Swansea Senior Football League Explained

Swansea Senior Association Football League
Founded:	1901
Teams:	29
Promotion:	West Wales Premier League
Champions:	St Joseph's
Season:	2023–24
Website:	Swansea Senior Football League

The Swansea Senior Association Football League or Swansea Senior League, is a league competition featuring non-professional association football clubs in the area of Swansea, south Wales. The league consists of six divisions, three for "first teams" and others for "reserves" and lower teams. The top division, the Premier Division is just below West Wales Premier League, and therefore sits at level 5 of the Welsh football pyramid.

History

Formed in 1901 as the Swansea Junior League, the first organised league in the Swansea area launched a Senior League in 1903–04, followed in 1904–05 by a name change to the Swansea & District League. The league was suspended during World War I. During the 1921–22 and 1922–23 seasons, the league expanded to include a Gower Division and a Neath Division.

At the outbreak of World War II in September 1939 all local leagues in Swansea suspended football, but in October both the Swansea & District League and a second league, the Swansea Gwalia League approved a merger for the duration of the war years as the Swansea Gwalia Combination with the league operating two senior divisions. In May 1946 the leagues agreed a permanent merger, with the league to be known as the Swansea District Gwalia League. In the 1947–48, the league changed its name to the current league title of the Swansea Senior Association Football League.

Member clubs for 2024–25 season

The following clubs are competing in the Swansea Senior Football League during the 2024–25 season.

Premier Division

Blaen-y-Maes
Brynawel
Clase Social
Cwmfelin Press
Llangyfelach
Murton Rovers
Penclawdd
Plough Colts
Port Tennant Colts
Ragged School
Waunarlwydd Galaxy

Division One

African Community Centre
Birchgrove Colts
Bonymaen Colts
FC Bonymaen
Gors
Kingsbridge Colts
St Thomas Stars
Treboeth United
Union Rangers

Division Two

Cwm Albion
Fforestfach
Landore
Maltsters Sports
Newton Athletic
Penllergaer
Rosehill Community
Sandfields
Talycopa

Champions

1900s

1901–02: – Pontardawe
1902–03: – East Side
1903–04: –
1904–05: –
1905–06: –
1906–07: – Swansea Town
1907–08: – Swansea Town
1908–09: – Morriston
1909–10: – Mond Nickel Works

1910s

1910–11: – Swansea United
1911–12: –
1912–13: – Milford Town
1913–14: – Swansea Town
1914–15: – No competition due to World War 1
1915–16: – No competition due to World War 1
1916–17: – No competition due to World War 1
1917–18: – No competition due to World War 1
1918–19: – No competition due to World War 1
1919–20: – Competition not completed

1920s

1920–21: –
1921–22: –
1922–23: –
1923–24: – Cwm Athletic
1924–25: – Cwm Athletic
1925–26: – Cwm Athletic
1926–27: – Cwm Athletic
1927–28: –
1928–29: –
1929–30: –

1930s

1930–31: – Cwm Athletic
1931–32: – North End
1932–33: –
1933–34: –
1934–35: –
1935–36: –
1936–37: –
1937–38: –
1938–39: –
1939–40: –

1940s

1940–41: –
1941–42: –
1942–43: –
1943–44: –
1944–45: –
1945–46: –
1946–47: – Cwm Albions
1947–48: – Briton Ferry
- 1948–49: – Midland Athletic 1949–50: – Stepney

1950s

1950–51: – Cwm Athletic
1951–52: –
1952–53: –
1953–54: –
1954–55: –
1955–56: –
1956–57: – Swansea Dockers
1957–58: –
1958–59: – North End
1959–60: – North End

1960s

1960–61: – North End
1961–62: – Hillsborough
1962–63: – Tower United
1963–64: – Swansea Town 'A'
1964–65: – North End
1965–66: – North End
1966–67: – North End
1967–68: – St Josephs
1968–69: – United
1969–70: – Swansea Boys Club

1970s

- 1970–71: – West End 1971–72: – Swansea Boys Club
1972–73: – United
1973–74: – West End
1974–75: – West End
1975–76: – Swansea Boys Club
1976–77: – West End
1977–78: – Ragged School
1978–79: – Swansea Boys Club
1979–80: – Swansea Boys Club

1980s

1980–81: –
1981–82: – Ragged School
1982–83: – West End
1983–84: – Ragged School
1984–85: – Siliconix
1985–86: – West End
1986–87: –
1987–88: – Port Tennant Colts
1988–89: – Blaenymaes
1989–90: – Blaenymaes FC

1990s

1990–91: –
1991–92: –
1992–93: –
1993–94: –
1994–95: – West End^[1]
1995–96: –
1996–97: – West End
1997–98: – West End
1998–99: – West End
1999–2000: – West End

