The Port Talbot & District Football League, also known as the Port Talbot Football League is a league competition featuring non-professional
association football
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clubs in the area of
Port Talbot
Port Talbot (, ) is a town and community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, situated on the east side of Swansea Bay, approximately from Swansea. The Port Talbot Steelworks covers a large area of land which dominates the south ...
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South Wales. Founded in 1926, it is one of the oldest such competition in Wales. The main competition consists of one division, which splits midway through into two conferences which are named "Premier League" & "Division One" . The Premier League is a feeder to the
South Wales Aance League
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Etymology
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Division Two, and therefore sits at tier 7 of the
Welsh football pyramid
The Welsh football league system (or pyramid) is a series of football leagues with regular promotion and relegation between them.
While most Welsh clubs play in the Welsh pyramid and most clubs in that pyramid are Welsh, five Welsh clubs pla ...
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Background
The league is currently one division which splits at the midway point. The split consists of the Port Talbot Premier League, followed by the Port Talbot Division One.
The League is administered by Mr. Mr T. Lewis (Chairman), Mr A. Short (Vice Chairman), Mr B. Owen (Treasurer) and Mr. David King (General Secretary).
Among the clubs who have progressed to a higher level from the Port Talbot Football League is
Goytre United, Cornelly United and
Tata Steel
Tata Steel Limited is an Indian multinational steel-making company, based in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand and headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is a part of the Tata Group.
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Member clubs for 2021–22 season
The following reflect the post mid-season split.
Premier League
*Afan United
*Cornelly United
*Croeserw Athletic
*Cwmafan
*FC Porthcawl
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Gwynfi United
*Margam YC
Division One
*Afan United Reserves
*Cornelly United reserves
*Cwmafan reserves
*FC Porthcawl reserves
*Kenfig Hill
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Porthcawl Town Athletic reserves
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Porthcawl Town Athletic thirds
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Port Talbot Town thirds
Divisional history - Premier Division champions
*1994–95:
Trefelin BGC
Trefelin Boys & Girls Club, often shortened to Trefelin BGC, is an association football club who play their home games at Ynys park in Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Their men's team play in the Cymru South.
Trefelin BGC was founded in 1 ...
*2006-07: Real Bay View CF
*2007–08: Grove Park
*2008–09: Real Bay View CF
*2009–10: Cornelly United
*2010–11: Cwmafan
*2011–12: Cornelly United
*2012–13: Margam YC
*2013–14: Glyncorrwg
*2014–15:
Goytre United reserves
*2015–16: Cwmafan
*2016–17: Cwmafan
*2017–18: Cwmafan
*2018–19:
Tata Steel United
*2019–20: Glyncorrwg
*2020–21: ''No competition''
*2021–22: Margam YC
References
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Football leagues in Wales
Sport in Port Talbot