Aberystwyth League Explained

Aberystwyth & District Football League
Founded:	1934
Divisions:	1
Teams:	7
Promotion:	Central Wales Football League
Levels:	5
Champions:	Bont
Season:	2023–24
Most Successful Club:	Penparcau (11 titles)
Website:	League website

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: J. Emrys Morgan Cup, Dai 'Dynamo' Davies Cup, League Cup, Len & Julie Newman Memorial Trophy, Second Division Trophy and Consolation Cup.

Teams promoted from Division One can enter the Mid Wales League if standards and facilities fell into line with the regulations of the Mid Wales League.

Member clubs for the 2024–25 season

Division One

• Borth United
• Corris United
• Llanilar (reserves)
• Padarn United
• Rhayader Town (reserves)
• Talybont
• Tywyn & Bryncrug (reserves)

League champions - Top division

Information sourced from the Welsh Soccer Archive^[1] unless referenced.

1930s

• 1934–35: Aberayron^[2]
• 1935–36: Trefechain^[3]

1940s

• 1946–47: Season competition declared void^[4]
• 1947–48: Pontrhydfendigaid & District (Bont)^[5]
• 1948–49: Aberystwyth Rovers^[6]
• 1949–50:

1950s

• 1950–51: Aberayron^[7]
• 1951–52: Trefechain^[8]
• 1952–53: Trefechain^[9]
• 1953–54: Aberystwyth Rovers^[10]
• 1954–55: Aberayron^[11]
• 1955–56: Tregaron Turfs F.C.^[12]
• 1956–57: University College of Wales reserves^[13]
• 1957–58: YMCA^[14]
• 1958–59: University College of Wales reserves^[15]
• 1959–60: Dewi Stars^[16]

1960s

• 1960–61: Dewi Stars^[16]
• 1961–62: University College of Wales reserves^[17]
• 1962–63: University College of Wales reserves^[18]
• 1963–64: University College of Wales reserves^[19]
• 1964–65: Bont^[20]
• 1965–66: Penparcau^[21]
• 1966–67: Bont^[22]
• 1967–68: Bont^[23]
• 1968–69: Penparcau^[24]
• 1969–70: Bont^[25]

1970s

• • 1970–71: Bont 1971–72: CPD Penrhyncoch
• 1972–73: Phoenix
• 1973–74: Llanilar
• 1974–75: CPD Penrhyncoch
• 1975–76: CPD Penrhyncoch
• 1976–77: CPD Penrhyncoch
• 1977–78: CPD Penrhyncoch
• 1978–79: Aber Athletics Club
• 1979–80: Bryncrug

1980s

• 1980–81: Dolgellau Athletic^[26]
• 1981–82: Barmouth & Dyffryn United^[27]
• 1982–83: Bow Street
• 1983–84: Aberystwyth Town reserves
• 1984–85: Bryncrug
  • 1985–86: Penparcau 1986–87: Bryncrug
• 1987–88: Padarn United

1990s

• 1990–91: Penparcau
• 1991–92: Machynlleth
  • 1992–93: Bow Street 1993–94: U. W. A.
• 1994–95: Bow Street
• 1995–96: Bow Street
• 1996–97: Padarn United
• 1997–98: CPD Penrhyncoch reserves
• 1998–99: CPD Penrhyncoch reserves
• 1999–2000: Penparcau

2000s

• 2000–01: League not completed - Foot & Mouth outbreak
  • • • • 2001–02: Bow Street 2002–03: Bow Street 2003–04: Bow Street 2004–05: Penparcau 2005–06: CPD Penrhyncoch reserves
  • 2006–07: Bow Street 2007–08: Penparcau
• 2008–09: Dolgellau Athletic 'A'

2010s

• 2010–11: Aberdyfi
• 2011–12: CPD Penrhyncoch reserves^[28]
• 2012–13: Tregaron Turfs F.C.^[29]
• 2013–14: Borth United
• 2014–15: Talybont
• 2015–16: Dolgellau Athletic
  • 2016–17: Bont 2017–18: Bow Street reserves
  • 2018–19: Penparcau 2019–20: Tregaron Turfs F.C.

