CWFA Challenge Cup

CWFA Challenge Cup

Founded	1969
Region	Wales
Current champions	Guilsfield
Most successful club(s)	Aberystwyth Town (8 wins)
2024–25

The Central Wales Challenge Cup is a football knockout tournament involving teams from in North Wales who play in leagues administered and associated with the Central Wales Football Association.

Previous winners

Information sourced from Welsh Football Statistician. ^[1]

1960s

• 1969–70: – Welshpool Town

1970s

• 1970–71: – Welshpool Town
• 1971–72: – Knighton Town
• 1972–73: – Barmouth & Dyffryn United
• 1973–74: – Welshpool Town
• 1974–75: – Newtown
• 1975–76: – Aberystwyth Town
• 1976–77: – Welshpool Town
• 1977–78: – Caersws
• 1978–79: – Presteigne St. Andrews
• 1979–80: – Welshpool Town

1980s

• 1980–81: – Newtown
• 1981–82: – Aberystwyth Town
• 1982–83: – Aberystwyth Town
• 1983–84: – Llanidloes Town
• 1984–85: – Aberystwyth Town
• 1985–86: – Presteigne St. Andrews
• 1986–87: – Aberystwyth Town
• 1989–88: – Aberystwyth Town
• 1988–89: – Caersws
• 1989–90: – Welshpool Town

1990s

• 1990–91: – Caersws
• 1991–92: – Caersws
• 1992–93: – Newtown
• 1993–94: – Welshpool Town
• 1994–95: – Machynlleth ^{[2] [3]}
• 1995–96: – Penrhyncoch
• 1996–97: – Rhayader Town
• 1999–98: – Aberystwyth Town
• 1998–99: – Welshpool Town
• 1999–2000: – Welshpool Town

2000s

• 2000–01: – Competition abandoned due to foot and mouth outbreak in Mid Wales
• 2001–02: – Welshpool Town
• 2002–03: – Penrhyncoch
• 2003–04: – Aberystwyth Town reserves
• 2004–05: – Presteigne St. Andrews
• 2005–06: – Guilsfield
• 2006–07: – Llanfyllin Town
• 2007–08: – Aberystwyth Town reserves
• 2008–09: – Newtown reserves
• 2009–10: – Waterloo Rovers

2010s

• 2010–11: – Caersws
• 2011–12: – Penrhyncoch
• 2012–13: – Guilsfield
• 2013–14: – Llanfair United
• 2014–15: – Caersws
• 2015–16: – Carno
• 2016–17: – Aberaeron
• 2017–18: – Caersws ^{[4] [5]}
• 2018–19: – Berriew
• 2019–20: – Competition abandoned due to Coronavirus pandemic

2020s

• 2020–21: – No competition - Covid-19 pandemic
• 2021–22: – Llanidloes Town ^[6]
• 2022–23: – Guilsfield ^[7]
• 2023–24: – Guilsfield ^[8]
• 2024–25: – Guilsfield ^[9]

References

1. "Mid Wales League". Welsh Football Statistician. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
2. https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/4425172.stm ^{[ bare URL ]}
3. https://x.com/CentralWalesFA/status/1916056158952976491 ^{[ bare URL ]}
4. Grosvenor, Gavin (18 May 2018). "Davies at the double as Bluebirds raise aloft the Central Wales Cup". Powys County Times. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
5. "Holders bow out of Central Wales Cup". Cambrian News. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
6. Grosvenor, Gavin (21 May 2022). "Final glory for Llanidloes Town as Bird double sinks Brecon Corries". Powys County Times. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
7. Halliday, Dylan (6 May 2023). "Guilsfield beat Caersws to lift the Central Wales Challenge Cup". Cambrian News. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
8. Halliday, Dylan (26 April 2024). "Guilsfield hold their nerve in penalty shootout to beat Caersws in Senior Cup final". Cambrian News. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
9. Halliday, Dylan (29 April 2025). "Guilsfield lift Central Wales Cup again after late comeback". Cambrian News. Retrieved 7 May 2025.