# 2021–22 Ardal NE

The 2021–22 Ardal NE season (also known as the 2021–22 Lock Stock Ardal NE season for sponsorship reasons) was the first season of the new third-tier northern region football in Welsh football pyramid, part of the Ardal Leagues, after the cancellation of the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales.

## Teams

The league was made up of 16 teams competing for one automatic promotion place to Cymru North, whilst the second-placed team qualified for a play-off with the second-placed team of Ardal NW. Three teams were relegated to Tier 4.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Home Ground | Capacity |
| Berriew | Berriew | Berriew Recreational Ground | 1,000 |
| Bow Street | Rhydypennau | Cae Piod | 1,000 |
| Caersws | Caersws | Recreation Ground | 3,500 |
| Carno | Carno | Tybrith | 400 |
| Cefn Albion | Rhosymedre | The Rock | 3,000 |
| Chirk AAA | Chirk | Holyhead Road | 1,000 |
| Corwen | Corwen | War Memorial Park | 1,000 |
| Dolgellau Athletic | Dolgellau | Cae Marian | 2,000 |
| Four Crosses | Four Crosses | Foxen Manor | 1,000 |
| Kerry | Kerry | Dolforgan Park | 1,000 |
| Llanfair United | Llanfair Caereinion | Mount Field | 2,000 |
| Machynlleth | Machynlleth | Plas Grounds | 1,000 |
| Penparcau | Penparcau | Min-y-Ddol | 1,000 |
| Penycae | Pen-y-cae | The SoccerMillion Riverside Arena | 2,000 |
| Rhos Aelwyd | Rhosllanerchrugog | Ponciau Park | 1,000 |
| Welshpool Town | Welshpool | Maes y Dre Recreation Ground | 3,000 |
Source: Ardal NE Ground Information

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Chirk AAA (C, P) | 30 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 104 | 22 | +82 | 76 | Promotion to Cymru North |
| 2 | Caersws | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 100 | 37 | +63 | 73 | Qualification for the Ardal Northern play-off |
| 3 | Cefn Albion | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 114 | 35 | +79 | 70 | |
| 4 | Llanfair United | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 104 | 43 | +61 | 67 | |
| 5 | Bow Street | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 55 | |
| 6 | Berriew | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 95 | 56 | +39 | 52 | Club withdrew |
| 7 | Rhos Aelwyd | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 44 | |
| 8 | Dolgellau Athletic | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 43 | |
| 9 | Penparcau | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 58 | 67 | −9 | 41 | Club withdrew |
| 10 | Welshpool Town | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 65 | 81 | −16 | 41 | |
| 11 | Corwen | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 68 | 90 | −22 | 29 | |
| 12 | Penycae | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 54 | 78 | −24 | 27 | |
| 13 | Machynlleth | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 48 | 85 | −37 | 27 | Club withdrew |
| 14 | Carno (R) | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 45 | 101 | −56 | 22 | Relegation to Tier 4 |
| 15 | Kerry (R) | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 32 | 144 | −112 | 17 | Relegation to Tier 4 |
| 16 | Four Crosses (R) | 30 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 105 | −79 | −5 | Relegation to Tier 4 |
* ↑ Corwen were deducted three points.
* ↑ Four Crosses were deducted nine points.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BER | BOW | CAE | CNO | CFN | CHI | COR | DOL | FCR | KER | LFU | MAC | PPC | PYC | RHO | WEL |
| Berriew | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 7–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 |
| Bow Street | 1–4 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Caersws | 4–3 | 3–2 | — | 8–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 9–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 |
| Carno | 2–6 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 |
| Cefn Albion | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | — | 0–2 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 13–0 | 4–2 | 8–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 7–1 |
| Chirk AAA | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 14–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 |
| Corwen | 5–4 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–5 | — | 2–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–5 | 5–3 |
| Dolgellau Athletic | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–6 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 |
| Four Crosses | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–8 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Kerry | 1–6 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–5 | 3–2 | — | 1–9 | 3–2 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 0–8 | 2–5 |
| Llanfair United | 5–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 9–0 | 5–0 | — | 5–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 |
| Machynlleth | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–6 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–4 | — | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Penparcau | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Penycae | 2–3 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–6 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–4 | — | 1–3 | 3–3 |
| Rhos Aelwyd | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 |
| Welshpool Town | 1–5 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 7–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–6 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | — |