The Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) is a football league in Wales and forms level 3 of the Welsh football league system in Denbighshire, Flintshire, and Gwynedd. For sponsorship purposes it is currently known as the Nizam�Druid Welsh National League.
History The League grew out of the Wrexham and District League , which ran during the early years of the twentieth century. At that time the senior clubs in the Wrexham area played in English leagues such as The Combination and the Birmingham & District League. Their reserve sides, along with local amateur teams, contested the Wrexham and District League.
In the inter-war years, the new Welsh National League with its various sections was organised. Clubs from the Wrexham area, and a little beyond, joined the Northern Section.
The financial strain proved too severe for several of the clubs in the Wrexham district, and after World War II they re-organised as the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area).
Member clubs 2006�07 Premier Division Acrefair Youth Borras Park Albion Brickfield Rangers Brymbo Brynteg Village Castell Alun Colts Cefn United Chirk AAA Coedpoeth United Corwen Amateurs Hawarden Rangers Llangollen Town Llay Welfare Mold Alexandra Penycae Rhos Aelwyd Division One Airbus UK Reserves Bala Town Reserves Cefn United Glyn Ceiriog Gresford Athletic Reserves Llanuwchllyn New Brighton Overton Recreation Penley Penycae Reserves Penyffordd Rhos Aelwyd Reserves Ruthin Town Reserves Division Two Acrefair Youth Reserves Borras Park Albion Reserves Brickfield Rangers Reserves Buckley Town Reserves Corwen Amateurs Reserves Garden Village Holt Nomads Johnstown Youth Llangollen Town Llay Welfare Reserves Mold Alexandra Reserves Mold Juniors Ruthin Town Colts Venture Community Division Three Borras Park Albion Colts Brickfield Rangers Colts Brymbo Reserves Brynteg Village Reserves Caergwrle Castle Chirk AAA Reserves Coedpoeth United Reserves Glyn Ceiriog Reserves Gresford Athletic Colts Hawarden Rangers Reserves New Brighton Reserves Overton Recreation Reserves Penley Reserves Penyffordd Reserves Divisional champions The league has undergone various restructures in its history, with the number of divisions and their names changing.
For its first season the league had just one division, the Senior Division
Season Senior Division 1945-46 Llay United
In 1946 two regional divisions were introduced below the Senior Division
Season Senior Division East Division West Division 1946-47 Wrexham 'A' Rhostellyn Sports Club Gresford Athletic 1947-48 Chirk AAA Rhostyllen/Bersham BL Coedpoeth 1948-49 Johnstown United Overton St Mary's Coedpoeth
In 1949 the regionalised divisions were merged together and the resulting three divisions renamed Divisions One, Two and Three
Season Division One Division Two Division Three 1949-50 Chirk AAA Ruabon Athletic New Boughton 1950-51 Druids United Penycae Rubery Owen Rockwell 1951-52 Chirk AAA Holt Nomads Royal Pioneer Corps 1952-53 Overton St Mary's Llangollen Town Bradley Rangers
In 1953-54 Division Three was not contested due to a lack of clubs
Season Division One Division Two 1953-54 Overton St Mary's Bradley Rangers
In 1954 Division Three was revived
Season Division One Division Two Division Three 1954-55 Welshpool AFC Gresford Colliery Bradley Rangers Reserves 1955-56 Buckley Wanderers Holt Nomads Tanyfron Youth Club 1956-57 Welshpool AFC RO Rockwell Ponciau Youth Club 1957-58 Brymbo Steelworks Royal Pioneer Corps Marshalls Sports Club 1958-59 Chirk AAA Rhos Aelwyd Tanyfron 1959-60 Chirk AAA Buckley Rovers Fron
In 1960 Division Three was discontinued once again
Season Division One Division Two 1960-61 Chirk AAA Pentre Broughton 1961-62 Welshpool AFC Rhosddu
In 1962 Division Three was revived once again
