The Central Wales Football League ''(formerly the Mid Wales Football League)'' is a
football
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league in
Wales
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at tier four of the Welsh Football pyramid, run by the Central Wales Football Association. The league consists of two regionally based divisions - a Northern Division and a Southern Division. The league offers a promotion route to the Football Association of Wales administered tier three
Ardal Leagues
The Ardal Leagues are a association football, football league in Wales. The word "ardal" translates as "district" in English, with Wales split into four regions at this level. They have clubs with amateur/semi-professional status and sit at the t ...
. Relegation is possible to the relevant tier five level leagues in
Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth (; ) is a University town, university and seaside town and a community (Wales), community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is the largest town in Ceredigion and from Aberaeron, the county's other administrative centre. In 2021, the popula ...
,
Ceredigion
Ceredigion (), historically Cardiganshire (, ), is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the West Wales, west of Wales. It borders Gwynedd across the River Dyfi, Dyfi estuary to the north, Powys to the east, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire t ...
and
Montgomeryshire
Montgomeryshire ( ) was Historic counties of Wales, one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolishment in 1974. It was named after its county town, Montgomery, Powys, Montgomery, which in turn was named after ...
.
History
Until the end of the 2019–20 season the league sat at tier three and tier four of the pyramid, with the tier three Division One offering promotion to the
Cymru North
The Cymru North is a regional association football, football league in Wales, covering the northern half of the country. It initially had clubs with semi-professional status. Together with the Cymru South, it forms the second tier of the Welsh fo ...
.
Changes from the 2020–21 season
For the 2020–21 season, the league existed at tier four of the Welsh football league system and was called the ''Mid Wales League'', with an east and a west division. The east division was 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
The Montgomeryshire Football League (currently the ''JT Hughes Football League'') is a football league in Mid Wales, sitting at the fifth level of the Welsh football league system.
The league hosts several cup competitions. These include: The Emr ...
and the
Mid Wales South League
The Mid Wales South League was an association football league, from Mid Wales but some from just over the border in England. It was last called the ''Watson Financial Mid Wales League (South)'' for sponsorship reasons.
The league last operated in ...
. The west division was known as the ''Mid Wales League West''. The geographical area of the west division was a combination of those parts of the area presently served by the
Aberystwyth League
The Aberystwyth & District Football League (known as the ''Cynghrair Cambrian Tyres Aberystwyth League'') is a football league in Mid Wales, sitting at the fifth level of the Welsh football league system.
The league hosts several cup competitions ...
and the
Ceredigion League
The Ceredigion League (known as ''The Costcutter Ceredigion League'' for sponsorship purposes) is a Welsh football league for the county of Ceredigion. It is at the fifth to seventh levels of the Welsh football league system. It was founded i ...
. Each division shall have no more than 16 clubs.
Changes from the 2022–23 season
The Mid Wales Central League will from this season onwards be divided between north and south in a bid to increase membership after the inaugural western league ran with only seven clubs for the 2021–22 season, and was renamed the ''Central Wales Football League''.
Member clubs for 2025–26 season
Northern Division
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Abermule
Abermule () is a village lying on the River Severn 6 km (4 miles) northeast of Newtown, Powys, Newtown in Powys, mid Wales. The A483 road, A483 Swansea to Chester trunk road, the Cambrian Line railway, connecting Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury, ...
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Barmouth & Dyffryn United
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Berriew
Berriew () is a village and Community (Wales), community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. It is on the Montgomeryshire Canal and the Afon Rhiw, near the confluence (Welsh: ''aber'') with the River Severn (Welsh language, Welsh: Hafren, Afon Hafr ...
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Bishops Castle Town
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Carno
Carno is a village and Community (Wales), community in Powys, Wales. It was also a parish in the historic county of Montgomeryshire, comprising the townships of Derlwyn, Llysyn and Trowscoed. It is in the geographical centre of Wales.
History
...
