1996–97 League of Wales

The 1996–97 League of Wales was the fifth season of the League of Wales since its establishment in 1992. The league was won for the second consecutive season by Barry Town, who accrued a record total of 105 points. Their total of 129 goals scored was also a record until they broke it by five goals the following year.

For the first time, the League champions competed in the subsequent Champions League.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Barry Town	40	33	6	1	129	26	+103	105
2	Inter Cardiff	40	26	6	8	80	32	+48	84
3	Ebbw Vale	40	23	9	8	87	40	+47	78
4	Caernarfon Town	40	23	9	8	81	58	+23	78
5	Newtown	40	22	5	13	74	49	+25	71
6	TNS Llansantffraid	40	19	12	9	78	54	+24	69
7	Conwy Town	40	20	8	12	66	44	+22	68
8	Bangor City	40	20	5	15	82	62	+20	65
9	Cwmbran Town	40	19	8	13	71	61	+10	65
10	Porthmadog	40	18	8	14	64	60	+4	62
11	Connah's Quay Nomads	40	16	9	15	62	64	-2	57
12	Cemaes Bay	40	13	10	17	62	72	-10	49
13	Aberystwyth Town	40	13	8	19	67	82	-15	47
14	Caersws	40	11	9	20	53	77	-24	42
15	Flint Town United	40	11	8	21	48	76	-28	41
16	Carmarthen Town	40	11	7	22	41	79	-38	40
17	Welshpool Town	40	10	9	21	50	80	-30	39
18	Ton Pentre	40	12	3	25	59	99	-40	39[1]
19	Rhyl	40	10	8	22	51	71	-20	38
20	Holywell Town	40	7	8	25	52	81	-29	29
21	Briton Ferry Athletic	40	5	1	34	39	129	-90	16

Notes

1. Although they finished outside the relegation zone, Ton Pentre resigned from the League of Wales to play in Division 2 South