2022–23 Ardal NE

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| competition = Ardal NE

| season = 2022–23

| winners = Caersws

| promoted = Caersws

| relegated = Rhayader Town
Corwen

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| prevseason = 2021–22

| nextseason = 2023–24

| website = {{URL|https://www.cymrufootball.wales/|cymrufootball.wales}}

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The 2022–23 Ardal NE season (also known as the 2022–23 Lock Stock Ardal NE season for sponsorship reasons) is the second season of the new third-tier northern region football in Welsh football pyramid, part of the Ardal Leagues.

Teams

The league was made up of 16 teams competing for one automatic promotion place to Cymru North, whilst the second-placed team qualified for a play-off with the second-placed team of Ardal NW. The bottom three teams are relegated to Tier 4.

Machynlleth have notified the Football Association of Wales of their withdrawal from the Ardal Leagues. Notifying the league, Machynlleth said: “This decision has come about due to lack of players and commitment".{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Jordan |title=Ardal Northern Leagues plunged into chaos as Machynlleth withdraw |url=https://clwbpeldroed.org/2022/07/01/machynlleth-ardal-leagues-withdraw/ |access-date=1 July 2022 |work=Y Clwb Pêl-Droed |date=1 July 2022}}

The FAW’s National Game Board (NGB) met on Tuesday, July 5 to discuss who will replace Machynlleth after their late exit. It was opted to promote the Denbighshire based team of Llangollen Town out of the options available.{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Jordan |title=Fifth-placed Llangollen Town granted promotion to Ardal North East |url=https://clwbpeldroed.org/2022/07/06/llangollen-town-promoted-ardal-north-east/ |access-date=6 July 2022 |work=Y Clwb Pêl-Droed |date=6 July 2022}}

On 19 July 2022, the league suffered another blow after Berriew became the latest club to withdraw from the North East division.{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Harrison |title=Ardal Leagues dealt major blow as yet another team withdraws |url=https://clwbpeldroed.org/2022/07/19/ardal-leagues-north-berriew-withdraw/ |access-date=19 July 2022 |work=Y Clwb Pêl-Droed |date=19 July 2022}} Explaining their decision, they released a statement that read: “The Club has lost a significant number of senior players during the close season and have not been able to replace them."

With just under three weeks until the league season starts, a reprieve or promotion for any other team remains unlikely given the fixture list has been handed out, so remaining with 15-teams is the most logisitical option.

=Team changes=

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==To Ardal NE==

==From Ardal NE==

Promoted to Cymru North

Relegated

Withdrew from the league

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=Stadia and locations=

{{Location map+ |UK Wales |float=left |width=500 |caption=Locations of teams in the 2022–23 Ardal NE|places=

{{Location map~ |UK Wales |lat=52.4539 |long=-4.0197 |mark=Green 00ff00 pog.svg |label=BOW|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales |lat=52.149 |long=-3.405 |mark=Green 00ff00 pog.svg |label=BWL|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales |lat=52.521 |long=-3.4224 |mark=Green 00ff00 pog.svg |label=CAE|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales |lat=52.9715 |long=-3.0707 |mark=Green 00ff00 pog.svg |label=CFN|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales |lat=52.9828 |long=-3.3739 |mark=Green 00ff00 pog.svg |label=COR|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales |lat=52.7421 |long=-3.8844 |mark=Green 00ff00 pog.svg |label=DOL|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales |lat=52.2415 |long=-3.3729 |mark=Green 00ff00 pog.svg |label=LDW|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales |lat=52.6489 |long=-3.3217 |mark=Green 00ff00 pog.svg |label=LFU|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales |lat=52.9765 |long=-3.1747 |mark=Green 00ff00 pog.svg |label=LGN|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales |lat=52.8230 |long=-3.2951 |mark=Green 00ff00 pog.svg |label=LNH|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales |lat=52.8567 |long=-3.6691 |mark=Green 00ff00 pog.svg |label=LNC|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales |lat=52.9992 |long=-3.0597 |mark=Green 00ff00 pog.svg |label=PYC|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales |lat=52.2982 |long=-3.5096 |mark=Green 00ff00 pog.svg |label=RDT|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales |lat=53.0112 |long=-3.0518 |mark=Green 00ff00 pog.svg |label=RHO|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |UK Wales |lat=52.6555 |long=-3.1446 |mark=Green 00ff00 pog.svg |label=WEL|position=top}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

