ...
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Front shirt sponsor
Bala Town England national football team Steve Fisher England national football team Nathan Burke Italy Macron Aykroyd's
Barry Town United Wales national football team Andy Legg Wales national football team Callum Sainty Italy Macron RIM Motors
Briton Ferry Llansawel Wales national football team Andy Dyer Wales national football team Alex Gammond Italy Macron Woodpecker Garden Buildings
Caernarfon Town Wales national football team Richard Davies Wales national football team Darren Thomas England Surridge Sport Williams Timber Solutions
Cardiff Metropolitan University Wales national football team Ryan Jenkins Wales national football team CJ Craven United States Nike Nuffield Health
Colwyn Bay England national football team Michael Wilde Wales national football team Sam Hart England Hope + Glory KHS
Connah's Quay Nomads Republic of Ireland national football team John Disney England national football team Chris Marriott Germany Adidas Castle Green Homes
Flint Town United Wales national football team Steve Evans Wales national football team Harry Owen Italy Macron Essity
Haverfordwest County Wales national football team Tony Pennock Wales national football team Dylan Rees Wales Tor Sports DragonBet
Llanelli Town Wales national football team Terry Boyle Wales national football team Josef Hopkins Italy Macron Red Town Taverns
Penybont Wales national football team Rhys Griffiths Wales national football team Kane Owen Italy Macron Nathaniel Cars
The New Saints England national football team Craig Harrison England national football team Daniel Redmond Italy Macron SiFi Networks
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Managerial changes

Pre-season

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of arrival
Connah's Quay Nomads England Billy Paynter Sacked 13 April 2025[6] Republic of Ireland John Disney 25 May 2025[7]
Bala Town England Colin Caton Resigned 3 June 2025[8] England Steve Fisher 10 June 2025[9]
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During the season

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Round Position
Llanelli Town Lee John Sacked 9 January 2026[10] 21 12th Terry Boyle 13 January 2026[11]
Barry Town Steve Jenkins Changed role 1 February 2026[12] 23 6th Andy Legg 1 February 2026
Flint Town United Lee Fowler Changed role 19 March 2026[13] 29 9th Steve Evans 19 March 2026
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Regular season

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 The New Saints 22 17 2 3 59 19 +40 53 Qualification for the Championship Conference
2 Connah's Quay Nomads 22 14 5 3 48 25 +23 47
3 Penybont 22 11 5 6 36 31 +5 38
4 Caernarfon Town 22 9 7 6 44 32 +12 34
5 Barry Town United 22 7 9 6 33 25 +8 30
6 Colwyn Bay 22 8 6 8 29 25 +4 30
7 Cardiff Metropolitan University 22 6 10 6 33 36 −3 28 Qualification for the Play-Off Conference
8 Briton Ferry Llansawel 22 6 7 9 32 40 −8 25
9 Haverfordwest County 22 6 6 10 30 39 −9 24
10 Bala Town 22 6 5 11 19 30 −11 23
11 Flint Town United 22 5 6 11 34 48 −14 21
12 Llanelli Town 22 2 2 18 12 59 −47 8
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Source: Cymru Premier
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Matches won; 8) Away matches won.

Results

More information Home \ Away, BAL ...
Home \ Away BAL BAR BFL CFT CMU CBY CQN FTU HAV LLT PEN TNS
Bala Town — 0–0 2–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–2
Barry Town United 4–0 — 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 4–0 5–1 2–3 0–0
Briton Ferry Llansawel 2–0 2–1 — 2–5 1–1 0–2 0–3 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–2
Caernarfon Town 2–0 3–1 4–1 — 0–3 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 6–1 1–2 1–3
Cardiff Metropolitan University 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 — 1–4 0–3 4–1 0–0 2–1 0–4 1–3
Colwyn Bay 0–1 1–4 2–2 1–0 0–0 — 1–1 1–2 3–0 3–1 5–4 1–1
Connah's Quay Nomads 1–3 3–1 4–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 — 3–2 3–3 3–0 4–0 3–1
Flint Town United 0–4 0–0 2–1 2–5 4–2 0–1 0–2 — 2–2 4–0 3–4 0–3
Haverfordwest County 2–0 2–3 2–3 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–3 3–1 — 3–0 0–1 2–3
Llanelli Town 0–1 0–2 2–4 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–2 0–5 1–0 — 0–1 0–4
Penybont 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 5–0 2–1 2–0 — 0–2
The New Saints 2–1 4–0 0–3 2–0 2–3 1–0 3–0 4–2 5–0 6–0 6–2 —
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Source: Cymru Premier
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Championship Conference

