2010–11 Welsh Premier League

Rhyl were denied the domestic licence for competing in this season's Welsh Premier League and were therefore relegated to the second tier. Welsh Premier League aspirants Llangefni Town (Cymru Alliance) and Afan Lido (Welsh Football League First Division) were also denied licences meaning that no team from the second tier was promoted. Since these three teams failed to obtain licences, the best three teams originally to be relegated, with all three obtaining their licences, were spared from relegation (Bala Town, Haverfordwest County and Newtown).{{Cite web |url=http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/2157-shock-as-rhyl-fail-in-licence-bid |title=Shock as Rhyl fail in licence bid |access-date=19 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406115114/http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/2157-shock-as-rhyl-fail-in-licence-bid |archive-date=6 April 2012 |url-status=dead}} Rhyl became the third Championship winning side to be relegated after Barry Town and Cwmbran Town. Rhyl had had the highest home attendances in the league for the last seven seasons.

{{Location map+ |UK Wales|float=right |width=300 |caption= |places=

{{Location map~ |UK Wales|lat=52.42 |long=-4.07 |label=Aberystwyth Town |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales|lat=53.169 |long=-2.985 |label=Airbus UK |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales|lat=52.911 |long=-3.596 |label=Bala Town |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales|lat=53.224167 |long=-4.131389 |label=Bangor City |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales|lat=51.859936 |long=-4.302218 |label=Carmarthen Town }}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales|lat=51.80066 |long=-4.96736 |label=Haverfordwest County |position=bottom }}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales|lat=51.683471 |long=-4.161369 |label=Llanelli |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales|lat=51.66 |long=-3.81 |label=Neath }}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales|lat=52.51152 |long=-3.322876 |label=Newtown |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales|lat=51.590278 |long=-3.802222 |label=Port Talbot Town }}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales|lat=53.331 |long=-3.405 |label=Prestatyn Town }}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales|lat=52.875869 |long=-3.026306 |label=The New Saints |position=bottom}} }}

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|note_res_NR=Bala Town were spared from relegation after 2010–11 Cymru Alliance champions Connah's Quay Nomads were denied a Premier League licence for the 2011–12 season.{{cite web|title=Connah’s Quay see Welsh Premier hopes dashed|url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport-news/welsh-football-league/2011/04/29/connah-s-quay-see-welsh-premier-hopes-dashed-55578-28603119/|work=Liverpool Daily Post|access-date=7 May 2011|date=May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929165751/http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport-news/welsh-football-league/2011/04/29/connah-s-quay-see-welsh-premier-hopes-dashed-55578-28603119/|archive-date=29 September 2012|url-status=dead}}

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|result12=R

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|update=complete

|source=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/table/default.stm BBC]

}}

Teams played each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league split into two groups - the top six and the bottom six.

Clubs in these groups played each other twice again to bring the total fixture count to 32.

This meant a decrease in fixtures from 34 games to 32 from the previous season.

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Top six

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{{Col-2}}

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As Llanelli AFC had already been assured of a Europa League spot by virtue of playing in the 2010–11 Welsh Cup Final against Champions-League qualified Bangor City, third-placed Neath and fifth- through eighth-placed sides Port Talbot Town, Prestatyn Town, Aberystwyth Town and Airbus UK Broughton competed in the inaugural play-offs for the second 2011–12 UEFA Europa League spot available via league placement.{{cite web|title=Reds book Europa League return ticket|url=http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/3442-reds-book-europa-league-return-ticket|publisher=Welsh Premier League|access-date=1 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906104320/http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/3442-reds-book-europa-league-return-ticket|archive-date=6 September 2012|url-status=dead}} The winners of this play-off would go on to enter the Europa League in the first qualifying round.

Aberystwyth Town and Airbus UK Broughton, as worst-placed teams of the play-off participants, had to compete an extra match in order to reduce the teams for the semi-finals to four. The winners of this match would face Neath in the semi-final.

{{footballbox

|date = 10 May 2011

|time = 19:30 BST

|team1 = Aberystwyth Town

|score = 2–1

|report = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110720113211/http://www.welshpremier.com/newspage.ink?matchid=17972&type=m&storytype= Report]}}

|team2 = Airbus UK Broughton

|goals1 = Stott {{goal|60}}
McCarten {{goal|85}}

|goals2 = {{goal|21|pen}} Sheridan

|stadium = Park Avenue, Aberystwyth

|referee =

|attendance = 424

}}

The semi-finals were held simultaneously on 15 May. Aberystwyth Town, having beaten Airbus, faced third-placed Neath in the first, while fifth-placed Prestatyn faced off against sixth-placed Port Talbot in the other.

{{footballbox

|date = 15 May 2011

|time = 14:30 BST

|team1 = Neath

|score = 2–1

|report = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110720113328/http://www.welshpremier.com/newspage.ink?matchid=17974&type=m&storytype= Report]}}

|team2 = Aberystwyth Town

|goals1 = Hughes {{goal|34}}
Fowler {{goal|36}}

|goals2 = {{goal|89}} McCarten

|stadium = The Gnoll, Neath

|referee = Huw Jones

|attendance = 410

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 15 May 2011

|time = 14:30 BST

|team1 = Prestatyn Town

|score = 2–1

|report = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110720113425/http://www.welshpremier.com/newspage.ink?matchid=17973&type=m&storytype= Report]}}

|team2 = Port Talbot Town

|goals1 = Hunt {{goal|84}}
Hayes {{goal|88}}

|goals2 = {{goal|29}} Surman

|stadium = Remax Stadium, Port Talbot

|referee = Lee Evans

|attendance = 383

}}

The final was held at Neath's Gnoll, as they had finished higher than Prestatyn in the league and had therefore 'earned' home advantage. Neath won the game 3-2 and will play in the Europa League next season as a result.

{{footballbox

|date = 21 May 2011

|time = 15:15 UTC±0

|team1 = Neath

|score = 3–2

|report = {{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}

|team2 = Prestatyn Town

|goals1 = Bond {{goal|1}}
Hill {{goal|55}}, {{goal|84}}

|goals2 = {{goal|25}} Hunt
{{goal|90}} Fisher-Cooke

|stadium = The Gnoll, Neath

|referee = Kevin Morgan

|attendance = 988

}}

Including matches played on 18 February 2011; Source: [https://int.soccerway.com/national/wales/premier-league/2010-2011/regular-season/players/ Soccerway]

{{reflist}}

• {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080509131558/http://www.welshpremier.com/ Welsh Premier League Football]}}
• [https://int.soccerway.com/national/wales/premier-league/2010-2011/regular-season/ 2010–11 Welsh Premier League at Soccerway]

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{{2010–11 in Welsh football}}

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