Central Wales Football League

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Central Wales Football League
Founded1900
CountryFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Divisions2
Number of teams25
Level on pyramid4
Promotion to Ardal Leagues
Relegation to Aberystwyth League
Ceredigion League
Montgomeryshire Football League
Domestic cup(s) Welsh Cup
FAW Trophy
Current championsNorthern: Kerry
Southern: Radnor Valley
(2022—23)
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.

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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 2023–24 season

Northern Division

Southern Division

Division One champions

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

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

1930s

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:
  • 1948-49:
  • 1949-50:

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

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Number of titles since 1950

See also

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