Welsh Premier League 2014/15

Welsh Premier League 2014/15
master	The New Saints FC
Champions League qualification	The New Saints FC
Europa League qualification	Bala Town Airbus UK Newtown AFC
Cup winners	The New Saints FC
Relegated	Cefn Druids AFC Prestatyn Town
Teams	12
Games	192 + 3 play-off games
Gates	663  (ø 3.4 per game)
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Cymru Alliance Football League Div. 1 ↓

The 2014/15 Welsh Premier League was the 23rd season of the top Welsh division in men's football . It began on August 22, 2014 and ended with the final of the Europa League playoff on May 17, 2015.

The reigning champions were The New Saints FC .

mode

The twelve teams initially competed against each other twice in a first half of the season, so that each club played 22 games. The league was then split, with the top six teams playing for the championship and international starting places while the rest battled relegation. In these divided rounds, the teams competed against each other twice. All results from the preliminary round were adopted.

The top-ranked team in the championship round became Welsh champions and qualified for the 2015/16 Champions League . The runner-up was entitled to start in the qualification for the Europa League 2015/16 . The remaining four teams of the championship round, as well as the best team of the relegation round, played in a playoff tournament for last place in the Europa League qualification.

Preliminary round

The six best-placed clubs reached the championship round, the teams in positions seven to twelve played against relegation. It should be noted that the number of points achieved in each of the 22 games in the preliminary round was transferred to the individual groups.

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	The New Saints FC (M, P)	22nd	17th	5	0	064:160	+48	56
2.	Aberystwyth Town	22nd	12	6th	4th	049:350	+14	42
3.	Bala Town	22nd	13	2	7th	047:280	+19	41
4th	Airbus UK	22nd	12	4th	6th	041:220	+19	40
5.	Port Talbot Town	22nd	10	3	9	040:330	+7	33
6th	Newtown AFC	22nd	9	5	8th	040:380	+2	32
7th	Carmarthen Town	22nd	9	4th	9	031:400	−9	31
8th.	Rhyl FC	22nd	5	7th	10	023:360	−13	22nd
9.	Gap Connah's Quay	22nd	5	7th	10	026:400	−14	22nd
10.	Cefn Druids AFC (N)	22nd	6th	4th	12	029:470	−18	22nd
11.	Bangor City	22nd	3	5	14th	023:480	−25	14th
12.	Prestatyn Town	22nd	3	4th	15th	031:610	−30	13

Participation in the championship round

Participation in the relegation round

(M)	reigning Welsh champion
(P)	reigning Welsh cup winner
(N)	Newcomers last season

Crosstab

2014/15
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	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 AFC	0: 5	1: 1	0: 1	2: 2	1: 3		3: 2	0: 2	2: 1	3: 1	0: 1	0: 4
Gap Connah's Quay	2: 4	0: 3	0: 1	1-0	1: 1	1: 1		2: 3	1: 1	3: 1	1: 3	1: 5
Newtown AFC	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 FC	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 FC	1: 1	1: 1	1-0	2-0	3-0	3: 1	2-0	1: 1	2-0	6-0	6: 1

Finals

Championship round

The six best-placed clubs in the preliminary round reached the championship round, which was not only about the championship but also about the international places in the European Cup .

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	The New Saints FC (M, P)	32	23	8th	1	090:240	+66	77
2.	Bala Town	32	18th	5	9	067:420	+25	59
3.	Airbus UK	32	18th	4th	10	062:330	+29	58
4th	Aberystwyth Town	32	14th	10	8th	068:610	+7	52
5.	Port Talbot Town	32	13	4th	15th	054:590	−5	43
6th	Newtown AFC	32	10	8th	14th	052:650	−13	38

Welsh champion and participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League

Participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League

Participation in the Europa League playoffs

(M)	reigning Welsh champion
(P)	reigning Welsh cup winner

Crosstab

2014/15
Aberystwyth Town		0: 3	1: 2	3: 2	2: 2	0: 4
Airbus UK	3: 2		1: 2	6: 1	5-0	1-0
Bala Town	3: 3	3-0		1: 2	4: 1	1: 1
Newtown AFC	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 FC	3: 3	2-0	3-0	4: 2	6-0

Relegation round

The winner of the relegation round got the chance to qualify for an international starting place via the Europa League playoffs . The team in twelfth place was relegated to the second division.

