Mid Wales Football League
The Mid Wales Football League is a football league in Wales at tier 4 of the Welsh Football pyramid, run by the Central Wales Football Association. The league consists of two regionally based divisions - an East Division and an West Division. The league offers a promotion route to the Football Association of Wales administered Tier 3 Ardal Leagues. Relegation is possible to the relevant tier 5 level leagues in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Mid Wales South and Powys.
Country | |
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Divisions | 2 |
Number of teams | 23 |
Level on pyramid | 4 |
Promotion to | Ardal Leagues |
Relegation to | Aberystwyth League Ceredigion League Mid Wales South League Powys League |
Most championships | Caersws/ reserves (9 titles since 1950) |
Website | Mid Wales Football League |
History
Until the end of the 2019–20 season the league sat at tier 3 and tier 4 of the pyramid, with the tier 3 Division One offering promotion to the Cymru North.
Changes from the 2020–21 season
For the 2020–21 season, the league will exist at tier 4 of the Welsh football league system and be called the Mid Wales League, with an east and a west division. The east division shall be 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 shall be known as the Mid Wales League West. The geographical area of the west division shall be 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]
Member clubs for 2020–21 season
The following clubs are competing in the league during the 2020–21 season.[2]
East Division
- Abermule
- Bishops Castle Town
- Brecon Corries
- Builth Wells
- Churchstoke
- Forden United
- Knighton Town
- Llanfyllin Town
- Llansantffraid Village
- Newbridge-on-Wye
- Newtown Wanderers
- Presteigne St. Andrew's
- Radnor Valley
- Waterloo Rovers
West Division
- Aberaeron
- Aberystwyth University
- Barmouth & Dyffryn United
- Borth United
- Dolgellau Athletic
- Dyffryn Banw
- Newcastle Emlyn
- Tregaron Turfs
- Tywyn Bryncrug
Division One champions
Information sourced from the Welsh Football Statistician[3] unless otherwise specified.
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
- 1960-61: – Caersws
- 1961-62: – Llandrindod Wells
- 1962-63: – Caersws
- 1963-64: – Kington Town
- 1964-65: – Berriew
- 1965-66: – Kington Town
- 1966-67: – Llandrindod Wells
- 1967-68: – Welshpool
- 1968-69: – Welshpool
- 1969-70: – Barmouth & Dyffryn United
1970s
- 1970-71: – Welshpool
- 1971-72: – Llanidloes Town
- 1972-73: – Welshpool
- 1973-74: – Llanidloes Town
- 1974-75: – Welshpool
- 1975-76: – Newtown
- 1976-77: – Welshpool
- 1977-78: – Caersws
- 1978-79: – Newtown
- 1979-70: – Welshpool
1980s
- 1980-81: – Llanidloes Town
- 1981-82: – Newtown
- 1982-83: – Caersws
- 1983-84: – Aberystwyth Town
- 1984-85: – Aberystwyth Town
- 1985-86: – Caersws
- 1986-87: – Newtown
- 1987-88: – Newtown
- 1988-89: – Caersws
- 1989-90: – Caersws
1990s
- 1990-91: – Morda United
- 1991-92: – Knighton Town
- 1992-93: – Machynlleth
- 1993-94: – Machynlleth
- 1994-95: – Machynlleth
- 1995-96: – Newtown reserves
- 1996-97: – Caersws reserves
- 1997-98: – Kerry
- 1998-99: – Kerry
- 1999-2000: – Carno
2000s
- 2000-01: – Season abandoned after outbreak of Foot and mouth disease
- 2001-02: – Penrhyncoch
- 2002-03: – Penrhyncoch
- 2003-04: – Aberystwyth Town reserves
- 2004-05: – Aberystwyth Town reserves
- 2005-06: – Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
- 2006-07: – Presteigne St Andrews
- 2007-08: – Aberystwyth Town reserves
- 2008-09: – Newtown reserves
- 2009-10: – Penparcau
2010s
- 2010-11: – Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
- 2011-12: – Rhayader Town
- 2012-13: – Llanidloes Town
- 2013-14: – Llandrindod Wells
- 2014-15: – Llanfair United
- 2015-16: – Penrhyncoch
- 2016-17: – Rhayader Town
- 2017-18: – Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
- 2018-19: – Llanfair United
- 2019-20: – Llanidloes Town
2020s
- 2020-21:
- East Division: –
- West Division: –
Number of titles since 1950
- Caersws/ reserves – 9 titles
- Newtown/ reserves – 7 titles
- Welshpool – 7 titles
- 55th Royal Artillery Tonfannau – 6 titles
- Aberystwyth Town reserves – 6 titles
- Llanidloes Town – 6 titles
- Llandrindod Wells – 3 titles
- Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant – 3 titles
- Machynlleth – 3 titles
- Penrhyncoch – 3 titles
- Kerry – 2 titles
- Kington Town – 2 titles
- Llanfair United – 2 titles
- Rhayader Town – 2 titles
- Barmouth & Dyffryn United – 1 title
- Berriew – 1 title
- Carno– 1 title
- Knighton Town – 1 title
- Morda United – 1 title
- Penparcau– 1 title
- Presteigne St Andrews – 1 title