2018–19 Cymru Alliance

The 2018–19 Cymru Alliance, known as the Huws Gray Cymru Alliance for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th and final season of the Cymru Alliance, which is in the second level of the Welsh football pyramid.

Cymru Alliance
Season2018–19
Dates10 August 2018 – 27 April 2019
ChampionsAirbus UK Broughton
RelegatedDenbigh Town
Holyhead Hotspur
Holywell Town
Matches played240
Goals scored763 (3.18 per match)
Biggest home winBangor City 9–0 Llanrhaeadr
(3 November 2018)
Biggest away winLlanrhaeadr 0–6 Gresford Athletic
(28 September 2018)
All statistics correct as of 20 August 2019.

The league consisted of sixteen teams with the champions promoted to the Welsh Premier League and the bottom team relegated to either the Mid Wales Football League, the Welsh Alliance League or the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area), dependent on the location of that team.

The season began on 10 August 2018 and concluded on 27 April 2019.

Teams

Caernarfon Town were champions in the previous season and were promoted to the Welsh Premier League. They were replaced by Prestatyn Town who were relegated from the Welsh Premier League and Bangor City who were demoted from the Welsh Premier League.

The bottom three teams from the previous season, Caersws, Llandudno Junction and Queens Park were relegated to the Mid Wales Football League, the Welsh Alliance League and the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area), respectively.

Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) champions, Buckley Town, Welsh Alliance League champions, Conwy Borough and Mid Wales Football League champions, Llanrhaeadr were promoted to the Cymru Alliance.

Locations of the 2018–19 Cymru Alliance teams

Grounds and locations
TeamLocationGround
Airbus UK BroughtonBroughtonThe Airfield
Bangor CityBangorNantporth
Buckley TownBuckleyGlobe Way
Conwy BoroughConwyY Morfa Stadium
Denbigh TownDenbighCentral Park
Flint Town UnitedFlintCae-y-Castell
Gresford AthleticGresfordClappers Lane
GuilsfieldGuilsfieldGuilsfield Community Centre
Holyhead HotspurHolyheadThe New Oval
Holywell TownHolywellHalkyn Road
LlanrhaeadrLlanrhaeadr-ym-MochnantThe Recreation Field
PenrhyncochPenrhyn-cochCae Baker
PorthmadogPorthmadogY Traeth
Prestatyn TownPrestatynBastion Road
RhylRhylBelle Vue
Ruthin TownRuthinMemorial Playing Fields

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Airbus UK Broughton (C, P) 30 24 4 2 75 20 +55 76 Promotion to Welsh Premier League
2 Flint Town United 30 17 7 6 52 31 +21 58
3 Porthmadog 30 17 6 7 60 32 +28 57
4 Bangor City 30 16 3 11 68 48 +20 51
5 Rhyl 30 16 3 11 55 44 +11 51
6 Guilsfield 30 13 6 11 43 45 −2 45
7 Ruthin Town 30 13 4 13 46 47 −1 43
8 Buckley Town 30 12 6 12 51 50 +1 42
9 Prestatyn Town 30 11 6 13 52 49 +3 39
10 Gresford Athletic 30 10 9 11 42 46 −4 39
11 Conwy Borough 30 9 9 12 46 42 +4 36
12 Llanrhaeadr 30 10 2 18 34 71 −37 32
13 Penrhyncoch 30 7 9 14 35 44 −9 30
14 Holywell Town (R) 30 8 6 16 38 58 −20 30 Relegation to Welsh National League (Wrexham Area)
15 Denbigh Town (R) 30 9 2 19 37 65 −28 29 Relegation to Welsh Alliance League
16 Holyhead Hotspur (R) 30 5 4 21 29 71 −42 19
Source: Cymru Alliance
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.[1]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes

    Results
    Home \ Away AIR BAN BUC CON DEN FTU GRE GUI HHD HWL LLR PRC POR PRE RHL RUT
    Airbus UK Broughton — 3–2 3–2 1–0 2–0 3–0 5–0 5–0 2–0 4–0 6–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–1
    Bangor City 1–6 — 5–1 1–0 5–0 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 5–2 9–0 1–3 1–2 3–0 4–3 0–4
    Buckley Town 1–2 0–2 — 1–2 0–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 4–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–2 2–5 1–1
    Conwy Borough 1–1 0–1 2–2 — 4–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1
    Denbigh Town 2–3 3–2 0–1 1–3 — 1–3 1–3 3–4 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–3 2–1 0–2 3–0
    Flint Town United 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 — 1–0 2–0 5–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 7–1
    Gresford Athletic 0–0 0–3 3–3 4–2 2–0 0–1 — 2–2 5–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–0
    Guilsfield 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–2 0–1 3–0 1–0 — 1–0 0–0 5–0 1–1 0–2 3–2 0–0 2–0
    Holyhead Hotspur 0–4 1–4 3–3 1–1 2–1 1–4 1–2 1–4 — 0–2 2–3 1–3 0–1 2–1 3–2 1–2
    Holywell Town 0–3 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 — 2–1 2–3 1–2 0–1 2–3 0–3
    Llanrhaeadr 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–6 0–2 0–1 1–3 — 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 3–2
    Penrhyncoch 0–2 0–2 0–1 3–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 3–0 0–0 3–3 0–1 — 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–1
    Porthmadog 1–2 0–2 3–3 1–0 6–0 2–2 6–0 0–2 2–0 4–1 2–0 4–2 — 2–0 1–3 2–0
    Prestatyn Town 0–2 6–2 0–4 3–0 2–1 2–3 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–0 5–2 1–1 3–3 — 1–1 2–3
    Rhyl 0–3 2–1 3–1 0–5 5–0 0–2 1–3 4–1 5–0 1–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 0–3 — 2–0
    Ruthin Town 1–2 1–2 0–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–4 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 4–2 2–3 —
    Source: Cymru Alliance - Results Grid
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    References
    1. "Cymru Alliance - Rules". Cymru Alliance. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
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