2017–18 Welsh Football League Division One

The 2017–18 Welsh Football League Division One (known as the Nathaniel Cars Welsh Football League Division One for sponsorship reasons) was the 2017-18 season of the top football league in South Wales. Together with its North Wales counterpart, the Cymru Alliance, the 16-team division forms the second tier of the Welsh football league system, one level below the nationwide Welsh Premier League. The season began on 11 August 2017 and concluded in May 2018.

Welsh Football League Division One
Season2017–18
Dates11 August 2017 – 19 May 2018
ChampionsLlanelli Town
PromotedLlanelli Town
Matches played240
Goals scored876 (3.65 per match)
All statistics correct as of 21 April 2018.

Teams
Locations of the 2017–18 Welsh Football League Division One teams

Barry Town United were champions in the previous season and were promoted to the 2017–18 Welsh Premier League.

The bottom two placed teams from the previous season, Risca United and Caldicot Town, were relegated to the 2017–18 Welsh Football League Division Two; they were replaced by Llanelli Town, Briton Ferry Llansawel and Cwmamman United, the top three teams from Division Two the previous season.

Stadia and locations
TeamLocationStadium
Afan LidoAberavonMarston Stadium
Briton Ferry LlansawelBriton FerryOld Road
Caerau (Ely)ElyCwrt-yr-Ala
Cambrian & Clydach ValeClydach ValeKing George's New Field
Cwmamman UnitedGlanammanGrenig Park
Cwmbran CelticCwmbranCeltic Park
GoytrePenperlleniPlough Road
Goytre UnitedGoytreGlenhafod Park Stadium
Haverfordwest CountyHaverfordwestBridge Meadow Stadium
Llanelli TownLlanelliStebonheath Park
Monmouth TownMonmouthChippenham Sports Ground
Pen-y-BontBridgendKymco Stadium
Port Talbot TownPort TalbotVictoria Road
Taff's WellTaff's WellRhiw Dda'r
Ton PentreTon PentreYnys Park
Undy AthleticUndyThe Causeway

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Llanelli Town (C, P) 30 24 3 3 87 33 +54 75 Promotion to the Welsh Premier League
2 Haverfordwest County 30 19 3 8 65 37 +28 60
3 Pen-y-Bont[lower-alpha 1] 30 18 6 6 64 37 +27 57
4 Cambrian & Clydach Vale 30 17 3 10 58 39 +19 54
5 Afan Lido 30 15 4 11 61 48 +13 49
6 Goytre 30 15 3 12 51 62 −11 48
7 Goytre United 30 13 8 9 53 52 +1 47
8 Cwmbran Celtic 30 14 4 12 67 51 +16 46
9 Undy Athletic 30 13 5 12 62 60 +2 44
10 Taff's Well 30 11 5 14 52 48 +4 38
11 Briton Ferry Llansawel 30 10 7 13 58 64 −6 37
12 Cwmamman United 30 8 6 16 38 59 −21 30
13 Port Talbot Town[lower-alpha 2] 30 9 11 10 58 53 +5 29 Possible relegation to Welsh League Division Two
14 Monmouth Town 30 7 4 19 44 73 −29 25
15 Caerau (Ely) 30 5 3 22 32 78 −46 18 Relegation to Welsh League Division Two
16 Ton Pentre 30 1 7 22 26 82 −56 10
Source: Welsh Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Play-off.[2]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Pen-y-Bont were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.[1]
  2. Port Talbot Town were deducted nine points.

Results
Home \ Away AFA BFL CAE CCV CWU CWC GOA GOU HAV LLA MON PYB PTA TAF TON UND
Afan Lido — 0–1 3–0 4–1 2–1 5–0 4–0 1–6 1–2 0–4 3–1 1–2 3–3 3–2 4–2 4–1
Briton Ferry Llansawel 2–2 — 4–3 1–2 1–2 4–5 3–1 3–1 0–3 1–4 1–0 3–3 5–2 0–4 3–1 3–3
Caerau (Ely) 0–4 3–2 — 0–1 0–1 0–5 0–1 2–4 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–8 0–3 0–1 1–2
Cambrian & Clydach Vale 0–2 2–0 2–1 — 2–3 1–0 5–2 1–1 3–0 1–3 4–1 0–1 1–0 4–0 5–1 3–0
Cwmamman United 1–0 1–1 2–5 0–5 — 1–3 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–3 2–2 4–2 2–1 2–0
Cwmbran Celtic 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 — 4–1 0–1 2–3 1–3 3–1 3–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 3–2
Goytre 2–1 3–1 4–1 0–2 1–0 0–10 — 0–0 3–2 1–4 4–1 3–0 0–1 3–2 2–1 4–1
Goytre United 3–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–4 1–5 — 1–7 0–5 4–0 1–2 2–1 1–3 4–2 2–2
Haverfordwest County 3–0 2–3 5–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 5–0 2–3 — 3–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
Llanelli Town 1–2 4–1 4–1 4–2 1–0 5–3 2–0 3–3 2–0 — 4–1 1–0 2–2 5–2 3–0 0–1
Monmouth Town 2–3 2–1 2–3 4–0 1–1 1–4 2–0 1–3 3–2 2–2 — 2–4 0–0 1–3 3–0 1–6
Pen-y-Bont 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 3–2 2–2 0–0 3–1 0–4 2–1 — 3–0 3–1 8–0 8–1
Port Talbot Town 1–1 3–5 0–0 2–2 3–3 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–2 1–3 4–2 0–2 — 2–1 2–0 2–3
Taff's Well 2–1 0–0 2–2 4–0 0–1 3–0 3–1 2–2 0–1 1–3 3–0 0–0 0–1 — 2–0 2–4
Ton Pentre 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 3–3 0–2 1–3 0–0 0–2 1–3 2–4 0–2 1–5 2–2 — 1–5
Undy Athletic 0–2 2–2 6–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 4–2 3–2 2–3 1–2 1–1 —
Source: Welsh Football League
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References
  1. "FAW panel updates". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  2. "Welsh League Division One 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
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