2007–08 Welsh Premier League
Appearance
(Redirected from Welsh Premier League 2007-08)
Season | 2007–08 |
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Champions | Llanelli |
Relegated | Llangefni Town |
Champions League | Llanelli |
UEFA Cup | Bangor City The New Saints |
Intertoto Cup | Rhyl |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 982 (3.21 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Rhys Griffiths (40) |
Biggest home win | Llanelli 8–0 Port Talbot Town Carmarthen Town 8-0 Connah's Quay Nomads |
Biggest away win | Connah's Quay Nomads 0-7 Bangor City |
Highest scoring | Caersws 2-7 Rhyl |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → |
The 2007–08 Welsh Premier League was the 16th season of the Welsh Premier League since its establishment in 1992 as the League of Wales. It began on 17 August 2007 and ended on 19 April 2008.[1] The league was won by Llanelli, their first league title.
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Llanelli (C) | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 99 | 35 | +64 | 85 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | The New Saints | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 85 | 30 | +55 | 78 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
3 | Rhyl | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 24 | +36 | 69 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
4 | Port Talbot Town | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 59 | |
5 | Bangor City | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 62 | 31 | +31 | 55 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a] |
6 | Carmarthen Town | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 54 | |
7 | Neath Athletic | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 54 | |
8 | Haverfordwest County | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 47 | |
9 | Aberystwyth Town | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 46 | |
10 | Welshpool Town | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 46 | |
11 | Airbus UK Broughton | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 42 | |
12 | Cefn Druids | 34 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 38 | |
13 | Newtown | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 66 | −19 | 37 | |
14 | Caernarfon Town | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 42 | 74 | −32 | 36 | |
15 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 85 | −43 | 34 | |
16 | CPD Porthmadog | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 48 | 70 | −22 | 27 | |
17 | Caersws | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 72 | −35 | 26 | Spared from relegation[b] |
18 | Llangefni Town (R) | 34 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 39 | 82 | −43 | 24 | Relegation to Cymru Alliance |
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Via 2007–08 Welsh Cup
- ^ Caersws FC not relegated due to Welsh Football League First Division champions Goytre United refusing promotion.
Results
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Llanelli | 40 |
2 | ![]() |
Rhyl & Newtown | 23 |
3 | ![]() |
Port Talbot Town | 19 |
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Rhyl | 19 | |
5 | ![]() |
Carmarthen Town | 18 |
Monthly awards
[edit]Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
September | ![]() |
Llanelli | ![]() |
Rhyl |
October | ![]() |
Carmarthen Town | ![]() |
Welshpool Town |
November | ![]() |
Bangor City | ![]() |
Aberystwyth Town |
December | ![]() |
The New Saints | ![]() |
Connah's Quay Nomads |
January | ![]() |
Rhyl | ![]() |
Llanelli |
February | ![]() |
Llanelli | ![]() |
Welshpool Town |
March | ![]() |
Llanelli | ![]() |
Llangefni Town |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Wales 2007/08". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 August 2021.