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2010–11 in Welsh football

The 2010–11 season was the 136th season of competitive football in Wales.

Overview

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Men's national team

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The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendly match

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11 Aug 2010 Wales   5 – 1   Luxembourg Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
19:45 BST (UTC+01) David Cotterill   35'
Joe Ledley   48' (pen)
Andy King   55'
Ashley Williams   78'
Craig Bellamy   82'		 Report Joël Kitenge   44' Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)

Euro 2012 Qualifying

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group G

The Welsh men's national team were drawn into UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group G.[1]

All fixtures for this group were negotiated between the participants at a meeting in Frankfurt, Germany on 21 and 22 February 2010.[2]

3 Sep 2010 Montenegro   1 – 0   Wales   Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica
19:30 CEST (UTC+02) Mirko Vučinić   30' Report Attendance: 9,862
Referee: Anastassios Kakos (Greece)
8 Oct 2010 Wales   0 – 1   Bulgaria Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
19:30 BST (UTC+01) Report   48' Ivelin Popov Attendance: 14,061
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
26 Mar 2011 Wales   0 – 2   England Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
15:00 GMT (UTC) Report Frank Lampard   7' (pen)
Darren Bent   14'		 Attendance: 68,959
Referee: O.Benquerença (Portugal)

Nations Cup

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Main article: 2011 Nations Cup

In February 2011 Wales would play the inaugural game of the new Nations Cup, which was staged in Dublin, Republic of Ireland during February and May 2011.[3][4][5]

8 Feb 2011 Republic of Ireland   3 – 0   Wales   Aviva Stadium, Dublin
19:45 WET (UTC) Darron Gibson   60'
Damien Duff   67'
Keith Fahey   83'		 Report Attendance: 19,783
Referee: Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland)
24 May 2011 Wales   1 – 3   Scotland   Aviva Stadium, Dublin
19:45 IST (UTC+01) Robert Earnshaw   36' report James Morrison   55'
Kenny Miller   63'
Christophe Berra   70'		 Attendance: 6,036
Referee: Raymond Crangle (Northern Ireland)
26 May 2011 Wales   2 – 0   Northern Ireland   Aviva Stadium, Dublin
19:45 IST (UTC+01) Aaron Ramsey   36'
Robert Earnshaw   69'		 report Attendance: 529
Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)

Women's national team

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As hosts of the 2011 FIFA World Cup, Germany did not have to play qualifying.

Friendly matches

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25 Aug 2010 Wales   8 – 1   Bulgaria Rhosymedre Stadium, Rhosymedre
19:00 BST (UTC+01) Jessica Fishlock   11'
Helen Lander   15', 51'
Jayne Ludlow   29'
Jasmin Dutton   60'
Cheryl Foster   60'
Gwennan Harries   74'
Nia Jones   89'		   63' Gergana Tznakova Attendance: 607
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)
13 Feb 2011 Wales   2 – 4   Scotland Bridge Meadow Stadium, Haverfordwest
12:30 GMT (UTC+0) Gwennan Harries   17'
Helen Lander   78'		   33' Jane Ross
  44', 87'Hayley Lauder
  80'Joanne Love		 Attendance: 200
Referee: Dean John (Wales)
20 Apr 2011 Wales   5 – 1   Luxembourg Marston Stadium, Aberavon
18:00 BST (UTC+01) Amie Lea   4', 38', 70'
Zoe Atkins   52', 90'		 Amy Thompson   19' Attendance: 200
Referee: Paul Fisher (Wales)

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

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Main article: 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8
21 Aug 2010 Wales   15 – 0   Azerbaijan Latham Park, Newtown
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Helen Lander   3', 7', 21', 36', 38', 72'
Gwennan Harries   13', 56', 66'
Jasmin Dutton   19'
Jessica Fishlock   59'
Sophie Ingle   65'
Michelle Emma Green   81', 83'
Kerrie Manley   90+2'		 Report   44' Joël Kitenge Attendance: 395
Referee: Paloma Quintero Siles (Spain)
25 Aug 2010 Sweden   5 – 1   Wales   Värendsvallen, Växjö
18:00 BST (UTC+01) Lotta Schelin   12', 60'
Josefine Öqvist   45', 55', 71'		 Report   81' Gwennan Harries Attendance: 2,091
Referee: Silvia Tea Spinelli (Italy)

