The Welsh Football League (also known as the MacWhirter Welsh Football League for sponsorship reasons) is a club football

Football (soccer)

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 league in Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

. Division One of the Welsh Football League is at Level 2 of the Welsh football league system

Welsh football league system

The Welsh football league system is a series of football leagues with regular promotion and relegation between them.-Structure of Welsh football:...

, immediately below the national Welsh Premier League.

The Welsh Football League's history stretches back to 1904 when the competition was first formed and Aberdare

Aberdare Athletic F.C.

Aberdare Athletic Football Club were a Welsh football club founded in 1893 and based in Aberdare. They joined the Football League in 1921 but were replaced by Torquay United after failing to be re-elected in 1927.-History:...

 were crowned first champions of a seven-team First Division. Abergavenny were champions of Division 2 and Trelewis the winners of Division 3.

It's current title was adopted in 1912 when it changed from the Glamorgan League. Prior to that it was known as the Rhymney Valley League (1904-1909).

During the early days of the Rhymney Valley and Glamorgan League's there was also the South Wales League (1890-1911) but this competition had no connection with the origins of the Welsh Football League.

Despite its name, the Welsh Football League covers only the south of Wales. The Cymru Alliance

Cymru Alliance

The Huws Gray Alliance is a football league and forms the second level of the Welsh football league system in north and central Wales....

 and feeder leagues to the Cymru Alliance are its equivalent in north and mid Wales. The Welsh Football League Division Three is above the Level 5 leagues: Carmarthenshire League, Gwent County League

Gwent County League

The Gwent County League is a football league in South Wales, consisting of 3 divisions, named Divisions One, Two and Three...

, Neath & District League

Neath & District League

The Neath & District League is a football league in South Wales. The league consists of three divisions, named The Premier Division, Division One and Two...

, Pembrokeshire League, South Wales Amateur League

South Wales Amateur League

The South Wales Amateur League is a football league in South Wales. The league consists of two divisions, named Divisions One and Two. Division One is a feeder to the Welsh Football League Division Three, and therefore sits at levels 5 of the Welsh football pyramid.For sponsorship reasons, the...

, South Wales Senior League

South Wales Senior League

The South Wales Senior League is a football league in South Wales. The league consists of two divisions, named Divisions One and Two. Division One is a feeder to the Welsh Football League Division Three, and therefore sits at levels 5 of the Welsh football pyramid.For sponsorship reasons, the...

 and the Swansea Senior League.

It also has its own knock-out competition, the Nathaniel Car Sales Welsh Football League Cup

Welsh Football League Cup

The Welsh Football League Challenge Cup is a knock-out competition for all members of the three divisions that make up the Welsh Football League in south Wales....

, which was won by Goytre in 2011 when they beat Aberbarboed Buds

Aberbargoed Buds F.C.

Aberbargoed Buds F.C. is a football club based in Aberbargoed. The team play in the Welsh Football League Division Two.-Honours:*Amateur Cup: 1977/78, 1979/80, 1983/84*County Motors Cup: 1983/84, 2001/02*County Motors Cup: 2002/03...

 2-1 (aet) in the final at Bryntirion

Bryntirion Athletic F.C.

Bryntirion Athletic F.C. are a Welsh football team from the Bridgend suburb of Bryntirion. Their local rivals are Bridgend Town F.C...

.

The first season in 1904/05

In April 1904 the Merthyr Express newspaper reported that a new football league would be formed in addition to the South Wales League which had been in existence since 1891.

This new competition would be named the Rhymney Valley League and the reason for its creation was due to the South Wales League being 'overly dominated by Cardiff clubs', though the number of teams from Cardiff barely numbered more than a couple in any one season.

Interest in the new league was high and the formation of three divisions attracted no fewer than 25 clubs, including Corinthians from Cardiff.

Seven clubs formed the new top division and Aberdare

Aberdare Athletic F.C.

Aberdare Athletic Football Club were a Welsh football club founded in 1893 and based in Aberdare. They joined the Football League in 1921 but were replaced by Torquay United after failing to be re-elected in 1927.-History:...

 were crowned as the inaugural champions, four points clear of Ebbw Vale following the round of 12 matches.

