Central Wales Football League

Central Wales Football League
Founded	1900
Country	Wales
Divisions	2
Number of teams	33
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	Ardal Leagues
Relegation to	Aberystwyth League; Ceredigion League; Montgomeryshire Football League
Domestic cup(s)	Welsh Cup; FAW Trophy
Current champions	Northern: Kerry; Southern: Penparcau ; (2023—24)
Most championships	Caersws/ Caersws reserves; (9 titles since 1950)
Website	Mid Wales Football League

The Central Wales Football League (formerly the Mid Wales Football League) is a football league in Wales at tier four of the Welsh Football pyramid, run by the Central Wales Football Association. The league consists of two regionally based divisions - a Northern Division and a Southern Division. The league offers a promotion route to the Football Association of Wales administered tier three Ardal Leagues. Relegation is possible to the relevant tier five level leagues in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion and Montgomeryshire.

History

Until the end of the 2019–20 season the league sat at tier three and tier four of the pyramid, with the tier three Division One offering promotion to the Cymru North.

Changes from the 2020–21 season

For the 2020–21 season, the league existed at tier four of the Welsh football league system and was called the Mid Wales League, with an east and a west division. The east division was 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 was known as the Mid Wales League West. The geographical area of the west division was 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]

Changes from the 2022–23 season

The Mid Wales Central League will from this season onwards be divided between north and south in a bid to increase membership after the inaugural western league ran with only seven clubs for the 2021–22 season, and was renamed the Central Wales Football League.

Member clubs for 2024–25 season

Northern Division

Southern Division

Division One champions

Information sourced from the Welsh Football Statistician^[2] unless otherwise specified.

1900s

1900-01: – Llandrindod Wells^[3]
1901-02: – Knighton Town^[4]
1902-03: – Knighton Town^[4]
1903-04: – Knighton Town^[4]
1904-05: –
1905-06: –
1906-07: –
1907-08: –
1908-09: – Llandrindod
1909-10: –

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: Brecon Corries
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
1979-80: – 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^[5]
2012-13: – Llanidloes Town^[6]
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^[7]

2020s

2020-21:
- East Division: – Season cancelled
- West Division: – Season cancelled
2021-22:
- East Division: – Brecon Corries^[8]
- West Division: – Tywyn Bryncrug^[9]
2022-23:
- Northern Division: – Kerry
- Southern Division: – Radnor Valley
2023-24:
- Northern Division: – Kerry
- Southern Division: – Penparcau

Number of titles since 1950

Caersws/ reserves – 9
Newtown/ reserves – 7
Welshpool – 7
55th Royal Artillery Tonfannau – 6
Aberystwyth Town reserves – 6
Llanidloes Town – 6
Kerry – 4
Knighton Town – 4
Llandrindod Wells – 3
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant – 3
Machynlleth – 3
Penrhyncoch – 3
Brecon Corries – 2
Kington Town – 2
Llanfair United – 2
Penparcau – 2
Rhayader Town – 2
Barmouth & Dyffryn United – 1
Berriew – 1
Carno– 1
Morda United – 1
Presteigne St Andrews – 1
Radnor Valley – 1
Tywyn Bryncrug – 1

References

^ "The new CWFA league structure for 2020-21".
^ "Mid Wales League".
^ Townsend, Stuart (28 August 2021). "The story of Knighton Town – Radnorshire's resilient Robins". Powys County Times. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Club Information". Knighton Town F.C. Archived from the original on 2018-09-02. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^ "2011-12 tables, part 5" (PDF). Football Club History Database. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^ "2012-13 tables, part 5" (PDF). Football Club History Database. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^ Jones, Jordan (19 May 2020). "Mid Wales League: Llanidloes and Penparcau are champions of Mid Wales". Clwb Pel Droed. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
^ Grosvenor, Gavin (14 May 2022). "Brecon Corries and Meifod celebrate league titles in style". Powys County Times. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
^ Grosvenor, Gavin (12 May 2022). "Title glory for Tywyn Bryncrug seals title play-off date". Powys County Times. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

External links

Results from every season

[1] "The new CWFA league structure for 2020-21".

[2] "Mid Wales League".

[3] Townsend, Stuart (28 August 2021). "The story of Knighton Town – Radnorshire's resilient Robins". Powys County Times. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

[knighton-4] "Club Information". Knighton Town F.C. Archived from the original on 2018-09-02. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

[5] "2011-12 tables, part 5" (PDF). Football Club History Database. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

[6] "2012-13 tables, part 5" (PDF). Football Club History Database. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

[7] Jones, Jordan (19 May 2020). "Mid Wales League: Llanidloes and Penparcau are champions of Mid Wales". Clwb Pel Droed. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

[8] Grosvenor, Gavin (14 May 2022). "Brecon Corries and Meifod celebrate league titles in style". Powys County Times. Retrieved 17 May 2022.

[9] Grosvenor, Gavin (12 May 2022). "Title glory for Tywyn Bryncrug seals title play-off date". Powys County Times. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

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