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2008–09 Welsh Premier League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Welsh Premier League |
| season | 2008–09 |
| winners | Rhyl |
| relegated | Caernarfon Town |
| continentalcup1 | Champions League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Rhyl |
| continentalcup2 | Europa League |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Llanelli |
| The New Saints | |
| Bangor City (via cup) | |
| league topscorer | Rhys Griffiths (31) |
| biggest home win | The New Saints 8–0 Caernarfon Town |
| biggest away win | Porthmadog 0–6 Bangor City |
| highest scoring | Porthmadog 6–5 Gap Connah's Quay |
| matches | 306 |
| total goals | 998 |
| prevseason | 2007–08 |
| nextseason | 2009–10 |
The New Saints Bangor City (via cup) The 2008–09 Welsh Premier League was the 17th season of the Welsh Premier League since its establishment in 1992 as the League of Wales. It began on 15 August 2008 and ended on 25 April 2009. Llanelli were the defending champions.
Team changes from 2007–08
Prestatyn Town were promoted from the Cymru Alliance and played in the top division for the first time in their history. Caersws survived relegation after none of the top two teams in the divisions below could meet ground regulations.
Overview
| Team | Ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth Town | Park Avenue | 5,500 |
| Airbus UK Broughton | The Airfield | 2,100 |
| Bangor City | Farrar Road Stadium | 1,500 |
| Caernarfon Town | The Oval | 3,000 |
| Caersws F.C. | Recreation Ground | 3,500 |
| Carmarthen Town A.F.C. | Richmond Park | 3,000 |
| Gap Connah's Quay F.C. | Deeside Stadium | 5,500 |
| Haverfordwest County A.F.C. | Bridge Meadow Stadium | 2,000 |
| Llanelli A.F.C. | Stebonheath Park | 3,700 |
| Neath Athletic A.F.C. | The Gnoll | 7,000 |
| NEWI Cefn Druids A.F.C. | Plaskynaston Lane | 2,000 |
| Newtown A.F.C. | Latham Park | 5,000 |
| Port Talbot Town F.C. | Victoria Road | 2,500 |
| Porthmadog F.C. | Y Traeth | 2,000 |
| Prestatyn Town F.C. | Bastion Road | 1,000 |
| Rhyl F.C. | Belle Vue | 3,800 |
| The New Saints F.C. | Park Hall | 2,000 |
| Welshpool Town F.C. | Maes y Dre Recreation Ground | 3,000 |
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
Source: welsh-premier.com
;31 goals
- Wales Rhys Griffiths (Llanelli AFC)
;25 goals
- England Martin Rose (Port Talbot Town)
;24 goals
- Wales Marc Lloyd-Williams*(Porthmadog FC)*
;20 goals
- Scotland Chris Sharp (Bangor City)
- Wales Neil Roberts (Rhyl FC)
- Wales Jack Christopher (Haverfordwest County)
;18 goals
- England John Toner (The New Saints)
;15 goals
- England Steve Rogers (Welshpool Town)
- Wales Paul Roberts (Welshpool Town)
;14 goals
- Wales Nick Woodrow (Haverfordwest County)
Awards
Monthly awards
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | ENG Andy Cale | The New Saints | TRI Josh Johnson | Rhyl | ||
| October | WAL Peter Nicholas | Llanelli | WAL Christian Edwards | Aberystwyth Town | ||
| November | ENG Darren Ryan | Newtown | WAL Neil Thomas | Haverfordwest County | ||
| December | IRE Derek Brazil | Haverfordwest County | WAL Neil Roberts | Rhyl | ||
| January | WAL Mark Jones | Port Talbot Town | SCO Chris Sharp | Bangor City | ||
| February | WAL Allan Bickerstaff | Rhyl | ENG Tommy Holmes | The New Saints | ||
| March | WAL Peter Nicholas | Llanelli | ENG Steve Rogers | Welshpool Town | ||
| April | WAL Mark Jones | Port Talbot Town | WAL Greg Strong | Rhyl |
Annual awards
Team of the season
| Nat. | Position | Name | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAL | GK | Lee Idzi | Haverfordwest County |
| WAL | RB | Craig Williams | Newtown |
| ENG | CB | George Horan | Rhyl |
| WAL | CB | Stuart Jones | Llanelli |
| WAL | LB | Andy Legg | Llanelli |
| WAL | RM | Craig Jones | Rhyl |
| WAL | CM | Gareth Owen | Rhyl |
| ENG | CM | John Leah | The New Saints |
| WAL | LM | Sion Edwards | Bangor City |
| WAL | ST | Neil Roberts | Rhyl |
| WAL | ST | Rhys Griffiths | Llanelli |
Source:
References
References
- "Wales 2008/09". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- "Dream team 2008/9". welsh-premier.com.
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