Competing clubs in the first Rhymney Valley League campaign

• Division One
  • Aberdare - 1st
  • Barry District - 5th
  • Cardiff Corinthians - 7th
  • Ebbw Vale - 2nd
  • Llanbradach (Caerphilly) - 6th
  • Rogerstone (Newport) - 4th
  • Treharris (Merthyr Tydfil) - 3rd

• Division Two
  • Abergavenny - 1st
  • Abertysswg (Caerphilly) - 6th
  • Bargoed (Caerphilly) - 10th
  • Bedlinog (Merthyr Tydfil) - 7th
  • Dukestown (Blaenau Gwent) - 11th
  • Ebbw Vale Reserves - 8th
  • Gilfach (Caerphilly) - 5th
  • New Tredegar (Caerphilly) - 4th
  • Pontlottyn (Caerphilly) - 3rd
  • Rhymney (Caerphilly) - 9th
  • Treharris Reserves - 2nd

• Division Three
  • Bargoed Reserves - 5th
  • Bedlinog Reserves - 3rd
  • Brithdir Reserves - 7th
  • Llanbradach Crusaders - 6th
  • Quakers Yard (Merthyr Tydfil) - 4th
  • Pontlottyn Reserves - 2nd
  • Trelewis (Merthyr Tydfil) - 1st

Structure

The league is made up of three divisions (named the Welsh Football League Division One, the Welsh Football League Division Two and the Welsh Football League Division Three) each having 18 clubs. There is promotion and relegation between the divisions, with the top three teams in each division being promoted to the one above and the bottom three being relegated to the one below. The winner of the First Division may be promoted to the national Welsh Premier League (subject to ground facilities), the highest level of Welsh football.

The bottom three teams in the Third Division may be relegated to the appropriate parallel regional league running below the Welsh Football League, subject to champions of the feeder leagues being promoted, again assuming ground criteria being met. This number totalled four in 2011, despite only two teams being promoted, in order for the three divisions to number 16 clubs.

Normally, the top clubs from each of the two feeder leagues (the Welsh Football League and the Cymru Alliance

Cymru Alliance

The Huws Gray Alliance is a football league and forms the second level of the Welsh football league system in north and central Wales....

) are promoted subject to an application for membership of the Welsh Premier League being received and accepted and the stadium and infrastructure safety criteria of that League being met.

Neath Athletic were promoted as champions in 2007 while Afan Lido made their return in 2011, despite finishing as runners-up to Bryntirion Athletic. Goytre United (in 2008 & 2010) and Aberaman Athletic (in 2009) were champions in recent years but didn't move up.

Current clubs

• Division One
• Division Two
• Division Three

Champions

Rhymney Valley League

• 1905 - Aberdare
  Aberdare Athletic F.C.
  Aberdare Athletic Football Club were a Welsh football club founded in 1893 and based in Aberdare. They joined the Football League in 1921 but were replaced by Torquay United after failing to be re-elected in 1927.-History:...
  
  
• 1906 - Rogerstone
• 1907 - Cwmaman
• 1908 - Ton Pentre
• 1909 - Aberdare
  Aberdare Athletic F.C.
  Aberdare Athletic Football Club were a Welsh football club founded in 1893 and based in Aberdare. They joined the Football League in 1921 but were replaced by Torquay United after failing to be re-elected in 1927.-History:...
  
  

Glamorgan League

• 1910 - Treharris
• 1911 - Merthyr Town
  Merthyr Town F.C.
  Merthyr Town Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club based in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. For the 2011–2012 season the club will be playing in the Western Football League Premier Division at Penydarren Park in Merthyr....
  
  
• 1912 - Aberdare
  Aberdare Athletic F.C.
  Aberdare Athletic Football Club were a Welsh football club founded in 1893 and based in Aberdare. They joined the Football League in 1921 but were replaced by Torquay United after failing to be re-elected in 1927.-History:...
  
  

Welsh Football League

• 1913 - Swansea Town Reserves
  Swansea City A.F.C.
  Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
  
  
• 1914 - Llanelly
  Llanelli A.F.C.
  Llanelli Association Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club that plays in the Welsh Premier League for the 2010–11 season. The team has been based at Stebonheath Park since 1920, and as of 2009 is managed by Andy Legg....
  
