The Exiles
Five teams affiliated to the FAW play their football in the English system.
After play-off success against Reading at Wembley in 2010-11 Swansea City were promoted to the Premier League – the top tier in England – but their stay ended in 2017-18 when they finished in 18th place to return to the Championship.
Cardiff City joined the Swans in the top flight in 2012-13 after gaining promotion as champions of the Championship but in 2013-14 the Bluebirds finished bottom of the Premier League and returned to the Championship. In 2017-18 as the Swans dropped down a level the Bluebirds replaced them in the top flight having finished runners-up to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the race for the Championship title. Their stay only lasted one season though, with relegation back to the Championship coming after they finished in 18th place in 2018-19.
Newport County beat Wrexham in the Conference play-off final at Wembley in 2012-13 to return to the Football League after 26 years away, while Wrexham remain in the National League after being relegated from the Football League in 2008-09.
Merthyr Town are affiliated to the Southern League. Colwyn Bay also played in the English pyramid until 2019-20 when they returned to the Welsh system after finishing in 11th place in Division One West of the Northern League. The Seagulls now play in the Cymru Leagues.
Focus On The Exiles
- Could these available players be on Carlisle United's summer radar? May 18, 2024 8:18 am News & Star DAVID AJIBOYE Not released, but Ajiboye is among the players made available for transfer by Peterborough United after their failure to reach the Championship through the third-tier play-offs. With previous club Sutton United, the pacy wide man menaced …
- Where are Man United's 1999 Treble winners now? While some remain in the spotlight others have turned to fishing, poker and even Master Chef! May 17, 2024 10:07 pm Daily Mail A host of Man United legends took to the red carpet last week to premiere Friday's release of Amazon Prime's new documentary '99, which details one of the greatest achievements in the club's history. During the 1998-99 season, Sir Alex …
- Sportico Transactions: Moves and Mergers Roundup for May 17 May 17, 2024 7:37 pm Sportico - California Welcome to Sportico’s transactions wire, a weekly rundown of personnel, partnerships, purchases and products across the sports business industry. PERSONNEL WSC Sports Names Director of New Gen AI-Specific Division WSC Sports, a purveyor of AI-powered …
- Watch: Ipswich Town’s Welsh players belt out Yma o Hyd May 17, 2024 6:48 pm Nation.Cymru Wes Burns and Nathan Broadhead get stuck into Yma o Hyd (Credit: ITTV) It’s been quite the rollercoaster ride for Wes Burns, Nathan Broadhead and Kieffer Moore. The Welsh trio suffered the heartache of missing out on qualification to Euro 2024 in Germany …
- Wrexham appoint former Inter Milan executive as their new CEO - as Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney prepare the side for life in League One following back-to-back promotions May 17, 2024 6:28 pm Daily Mail Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's side achieved promotion to League One Wrexham were last in the third of English football during the 2004-05 season CHRIS SUTTON: Fans are sick and tired of VAR... but it's here to stay - Listen to the It's …
- Ball boy kicked by Eden Hazard in Chelsea match named on Under 40 Rich List May 17, 2024 5:08 pm Fotball London Charlie Morgan, the young lad who was famously kicked by Eden Hazard during his stint as a ball boy at Swansea City in 2013, has made it onto the Sunday Times' list of the 40 wealthiest individuals under 40 in the UK. Morgan was just a teenager when he …
- Llay FC sharing in Wrexham's Hollywood adventure May 17, 2024 5:03 pm BBC Wrexham have been transformed by the ownership of actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, securing back-to-back promotions to rise to League One after years languishing in the National League. But the Hollywood effect is spreading to other parts of north …