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Dolgellau Athletic reserves
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Dyffryn Banw
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Forden United
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Four Crosses
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Llanfyllin Town
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Llansantffraid Village
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Montgomery Town
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Trewern United
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Tywyn Bryncrug
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Waterloo Rovers
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Welshpool Town
Southern Division
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Aberystwyth Town development
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Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth University () 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 university has over 8,000 stude ...
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Bont
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Bow Street
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The street was ...
development
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Caersws
Caersws (; ) is a village and community (Wales), community on the River Severn, in the Wales, Welsh county of Powys; it was formerly in Montgomeryshire. It is located west of Newtown, Powys, Newtown, halfway between Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury. ...
development
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Ffostrasol Wanderers
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Kerry reserves
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Lampeter Town
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Llanidloes Town
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Llanilar
Llanilar () is a village and community in Ceredigion, Wales, about southeast of Aberystwyth. It is the eponym of the hundred of Ilar. The population at the 2011 census was 1,085. The community includes Rhos-y-garth.
Name
In Welsh placenames ...
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Machynlleth
Machynlleth () is a market town, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales and within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It is in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and the A489 roads. At the 2001 Census it had a po ...
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Penparcau
Penparcau () is a village and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales, situated to the south of Aberystwyth.
The original village was a hamlet, but the building of extensive Art Deco style semi-detached social housing from the 1920s on transform ...
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Penrhyncoch
Penrhyn-coch is a small village in the community of Trefeurig, Ceredigion, Wales, located between Afon Stewi and Nant Seilo rivers, close to where they merge into Afon Clarach. The village is approximately north-east of Aberystwyth.
The vil ...
reserves
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Penybont United
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Rhayader Town
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Tregaron Turfs
Division One champions
Information sourced from the Welsh Football Statistician unless otherwise specified.
1900s
*1900-01: –
Llandrindod Wells
Llandrindod Wells (; ; ; ) is a town and community (Wales), community in Powys, Wales. It serves as the seat of Powys County Council, and is therefore the administrative centre of Powys. The town was Historic counties of Wales, historically in ...
*1901-02: –
Knighton Town
*1902-03: – Knighton Town
*1903-04: – Knighton Town
*1904-05: –
*1905-06: –
*1906-07: –
*1907-08: –
*1908-09: – Llandrindod
*1909-10: –
1910s
*1910-11: –
*1911-12: –
*1912-13: –
*1913-14: – Llanfaes Brigade
*1914-15: – ''League suspended - First World War''
*1915-16: – ''League suspended - First World War''
*1916-17: – ''League suspended - First World War''
*1917-18: – ''League suspended - First World War''
*1918-19: – ''League suspended - First World War''
*1919-20: – Builth
1920s
*1920-21: – Talgarth
*1921-22: –
*1922-23: – Rhayader & Llandrindod Wells (shared)
*1923-24: – Howey & Llanfaes (shared)
*1924-25: – Rhayader
*1925-26: –
Aberystwyth Town
*1926-27: – Aberystwyth Town
*1927-28: – Aberystwyth Town
*1928-29: – Llandrindod Town
*1929-30: – Aberystwyth Town
1930s
*1930-31:
**North: Llanidloes
**South: Llanidloes
*1931-32: – Llanidloes Town
*1932-33: – Aberystwyth Town
*1933-34: – Llanidloes Town
*1934-35: –
Shrewsbury Town
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Founded in 1886, the club were inaugur ...
reserves
*1935-36: – Shrewsbury Town reserves
*1936-37: – Aberdovey
*1937-38: – ''Season collapsed''
*1938-39:
**North: Llanidloes
**South: Llanidloes
*1939-40: – ''League suspended - Second World War''
1940s
*1940-41: – ''League suspended - Second World War''
*1941-42: – ''League suspended - Second World War''
*1942-43: – ''League suspended - Second World War''
*1943-44: – ''League suspended - Second World War''
*1944-45: – ''League suspended - Second World War''
*1945-46:
**Northern: Newtown Military
**Southern: Builth
*1946-47: – Llanidloes Town
*1947-48:
**Northern: Llanfyllin Town
**Southern:
Brecon Corries
*1948-49:
**Northern: Aberystwyth Town
**Southern:
*1949-50:
**Northern: Aberystwyth Town
**Southern:
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
Caersws (; ) is a village and community (Wales), community on the River Severn, in the Wales, Welsh county of Powys; it was formerly in Montgomeryshire. It is located west of Newtown, Powys, Newtown, halfway between Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury. ...