2011 Algarve Cup

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2 March 2011 Group stage Portugal   3 – 1   Wales   Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António
18:00 WET (UTC+00) Carla Couto   11', 56'
Edite Fernandes   18'		   41' Loren Dykes Referee: Estella De Olivera (Argentina)
4 March 2011 Group stage Wales   2 – 1   Romania   Estádio Municipal Fernando Cabrita, Lagos
18:00 WET (UTC+00) Jessica Fishlock   60'
Helen Lander   72'		   40' Cosmina Duca Referee: Carolina Gonzalez (Chile)
7 March 2011 Group stage Chile   1 – 2   Wales   Estádio Algarve, Faro
18:00 WET (UTC+00) Daniele Zamora   74'   24', 62' Jessica Fishlock Referee: Sung Mi Cha (South Korea)
9 March 2011 7th place match Wales   1 – 2   China   Estádio Municipal De Albufeira, Albufeira
11:00 WET (UTC+00) Helen Lander   58'   3' You Jia
  54' Gu Yasha		 Referee: Silvia E Reyes Juarez (Peru)

Honours

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League football

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Competition Winner Details Match report
Welsh Premier League Bangor City 2010–11 Welsh Premier League welsh-premier.com
Welsh Cup Llanelli 2010–11 Welsh Cup
beat Bangor City 4–1 in final 		welsh-premier.com
Welsh League Cup The New Saints 2010–11 Welsh League Cup
beat Llanelli 4-3 		aet = yes in final welsh-premier.com

North Wales

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Competition Winner Details Match report
Cymru Alliance Gap Connah's Quay 2010–11 Cymru Alliance
Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division Penycae 2010–11 Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division
Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Division One Penyffordd 2010–11 Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Division One
Welsh Alliance League Division One Conwy United 2010–11 Welsh Alliance League Division One
Welsh Alliance League Division Two Caernarfon Wanderers 2010–11 Welsh Alliance League Division Two
Mid Wales Football League Division One Llanrhaeadr 22010–11 Mid Wales Football League Division One
Mid Wales Football League Division Two Montgomery Town 2010–11 Mid Wales Football League Division Two

South Wales

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Competition Winner Details Match report
Welsh Football League Division One Bryntirion Athletic 2010–11 Welsh Football League Division One
Welsh Football League Division Two Ton Pentre 2010–11 Welsh Football League Division Two
Welsh Football League Division Three Monmouth Town 2010–11 Welsh Football League Division Three

Welsh clubs' performance in Europe

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Team Contest and round Opponent 1st leg score* 2nd leg score* Aggregate score
The New Saints Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round   Bohemians 0 – 1 (A) 4 – 0 (H) W 4 – 1
Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round   RSC Anderlecht 1 – 3 (H) 0 – 3 (A) L 1 – 6
Europa League Playoff Round   CSKA Sofia 0 – 3 (A) 2 – 2 (H) L 2 – 5
Bangor City Europa League 2nd Qualifying Round   FC Honka 1 – 1 (A) 2 – 1 (H) W 3 – 2
Europa League 3rd Qualifying Round   C.S. Marítimo 2 – 8 (A) 1 – 2 (H) L 3 – 10
Port Talbot Town Europa League 1st Qualifying Round   Turun Palloseura 1 – 3 (A) 0 – 4 (H) L 1 – 7
Llanelli Europa League 1st Qualifying Round   FK Tauras Tauragė 2 – 2 (H) 2 – 2 (A) L 4 – 5(a.e.t)[nb1]

* Welsh club score shown first.

European qualification

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Competition Qualifiers Reason for Qualification
UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round Bangor City 1st in Welsh Premier League
UEFA Europa League First qualifying round The New Saints 2nd in Welsh Premier League
Neath 3rd in Welsh Premier League
(qualification awarded as end of season 2010–11 Welsh Premier League UEFA Europa League play-offs winners)
UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round Llanelli Welsh Cup winners

League Tables

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Welsh Premier League

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Main article: 2010–11 Welsh Premier League
P W D L F A GD Pts
C 1 Bangor City 32 22 4 6 80 44 +36 70
EL 2 The New Saints 32 20 8 4 87 34 +53 68
EL 3 Neath 32 16 10 6 62 41 +21 58
EL 4 Llanelli 32 15 8 9 58 41 +17 53
  5 Prestatyn Town 32 10 10 12 44 46 −2 40
  6 Port Talbot Town 32 8 12 12 37 48 −11 36
  7 Aberystwyth Town 32 11 9 12 42 54 −12 42
  8 Airbus UK Broughton 32 11 8 13 53 52 +1 41
  9 Newtown 32 8 11 13 40 55 −15 35
  10 Carmarthen Town 32 10 5 17 39 64 −25 35
  11 Bala Town 32 10 3 19 41 57 −16 33
R 12 Haverfordwest County 32 5 4 23 30 77 −47 19

