WWFA Intermediate Cup

WWFA Intermediate Cup

Region	Wales
Current champions	Penlan Club
Most successful club(s)	West End/ Ragged School (7 titles)
2023–24

The West Wales Intermediate Challenge Cup is the regional knock-out competition for clubs beneath the umbrella of the West Wales Football Association, at the level of Tier 4 and below of the Welsh Football Pyramid in South West Wales. ^{[1] [2]}

The tournament invites clubs typically from the top divisions of the Carmarthenshire League, Neath & District League, Pembrokeshire League and Swansea Senior League.

History

The competition started in the 1923–24 season and was known until the 1973-74 season as the West Wales Amateur Cup. ^[3] Since the 1974-75 season it has been called the Intermediate Cup but is also commonly referred to as the West Wales Cup.

Recent finals

Season	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Scorers	Date	Other info
2012–13 [4]	Johnston	3–2	Penlan Club			at Liberty Stadium, Swansea
2013–14	Penlan Club	5–3	Seaside
2014–15 [5]	Team Swansea	10–0	Ystradgynlais			at Liberty Stadium, Swansea
2015–16 [6]	Goodwick United	2–1	Morriston Olympic			at Liberty Stadium, Swansea
2016–17	Team Swansea	1–0	CRC Rangers			at Liberty Stadium, Swansea
2017–18	Goodwick United	1–0	Penlan Club			at Liberty Stadium, Swansea
2018–19 [7]	Merlins Bridge	3–1	Carew			at Liberty Stadium, Swansea
2021–22	Seven Sisters Onllwyn	1–1 FT, 2–2 AET, Penalty Shoot Out	Trostre		12 May 2022	at Liberty Stadium, Swansea
2022–23	Penlan Club	2–1	Hakin United		11 May 2023	at Liberty Stadium, Swansea
2023–24	Penlan Club	2–1	Llangyfelach		14 May 2024	at Liberty Stadium, Swansea

Previous winners

1920s

• 1923–24: – Swansea Amateurs
• 1924–25: – Cwm Athletic
• 1925–26: – Swansea Town
• 1926–27: – Cwm Athletic
• 1927–28: – Cwm Athletic
• 1928–29: – Aberpergwm
• 1929–30: – Cwm Athletic

1930s

• 1930–31: – Llanelli A
• 1931–32: – Alexandra
• 1932–33: – Skewen
• 1933–34: – Royal Fusiliers
• 1934–35: – Glyn Neath Welfare
• 1935–36: – Hafod Brotherhood
• 1936–37: – Alexandra
• 1937–38: – Alexandra
• 1938–39: – Swansea Nomads
• 1939–40: – No competition

1940s

• 1940–41: – No competition
• 1941–42: – No competition
• 1942–43: – Gwalia Stars
• 1943–44: – Loughor Rovers
• 1944–45: – Loughor Rovers
• 1945–46: – Grovesend Welfare
• 1946–47: – Royal Naval Air Station
• 1947–48: – Bwlch Rangers
• 1948–49: – No competition
• 1949–50: – Goodwick United ^[8]

1950s

• 1950–51: – National Oil Refineries
• 1951–52: – Atlas Sports
• 1952–53: – Atlas Sports
• 1953–54: – Clydach United
• 1954–55: – Grovesend Welfare
• 1955–56: – N.O.R. Sports
• 1956–57: – Hakin United ^[9]
• 1957–58: – Narberth
• 1958–59: – Ynysmeudwy
• 1959–60: – Clydach

1960s

• 1960–61: – Llanelli
• 1961–62: – Llanelli Steel
• 1962–63: – Ammanford United
• 1963–64: – Llanelli Steel
• 1964–65: – Llanelli Steel
• 1965–66: – Pengelli
• 1966–67: – Pengelli
• 1967–68: – Ragged School
• 1968–69: – West End
• 1969–70: – St. Josephs ^[10]

