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2012–13 Welsh Premier Women's League
The 2012–13 Welsh Premier League was the fourth season of the Welsh Premier League (women), Wales' premier football league. It was the first season to feature a single division league. The season started on 16 September 2012 and ended on 19 May 2013. After several high defeats, Cearphilly Castle withdrew from the league after ten matches. All of their results were subsequently wiped from the table. Cardiff City won the title for the first time, finishing ahead of reigning champions Cardiff Met on superior goal difference. Changes from 2011–12 *The league expanded from 10 teams last season to 12 teams this season. The new teams are Llandudno Junction and Cardiff City. *The league is not played in Northern and Southern conference any more, but a single division. The championship final is also abolished. The leading team after 22 matches is the champion. *UWIC Ladies changed their name to Cardiff Met. Ladies F.C. *Treflin Ladies joined Port Talbot Town F.C. Port Talbot To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welsh Premier League (women)
The Adran Premier (, formerly the Welsh Premier Women's League), currently known for sponsorship reasons as Genero Adran Premier, is the highest level of league competition for women's football in Wales. Established in 2009, it is organised by the Football Association of Wales and features four semi-professional teams out of eight. As of 2024, the league is ranked 48th overall by the UEFA Women's association club coefficients. History In its first three seasons, the league was divided into two Conferences that played a double round robin, with the winner of both contesting a final for the championship. The first season featured no relegation, from the 2010–11 season onwards, the last placed team in each conference got relegated. Since 2012–13 the league is played in one group only. In 2015–16 two teams were relegated. The eight clubs who formed the League were Aberystwyth Town Ladies, Caernarfon Town Ladies, Llanidloes Ladies, Manorbier Ladies, Newcastle Emlyn Ladies, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caernarfon
Caernarfon (; ) is a List of place names with royal patronage in the United Kingdom, royal town, Community (Wales), community and port in Gwynedd, Wales. It has a population of 9,852 (with Caeathro). It lies along the A487 road, on the eastern shore of the Menai Strait, opposite the island of Anglesey. The city of Bangor, Gwynedd, Bangor is to the north-east, while Snowdonia (Eryri) fringes Caernarfon to the east and south-east. Abundant natural resources in and around the Menai Strait enabled human habitation in prehistoric Britain. The Ordovices, a list of Celtic tribes, Celtic tribe, lived in the region during the period known as Roman Britain. The castra, Roman fort Segontium was established around AD 80 to subjugate the Ordovices during the Roman conquest of Britain. The Romans occupied the region until the end of Roman rule in Britain in 382, after which Caernarfon became part of the Kingdom of Gwynedd. In the late 11th century, William the Conqueror ordered the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llandudno Junction
Llandudno Junction (), once known as Tremarl, is a town in the Community (Wales), community of Conwy in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Llandudno Junction and neighbouring Deganwy are both part of the built-up area and community of Conwy. It takes its name from Llandudno Junction railway station, built in 1858 as the junction for the Llandudno branch line; the town of Llandudno lies north of Llandudno Junction. The station is today a junction between the North Wales Main Line, Crewe-Holyhead line and the Conwy Valley line, Llandudno-Blaenau Ffestiniog line. There are through trains from Manchester to Llandudno, but passengers travelling from London, Cardiff, or Holyhead to Llandudno usually have to change trains at Llandudno Junction. Llandudno Junction is its own post town. Llandudno Junction, in addition to its passenger interchange, had a major steam locomotive servicing depot and extensive goods facilities. This railway depot was called 6G, and a new section of the A546 road, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Llandudno (, ) is a seaside resort, town and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales, located on the Creuddyn peninsula, which protrudes into the Irish Sea. In the 2021 UK census, the community – which includes Gogarth, Penrhyn Bay, Craigside, Glanwydden, Penrhynside, and Bryn Pydew – had a population of 19,700 (rounded to the nearest 100). The town's name means "Church of Saint Tudno". Llandudno is a major seaside resort in Wales, and as early as 1861 was being called 'the Queen of the Welsh Watering Places' (a phrase later also used in connection with Tenby and Aberystwyth; the word 'resort' came a little later). Historically a part of Caernarfonshire, Llandudno was formerly in the district of Aberconwy within Gwynedd until 1996. History The town of Llandudno developed from Stone Age all the way through to Iron Age settlements over many hundreds of years on the slopes of the limestone headland, known to seafarers as the Great Orme and to landsmen as the Creuddyn Penin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrexham
Wrexham ( ; ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in the North East Wales, north-east of Wales. It lies between the Cambrian Mountains, Welsh mountains and the lower River Dee, Wales, Dee Valley, near the England–Wales border, border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the county of Denbighshire (historic), Denbighshire, it became part of the new county of Clwyd in 1974. It has been the principal settlement and administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough since 1996. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the built up area had a population of 44,785, and the wider county borough, which also includes surrounding villages and rural areas, had a population of 135,117. Wrexham was awarded city status in 2022. Wrexham was likely founded before the 11th century and developed in the Middle Ages as a regional centre for trade and administration. Wrexham has historically been one of the primary settlements of Wales, and was the largest settlement in Wales fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Road (Port Talbot)
