2025–26 Cymru North

Cymru North
Season2025–26
Dates25 July 2025 – 18 April 2026
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 Cymru North season (also known as the 2025–26 JD Cymru North season for sponsorship reasons) is the sixth season of the second-tier northern region football league in the Welsh football pyramid. The season began on 25 July 2025 and will conclude on 18 April 2026.[1]

Top three teams will be promoted to the Cymru Premier, as the top division increases to 16 teams from the 2026-27 season and one team will be relegated to third division. However, this implementation only applies for this season.[2][3]

Teams

The league consisted of sixteen teams; twelve teams remaining from the previous season, three teams promoted from the Ardal Leagues, and one team relegated from the Cymru Premier.

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2024–25 season.

To Cymru North
Decrease Relegated from Cymru Premier
Increase Promoted from Ardal Leagues
From Cymru North
Increase Promoted to Cymru Premier
Decrease Relegated to Ardal NW

The promoted teams were the 2024–25 Ardal NE champions Brickfield Rangers, the 2024–25 Ardal NW champions Y Rhyl 1879, and the 2024–25 Ardal Northern play-off winners Holyhead Hotspur.[4][5][6] They replaced the 2024–25 Cymru North bottom three teams; Bangor 1876, Prestatyn Town, and Llay Welfare.

The relegated team was the 2024–25 Cymru Premier second-bottom team Newtown (marking their first relegation from the Cymru Premier and ending their streak as one of only two ever presents remaining in the top flight).[7] They replaced the 2024–25 Cymru North champions Colwyn Bay.[8]

Stadia and locations

Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Cymru North.
Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Cymru North from Flintshire.
Team Location Stadium Capacity 2024–25 season
Airbus UK Broughton Broughton The Airfield 1,600 2nd in Cymru North
Brickfield Rangers Wrexham Clywedog Park 1,000 1st in Ardal NE
Buckley Town Buckley The Globe 1,000 5th in Cymru North
Caersws Caersws Recreation Ground 4,000 12th in Cymru North
Denbigh Town Denbigh Central Park 1,200 9th in Cymru North
Flint Mountain Flint Cae-y-Castell 3,000 7th in Cymru North
Gresford Athletic Gresford The Airfield, at Broughton 1,600 11th in Cymru North
Holyhead Hotspur Holyhead The New Oval 1,000 2nd in Ardal NW
Holywell Town Holywell Halkyn Road 2,000 3rd in Cymru North
Llandudno Llandudno Maesdu Park 1,013 4th in Cymru North
Mold Alexandra Mold Alyn Park 3,000 8th in Cymru North
Newtown Newtown Latham Park 5,000 11th in Cymru Premier
Penrhyncoch Penrhyn-coch Cae Baker 1,000 10th in Cymru North
Rhyl 1879 Rhyl Belle Vue 3,000 1st in Ardal NW
Ruthin Town Ruthin Memorial Playing Fields 2,000 13th in Cymru North
Relegated from the Cymru Premier
Promoted from the Ardal Leagues

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest)
Airbus UK Broughton Wales national football team Mark Allen Wales national football team Joe Palmer Germany Puma Gardner Aerospace
Brickfield Rangers Wales national football team Gareth Wilson Wales national football team Isaac Dawson Spain Joma Travis Perkins
Buckley Town Wales national football team Asa Hamilton England national football team Danny Burgess Germany Adidas Complete Roofing & Building
Caersws Wales national football team Craig Williams Wales national football team Harry Cottam Italy Macron Gellidywyll Holiday Home Park
Denbigh Town Wales national football team Dewi Llion Wales national football team Kieron Roberts Italy Macron Travelsport & Lock Stock Self Storage
Flint Mountain Vacant Wales national football team United States Arrow Sportswear Double Time Distribution
Gresford Athletic Wales national football team Eddie Maurice-Jones Wales national football team Josh Griffiths Italy Macron Eurogold
Guilsfield Wales national football team Gavin Allen Wales national football team Jake Cook Italy Macron Hardings Garden Centre
Holyhead Hotspur Wales national football team Darren Garmey Wales national football team Spain Joma C.L. Jones
Holywell Town England national football team Johnny Haseldin Wales national football team Spain Joma Achieve More Training
Llandudno Wales national football team Jordan Hadaway Wales national football team Ross Weaver Italy Macron Go Goodwins
Mold Alexandra Wales national football team Barry Owen England national football team Henry Nash Spain Joma Vision
Newtown England national football team Nathan Leonard Wales national football team Italy Erreà Control Techniques
Penrhyncoch Wales national football team Gari Lewis Wales national football team Tom Evans Spain Joma Sterling Asset Management
Rhyl 1879 England national football team Paul Moore Wales national football team Reece Fairhurst Germany Adidas N.W.P.S. Concstruction
Ruthin Town England national football team Dave Evans Wales national football team Osian Davies Italy Macron GJ Teeson Ltd