Leading goalscorer: Rhys Griffiths (Llanelli) - 25

Cymru Alliance

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Main article: 2010–11 Cymru Alliance
P W D L F A GD Pts
C 1 Gap Connah's Quay 30 23 2 5 89 33 +56 71
  2 Rhyl 30 19 5 6 73 32 +41 62
  3 Cefn Druids 30 18 6 6 60 29 +31 60
  4 Rhos Aelwyd 30 15 6 9 68 64 +4 51
  5 Caersws 30 15 5 10 59 49 +10 50
  6 Llandudno 30 13 10 7 50 35 +15 49
  7 Flint Town United 30 13 7 10 64 55 +9 46
  8 Porthmadog 30 14 4 12 59 54 +5 46
  9 Buckley Town 30 13 6 11 46 48 −2 45
  10 Llangefni Town 30 11 4 15 67 64 +3 37
  11 Penrhyncoch 30 9 10 11 49 56 −7 37
  12 Ruthin Town 30 11 4 15 39 58 −19 37
  13 Ruthin Town 30 8 6 16 43 56 −13 30
R 14 Rhydymwyn 30 4 6 20 27 82 −55 18
R 15 Rhayader Town 30 4 3 23 34 76 −42 15
R 16 Technogroup Welshpool Town 30 5 6 19 39 76 −37 3[nb2]

Leading goalscorer: Gary O'Toole (Gap Connah's Quay) - 31

Welsh Football League First Division

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Main article: 2010–11 Welsh Football League Division One
P W D L F A GD Pts
C 1 Bryntirion Athletic 30 23 1 6 76 27 +49 70
P 2 Afan Lido 30 20 5 5 63 28 +35 65
  3 Cambrian & Clydach Vale 30 17 6 7 68 37 +31 57
  4 Pontardawe Town 30 15 6 9 54 44 +10 51
  5 Caerau (Ely) 30 15 4 11 66 52 +14 49
  6 Bridgend Town 30 14 5 11 60 47 +13 47
  7 West End 30 13 6 11 57 47 +10 45
  8 Cardiff Corinthians 30 12 4 14 58 52 +6 40
  9 Taff's Well 30 12 3 15 47 57 −10 39
  10 Aberaman Athletic 30 12 3 15 58 74 −16 39
  11 Goytre United 30 10 8 12 47 53 −6 38
  12 Cwmbran Celtic 30 10 7 13 45 50 −5 37
  13 Barry Town 30 9 8 13 39 55 −16 35
R 14 Caldicot Town 30 8 3 19 37 48 −11 27
R 15 Garden Village 30 6 7 17 41 75 −34 25
R 16 Penrhiwceiber Rangers 30 4 4 22 27 97 −70 16

Welsh Cup

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Main article: 2010–11 Welsh Cup
2011 Welsh Cup Final
Bangor City1 – 4Llanelli
Alan Bull   51' Report   15', 60' Rhys Griffiths
  20' Craig Moses
  64' Chris Venables
Attendance: 1,719
Referee: Mark Petch (Deganwy)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bangor City
 
 
 
 
 
 
Llanelli

Welsh League Cup

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Main article: 2010–11 Welsh League Cup
2011 Welsh League Cup Final
Llanelli3 – 4 (a.e.t.)The New Saints
Chris Holloway   78'
Jordan Follows   86'
Craig Moses   87'		 Report   43' Aeron Edwards
  75', 89' Chris Sharp
  120' Scott Ruscoe
Attendance: 310
Referee: Brian James (Rhydyfelin)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Llanelli
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The New Saints

See also

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Notes

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  1. nb1 After 90 minutes of play Llanelli drew 2 – 2 with Tauras Tauragė in the second leg. This meant the score was 4 – 4 on aggregate and after 30 minutes of extra time Tauras Tauragė would progress to the next round after the game finished 5 – 4.[6][7]
  2. nb2 Technogroup Welshpool Town deducted 15 points for fielding ineligible players[8] and a further three points for failing to fulfil a fixture[9]

References

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Bibliography

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  • Hayes, Dean P. (1994). Wales: The Complete Who's Who of Footballers Since 1946. Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-3700-9.
  • Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.

Notes

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  1. ^ "UEFA EURO 2012 - Standings". UEFA. 12 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Quali-Termine für Euro 2012 stehen fest". Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  3. ^ Forbes, Craig (13 August 2010). "England no great loss to Nations Cup, says Burley". The Scotsman. Johnston Press Digital Publishing. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Dates Announced For 4 Associations' Tournament In Dublin 2011". faw.org.uk. Football Association of Wales. 25 March 2009. Archived from the original on 29 March 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "4 Associations Tournament Announced for Dublin 2011". fai.ie. Football Association of Ireland. 18 September 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  6. ^ "Late goal ends hopes of nine-man Reds". welsh-premier.com. Retrieved 9 June 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Tauras Tauragė 2 – 5 Llanelli 8 July 2010". UEFA. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Points deduction and fine". Huws Gray Alliance. 8 October 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  9. ^ "Welshpool deducted 3 more points". Huws Gray Alliance. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
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