  
• 1915 - Ton Pentre
• 1920 - Mid Rhondda
  Mid Rhondda F.C.
  Mid Rhondda Football Club was an association football team, based in Tonypandy, Wales that was formed in 1912. Mid Rhondda were one of the earlier South Wales teams to form, as competition from rugby union within the Rhondda Valleys was very strong...
  
  
• 1921 - Aberdare
  Aberdare Athletic F.C.
  Aberdare Athletic Football Club were a Welsh football club founded in 1893 and based in Aberdare. They joined the Football League in 1921 but were replaced by Torquay United after failing to be re-elected in 1927.-History:...
  
  
• 1922 - Porth
• 1923 - Cardiff City Reserves
  Cardiff City F.C.
  Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
  
  
• 1924 - Pontypridd
  Pontypridd Town A.F.C.
  Pontypridd Town AFC is a Welsh football club, based in the town of Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan. The club was formed in 1992 after merging with another team, Ynysybwl...
  
  
• 1925 - Swansea Town Reserves
  Swansea City A.F.C.
  Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
  
  
• 1926 - Swansea Town Reserves
  Swansea City A.F.C.
  Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
  
  
• 1927 - Barry Reserves
  Barry Town F.C.
  Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s, but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated...
  
  
• 1928 - Newport County Reserves
  Newport County A.F.C.
  Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
  
  
• 1929 - Cardiff City Reserves
  Cardiff City F.C.
  Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
  
  
• 1930 - Llanelly
  Llanelli A.F.C.
  Llanelli Association Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club that plays in the Welsh Premier League for the 2010–11 season. The team has been based at Stebonheath Park since 1920, and as of 2009 is managed by Andy Legg....
  
  
• 1931 - Merthyr Town Reserves
  Merthyr Town F.C.
  Merthyr Town Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club based in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. For the 2011–2012 season the club will be playing in the Western Football League Premier Division at Penydarren Park in Merthyr....
  
  
• 1932 - Lovell's Athletic
• 1933 - Llanelli
  Llanelli A.F.C.
  Llanelli Association Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club that plays in the Welsh Premier League for the 2010–11 season. The team has been based at Stebonheath Park since 1920, and as of 2009 is managed by Andy Legg....
  
  
• 1934 - Swansea Town Reserves
  Swansea City A.F.C.
  Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
  
  
• 1935 - Swansea Town Reserves
  Swansea City A.F.C.
  Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
  
  
• 1936 - Swansea Town Reserves
  Swansea City A.F.C.
  Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
  
  
• 1937 - Newport County Reserves
  Newport County A.F.C.
  Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
  
  
• 1938 - Lovell's Athletic
• 1939 - Lovell's Athletic
• 1946 - Lovell's Athletic
• 1947 - Lovell's Athletic
• 1948 - Lovell's Athletic
• 1949 - Merthyr Town Reserves
  Merthyr Town F.C.
  Merthyr Town Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club based in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. For the 2011–2012 season the club will be playing in the Western Football League Premier Division at Penydarren Park in Merthyr....
  
  
• 1950 - Merthyr Tydfil Reserves
  Merthyr Tydfil F.C.
  Merthyr Tydfil Football Club was a Welsh football club based at the Penydarren Park ground in Merthyr Tydfil. In 2010 the club was liquidated and reformed under the name Merthyr Town, which was accepted into Division One of the Western League.-History:...
  
  
• 1951 - Swansea Town Reserves
  Swansea City A.F.C.
  Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
  
  
• 1952 - Merthyr Tydfil Reserves
  Merthyr Tydfil F.C.
  Merthyr Tydfil Football Club was a Welsh football club based at the Penydarren Park ground in Merthyr Tydfil. In 2010 the club was liquidated and reformed under the name Merthyr Town, which was accepted into Division One of the Western League.-History:...
  
  
• 1953 - Ebbw Vale & Cwm
  Ebbw Vale F.C.
  Ebbw Vale Football Club were a football team from Ebbw Vale, South Wales.Ebbw Vale played in the first season of the League of Wales in 1992-93. The club then finished 11th before finishing 3rd in two successive seasons to 1997-98. During the years when they finished 3rd the Giles brothers, Paul...
  
