2025–26 Cymru North

Cymru North
Season2025–26
Dates25 July 2025 – 18 April 2026
PromotedAirbus UK Broughton
Llandudno
Top goalscorerJamie Breese (18 goals)
Biggest home winAirbus UK Broughton 6–0 Rhyl 1879
(24 October 2025)
Holywell Town 6–0 Brickfield Rangers
(1 November 2025)
Penrhyncoch 6–0 Buckley Town
(29 November 2025)
Biggest away winGresford Athletic 0–7 Buckley Town
(11 October 2025)
Highest scoringHolywell Town 8–4 Gresford Athletic
(13 September 2025)
Longest winning run9 – Llandudno
(22 August 2025–28 November 2025)
Longest unbeaten run16 – Llandudno
(25 July 2025-1 January 2026)
Longest winless run12 – Penrhyncoch
(26 July 2025–29 November 2025)
Longest losing run6 – Penrhyncoch
(12 September 2025–29 November 2025)
Highest attendance1362 - Newtown 2–1 Caersws
(25 August 2025)
Lowest attendance48 - Brickfield Rangers 4-1 Penrhyncoch
(8 November 2025)
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]

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. With the Cymru Premier expanding to sixteen teams for the following season, this was the first season where the top three teams will be promoted to the Cymru Premier, and one team will be relegated to third division.[2][3]

Team changes

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

To Cymru North
Relegated from Cymru Premier
Promoted from Ardal Leagues
From Cymru North
Promoted to Cymru Premier
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 Bastion Road at Prestatyn 2,500 7th in Cymru North
Gresford Athletic Gresford The Airfield, at Broughton 1,600 11th in Cymru North
Guilsfield Guilsfield Community Centre Ground 1,100 6th 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 Mark Allen Joe Palmer Puma Gardner Aerospace
Brickfield Rangers Gareth Wilson Ryan Williams Joma Travis Perkins
Buckley Town Asa Hamilton Daniel Burgess Adidas Complete Roofing & Building
Caersws Harry Cottam Macron Gellidywyll Holiday Home Park
Denbigh Town Dewi Llion Keiron Roberts Macron Travelsport & Lock Stock Self Storage
Flint Mountain Tom Dickinson Calum Woods Arrow Sportswear Double Time Distribution
Gresford Athletic Dave Evans Paul Johnson Macron Eurogold
Guilsfield Gavin Allen Jake Cook Macron Hardings Garden Centre
Holyhead Hotspur Darren Garmey Tomos Owen Joma C.L. Jones
Holywell Town Johnny Haseldin Danny Sullivan Adidas Elite Stands UK
Llandudno Jordan Hadaway Anthony Stephens Macron Go Goodwins
Mold Alexandra Barry Owen Henry Nash Joma Vision
Newtown Nathan Leonard Kieran Mills-Evans Erreà Control Techniques
Penrhyncoch Gari Lewis Tom Evans Joma Sterling Asset Management
Rhyl 1879 Paul Moore Reece Fairhurst Adidas N.W.P.S. Concstruction
Ruthin Town Colin Caton Osian Davies Macron GJ Teeson Ltd

Managerial changes

Pre-season

Team Outgoing manager Manner Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of arrival
Newtown Callum McKenzie Sacked 8 April 2025[9] Nathan Leonard 21 May 2025[10]
Caersws Neil Lewis End of caretaker spell 20 May 2025 Craig Williams 20 May 2025[11]
Flint Mountain 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
Flint Mountain Andy Ruscoe Resignation 7 September 2025[13] 6 16th Tom Dickinson 11 September 2025[14]
Ruthin Town Dave Evans Fired 10 November 2025 14 13th Colin Caton 11 November 2025
Gresford Athletic Eddie Maurice-Jones Resigned 13 November 2025 14 14th Dave Evans 26 November 2025
Caersws Craig Williams Resigned 1 December 2025 16 12th

Standings

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Llandudno (P) 25 22 2 1 64 15 +49 68 Promotion to the Cymru Premier
2 Airbus UK Broughton (P) 27 21 3 3 84 21 +63 66
3 Holywell Town 26 16 6 4 71 35 +36 54
4 Newtown 25 14 3 8 46 35 +11 45
5 Rhyl 1879 26 12 4 10 41 50 −9 40
6 Denbigh Town 26 11 3 12 50 49 +1 36
7 Guilsfield 25 10 4 11 39 39 0 34
8 Buckley Town 26 9 3 14 47 62 −15 30
9 Mold Alexandra 26 8 5 13 27 41 −14 29
10 Flint Mountain 27 9 2 16 36 54 −18 29
11 Caersws 24 8 4 12 33 42 −9 28
12 Brickfield Rangers 26 8 4 14 28 46 −18 28
13 Gresford Athletic 25 8 4 13 45 72 −27 28
14 Holyhead Hotspur 26 7 5 14 34 46 −12 26
15 Penrhyncoch 25 7 5 13 36 49 −13 26
16 Ruthin Town 27 5 5 17 31 56 −25 20 Relegation to the Ardal NE or Ardal NW
Updated to match(es) played on 24 March 2026. Source: Cymru North
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.
(P) Promoted

