2024–25 Cymru Premier

Cymru Premier
Uwch Gynghrair Cymru

Season	2024–25
Dates	9 August 2024 – 18 May 2025
Biggest home win	The New Saints 5–0 Flint Town (15 October 2024)
Biggest away win	Newtown 1–6 The New Saints (27 September 2024)
Highest scoring	Newtown 1–6 The New Saints (27 September 2024)
Longest winning run	5 – Penybont (26 August 2024–24 September 2024)
Longest unbeaten run	8 – Penybont (11 August 2024–24 September 2024)
Longest winless run	9 – Aberystwyth Town (26 August 2024–15 October 2024)
Longest losing run	9 – Aberystwyth Town (26 August 2024–15 October 2024)
Highest attendance	1328 - Briton Ferry 0–2 Penybont (11 August 2024)
Lowest attendance	152 - Briton Ferry 0–2 Connah's Quay (31 August 2024)
Average attendance	402
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Cymru Premier (Welsh: Uwch Gynghrair Cymru 2023–24; known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons) is the 33rd season of the Cymru Premier (formerly known as the Welsh Premier League), the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992.

Teams

The league consisted of twelve teams; the top ten teams from the previous season, one team promoted from the Cymru North, and one team promoted from the Cymru South. The New Saints entered the season as defending champions (for the third consecutive season).

The promoted teams were 2023–24 Cymru North runners-up Flint Town United (after champions Holywell Town failed to secure a Tier 1 licence), and 2023–24 Cymru South champions Briton Ferry Llansawel. They replaced the 2023–24 Cymru Premier bottom two teams, Colwyn Bay (relegated after one year in the top-flight) and Pontypridd United (relegated after two years in the top-flight). Flint Town United returned to the top-flight after a single-season absence, while Briton Ferry Llansawel marked their debut (not including former guise Briton Ferry Athletic).

Stadia and locations

Aberystwyth
Town

Bala Town

Barry Town United

Caernarfon Town

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Briton Ferry Llansawel

Connah's Quay Nomads

Flint Town United

Haverfordwest County

Newtown

Penybont

The New Saints

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Locations of the 2024–25 Cymru Premier teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Aberystwyth Town	Aberystwyth	Park Avenue	5,000
Bala Town	Bala	Maes Tegid	3,000
Barry Town United	Barry	Jenner Park Stadium	2,650
Briton Ferry Llansawel	Briton Ferry	Old Road	2,300
Caernarfon Town	Caernarfon	The Oval	3,000
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Cyncoed	Cyncoed Campus	1,620
Connah's Quay Nomads	Flint	Cae-y-Castell	3,000
Flint Town United	Flint	Cae-y-Castell	3,000
Haverfordwest County	Haverfordwest	Bridge Meadow Stadium	2,100
Newtown	Newtown	Latham Park	5,000
Penybont	Bridgend	SDM Glass Stadium	3,000
The New Saints	Oswestry	Park Hall	2,034

Personnel and kits

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Front shirt sponsor
Aberystwyth Town		Jack Thorn	Acerbis	Aberystwyth University
Bala Town	Colin Caton	Nathan Peate	Macron	Aykroyd's
Barry Town United	Steve Jenkins	Kayne McLaggon	Macron	RIM Motors
Briton Ferry Llansawel	Andy Dyer	Alex Gammond	Macron	Woodpekcer Garden Buildings
Caernarfon Town	Richard Davies	Darren Thomas	Surridge Sport	Williams Timber Solutions
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Ryan Jenkins	Alex Lang	Errea	Cardiff Metropolitan University
Connah's Quay Nomads	Billy Paynter	John Disney	Adidas	Castle Green Homes
Flint Town United	Lee Fowler	Harry Owen	Macron	Essity
Haverfordwest County	Tony Pennock	Dylan Rees	Tor Sports	Gelli Mor
Newtown		Shane Sutton	Adidas	Nidec
Penybont	Rhys Griffiths	Kane Owen	Macron	Nathaniel Cars
The New Saints	Craig Harrison	Danny Redmond	Macron	SiFi Networks

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Connah's Quay	Neil Gibson	Resigned	13 August 2024	10th	Billy Paynter	24 August 2024
Aberystwyth Town	Anthony Williams	Resigned	8 October 2024	12th
Newtown	Scott Ruscoe	Fired	5 November 2024	9th

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Penybont	15	10	4	1	29	8	+21	34	Qualification for the Championship Conference
2	The New Saints	13	10	0	3	39	13	+26	30
3	Haverfordwest County	15	8	5	2	19	6	+13	29
4	Cardiff Metropolitan University	15	7	3	5	20	17	+3	24
5	Barry Town United	15	6	4	5	22	26	−4	22
6	Caernarfon Town	15	6	3	6	22	24	−2	21
7	Bala Town	15	4	8	3	19	15	+4	20	Qualification for the Play-Off Conference
8	Connah's Quay Nomads	15	5	4	6	18	15	+3	19
9	Newtown	16	5	4	7	21	33	−12	19
10	Flint Town United	15	3	2	10	17	31	−14	11
11	Aberystwyth Town	16	3	1	12	14	39	−25	10
12	Briton Ferry Llansawel	13	2	2	9	15	28	−13	8

Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2024. Source: Cymru Premier
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Matches won; 8) Away matches won.