The top six teams from the regular season entered the Championship Conference, playing every other team in the group for the third and fourth time (once at home and once away). Results from the regular season were carried over into this round.

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 The New Saints (C) 32 26 2 4 81 25 +56 80 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Connah's Quay Nomads 32 16 10 6 61 38 +23 58 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
3 Barry Town United 32 12 10 10 43 33 +10 46 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off
4 Caernarfon Town 32 12 9 11 56 47 +9 45 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round[a]
5 Colwyn Bay 32 12 9 11 41 37 +4 45 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off
6 Penybont (O) 32 11 8 13 39 49 −10 41
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Source: Cymru Premier
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Matches won; 8) Away matches won.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Caernarfon Town qualified for the Conference League first qualifying round as the 2025–26 Welsh Cup winners.

Results

More information Home \ Away, BAR ...
Home \ Away BAR CFT CBY CQN PEN TNS
Barry Town United — 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1
Caernarfon Town 0–2 — 3–0 2–4 2–0 0–4
Colwyn Bay 3–1 0–2 — 2–2 3–1 0–2
Connah's Quay Nomads 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 2–1 1–2
Penybont 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 1–2
The New Saints 1–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 6–0 —
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Source: Cymru Premier
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Play-Off Conference

The bottom six teams from the regular season entered the Play-Off Conference, playing every other team in the group for the third and fourth time (once at home and once away). Results from the regular season were carried over into this round.

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Haverfordwest County 32 14 6 12 48 43 +5 48 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round play-off
8 Briton Ferry Llansawel 32 12 9 11 46 47 −1 45
9 Cardiff Metropolitan University 32 8 14 10 43 51 −8 38
10 Flint Town United 32 8 11 13 48 59 −11 35
11 Bala Town (R) 32 8 8 16 33 45 −12 32 Relegation to the Cymru North or Cymru South
12 Llanelli Town (R) 32 3 4 25 17 82 −65 13
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Source: Cymru Premier
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Matches won; 8) Away matches won.
(R) Relegated

Results

More information Home \ Away, BAL ...
Home \ Away BAL BFL CMU FTU HAV LLT
Bala Town — 1–2 1–1 3–4 1–0 0–0
Briton Ferry Llansawel 2–1 — 3–1 0–0 0–2 3–1
Cardiff Metropolitan University 2–1 0–2 — 2–2 0–2 1–1
Flint Town United 1–1 0–0 1–1 — 0–1 1–2
Haverfordwest County 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 — 6–0
Llanelli Town 0–5 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–1 —
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Source: Cymru Premier
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Conference League play-off

Teams placed 3rd–7th qualified for one-off play-off matches, with the winners earning the third spot in the 2026–27 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round; the higher-placed team per game received home advantage. Since the 2025–26 Welsh Cup winners (Caernarfon Town) finished in the top seven (4th), a spot was vacated.

Bracket

Semifinals Finals
      
3 Barry Town United 1 (1)
7 Haverfordwest County 1 (3)
6 Penybont 2
7 Haverfordwest County 0
5 Colwyn Bay 0 (3)
6 Penybont 0 (5)

