{{Unreferenced, date=December 2009 The South Wales and Monmouthshire Football Association was the governing body of

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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 ...

and

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and was responsible for the development of the game in the region.

Formation

The association was established in 1893 and organised various leagues and cups in the area, including the South Wales Senior Cup. Also, the Association ran two senior leagues in their early days, the

South Wales League The South Wales League was a football league in South Wales. It ran between 1891 and 1911, closing down in September 1911 before the start of the planned 1911–12 season. History The league was formed in 1891. Treharris were the first champions ...

(which had already been in existence since 1890) and the Rhymney Valley League (formed in 1903).

Restructuring

After the 1967–1968 season the

Football Association of Wales The Football Association of Wales (FAW; cy, Cymdeithas Bêl-droed Cymru) is the Governing bodies of sports in Wales, governing body of association football and futsal in Wales, and controls the Wales national football team, Welsh national foo ...

decided to restructure the existing football associations and proposed to set up new Area Football Associations. As a result of this restructuring, the Association was split into three separate associations by the beginning of the 1968—1969 season: The

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, the Monmouthshire County Football Association and the

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. History of Monmouthshire Sports organizations established in 1893 Football governing bodies in Wales Organizations disestablished in 1968 1893 establishments in Wales