The Aberystwyth & District Football League (known as the ''Cynghrair Cambrian Tyres Aberystwyth League'') is a
football league in
Mid Wales
Mid Wales ( cy, Canolbarth Cymru or simply ''Y Canolbarth'', meaning "the midlands") or Central Wales refers to a region of Wales, encompassing its midlands, in-between North Wales and South Wales. The Mid Wales Regional Committee of the Senedd ...
, sitting at the fifth level of the
Welsh football league system
The Welsh football league system (or pyramid) is a series of football leagues with regular promotion and relegation between them.
While most Welsh clubs play in the Welsh pyramid and most clubs in that pyramid are Welsh, five Welsh clubs play ...
.
The league hosts several cup competitions:
J. Emrys Morgan Cup
J. Emrys Morgan Cup is an association football knockout cup competition for football clubs in the lower leagues of the Welsh Football Association pyramid in the Mid and West Wales regions. It consists of a round by round knockout with semi-finals ...
, Dai 'Dynamo' Davies Cup, League Cup, Len & Julie Newman Memorial Trophy, Second Division Trophy and Consolation Cup.
Teams promoted from Division One can enter the
Mid Wales League
The Central Wales Football League ''(formerly 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 divi ...
if standards and facilities fell into line with the regulations of the Mid Wales League.
Member clubs for the 2022–23 season
Division One
*Aberdyfi ''(resigned September 2022)''
*
Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth University ( cy, Prifysgol Aberystwyth) is a Public university, public Research university, research university in Aberystwyth, Wales. Aberystwyth was a founding member institution of the former federal University of Wales. The universi ...
reserves
*
Bont
*Borth United
*Corris United
*Llanilar reserves
*Padarn United
*
Penparcau reserves
*Talybont reserves
*
Tregaron Turfs reserves
League champions - Top division
Information sourced from the Welsh Soccer Archive unless referenced.
1930s
*1934–35: Aberayron
*1935–36: Trefechain
1940s
*1946–47: ''Season competition declared void''
*1947–48: Pontrhydfendigaid & District (
Bont )
*1948–49: Aberystwyth Rovers
*1949-50: Bont
1950s
*1950–51: Aberayron
*1951–52: Trefechain
*1952–53: Trefechain
*1953–54: Aberystwyth Rovers
*1954–55: Aberayron
*1955–56: Tregaron Turfs
*1956–57:
University College of Wales
, mottoeng = A world without knowledge is no world at all
, established = 1872 (as ''The University College of Wales'')
, former_names = University of Wales, Aberystwyth
, type = Public
, endowment = ...
reserves
*1957–58: YMCA
*1958–59:
University College of Wales
, mottoeng = A world without knowledge is no world at all
, established = 1872 (as ''The University College of Wales'')
, former_names = University of Wales, Aberystwyth
, type = Public
, endowment = ...
reserves
*1959–60: Dewi Stars
1960s
*1960–61: Dewi Stars
*1961–62:
University College of Wales
, mottoeng = A world without knowledge is no world at all
, established = 1872 (as ''The University College of Wales'')
, former_names = University of Wales, Aberystwyth
, type = Public
, endowment = ...
reserves
*1962–63:
University College of Wales
, mottoeng = A world without knowledge is no world at all
, established = 1872 (as ''The University College of Wales'')
, former_names = University of Wales, Aberystwyth
, type = Public
, endowment = ...
reserves
*1963–64:
University College of Wales
, mottoeng = A world without knowledge is no world at all
, established = 1872 (as ''The University College of Wales'')
, former_names = University of Wales, Aberystwyth
, type = Public
, endowment = ...
reserves
*1964–65:
Bont
*1965–66:
Penparcau
*1966–67:
Bont
*1967–68:
Bont
*1968–69:
Penparcau
*1969–70:
Bont
1970s
*1970–71:
Bont
*1971–72:
CPD Penrhyncoch
*1972–73: Phoenix
*1973–74: Llanilar
*1974–75:
CPD Penrhyncoch
*1975–76:
CPD Penrhyncoch
*1976–77:
CPD Penrhyncoch
*1977–78:
CPD Penrhyncoch
*1978–79: Aber Athletics Club
*1979–80: Bryncrug
1980s
*1980–81:
Dolgellau Athletic
*1981–82:
Barmouth & Dyffryn United
*1982–83:
Bow Street
Bow Street is a thoroughfare in Covent Garden, Westminster, London. It connects Long Acre, Russell Street and Wellington Street, and is part of a route from St Giles to Waterloo Bridge.
The street was developed in 1633 by Francis Russell ...