! Location

! Home Ground

! Capacity

Bow StreetRhydypennauCae Piod1,000
Builth WellsBuilth WellsLant Fields1,000
CaerswsCaerswsRecreation Ground3,500
Cefn AlbionRhosymedreThe Rock3,000
CorwenCorwenWar Memorial Park1,000
Dolgellau AthleticDolgellauCae Marian2,000
Llandrindod WellsLlandrindod WellsLant Avenue Broadway1,000
Llanfair UnitedLlanfair CaereinionMount Field2,000
Llangollen TownLlangollenTower Fields1,100
LlanrhaeadrLlanrhaeadr-ym-MochnantThe Recreation Field1,000
LlanuwchllynBalaMaes Tegid3,000
PenycaePen-y-caeThe SoccerMillion Riverside Arena2,000
Rhayader TownRhayaderThe Weirglodd2,200
Rhos AelwydRhosllanerchrugogPonciau Park1,000
Welshpool TownWelshpoolMaes y Dre3,000

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Source: [https://www.footballgroundmap.com/grounds/wales/faw-league-one-north-east Ardal NE Ground Information]

Personnel

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Team

! Head coach

! Captain

Bow Street

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Llyr Hughes

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Steffan Richards

Builth Wells

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Stuart Turpin

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Chris Roff

Caersws

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Griffiths

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Mumford

Cefn Albion

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Andrews

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Nathan Williams

Corwen

| {{flagicon|IRE}} Ben Heath

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Scott Evans

Dolgellau

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Owain Williams

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Jonathan Sutton

Llandrindod Wells

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Gareth Jones

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Shaun Nicholls

Llanfair United

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Lawrence WIlson

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Ben Jones

Llangollen

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Luke Maybury

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Kristian Jones

Llanrheadr

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Mike Barton

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Joe Vaughan

Llanuwchllyn

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Sion Tudor

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Iolo Jones

Penycae

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Daniel Richards

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Adam Peters

Rhayader

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Dai Davies

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Joe Wozencraft

Rhos Aelwyd

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Aled Parry

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Aled Robertson

Welshpool Town

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Russell Cadwallader

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ricky Litchfield

League table

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=North East Division

|update=complete

|source=[https://other-leagues.cymrufootball.wales/other-leagues/ardal-north-east/table/ Ardal NE]

|team1=CAE |team2=CFN |team3=BOW |team4=LNW |team5=LFU |team6=RHO |team7=LDW |team8=BUI |team9=LRH |team10=WEL |team11=PYC |team12=DOL |team13=LGN |team14=COR |team15=RHY