1970s

• 1970–71: – North End
• 1971–72: – Hafod Brotherhood
• 1972–73: – St. Josephs
• 1973–74: – Fishguard Sports
• 1974–75: – West End
• 1975–76: – Swansea Boys Club
• 1976–77: – Velindre Sports
• 1977–78: – West End
• 1978–79: – Swansea Boys Club
• 1979–80: – Bonymaen Colts

1980s

• 1980–81: – Ragged School
• 1981–82: – St Josephs
• 1982–83: – West End
• 1983–84: – Winch Wen
• 1984–85: – Suburbs
• 1985–86: – North End
• 1986–87: – Maltsters Sports
• 1986–87: – Port Tennant Colts
• 1988–89: – Trostre Sports
• 1989–90: – Competition Void

1990s

• 1990–91: – Ragged School
• 1991–92: – North End
• 1992–93: – Ragged School
• 1993–94: – West End
• 1994–95: – Ragged School
• 1995–96: – Treboeth United
• 1996–97: – Brunswick United
• 1997–98: – West End
• 1998–99: – Hakin United
• 1999–2000: – Mountain Dew Rovers

2000s

• 2000–01: – Ragged School
• 2001–02: – West End
• 2002–03: – Seaside
• 2003–04: – Hakin United
• 2004–05: – Winch Wen
• 2005–06: – St. Josephs ^[11]
• 2006–07: – Winch Wen
• 2007–08: – Seaside
• 2008–09: – South Gower
• 2009–10: – Coelbren Athletic

2010s

• 2010–11: – Ragged School
• 2011–12: – Dafen Welfare ^[12]
• 2012–13: – Johnston
• 2013–14: – Penlan Club
• 2014–15: – Team Swansea
• 2015–16: – Goodwick United
• 2016–17: – Team Swansea
• 2017–18: – Goodwick United
• 2018–19: – Merlins Bridge
• 2019–20: – Competition cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic

2020s

• 2020–21: – Competition cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
• 2021–22: – Seven Sisters Onllwyn
• 2022–23: – Penlan Club
• 2023–24: – Penlan Club

Number of competition wins

• Ragged School – 7
• West End – 7
• Cwm Athletic – 4
• St Josephs – 4
• Alexandra – 3
• Goodwick United – 3
• Hafod Brotherhood/ Swansea Nomads – 3
• Hakin United – 3
• Llanelli Steel - 3
• North End – 3
• Penlan Club – 3
• Seaside – 3
• Winch Wen – 3
• Atlas Sports – 2
• Grovesend Welfare – 2
• Llanelli / Llanelli A – 2
• Loughor Rovers – 2
• National Oil Refineries - 2
• Pengelli - 2
• Swansea Boys Club – 2
• Team Swansea - 2
• Aberpergwm – 1
• Ammanford United – 1
• Bonymaen Colts - 1
• Brunswick United – 1
• Bwlch Rangers – 1
• Clydach - 1
• Clydach United – 1
• Coelbren Athletic – 1
• Dafen Welfare – 1
• Fishguard Sports – 1
• Glyn Neath Welfare – 1
• Gwalia Stars – 1
• Johnston – 1
• Maltsters Sports – 1
• Merlins Bridge – 1
• Mountain Dew Rovers - 1
• Narberth - 1
• Port Tennant Colts – 1
• Royal Naval Air Station - 1
• Royal Fusiliers - 1
• Seven Sisters Onllwyn – 1
• Skewen - 1
• South Gower – 1
• Suburbs - 1
• Swansea Amateurs – 1
• Swansea Town – 1
• Treboeth United – 1
• Trostre Sports – 1
• Velindre Sports - 1
• Ynysmeudwy - 1

References

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5. "Team Swansea 10-0 Ystradgynlais". www.pitchero.com.
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7. "RE-LIVE THE FINAL: Merlins Bridge beat Carew to win West Wales Cup". Western Telegraph.
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9. "Wonderful news for The Vikings, who now own their 'Obs' pitch!". Pembrokeshire Sport. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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11. https://web.archive.org/web/20081231061425/http://www.stjoes.co.uk/wwcup.shtm
12. "Honours". Dafen Welfare AFC. Retrieved 15 September 2021.