2021–22 Cymru South

The 2021–22 Cymru South season (also known as the 2021–22 JD Cymru South season for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the second-tier Southern region football in Welsh football pyramid. Teams will play each other twice on a home and away basis.

Cymru South
Season2021–22
ChampionsLlantwit Major
PromotedPontypridd Town
RelegatedPort Talbot Town
Undy Athletic
Risca United
Matches played232
Goals scored820 (3.53 per match)
Biggest home winPontypridd Town 8–0 Port Talbot
(21 August 2021)
Biggest away winPort Talbot 0–7 Briton Ferry Llansawel
(31 July 2021)
Undy Athletic 1–8 Ammanford
(21 August 2021)
Highest scoringUndy Athletic 1–8 Ammanford
(21 August 2021)
2022–23 →

Swansea University were the defending champions from the 2019–20 season, following the curtailment of the 2020–21 season.

Pre-season favourites Ammanford AFC endured a season of struggle, with a three way title race for much of the season between Briton Ferry, Pontypridd Town AFC, and Llantwit Major AFC. After all three clubs lead at some point, Llantwit Major put together an outstanding finish to the season, winning 11 games out of 12 to lift the trophy with a game to spare. Pontypridd finished 2nd, and were promoted after Llantwit were controversially denied a Tier 1 license[1].

Teams

The league consists of 16 clubs.

Stadia and Locations
Locations of the 2021–22 Cymru South teams
Team Home City Home Ground
Afan LidoAberavon, Port TalbotMarston's Stadium
AmmanfordAmmanfordRecreation Ground
Briton Ferry LlansawelBriton FerryOld Road
Cambrian & Clydach Vale B.G.C.Clydach ValeKing George V New Field
Carmarthen TownCarmarthenRichmond Park
Cwmbran CelticCwmbranCeltic Park
Goytre UnitedGoytre, Port TalbotGlenhafod Park Stadium
Llanelli TownLlanelliStebonheath Park
Llantwit MajorLlantwit MajorWindmill Ground
Pontypridd TownAberdareUSW Sports Park
Port Talbot TownAberavon, Port TalbotThe Remax Stadium
Risca UnitedLlanfabonCCB Centre For Sporting Excellence
Swansea UniversitySwanseaSketty Lane
Taff's WellTaff's WellRhiw'r Ddar
Trefelin BGCVelindre, Port TalbotYnys Park
Undy AthleticUndyThe Causeway

Source: Cymru South Ground Information

Personnel and kits
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Front shirt sponsor
Afan Lido Paul Evans Matthew Beynon
Ammanford Gruff Harrison Lee Trundle
Briton Ferry Llansawel Andy Hill Mark Jones
Cambrian & Clydach Scott Young Jarrad Wright
Carmarthen Town Sean Cresser Greg Walters
Cwmbran Celtic James Kinsella Lewis Watkins
Goytre United Mark Pike Josef Hopkins
Llanelli Town Lee John Louis Gerrard
Llantwit Major Karl Lewis Cullen Kinsella
Pontypridd Town Jonathan Jones Gavin Beddard
Port Talbot Town Conor McGarhan Nathaniel James
Risca United Simon Berry Josh Clayton
Swansea University Wyn Thomas Adam Orme
Taff's Well Craig Sampson Marcus Jones
Trefelin B.G.C. Richie Ryan Ceri Williams
Undy Athletic Mark Crook Chris Parry

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Port Talbot Town Mark Pike Resigned[2] 16 July 2021 Pre-season Sam O'Sullivan 23 August 2021[3]
Carmarthen Town Kristian O'Leary Signed by Swansea U23[4] 24 July 2021 8th Sean Cresser 24 July 2021
Llanelli Town Andy Legg Fired[5] 25 November 2021 6th Lee John 28 November 2021[6]
Goytre United Lee John Signed by Llanelli Town[6] 28 November 2021 4th Mark Pike 12 December 2021[7]
Port Talbot Town Sam O'Sullivan Fired[8] 16 February 2022 16th Conor McGarhan 16 February 2022
Carmarthen Town Sean Cresser Resigned[9] 23 April 2022 4th Mark Aizlewood 24 April 2022