*1983–84:
Aberystwyth Town reserves
*1984–85: Bryncrug
*1985–86:
Penparcau
*1986–87: Bryncrug
*1987–88: Padarn United
*1988–89:
Penparcau
*1989–90:
Penparcau
1990s
*1990–91:
Penparcau
*1991–92: Machynlleth
*1992–93:
Bow Street
Bow Street is a thoroughfare in Covent Garden, Westminster, London. It connects Long Acre, Russell Street and Wellington Street, and is part of a route from St Giles to Waterloo Bridge.
The street was developed in 1633 by Francis Russell ...
*1993–94:
U. W. A.
*1994–95:
Bow Street
Bow Street is a thoroughfare in Covent Garden, Westminster, London. It connects Long Acre, Russell Street and Wellington Street, and is part of a route from St Giles to Waterloo Bridge.
The street was developed in 1633 by Francis Russell ...
*1995–96:
Bow Street
Bow Street is a thoroughfare in Covent Garden, Westminster, London. It connects Long Acre, Russell Street and Wellington Street, and is part of a route from St Giles to Waterloo Bridge.
The street was developed in 1633 by Francis Russell ...
*1996–97: Padarn United
*1997–98:
CPD Penrhyncoch reserves
*1998–99:
CPD Penrhyncoch reserves
*1999–2000:
Penparcau
2000s
*2000–01: ''League not completed - Foot & Mouth outbreak ''
*2001–02:
Bow Street
Bow Street is a thoroughfare in Covent Garden, Westminster, London. It connects Long Acre, Russell Street and Wellington Street, and is part of a route from St Giles to Waterloo Bridge.
The street was developed in 1633 by Francis Russell ...
*2002–03:
Bow Street
Bow Street is a thoroughfare in Covent Garden, Westminster, London. It connects Long Acre, Russell Street and Wellington Street, and is part of a route from St Giles to Waterloo Bridge.
The street was developed in 1633 by Francis Russell ...
*2003–04:
Bow Street
Bow Street is a thoroughfare in Covent Garden, Westminster, London. It connects Long Acre, Russell Street and Wellington Street, and is part of a route from St Giles to Waterloo Bridge.
The street was developed in 1633 by Francis Russell ...
*2004–05:
Penparcau
*2005–06:
CPD Penrhyncoch reserves
*2006–07:
Bow Street
Bow Street is a thoroughfare in Covent Garden, Westminster, London. It connects Long Acre, Russell Street and Wellington Street, and is part of a route from St Giles to Waterloo Bridge.
The street was developed in 1633 by Francis Russell ...
*2007–08:
Penparcau
*2008–09:
Dolgellau Athletic 'A'
*2009–10:
Bont
2010s
*2010–11: Aberdyfi
*2011–12:
CPD Penrhyncoch reserves
*2012–13: Tregaron Turfs
*2013–14: Borth United
*2014–15: Talybont
*2015–16:
Dolgellau Athletic
*2016–17:
Bont
*2017–18:
Bow Street
Bow Street is a thoroughfare in Covent Garden, Westminster, London. It connects Long Acre, Russell Street and Wellington Street, and is part of a route from St Giles to Waterloo Bridge.
The street was developed in 1633 by Francis Russell ...
reserves
*2018–19:
Penparcau
*2019–20: Tregaron Turfs
2020s
*2020–21: ''Season cancelled due to Coronavirus pandemic''
*2021–22: Llanilar
Number of titles by winning clubs
*
Penparcau – 11 titles
*
CPD Penrhyncoch – 10 titles
*
Bow Street
Bow Street is a thoroughfare in Covent Garden, Westminster, London. It connects Long Acre, Russell Street and Wellington Street, and is part of a route from St Giles to Waterloo Bridge.
The street was developed in 1633 by Francis Russell ...
– 9 titles
*
Bont – 7 titles
*
U. W. A./ University College of Wales – 6 titles
*Aberayron – 3 titles
*Bryncrug – 3 titles
*
Dolgellau Athletic – 3 titles
*Trefechain – 3 titles
*Tregaron Turfs – 3 titles
*Dewi Stars– 2 titles
*Llanilar – 1 titles
*Padarn United – 2 titles
*Aber Athletics Club – 1 title
*Aberdyfi – 1 title
*Aberystwyth Rovers – 1 title
*
Aberystwyth Town reserves – 1 title
*
Barmouth & Dyffryn United – 1 title
*Borth United – 1 title
*Machynlleth – 1 title
*Phoenix – 1 title
*Talybont – 1 title
*YMCA – 1 title
See also
*
Football in Wales
*
List of football clubs in Wales
This is a list of football clubs that compete within the leagues and divisions of the Welsh football league system as far down as Level 4, that is to say, down to the first division of the Welsh Regional Leagues. The relative levels of divisions ...
External links
League website
References
{{Football in Wales
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1934 establishments in Wales
Sports leagues established in 1934
Fifth level football leagues in Europe