The South Wales Amateur League was a former

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league in

South Wales South Wales ( cy, De Cymru) is a loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid Wales to the north. Generally considered to include the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, south Wales extends westwards ...

. The league consisted of two divisions, named Divisions One and Two. Division One was a feeder to the

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Division Three, and sat at level 5 of the

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History

The league began in the 1946–47 season as the ''South Wales Corinthian League'' acting to bridge the gap between local football leagues and the

. Eleven clubs entered the inaugural championship with Dinas Corries claiming the first title. The league was merged with

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in the 2015–16 season to form

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Member Clubs in the final 2014-15 season

Division 1

* Aber Valley YMCA * Baglan Dragons *Caerau Link *Hirwaun Welfare/Mackworth *Llangynwyd Rangers *

Llantwit Fardre Llantwit Fardre ( cy, Llanilltud Faerdref) is a large village and community (and electoral ward) situated on the A473, Pontypridd to Bridgend, road near the Welsh towns of Pontypridd and Llantrisant. Llantwit Fardre is also the name of the old ...

* Merthyr Saints * Pencoed Athletic *

Pontyclun Pontyclun (or Pont-y-clun) is a village and community located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Like the surrounding towns, it has seen a sharp increase in its population in the last ten years as people migrate south from the So ...

* STM Sports * Ton & Gelli * Trefelin *Treforest * Trelewis Welfare

Division 2

*Aberfan SDC *AFC Bargoed *Brynna * Canton Liberal * Cardiff Draconians *Cardiff Hibernian *Clwb Cymric *Dynamo Aber *Graig *Kenfig Hill *Llanharry *Rhydyfelin *Splott Albion

Divisional Champions

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Divisional Champions - by number of titles

Taff's Well Taff's Well () is a semi-rural village, Community (Wales), community and electoral ward located at the south easterly tip of Rhondda Cynon Taf, to the north of Cardiff, the Capital city, capital city of Wales. Known locally as the 'Gates to the S ...

– 6 titles * British Steel (Port Talbot)/ Corus Steel – 4 titles * Cwmbach Sports – 4 titles * Guest Keen – 4 titles *

Llantwit Major Llantwit Major ( cy, Llanilltud Fawr) is a town and community in Wales on the Bristol Channel coast. It is one of four towns in the Vale of Glamorgan, with the third largest population (13,366 in 2001) after Barry and Penarth, and ahead of Cowb ...

– 4 titles * AFC Cardiff – 3 titles *

Dinas Powys Dinas Powys (; also spelt "Dinas Powis" in English) is a small town and community (Wales), community in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. Its name means "fort of the provincial place" and refers to the Dinas Powys hillfort, Iron Age hillfort wh ...

– 3 titles * Hoover Sports – 3 titles * Beatus United/ AFC Porth – 2 titles * Bridgend Town – 2 tiles * Caerau Rangers/ Caerau – 2 titles * Kenfig Hill – 2 titles *

Llangeinor Llangeinor (Welsh: ''Llangeinwyr'') is a small village (and electoral ward) located in the Garw Valley around north of Bridgend in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 1,243. The entire village is now ...

– 2 titles *

Pontllanfraith Pontllanfraith ( cy, Pontllanfraith ) is a large village and community located in the Sirhowy Valley in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It is situated adjacent to the town of Blackwood, with t ...

– 2 titles * Porth Welfare – 2 titles * Ton & Gelli– 2 titles * Bryntirion Athletic – 1 title * Cambrian & Clydach Vale BGC – 1 title * Cwmaman Institute – 1 title * Dinas Corries – 1 title *

Ely Rangers Ely Rangers Association Football Club are a Welsh association football team founded in 1965. They are based in Ely, Cardiff and they play at Station Road, Wenvoe near Cardiff. History Ely Rangers' origins date back to 1963–64 at a time when t ...

– 1 title * Fleur De Lys Welfare – 1 title * Gwynfi United – 1 title * Hirwaun Welfare – 1 title * Lysaghts – 1 title * Penarth Town – 1 title * Penrhiwceiber Rangers reserves – 1 title * Porthcawl Town – 1 title * Pyrene – 1 title *

Rhoose Rhoose ( , cy, Y Rhws from "the moor") is a village and community near the sea (the Bristol Channel) in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, near Barry. The wider community includes villages and settlements such as Font-y-Gary, Penmark, East Abertha ...

– 1 title * STM Sports – 1 title * Teddington – 1 title * Tonyrefail Welfare – 1 title *

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 ...

– 1 title *

Troedyrhiw Troed-y-rhiw (, translation: foot of the slope) is a large community village in the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Its population at the 2011 census was 5,296. It features the Troed-y-rhiw railway station. Governance The community sh ...

– 1 title * Wattstown BC – 1 title * Ynyshir United – 1 title

References

External links

Official League website
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