Managerial changes

Pre-season

Team Outgoing manager Manner Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of arrival
Newtown Wales Callum McKenzie Sacked 8 April 2025[9] England Nathan Leonard 21 May 2025[10]
Caersws Wales Neil Lewis End of caretaker spell 20 May 2025 Wales Craig Williams 20 May 2025[11]
Flint Mountain England Aden Shannon Resigned 11 June 2025[12]

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner Date of vacancy Week Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment

Standings

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Airbus UK Broughton 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Promotion to the Cymru Premier
2 Newtown 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
3 Holywell Town 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9
4 Llandudno 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7
5 Denbigh Town 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
6 Rhyl 1879 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
7 Mold Alexandra 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
8 Brickfield Rangers 4 1 2 1 4 2 +2 5
9 Guilsfield 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
10 Ruthin Town 4 1 0 3 6 9 −3 3
11 Caersws 4 1 0 3 4 8 −4 3
12 Buckley Town 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
12 Gresford Athletic 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
14 Penrhyncoch 4 0 1 3 4 8 −4 1
15 Holyhead Hotspur 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
16 Flint Mountain 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0 Relegation to the Ardal NE or Ardal NW
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2025. Source: Cymru North
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.

Position by round

Promotion to the Cymru Premier
Relegation to the Ardal NE or Ardal NW
Updated to match(es) played on 26 July 2025. Source: Cymru North

Results

Home \ Away AIR BRN BUC CAE DEN FLT GRE GUI HLE HLL LND MOL NTN PRC RHL RUT
Airbus UK Broughton 4–0
Brickfield Rangers 4–0 0–0
Buckley Town 0–3 3–2
Caersws 2–0 0–2
Denbigh Town 3–2 1–2
Flint Mountain
Gresford Athletic 0–5 1–3 2–1
Guilsfield 2–3
Holyhead Hotspur
Holywell Town 2–1 4–1
Llandudno 4–0 1–0
Mold Alexandra 1–1 2–2
Newtown 3–1 3–0
Penrhyncoch 0–1 1–2
Rhyl 1879 0–0 3–0
Ruthin Town 3–1
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2025. Source: Cymru North
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 8 August 2025. Source: Cymru North

Season statistics

Top Goalscorers

Top Assists

Hat-tricks

As of 1 August 2025
Player For Against Result Date
Wales George Peers[13] Airbus UK Broughton Buckley Town 3–0 (A) 26 July 2025
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

Discipline

Attendances

Overall

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Airbus UK Broughton 0 0 0 0 n/a
2 Brickfield Rangers 0 0 0 0 n/a
3 Buckley Town 0 0 0 0 n/a
4 Caersws 0 0 0 0 n/a
5 Denbigh Town 0 0 0 0 n/a
6 Flint Mountain 0 0 0 0 n/a
7 Gresford Athletic 0 0 0 0 n/a
8 Guilsfield 0 0 0 0 n/a
9 Holyhead Hotspur 0 0 0 0 n/a
10 Holywell Town 0 0 0 0 n/a
11 Llandudno 0 0 0 0 n/a
12 Mold Alexandra 0 0 0 0 n/a
13 Newtown 0 0 0 0 n/a
14 Penrhyncoch 0 0 0 0 n/a
15 Rhyl 1879 0 0 0 0 n/a
16 Ruthin Town 0 0 0 0 n/a
League total 0 0 0 0 n/a

Source: Cymru North
Notes:
Teams played previous season in Cymru Premier
Teams played previous season in Ardal Leagues

Home matches played

As of future
Team \ Match played 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total
Airbus UK Broughton
Brickfield Rangers
Buckley Town
Caersws
Denbigh Town
Flint Mountain
Gresford Athletic
Guilsfield
Holyhead Hotspur
Holywell Town
Llandudno
Mold Alexandra
Newtown
Penrhyncoch
Rhyl 1879
Ruthin Town
League total 0

Source: Cymru North

See also

References

  1. ^ "2025/26 JD Cymru North fixtures released". The Football Association of Wales. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. ^ "JD Cymru Premier promotion and relegation system confirmed for 2025/26 season". Football Association of Wales. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Pyramid system changes confirmed for 2025-26". Grassroots North Wales. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Champions! Brickfield Rangers celebrate biggest success in their history!". Grassroots North Wales. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  5. ^ "CPD y Rhyl champions of Ardal Northwest League". Rhyl Journal. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Promoted! Holyhead Hotspur return to the level they have played at for 21 of their 34 seasons". Grassroots North Wales. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  7. ^ "JD Cymru Premier round-up: Newtown relegated as Barry secure play-off place". Football Association of Wales. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Colwyn Bay win JD Cymru North to seal promotion". BBC. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Struggling Newtown sack manager McKenzie". BBC. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  10. ^ Anwen Parry (3 May 2025). "Nathan Leonard appointed as Newtown AFC manager". Powys County Times. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  11. ^ Gavin Grosvenor (20 May 2025). "New era at Caersws as Craig Williams unveiled as new manager". Powys County Times. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Club Statement: Aden Shannon". Flint Mountain F.C. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  13. ^ "JD Cymru North round-up: Peers hat-trick gets Airbus off to flying start". Football Association of Wales. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.