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Llantwit Major (C) 30 24 2 4 73 31 +42 74
2 Pontypridd Town (P) 30 21 6 3 79 30 +49 69 Promotion to Cymru Premier
3 Briton Ferry Llansawel 30 17 5 8 76 36 +40 56
4 Cambrian & Clydach Vale BGC 30 15 6 9 73 42 +31 51
5 Carmarthen Town 30 15 9 6 52 25 +27 51[lower-alpha 1]
6 Goytre United 30 15 6 9 55 36 +19 51
7 Taff's Well 30 14 7 9 57 47 +10 49
8 Swansea University 30 11 7 12 44 43 +1 40
9 Llanelli Town 30 11 7 12 43 54 −11 40
10 Afan Lido 30 12 3 15 45 67 −22 39
11 Trefelin BGC 30 9 10 11 58 51 +7 37
12 Ammanford 30 10 4 16 58 56 +2 34
13 Cwmbran Celtic 30 10 4 16 43 74 −31 34
14 Risca United (R) 30 7 10 13 43 51 −8 31 Relegation to Ardal SE or Ardal SW
15 Undy Athletic (R) 30 5 2 23 41 84 −43 17
16 Port Talbot Town (R) 30 0 0 30 8 121 −113 0
Source: Cymru South League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. The match between Carmarthen and Risca on 31 July 2021 was cancelled due to COVID-19 cases in Carmarthen. However, it was later deemed that Carmarthen had sufficient players to fulfil the fixture in line with the league's policy, and were therefore deducted 3 points and fined £1,000.[10]

Results
Home \ Away LTM PPT GOU BFL CCV CAR TAW SWU LLI AFL RIS TRE AMM CBC UNA PTT
Llantwit Major — 3–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 4–2 0–2 3–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 6–0
Pontypridd Town 4–0 — 1–3 0–0 2–1 1–1 4–3 1–1 4–1 8–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 3–0 5–1 8–0
Goytre United 2–4 0–1 — 3–1 3–0 1–1 30 Apr 2–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 3–0 4–0 2–1 6–1
Briton Ferry Llansawel 3–4 0–0 2–1 — 3–2 1–1 5–0 3–0 0–1 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–0 6–0 4–0 2–1
Cambrian & Clydach Vale BGC 3–3 1–2 4–1 3–0 — 1–1 5–2 0–0 1–0 5–0 5–0 2–2 3–0 4–1 30 Apr 5–0
Carmarthen Town 0–1 30 Apr 1–4 1–1 3–1 — 0–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 3–0 4–0 3–0
Taff's Well 1–4 1–3 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 — 4–2 2–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 3–3 3–0 7–1
Swansea University 3–0 3–4 0–1 30 Apr 0–2 0–1 1–2 — 2–2 2–0 2–2 3–3 2–1 3–1 2–1 4–0
Llanelli Town 1–2 0–4 3–1 0–4 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 3–3 0–3 2–0 2–3 1–0
Afan Lido 0–1 3–2 1–2 1–6 1–1 0–4 1–5 0–3 1–2 — 30 Apr 1–3 0–1 5–2 4–2 2–0
Risca United 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–3 — 0–2 2–1 1–1 3–0 7–0
Trefelin BGC 2–5 2–2 11–1 2–2 4–1 0–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–2 4–0 — 1–1 3–4 4–1 30 Apr
Ammanford 1–3 0–2 0–1 4–3 3–4 1–3 2–4 0–0 30 Apr 1–2 2–2 5–3 — 2–3 5–2 3–0
Cwmbran Celtic 30 Apr 1–2 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 2–4 0–5 3–3 2–1 1–0 — 1–2 2–1
Undy Athletic 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–4 2–3 2–3 0–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–8 3–4 — 5–2
Port Talbot Town 0–3 0–2 1–3 0–7 0–6 0–3 0–1 0–2 0–6 0–2 0–1 0–4 1–7 0–4 0–5 —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2022. Source: Cymru South Match Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Tom Walters Llantwit Major 24
2 Tristan Jenkins Ammanford 21
3 Liam Thomas Carmarthen Town 19
Sam Johnson Pontypridd Town
5 Tyler Brock Briton Ferry Llansawel 15
David Lyon Taffs Well

Monthly awards
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August Karl Lewis Llantwit Major Conner Goldsworthy Llantwit Major
September Karl Lewis Llantwit Major Tom Walters Llantwit Major
October Jonathan Jones Pontypridd Town Tom Walters Llantwit Major
November Paul Evans Afan Lido Tristan Jenkins Ammanford
December Sean Cresser Carmarthen Town David Lyon Taff's Well
January Karl Lewis Llantwit Major Conner Goldsworthy Llantwit Major

References
  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61182327
  2. Jordan Jones (16 July 2021). "Mark Pike leaves Port Talbot on eve of new competitive season". Clwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  3. "The wait is finally over! Port Talbot Town are delighted to announce our new management team!". Twitter. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  4. "First Team Management Update". Carmarthen Town. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  5. Aled James (25 November 2021). "Andy Legg leaves post as Llanelli Town manager". Clwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  6. Aled James (28 November 2021). "Lee John leaves Goytre United to take over at Llanelli Town". Clwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  7. "Club Statement: Goytre United are delighted to confirm Mark Pike as Manager". Twitter. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  8. "Club Statement". Twitter. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  9. "Club Statement". Carmarthen Town. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  10. "FAW National Leagues Board Decision: Carmarthen Town". Cymru Football. Football Association of Wales. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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