Mid Wales South League Explained

Mid Wales South Football League
Founded:	1962
Folded:	2023
Divisions:	1
Teams:	5
Promotion:	Mid Wales Football League
Levels:	5
Most Successful Club:	Builth Wells/ reserves (11 titles)
Champions:	Newcastle
Season:	2022–23
Website:	League Table

The Mid Wales South League was an association football league, from Mid Wales but some from just over the border in England. It was last called the Watson Financial Mid Wales League (South) for sponsorship reasons.

The founder members of the league were Brecon St John's, Felindre, Llandrindod Wells, Llanwrthwl, Llanwrtyd, Presteigne St. Andrew's, Rhayader Town and Whitton.^[1] Felindre were the first league champions.

The league last operated in the fifth level of the Welsh football league system. Teams were eligible to be promoted to the Mid Wales Football League if standards and facilities fall into line with the regulations of the Mid Wales League. There was no league directly below the South League.

The league was sometimes written as the "Mid-Wales League (South)".

In the 2019–20 season, when the season was curtailed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Brecon Corries were champions with a 100% record of 16 wins from 16 games with 143 goals scored and just two conceded.^[2] In addition to these statistics the team scored a 27–0 win at Knighton Town Reserves which was expunged from the record books following Knighton’s withdrawal from the league.

The final season of the league, 2022–23 saw only five clubs compete in the league.

Member clubs for 2022–23 season

• Felindre
• Hay St Marys reserves
• Newcastle
• Presteigne St. Andrews reserves
• St. Harmon

Champions

1960s

• 1962–63: Felindre
• 1963–64: Felindre
• 1964–65: Felindre & Llandrindod Amateurs (shared)
• 1965–66: Llanidloes Town reserves
• 1966–67: Crossgates
• 1967–68: Builth Wells
• 1968–69: Builth Wells
• 1969–70: Penybont United

1970s

• 1970–71: Builth Wells
• 1971–72: Llanidloes Town reserves
• 1972–73: Crossgates
• 1973–74: Presteigne St. Andrews
• 1974–75: Presteigne St. Andrews
• 1975–76: Builth Wells
• 1976–77: Aberystwyth Town reserves
• 1977–78: Builth Wells
• 1978–79: Builth Wells
• 1979–80: Aberystwyth Town reserves

1980s

• 1980–81: Aberystwyth Town reserves
• 1981–82: Newtown reserves
• 1982–83: Builth Wells
• 1983–84: Newtown reserves
• 1984–85: Builth Wells
• 1985–86: Builth Wells
• 1986–87: Vale of Arrow (Gladestry)
• 1987–88: Talgarth
• 1988–89: Kington Town (Herefordshire)^[3]
• 1989–90: Crickhowell

1990s

• 1990–91: Vale of Arrow (Gladestry)
• 1991–92: Vale of Arrow (Gladestry)
• 1992–93: Penybont United
• 1993–94: Sennybridge
• 1994–95: Penybont United
• 1995–96: Vale of Arrow (Gladestry)
• 1996–97: Newcastle on Clun
• 1997–98: Newcastle on Clun
• 1998–99: Sennybridge
• 1999–2000: Sennybridge

2000s

• 2000–01: Season abandoned due to Foot & Mouth outbreak – Sennybridge^[4]
• 2001–02: St Harmon
• 2002–03: Knighton Town
• 2003–04: Knighton Town
• 2004–05: Newbridge-on-Wye^[5]
• 2005–06: Rhosgoch^[6]
• 2006–07: Hay St Marys
• 2007–08: Rhayader Town^[7]
• 2008–09: Hay St Marys
• 2009–10: Builth Wells^[8]

2010s

• 2010–11: Rhayader Town reserves^[9]
• 2011–12: Newcastle on Clun^{[10] [11] [12]}
• 2012–13: Rhayader Town reserves^{[13] [14]}
• 2013–14: Rhayader Town reserves^[15]
• 2014–15: Radnor Valley^[16]
• 2015–16: Rhayader Town reserves^{[17] [18]}
• 2016–17: Hay St Marys reserves^[19]
• 2017–18: Rhayader Town reserves^{[20] [21]}
• 2018–19: Talgarth Town^{[22] [23]}
• 2019–20: Brecon Corries^[24]

2020s

• 2020–21: No competition
• 2021–22: Builth Wells reserves
• 2022–23: Newcastle

Number of titles by winning clubs

• Builth Wells/ reserves – 11 titles
• Rhayader Town/ reserves – 6 titles
• Newcastle on Clun – 4 titles
• Vale of Arrow (Gladestry) – 4 titles
• Aberystwyth Town reserves – 3 titles
• Felindre – 3 titles
• Hay St Marys/ reserves – 3 titles
• Penybont United – 3 titles
• Sennybridge – 3 titles
• Crossgates – 2 titles
• Knighton Town – 2 titles
• Llanidloes Town – 2 titles
• Newtown reserves – 2 titles
• Presteigne St. Andrew's – 2 titles
• Talgarth/ Talgarth Town – 2 titles
• Brecon Corries – 1 title
• Crickhowell – 1 title
• Kington Town – 1 title
• Newbridge-on-Wye – 1 title
• Radnor Valley – 1 title
• Rhosgoch – 1 title
• St Harmon – 1 title

See also

• Football in Wales
• List of football clubs in Wales

Notes and References

1. http://wfda.co.uk/leagues_mw_south.php?season_id=1 1st League Table
2. Web site: Titles for the Daffs and Corries . Shropshire Star . 10 June 2020.
3. Web site: Non League Tables for 1988–1989 – NonLeagueMatters.
4. Web site: Mid Wales South League.
5. Web site: Mid Wales South League 2004/05.
6. Web site: FOOTBALL: Hay St Mary's lose but Knighton win.
7. Web site: Rhayader Town.
8. Web site: Mid Wales Football Blog.
9. Web site: Mid Wales South League 2010/11.
10. Web site: Mid Wales League South champions Newcastle laid bare at Rhayader Town Reserves after leaving their kit at home . Ludlow & Tenbury Wells Advertiser . 8 March 2013 .
11. Web site: Mid Wales South League 2011/12.
12. Web site: 2011–12 tables, part 5 . Football Club History Database . 16 November 2021.
13. Web site: Mid Wales South League 2012/13.
14. Web site: 2012–13 tables, part 5 . Football Club History Database . 16 November 2021.
15. Web site: Mid Wales South League 2013/14.
16. Web site: Mid Wales South League 2014/15.
17. Web site: Rhayader crowned champions of MWL South . Powys County Times . 28 April 2016 .
18. Web site: Mid Wales South League 2015/16.
19. Web site: Mid Wales South League 2016/17.
20. Web site: Rhayader Town crowned league champions . Powys County Times . 3 May 2018 .
21. Web site: Mid Wales South League 2017/18.
22. Web site: Paul Worts' football round-up . The Brecon & Radnor Express . 17 April 2019.
23. Web site: Mid Wales South League 2018/19.
24. Web site: Rich Field delight as Brecon Corries receive championship trophy . Powys County Times . 21 July 2021.