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 — 5–0 3–0 4–0 2–3 3–1 2–1 4–0 0–0 8–0 2–2 4–0 6–0 4–0
Brickfield Rangers 0–5 — 4–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 4–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 4–1 1–2 0–1
Buckley Town 0–3 — 4–3 1–4 3–0 6–4 1–2 5–5 1–2 2–3 2–2 3–0 0–2 1–2 3–2
Caersws 1–2 2–0 — 2–2 3–1 0–0 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–0 1–0 5–1
Denbigh Town 3–2 0–1 1–1 3–2 — 5–1 2–3 3–2 1–2 1–2 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–2
Flint Mountain 0–2 0–2 5–1 3–0 1–0 — 4–4 1–0 0–3 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–3 0–1 2–0
Gresford Athletic 2–5 1–1 0–7 0–5 3–0 — 1–3 1–0 3–2 0–4 1–0 1–2 3–2 2–2 2–1
Guilsfield 1–4 4–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 — 3–1 4–4 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 2–3 3–2
Holyhead Hotspur 0–2 3–0 1–1 3–2 3–1 3–0 1–0 — 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–3
Holywell Town 6–0 0–1 3–1 5–1 2–1 8–4 4–1 4–1 — 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 5–1
Llandudno 5–0 2–0 5–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 7–1 1–0 2–1 — 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–0
Mold Alexandra 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 — 1–3 2–2 0–1 1–0
Newtown 0–3 4–1 0–2 2–1 4–2 3–1 0–5 2–0 1–0 2–2 — 1–1 6–1 3–0
Penrhyncoch 0–1 1–0 6–0 1–3 1–1 1–4 2–3 1–0 2–3 3–1 1–2 — 1–1
Rhyl 1879 1–3 0–0 2–1 3–0 2–3 4–3 3–1 3–1 0–3 2–5 3–1 — 3–2
Ruthin Town 0–4 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–3 1–3 0–1 3–1 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 24 March 2026. 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 13 March 2026
Player For Against Result Date
George Peers[15] Airbus UK Broughton Buckley Town 3–0 (A) 26 July 2025
Bradley Knight[16] Buckley Town Holyhead Hotspur 5–5 (H) 12 September 2025
Craig Lindfield[17] Holywell Town Gresford Athletic 8–4 (H) 13 September 2025
Owen Cordiner[18] Mold Alexandra Rhyl 1879 0–3 (A) 10 October 2025
Jamie Breese[19] Holywell Town Penrhyncoch 4–1 (H) 11 October 2025
Max Moore[20] Buckley Town Gresford Athletic 0–7 (A) 11 October 2025
Connor Owen Holyhaed Hotspur Gresford Athletic 3–0 (H) 15 November 2025
Owain Evans Penrhyncoch Buckley Town 6–0 (H) 29 November 2025
Tommy Rowlands Caersws Ruthin Town 5–1 (H) 13 December 2025
Oliver Lanceley Airbus UK Broughton Newtown 0–3 (A) 26 December 2025
Danny Warren Airbus UK Broughton Penrhyncoch 4–0 (H) 31 January 2026
Danny Warren Airbus UK Broughton Mold Alexandra 8–0 (H) 13 March 2025
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

Discipline

Monthly awards

As of 18 February 2026
Month Player of the Month Manager of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
July/ August[21] George Peers Airbus UK Broughton Johnny Haseldin Holywell Town
September[22] Jamie Breese Holywell Town Jordan Hadaway Llandudno
October[23] Craig Lindfield Holywell Town Jordan Hadaway Llandudno
November[24] Connor Owen Holyhead Hotspur Darren Garmey Holyhead Hotspur
December[25] Dan Owen Penrhyncoch Gari Lewis Penrhyncoch
January[26] Jamie Breese Holywell Town Mark Allen Airbus UK Broughton
February
March
April

Attendances

Overall

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Airbus UK Broughton 2,341 333 123 213 −18.7%†
2 Brickfield Rangers 524 119 48 76 n/a‡
3 Buckley Town 2,762 365 151 251 −7.0%†
4 Caersws 2,477 1,300 121 275 +69.8%†
5 Denbigh Town 3,872 692 93 352 +9.3%†
6 Flint Mountain 554 147 50 79 −72.0%†
7 Gresford Athletic 1,909 292 85 174 +1.8%†
8 Guilsfield 1,157 205 55 116 −5.7%†
9 Holyhead Hotspur 1,771 326 120 197 n/a‡
10 Holywell Town 3,560 732 202 324 −6.1%†
11 Llandudno 2,732 490 189 304 −14.8%†
12 Mold Alexandra 1,718 324 117 191 −11.2%†
13 Newtown 3,925 1,362 172 436 n/a†
14 Penrhyncoch 1,135 400 60 142 +11.8%†
15 Rhyl 1879 3,845 589 226 385 n/a‡
16 Ruthin Town 3,077 1,047 150 308 +180.0%†
League total 37,359 1,362 48 245 −8.2%†

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

Home matches played

As of 31 January 2026
Team \ Match played 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total
Airbus UK Broughton 158 253 224 127 320 333 250 176 174 203 123
Brickfield Rangers 88 119 65 52 48 70 82
Buckley Town 331 244 197 365 298 207 351 132 151 240 246
Caersws 145 157 189 121 143 135 131 1300 156
Denbigh Town 93 253 173 584 419 419 692 490 247 231 271
Flint Mountain 50 51 57 76 65 108 147
Gresford Athletic 102 118 145 214 208 292 282 224 86 153 85
Guilsfield 155 115 87 100 75 105 205 160 55 100
Holyhead Hotspur 231 263 132 145 175 172 120 326 207
Holywell Town 260 224 314 241 576 217 157 402 732 202 235
Llandudno 424 238 490 304 189 194 351 192 350
Mold Alexandra 129 203 171 324 223 141 137 273 117
Newtown 347 312 1362 181 223 172 601 189 538
Penrhyncoch 400 80 140 154 60 61 140 100
Rhyl 1879 361 284 386 335 493 226 299 349 589 523
Ruthin Town 193 351 331 150 201 204 123 1047 315 162
League total 37136

Source: Cymru North

See also

References

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