Season Division One Division Two Division Three 1962-63 Llay Welfare Gresford Athletic Summerhill 1963-64 Ruthin Town Summerhill Llanuwchllyn 1964-65 Welshpool AFC Buckley Rovers Coedpoeth 1965-66 Brymbo Steelworks Rubery Owen Rockwell Marshalls Sports Club 1966-67 Brymbo Steelworks Coedpoeth British Celanese 1967-68 Llangollen Town Bala Town Rossett Villa 1968-69 Final tables not available
In 1969 Division Three was split into two sections, A and B
Season Division One Division Two Division Three A Division Three B 1969-70 Brymbo Steelworks Druids United Gresford Athletic Reserves Cefn Albion
In 1970 the two Division Three sections were reorganised into Divisions Three and Four
Season Division One Division Two Division Three Division Four 1970-71 Brymbo Steelworks Burntwood & Drury Rhosddu Castell Alun 1971-72 Llangollen Town Rhosddu Castell Alun Druids United Reserves 1972-73 Denbigh Town Ruabon St Marys Hawarden Rangers Treuddyn Villa 1973-74 Denbigh Town Buckley Rovers Coedpoeth Overton Athletic
In 1974 the four divisions were reduced to just two
Season Division One Division Two 1974-75 Denbigh Town Lex XI
In 1975 Division Three was reintroduced
Season Division One Division Two Division Three 1975-76 Denbigh Town Coedpoeth Castell Alun Colts
In 1976 Division Three was discontinued once again
Season Division One Division Two 1976-77 Brymbo Steelworks Castell Alun Colts 1977-78 New Broughton Cefn Albion
In 1978 Divisions Three and Four were revived
Season Division One Division Two Division Three Division Four 1978-79 Brymbo Steelworks Chirk AAA Penley Tunnel Cement
In 1978 Division Four was discontinued once again
Season Division One Division Two Division Three 1979-80 Cefn Albion Ruthin Town Grapes
In 1980 Division Four was once again revived
Season Division One Division Two Division Three Division Four 1980-81 Cefn Albion Rhostyllen Villa Grapes New Broughton 1981-82 Brymbo Steelworks Grapes Hawkesbury Villa Coedpoeth 1982-83 Brymbo Steelworks Rhos Aelwyd Coedpoeth Llay RBL
In 1983 Division Four was split into two sections, North and South
Season Division One Division Two Division Three Division Four (North) Division Four (South) 1983-84 Chirk AAA Lex XI Reserves Penycae Connah's Quay Reserves Johnstown Athletic
In 1983 the two Division Four sections were merged back together and the four divisions renamed Premier, One, Two and Three
Season Premier Division Division One Division Two Division Three 1984-85 Lex XI Llay RBL Chirk AAA Reserves Llangollen Reserves 1985-86 Mold Alexandra Llangollen Penycae Reserves Bradley 1986-87 Mold Alexandra Llay Welfare Corwen BFlint Town 1987-88 Lex XI Corwen St Marys Ruabon New Broughton 1988-89 Lex XI Rhostyllen Villa Marchwiel Villa Kelloggs 1989-90 Mold Alexandra Bala Town New Broughton Kinnerton
In 1990 Division Three was discontinued
Season Premier Division Division One Division Two 1990-91 Marchwiel Villa Llay Welfare Bradley 1991-92 Wrexham Reserves Treuddyn Villa British Aerospace 1992-93 Penley Cefn Druids Reserves Rhost/Bersham 1993-94 Penycae Brymbo Reserves Rhosddu 1994-95 Oswestry Town Rhost/Bersham RBL Wrexham Colts 1995-96 Gresford Athletic Wrexham Colts Gresford Athletic Colts 1996-97 Wrexham Colts Castell AC Owens Corning 1997-98 Penley Bala Town Bradley Villa 1998-99 Corwen Bradley Villa Borras Park
In 1999 Division Three was revived, this format continues to this day
Season Premier Division Division One Division Two Division Three 1999-00 British Aerospace Hand Hotel Cefn United Buckley Town 2000-01 Gresford Athletic Cefn United Llay Welfare Colts Queen's Park 2001-02 Mold Alexandra Mynydd Isa Queen's Park Brynteg Village 2002-03 Castell Alun Colts Queen's Park Brynteg Village Ruabon Villa 2003-04 Bala Town Acrefair Youth Coedpoeth United Buckley Town Reserves 2004-05 Queen's Park Brynteg Village New Brighton Villa Mold Juniors 2005-06 Rhos Aelwyd Castell Alun Colts Bala Town Reserves Venture Community |