1960s
*1960-61: – Caersws
*1961-62: – Llandrindod Wells
*1962-63: – Caersws
*1963-64: – Kington Town
*1964-65: –
Berriew
Berriew () is a village and Community (Wales), community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. It is on the Montgomeryshire Canal and the Afon Rhiw, near the confluence (Welsh: ''aber'') with the River Severn (Welsh language, Welsh: Hafren, Afon Hafr ...
*1965-66: – Kington Town
*1966-67: – Llandrindod Wells
*1967-68: –
Welshpool
Welshpool ( ) is a market town and Community (Wales), community in Powys, Wales, historically in the Historic counties of Wales, county of Montgomeryshire. The town is from the Wales–England border and low-lying on the River Severn. The c ...
*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
*1979-80: – 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
Machynlleth () is a market town, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales and within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It is in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and the A489 roads. At the 2001 Census it had a po ...
*1993-94: – Machynlleth
*1994-95: – Machynlleth
*1995-96: – Newtown reserves
*1996-97: – Caersws reserves
*1997-98: –
Kerry
*1998-99: – Kerry
*1999-2000: –
Carno
Carno is a village and Community (Wales), community in Powys, Wales. It was also a parish in the historic county of Montgomeryshire, comprising the townships of Derlwyn, Llysyn and Trowscoed. It is in the geographical centre of Wales.
History
...
2000s
*2000-01: – ''Season abandoned after outbreak of
Foot and mouth disease
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''
*2001-02: –
Penrhyncoch
Penrhyn-coch is a small village in the community of Trefeurig, Ceredigion, Wales, located between Afon Stewi and Nant Seilo rivers, close to where they merge into Afon Clarach. The village is approximately north-east of Aberystwyth.
The vil ...
*2002-03: – Penrhyncoch
*2003-04: – Aberystwyth Town reserves
*2004-05: – Aberystwyth Town reserves
*2005-06: –
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant () is a village and Community (Wales), community in Powys, Wales; about 9 miles west of Oswestry and 12 miles south of Llangollen, on the B4580 road. It lies near the foothills of the Berwyn range, Berwyn mountains on the r ...
*2006-07: –
Presteigne St Andrews
*2007-08: – Aberystwyth Town reserves
*2008-09: – Newtown reserves
*2009-10: –
Penparcau
Penparcau () is a village and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales, situated to the south of Aberystwyth.
The original village was a hamlet, but the building of extensive Art Deco style semi-detached social housing from the 1920s on transform ...
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: – ''Season cancelled''
**West Division: – ''Season cancelled''
*2021-22:
**East Division: – Brecon Corries
**West Division: –
Tywyn Bryncrug
*2022-23:
**Northern Division: – Kerry
**Southern Division: –
Radnor Valley
*2023-24:
**Northern Division: – Kerry
**Southern Division: – Penparcau
*2024-25:
**Northern Division: –
Llanrhaeadr
**Southern Division: – Knighton Town
Number of titles since 1950
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Caersws
Caersws (; ) is a village and community (Wales), community on the River Severn, in the Wales, Welsh county of Powys; it was formerly in Montgomeryshire. It is located west of Newtown, Powys, Newtown, halfway between Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury. ...
/ reserves – 9
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Newtown/ reserves – 7
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Welshpool
Welshpool ( ) is a market town and Community (Wales), community in Powys, Wales, historically in the Historic counties of Wales, county of Montgomeryshire. The town is from the Wales–England border and low-lying on the River Severn. The c ...
