Welsh National League (Wrexham Area)

The Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) is a football league in Wales and forms level 3 of the Welsh football league system in Denbighshire, Flintshire, and Gwynedd. For sponsorship purposes it is currently known as the "Druid Racing Welsh National League".

History

The League grew out of the "Wrexham and District League" , which ran during the early years of the twentieth century. At that time the senior clubs in the Wrexham area played in English leagues such as The Combination and the Birmingham & District League. Their reserve sides, along with local amateur teams, contested the Wrexham and District League.

In the inter-war years, the new Welsh National League with its various sections was organised. Clubs from the Wrexham area, and a little beyond, joined the Northern Section.

The financial strain proved too severe for several of the clubs in the Wrexham district, and after World War II they re-organised as the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area).

Member clubs 2008–09

Premier Division

* Acrefair Youth
* Borras Park Albion
* Brickfield Rangers
* Brymbo
* Castell Alun Colts
* Chirk AAA
* Coedpoeth United
* Corwen Amateurs
* Hawarden Rangers
* Llangollen Town
* Llay Welfare
* Overton
* Penycae
* Rhos Aelwyd
* Venture Community

Division One

* Communities First
* FC Cefn
* Garden Village
* Glyn Ceiriog
* Gwersyllt Athletic
* Holt Nomads
* Johnstone Youth
* Llanuwchllyn
* Mold Juniors
* New Brighton
* Penley
* Penyffordd

Divisional Champions

The league has undergone various restructures in its history, with the number of divisions and their names changing.

"For its first season the league had just one division, the Senior Division"

"In 1953-54 Division Three was not contested due to a lack of clubs"

"In 1962 Division Three was revived once again"

"In 1974 the four divisions were reduced to just two"

"In 1978 Divisions Three and Four were revived"

"In 1983 Division Four was split into two sections, North and South"

"In 1999 Division Three was revived"

"In 2008, all reserve and colts teams were split off, leaving two divisions for first teams and two divisions for lower teams"

External links

* [http://www.wnl.org.uk League website]
* [http://www.stats.moldalexfc.co.uk/ WNL Prem stats 07/08]