# 2023–24 Cymru South

The 2023–24 Cymru South season (also known as the 2023–24 JD Cymru South season for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the second-tier Southern region football in Welsh football pyramid.
The winners (Briton Ferry Llansawel) were promoted to the 2024–25 Cymru Premier. The bottom three teams (Abergavenny Town, Abertillery Bluebirds, and Pontardawe Town) were relegated to either the 2024–25 Ardal SE or 2024–25 Ardal SW.

## Teams

The league consisted of 16 clubs; 13 clubs remaining from the previous season, and 3 clubs promoted from the Ardal Southern Leagues.
The champions of the Ardal SE and Ardal SW leagues from 2022–23, Caerau (Ely) and Abertillery Bluebirds respectively, were both promoted after achieving the necessary license. After defeating Risca United in the play-off final, Baglan Dragons were promoted, securing their second consecutive promotion. They replaced the promoted Cymru South team of Barry Town United, and relegated Cymru South teams of Swansea University and Ynyshir Albions.
As both teams relegated from the 2022–23 Cymru Premier were based in the North, no teams were relegated into the Cymru South. Instead, Trefelin BGC were given a reprieve from relegation.

### Stadia and Locations

| Team | Home City | Home Ground | Capacity |
| Abergavenny Town | Abergavenny | Pen-y-Pound Stadium | 1,500 |
| Abertillery Bluebirds | Abertillery | Cwm Nant-Y-Groes | 1,000 |
| Afan Lido | Aberavon, Port Talbot | Marston's Stadium | 3,000 |
| Ammanford | Ammanford | Recreation Ground | 1,000 |
| Baglan Dragons | Baglan, Port Talbot | Evans Bevan Playing Field | 1,000 |
| Briton Ferry Llansawel | Briton Ferry | Old Road | 1,000 |
| Cambrian & Clydach Vale BGC | Clydach Vale | King George V New Field | 900 |
| Caerau (Ely) | Ely, Cardiff | Cwrt-yr-Ala Road | 1,000 |
| Carmarthen Town | Carmarthen | Richmond Park | 2,500 |
| Cwmbran Celtic | Cwmbran | Celtic Park | 350 |
| Goytre United | Goytre, Port Talbot | Glenhafod Park Stadium | 1,500 |
| Llanelli Town | Llanelli | Stebonheath Park | 3,700 |
| Llantwit Major F.C. | Llantwit Major | Windmill Ground | 1,000 |
| Pontardawe Town | Pontardawe | Parc Ynysderw | 1,000 |
| Taff's Well A.F.C. | Taff's Well | Rhiw'r Ddar | 2,930 |
| Trefelin BGC | Velindre, Port Talbot | Ynys Park | 1,000 |

