2016–17 Welsh Football League Division One

The 2016–17 Welsh Football League Division One (known as the Nathaniel Cars Welsh Football League Division One for sponsorship reasons) was the 2016–17 season of the top football league in South Wales. Together with its North Wales counterpart, the Cymru Alliance, the 16-team division forms the second tier of the Welsh football league system, one level below the nationwide Welsh Premier League. The season began on 13 August 2016 and concluded on 6 May 2017.

Welsh Football League Division One
Season2016–17
Dates13 August 2016 – 6 May 2017
ChampionsBarry Town United
PromotedBarry Town United
RelegatedCaldicot Town
Risca United
Matches played240
Goals scored833 (3.47 per match)

On 18 April 2017, Barry Town United defeated Goytre United 3–0 to clinch promotion to the Welsh Premier League for the 2017–18 season.[1]

Teams
Locations of the 2016–17 Welsh Football League Division One teams

Cardiff Metropolitan University were champions in the previous season and were promoted to the 2016–17 Welsh Premier League; they were replaced by Haverfordwest County and Port Talbot Town who were both relegated from the 2015–16 Welsh Premier League.

Aberbargoed Buds, Aberdare Town, Briton Ferry Llansawel[2] and Garden Village were all relegated to 2016–17 Welsh Football League Division Two; they were replaced by Caldicot Town, Cwmbran Celtic and Undy Athletic who were all promoted from Division Two the previous season.

Stadia and locations
TeamLocationStadium
Afan LidoAberavonMarston Stadium
Barry Town UnitedBarryJenner Park
Caerau (Ely)ElyCwrt-yr-Ala
Caldicot TownCaldicotJubilee Way
Cambrian & Clydach ValeClydach ValeKing George's New Field
Cwmbran CelticCwmbranCeltic Park
GoytrePenperlleniPlough Road
Goytre UnitedGoytreGlenhafod Park Stadium
Haverfordwest CountyHaverfordwestBridge Meadow Stadium
Monmouth TownMonmouthChippenham Sports Ground
Pen-y-BontBridgendKymco Stadium
Port Talbot TownPort TalbotVictoria Road
Risca UnitedRiscaCCB Centre for Sporting Excellence
Taff's WellTaff's WellRhiw Dda'r
Ton PentreTon PentreYnys Park
Undy AthleticUndyThe Causeway

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Barry Town United (C, P) 30 20 6 4 69 18 +51 66 Promotion to the Welsh Premier League
2 Pen-y-Bont 30 19 4 7 73 41 +32 61
3 Goytre 30 18 4 8 80 49 +31 58
4 Haverfordwest County 30 16 6 8 55 47 +8 54
5 Caerau (Ely) 30 13 9 8 57 50 +7 48
6 Cwmbran Celtic 30 14 3 13 60 50 +10 45
7 Undy Athletic 30 13 2 15 53 53 0 41
8 Afan Lido[lower-alpha 1] 30 13 5 12 46 49 −3 41
9 Taff's Well 30 12 4 14 40 48 −8 40
10 Goytre United 30 10 9 11 44 37 +7 39
11 Cambrian & Clydach Vale 30 10 7 13 41 49 −8 37
12 Ton Pentre 30 10 6 14 51 61 −10 36
13 Port Talbot Town 30 10 5 15 41 57 −16 35
14 Monmouth Town 30 9 6 15 49 74 −25 33
15 Caldicot Town (R) 30 7 2 21 36 65 −29 23 Relegation to Welsh League Division Two
16 Risca United (R) 30 6 2 22 38 85 −47 20
Source: Welsh Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.[3]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Afan Lido were deducted three points.

Results
Home \ Away AFA BAR CAE CAL CCV CMC GOA GOU HAV MON PYB PTA RIS TAF TON UND
Afan Lido — 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 4–0 0–5 1–1 1–2 4–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–2
Barry Town United 3–0 — 2–2 5–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 11–0 2–0 6–0 2–0
Caerau (Ely) 3–1 1–1 — 0–5 1–0 2–2 4–1 1–0 5–5 1–0 5–1 2–0 6–1 2–1 1–1 4–2
Caldicot Town 1–3 1–3 1–0 — 2–3 0–4 3–4 1–0 2–3 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–3
Cambrian & Clydach Vale 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 — 1–3 1–3 3–3 3–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 0–0 1–2
Cwmbran Celtic 6–0 2–1 6–4 3–4 1–3 — 2–1 1–1 0–3 7–1 1–5 2–0 3–0 4–0 1–0 2–0
Goytre 2–0 1–0 1–1 4–1 3–4 2–1 — 2–2 5–1 5–2 3–0 2–1 2–2 2–4 3–4 4–1
Goytre United 2–4 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–2 1–3 — 1–2 7–0 0–2 3–0 0–1 0–0 5–0 0–3
Haverfordwest County 0–4 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 — 1–0 1–4 6–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1
Monmouth Town 1–2 1–3 3–1 4–1 2–2 1–3 2–1 1–1 2–4 — 0–5 2–2 4–2 1–1 4–1 6–1
Pen-y-Bont 0–3 0–0 5–2 2–1 3–1 5–2 2–1 1–2 1–3 6–1 — 1–0 5–1 1–0 4–1 5–0
Port Talbot Town 4–0 0–3 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–4 2–3 2–1 0–1 1–1 — 4–2 1–0 5–4 1–2
Risca United 2–4 0–3 0–2 3–2 1–2 2–1 3–5 0–4 0–2 1–3 1–3 4–0 — 0–1 1–2 3–2
Taff's Well 1–1 0–2 3–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 1–5 0–2 2–1 3–0 1–3 2–1 3–2 — 2–4 3–1
Ton Pentre 0–2 1–3 2–0 3–2 2–3 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 4–1 6–0 — 2–2
Undy Athletic 3–1 1–2 2–3 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–3 5–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 3–1 —
Source: Welsh Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References
  1. "Barry Town United win promotion to Welsh Premier League - BBC Sport". BBC Online. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. "Welsh League football club angered over forced relegation". South Wales Evening Post. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. "Welsh League Division One 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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