Guide to Welsh Football 2021-22
(Welsh Football issue 231, August 2021)
The annual preview and guide to the season in Wales will be published at the end of July.
This 40 page publication (plus data supplement) is the most comprehensive guide available anywhere, in print or online, to the new season.
Contents include:
Structure and organisation of football in Wales explained
Club-by-club previews of all men's leagues from tiers 1 to 4. League previews by region for grassroots.
Women's football structure explained and pyramid preview.
Past winners' lists for major national competitions.
National teams' results and fixtures.
Cover price £4.00. Available to order direct from us, or purchase via bookshops in Wales and certain clubs (Aberystwyth Town, Bangor 1876, Barry Town United, Porthmadog)
Issue 230 - Season Review 2020-21
The June/July 2020-21 edition of Welsh Football contains our review of the 2020-21 season.
Detailed contents:
JD Cymru Premier review (club by club)
Photo features on Connah's Quay Nomads and Cymru Premier play-offs
Women's Football review & news
Grassroots / regional news
Club spotlight on CPD Felinfach
25 Years Ago: feature on Conwy Utd in Intertoto Cup and Newtown and Llansantffraid in Europe.
100 Years Ago: Ian Garland looks at the first attempt to create a Welsh National League, in 1921
Works clubs of Swansea - 4 page feature including Atlas, 3M, Mond, Elba and others
Statistics supplement containing all 2020-21 Cymru Premier results, final tables and awards; 2021-2 cup draws.
Publication date 18th June 2021. Contact us for details of how to subscribe, and current offers.
Issue 229 (May 2021)
Publication date 14 May 2021
The May edition features an original, commissioned artwork on its cover - a view of Ynyshir Oval by Rhondda artist Gayle Rogers.
Contents this month include:
Full coverage of phase 2 of phase 2 of the JD Cymru Premier season and recent men's and women's international action
Announcing a new fan-led initiative EXPO'R WAL GOCH
"Slate, Gunpowder and Flying Boats" - Works football in Gwynedd
Spotlight on BETHESDA ATHLETIC
Looking back 100 Years, 75 Years, 50 Years and 25 Years (Llansantffraid's Welsh Cup win)
Grassroots news
Supplement with latest 2020-21 data and 2021-22 plans plus international calendar.
Available to order immediately direct from the publisher for £3.00 (email or contact us for payment instructions)
And through all usual club distributors and retailers shortly after publication.
Issue 228 (April 2021)
The April issue of Welsh Football has been published and can be ordered (price £3.00).
This issue contains:
- Latest action from the JD CYmru Premier and review of Phase 1 of the season
- Football in Abertillery 1907-2021
- Spotlight on CPD Penrhyncoch
- Interview with FAW Head Physio Sean Connelly
- Works Clubs of Wales - Part 2 : Gwent clubs
- Memories of South Wales Switchgear AFC
- 25 Years ago - Barry Town's first LoW title
- 125 Years Ago - looking back at the 1895-6 season
For ordering and payment details please see the About WFM page or contact us by email or Twitter
Issue 227 - March 2021
Welsh Football issue 227 (March 2021) is now available as a single issue or subscription (see our latest subscription offers)
(Publication date 25th February 2021)
This issue features an artwork depicting Maes Tegid by former Holywell Town manager Glyn Griffiths, and contains a range of features, comment, history and data.
Detailed content includes:
Editorial and comment on current state of football in Wales 2020-21
News from the JD Cymru Leagues
Club spotlight on Waterloo Rovers
'Workers' Playtime' - a new series on works football in Wales
South Wales Constabulary FC remembered
Lost clubs and grounds: New Tredegar Town
History - looking back 25 years to early 1996
History - looking back 50 years to Cardiff City's meetings with Real Madrid in 1971
History - looking back 100 years to early 1921
The foundation of the South Wales FA
Women's football: Jayne Ludlow's departure and the domestic pyramid restructure
Four page stats supplement containing latest international and domestic data, including JD Cymru Leagues transfers.
NOTE: As this issue cannot be sold at matches or in club shops, Welsh Football magazine will accept orders for the cover price of £3.00 and will absorb the postage costs.
The magazine will also be available via the following: CPD Porthmadog, Bangor 1876, Barry Town United, Stanchion Books (stanchionbooks.com), and WH Smith Albany Road, Cardiff. It can also be ordered from any independent bookshop in Wales - many are operating a postal or click-and-collect service during lockdown.
Welsh Football XTRA - issue 2
The second edition of our new Welsh Football Xtra series is now available as a digital read, via the MatchDay digital app on Android and Apple smartphones, priced at only £1.99.
Contents:
WELSH AMATEUR CUP / FAW TROPHY (12 pages)
Dave Collins charts the 130-year history of the world’s first amateur competition
RHYDYPENAU PARK (2 pages)
Lawrence Hourahane recalls another forgotten home of Cardiff Corinthians
BEAUTIFUL GAME, BEAUTIFUL WALES (3 pages)
Announcing the results of Welsh Football’s recent art competition
BARRY DISTRICT’S INAUGURAL SEASON (10 pages)
Philip Sweet tells the story of the first ever season of football in Barry, 1892-3
THEY PLAYED IN MERIONETHSHIRE (9 pages)
Stuart Townsend looks at towns and villages that once hosted senior football
THE START OF A LOVE AFFAIR (3 pages)
Dave Collins remembers the year he fell in love with grassroots Welsh football
A limited edition print version will be available from early February. Pricing to be announced.
Issue 226 - New Year 2021
PUBLICATION DATE: 18th December 2020
Welsh Football issue 226 brings you a stunning view of Park Avenue at sunset on the front cover, and the inside pages are, as usual, packed with a range of material - something for everyone.
We review recent action and news on both the international and domestic scenes, and take stock of where this strange 2020-21 season stands at present. We have comment on recent developments in the return to play process.
Feature articles include a spotlight on Aberfavenny Women FC, and another in our 'Lost Grounds' series, covering the Halfway Ground, Connah's Quay.
We look at the history of the competition now known as the FAW Trophy, which started out as the FAW Junior Cup.
We reflect on the effect of the pandemic on football programmes, and review some of the official competition websites around Wales.
Our series of Looking Back historical articles takes us back 25 years (Barry Town's emergence in the League of Wales), 50 years (midwinter cup and league action from 1970-71), 100 years (domestic and international news from 1920) and 125 years (1895-96).
As always, this issue can be ordered individually (£3.00) or as the first in an annual subscription. It is always worth contacting us to check on current offers.
Ordering and payment details can be found here.
Issue 225 (November/December 2020)
Publication date 13th November 2020
This edition reviews the position within Welsh football at the end of the Welsh Government's 'Fire-break Lockdown'
Action photos, stats and reflection on JD Cymru Premier season to date
News and comment on 'non-elite' football in limbo
Wrexham and Merthyr: fan ownership?
Comment and stats from the international scene (men's & women's)
Looking back to what was happening in Welsh football exactly 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago
Club spotlight on Presteigne St. Andrew's
Feature: Welsh football and the visual arts
Available to order direct from the publishers for £3.00. See here for payment instructions.
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