Da iawn Porthmadog! Promotion play-off glory for Chris Jones’ heroes

LOCK STOCK ARDAL NORTH LEAGUE PLAY-OFF 2025-26

Porthmadog 3 (O Evans 42 pen, 90+2, Brookwell 80)
Knighton Town 0

After a two-season absence Porthmadog are heading back to Tier 2!

The Traeth club booked their place in the JD Cymru North next season after Tuesday night’s promotion play-off triumph over Ardal North East runners-up Knighton Town at Park Avenue, Aberystwyth,

One of North Wales football’s players of the season, Caernarfon Town loanee Osian Evans, who joined Port in December, scored twice to make it a magnificent 22 goals in 19 matches for Chris Jones’ Tier 2 bound heroes.

A close fought first half looked to be ending 0-0 before a foul on Rhys Alun in the box on 42 minutes led to a penalty which the dependable Evans converted.

Both keepers produced fine saves in the opening 45, Knighton’s Ben Davies denying Rhys Alun and Evans, while Josh Cooke pulled off a great stop at the other end.

The Powys hopefuls actually carved out a number of chances and will feel they should have made it to the interval on at least level terms.

All to play for in the second half and as time wore on the tension grew inside the stadium.

However, in the 80th minute came the moment the Port fans had been willing to happen.

Sub Danny Brookwell, so often a star performer for the Traeth men, knocked in his eighth goal of the season to make it 2-0. A counter attack was rounded off by a trademark fabulous strike from Brookwell.

And Port applied the final blow in the 90th minute when Evans notched his second of the night, finishing clinically after another sweeping move, ensuring Porthmadog join CPD Dinas Bangor City 1876 and Llanuwchllyn in the Cymru North next season.

RECENT CYMRU NORTH PLAY-OFF FINALS

2025/26: Porthmadog 3 Knighton Town 0
2024/25: Llanuwchllyn 0 Holyhead Hotspur 3
2023/24: Llay Welfare 0 Llanuwchllyn 0 (Llay won 6-5 on penalties)
2022/23: Bangor 1876 4 Cefn Albion 2 (AET)
2021/22: Porthmadog 5 Caersws 0

PORTHMADOG FC – MODERN HISTORY

Since 1984-85, Porthmadog have spent……..

• 13 seasons in Tier 1 (League of Wales and Welsh Premier, having been founder members of the national league in 1992-93
• 19 seasons in Tier 2 (Cymru Alliance and Cymru North)
• 3 seasons in Tier 3 (Ardal North West)
• 6 seasons in the Welsh Alliance (before the modern pyramid tier system came into being)

1984-85 WEL ALL 28 17 5 6 59 37 39 4/15
1985-86 WEL ALL 30 4 6 20 34 67 14 16/16
1986-87 WEL ALL 26 12 2 12 56 55 26 6/14
1987-88 WEL ALL 30 21 7 2 75 29 49 3/16
1988-89 WEL ALL 32 16 10 6 85 42 58 4/17
1989-90 WEL ALL 34 26 4 4 98 26 82 1/18
1990-91 CYM ALL 26 12 5 9 65 40 41 6/14
1991-92 CYM ALL 30 14 10 6 63 43 52 3/16
1992-93 WALES 38 14 11 13 61 49 53 9/20
1993-94 WALES 38 14 7 17 90 71 49 11/20
1994-95 WALES 38 11 7 20 57 73 40 16/20
1995-96 WALES 40 13 11 16 56 62 50 13/21
1996-97 WALES 40 18 8 14 64 60 62 10/21
1997-98 WALES 38 10 5 23 55 77 35 17/20
1998-99 CYM ALL 30 12 7 11 52 49 43 7/16
1999-00 CYM ALL 32 17 5 10 64 40 56 5/17
2000-01 CYM ALL 31 16 6 9 62 37 54 6/17
2001-02 CYM ALL 34 20 8 6 88 45 68 4/18
2002-03 CYM ALL 32 28 2 2 106 19 86 1/17
2003-04 WEL PR 32 11 3 18 41 55 36 12/17
2004-05 WEL PR 34 11 12 11 38 39 45 11/18
2005-06 WEL PR 34 12 8 14 57 59 44 11/18
2006-07 WEL PR 32 8 11 13 40 52 35 11/17
2007-08 WEL PR 34 7 6 21 48 70 27 16/18
2008-09 WEL PR 34 10 2 22 57 91 32 16/18
2009-10 WEL PR 34 6 6 22 23 66 24 15/18
2010-11 CYM ALL 30 14 4 12 59 53 46 8/16
2011-12 CYM ALL 30 19 5 6 68 41 49 4/16
2012-13 CYM ALL 30 11 5 14 48 52 38 9/16
2013-14 CYM ALL 30 12 6 12 55 53 42 7/16
2014-15 CYM ALL 30 15 5 10 63 35 50 6/16
2015-16 CYM ALL 30 13 2 15 47 54 41 10/16
2016-17 CYM ALL 30 16 2 12 64 48 50 4/16
2017-18 CYM ALL 28 13 5 10 70 46 44 7/15
2018-19 CYM ALL 30 17 6 7 60 32 57 3/16
2019-20 CYMRU-N 23 4 6 13 28 46 18 14/16

2021-22 ARDAL-NW 30 22 3 5 95 25 69 2/16
2022-23 CYMRU-N 30 10 3 17 36 53 33 11/16
2023-24 CYMRU-N 30 6 4 20 35 66 22 14/16
2024-25 ARDAL-NW 30 18 4 8 72 39 58 3/16
2025-26 ARDAL-NW 30 21 6 3 91 36 69 2/16