|result1=PRO |result2=POF |result14=REL1 |result15=REL1

|win_BOW=17|draw_BOW=6 |loss_BOW=5 |gf_BOW=66|ga_BOW=26

|win_BUI=11|draw_BUI=6 |loss_BUI=11|gf_BUI=51|ga_BUI=54

|win_CAE=22|draw_CAE=3 |loss_CAE=3 |gf_CAE=89|ga_CAE=26

|win_CFN=18|draw_CFN=6 |loss_CFN=4 |gf_CFN=74|ga_CFN=22

|win_COR=4 |draw_COR=7 |loss_COR=17|gf_COR=34|ga_COR=80

|win_DOL=9 |draw_DOL=3 |loss_DOL=16|gf_DOL=38|ga_DOL=59

|win_LDW=12|draw_LDW=4 |loss_LDW=12|gf_LDW=55|ga_LDW=58

|win_LFU=14|draw_LFU=3 |loss_LFU=11|gf_LFU=51|ga_LFU=49

|win_LGN=6 |draw_LGN=8 |loss_LGN=14|gf_LGN=36|ga_LGN=62

|win_LRH=11|draw_LRH=4 |loss_LRH=13|gf_LRH=54|ga_LRH=63

|win_LNW=16|draw_LNW=2 |loss_LNW=10|gf_LNW=63|ga_LNW=38

|win_PYC=9 |draw_PYC=6 |loss_PYC=13|gf_PYC=48|ga_PYC=64

|win_RHY=4 |draw_RHY=3 |loss_RHY=21|gf_RHY=23|ga_RHY=74

|win_RHO=11|draw_RHO=8 |loss_RHO=9 |gf_RHO=44|ga_RHO=38

|win_WEL=10|draw_WEL=3 |loss_WEL=15|gf_WEL=54|ga_WEL=67

|name_BOW= Bow Street

|name_BUI= Builth Wells

|name_CAE= Caersws

|name_CFN= Cefn Albion

|name_COR= Corwen

|name_DOL= Dolgellau Athletic

|name_LDW= Llandrindod Wells

|name_LFU= Llanfair United

|name_LGN= Llangollen Town

|name_LRH= Llanrhaeadr

|name_LNW= Llanuwchllyn

|name_PYC= Penycae

|name_RHY= Rhayader Town

|name_RHO= Rhos Aelwyd

|name_WEL= Welshpool Town

|adjust_points_RHY=-3

|hth_RHY=Rhyader Town were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.

|status_CAE=CP

|status_COR=R

|status_RHY=R

|res_col_header=PQR

|col_PRO=green1 |text_PRO=Promotion to Cymru North

|col_POF=yellow1 |text_POF=Qualification for the Ardal Northern play-off

|col_REL1=red1 |text_REL1=Relegation to Tier 4

}}

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://www.allwalessport.co.uk/football.aspx?cid=11488]

| update = future

| start_date = 6 August 2022

| a_note = yes

| matches_style = FBR

|team1=BOW |team2=BUI |team3=CAE |team4=CFN |team5=COR |team6=DOL |team7=LDW |team8=LFU |team9=LGN |team10=LRH |team11=LNW |team12=PYC |team13=RHY |team14=RHO |team15=WEL