  
• 1954 - Pembroke Borough
• 1955 - Newport County Reserves
  Newport County A.F.C.
  Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
  
  
• 1956 - Pembroke Borough
• 1957 - Haverfordwest County
• 1958 - Ton Pentre
  Ton Pentre F.C.
  Ton Pentre Football Club is a football team based in Ton Pentre, Wales, which plays in the Welsh Football League Division Two.Nicknamed the "Rhondda Bulldogs", the team plays at Ynys Park, Ton Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taff, which once accommodated 2700 seated spectators...
  
  
• 1959 - Abergavenny Thursdays
  Abergavenny Thursdays F.C.
  Abergavenny Thursdays Football Club is a Welsh football team, a founder member of the League of Wales, but now playing in the Gwent County League Division 3....
  
  
• 1960 - Abergavenny Thursdays
  Abergavenny Thursdays F.C.
  Abergavenny Thursdays Football Club is a Welsh football team, a founder member of the League of Wales, but now playing in the Gwent County League Division 3....
  
  
• 1961 - Ton Pentre
  Ton Pentre F.C.
  Ton Pentre Football Club is a football team based in Ton Pentre, Wales, which plays in the Welsh Football League Division Two.Nicknamed the "Rhondda Bulldogs", the team plays at Ynys Park, Ton Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taff, which once accommodated 2700 seated spectators...
  
  
• 1962 - Swansea Town Reserves
  Swansea City A.F.C.
  Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
  
  
• 1963 - Swansea Town Reserves
  Swansea City A.F.C.
  Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
  
  
• 1964 - Swansea Town Reserves
  Swansea City A.F.C.
  Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
  
  
• 1965 - Swansea Town Reserves
  Swansea City A.F.C.
  Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
  
  
• 1966 - Lovell's Athletic
• 1967 - Cardiff City Reserves
  Cardiff City F.C.
  Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
  
  
• 1968 - Cardiff City Reserves
  Cardiff City F.C.
  Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
  
  
• 1969 - Bridgend Town
  Bridgend Town F.C.
  Bridgend Town F.C. is a Welsh football club that currently play in the Welsh Football League First Division. They are based in Bridgend in south Wales. Historically, their local rivals were Maesteg Park who disbanded in 2009...
  
  
• 1970 - Cardiff City Reserves
  Cardiff City F.C.
  Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
  
  
• 1971 - Llanelli
  Llanelli A.F.C.
  Llanelli Association Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club that plays in the Welsh Premier League for the 2010–11 season. The team has been based at Stebonheath Park since 1920, and as of 2009 is managed by Andy Legg....
  
  
• 1972 - Cardiff City Reserves
  Cardiff City F.C.
  Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
  
  
• 1973 - Bridgend Town
  Bridgend Town F.C.
  Bridgend Town F.C. is a Welsh football club that currently play in the Welsh Football League First Division. They are based in Bridgend in south Wales. Historically, their local rivals were Maesteg Park who disbanded in 2009...
  
  
• 1974 - Ton Pentre
  Ton Pentre F.C.
  Ton Pentre Football Club is a football team based in Ton Pentre, Wales, which plays in the Welsh Football League Division Two.Nicknamed the "Rhondda Bulldogs", the team plays at Ynys Park, Ton Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taff, which once accommodated 2700 seated spectators...
  
  
• 1975 - Newport County Reserves
  Newport County A.F.C.
  Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
  
  
• 1976 - Swansea City Reserves
  Swansea City A.F.C.
  Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
  
  
• 1977 - Llanelli
  Llanelli A.F.C.
  Llanelli Association Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club that plays in the Welsh Premier League for the 2010–11 season. The team has been based at Stebonheath Park since 1920, and as of 2009 is managed by Andy Legg....
  
  
• 1978 - Llanelli
  Llanelli A.F.C.
  Llanelli Association Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club that plays in the Welsh Premier League for the 2010–11 season. The team has been based at Stebonheath Park since 1920, and as of 2009 is managed by Andy Legg....
  
