Newport and District Football League
This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2014) |
Founded | 1901 |
---|---|
Country | Wales |
Number of teams | 38 |
Level on pyramid | 7–10 |
Promotion to | Gwent County League |
Domestic cup(s) | Senior Challenge Bowl Junior Challenge Cup Sunday Challenge Cup Challenge Plate |
Current champions | Riverside Rovers (2019–20) |
Website | Newport AFL |
The Newport and District Football League (currently billed as The Monmouthshire Building Society Newport and District Football League for sponsorship reasons) is a football league covering the city of Newport and surrounding areas in South Wales. The headquarters are located at Newport Civic Centre.
Area[]
The League's area consists of the city of Newport and the surrounding part of the historic county of Monmouthshire as far west as the county boundary at Bedwas, as far north-west as Abercarn and Wattsville, as far north-east as Sebastopol Bridge, and as far east as Llanwern, and Nash.
Member clubs 2021–22 and divisions[]
The league is composed of four divisions plus a Sunday division. The top-level consists of a premier division split into "Premier X" and "Premier Y" (for reserve teams), and two feeder divisions numbered 1 and 2.
Premier 'X'[]
- Alway
- Cromwell
- Llanyrafon AFC
- Marshfield
- Mill Street Dynamo
- Newport City development
- Newport Sparta
- Pontnewydd United
- River Usk
Premier 'Y'[]
- AC Pontymister reserves
- Albion Rovers reserves
- Caerleon reserves
- Cwmbran Celtic third team
- Lliswerry reserves
- Lucas Cwmbran reserves
- Newport Corinthians reserves
- Newport Saints reserves
- Pill YMCA reserves
- Rogerstone reserves
Division One[]
- Caerleon reserves
- Coed Eva Athletic reserves
- Lliswerry third team
- Machen reserves
- Newport Civil Service reserves
- Newport Corinthians third team
- Newport Eagles reserves
- Newport Saints third team
- Pill YMCA third team
Division Two[]
- AC Pontymister third team
- Croesyceiliog Athletic
- Cwncarn Athletic
- Greenmeadow
- Mill Street Dynamo
- Newport Eagles
- Pontnewydd United reserves
- Rogerstone third team
Promotion and relegation[]
The Premier X division champions (or runners-up if the champions do not meet ground criteria) are promoted to the Gwent County League. Promotion and relegation also applies to the two bottom clubs of Division 1 and the two top clubs of Division 2. Promotion to the Premier division from Division 1 and relegation from the Premier division is at the discretion of the league's Executive Committee. Clubs requesting places in the Premier Division will be interviewed by the Executive Committee.
Champions (Premier 'X' Division)[]
This list is incomplete; you can help by . (August 2019) |
- 1950–51: – Catholic Young Men's Society[1]
- 2004-05:-
Pioneer Fc
- 2005-06:-
Pioneer Fc
- 2006-07:-
Pioneer Fc
- 2007-08:-
Llanwern RTB
- 2008-09:-
Llanwern RTB
- 2009–10: – Marshfield[2]
- 2010–11: –
- 2011–12: –
- 2012–13: – Pontnewydd United[3]
- 2013–14: –
- 2014–15: – Villa Dino Christchurch
- 2015–16: –
- 2016–17: –
- 2017–18: – Cromwell Youth
- 2018–19: – Whiteheads Rhisga[4]
- 2019-20: – Riverside Rovers
References[]
- ^ http://cwmbranceltic.com/images/uploads/programme/2017.02.18%20Penypont.pdf
- ^ https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/8149110.monmouthshire-building-society-newport-and-district-league/
- ^ http://fchd.info/lghist/2012-13_Part_5.pdf
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2019-08-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- Sport in Newport, Wales
- Football leagues in Wales
- Welsh football competition stubs