Carmarthenshire League

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Carmarthenshire League
CountryFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Number of clubs34
Level on pyramid 5–7
Promotion to West Wales Premier League
Domestic cup(s) Carmarthenshire Senior Cup
Current championsPontlliw
(2024–25)
Most championships Trostre Sports (14 titles)

The Carmarthenshire League (currently the LTC Mobility Carmarthenshire Association Football League) is a football league in Carmarthenshire, West Wales, sitting at the fifth, sixth and seventh levels of the Welsh football league system. The Carmarthenshire League is run by the West Wales Football Association.

Contents

Teams promoted from the Premier Division may enter the West Wales Premier League if standards and facilities fall into line with the regulations of the Welsh Football League.

History

The league has its origins in the Llanelly & District League. In 1931 the league renamed to the Llanelly & Carmarthenshire League, [1] and a year later it adopted its current name.

Former league clubs who have played in higher level leagues

Welsh Football League

The following teams from the league went on to play in the Welsh Football League:

West Wales Premier League

Member clubs for 2025–26 season

The following clubs were members of the league.

Premier Division

Division One

Division Two

League Champions

Since the league began the following clubs have been the senior champions of the league: [2]

1920s

1930s

  • 1930–31:
  • 1931–32:
  • 1932–33: Morfa United
  • 1933–34: Halfway United
  • 1934–35: Gorsddu Rangers
  • 1935–36: Dafen Welfare
  • 1936–37: Gorsddu Rangers
  • 1937–38: Bwlch Rangers
  • 1938–39: Cathan Stars
  • 1939–40: No competition

1940s

  • 1940–41: No competition
  • 1941–42: No competition
  • 1942–43: Loughor Rovers
  • 1943–44: No competition
  • 1944–45: No competition
  • 1945–46: Pontyates
  • 1946–47: Dafen Welfare
  • 1947–48: Dafen Welfare
  • 1948–49: Ponthenry
  • 1949–50: Bwlch Rangers

1950s

1960s

  • 1960–61: Llanelli A
  • 1961–62: Llanelli A
  • 1962–63: Llanelli Steel
  • 1963–64: Ammanford United
  • 1964–65: Llanelli Steel
  • 1965–66: Llanelli Steel
  • 1966–67: Pengelli United
  • 1967–68: Llanelli Steel
  • 1968–69: Llanelli Steel
  • 1969–70: Llanelli Steel

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

  • 2020–21: Season void
  • 2021–22: Trostre Sports
  • 2022–23: Pontlliw
  • 2023–24: Seaside (promoted to WWPL)
  • 2024–25: Pontlliw

Number of titles by winning clubs since 1930s

  • Trostre Sports – 14 titles
  • Llanelli Steel – 12 titles (including 1 shared)
  • Seaside – 12 tiles
  • Gorseinon Athletic – 9 titles
  • Bwlch Rangers – 8 titles (including 1 shared)
  • Dafen Welfare – 6 titles (plus 1 in the 1920s)
  • Llanelli A – 4 titles
  • Garden Suburbs – 3 titles
  • Ammanford United – 2 titles
  • Gorsddu Rangers – 2 titles
  • Pengelli United – 2 titles
  • Pontlliw – 2 titles
  • Trallwm – 2 titles
  • Ammanford Athletic – 1 title
  • Babcock & Wilcox – 1 title
  • Camford Sports – 1 title
  • Cathan Stars – 1 title
  • Evans & Williams – 1 title
  • Halfway United – 1 title
  • Loughor Rovers – 1 title
  • Morfa United – 1 title
  • Penyfan United – 1 title
  • Ponthenry – 1 title
  • Pontyates – 1 title

Cup competitions

A number of annual competitions are competed for:

See also

References

  1. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3313435728787348&set=p.3313435728787348&type=3
  2. "L.T.C. MOBILITY | Carmarthenshire Association Football League SEASON 2018/19" (PDF). 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  3. "History - Dafen Welfare AFC".
  4. "2012-13 tables, part 5" (PDF). Football Club History Database. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. "Season Review | Part 2 - West Wales FA & Gwent County FA leagues -". Archived from the original on 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2019-08-19.