Barry Town Faces Changes in Welsh Football Season

Barry Town United is set to experience a different Welsh football season. The Cymru Premier League expands from twelve to sixteen clubs this season. Each club will play each other home and away, making up thirty matches from August until the end of March.

What are the changes?

The current 12-club league has been in place for 16 seasons, separating into two conferences once clubs had played 22 games before the play-offs.

Six clubs have been promoted to the Cymru Premier this Summer, three from each of the regional second-tier leagues, while Llanelli and Bala Town were relegated.

How will this affect Barry Town?

From the Cymru South, Trefelin from Port Talbot, Cambrian United from the Rhondda, and Ammanford from Carmarthenshire were promoted, while Llandudno, Airbus Broughton, and Holywell Town are the three clubs to earn promotion from the north.

Fixtures are due to be released shortly, with the new league season beginning on the weekend of 31st July – 2nd August.

What about cup competitions?

Another change this season is that Barry will only play in one cup competition – the JD Welsh Cup.

After 35 seasons, the FAW have decided not to continue with the League Cup competition, most recently won by Barry in February against The New Saints.

As of 27 Jun 2026, Barry Town stands 3rd in the Premier League with 46 points from 32 games, having scored 43 goals and conceded 33. Their recent form is LLWDW, with 1 win, 2 draws, and 2 losses in their last 5 games. They are 34 points behind leaders The New Saints.