2021–22 Adran Premier

Adran Premier
Season2021–22
Dates5 September 2021 – 17 April 2022
ChampionsSwansea City
RelegatedPort Talbot Town
Top goalscorerStacey John-Davis
(14 goals)

The 2021–22 Adran Premier season (also known as genero Adran Premier for sponsorship reasons), was the first edition of the Adran Premier, the highest level of league competition for women's football in Wales, and the thirteenth season of top-flight women's football in Wales overall. It is the women's equivalent of the men's Cymru Premier, and it is organized by the Football Association of Wales. The competition began on 5 September 2021 and ended on 17 April 2022.

Teams

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Club City Ground
Aberystwyth Town Women's Aberystwyth Park Avenue
Barry Town United Women Barry Jenner Park
Cardiff City Women Cardiff Cardiff International Sports Stadium
Cardiff Met WFC Cardiff Cardiff Met Cyncoed Campus
Pontypridd United Women Pontypridd UWS Sports Park
Port Talbot Town Ladies Port Talbot Victoria Road
Swansea City Ladies Neath Llandarcy Academy of Sport
The New Saints FC Women Oswestry Park Hall

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a]
1 Swansea City (C) 20 16 3 1 58 12 +46 51 Qualification for the UEFA Women's Champions League first round
2 Cardiff Metropolitan University 20 15 2 3 65 19 +46 47
3 Cardiff City 20 13 1 6 54 28 +26 40
4 Aberystwyth Town 20 6 3 11 18 41 −23 21
5 Pontypridd United 20 6 2 12 24 38 −14 20
6 The New Saints 20 6 1 13 26 46 −20 19
7 Barry Town United 20 6 0 14 31 57 −26 18
8 Port Talbot Town (R) 20 6 0 14 21 56 −35 18 Relegation to Adran South
Source: Adran Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other twice (14 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top four and the bottom four).[1]

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[2]
1 Wales Stacey John-Davis Swansea City 14
2 Wales Emily Allen Cardiff Met 11
Wales Phoebie Poole Cardiff City
Wales Catherine Walsh Cardiff City
5 Wales Mackenzie Olden Barry Town United 10
6 Wales Chloe Chivers Swansea City 9
Wales Katy Hosford Swansea City

References

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  1. ^ "Adran Premier". Handbook Cymru. FAW. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Adran Premier – Fixtures and Results – 2021/2022 season". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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