|name_BOW= Bow Street

|name_BUI= Builth Wells

|name_CAE= Caersws

|name_CFN= Cefn Albion

|name_COR= Corwen

|name_DOL= Dolgellau Athletic

|name_LDW= Llandrindod Wells

|name_LFU= Llanfair United

|name_LGN= Llangollen Town

|name_LRH= Llanrhaeadr

|name_LNW= Llanuwchllyn

|name_PYC= Penycae

|name_RHY= Rhayader Town

|name_RHO= Rhos Aelwyd

|name_WEL= Welshpool Town

| match_BOW_BUI = 3-2

| match_BOW_CAE = 2-3

| match_BOW_CFN = 2-2

| match_BOW_COR = 2-2

| match_BOW_DOL = 3-0

| match_BOW_LDW = 2-0

| match_BOW_LFU = 6-0

| match_BOW_LGN = 1-1

| match_BOW_LRH = 4-3

| match_BOW_LNW = 1-1

| match_BOW_PYC = 3-1

| match_BOW_RHY = 4-0

| match_BOW_RHO = 4-0

| match_BOW_WEL = 3-0

| match_BUI_BOW = 2-0

| match_BUI_CAE = 2-0

| match_BUI_CFN = 1-1

| match_BUI_COR = 2-4

| match_BUI_DOL =

| match_BUI_LDW = 1-1

| match_BUI_LFU = 3-1

| match_BUI_LGN = 4-2

| match_BUI_LRH = 1-2

| match_BUI_LNW = 2-2

| match_BUI_PYC = 2-3

| match_BUI_RHY = 3-1

| match_BUI_RHO = 1-4

| match_BUI_WEL = 3-1

| match_CAE_BOW = 0-0

| match_CAE_BUI = 6-0

| match_CAE_CFN = 1-1

| match_CAE_COR = 7-0

| match_CAE_DOL = 5-1

| match_CAE_LDW = 3-0

| match_CAE_LFU = 2-1

| match_CAE_LGN = 2-0

| match_CAE_LRH = 3-0

| match_CAE_LNW = 3-0

| match_CAE_PYC = 2-1

| match_CAE_RHY = 2-1

| match_CAE_RHO = 3-0

| match_CAE_WEL = 5-2

| match_CFN_BOW = 1-2

| match_CFN_BUI = 2-0

| match_CFN_CAE = 2-3

| match_CFN_COR = 5-0

| match_CFN_DOL = 5-0

| match_CFN_LDW = 3-1

| match_CFN_LFU = 6-1

| match_CFN_LGN = 7-1

| match_CFN_LRH = 3-0

| match_CFN_LNW = 1-0

| match_CFN_PYC = 2-2

| match_CFN_RHY = 1-0

| match_CFN_RHO = 3-0

| match_CFN_WEL = 5-0

| match_COR_BOW = 1-2

| match_COR_BUI = 0-0

| match_COR_CAE = 1-5

| match_COR_CFN = 0-3

| match_COR_DOL = 1-1

| match_COR_LDW = 0-7

| match_COR_LFU = 1-5

| match_COR_LGN = 3-2

| match_COR_LRH = 2-4

| match_COR_LNW = 0-3

| match_COR_PYC = 1-2

| match_COR_RHY = 4-0

| match_COR_RHO = 2-2

| match_COR_WEL = 0-4

| match_DOL_BOW = 0-4

| match_DOL_BUI = 0-2

| match_DOL_CAE = 3-4

| match_DOL_CFN = 0-3

| match_DOL_COR = 3-0

| match_DOL_LDW = 3-1

| match_DOL_LFU = 0-2

| match_DOL_LGN = 2-3

| match_DOL_LRH = 3-2

| match_DOL_LNW =

| match_DOL_PYC = 5-2

| match_DOL_RHY = 1-0

| match_DOL_RHO = 1-0

| match_DOL_WEL = 3-0

| match_LDW_BOW = 0-4

| match_LDW_BUI = 1-1

| match_LDW_CAE = 1-5

| match_LDW_CFN = 2-1

| match_LDW_COR = 1-4

| match_LDW_DOL = 1-0

| match_LDW_LFU = 2-3

| match_LDW_LGN = 2-1

| match_LDW_LRH = 2-2

| match_LDW_LNW = 0-1

| match_LDW_PYC = 3-1

| match_LDW_RHY = 5-0

| match_LDW_RHO = 2-1

| match_LDW_WEL = 2-1

| match_LFU_BOW = 1-0

| match_LFU_BUI = 0-3

| match_LFU_CAE = 2-0

| match_LFU_CFN = 2-1

| match_LFU_COR = 1-0

| match_LFU_DOL = 4-1

| match_LFU_LDW = 0-3

