Ceredigion League

Ceredigion League

Founded	1921
Country	Wales
Divisions	3
Number of clubs	31
Level on pyramid	5–7
Promotion to	Central Wales Football League
Current champions	Lampeter Town (2024–25)

The Ceredigion League (known as The Costcutter Ceredigion League for sponsorship purposes) ^[1] is a Welsh football league for the county of Ceredigion. It is at the fifth to seventh levels of the Welsh football league system. It was founded in 1921 as the Cardiganshire League in Lampeter. The eleven founding teams were Aberaeron, Aberystwyth Battery, Conservative FC, College Reserves, Drefach, Lampeter, Llandysul, Llanybydder, Newcastle Emlyn, Padarn United and Parish Hall United. ^{[2] [3]} Newcastle Emlyn withdrew from the league without playing games.

Member clubs for 2025–26 season

First Division

• Cardigan Town
• Crannog
• Crymych
• Felinfach
• Llanboidy
• Llandysul
• Llechryd
• Maesglas
• Newcastle Emlyn
• Pencader United
• St Dogmaels

Second Division

• Aberaeron
• Aberporth
• Bargod Rangers
• Felinfach (reserves)
• Ffostrasol Wanderers (reserves)
• Lampeter Town (reserves)
• Llechryd (reserves)
• Maesglas (reserves)
• New Quay
• Tregaron Turfs (reserves)

Third Division

• Cardigan Town (reserves)
• Crannog (reserves)
• Crymych (reserves)
• Dewi Stars
• Felinfach (thirds)
• Llanboidy (reserves)
• Llandysul (reserves)
• Llanon
• Pencader United (reserves)
• St Dogmaels (reserves)

First Division champions

Information provided from league website. ^[4] Those years empty are not known. The league was not running from 1934 to 1946, due to the creation of the Aberystwyth League. ^[5]

1920s

• 1921–22: Llandysul
• 1922–23: North: Parish Hall United; South: Llandysul
• 1923–24: Padarn United
• 1924–25: Bargoed Rangers
• 1925–26: Bargoed Rangers
• 1926–27: Llanybydder
• 1927–28:
• 1928–29:
• 1929–30: Newcastle Emlyn

1930s

• 1930–31: Newcastle Emlyn
• 1931–32: Bargoed Rangers
• 1932–33: Aberaeron
• 1933–34:

1940s

• 1946–47: Bargoed Rangers
• 1947–48: Newcastle Emlyn
• 1948–49: Llandysul
• 1949–50: Cilgerran

1950s

• 1950–51: uncompleted
• 1951–52: Llanybydder
• 1952–53: Aberaeron
• 1953–54: Aberaeron
• 1954–55: Bargoed Rangers
• 1955–56: Aberaeron
• 1956–57: Newcastle Emlyn
• 1957–58: Bargoed Rangers
• 1958–59: Tregaron ^[6]
• 1959–60: Aberaeron

1960s

• 1960–61: St Dogmaels
• 1961–62: Bargoed Rangers
• 1962–63: Beulah
• 1963–64: St David's College
• 1964–65: St Dogmaels
• 1965–66: St Dogmaels
• 1966–67: Bargoed Rangers
• 1967–68: Ffostrasol Wanderers
• 1968–69: Cardigan Town
• 1969–70: Ffostrasol Wanderers

1970s

• 1970–71: Ffostrasol Wanderers
• 1971–72: Ffostrasol Wanderers
• 1972–73: Bargoed Rangers
• 1973–74: St Dogmaels
• 1974–75: Ffostrasol Wanderers
• 1975–76: Newcastle Emlyn
• 1976–77: Ffostrasol Wanderers
• 1977–78: Newcastle Emlyn
• 1978–79: Bargod Rangers
• 1979–80: Ffostrasol Wanderers

1980s

• 1980–81: Bargod Rangers
• 1981–82: Aberaeron
• 1982–83: Maesglas
• 1983–84: Newcastle Emlyn
• 1984–85: Maesglas
• 1985–86: Newcastle Emlyn
• 1986–87: Maesglas
• 1987–88: Newcastle Emlyn
• 1988–89: Maesglas
• 1989–90: Newcastle Emlyn

