2020–21 Cymru Premier

Cymru Premier 2020–21
Season information
Dates	12 September 2020–29 May 2021
Winners	Connah's Quay Nomads (2nd title)
Relegated	No relegation due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Continental cup qualifiers
Champions League	Connah's Quay Nomads
Europa Conference League	The New Saints Bala Town Newtown
Season statistics
Top goalscorer	Chris Venables (Bala Town)
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The 2020–21 Cymru Premier (known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons) was the 29th season of the Cymru Premier (formally known as the Welsh Premier League), the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992. Connah's Quay Nomads are the defending champions. Teams will play each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league splits into two groups after phase 1 matches are completed.

Teams

Twelve teams compete in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season, and one team each promoted from the second tier, the Cymru North and Cymru South.

The two bottom placed teams from the 2019–20 season, Airbus UK Broughton and Carmarthen Town, were relegated to the Cymru North and the Cymru South respectively for the 2020–21 season.

Flint Town United, runners-up of the Cymru North were promoted to the league due to champions Prestatyn Town's failure to secure a Tier 1 license. Similarly, Haverfordwest County, runners-up of the Cymru South, were also promoted due to champions Swansea University's failure to secure a Tier 1 license.

Stadia and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Aberystwyth Town	Aberystwyth	Park Avenue	5,000
Bala Town	Bala	Maes Tegid	3,000
Barry Town United	Barry	Jenner Park Stadium	3,500
Caernarfon Town	Caernarfon	The Oval	3,000
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Cyncoed	Cyncoed Campus	1,620
Cefn Druids	Rhosymedre	The Rock	3,000
Connah's Quay Nomads	Connah's Quay	Deeside Stadium	1,500
Flint Town United	Flint	Cae-y-Castell	1,000
Haverfordwest County	Haverfordwest	Bridge Meadow Stadium	2,100
Newtown	Newtown	Latham Park	5,000
Pen-y-Bont	Bridgend	Kymco Stadium	3,000
The New Saints	Oswestry	Park Hall	2,034

Personnel and kits

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Front shirt sponsor
Aberystwyth Town	Gavin Allen	Marc Williams	Acerbis	Aberystwyth University
Bala Town	Colin Caton	Chris Venables	Macron	Aykroyd's
Barry Town United	Gavin Chesterfield	Luke Cooper	Macron	RIM Motors
Caernarfon Town	Huw Griffiths	Gareth Edwards	Surridge Sports	Gofal Bro Cyf, Parc Gwêl y Fenai
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Christian Edwards	Bradley Woolridge	Errea	Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cefn Druids	Jason Starkey (caretaker)	Michael Jones	Errea	Wrexham Lager
Connah's Quay Nomads	Andy Morrison	George Horan	Nike	Gap Personnel
Flint Town United	Neil Gibson	Richie Faulkes	Macron	Essity
Haverfordwest County	Wayne Jones	Sean Pemberton	Joma	West Wales Properties
Newtown	Chris Hughes	Craig T. Williams	Errea	Control Techniques
Pen-y-Bont	Rhys Griffiths	Rhys Wilson	Macron	Nathaniel House of Cars
The New Saints	Scott Ruscoe	Paul Harrison	Legea	RUK Group

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Connah's Quay Nomads (C)	32	25	4	3	70	20	+50	79	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	The New Saints	32	24	5	3	84	17	+67	77	Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3	Bala Town	32	18	6	8	67	42	+25	60
4	Penybont	32	13	7	12	42	40	+2	46	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs
5	Barry Town United	32	13	4	15	42	53	−11	43
6	Caernarfon Town	32	10	7	15	43	67	−24	37
7	Newtown (O)	32	12	6	14	57	53	+4	42	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs
8	Cardiff Metropolitan University	32	11	7	14	47	46	+1	40
9	Haverfordwest County	32	10	7	15	38	56	−18	37
10	Aberystwyth Town	32	8	9	15	47	53	−6	33
11	Flint Town United	32	10	2	20	38	58	−20	32
12	Cefn Druids	32	4	4	24	25	95	−70	16

Source: Cymru Premier table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Chris Venables	Bala Town	24
2	Michael Wilde	Connah's Quay Nomads	18
3	Greg Draper	The New Saints	14
4	Will Evans	Bala Town	13
	Ollie Hulbert	Cardiff Met
	Eliot Evans

Monthly awards

Month	Manager of the Month		Player of the Month
	Manager	Club	Player	Club
October	Scott Ruscoe	The New Saints	Chris Venables	Bala Town
November	Scott Ruscoe	The New Saints	Will Evans	Bala Town
December	Andy Morrison	Connah's Quay	Lewis Harling	Penybont
March	Andy Morrison	Connah's Quay	George Horan	Connah's Quay
April	Andy Morrison	Connah's Quay	Michael Wilde	Connah's Quay

Annual awards

Award	Winner	Club
Manager of the Season	Andy Morrison	Connah's Quay Nomads
Player of the Season	Michael Wilde	Connah's Quay Nomads
Young Player of the Season	Mael Davies	Penybont
Goal of the Season	Sameron Dool	Connah's Quay Nomads
Save of the Season	Connor Roberts	Aberystwyth Town

Team of the Season
Goalkeeper	Oliver Byrne (Connah's Quay Nomads)
Defenders	John Disney (Connah's Quay Nomads)			Ryan Astles (The New Saints)			George Horan (Connah's Quay Nomads)			Kane Owen (Penybont)
Midfielders	Callum Morris (Connah's Quay Nomads)			Ryan Brobbel (The New Saints)			Adrian Cieślewicz (The New Saints)			Danny Davies (Connah's Quay Nomads)
Forwards	Chris Venables (Bala Town)						Michael Wilde (Connah's Quay Nomads)

External links

• Official website
• League rules

2020–21 in Welsh football
Domestic leagues
Cymru Premier · Cymru North · Cymru South · Welsh Alliance League · Welsh National League
Domestic cups
Welsh Cup · Welsh League Cup
European competitions
Champions League (Final) · Europa League (Final)
National teams
UEFA Euro 2021
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