Results

Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.

Home \ Away	ABE	BAL	BAR	BFL	CAE	CMU	CQN	FTU	HAV	NEW	PEN	TNS
Aberystwyth Town	—	26 DEC	1–0	11 JAN	7 DEC	1–2	1–1	0–2	0–3	3–1	0–3	2–4
Bala Town	3–0	—	7 DEC	2–0	31 DEC	0–1	0–0	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–2	3 DEC
Barry Town United	1–0	1–1	—	3–1	1–1	3 DEC	9 NOV	3–2	11 JAN	1–2	26 DEC	1–4
Briton Ferry Llansawel	4–0	2–2	31 DEC	—	9 NOV	1–5	1–5	1–1	1–2	3 DEC	0–2	20 NOV
Caernarfon Town	1–4	0–0	23 NOV	3–2	—	1–2	3–1	11 JAN	1–2	1–2	1–5	26 DEC
Cardiff Metropolitan University	23 NOV	9 NOV	1–1	26 DEC	1–2	—	2–1	7 DEC	0–0	2–1	1–1	11 JAN
Connah's Quay Nomads	3–0	11 JAN	1–2	2–1	3 DEC	1–0	—	26 DEC	0–1	1–1	0–1	1–2
Flint Town United	4 DEC	2–2	1–2	23 NOV	1–2	1–2	0–1	—	1–0	1 JAN	0–1	1–4
Haverfordwest County	1 JAN	23 NOV	1–1	6 DEC	0–0	1–0	0–0	4–1	—	3–0	0–0	0–1
Newtown	4–1	0–0	2–4	1–0	0–4	2–1	23 NOV	2–4	26 DEC	—	11 JAN	1–6
Penybont	5–1	1–1	4–1	0–1	2–0	31 DEC	7 DEC	9 NOV	3 DEC	0–0	—	2–1
The New Saints	2–0	2–3	4–0	22 DEC	1–2	3–0	31 DEC	5–0	10 NOV	6 DEC	23 NOV	—

Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2024. Source: Cymru Premier
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Conference League play-off

Teams placed 2nd-7th will enter one-off play-off matches for the second spot in the Conference League first qualifying round. Due to the league losing a place in the Conference League due to a decrease in co-efficient score, the format was changed from previous seasons to include the 2nd placed team. Teams finishing 2nd and 3rd will receive byes to the semi-finals, whilst the other teams involved will play quarter-finals.

If the 2024–25 Welsh Cup winners finish in the top two, the 2nd-placed team will qualify automatically for the Conference League and the spot will be vacated. If the Welsh Cup winners between 3rd-7th, that spot will be vacated; the 2nd/3rd-placed team will receive a bye to the play-off final.

Season statistics

As of 26 October 2024

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ollie Hulbert	Barry Town	8
2	Zack Clarke	Caernarfon Town	7
	Aaron Williams	Newtown
4	Sion Bradley	The New Saints	6
	Louis Lloyd	Caernarfon Town

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Sion Bradley	The New Saints	Flint Town United	1–4 (A)	16 August 2024
Zack Clarke	Caernarfon Town	Briton Ferry	3–2 (H)	14 September 2024

Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Monthly awards

Month	Player of the Month		Manager of the Month
	Manager	Club	Player	Club
August	Ryan Reynolds	Cardiff Met	Tony Pennock	Haverfordwest County
September	Sion Bradley	The New Saints	Rhys Griffiths	Penybont

Attendances

Team	Highest	Lowest	Average
Aberystwyth Town	503	273	356
Bala Town	328	201	277
Barry Town United	507	334	405*
Briton Ferry Llansawel	1328	152	473
Caernarfon Town	959	370	604
Cardiff Metropolitan University	528	152	311
Connah's Quay Nomads	272	193	216
Flint Town	670	246	379
Haverfordwest County	427	220	334
Newtown	580	263	430*
Penybont	1022	388	680
The New Saints	217	179	206*

Figures taken from FAW Cymru Football app and other club channels. Correct as of 20 October 2024. *Denotes incomplete record, as missing attendance figures. Figures for Barry Town v Aberystwyth (27/9), Newtown v Flint Town (4/10) and The New Saints v Flint Town (15/10) have not been publicly recorded.