List of Cymru Premier champions

The Cymru Premier champions are the winners of the highest league in Welsh football, which is currently the Cymru Premier, known as the League of Wales prior to the 2002–03 season and the Welsh Premier League prior to the 2019-20 season. Teams in bold are those who won the double of the Cymru Premier League Championship and Welsh Cup, those in italic are those that won the treble of the Cymru Premier, Welsh Cup and Welsh League Cup in that season.

Champions

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League of Wales (1992–2002)

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Year Champions Runners-up Third place Leading goalscorer Goals
1992–93 Cwmbran Town Inter Cardiff Aberystwyth Town WalesSteve Woods (Ebbw Vale) 29
1993–94 Bangor City Inter Cardiff Ton Pentre WalesDave Taylor (Porthmadog) 43
1994–95 Bangor City Afan Lido Ton Pentre WalesFrank Mottram (Bangor City) 31
1995–96 Barry Town Newtown Conwy United EnglandKen McKenna (Conwy United) 38
1996–97 Barry Town Inter Cardiff Ebbw Vale WalesTony Bird (Barry Town) 42
1997–98 Barry Town[1] Newtown Ebbw Vale WalesEifion Williams (Barry Town) 40
1998–99 Barry Town[2] Inter Cardiff Cwmbran Town WalesEifion Williams (Barry Town) 28
1999–2000 Total Network Solutions Barry Town Cwmbran Town WalesChris Summers (Cwmbran Town) 28
2000–01 Barry Town Cwmbran Town Carmarthen Town WalesGraham Evans (Caersws) 25
2001–02 Barry Town Total Network Solutions Bangor City WalesMarc Lloyd-Williams (Bangor City) 47

Welsh Premier League (2002–2019)

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Year Champions Runners-up Third place Leading goalscorer Goals
2002–03 Barry Town Total Network Solutions Bangor City WalesGraham Evans (Caersws) 24
2003–04 Rhyl Total Network Solutions Haverfordwest County WalesGraham Evans (Caersws)[4] 24
2004–05 Total Network Solutions Rhyl Bangor City WalesMarc Lloyd-Williams (Total Network Solutions) 31
2005–06 Total Network Solutions Llanelli Rhyl WalesRhys Griffiths (Port Talbot Town) 28
2006–07 The New Saints[2] Rhyl Llanelli WalesRhys Griffiths (Llanelli) 30
2007–08 Llanelli The New Saints Rhyl WalesRhys Griffiths (Llanelli) 40
2008–09 Rhyl Llanelli The New Saints WalesRhys Griffiths (Llanelli) 31
2009–10 The New Saints Llanelli Port Talbot Town WalesRhys Griffiths (Llanelli) 30
2010–11 Bangor City The New Saints Neath WalesRhys Griffiths (Llanelli) 25
2011–12 The New Saints Bangor City Neath WalesRhys Griffiths (Llanelli) 24
2012–13 The New Saints Airbus UK Broughton Bangor City WalesMichael Wilde (The New Saints) 25
2013–14 The New Saints Airbus UK Broughton Carmarthen Town WalesChris Venables (Aberystwyth Town) 20
2014–15 The New Saints Bala Town Airbus UK Broughton WalesChris Venables (Aberystwyth Town) 28
2015–16 The New Saints Bala Town Llandudno WalesChris Venables (Bala Town) 20
2016–17 The New Saints Connah's Quay Bala Town EnglandJason Oswell (Newtown) 22
2017–18 The New Saints Bangor City Connah's Quay Nomads New ZealandGreg Draper (The New Saints) 21
2018–19 The New Saints Connah's Quay Nomads Barry Town United New ZealandGreg Draper (The New Saints) 27

Cymru Premier (2019–present)

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Year Champions Runners-up Third place Leading goalscorer Goals
2019–20[1] Connah's Quay Nomads The New Saints Bala Town WalesChris Venables (Bala Town) 22
2020–21 Connah's Quay Nomads The New Saints Bala Town WalesChris Venables (Bala Town) 24
2021–22 The New Saints Bala Town Newtown ScotlandDeclan McManus (The New Saints) 24
2022–23 The New Saints Connah's Quay Nomads Penybont ScotlandDeclan McManus (The New Saints) 26
2023–24 The New Saints[1] Connah's Quay Nomads Bala Town EnglandBrad Young (The New Saints) 22

Key:

Welsh Cup winners
Welsh League Cup winners
Won both cups

Performances by club

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Six clubs have been champions. In bold those competing in Cymru Premier as of 2023–24 season.

Club Winners Runners-up Third place Winning Years
The New Saints[3]
16
7
1
 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Barry Town United
7
1
1
 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03
Bangor City
3
2
4
 1993–94, 1994–95, 2010–11
Connah's Quay Nomads
2
4
1
 2019–20,[1] 2020–21
Rhyl
2
2
2
 2003–04, 2008–09
Llanelli
1
3
1
 2007–08
Cwmbran Town
1
1
2
 1992–93
Inter Cardiff
–
4
–
 –
Bala Town
–
3
4
 –
Airbus UK Broughton
–
2
1
 –
Newtown
–
2
1
 –
Afan Lido
–
1
–
 –
Ton Pentre
–
–
2
 –
Ebbw Vale
–
–
2
 –
Neath
–
–
2
 –
Carmarthen Town
–
–
2
 –
Aberystwyth Town
–
–
1
 –
Conwy United
–
–
1
 –
Haverfordwest County
–
–
1
 –
Port Talbot Town
–
–
1
 –
Llandudno
–
–
1
 –
Penybont
–
–
1
 –

Titles won by club (%)

  The New Saints – 16 (50.0%)
  Barry Town United – 7 (21.9%)
  Bangor City FC – 3 (9.4%)
  Connah's Quay Nomads – 2 (6.3%)
  Rhyl FC - 2 (6.3%)
  Llanelli AFC - 1 (3.1%)
  Cwmbran Town FC - 1 (3.1%)

Multiple trophy wins

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See Double (association football) and Treble (association football)

See also

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Notes

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  1. a b Completed the season unbeaten.
  2. a b Also won the FAW Premier Cup.
  3. a The New Saints were known as Llansantffraid until 1996 and Total Network Solutions between then and 2006.
  4. a Graham Evans was awarded the Golden Boot after Andy Moran was tested positive for a banned substance.[2]

References

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General
  • "Golden Boot Winners". Welsh Premier Football. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  • Wales - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
Specific
  1. ^ a b "Coronavirus: Welsh football season ends with Connah's Quay champions". BBC Sport. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. ^ Welsh Premier career details for Andy Moran welsh-premier.com Retrieved 17 June 20:38
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