Mid Wales Football League
Founded | 1900 |
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Country | Wales |
Divisions | 2 |
Number of teams | 22 |
Level on pyramid | 4 |
Promotion to | Ardal Leagues |
Relegation to | Aberystwyth League Ceredigion League Mid Wales South League Powys League |
Domestic cup(s) | Welsh Cup FAW Trophy |
Current champions | Llanidloes Town (2019—20) |
Most championships | Caersws reserves (9 titles since 1950) |
Website | Mid Wales Football League |
The Mid Wales Football League is a football league in Wales at tier 4 of the Welsh Football pyramid, run by the Central Wales Football Association. The league consists of two regionally based divisions - an East Division and an West Division. The league offers a promotion route to the Football Association of Wales administered Tier 3 Ardal Leagues. Relegation is possible to the relevant tier 5 level leagues in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Mid Wales South and Powys.
History[]
Until the end of the 2019–20 season the league sat at tier 3 and tier 4 of the pyramid, with the tier 3 Division One offering promotion to the Cymru North.
Changes from the 2020–21 season[]
For the 2020–21 season, the league will exist at tier 4 of the Welsh football league system and be called the Mid Wales League, with an east and a west division. The east division shall be known as the Mid Wales League East. The geographical area of the east division shall be a combination of those parts of the area presently served by the Montgomeryshire League and the Mid Wales South League. The west division shall be known as the Mid Wales League West. The geographical area of the west division shall be a combination of those parts of the area presently served by the Aberystwyth League and the Ceredigion League. Each division shall have no more than 16 clubs.[1]
Member clubs for 2021–22 season[]
East Division[]
The following clubs are competing in the league during the 2021-22 season.
West Division[]
Division One champions[]
Information sourced from the Welsh Football Statistician[2] unless otherwise specified.
1890s[]
1900s[]
1910s[]
- 1910-11: –
- 1911-12: –
- 1912-13: –
- 1913-14: –
- 1914-15: – League suspended - First World War
- 1915-16: – League suspended - First World War
- 1916-17: – League suspended - First World War
- 1917-18: – League suspended - First World War
- 1918-19: – League suspended - First World War
- 1919-20: – Builth
1920s[]
- 1920-21: – Talgarth
- 1921-22: –
- 1922-23: – Rhayader & Llandrindod Wells (shared)
- 1923-24: – Howey & Llanfaes (shared)
- 1924-25: – Rhayader
- 1925-26: – Aberystwyth Town
- 1926-27: – Aberystwyth Town
- 1927-28: – Aberystwyth Town
- 1928-29: – Llandrindod Town
- 1929-30: – Aberystwyth Town
1930s[]
- 1930-31:
- North: Llanidloes
- South: Llanidloes
- 1931-32: – Llanidloes Town
- 1932-33: – Aberystwyth Town
- 1933-34: – Llanidloes Town
- 1934-35: – Shrewsbury Town reserves
- 1935-36: – Shrewsbury Town reserves
- 1936-37: – Aberdovey
- 1937-38: – Season collapsed
- 1938-39:
- North: Llanidloes
- South: Llanidloes
- 1939-40: – League suspended - Second World War
1940s[]
- 1940-41: – League suspended - Second World War
- 1941-42: – League suspended - Second World War
- 1942-43: – League suspended - Second World War
- 1943-44: – League suspended - Second World War
- 1944-45: – League suspended - Second World War
- 1945-46:
- Northern: Newtown Military
- Southern: Builth
- 1946-47: – Llanidloes Town
- 1947-48:
- Northern: Llanfyllin Town
- Southern:
- 1948-49:
- Northern: Aberystwyth Town
- Southern:
- 1949-50:
- Northern: Aberystwyth Town
- Southern:
1950s[]
- 1950-51: – Llanidloes Town
- 1951-52: – 55th Royal Artillery Tonfannau
- 1952-53: – 55th Royal Artillery Tonfannau