Victoria Roadis a field sports stadium located on Victoria Road in Port Talbot, Wales. Facilities The stadium has a capacity of 6,000 (1,000 seated) and is the home of Port Talbot Town F.C. The record attendance at the stadium is 2,640, set at a match against Swansea City in the FAW Premier Cup on 15 January 2007. The record league attendance is 804 for a game against Afan Lido Sandfields () is a mainly residential district of Port Talbot, Wales. The area is located in South Wales on a narrow coastal plain between Mynydd Dinas and the sea. The M4 motorway, A48 road, A48 trunk road and South Wales Main Line run nearby. ... on 27 January 2004, however, the club generally struggle to attract a large number of fans, with an average league attendance of just 207 between 1994 and 2010. In an attempt encourage more people to attend the club's games, spectators were allowed to pay whatever price they wanted for a ticket to watch the club's match against Bala Town on 5 January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Talbot Town Ladies
Port Talbot Town Ladies F.C. is a football team, playing in the Welsh Premier Women's League, which they joined in 2012 – the first season to feature a single division league. The club plays its home matches at Victoria Road, Port Talbot, which has a capacity of 6,000. History Founder members of the single division Welsh Premier Women's League in 2012, Port Talbot Town have been an ever-present part of the league finishing no lower than 7th in all of their top flight seasons. They have also reached the semi-final stages multiple times of both the FAW Women's Cup and Welsh Premier League Cup Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, of or about Wales * Welsh language, spoken in Wales * Welsh people, an ethnic group native to Wales Places * Welsh, Arkansas, U.S. * Welsh, Louisiana, U.S. * Welsh, Ohio, U.S. * Welsh Basin, during t .... Current squad . References External links Official websiteTwitter account {{Football in Wales Women' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Talbot
Port Talbot (, ) is a town and community (Wales), community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, situated on the east side of Swansea Bay, approximately from Swansea. The Port Talbot Steelworks covers a large area of land which dominates the south east of the town. It is the largest steelworks in the United Kingdom, and one of the largest in the world, but has been under threat of closure since the 1980s. The population was 31,550 in 2021, comprising about a fifth of the 141,931 populationPopulation of Neath Port Talbot Varbes. Retrieved: 7 March 2023 of Neath Port Talbot. History Modern Port Talbot is a town formed from the merging of multiple villages, including Baglan, Neath Port Talbot, Baglan, Margam, and Aberafan. The name 'Port Talbot' first appears in 1837 as ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhydymwyn F
) is a village in Flintshire, Wales, located in the upper Alyn valley. Once a district of Mold, it was recognised as a separate parish from 1865. It is now part of the community of Cilcain. Geography The geology of the area consists of a layer of extremely pure, and hence structurally sound, thick layer of limestone at depths ranging from surface to . The limestone holds other minerals, including nickel and copper deposits, making it an ideal site for mining. History The industrialisation of nearby Northwest England led to demand for the mineral deposits in the Alyn valley and an increase in population of local villages, including Rhydymwyn. From the mid-18th century, Rhydymwyn was the site for a range of industries, which included foundries, waterwheels as well as mine workings. The new parish of Rhydymwyn was created on 31 March 1865, comprising: parts of the townships of Gwysaney and Gwernaffield, formerly in the parish of Mold; parts of the townships of Cefn and Glust (or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhydymwyn
) is a village in Flintshire, Wales, located in the upper Alyn valley. Once a district of Mold, it was recognised as a separate parish from 1865. It is now part of the community of Cilcain. Geography The geology of the area consists of a layer of extremely pure, and hence structurally sound, thick layer of limestone at depths ranging from surface to . The limestone holds other minerals, including nickel and copper deposits, making it an ideal site for mining. History The industrialisation of nearby Northwest England led to demand for the mineral deposits in the Alyn valley and an increase in population of local villages, including Rhydymwyn. From the mid-18th century, Rhydymwyn was the site for a range of industries, which included foundries, waterwheels as well as mine workings. The new parish of Rhydymwyn was created on 31 March 1865, comprising: parts of the townships of Gwysaney and Gwernaffield, formerly in the parish of Mold; parts of the townships of Cefn and Glust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle Emlyn
Newcastle Emlyn () is a town and Community (Wales), community on the River Teifi, in West Wales. The community is wholly in Carmarthenshire, but the built up area also includes Adpar north of the Teifi, which is in Ceredigion. Adpar was formerly called Trefhedyn and was historically a ancient borough, borough in its own right. Newcastle Emlyn grew around Newcastle Emlyn Castle, its castle, which dates from the 13th century. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census the community had a population of 1,144. The built up area (including Adpar) had a population of 1,883 at the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census. History The town takes its name from the cantref of Emlyn, an administrative district in medieval Dyfed. Newcastle Emlyn Castle, was first mentioned in Brut y Tywysogion in 1215, when it was seized by Llewelyn the Great (). It was captured by the Welsh during the revolt of 1287–1288 and also by Owain Glyndŵr in 1403. Cawdor Hall was completed in 1892. The T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanidloes
Llanidloes () is a town and community on the A470 and B4518 roads in Powys, within the historic county boundaries of Montgomeryshire (), Wales. The population in 2011 was 2,929, of whom 15% could speak Welsh. It is the third largest settlement in Montgomeryshire, after Newtown and Welshpool. It is the first town on the River Severn (), counting from the source. The town's Member of Parliament is Steve Witherden of the Labour Party (MP since 2024) and its Member of the Senedd is Russell George of the Conservatives (MS since 2011). Surroundings The town is close to the large dam and reservoir Llyn Clywedog. There is a scenic mountain road connecting Machynlleth and Llanidloes. Llanidloes is popular with hikers who walk on the scenic footpaths surrounding the town, including Glyndŵr's Way, which in conjunction with the Offa's Dyke path forms a 160-mile circuit around Mid Wales and local passage over the spine of the Cambrian Mountains. The Sarn Sabrina Walk – a 25 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
