The West Wales Intermediate Challenge Cup is the regional knock-out competition for clubs beneath the umbrella of the West Wales Football Association, at the level of Tier 4 and below of the Welsh Football Pyramid in

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. The tournament invites clubs typically from the top divisions of the Carmarthenshire League,

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and Swansea Senior League.

History

The competition started in the 1923–24 season and was known until the 1973-74 season as the ''West Wales Amateur Cup''. Since the 1974-75 season it has been called the ''Intermediate Cup'' but is also commonly referred to as the ''West Wales Cup''.

Recent finals

Previous winners

1920s

* 1923–24: – Swansea Amateurs * 1924–25: – Cwm Athletic * 1925–26: – Swansea Town * 1926–27: – Cwm Athletic * 1927–28: – Cwm Athletic * 1928–29: – Aberpergwm * 1929–30: – Cwm Athletic

1930s

* 1930–31: – Llanelli A * 1931–32: – Alexandra * 1932–33: – Skewen * 1933–34: – Royal Fusiliers * 1934–35: – Glyn Neath Welfare * 1935–36: – Hafod Brotherhood * 1936–37: – Alexandra * 1937–38: – Alexandra * 1938–39: – Swansea Nomads * 1939–40: – ''No competition''

1940s

* 1940–41: – ''No competition'' * 1941–42: – ''No competition'' * 1942–43: – Gwalia Stars * 1943–44: – Loughor Rovers * 1944–45: – Loughor Rovers * 1945–46: – Grovesend Welfare * 1946–47: – Royal Naval Air Station * 1947–48: – Bwlch Rangers * 1948–49: – ''No competition'' * 1949–50: – Goodwick United

1950s

* 1950–51: – National Oil Refineries * 1951–52: – Atlas Sports * 1952–53: – Atlas Sports * 1953–54: – Clydach United * 1954–55: – Grovesend Welfare * 1955–56: – N.O.R. Sports * 1956–57: – Hakin United * 1957–58: – Narberth * 1958–59: – Ynysmeudwy * 1959–60: – Clydach

1960s

* 1960–61: – Llanelli * 1961–62: – Llanelli Steel * 1962–63: – Ammanford United * 1963–64: – Llanelli Steel * 1964–65: – Llanelli Steel * 1965–66: – Pengelli * 1966–67: – Pengelli * 1967–68: –

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* 1968–69: – West End * 1969–70: – St. Joseph's

1970s

* 1970–71: – North End * 1971–72: – Hafod Brotherhood * 1972–73: – St. Joseph's * 1973–74: – Fishguard Sports * 1974–75: – West End * 1975–76: – Swansea Boys Club * 1976–77: – Velindre Sports * 1977–78: – West End * 1978–79: – Swansea Boys Club * 1979–80: – Bonymaen Colts

1980s

* 1980–81: –

* 1981–82: – St. Joseph's * 1982–83: – West End * 1983–84: – Winch Wen * 1984–85: –

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* 1985–86: – North End * 1986–87: – Maltsters Sports * 1986–87: – Port Tennant Colts * 1988–89: – Trostre Sports * 1989–90: – ''Competition Void''

1990s

* 1990–91: –

* 1991–92: – North End * 1992–93: –

* 1993–94: – West End * 1994–95: –

* 1995–96: – Treboeth United * 1996–97: – Brunswick United * 1997–98: – West End * 1998–99: – Hakin United * 1999–2000: – Mountain Dew Rovers

2000s

* 2000–01: –

* 2001–02: – West End * 2002–03: – Seaside * 2003–04: – Hakin United * 2004–05: – Winch Wen * 2005–06: – St. Joseph's * 2006–07: – Winch Wen * 2007–08: – Seaside * 2008–09: – South Gower * 2009–10: – Coelbren Athletic

2010s

* 2010–11: –

* 2011–12: – Dafen Welfare * 2012–13: – Johnston * 2013–14: – Penlan Club * 2014–15: – Team Swansea * 2015–16: – Goodwick United * 2016–17: – Team Swansea * 2017–18: – Goodwick United * 2018–19: – Merlins Bridge * 2019–20: – ''Competition cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic''

2020s

* 2020–21: – ''Competition cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic'' * 2021–22: – Seven Sisters Onllwyn * 2022–23: – Penlan Club * 2023–24: – Penlan Club * 2024–25: – Hakin United

Number of competition wins

– 7 * West End – 7 * Cwm Athletic – 4 * Hakin United – 4 * St. Joseph's – 4 * Alexandra – 3 * Goodwick United – 3 * Hafod Brotherhood/ Swansea Nomads – 3 * Llanelli Steel - 3 * North End – 3 * Penlan Club – 3 * Seaside – 3 * Winch Wen – 3 * Atlas Sports – 2 * Grovesend Welfare – 2 * Llanelli / Llanelli A – 2 * Loughor Rovers – 2 * National Oil Refineries - 2 * Pengelli - 2 * Swansea Boys Club – 2 * Team Swansea - 2 * Aberpergwm – 1 * Ammanford United – 1 * Bonymaen Colts - 1 * Brunswick United – 1 * Bwlch Rangers – 1 * Clydach - 1 * Clydach United – 1 * Coelbren Athletic – 1 * Dafen Welfare – 1 * Fishguard Sports – 1 * Glyn Neath Welfare – 1 * Gwalia Stars – 1 * Johnston – 1 * Maltsters Sports – 1 * Merlins Bridge – 1 * Mountain Dew Rovers - 1 * Narberth - 1 * Port Tennant Colts – 1 * Royal Naval Air Station - 1 * Royal Fusiliers - 1 * Seven Sisters Onllwyn – 1 * Skewen - 1 * South Gower – 1 *

- 1 * Swansea Amateurs – 1 * Swansea Town – 1 * Treboeth United – 1 * Trostre Sports – 1 * Velindre Sports - 1 * Ynysmeudwy - 1

References

{{Football in Wales Football cup competitions in Wales 1923 establishments in Wales Football in Wales County Cup competitions Recurring events established in 1923