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
7th	Gap Connah's Quay	32	11	10	11	044:530	−9	43
8th.	Rhyl FC	32	11	9	12	041:490	−8	42
9.	Carmarthen Town	32	12	6th	14th	048:570	−9	42
10.	Bangor City	32	9	8th	15th	048:620	−14	35
11.	Cefn Druids AFC (N)	32	7th	6th	19th	038:640	−26	27
12.	Prestatyn Town	32	4th	6th	22nd	043:860	−43	18th

Participation in the Europa League playoffs

Relegated to the Cymru Alliance or the Welsh Football League First Division

(N)	Newcomers last season

Crosstab

2014/15
Bangor City		1-0	5: 3	1: 2	4-0	4: 3
Carmarthen Town	3: 2		3: 1	2: 3	5: 2	1: 3
Cefn Druids AFC	0: 2	0: 1		2-0	0: 1	1: 2
Gap Connah's Quay	1: 1	2: 1	0-0		3: 1	1: 1
Prestatyn Town	1: 3	1: 1	1: 1	3: 4		1: 2
Rhyl FC	1: 1	1-0	2: 1	1: 2	2: 1

Europa League play-offs

The teams in places four to six of the championship round , as well as the winner of the relegation round , reached the playoffs. In the knock-out system , a subscriber has been at the first qualifying round of the 2015-16 UEFA Europa League determined. Two rounds were played, with the semi-finals being played on May 9 and 10, while the final was played on May 17, 2015.

	Semifinals				final
	Port Talbot Town	0
	Newtown AFC	1
					Newtown AFC	2
					Aberystwyth Town	1
	Aberystwyth Town	3
	Gap Connah's Quay	2

List of goalscorers

Preliminary round

Pl.	Surname	team	Gates
01.	Chris Venables	Aberystwyth Town	24
02.	Martin Rose	Port Talbot Town	14th
03.	Jason Oswell	Newtown AFC	13
04th	Mark Connolly	Bala Town	12
	Lee Hunt	Prestatyn Town
06th	Greg Draper	The New Saints FC	11
	Lee Healey	Bangor City
	Michael Wilde	The New Saints FC
09.	Luke Bowen	Port Talbot Town	10
10.	Tom Field	Airbus UK	09
	Ian Sheridan	Bala Town

Finals

Pl.	Surname	team	Gates
01.	Tom Field	Airbus UK	7th
	Michael Parker	Prestatyn Town
03.	Greg Draper	The New Saints FC	6th
	Callum Morris	Bangor City
05.	Sam Hart	Bangor City	5
	Lee Hunt	Prestatyn Town
	Jason Oswell	Newtown AFC
	Ashley Ruane	Rhyl FC
	Michael Wilde	The New Saints FC

total

Pl.	Surname	team	Gates
01.	Chris Venables	Aberystwyth Town	28
02.	Martin Rose	Port Talbot Town	18th
	Jason Oswell	Newtown AFC
04th	Greg Draper	The New Saints FC	17th
	Lee Hunt	Prestatyn Town
06th	Michael Wilde	The New Saints FC	16
	Tom Field	Airbus UK
08th.	Luke Bowen	Port Talbot Town	14th
09.	Mark Connolly	Bala Town	13
	Ian Sheridan	Bala Town

Web links

• Wales - List of Champions (English)
• The story of the JD Cymru Premier Golden Boot
• Table on soccerway.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Official League Rules  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Goal scorers preliminary round. In: soccerway.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Final scorers. In: soccerway.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020 .