2014–15 Welsh Premier League

Welsh Premier League 2014–15 The New Saints (9th title) PrestatynCefn Druids Champions League The New Saints Europa League Bala TownAirbusNewtown Chris Venables (25 goals) Bala Town 8–1 Carmarthen Town Cefn Druids 0–5 Aberystwyth Town Bala Town 8–1 Carmarthen Town 192 656 8 matchesThe New Saints 30 matchesThe New Saints 10 gamesBangor CityPrestatyn Town 5 gamesCefn Druids 2013–14 2015–16 14 March 2015 The 2014–15 Welsh Premier League (known as the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season of the Welsh Premier League, the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 22 August 2014. The New Saints claimed their ninth Welsh top flight championship on 14 March 2015 after a 3–0 win against nearest rivals in the table Bala Town. Teams UK Wales right 300 Location of the 2014–15 Welsh Premier League clubs UK Wales 52.410476 -4.080938 Aberystwyth left UK Wales 53.171576 -2.982005 Airbus right UK Wales 52.912493 -3.601563 Bala bottom UK Wales 53.224105 -4.131342 Bangor left UK Wales 51.859949 -4.30221 Carmarthen left UK Wales 52.972873 -3.0707 Cefn Druids UK Wales 53.225383 -3.076494 Connah's Quay left UK Wales 52.511494 -3.322763 Newtown bottom UK Wales 51.590289 -3.802267 Port Talbot right UK Wales 53.340521 -3.407865 Prestatyn right UK Wales 53.318915 -3.476057 Rhyl left UK Wales 52.87589 -3.026422 TNS right Afan Lido were relegated out of the Welsh Premier League the previous season, while Cefn Druids were promoted as winners of the Cymru Alliance. Stadia and locations Team Location Stadium Capacity Aberystwyth Town Aberystwyth Park Avenue 5,000 Airbus UK Broughton Broughton The Airfield 1,600 Bala Town Bala Maes Tegid 3,000 Bangor City Bangor Nantporth 3,000 Carmarthen Town Carmarthen Richmond Park 3,000 Cefn Druids Wrexham The Rock 3,000 Gap Connah's Quay Connah's Quay Deeside Stadium 1,500 Newtown Newtown Latham Park 5,000 Port Talbot Town Port Talbot Victoria Road 6,000 Prestatyn Town Prestatyn Bastion Road 2,300 Rhyl Rhyl The Corbett Sports Stadium 3,000 The New Saints Oswestry Park Hall 2,000 Personnel and kits Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsors Aberystwyth Wales Ian Hughes Wales Nike Cambrian Tyres Airbus UK England Andy Preece Wales Macron Gardner Aerospace Bala Wales Colin Caton Wales Joma Aykroyd's Bangor Wales Neville Powell Wales Macron Pentraeth Kia Carmarthen Wales Mark Aizlewood Wales Macron McGinley Support Cefn Druids Wales Huw Griffiths Wales Joma AtWill Pubs Nomads England Mark McGregor Wales Macron Think Accounting Newtown Wales Chris Hughes Wales Givova NEO/EOM Port Talbot Wales Jarred Harvey Wales Macron Blanco's Prestatyn Wales Neil Gibson Wales Erreà G & G Foods Rhyl England Greg Strong Wales FBT VanTruck TNS Wales Carl Darlington Wales Legea Derma V10 League table main WDL QR TNS The New Saints BAL Bala Town AIR Airbus UK Broughton ABE Aberystwyth Town PTA Port Talbot Town NEW Newtown CQN Connah's Quay Nomads RHL Rhyl CMR Carmarthen Town BAN Bangor City CDR Cefn Druids PRE Prestatyn Town y 23 8 1 90 24 C 18 5 9 67 42 18 4 10 62 34 14 10 8 69 61 13 4 15 54 59 10 8 14 52 65 O 11 10 11 44 53 11 9 12 41 49 12 6 14 48 57 9 8 15 48 62 7 6 19 38 64 R 4 6 22 43 86 R green1 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round CL2Q blue1 Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round EL1 EL1 yellow1 Qualification for Europa League play-offs ELPR ELPR ELPR ELPR red1 Relegation to Cymru Alliance R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Welsh Premier League Results Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league