North Wales Coast West League
Premier Division
Saturday 16th May 2026
Kick Off 14.30 Actual 14.34
C.P.D. Bontnewydd 0 Cemaes Bay 8, attendance 37
14’ 0-1, 20’ 0-2, 38’ 0-3, 39’ 0-4, 44’ 0-5,
55’ 0-6, 75’ 0-7, 83’ 0-8
@ Cae Stanley
Lon Caeathro
Bontnewydd
LL55 2UN
£3 Admission
No Programme.
At this time of season it’s best to pick a game with something still on it, as many (most?) teams can’t be bothered to complete their scheduled fixtures otherwise. The hosts certainly need to pick up something from their remaining games, in order to avoid relegation, whilst the visitors, who were completing their games today, were ninth and could finish one place higher if they won today, depending on the result at Penrhyndeudraeth going in their favour.
Cae Stanley is on the right hand side of Lon Caeathro, heading eastwards out of the village. Theres plenty of parking, whilst the pitch is railed on three sides and has hard standing as well. It’s just the left hand goal end that lacks both. There’s a seated stand on the near side, with toilets/tea bar/changing rooms behind and there’s a pair of dugouts opposite. There would normally be a good view beyond the dugouts, but not today. There was low cloud/mist and light rain/drizzle that fell for the majority of the game, with the sun really struggling to break through.
Despite the scoreline, this was actually competitive. Cemaes Bay were just far too strong on the day and certainly had their scoring boots on. The visitors hit the crossbar in the opening five minutes, but were lethal from then on. They opened the scoring after fourteen minutes, nicking a throughball past the on rushing ‘keeper, shooting on the turn to find the bottom corner. Six minutes later they made it two, following in after an initial save by the ‘keeper. Three more goals in the final seven minutes of the half saw them open up a 0-5 lead by halftime. Ten minutes into the second half it was 0-6 and both teams hit the woodwork before goal number seven came with fifteen minutes left. The scoring was rounded off with seven minutes left, cutting in from the left, before firing a shot low into the far corner.
The defeat leaves Bontnewydd third bottom in the table, three points clear of Mynydd Llandegai, but still having two games in hand, so they should still be safe, although after today’s result, they now have a goal difference worse by four and have scored fewer goals. They only trail fourth bottom Gwalchmai by three points, so their destiny is very much in their own hands.
It was an early start heading up to Snowdonia, so I encountered no traffic problems whatsoever and an overnight stop in the northwest, followed by a rugby league match on Sunday, meant a leisurely drive back across the A55 afterwards. It just leaves me with Talysarn Celts to do in this Tier 4 league now.