Semi-finals

25 April 2026 Colwyn Bay (5th)0–0
(3–5 p)		 Penybont (6th) Old Colwyn
12:45 Stadium: Llanelian Road
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones
Penalties
Williams football with check mark
Hughes football with check mark
Davies football with red X
Sirrell football with check mark		 football with check mark Venables
football with check mark Wood
football with check mark Pritchard
football with check mark Daley
football with check mark Green
26 April 2026 Barry Town United (3rd)1–1
(1–3 p)		 Haverfordwest County (7th) Barry
17:00 Hulbert 3' Walters 70' Stadium: Jenner Park
Referee: Tom Owen
Penalties
Patten football with red X
Margetson football with red X
Davies football with check mark
Sainty football with red X		 football with check mark Ahmun
football with check mark Rees
football with check mark Abbruzzese

Final

2 May 2026 Penybont (6th) 2–0Haverfordwest County (7th)Bridgend
17:25 Venables 10'
Davies 64'		 Stadium: DragonBet Stadium
Referee: John Jones

Season statistics

Top scorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals[14]
1 England Jordan Williams The New Saints 24
2 Wales Rhys Hughes Connah's Quay Nomads 14
Northern Ireland Ryan Brobbel The New Saints
Wales Ben Ahmun Haverfordwest County
5 Northern Ireland Harry Franklin Connah's Quay Nomads 13
Wales Jordan Davies Colwyn Bay
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Hat-trick

As of 21 March 2026
More information Player, For ...
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Wales Adam Davies[15] Caernarfon Town Llanelli Town 6–1 (H) 16 August 2025
Wales Noah Daley[16] Penybont Barry Town United 2–3 (A) 22 August 2025
England Elliott Reeves[17] Flint Town United Llanelli Town 0–5 (A) 6 September 2025
England Jordan Williams[18] The New Saints Haverfordwest County 5–0 (A) 6 September 2025
Wales James Crole[19] Penybont Cardiff Metropolitan University 0–4 (A) 23 September 2025
England Harry Franklin[20] Connah's Quay Nomads Briton Ferry Llansawel 0–3 (A) 11 October 2025
England Elliott Reeves[21] Flint Town United Llanelli Town 4–0 (H) 11 October 2025
England Jordan Williams[22] The New Saints Penybont 6–2 (H) 11 October 2025
Wales Jordan Davies[23] Colwyn Bay Penybont 5–4 (H) 29 November 2025
Northern Ireland Rory Holden[24] The New Saints Penybont 6–0 (H) 7 February 2026
Wales Dan Hawkins[25] Haverfordwest County Llanelli Town 6–0 (H) 19 April 2026
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Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Wales Nathan Shepperd The New Saints 16
2 Wales George Ratcliffe Barry Town United 13
3 England Joel Torrance Bala Town 10
4 Wales Ifan Knott Haverfordwest County 8
England Will Fuller Briton Ferry Llansawel
Wales Kit Margetson Connah's Quay Nomads
England Alex Brown Colwyn Bay
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Discipline

Player

  • Most yellow cards: 12
    • Wales Joseph Lloyd (Llanelli Town)
  • Most red cards: 2
    • Wales Mitchell Bates (Briton Ferry Llansawel)
    • Wales Harry Owen (Flint Town United)

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 72
    • Connah's Quay Nomads
  • Fewest yellow cards: 38
    • Bala Town
  • Most red cards: 5
    • Flint Town United
    • Penybont
  • Fewest red cards: 1
    • Caernarfon Town
    • Llanelli
    • The New Saints

Monthly awards

As of 12 May 2026
More information Month, Player of the Month ...
Month Player of the Month Manager of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
July/ August[26] Tom Walters Briton Ferry Llansawel Richard Davies Caernarfon Town
September[27] Gabe Kircough Penybont Craig Harrison The New Saints
October[28] Rhys Hughes Connah's Quay Nomads Michael Wilde Colwyn Bay
November[29] Jordan Williams The New Saints John Disney Connah's Quay Nomads
December[30] Harry Franklin Connah's Quay Nomads John Disney Connah's Quay Nomads
January[31] Rhys Hughes Connah's Quay Nomads Craig Harrison The New Saints
February[32] Ben Margetson Barry Town United Andy Legg Barry Town United
March[33] Cameron Ferguson Bala Town Michael Wilde Colwyn Bay
April[34] Matty Jones Caernarfon Town Richard Davies Caernarfon Town
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