Cardiff & District League
The Cardiff & District League is a football league covering the city of Cardiff and surrounding areas in South Wales. The leagues are at the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh levels of the Welsh football league system.
| Founded | 1897[1] |
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| Number of teams | 37 |
| Level on pyramid | 8–11 |
| Promotion to | South Wales Alliance League |
| Current champions | Tongwynlais (2019–20) |
| Website | Cardiff & District League |
Area of the league
Clubs within the bounds of St. Mellons, Rumney, Tremorfa, Splott, The Docks, Llandough, Bonvilston, Peterstone Super Ely, Radyr, Pentyrch, Gwaelod y Garth, Taffs Well, Thornhill, Lisvane, Cyncoed, Pentwyn and Llanrumney are eligible to apply to play in the league.[2]
Divisions
The league is composed of four divisions.
Member clubs 2019–20
Premier Division
- AFC Rumney Juniors
- Cardiff Academicals
- Cardiff Bay
- Cwrt Y Vil
- Llandaff Cosmos
- Pentwyn Dynamo
- Star
- Tongwynlais
Division One
- Canton Rangers
- Cardiff Cosmopolitans
- Cardiff Draconians
- Cardiff Villa
- Clwb Cymric
- Creigiau
- Llanrumney United
- St Josephs
- Space Jam Galaxy
- Tongwynlais Reserves
Division Two
- Canton Libs
- Cardiff Academicals Reserves
- Cardiff Cosmos Athletic
- Cardiff Villa Reserves
- Culverhouse Cross
- Grangetown Catholics Old Boys
- Lisvane Panthers
- Llanedeyrn Wanderers
- Splott Albion
- St Albans
Division Three
- AFC Whitchurch
- Cardiff Bay
- Chuffys Ely
- Ely Rangers
- Grange Albion
- Llanishen
- Llanrumney Athletic
- Sands United
- Splott Cons
Promotion and relegation
Promotion from the Premier Division is possible to the South Wales Alliance League, with the champion of the league playing the other Tier 8 champions from the South Wales regional leagues via play-off games to determine promotion.
Champions (top flight division)
- 1901-02: – Cardiff Albion[3]
- 1930-31: – Barry Amateurs[4]
- 1931-32: – Barry Amateurs
- 1981-82: – Bridgend Street
- 1983-84: – Bridgend Street
- 1985-86: – Bridgend Street
- 1986-87: – Bridgend Street
- 1991-92: – Bridgend Street
- 1993-94: – Bridgend Street
- 2006–07: – Pentwyn Dynamo reserves[5]
- 2007–08: – Grangetown Catholics Old Boys[6]
- 2008–09: – St. Albans[7]
- 2009–10: –
- 2010–11: –
- 2011–12: – Whitchurch Blues[8]
- 2012–13: – Canton Liberal[9]
- 2013–14: – Cardiff Comsopolitan[10]
- 2014–15: – Cardiff Comsopolitan
- 2015–16: – Creigiau[11]
- 2016–17: – Pentwyn Dynamo[12]
- 2017–18: – AFC Rumney Juniors[13]
- 2018–19: – Canton Rangers
- 2019–20: – Tongwynlais[14]
- 2020–21: –
References
- https://www.leaguewebsite.co.uk/cardiffcombinationfl/LeagueHistory/index/1184
- https://www.leaguewebsite.co.uk/cardiffanddistrictafl/LeagueDocuments/download/15429
- https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3485750/3485754/57/
- "Barry Amateurs AFC : 1930-1933". Barry Football Heritage. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- https://www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk/leagues_cardiff_dist.php?season_id=1
- https://www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk/leagues_cardiff_dist.php?season_id=2
- https://www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk/leagues_cardiff_dist.php?season_id=3
- http://fchd.info/lghist/2011-12_Part_5.pdf
- https://www.leaguewebsite.co.uk/cardiffanddistrictafl/LeagueArchives?season=1855
- https://www.leaguewebsite.co.uk/cardiffanddistrictafl/LeagueArchives?season=2187
- https://www.leaguewebsite.co.uk/cardiffanddistrictafl/LeagueArchives?season=2677
- https://www.leaguewebsite.co.uk/cardiffanddistrictafl/LeagueArchives?season=2835
- https://www.leaguewebsite.co.uk/cardiffanddistrictafl/LeagueArchives?season=3147
- https://www.leaguewebsite.co.uk/cardiffanddistrictafl/LeagueDocuments/download/57206
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