2000s

- 2000–01 – Ragged School 2001–02: –
2002–03: – West End^[2]
2003–04: –
2004–05: – West End^[3]
2005–06: –
2006–07: – Winch Wen^[4]
2007–08: – Ragged School
2008–09: – Ragged School
2009–10: – Ragged School

2010s

2010–11: – Swansea Dockers
2011–12: – Penlan Club
2012–13: – Kilvey United
2013–14: – Penlan Club
2014–15: – Penlan Club
2015–16: – Penlan Club
2016–17: – Team Swansea
2017–18: – West End Rangers
2018–19: – Penlan Club^[5]
2019-20: – Rockspur Fords

2020s

2020–21: Season void
2021–22: – Rockspur Fords
2022–23: – Rockspur Fords (promoted to WWPL)
2023–24: – St Joseph's (promoted to WWPL)

Senior Cup winners

The first league cup competition was held in 1908–09 with Mond Nickel Works being winners. They were successful in all the pre-World War competitions apart from the 1910–11 season when they were knocked out at the semi-final stage by Swansea United. A partial list of the winners of the Senior Cup competition can be found below.

Ragged School have won the cup 14 times.^[6]

1908–09: – Mond Nickel Works
1909–10: – Mond Nickel Works^[7]
1911–12: – Mond Nickel Works
1912–13: – Mond Nickel Works (replay)^[8]
1913–14: – Mond Nickel Works^[9]
1914–15: – No competition due to World War 1
1915–16: – No competition due to World War 1
1916–17: – No competition due to World War 1
1917–18: – No competition due to World War 1
1918–19: – No competition due to World War 1
1919–20: – Gorseinon
1924–25: – Cwm Athletic
1925–26: – Cwm Athletic
1926–27: – Cwm Athletic
1928–29: – Cwm Athletic
1929–30: – Cwm Athletic
1930–31: – Cwm Athletic
1931–32: – North End
1936–37: – Alexandra
1951–52: – Mumbles Albion
1953–54: – Swansea Boys Club
1954–55: – Swansea Boys Club
1955–56: – Swansea Boys Club
1958–59: – North End
1963–64: – Swansea Town 'A'
1967–68: – United
1968–69: – United
1969–70: – United
1970–71: – West End
1971–72: – United
- - 1977–78: – Ragged School 1979–80: – Ragged School 1980–81: – St. Joseph's
1988–89: – Blaenymaes
- - - 1990–91: – Ragged School 1991–92: – Ragged School 1992–93: – Ragged School 1993–94: – Port Tennant Colts
1996–97: – Maltsters Sports
- 2000–01: – Ragged School 2008–09: – Cwm Press^[10]
2009–10: – Swansea Dockers
2010–11: – Cwm Press
2011–12: – Ragged School
2012–13: – Swansea Dockers
2013–14: – Ragged School
2014–15: – Competition suspended
2015–16: – Ynystawe Athletic
2016–17: – Penlan Club
2017–18: – Penlan Club
2018–19: – Penlan Club
2019–20: – Competition void - Coronavirus pandemic
2020–21: – Competition cancelled - Coronavirus pandemic
2021–22: – Rockspur Fords
2022–23: – Rockspur Fords
2023-24: — St Joseph's

Other competition winners

Open Cup Finals

1981–82: – St. Joseph's 2-1 West End
2021–22: – Rockspur Fords
2022–23: — St Joseph's
2024-24- Plough Colts

Charity Shield

2021–22: – Rockspur Fords

Notable players

Lee Trundle^[11]

Bibliography

Book: Swansea Senior Football League 1901-2001: 100 Years of Local Soccer. Swansea Senior Football League . 2000 . 0-9532038-3-2 . .

External links

Swansea Senior Football League (Official Site)

Notes and References

News: Soccer Extra . 18 August 2020 . South Wales Evening Post . 24 April 1995.
Web site: Easy cup success for stylish Town . Wales Online . 6 August 2020.
Web site: Johns . Owain . Swansea To Have A Third Team In The Welsh League . Garden Village FC . 13 August 2020.
Web site: Swansea Senior League Tables . Swansea Senior Football League . 18 August 2020.
Web site: Jones . Jordan . Penlan Club win Swansea Senior League title . Y Clwb Pel-Droed . 6 August 2020.
Web site: Twitter biography . Ragged School FC Twitter . 16 September 2021.
News: Swansea League Final . 18 August 2020 . The Cambria Daily Leader . 4 April 2013.
News: Senior Cup Final (Re-Play) - Mond Nickel Works v Ystalyfera . 18 August 2020 . The Cambria Daily Leader . 18 April 1913.
News: Morriston A.F.C. Juniors . 18 August 2020 . The Cambria Leader . 20 July 1914.
Web site: Swansea Senior Cup Results . Swansea Senior Football League . 18 August 2020.
Web site: Swansea City legend Lee Trundle joins up with local league club Brunswick United . Wales Online . 13 August 2020.