How the new FAW Reserve League set-up will work this season

Nantlle Vale Reserves (blue) and Llanrwst United Reserves in action last season.

A new-look reserve league for North Wales football launches this weekend.

For the past two seasons, the FAW has run a North East and North West reserve league.

This season the format will be changed.

The league in the North will no longer be split into West and East, but instead becomes a Reserve League for tiers 1 and 2 and a Reserve League for tier 3 clubs.

This is how the leagues will look in 2023-24

RESERVE TIER 1 AND 2 LEAGUE (12 teams)

Airbus UK Broughton Reserves
Buckley Town Reserves
Connah’s Quay Nomads Under-21’s
Chirk AAA Reserves
Denbigh Town Reserves
Gresford Athletic Reserves
Holywell Town Development
Llandudno FC Under-23’s
Mold Alexandra Reserves
Porthmadog Reserves
Ruthin Town Reserves
The New Saints Under-21’s

RESERVE TIER 3 LEAGUE (14 teams)

Brickfield Rangers Reserves
Cefn Albion Reserves
Conwy Borough Reserves
Flint Mountain Reserves
Hawarden Rangers Reserves
Llangefni Town Reserves
Llangollen Town Reserves
Llanrwst United Reserves
Llay Welfare Reserves
Nantlle Vale Reserves
CPD Pwllheli Reserves
Rhos Aelwyd Reserves
St Asaph City Reserves
Saltney Town Reserves

League Cup
A league cup competition will be run this season for all clubs involved in both reserve leagues in the North. All 26 teams can enter.

OPENING FIXTURES

Friday, August 25

FAW Reserve League North Tier 1-2 (7.30 pm)

Denbigh Town Reserves v Ruthin Town Reserves

Saturday, August 26

FAW Reserve League North Tier 1-2 (2.30 pm)

Airbus UK Broughton Reserves v Holywell Town Development
Connah’s Quay Nomads U21’s v Buckley Town Reserves
Porthmadog Reserves v Llandudno FC U23’s

FAW Reserve League North Tier 3 (2.30 pm)

Brickfield Rangers Reserves v Llangefni Town Reserves
Conwy Borough Reserves v Cefn Albion Reserves
Llangollen Town Reserves v Nantlle Vale Reserves
Llay Welfare Reserves v Flint Mountain Reserves
CPD Pwllheli Reserves v Hawarden Rangers Reserves
St Asaph Reserves v Saltney Town Reserves
Postponed: Llanrwst United Reserves v Rhos Aelwyd Reserves