Analysis: Ardal North West title battle – there’s a long way still to go

There is a long way to go before the champions and runners-up of the Tier 3 Ardal North West League are decided.

With numerous postponed fixtures to be rearranged and several games where the top six will face each other, it will be a fair while before the final placings can be predicted with any confidence.

It appears like there may still be five realistic contenders left in the battle for the 2023-24 title.
Sincere apologies to anyone who I may leave out who still consider themselves in with a chance. If you prove me wrong I’ll be the first to applaud you.

Here are what we consider the chief 5 hopefuls and their remaining games. Each team plays 30 league matches.

The champions will be promoted to the Tier 2 Cymru North, provided they meet the required criteria.

Runners-up will take on the second-placed team in Ardal North East in a play-off final to determine who also goes up to the Cymru North – again criteria dependant.

CPD Y RHYL 1879
Played 24 Points 50 Goal Difference +14

Remaining games
Mar 30: CPD Y Felinheli (home)
Apr 5: Llangefni Town (away)
Apr 13: Llay Welfare (away)
Apr 17: CPD Llannefydd (home)
Apr 20: St Asaph City (home)
Apr 27: Conwy Borough (away)

FLINT MOUNTAIN
Played 19 Points 44 GD +27

Remaining games
Mar 30: Llanrwst United (home)
Apr 3: Conwy Borough (home)
Apr 13: Brickfield Rangers (away)
Apr 17: Saltney Town (away)
Apr 20: Llangefni Town (home)
Apr 23: Conwy Borough (away)
Apr 27: Holyhead Hotspur (away)
To be arranged
CPD Llannefydd (away)
CPD Y Felinheli (away)
Llay Welfare (away)
Pwllheli (home)

NANTLLE VALE
Played 20 Points 39 GD +16

Remaining games
Mar 30: Llay Welfare (away)
Apr 3: Holyhead Hotspur (away)
Apr 6: Llanrwst United (home)
Apr 10: CPD Y Felinheli (home)
Apr 13: Saltney Town (home)
Apr 20: Conwy Borough (home)
Apr 27: Llangefni Town (home)
To be arranged
Bethesda Athletic (home)
CPD Y Felinheli (away)
Saltney Town (away)

LLAY WELFARE
Played 19 Points 39 GD +15

Remaining games
Mar 30: Nantlle Vale (home)
Apr 6: CPD Pwllheli (home)
Apr 13: CPD Y Rhyl 1879 (home)
Apr 17: Brickfield Rangers (away)
Apr 20: Hawarden Rangers (home)
Apr 27: CPD Y Felinheli (away)
To be arranged
Bethesda Athletic (home)
CPD Llannefydd (home)
Flint Mountain (home)
St Asaph City (home)
St Asaph City (away)

ST ASAPH CITY
Played 20 Points 36 GD +12

Remaining games
Mar 30: Bethesda Athletic (home)
April 6: Hawarden Rangers (away)
Apr 13: Llanrwst United (home)
Apr 20: CPD Y Rhyl 1879 (away)
Apr 27: Llanrwst United (away)
To be arranged
Llay Welfare (home)
CPD Llannefydd (away)
Llay Welfare (away)
Saltney Town (away)
CPD Y Felinheli (away)