- 1953-54: – 55th Royal Artillery Tonfannau
- 1954-55: – Kington Town
- 1955-56: – 55th Royal Artillery Tonfannau
- 1956-57: – 55th Royal Artillery Tonfannau
- 1957-58: – 55th Royal Artillery Tonfannau
- 1958-59: – Aberystwyth Town reserves
- 1959-60: – Caersws
1960s[]
- 1960-61: – Caersws
- 1961-62: – Llandrindod Wells
- 1962-63: – Caersws
- 1963-64: – Kington Town
- 1964-65: – Berriew
- 1965-66: – Kington Town
- 1966-67: – Llandrindod Wells
- 1967-68: – Welshpool
- 1968-69: – Welshpool
- 1969-70: – Barmouth & Dyffryn United
1970s[]
- 1970-71: – Welshpool
- 1971-72: – Llanidloes Town
- 1972-73: – Welshpool
- 1973-74: – Llanidloes Town
- 1974-75: – Welshpool
- 1975-76: – Newtown
- 1976-77: – Welshpool
- 1977-78: – Caersws
- 1978-79: – Newtown
- 1979-70: – Welshpool
1980s[]
- 1980-81: – Llanidloes Town
- 1981-82: – Newtown
- 1982-83: – Caersws
- 1983-84: – Aberystwyth Town
- 1984-85: – Aberystwyth Town
- 1985-86: – Caersws
- 1986-87: – Newtown
- 1987-88: – Newtown
- 1988-89: – Caersws
- 1989-90: – Caersws
1990s[]
- 1990-91: – Morda United
- 1991-92: – Knighton Town
- 1992-93: – Machynlleth
- 1993-94: – Machynlleth
- 1994-95: – Machynlleth
- 1995-96: – Newtown reserves
- 1996-97: – Caersws reserves
- 1997-98: – Kerry
- 1998-99: – Kerry
- 1999-2000: – Carno
2000s[]
- 2000-01: – Season abandoned after outbreak of Foot and mouth disease
- 2001-02: – Penrhyncoch
- 2002-03: – Penrhyncoch
- 2003-04: – Aberystwyth Town reserves
- 2004-05: – Aberystwyth Town reserves
- 2005-06: – Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
- 2006-07: – Presteigne St Andrews
- 2007-08: – Aberystwyth Town reserves
- 2008-09: – Newtown reserves
- 2009-10: – Penparcau
2010s[]
- 2010-11: – Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
- 2011-12: – Rhayader Town
- 2012-13: – Llanidloes Town
- 2013-14: – Llandrindod Wells
- 2014-15: – Llanfair United
- 2015-16: – Penrhyncoch
- 2016-17: – Rhayader Town
- 2017-18: – Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
- 2018-19: – Llanfair United
- 2019-20: – Llanidloes Town[6]
2020s[]
- 2020-21:
- East Division: – Season cancelled
- West Division: – Season cancelled
- 2021-22:
- East Division: –
- West Division: –
Number of titles since 1950[]
- Caersws/ reserves – 9 titles
- Newtown/ reserves – 7 titles
- Welshpool – 7 titles
- 55th Royal Artillery Tonfannau – 6 titles
- Aberystwyth Town reserves – 6 titles
- Llanidloes Town – 6 titles
- Knighton Town – 4 titles
- Llandrindod Wells – 3 titles
- Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant – 3 titles
- Machynlleth – 3 titles
- Penrhyncoch – 3 titles
- Kerry – 2 titles
- Kington Town – 2 titles
- Llanfair United – 2 titles
- Rhayader Town – 2 titles
- Barmouth & Dyffryn United – 1 title
- Berriew – 1 title
- Carno– 1 title
- Morda United – 1 title
- Penparcau– 1 title
- Presteigne St Andrews – 1 title
See also[]
- Football in Wales
- Welsh football league system
- Welsh Cup
- Welsh League Cup
- FAW Premier Cup
- List of football clubs in Wales
- List of stadiums in Wales by capacity
References[]
- ^ "The new CWFA league structure for 2020-21".
- ^ "Mid Wales League".
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20141218204834/http://knightontownfc.co.uk/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20141218204834/http://knightontownfc.co.uk/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20141218204834/http://knightontownfc.co.uk/
- ^ Jones, Jordan (19 May 2020). "Mid Wales League: Llanidloes and Penparcau are champions of Mid Wales". Clwb Pel Droed. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
External links[]
- Mid Wales Football League
- Fourth level football leagues in Europe
- Sports leagues established in 1900
- 1900 establishments in Wales