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Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire ( cy, Sir Gaerfyrddin; or informally ') is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county is known as ...

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who play in leagues administered and associated with the Carmarthenshire Association Football League.

Competition history

Past winners

Since the league began the following clubs have been senior cup winners.

1920s

* 1925–26: * 1926–27: Llanelly Steel * 1927–28: Dafen Welfare * 1928–29: * 1929–30:

1930s

* 1930–31: * 1931–32: * 1932–33: Bwlch Rangers * 1933–34: Bwlch Rangers * 1934–35: Halfway United * 1935–36: Halfway United * 1936–37: Bwlch Rangers * 1937–38: Gorsddu Rangers * 1938–39: Cathan Stars * 1939–40: ''No competition''

1940s

* 1940–41: ''No competition'' * 1941–42: ''No competition'' * 1942–43: ''No competition'' * 1943–44: ''No competition'' * 1944–45: ''No competition'' * 1945–46: ''No competition'' * 1946–47: Dafen Welfare * 1947–48: Hatchers Corries * 1948–49: Bwlch Rangers * 1949–50: Bwlch Rangers

1950s

* 1950–51: Bwlch Rangers * 1951–52: Ammanford United * 1952–53: Dafen Welfare * 1953–54: Bwlch Rangers * 1954–55: Babcock & Wilcox * 1955–56: Bwlch Rangers * 1956–57: Mercury Athletic * 1957–58: Llanelli Steel * 1958–59: Bwlch Rangers * 1959–60: Ammanford Athletic

1960s

* 1960–61: Llanelli A * 1961–62: Llanelli Steel * 1962–63: Ammanford United * 1963–64: Pengelli United * 1964–65: Llanelli A * 1965–66: Llanelli Steel * 1966–67: Pengelli United * 1967–68: Llanelli Steel * 1968–69: Gorseinon Athletic * 1969–70: Llanelli Steel

1970s

* 1970–71: Llanelli Steel * 1971–72: Llanelli A * 1972–73: Gorseinon Athletic * 1973–74: Pengelli United * 1974–75: Dafen Welfare * 1975–76: Gorseinon Athletic * 1976–77: Dafen Welfare * 1977–78:

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* 1978–79: Bowdens * 1979–80:

1980s

* 1980–81: Llanelli Steel * 1981–82: Dafen Welfare * 1982–83:

* 1983–84: Gorseinon Athletic * 1984–85: Gorseinon Athletic * 1985–86: Gorseinon Athletic * 1986–87: Gorseinon Athletic * 1987–88: Llanelli A * 1988–89: Dafen Welfare * 1989–90:

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1990s

* 1990–91: Pre Star Sports * 1991–92: Llanelli Steel * 1992–93: Drefach * 1993–94: Llanelli Steel * 1994–95:

* 1995–96:

* 1996–97:

* 1997–98: Camford Sports * 1998–99: Penllergaer * 1999–2000: Bwlch Rangers

2000s

* 2000–01: Trostre Sports * 2001–02: Seaside * 2002–03: Llanelli Steel * 2003–04: Evans & Williams * 2004–05: Seaside * 2005–06: Trostre Sports * 2006–07: Trostre Sports * 2007–08: Bwlch Rangers * 2008–09: Pengelli United * 2009–10: Evans & Williams

2010s

* 2010–11: Loughor * 2011–12: Seaside * 2012–13: Seaside * 2013–14: Pengelli United * 2014–15: Seaside * 2015–16: Trostre Sports * 2016–17: Seaside * 2017–18: Bwlch Rangers * 2018–19:

Ammanford Ammanford ( cy, Rhydaman) is a town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, with a population of 5,411 at the 2011 census. It is a former coal mining town. The built-up area had a population of 7,945 with the wider urban area even bigger. Acco ...

reserves * 2019–20: ''Competition cancelled due to the

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2020s

* 2020–21: ''Competition cancelled due to the

'' * 2021–22:

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* 2022–23: Seaside

Number of competition wins since 1930s

* Bwlch Rangers – 11 *Llanelli Steel – 10 (+1 in the 1920s) * Gorseinon Athletic – 8 * Seaside – 7 * Dafen Welfare – 6 (+1 in the 1920s) *Pengelli United – 5 * Trostre Sports – 5 *

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