| Season | 1996–97 |
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| Champions | Barry Town |
| Relegated | Ton Pentre Holywell Town Briton Ferry Athletic |
| Champions League | Barry Town |
| UEFA Cup | Inter Cardiff |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Cwmbran Town |
| Intertoto Cup | Ebbw Vale |
| Matches played | 420 |
| Goals scored | 1,396 (3.32 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tony Bird (42) |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → | |
The 1996–97 League of Wales was the fifth season of the League of Wales since its establishment in 1992.[1] 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Barry Town (C) | 40 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 129 | 26 | +103 | 105 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Inter Cardiff | 40 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 80 | 32 | +48 | 84 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Ebbw Vale | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 87 | 40 | +47 | 78 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup group stage |
| 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 United | 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 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round[a] |
| 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 (R) | 40 | 12 | 3 | 25 | 59 | 99 | −40 | 39 | Relegation to Welsh Division One[b] |
| 19 | Rhyl | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 38 | |
| 20 | Holywell Town (R) | 40 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 52 | 81 | −29 | 29 | Relegation to Cymru Alliance |
| 21 | Briton Ferry Athletic (R) | 40 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 39 | 129 | −90 | 16 | Relegation to Welsh Division One |
| Home \ Away | ABE | BAN | BAR | BRI | CAE | CWS | CMR | CEM | CQN | CON | CWM | EBB | FTU | HOL | INC | NTW | POR | RHY | TNS | TON | WEL |
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| Aberystwyth Town | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 4–5 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | |
| Bangor City | 5–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 8–1 | 4–0 | |
| Barry Town | 8–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 7–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 7–1 | 4–0 | |
| Briton Ferry Athletic | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–8 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| Caernarfon Town | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 6–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Caersws | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–6 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | |
| Carmarthen Town | 0–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–3 | |
| Cemaes Bay | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Conwy United | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Cwmbran Town | 6–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Ebbw Vale | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| Flint Town United | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–8 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Holywell Town | 3–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | |
| Inter Cardiff | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 7–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–4 | |
| Newtown | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |
| Porthmadog | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Rhyl | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| TNS Llansantffraid | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | |
| Ton Pentre | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–7 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–3 | |
| Welshpool Town | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 |
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