## Personnel and kits

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Front shirt sponsor |
| Abergavenny Town | Darren Brown | Rhys Schwank | Joma | Trade Centre Wales |
| Abertillery Bluebirds | Josh Anderson | Richard Crees | Joma | Ensinger |
| Afan Lido | Paul Evans | Liam Griffiths | Macron | |
| Ammanford | Gruff Harrison | Luke Harris | Joma | Morganstone |
| Baglan Dragons | Carl Clement | Lewis Holmes | Joma | Pinetree Car Superstore |
| Briton Ferry Llansawel | Andy Dyer | Alex Gammond | Macron | |
| Cambrian & Clydach Vale BGC | Richie Ryan | Ceri Morgan | Joma | Pinetree Car Superstore |
| Caerau (Ely) | Dean Wheeler | Jack Ashford | Classic Sportswear | Mr Homes |
| Carmarthen Town | Mark Aizlewood | Greg Walters | Kappa | A.T.B. Davies & Son |
| Cwmbran Celtic | James Kinsella | Andrew Larcombe | Hummel | Avondale Motor Park |
| Goytre United | Laurie Marsh | Jordan Edwards | Joma | CXJ Building Sponsors |
| Llanelli Town | Lee John | Josef Hopkins | Joma | First Choice Flooring Wales |
| Llantwit Major | Ben Stait | Ioan Emanuel | Tor Sports | |
| Pontardawe Town | Garry Taylor | Craig Davies | Ffigar | |
| Taff's Well | Geza Hajgato/ Nathan Cotterall | Vaughn Fowler | Macron | Gentles Construction |
| Trefelin BGC | Andy Hill | Ceri Williams | Macron | |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Taff's Well | Craig Sampson | Resigned | 17 May 2023 | Pre-season | Geza Hajgato/ Nathan Cotterall | 17 May 2023 |
| Abergavenny Town | Nicky Morgan | Resigned | 14 August 2023 | 15th | Danny Elliott | 15 August 2023 |
| Llantwit Major | Stevie McCarthy-Campbell | Sacked | 18 August 2023 | 10th | Ben Stait | 28 August 2023 |
| Goytre United | Karl Lewis | Resigned | 16 September 2023 | 10th | Laurie Marsh | 13 October 2023 |
| Briton Ferry Llansawel | Andy Hill | Sacked | 24 September 2023 | 3rd | Andy Dyer | 26 October 2023 |
| Trefelin BGC | Mike Waters | Mutual consent | 11 October 2023 | 12th | Andy Hill | 19 October 2023 |
| Cambrian & Clydach Vale BGC | Richard Ryan | Mutual consent | 11 October 2023 | 8th | Gareth Evans | 15 November 2023 |
| Abertillery Bluebirds | Ben Murphy | Resigned | 7 December 2023 | 15th | Josh Anderson | 8 December 2023 |
| Abergavenny Town | Danny Elliott | Resigned | 26 February 2024 | 16th | Darren Brown | 26 February 2024 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Briton Ferry Llansawel (C, P) | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 87 | 39 | +48 | 71 | Promotion to Cymru Premier |
| 2 | Llanelli Town | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 80 | 40 | +40 | 64 | |
| 3 | Ammanford | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 57 | |
| 4 | Cambrian & Clydach Vale BGC | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 50 | |
| 5 | Caerau (Ely) | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 49 | |
| 6 | Carmarthen Town | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 47 | |
| 7 | Afan Lido | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 68 | 56 | +12 | 46 | |
| 8 | Goytre United | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 43 | |
| 9 | Cwmbran Celtic | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 69 | 64 | +5 | 42 | |
| 10 | Baglan Dragons | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 41 | |
| 11 | Trefelin BGC | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 38 | |
| 12 | Llantwit Major | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 35 | |
| 13 | Taff's Well | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 32 | |
| 14 | Pontardawe Town (R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 32 | Relegation to Ardal SE or Ardal SW |
| 15 | Abertillery Bluebirds (R) | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 34 | 94 | −60 | 15 | Relegation to Ardal SE or Ardal SW |
| 16 | Abergavenny Town (R) | 30 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 84 | −64 | 8 | Relegation to Ardal SE or Ardal SW |

## Results

Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis.
| Home \ Away | ABT | ATB | AFL | AMM | BGD | BFL | CRU | CCV | CAR | CBC | GOU | LLI | LTM | PNT | TAW | TRE |
| Abergavenny Town | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 |
| Abertillery Bluebirds | 1–1 | — | 2–5 | 0–7 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 |
| Afan Lido | 6–0 | 3–0 | — | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 5–2 |
| Ammanford | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Baglan Dragons | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Briton Ferry Llansawel | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | 5–3 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 |
| Caerau (Ely) | 4–0 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Cambrian & Clydach Vale BGC | 6–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Carmarthen Town | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 |
| Cwmbran Celtic | 6–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Goytre United | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–6 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Llanelli Town | 4–0 | 9–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | — | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Llantwit Major | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–5 | — | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
| Pontardawe Town | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 3–6 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 3–2 | — | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Taff's Well | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 |
| Trefelin BGC | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 1–1 | — |

## Season statistics

    As of 19 May 2024

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Alex Bonthron | Cwmbran Celtic | 30 |
| 2 | Luke Bowen | Briton Ferry Llansawel | 29 |
| 3 | Lewis Reed | Ammanford | 25 |
| 4 | Keane Watts | Goytre United | 19 |
| 5 | Roan Piper | Trefelin | 18 |

### Monthly awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club |
| August | Carl Clement | Baglan Dragons | Sean Cronin | Llanelli |
| September | Dean Wheeler | Caerau Ely | Ryan Bevan | Llanelli |
| October | Lee John | Llanelli | Luke Bowen | Briton Ferry Llansawel |
| November | Nathan Cotterrall/Geza Hajgato | Taffs Well | Ethan Cann | Llanelli |
| December | Mark Aizlewood | Carmarthen Town | Alex Bonthron | Cwmbran Celtic |
| January | Ben Stait | Llantwit Major | Joel Woodington | Llantwit Major |
| February | Gruff Harrison | Ammanford | Lewis Reed | Ammanford |
| March | Andy Dyer | Briton Ferry Llansawel | Joe Hopkins | Llanelli |
| April | James Kinsella | Cwmbran Celtic | Luke Bowen | Briton Ferry Llansawel |