2020s

• 2020–21: Season cancelled due to Coronavirus pandemic
• 2021–22: Llanilar
• 2022-23: Penparcau reserves
• 2023–24: Bont

Number of titles by winning clubs

• Penparcau – 11 titles
• CPD Penrhyncoch – 10 titles
• Bow Street – 9 titles
• Bont – 7 titles
• U. W. A./ University College of Wales – 6 titles
• Aberayron – 3 titles
• Bryncrug – 3 titles
• Dolgellau Athletic – 3 titles
• Trefechain – 3 titles
• Tregaron Turfs – 3 titles
• Dewi Stars– 2 titles
• Llanilar – 2 titles
• Padarn United – 2 titles
• Aber Athletics Club – 1 title
• Aberdyfi – 1 title
• Aberystwyth Rovers – 1 title
• Aberystwyth Town reserves – 1 title
• Barmouth & Dyffryn United – 1 title
• Borth United – 1 title
• Machynlleth – 1 title
• Penparcau F.C. Reserves - 1 title
• Phoenix – 1 title
• Talybont – 1 title
• YMCA – 1 title

See also

• Football in Wales
• List of football clubs in Wales

External links

• League website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aberystwyth and district league history . Welsh Football Data Archive . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211203225100/https://www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk/league_aber_district_index.php . 2021-12-03 .
2. Web site: Final Aberystwyth & District League Division 1 Table 1934/35.
3. Web site: Final Aberystwyth & District League Division 1 Table 1935/36.
4. Web site: Final Aberystwyth & District League Division 1 Table 1946/47.
5. Web site: Bont FC's 60th anniversary . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416175748/downloads.bbc.co.uk/wales/archive/bbc-mid-wales-pontrhydfendigaid-bont-fc-60th-anniversary-photo-archive.pdf . 2021-04-16 . . 2006-11-14 .
6. Web site: Final Aberystwyth & District League Division 1 Table 1948/49.
7. Web site: Final Aberystwyth & District League Division 1 Table 1950/51.
8. Web site: Final Aberystwyth & District League Division 1 Table 1951/52.
9. Web site: Final Aberystwyth & District League Division 1 Table 1952/53.
10. Web site: Final Aberystwyth & District League Division 1 Table 1953/54.
11. Web site: Final Aberystwyth & District League Division 1 Table 1954/55.
12. Web site: Final Aberystwyth & District League Division 1 Table 1955/56.
13. Web site: Final Aberystwyth & District League Division 1 Table 1956/57.
14. Web site: Final Aberystwyth & District League Division 1 Table 1957/58.
15. Web site: Final Aberystwyth & District League Division 1 Table 1959/60.
16. Web site: Final Aberystwyth & District League Division 1 Table 1960/61.
17. Web site: Final Aberystwyth & District League Division 1 Table 1961/62.
18. Web site: Final Aberystwyth & District League Division 1 Table 1962/63.
19. Web site: Final Aberystwyth & District League Division 1 Table 1963/64.
20. Web site: Final Aberystwyth & District League Division 1 Table 1964/65.
21. Web site: Final Aberystwyth & District League Division 1 Table 1965/66.
22. Web site: Final Aberystwyth & District League Division 1 Table 1966/67.
23. Web site: Final Aberystwyth & District League Division 1 Table 1967/68.
24. Web site: Final Aberystwyth & District League Division 1 Table 1968/69.
25. Web site: Final Aberystwyth & District League Division 1 Table 1969/70.
26. Web site: Dolgellau AAFC.
27. Web site: Club Honours 1 of 2 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190923210140/https://www.barmouthdyffrynfc.com/a/club-honours-50334.html . 2019-09-23 . Barmouth & Dyffryn United FC .
28. Web site: 2011-12 tables, part 5 . Football Club History Database . 16 November 2021.
29. Web site: 2012-13 tables, part 5 . Football Club History Database . 16 November 2021.