Mid Wales Football League
The Mid Wales Football League is a football league in Wales, consisting of 29 teams, 16 in Division One and 13 in Division Two. Division One sits at the third tier of the Welsh football league system, and promotes clubs to the Cymru North. Division Two sits at the fourth tier, and teams relegated from the division may enter the Aberystwyth League, the Ceredigion League, the Mid Wales South Football League, or the Montgomeryshire Football League, all of which promote clubs to the Mid Wales Football League.
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Divisions | 2 |
Number of teams | 29 |
Level on pyramid | 3 and 4 |
Promotion to | Cymru North |
Relegation to | Aberystwyth League Montgomeryshire Football League Ceredigion Football League Mid Wales South Football League Pembrokeshire League |
Most championships | Caersws/ reserves (9 titles since 1950) |
Website | Mid Wales Football League |
Changes from the 2020–21 season
For the 2020–21 season, the league will exist at tier 4 of the Welsh football league system and be called the Mid Wales League, with an east and a west division. The east division shall be 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 and the Mid Wales South League. The west division shall be known as the Mid Wales League West. The geographical area of the west division shall be a combination of those parts of the Area presently served by the Aberystwyth League and the Ceredigion League. Each division shall have no more than 16 clubs.[1]
Member clubs for 2019–20 season
The following clubs are competing in the league during the 2019–20 season.[2]
Division One
- Aberaeron
- Berriew
- Bow Street
- Builth Wells
- Caersws
- Carno
- Four Crosses
- Hay St Mary's (resigned from the league after 7 games)[3]
- Kerry
- Llandrindod Wells
- Llanidloes Town
- Llansantffraid Village
- Montgomery Town
- Radnor Valley
- Tywyn Bryncrug
- Welshpool
Division Two
- Abermule
- Aberystwyth University
- Borth United
- Churchstoke
- Dolgellau Athletic
- Dyffryn Banw
- Forden United
- Knighton Town
- Machynlleth Town
- Newbridge-on-Wye
- Penparcau
- Presteigne St. Andrews
- Rhayader Town
- Waterloo Rovers
Division One champions
Information sourced from the Welsh Football Statistician[4] unless otherwise specified.
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
1960s
- 1960-61: – Caersws
- 1961-62: – Llandrindod Wells
- 1962-63: – Caersws
- 1963-64: – Kington Town
- 1964-65: – Berriew
- 1965-66: – Kington Town
- 1966-67: – Llandrindod Wells
- 1967-68: – Welshpool
- 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
- 1979-70: – 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
- 1993-94: – Machynlleth
- 1994-95: – Machynlleth
- 1995-96: – Newtown reserves
- 1996-97: – Caersws reserves
- 1997-98: – Kerry
- 1998-99: – Kerry
- 1999-2000: – Carno
2000s
- 2000-01: – Season abandoned after outbreak of Foot and mouth disease
- 2001-02: – Penrhyncoch
- 2002-03: – Penrhyncoch
- 2003-04: – Aberystwyth Town reserves
- 2004-05: – Aberystwyth Town reserves
- 2005-06: – Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
- 2006-07: – Presteigne St Andrews
- 2007-08: – Aberystwyth Town reserves
- 2008-09: – Newtown reserves
- 2009-10: – Penparcau
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
Number of titles since 1950
- Caersws/ reserves – 9 titles
- Newtown/ reserves – 7 titles
- Welshpool – 7 titles
- 55th Royal Artillery Tonfannau – 6 titles
- Aberystwyth Town/ reserves – 6 titles
- Llanidloes Town – 6 titles
- Llandrindod Wells – 3 titles
- Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant – 3 titles
- Machynlleth – 3 titles
- Penrhyncoch – 3 titles
- Kerry – 2 titles
- Kington Town – 2 titles
- Llanfair United – 2 titles
- Rhayader Town – 2 titles
- Barmouth & Dyffryn United – 1 title
- Berriew – 1 title
- Carno– 1 title
- Knighton Town – 1 title
- Morda United – 1 title
- Penparcau– 1 title
- Presteigne St Andrews – 1 title