is split into two groups at the end of January 2015 – the top six and the bottom six. Matches 1–22 main FBR grey ABE AIR BAL BAN CMR CDR CQN NEW PTA PRE RHL TNS Aberystwyth Town 2–1 4–0 3–3 5–3 4–2 1–1 1–0 0–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 Airbus UK Broughton 1–1 2–1 5–1 2–0 2–3 4–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–3 Bala Town 4–0 0–0 3–0 8–1 3–1 0–1 3–1 4–1 4–2 1–2 0–3 Bangor City 2–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–3 2–1 3–3 0–0 0–5 Carmarthen Town 1–3 2–1 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 Cefn Druids 0–5 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–3 3–2 0–2 2–1 3–1 0–1 0–4 Connah's Quay Nomads 2–4 0–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–5 Newtown 6–3 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–2 4–1 1–2 3–3 4–3 1–0 2–3 Port Talbot Town 1–2 2–0 4–3 2–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 3–0 1–5 Prestatyn Town 2–1 0–2 3–3 1–2 1–3 0–4 3–2 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–3 Rhyl 0–1 1–2 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–3 2–2 2–2 The New Saints 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 6–0 6–1 complete Welsh Premier League Matches 23–32 Top six main FBR grey ABE AIR BAL NEW PTA TNS Aberystwyth Town 1–3 1–2 3–2 2–2 0–4 Airbus UK Broughton 3–2 1–2 6–1 5–0 1–0 Bala Town 3–3 3–0 1–2 4–1 1–1 Newtown 3–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–0 Port Talbot Town 1–2 1–0 1–3 4–0 1–3 The New Saints 3–3 2–0 3–0 4–2 6–0 complete Welsh Premier League Bottom six main FBR grey BAN CMR CDR CQN PRE RHL Bangor City 1–0 5–3 1–2 4–0 4–3 Carmarthen Town 3–3 3–1 2–3 5–2 1–3 Cefn Druids 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 Connah's Quay Nomads 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 Prestatyn Town 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–4 1–2 Rhyl 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 complete Welsh Premier League UEFA Europa League play-offs Teams who finished in positions fourth to seventh at the end of the regular season took part in play-offs to determine the third participant for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. Semi-finals 9 May 2015 14:30 BST Port Talbot Town 0–1 yes Newtown Boundford 120 GenQuip Stadium, Port Talbot 347 Kevin Perry 10 May 2015 12:45 BST Aberystwyth 3–2 Report Connah's Quay Venables 18 pen.Evans 84 o.g.Jones 90 Miller 14Evans 67 Park Avenue, Aberystwyth 391 Bryn Markham-Jones Final 17 May 2015 12:45 BST Aberystwyth 1–2 Report Newtown Venables 29 pen. Goodwin 9Hearsey 43 Park Avenue, Aberystwyth 1,012 Lee Evans Season statistics 18 May 2015http://welsh-premier.com/index.php/top-scorers-2014-15 https://archive.today/20141226234228/http://welsh-premier.com/index.php/top-scorers-2014-15 dead December 26, 2014 Top 25 goal scorers season 2014/15 Welsh Premier League 26 December 2014 Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1WAL Chris VenablesAberystwyth Town282ENG Martin RosePort Talbot Town18ENG Jason OswellNewtown4NZL Greg DraperThe New Saints17ENG Lee HuntBala Town6ENG Michael WildeThe New Saints16ENG Tom FieldAirbus UK Broughton8WAL Luke BowenPort Talbot Town149ENG Mark ConnollyBala Town13ENG Ian SheridanBala Town11ENG Lee HealeyCefn Druids F.C/Bangor12 Hat-tricks 14 February 2015 Player For Against Result DateWAL Chris Venables4 Aberystwyth Town Cefn Druids 5–0Venables' baptism of fire for new boys Druids http://welsh-premier.com/index.php/hot-news/categories/welsh-premier/6588-venables-baptism-of-fire-for-new-boys-druids Welsh Premier League 