  
• 1979 - Pontllanfraith
• 1980 - Newport County Reserves
  Newport County A.F.C.
  Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
  
  
• 1981 - Haverfordwest County
• 1982 - Ton Pentre
  Ton Pentre F.C.
  Ton Pentre Football Club is a football team based in Ton Pentre, Wales, which plays in the Welsh Football League Division Two.Nicknamed the "Rhondda Bulldogs", the team plays at Ynys Park, Ton Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taff, which once accommodated 2700 seated spectators...
  
  
• 1983 - Barry Town
  Barry Town F.C.
  Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s, but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated...
  
  
• 1984 - Barry Town
  Barry Town F.C.
  Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s, but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated...
  
  
• 1985 - Barry Town
  Barry Town F.C.
  Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s, but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated...
  
  
• 1986 - Barry Town
  Barry Town F.C.
  Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s, but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated...
  
  
• 1987 - Barry Town
  Barry Town F.C.
  Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s, but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated...
  
  
• 1988 - Ebbw Vale
  Ebbw Vale F.C.
  Ebbw Vale Football Club were a football team from Ebbw Vale, South Wales.Ebbw Vale played in the first season of the League of Wales in 1992-93. The club then finished 11th before finishing 3rd in two successive seasons to 1997-98. During the years when they finished 3rd the Giles brothers, Paul...
  
  
• 1989 - Barry Town
  Barry Town F.C.
  Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s, but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated...
  
  
• 1990 - Haverfordwest County
• 1991 - Abergavenny Thursdays
  Abergavenny Thursdays F.C.
  Abergavenny Thursdays Football Club is a Welsh football team, a founder member of the League of Wales, but now playing in the Gwent County League Division 3....
  
  
• 1992 - Abergavenny Thursdays
  Abergavenny Thursdays F.C.
  Abergavenny Thursdays Football Club is a Welsh football team, a founder member of the League of Wales, but now playing in the Gwent County League Division 3....
  
  

Welsh Football League as Step 2 of the pyramid

• 1993 - Ton Pentre
  Ton Pentre F.C.
  Ton Pentre Football Club is a football team based in Ton Pentre, Wales, which plays in the Welsh Football League Division Two.Nicknamed the "Rhondda Bulldogs", the team plays at Ynys Park, Ton Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taff, which once accommodated 2700 seated spectators...
  
  
• 1994 - Barry Town
  Barry Town F.C.
  Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s, but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated...
  
  
• 1995 - Briton Ferry Athletic
  Briton Ferry Athletic F.C.
  Briton Ferry Athletic F.C. was a football club from Briton Ferry in Wales, playing their home games at Old Road. They last played in Welsh League Division Three...
  
  
• 1996 - Carmarthen Town
  Carmarthen Town F.C.
  Carmarthen Town Association Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club based in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, who play in the Welsh Premier League...
  
  
• 1997 - Haverfordwest County
• 1998 - Ton Pentre
  Ton Pentre F.C.
  Ton Pentre Football Club is a football team based in Ton Pentre, Wales, which plays in the Welsh Football League Division Two.Nicknamed the "Rhondda Bulldogs", the team plays at Ynys Park, Ton Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taff, which once accommodated 2700 seated spectators...
  
  
• 1999 - Ton Pentre
  Ton Pentre F.C.
  Ton Pentre Football Club is a football team based in Ton Pentre, Wales, which plays in the Welsh Football League Division Two.Nicknamed the "Rhondda Bulldogs", the team plays at Ynys Park, Ton Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taff, which once accommodated 2700 seated spectators...
  
  
• 2000 - Ton Pentre
  Ton Pentre F.C.
  Ton Pentre Football Club is a football team based in Ton Pentre, Wales, which plays in the Welsh Football League Division Two.Nicknamed the "Rhondda Bulldogs", the team plays at Ynys Park, Ton Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taff, which once accommodated 2700 seated spectators...
  
  
• 2001 - Ton Pentre
  Ton Pentre F.C.
  Ton Pentre Football Club is a football team based in Ton Pentre, Wales, which plays in the Welsh Football League Division Two.Nicknamed the "Rhondda Bulldogs", the team plays at Ynys Park, Ton Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taff, which once accommodated 2700 seated spectators...
  