| match_LFU_LGN = 1-1

| match_LFU_LRH = 2-0

| match_LFU_LNW = 0-3

| match_LFU_PYC = 2-2

| match_LFU_RHY = 4-0

| match_LFU_RHO = 0-0

| match_LFU_WEL = 6-2

| match_LGN_BOW = 0-0

| match_LGN_BUI = 0-0

| match_LGN_CAE = 0-5

| match_LGN_CFN = 0-2

| match_LGN_COR = 3-3

| match_LGN_DOL = 2-5

| match_LGN_LDW = 4-3

| match_LGN_LFU = 0-3

| match_LGN_LRH = 2-1

| match_LGN_LNW = 2-4

| match_LGN_PYC = 1-0

| match_LGN_RHY = 0-0

| match_LGN_RHO = 1-2

| match_LGN_WEL = 2-4

| match_LRH_BOW = 0-4

| match_LRH_BUI = 1-4

| match_LRH_CAE = 0-6

| match_LRH_CFN = 2-2

| match_LRH_COR = 4-1

| match_LRH_DOL = 1-0

| match_LRH_LDW = 4-2

| match_LRH_LFU = 4-3

| match_LRH_LGN = 1-3

| match_LRH_LNW = 0-4

| match_LRH_PYC = 3-0

| match_LRH_RHY = 10-3

| match_LRH_RHO = 0-0

| match_LRH_WEL = 2-2

| match_LNW_BOW = 1-2

| match_LNW_BUI = 5-3

| match_LNW_CAE = 1-4

| match_LNW_CFN = 0-3

| match_LNW_COR = 5-1

| match_LNW_DOL = 2-0

| match_LNW_LDW = 3-4

| match_LNW_LFU = 1-4

| match_LNW_LGN = 0-1

| match_LNW_LRH = 0-1

| match_LNW_PYC = 4-1

| match_LNW_RHY = 5-0

| match_LNW_RHO = 1-0

| match_LNW_WEL = 2-1

| match_PYC_BOW = 0-3

| match_PYC_BUI = 3-2

| match_PYC_CAE = 1-4

| match_PYC_CFN = 1-1

| match_PYC_COR = 1-1

| match_PYC_DOL = 1-2

| match_PYC_LDW = 4-1

| match_PYC_LFU = 3-1

| match_PYC_LGN = 1-1

| match_PYC_LRH = 3-1

| match_PYC_LNW = 0-5

| match_PYC_RHY = 4-1

| match_PYC_RHO = 2-2

| match_PYC_WEL = 4-6

| match_RHY_BOW = 3-1

| match_RHY_BUI = 1-3

| match_RHY_CAE = 0-3

| match_RHY_CFN = 0-5

| match_RHY_COR = 3-0

| match_RHY_DOL = 2-2

| match_RHY_LDW = 1-2

| match_RHY_LFU = 1-2

| match_RHY_LGN = 1-0

| match_RHY_LRH = 2-1

| match_RHY_LNW = 1-3

| match_RHY_PYC = 0-1

| match_RHY_RHO = 1-1

| match_RHY_WEL = 0-1

| match_RHO_BOW = 0-3

| match_RHO_BUI = 7-1

| match_RHO_CAE = 2-1

| match_RHO_CFN = 0-1

| match_RHO_COR = 1-1

| match_RHO_DOL = 1-1

| match_RHO_LDW =

| match_RHO_LFU = 2-0

| match_RHO_LGN = 3-1

| match_RHO_LRH = 1-2

| match_RHO_LNW = 1-0

| match_RHO_PYC = 4-0

| match_RHO_RHY = 3-1

| match_RHO_WEL = 3-2

| match_WEL_BOW = 2-1

| match_WEL_BUI = 3-0

| match_WEL_CAE = 2-2

| match_WEL_CFN = 1-2

| match_WEL_COR = 2-1

| match_WEL_DOL = 3-1

| match_WEL_LDW = 3-4

| match_WEL_LFU = 2-0

| match_WEL_LGN = 2-2

| match_WEL_LRH = 1-3

| match_WEL_LNW = 2-5

| match_WEL_PYC = 1-4

| match_WEL_RHY = 3-0

| match_WEL_RHO = 1-2

}}

Top Goalscorers - League Only

As at 16 May 2023

20 Goals: Glunn Coney (Caersws)

18 Goals: Jack Evans (Llandrindod Wells)

15 Goals: Ben Wilson (Llangollen Town)

15 Goals: Callum Mannion (Cefn Albion)

14 Goals: Ryan Knott (Welshpool Town)

Source: [http://www.ardalnorthern.co.uk/index.php/table-3]

References

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