Here we break down the numbers of a scintillating year at Central Park whilst comparing the 140 years of competitive league action dating back to 1882.

0 - Number of points dropped against the top three in the division this year.

1 - Amount of draws in the league during the entire 2022/23 campaign. It ranks the second fewest with the lowest being zero (1906/07) and is joint-second with one draw in four other seasons (1883/84, 1907/08, 1923/24, 1952/53).

2 - Number of players that played in every league game of the campaign. Nathan Brown and Dan Parry-Jones.

2nd - Denbigh Town become just the second team to win the Ardal North-West since it’s inception in 2021. They follow on from Mold Alexandra who won the division a year previous.

3 - Denbigh lost just three matches all season, coming against Llanrwst, Flint Mountain and Llay. Town lost just one game at Central Park in the Ardal North-West.

4 - Number of times Denbigh have now won a Welsh third tier title - following on from the old Welsh Alliance in 1995/96, 2006/07 and 2013/14.

6 - Manager Dewi Llion Jones becomes just the sixth person in Denbigh Town’s 143 year history to deliver a league title to the senior men’s team. He follows John Roberts, Bill Dawson, Roy Cook-Hannah, Tim Dyer and Richard Williams-Cook.

7 - Number of times Denbigh Town have won promotion to a higher division having gone up from the Ardal North-West, Welsh Alliance, Clwyd Premier, Clwyd Football League Division One and Welsh National League Division Two, the latter being the first promotion earned by the club in 1957/58.

9 - Years since Denbigh Town last won a league championship, having gone unbeaten during the 2013/14 campaign.

10 - The number of matches in which Denbigh scored four or more goals in the league this season.

11 - Total league titles won by Denbigh Town following the 2022/23 campaign. Including the Welsh Alliance (3), Welsh National League Division One (Wrexham) (4), Welsh National League Division Two, Welsh League Division Two Eastern (3) and now Ardal North-West.
11 - The amount of clean sheets kept by Denbigh in the league this season, ten of which were kept by Aaron Jones and the other by Chris Wright.

16 - Years since Denbigh last confirmed a league title win on the road, last doing so in a 4-2 win at Llanrug in April 2007.

18 - League goals scored by Matthew Worrall since signing in January, the only player in the Denbigh squad to score more goals (18) than games played (16).

19 - Goals scored by Denbigh’s Ardal North-West top scorer Nathan Brown who struck 19 goals in 26 matches.

23 - Minutes played by Kristian Pierce this season, the only player at the club who remains from our last league title winning side.

25 - Goals conceded in the league this season, meaning Town conceded less than a goal per game. An average of 0.96 conceded per match.

27 - Number of players used in the Ardal North-West this season, 23 of which remain at the club.

89 - Goals scored in the league during the 2022/23 campaign. An average of 3.4 goals per game.

So, how to Denbigh’s current squad stack up to previous teams?

Points Total:

1 - 78 (2013/14)
2 - 71 (2005/06 & 2006/07)
3 - 68 (2021/22)
4 - 67 (2022/23)
5 - 64 (2012/13)

Points Total for Title Winning Sides

1 - 78 (2013/14)
2 - 71 (2006/07)
3 - 67 (2022/23)
4 - 63 (1995/96)
5 - 51 (1972/73)

Goals per Game average %

1 - 5.1 (1957/58)
2 - 4.4 (1954/55)
3 - 4.3 (1953/54)
4 - 4.2 (1948/49)
5 - 4.0 (1956/57)
= - 4.0 (1960/61)
6 - 3.7 (1967/68)
= - 3.7 (1946/47)
7 - 3.6 (1961/62)
= - 3.6 (1952/53)
8 - 3.5 (2021/22)
= 3.5 (1958/59)
9 - 3.4 (2022/23)
= - 3.4 (2013/14)

Fewest league defeats

1 - Zero (2013/14)
2 - 2 (1993/94, 1975/76, 1973/74, 1957/58, 1913/14)
3 - 3 (2022/23, 2019/20, 2006/07, 1991/92, 1972/73, 1912/13, 1911/12, 1905/06)

In 94 recorded seasons between 1882 and 2022, Denbigh have tallied an average of 34 points per season, and surpassed that number by just shy of double in 2022/23 (67).

Notes: Records correct as of May 2023 and ranges from September 1883 to May 2023. Data is missing from 1950-52 and 1948/49 (Dyserth League) and 1984-88 (Clwyd League).

Denbigh Town are believed not to have competed competitively between 1894-1905, 1934-1946 and during 2020/21.

The club also competed under different aliases including Denbigh Town (1880-1893, 1905-1919, 1933-present), Caledfryn Rangers (1893-1894), Denbigh United (1921-1929) and Denbigh Juniors (1929-1932).

Not included are records of our first ‘league’ season in 1890, facing Mold, Rhyl and Rhos in a four team league between October 1890 and March 1891 (P 6, W 2, D 0, L 4). That season was predominantly friendlies and cup matches - including our first honour (St Asaph Challenge Cup in April 1891).

Management history and winning managers does not include secretaries, chairman or committees pre-war or in the decade following post-war.

Do you have information on the above missing seasons or managers? If so, please contact the club and we’ll be in touch.