– 7
*55th Royal Artillery Tonfannau – 6
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Aberystwyth Town reserves – 6
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Llanidloes Town – 6
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Knighton Town – 5
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Kerry – 4
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Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant () is a village and Community (Wales), community in Powys, Wales; about 9 miles west of Oswestry and 12 miles south of Llangollen, on the B4580 road. It lies near the foothills of the Berwyn range, Berwyn mountains on the r ...
– 4
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Llandrindod Wells
Llandrindod Wells (; ; ; ) is a town and community (Wales), community in Powys, Wales. It serves as the seat of Powys County Council, and is therefore the administrative centre of Powys. The town was Historic counties of Wales, historically in ...
– 3
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Machynlleth
Machynlleth () is a market town, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales and within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It is in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and the A489 roads. At the 2001 Census it had a po ...
– 3
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Penrhyncoch
Penrhyn-coch is a small village in the community of Trefeurig, Ceredigion, Wales, located between Afon Stewi and Nant Seilo rivers, close to where they merge into Afon Clarach. The village is approximately north-east of Aberystwyth.
The vil ...
– 3
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Brecon Corries – 2
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Kington Town – 2
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Llanfair United – 2
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Penparcau
Penparcau () is a village and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales, situated to the south of Aberystwyth.
The original village was a hamlet, but the building of extensive Art Deco style semi-detached social housing from the 1920s on transform ...
– 2
*
Rhayader Town – 2
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Barmouth & Dyffryn United – 1
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Berriew
Berriew () is a village and Community (Wales), community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. It is on the Montgomeryshire Canal and the Afon Rhiw, near the confluence (Welsh: ''aber'') with the River Severn (Welsh language, Welsh: Hafren, Afon Hafr ...
– 1
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Carno
Carno is a village and Community (Wales), community in Powys, Wales. It was also a parish in the historic county of Montgomeryshire, comprising the townships of Derlwyn, Llysyn and Trowscoed. It is in the geographical centre of Wales.
History
...
– 1
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Morda United – 1
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Presteigne St Andrews – 1
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Radnor Valley – 1
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Tywyn Bryncrug – 1
Central Wales League Cup - Winners
2020s
*2022-23: – Barmouth & Dyffryn
*2023-24: – Tregaron Turfs
*2024-25: – Forden United
See also
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Football in Wales
Association football is one of the most popular sports in Wales, along with rugby union. Wales has produced club teams of varying fortunes since the early birth of football during the Victorian period, and in 1876 a Wales national football te ...
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Welsh football league system
The Welsh football league system (or League system, pyramid) is a series of association football, football leagues with regular promotion and relegation between them.
It consists of four main tiers, as well as lower local leagues.
While most W ...
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Welsh Cup
The FAW Welsh Cup (), currently known as the JD Welsh Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams in the Welsh football league system. It is considered the most prestigious of the cup competitions ...
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Welsh League Cup
The Cymru League Cup, currently known as the Nathaniel MG Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a cup competition in Welsh association football, football organised by the Football Association of Wales.
The competition was established in 1992 and is c ...
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FAW Premier Cup
The FAW Premier Cup (until 1998 the FAW Invitation Cup) was a Wales, Welsh association football, football cup competition, organised annually by the Football Association of Wales from 1997 to 2008. Since the FAW excluded clubs playing in English fo ...
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List of football clubs in Wales
This is a list of association football, 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 relat ...
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List of stadiums in Wales by capacity
The following is a list of stadiums in Wales, in order by capacity. The list only includes stadiums and grounds that have been built and remain in use, with a capacity of at least 2,000 temporary seating included. The ground of successful Welsh ...
References
External links
Results from every season
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Mid Wales Football League
The Central Wales Football League ''(formerly the Mid Wales Football League)'' is a football league in Wales at tier four of the Welsh Football pyramid, run by the Central Wales Football Association. The league consists of two regionally based di ...
Wales
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Sports leagues established in 1900
1900 establishments in Wales