  
• 2002 - Ton Pentre
  Ton Pentre F.C.
  Ton Pentre Football Club is a football team based in Ton Pentre, Wales, which plays in the Welsh Football League Division Two.Nicknamed the "Rhondda Bulldogs", the team plays at Ynys Park, Ton Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taff, which once accommodated 2700 seated spectators...
  
  
• 2003 - Bettws
  Bettws F.C.
  Bettws F.C. is a football club based in Bettws, near Bridgend, Wales. The team play in the Welsh Football League. Their ground is located in the north-east of the village, east of Heol Glannant and north of Heol Richard Price.-History:...
  
  
• 2004 - Llanelli
  Llanelli A.F.C.
  Llanelli Association Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club that plays in the Welsh Premier League for the 2010–11 season. The team has been based at Stebonheath Park since 1920, and as of 2009 is managed by Andy Legg....
  
  
• 2005 - Ton Pentre
  Ton Pentre F.C.
  Ton Pentre Football Club is a football team based in Ton Pentre, Wales, which plays in the Welsh Football League Division Two.Nicknamed the "Rhondda Bulldogs", the team plays at Ynys Park, Ton Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taff, which once accommodated 2700 seated spectators...
  
  
• 2006 - Goytre United
  Goytre United F.C.
  Goytre United F.C. is a Welsh football club based in Goytre, near Port Talbot. They play in the Welsh Football League, part of the second tier of Welsh football...
  
  
• 2007 - Neath Athletic
• 2008 - Goytre United
  Goytre United F.C.
  Goytre United F.C. is a Welsh football club based in Goytre, near Port Talbot. They play in the Welsh Football League, part of the second tier of Welsh football...
  
  
• 2009 - Aberaman Athletic
  Aberaman Athletic F.C.
  Aberaman Athletic Football Club is a Welsh football club that currently play in the Welsh Football League Division One. Their ground is situated on Cardiff Road, Aberdare, between the suburb of Aberaman and the village of Abercwmboi....
  
  
• 2010 - Goytre United
  Goytre United F.C.
  Goytre United F.C. is a Welsh football club based in Goytre, near Port Talbot. They play in the Welsh Football League, part of the second tier of Welsh football...
  
  
• 2011 - Bryntirion Athletic
  Bryntirion Athletic F.C.
  Bryntirion Athletic F.C. are a Welsh football team from the Bridgend suburb of Bryntirion. Their local rivals are Bridgend Town F.C...
  
  

Record League Champions

Times won	Clubs
12	Swansea City/Town Reserves
11	Ton Pentre
7	Barry Town, Llanelli, Lovell's Athletic
6	Cardiff City Reserves
5	Merthyr Town/Tydfil Reserves, Newport County Reserves
4	Aberdare, Abergavenny Thursdays, Haverfordwest County
3	Goytre United
2	Bridgend Town, Pembroke Borough, Ton Pentre (no affiliation to current Ton club founded in 1935)
1	Aberaman Athletic, Barry Reserves, Bettws, Briton Ferry, Bryntirion Athletic, Carmarthen Town, Cwmaman, Ebbw Vale, Ebbw Vale & Cwm, Mid Rhondda, Neath Athletic, Pontllanfraith, Pontypridd, Porth, Rogerstone, Treharris

See also

• Football in Wales
  Football in Wales
  Association football in Wales is governed by the Football Association of Wales , which was established in 1876. The FAW oversees the Wales national football team and the Welsh football league system....
  
  
• Welsh football league system
  Welsh football league system
  The Welsh football league system is a series of football leagues with regular promotion and relegation between them.-Structure of Welsh football:...
  
  
• Welsh Cup
  Welsh Cup
  The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales.The Football Association of Wales is the organising body of this competition, which has been run every year since its inception in 1877-78...
  
  
• Welsh League Cup
  Welsh League Cup
  The Welsh League Cup is a cup competition in Welsh football organised by the Welsh Premier League...
  
  
• FAW Premier Cup
  FAW Premier Cup
  The FAW Premier Cup is a defunct Welsh football cup competition, organised annually by the Football Association of Wales from 1997 to 2008...
  
  
• List of football clubs in Wales
• List of stadiums in Wales by capacity