22 August 2014 1 December 2014 https://archive.today/20141201150131/http://welsh-premier.com/index.php/hot-news/categories/welsh-premier/6588-venables-baptism-of-fire-for-new-boys-druids 1 December 2014 dead dmy-all dmy 2014 8 22ENG Mark Connolly Bala Town Carmarthen Town 8–1Carmarthen Town lose 8–1 at Bala in Welsh Premier League http://www.carmarthenjournal.co.uk/Carmarthen-Town-lose-8-1-Bala-Welsh-Premier/story-22889442-detail/story.html Carmarthen Journal 7 September 2014 1 December 2014 dmy 2014 9 7ENG Aaron Bowen Rhyl Bangor City 3–2Tomos Hughes Bowen batters Bangor in superb Rhyl comeback http://www.rhyljournal.co.uk/sport/138174/football-bowen-batters-bangor-in-superb-rhyl-comeback.aspx https://archive.today/20141201150141/http://www.rhyljournal.co.uk/sport/138174/football-bowen-batters-bangor-in-superb-rhyl-comeback.aspx dead December 1, 2014 Rhyl Journal 14 September 2014 1 December 2014 dmy 2014 9 14WAL Luke Boundford Newtown Aberystwyth Town 6–3Late winner puts Saints clear http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-0362-Welsh-Premier-League-Late-winner-puts-Saints-clear Morning Star 6 October 2014 1 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305020614/http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-0362-Welsh-Premier-League-Late-winner-puts-Saints-clear 5 March 2016 dead dmy 2014 10 4ENG Lee Healey Cefn Druids Prestatyn Town 3–1Nick Harrison Healey nets record-breaking hat-trick for Cefn Druids http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/140221/healey-nets-record-breaking-hat-trick-for-cefn-druids.aspx The Leader 3 November 2014 1 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230453/http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/140221/healey-nets-record-breaking-hat-trick-for-cefn-druids.aspx 3 March 2016 dead dmy 2014 10 31ENG Martin Rose Port Talbot Town Aberystwyth Town 3–0Carmarthen and Port Talbot move back into Top Six with wins http://welshpremier.co.uk/news/Carmarthen-and-Port-Talbot-move-back-into-Top-Six-with-wins/98739/ Welsh Premier League 20 December 2014 26 December 2014 27 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141227004123/http://welshpremier.co.uk/news/Carmarthen-and-Port-Talbot-move-back-into-Top-Six-with-wins/98739/ dead dmy 2014 12 20WAL Chris Hartland Carmarthen Town Bangor City 3–3City snatch a point despite Hartland's hat-trick http://welsh-premier.com/index.php/latest-news/7029-city-snatch-a-point-despite-hartland-s-hat-trick Welsh Premier League 31 January 2015 1 February 2015 https://archive.today/20150201032755/http://welsh-premier.com/index.php/latest-news/7029-city-snatch-a-point-despite-hartland-s-hat-trick 1 February 2015 dead dmy-all dmy 2015 1 31ENG Tom Field Airbus UK Broughton Aberystwyth Town 3–2Last-gasp Airbus keep Europa hopes alive http://welsh-premier.com/index.php/latest-news/7050-last-gasp-airbus-keep-europa-hopes-alive Welsh Premier League 14 February 2015 15 February 2015 https://archive.today/20150215204950/http://welsh-premier.com/index.php/latest-news/7050-last-gasp-airbus-keep-europa-hopes-alive 15 February 2015 dead dmy-all dmy 2015 2 14 4 Player scored 4 goals References The league's rules are contained as a section of the Handbook of the Football Association of Wales.http://faw.org.uk/uploads/documents/originals/FAW_WELSHPREMLEAG_2013.pdf Archived copy 2014-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001034/http://faw.org.uk/uploads/documents/originals/FAW_WELSHPREMLEAG_2013.pdf 2013-12-03 usurped External links http://www.welshpremier.com/ Category:Cymru Premier seasons 1 Wales