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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

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, Ceredigion and

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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

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. Each division shall have no more than 16 clubs.

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

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* Barmouth & Dyffryn United * Berriew * Bishops Castle Town * Carno * Dyffryn Banw * Forden United * Four Crosses * Llanfyllin Town * Llanrhaeadr *

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* Montgomery Town * Trewern United * Tywyn Bryncrug * Waterloo Rovers * Welshpool Town

Southern Division

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(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

Division One champions

Information sourced from the Welsh Football Statistician unless otherwise specified.

1900s

*1900-01: – Llandrindod Wells *1901-02: – Knighton Town *1902-03: – Knighton Town *1903-04: – Knighton Town *1904-05: – *1905-06: – *1906-07: – *1907-08: – *1908-09: – Llandrindod *1909-10: –

1910s

*1910-11: – *1911-12: – *1912-13: – *1913-14: – *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

1920s

*1920-21: – Talgarth *1921-22: – *1922-23: – Rhayader & Llandrindod Wells (shared) *1923-24: – Howey & Llanfaes (shared) *1924-25: – Rhayader *1925-26: –

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*1926-27: –

*1927-28: –

*1928-29: – Llandrindod Town *1929-30: –

1930s

*1930-31: **North: Llanidloes **South: Llanidloes *1931-32: – Llanidloes Town *1932-33: –

*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''

1940s

*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:

**Southern: *1949-50: **Northern:

**Southern:

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: –

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 *1979-80: – Welshpool

1980s

*1980-81: – Llanidloes Town *1981-82: – Newtown *1982-83: – Caersws *1983-84: –

*1984-85: –

*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: –

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*1998-99: –

*1999-2000: – Carno

2000s

*2000-01: – ''Season abandoned after outbreak of Foot and mouth disease'' *2001-02: – Penrhyncoch *2002-03: – Penrhyncoch *2003-04: –

reserves *2004-05: –

reserves *2005-06: – Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant *2006-07: – Presteigne St Andrews *2007-08: –

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

2020s

*2020-21: **East Division: – ''Season cancelled'' **West Division: – ''Season cancelled'' *2021-22: **East Division: – Brecon Corries **West Division: – Tywyn Bryncrug *2022-23: **Northern Division: –

**Southern Division: – Radnor Valley *2023-24: **Northern Division: –

**Southern Division: – Penparcau

Number of titles since 1950

* Caersws/ reserves – 9 * Newtown/ reserves – 7 * Welshpool – 7 *55th Royal Artillery Tonfannau – 6 *

reserves – 6 * Llanidloes Town – 6 *

– 4 * Knighton Town – 4 * Llandrindod Wells – 3 * Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant – 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

References

External links

Results from every season
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