:Central Wales Football League
{{Short description|Association football league in Wales}}
{{Infobox football league
| name = Central Wales Football League
| image =
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| country = {{WAL}}
| confed =
| founded = 1900
| folded =
| divisions = 2
| teams = 32
| feeds =
| promotion = Ardal Leagues
| relegation = Aberystwyth League
Ceredigion League
Montgomeryshire League
| levels = 4
| domest_cup = Welsh Cup
FAW Trophy
| confed_cup =
| champions = Northern: Llanrhaeadr
Southern: Knighton Town
| season = 2024—25
| most successful club = Caersws/ Caersws reserves
(9 titles since 1950)
| tv =
| website =
| current =
}}
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 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. Relegation is possible to the relevant tier five level leagues in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion and Montgomeryshire.
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.
=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 and the Mid Wales South League. 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 and the Ceredigion League. Each division shall have no more than 16 clubs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/breconcorriesafc/news/the-new-cwfa-league-structure-for-202021-2458580.html|title = The new CWFA league structure for 2020-21}}
=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 2024–25 season
=Northern Division=
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- Abermule
- Barmouth & Dyffryn United
- Berriew
- Bishops Castle Town
- Carno
- Dyffryn Banw
- Forden United
- Four Crosses
- Llanfyllin Town
- Llanrhaeadr
- Meifod (resigned September 2024)
- Montgomery Town
- Trewern United
- Tywyn Bryncrug
- Waterloo Rovers
- Welshpool Town
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=Southern Division=
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- Aberystwyth University
- Bont
- Bow Street (reserves)
- Builth Wells (reserves)
- Caersws (development)
- Ffostrasol Wanderers
- Hay St Marys
- Knighton Town
- Llanidloes Town (reserves)
- Llanilar
- Machynlleth
- Penparcau
- Penrhyncoch (reserves)
- Penybont United
- Presteigne St Andrews
- Rhayader Town
- Tregaron Turfs
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Division One champions
Information sourced from the Welsh Football Statistician{{Cite web|url=https://welshfootballstatistician.weebly.com/mwl5019.html|title = Mid Wales League}} unless otherwise specified.
=1900s=
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- 1900-01: – Llandrindod Wells{{cite web |last1=Townsend |first1=Stuart |title=The story of Knighton Town – Radnorshire's resilient Robins |url=https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/19540619.story-knighton-town---radnorshires-resilient-robins/ |publisher=Powys County Times |access-date=22 May 2022 |date=28 August 2021}}
- 1901-02: – Knighton Town{{cite web |title=Club Information |url=http://knightontownfc.co.uk/clubinfo.html |website=Knighton Town F.C. |access-date=16 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902185628/http://knightontownfc.co.uk/clubinfo.html |archive-date=2018-09-02 |url-status=dead}}
- 1902-03: – Knighton Town
- 1903-04: – Knighton Town
- 1904-05: –
- 1905-06: –
- 1906-07: –
- 1907-08: –
- 1908-09: – Llandrindod
- 1909-10: –
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=1910s=
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- 1910-11: –
- 1911-12: –
- 1912-13: –
- 1913-14: – Llanfaes Brigadehttps://newspapers.library.wales/view/4093236/4093244/109
- 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
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=1920s=
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- 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
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=1930s=
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- 1930-31:
- North: Llanidloes
- South: Llanidloes
- 1931-32: – Llanidloes Town
- 1932-33: – Aberystwyth Town
- 1933-34: – Llanidloes Town
- 1934-35: – Shrewsbury Town 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
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=1940s=
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- 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:
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=1950s=
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- 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
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=1960s=
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- 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
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=1970s=
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- 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
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=1980s=
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- 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
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=1990s=
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- 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
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=2000s=
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- 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
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=2010s=
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- 2010-11: – Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
- 2011-12: – Rhayader Town{{cite web |title=2011-12 tables, part 5 |url=http://fchd.info/lghist/2011-12_Part_5.pdf |publisher=Football Club History Database |access-date=16 November 2021}}
- 2012-13: – Llanidloes Town{{cite web |title=2012-13 tables, part 5 |url=http://fchd.info/lghist/2012-13_Part_5.pdf |publisher=Football Club History Database |access-date=16 November 2021}}
- 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{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Jordan |title=Mid Wales League: Llanidloes and Penparcau are champions of Mid Wales |date=19 May 2020 |url=https://clwbpeldroed.org/2020/05/19/llanidloes-penparcau-mid-wales/ |publisher=Clwb Pel Droed |access-date=10 June 2020}}
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=2020s=
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- 2020-21:
- East Division: – Season cancelled
- West Division: – Season cancelled
- 2021-22:
- East Division: – Brecon Corries{{cite news |last1=Grosvenor |first1=Gavin |title=Brecon Corries and Meifod celebrate league titles in style |url=https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/20139801.brecon-corries-meifod-celebrate-league-titles-style/ |access-date=17 May 2022 |work=Powys County Times |date=14 May 2022}}
- West Division: – Tywyn Bryncrug{{cite news |last1=Grosvenor |first1=Gavin |title=Title glory for Tywyn Bryncrug seals title play-off date |url=https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/20134367.title-glory-tywyn-bryncrug-seals-title-play-off-date/ |access-date=1 June 2022 |work=Powys County Times |date=12 May 2022}}
- 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
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=Number of titles since 1950=
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- Caersws/ reserves – 9
- Newtown/ reserves – 7
- Welshpool – 7
- 55th Royal Artillery Tonfannau – 6
- Aberystwyth Town reserves – 6
- Llanidloes Town – 6
- Knighton Town – 5
- Kerry – 4
- Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant – 4
- Llandrindod Wells – 3
- Machynlleth – 3
- Penrhyncoch – 3
- Brecon Corries – 2
- Kington Town – 2
- Llanfair United – 2
- Penparcau – 2
- Rhayader Town – 2
- Barmouth & Dyffryn United – 1
- Berriew – 1
- Carno– 1
- Morda United – 1
- Presteigne St Andrews – 1
- Radnor Valley – 1
- Tywyn Bryncrug – 1
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Central Wales League Cup - Winners
=2020s=
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- 2022-23: – Barmouth & Dyffryn
- 2023-24: – Tregaron Turfs
- 2024-25: – Forden United
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See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141103214819/http://wfda.co.uk/league_mwl_index.php Results from every season]
{{Mid Wales Football League}}
{{Football in Wales}}
{{UEFA fourth leagues}}
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