List of Cymru Premier champions
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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[edit]
League of Wales (1992–2002)[edit]
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Leading goalscorer | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–93 | Cwmbran Town | Inter Cardiff | Aberystwyth Town |  Steve Woods (Ebbw Vale) | 29 |
| 1993–94 | Bangor City | Inter Cardiff | Ton Pentre | Dave Taylor (Porthmadog) | 43 |
| 1994–95 | Bangor City | Afan Lido | Ton Pentre | Frank Mottram (Bangor City) | 31 |
| 1995–96 | Barry Town | Newtown | Conwy United |  Ken McKenna (Conwy United) | 38 |
| 1996–97 | Barry Town | Inter Cardiff | Ebbw Vale | Tony Bird (Barry Town) | 42 |
| 1997–98 | Barry Town[1] | Newtown | Ebbw Vale | Eifion Williams (Barry Town) | 40 |
| 1998–99 | Barry Town[2] | Inter Cardiff | Cwmbran Town | Eifion Williams (Barry Town) | 28 |
| 1999–2000 | Total Network Solutions | Barry Town | Cwmbran Town | Chris Summers (Cwmbran Town) | 28 |
| 2000–01 | Barry Town | Cwmbran Town | Carmarthen Town | Graham Evans (Caersws) | 25 |
| 2001–02 | Barry Town | Total Network Solutions | Bangor City | Marc Lloyd-Williams (Bangor City) | 47 |
Welsh Premier League (2002–2019)[edit]
Cymru Premier (2019–present)[edit]
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Leading goalscorer | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20[1] | Connah's Quay Nomads | The New Saints | Bala Town | Chris Venables (Bala Town) | 22 |
| 2020–21 | Connah's Quay Nomads | The New Saints | Bala Town | Chris Venables (Bala Town) | 24 |
| 2021–22 | The New Saints | Bala Town | Newtown |  Declan McManus (The New Saints) | 24 |
| 2022–23 | The New Saints | Connah's Quay Nomads | Penybont | Declan McManus (The New Saints) | 26 |
| 2023–24 | The New Saints[1] | Connah's Quay Nomads | Bala Town | Brad Young (The New Saints) | 22 |
Key:
| Welsh Cup winners |
| Welsh League Cup winners |
| Won both cups |
Performances by club[edit]
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 | – |
Multiple trophy wins[edit]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- a b Completed the season unbeaten.
- a b Also won the FAW Premier Cup.
- a The New Saints were known as Llansantffraid until 1996 and Total Network Solutions between then and 2006.
- a Graham Evans was awarded the Golden Boot after Andy Moran was tested positive for a banned substance.[2]
References[edit]
- 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
- ^ a b "Coronavirus: Welsh football season ends with Connah's Quay champions". BBC Sport. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Welsh Premier career details for Andy Moran welsh-premier.com Retrieved 17 June 20:38