Swansea Senior Football League

Last updated
Swansea Senior Association Football League
Founded1901
CountryFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Number of clubs29
Promotion to West Wales Premier League
Current championsSt Joseph's
(2023–24)
Website Swansea Senior Football League

The Swansea Senior Association Football League or Swansea Senior League, is a league competition featuring non-professional association football clubs in the area of Swansea, south Wales. The league consists of six divisions, three for "first teams" and others for "reserves" and lower teams. The top division, the Premier Division is just below West Wales Premier League, and therefore sits at level 5 of the Welsh football pyramid.

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History

The first football league in the Swansea area was the Swansea Association League, played as early as 1897. [1]

The current league was formed in 1901 as the Swansea Junior League, and launched a Senior League in 1903–04, followed in 1904–05 by a name change to the Swansea & District League. [2] The league was suspended during World War I. [3] During the 1921–22 and 1922–23 seasons, the league expanded to include a Gower Division and a Neath Division.

At the outbreak of World War II in September 1939 all local leagues in Swansea suspended football, but in October both the Swansea & District League and a second league, the Swansea Gwalia League approved a merger for the duration of the war years as the Swansea Gwalia Combination [4] with the league operating two senior divisions. In May 1946 the leagues agreed a permanent merger, with the league to be known as the Swansea District Gwalia League. [5] In the 1947–48, the league changed its name to the current league title of the Swansea Senior Association Football League. [6]

Member clubs for 2024–25 season

The following clubs are competing in the Swansea Senior Football League during the 2024–25 season.

Premier Division

Division One

  • African Community Centre
  • Birchgrove Colts
  • Bonymaen Colts
  • FC Bonymaen
  • Gors
  • Kingsbridge Colts
  • St Thomas Stars
  • Treboeth United
  • Union Rangers

Division Two

  • Cwm Albion
  • Fforestfach
  • Landore
  • Maltsters Sports
  • Newton Athletic
  • Penllergaer
  • Rosehill Community
  • Sandfields
  • Talycopa

Champions

1900s

  • 1901–02: – Pontardawe [2]
  • 1902–03: – East Side [7]
  • 1903–04: –
  • 1904–05: –
  • 1905–06: –
  • 1906–07: – Swansea Town [3]
  • 1907–08: – Swansea Town [8]
  • 1908–09: – Morriston [8]
  • 1909–10: – Mond Nickel Works [3]

1910s

  • 1910–11: – Swansea United [9]
  • 1911–12: –
  • 1912–13: – Milford Town [3]
  • 1913–14: – Swansea Town [3]
  • 1914–15: – No competition due to World War 1
  • 1915–16: – No competition due to World War 1
  • 1916–17: – No competition due to World War 1
  • 1917–18: – No competition due to World War 1
  • 1918–19: – No competition due to World War 1
  • 1919–20: – Competition not completed [3]

1920s

  • 1920–21: –
  • 1921–22: –
  • 1922–23: –
  • 1923–24: – Cwm Athletic [10]
  • 1924–25: – Cwm Athletic [10]
  • 1925–26: – Cwm Athletic [10]
  • 1926–27: – Cwm Athletic [10]
  • 1927–28: – Aberpergwm [11]
  • 1928–29: –
  • 1929–30: –

1930s

  • 1930–31: – Cwm Athletic [10]
  • 1931–32: – North End [12]
  • 1932–33: –
  • 1933–34: –
  • 1934–35: – Glynneath Welfare [13]
  • 1935–36: –
  • 1936–37: –
  • 1937–38: –
  • 1938–39: –
  • 1939–40: –

1940s

  • 1940–41: –
  • 1941–42: –
  • 1942–43: –
  • 1943–44: –
  • 1944–45: –
  • 1945–46: –
  • 1946–47: – Cwm Albions [6]
  • 1947–48: – Briton Ferry [14]
  • 1948–49: – Midland Athletic [15]
  • 1949–50: – Stepney [14]

1950s

  • 1950–51: – Cwm Athletic [10]
  • 1951–52: –
  • 1952–53: –
  • 1953–54: –
  • 1954–55: –
  • 1955–56: –
  • 1956–57: – Swansea Dockers
  • 1957–58: –
  • 1958–59: – North End [16]
  • 1959–60: – North End [17]

1960s

  • 1960–61: – North End [17]
  • 1961–62: – Hillsborough [18]
  • 1962–63: – Tower United [19]
  • 1963–64: – Swansea Town 'A' [20]
  • 1964–65: – North End [21]
  • 1965–66: – North End [22]
  • 1966–67: – North End [18]
  • 1967–68: – St Josephs [18]
  • 1968–69: – United [18]
  • 1969–70: – Swansea Boys Club [23]

1970s

  • 1970–71: – West End [24]
  • 1971–72: – Swansea Boys Club
  • 1972–73: – United [25]
  • 1973–74: – West End
  • 1974–75: – West End
  • 1975–76: – Swansea Boys Club
  • 1976–77: – West End
  • 1977–78: – Ragged School
  • 1978–79: – Swansea Boys Club
  • 1979–80: – Swansea Boys Club

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Senior Cup winners

The first league cup competition was held in 1908–09 with Mond Nickel Works being winners. They were successful in all the pre-World War competitions apart from the 1910–11 season when they were knocked out at the semi-final stage by Swansea United. A partial list of the winners of the Senior Cup competition can be found below.

Ragged School have won the cup 14 times. [38]

Other competition winners

Open Cup Finals

  • 1981–82: – St Joseph's 2-1 West End
  • 2004–05: – St Joseph's 4-1 Brunswick United
  • 2021–22: – Rockspur Fords
  • 2022–23: – St Joseph's
  • 2023-24: – Plough Colts

Charity Shield

Minor Cup

  • 2004–05: – Gors Inn 4-1 Brunswick United 3rds

Notable players

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