1990s

• 1990–91: Dewi Stars
• 1991–92: St Dogmaels
• 1992–93: St Dogmaels
• 1993–94: St Dogmaels
• 1994–95: St Dogmaels
• 1995–96: Cardigan Town
• 1996–97: St Dogmaels
• 1997–98: Dewi Stars
• 1998–99: Newcastle Emlyn
• 1999–2000: Cardigan Town

2000s

• 2000–01: Cardigan Town
• 2001–02: Aberaeron
• 2002–03: Cardigan Town
• 2003–04: Crannog
• 2004–05: Lampeter Town
• 2005–06: Lampeter Town
• 2006–07: St Dogmaels
• 2007–08: Maesglas
• 2008–09: Lampeter Town
• 2009–10: Cardigan Town

2010s

• 2010–11: New Quay
• 2011–12: New Quay
• 2012–13: New Quay ^[7]
• 2013–14: Newcastle Emlyn reserves
• 2014–15: Cardigan Town ^[8]
• 2015–16: Cardigan Town ^[9]
• 2016–17: Llandysul ^{[10] [11]}
• 2017–18: Lampeter Town ^[12]
• 2018–19: St Dogmaels ^[13]
• 2019–20: St Dogmaels ^[14]

2020s

• 2020–21: No competition
• 2021–22: St Dogmaels ^[15]
• 2022–23: Ffostrasol Wanderers ^[16]
• 2023–24: Ffostrasol Wanderers ^[17]
• 2024–25: Lampeter Town

Cup Competitions

Teams from the Ceredigion League can compete in 6 different cups:

• Bay Cup - only 1st teams.
• League Cup - only 1st teams and reserve sides that do not have their 1st teams participating in this league (Newcastle Emlyn III, Aberaeron Reserves).
• Cwpan Coffa Dai 'Dynamo' Davies - same teams who participate in the League Cup, with their equivalent from the Aberystwyth League. (formerly known as the Cwpan Ceredigion ^[18] )
• Percy Eldridge Cup - only the reserve sides which have their 1st teams participating in the league (not Newcastle Emlyn III or Aberaeron Reserves).
• South Cards Cup - all teams from Division 2 and the teams from the Reserve Cup which do not have their 1st teams in Division 2.
• J.Emrys Morgan Cup - same teams who participate in the League Cup, with their equivalent from the Aberystwyth League, Montgomeryshire League and the Mid Wales South League.

References

1. "Ceredigion League Website".
2. "History - First Season". Cynghrair Costcutter League.
3. https://www.ceredigionleague.co.uk/Archive/Div-1-Tables/Div1Table-21-22.html ^{[ bare URL ]}
4. "Archive - Previous Winners - Division 1". www.ceredigionleague.co.uk.
5. https://www.ceredigionleague.co.uk/History/History-League-Officials.html ^{[ bare URL ]}
6. https://www.tivysideadvertiser.co.uk/sport/18563644.old-cardiganshire-clubs-enjoyed-huge-cup-success/ ^{[ bare URL ]}
7. "2012-13 tables, part 5" (PDF). Football Club History Database. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
8. https://www.tivysideadvertiser.co.uk/sport/13216519.cardigan-trophy-clean-sweep/ ^{[ bare URL ]}
9. https://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/sport/football/cardigan-reclaim-costcutter-title-87957 ^{[ bare URL ]}
10. "Llandysul complete double-double". Cambrian News. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
11. https://welshfootballstatistician.weebly.com/ceredigion-league-201617.html ^{[ bare URL ]}
12. "Lampeter claim Costcutter title". Cambrian News. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
13. "Saints hit back at Cardigan". Cambrian News. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
14. "Football: St Dogmaels crowned champions ahead of Cardigan and Newcastle Emlyn". Tivy-Side Advetiser. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
15. "Costcutter Ceredigion League: St Dogmaels secure title". Tivy-Side Advetiser. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
16. "Ceredigion League: Ffostrasol crowned champions for first time since 1980". Cambrian News. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
17. Halliday, Dylan (10 May 2023). "Ceredigion League: Champions Ffostrasol fire eight past the Saints". Cambrian News. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
18. https://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/sport/football/crannog-lift-dai-dynamo-cup-93697 ^{[ bare URL ]}

External links

• Ceredigion League: Official website