The Radnorshire Challenge Cup is a
football
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knockout tournament
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competed for by clubs either based within the Mid-Wales county boundary of
Radnorshire
Radnorshire () was Historic counties of Wales, one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolishment in 1974, later becoming a Districts of Wales, district of Powys from 1974 to 1996. It covered a sparsely populat ...
or have a team in membership of the
Mid Wales South League.
Previous winners
Information from the commencement of the competition until the 1990–91 season sourced from the 1991 Welsh Football Almanac.
1960s
*1963–64: –
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 ...
*1964–65: – Vale of Arrow (Gladestry)
*1965–66: – Crossgates
*1966–67: –
Rhayader Town
*1967–68: – Vale of Arrow (Gladestry)
*1968–69: – Vale of Arrow (Gladestry)
*1969–70: – Vale of Arrow (Gladestry)
1970s
*1970–71: – Crossgates
*1971–72: –
Knighton Town
*1972–73: – Knighton Town
*1973–74: –
Hay St Marys
*1974–75: –
Presteigne St. Andrews
*1975–76: –
Builth Wells
Builth Wells (; ) is a market town and community in the county of Powys and historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire), mid Wales, lying at the confluence of rivers Wye and Irfon, in the Welsh (or upper) part of the Wye Valley. In 20 ...
*1976–77: – Rhayader Town
*1977–78: –
Aberystwyth Town reserves
*1978–79: – Knighton Town
*1979–80: – Knighton Town
1990s
*1980–81: –
Newtown reserves
*1981–82: – Builth Wells
*1982–83: – Builth Wells
*1983–84: – Knighton Town
*1984–85: – Presteigne St. Andrews
*1985–86: – Newtown reserves
*1986–87: – Builth Wells
*1987–88: – Knighton Town
*1988–89: –
Talgarth Town
*1989–90: – Builth Wells
1990s
*1990–91: – Vale of Arrow (Gladestry)
*1991–92: –
Builth Wells
Builth Wells (; ) is a market town and community in the county of Powys and historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire), mid Wales, lying at the confluence of rivers Wye and Irfon, in the Welsh (or upper) part of the Wye Valley. In 20 ...
*1992–93: –
Kington Town
*1993–94: – Vale of Arrow (Gladestry)
*1994–95: – Knighton Town
*1995–96: –
Llanidloes Town
*1996–97: –
*1997–98: –
*1998–99: –
*1999–2000: – Llandrindod Wells
2000s
*2000–01: – Rhayader Town
*2001–02: – Rhayader Town
*2002–03: – Knighton Town
*2003–04: –
*2004–05: – Presteigne St. Andrews
*2005–06: –
*2006–07: – Hay St Marys
*2007–08: –
*2008–09: – Rhayader Town
*2009–10: – Presteigne St. Andrews
2010s
*2010–11: – Llandrindod Wells
*2011–12: – Llandrindod Wells
*2012–13: – Rhayader Town
*2013–14: – Rhayader Town
*2014–15: – Rhayader Town
*2015–16: – Hay St Marys
*2016–17: – Llandrindod Wells
*2017–18: –
Radnor Valley
*2018–19: – Llanidloes Town
*2019–20: – ''Competition abandoned due to Coronavirus pandemic''
2020s
*2020–21: – ''No competition - Covid-19 pandemic''
*2021–22: – Hay St Marys
*2022–23: – Radnor Valley
*2023–24: – Builth Wells
*2024–25: – Radnor Valley
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Number of wins by club
Note: missing seasons to be added.
*
Knighton Town – 8
*
Rhayader Town – 8
*
Builth Wells
Builth Wells (; ) is a market town and community in the county of Powys and historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire), mid Wales, lying at the confluence of rivers Wye and Irfon, in the Welsh (or upper) part of the Wye Valley. In 20 ...
– 6
*Vale of Arrow (Gladestry) – 6
*
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 ...
– 5
*
Hay St Marys – 4
*
Presteigne St. Andrews – 4
*Crossgates – 2
*
Llanidloes Town – 2
*
Newtown reserves – 2
*
Radnor Valley – 2
*
Aberystwyth Town reserves – 1
*
Kington Town – 1
*
Talgarth Town – 1
References
{{Football in Wales
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Recurring events established in 1963