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Welsh Football League The Welsh Football League (also known as the Nathaniel Car Sales Welsh Football League for sponsorship reasons) was a club football league in Wales. For its final season in 2019–20 season it operated at levels 3 and 4 of the Welsh football leag ...
Division Two, (last known as the ''Nathanielcars.co.uk Welsh League Division Two'', for sponsorship reasons) was a football league and forms the fourth level of the
Welsh football league system 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 play ...
in South Wales. If the team which finishes top of the division has good enough ground facilities, traditionally it was promoted to the Welsh Football League Division One and is replaced by the team finishing bottom of Division One. The team finishing in bottom position is relegated to the
Welsh Football League Division Three The Welsh Football League Division Three, (last known as the ''Nathanielcars.co.uk Welsh League Division Three'', for sponsorship reasons) was a Association football, football league. History Until the 1964–65 season the Welsh Football Leag ...
. For the 2019–20 season promotion was to the newly formed
Ardal Leagues The Ardal Leagues are a football league in Wales. The word "ardal" translates as "district" in English, with Wales split into four regions at this level. They have clubs with amateur/semi-professional status and sit at the third level of the Wel ...
at Tier 3 and relegation was to one of the regional leagues. From its inception in 1904 it always sat below the top flight of the Welsh League, or the Rhymney Valley League and Glamorgan League as it was known until 1912. This division has changed its title on numerous occasions to follow suit of the other leagues within the competition; for seven years in the 1980s it was known as the Premier Division as the top flight adopted the National Division name, while Division Two was split into two sections - A & B and West & East - for many years before 1965. In 1992 it became level three of the Welsh Football Pyramid following the creation of the Welsh Premier League. After the creation of the
Cymru South The Cymru South is a regional football league in Wales, covering the southern half of the country. It has clubs with semi-professional status and together with the Cymru North, it forms the second tier of the Welsh football league system. The fi ...
, for the 2019–20 season, the league was rebranded and Welsh Football League Division Two incorporated the former Division Three teams.


Member clubs for the final 2019–20 season

* Aberdare Town * Abertillery Bluebirds * AFC Porth * Albion Rovers * Chepstow Town * Newport City *
Panteg Panteg ( cy, Pant-teg) is a large village and community in the county borough of Torfaen, Wales. It is adjacent to Griffithstown, between the towns of Cwmbran and Pontypool. The village is best known for Panteg Steel Works, which closed in 20 ...
* Penrhiwceiber Rangers *
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 S ...
* Tredegar Town * Treharris Athletic Western * Trethomas Bluebirds * Treowen Stars * West End * Ynyshir Albions * Ynysygerwn


Champions (as level 2 of the Welsh League)

Information from 1913-14 onwards is sourced from the Welsh Football Data Archive section for the Welsh Football League. Rhymney Valley League Division 2 * 1905–06: Abergavenny * 1906–07:
Pontlottyn Pontlottyn ( cy, Pontlotyn) is a village located in the county borough of Caerphilly, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales. It is sited just to the south of Rhymney, and to the west of the Rhymney River. History Pontlottyn, ...
* 1907–08: Treharris Reserves * 1908–09: Gilfach * 1909–10: shared between Cwm and
Troedyrhiw Troed-y-rhiw (, translation: foot of the slope) is a large community (Wales), community village in the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Its population at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 5,296 ...
Glamorgan League Division 2 * 1910–11: Pontlottyn Town * 1911–12:
Troedyrhiw Troed-y-rhiw (, translation: foot of the slope) is a large community (Wales), community village in the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Its population at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 5,296 ...
* 1912–13:
Troedyrhiw Troed-y-rhiw (, translation: foot of the slope) is a large community (Wales), community village in the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Its population at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 5,296 ...
Welsh Football League Division 2 * 1913–14:
Troedyrhiw Troed-y-rhiw (, translation: foot of the slope) is a large community (Wales), community village in the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Its population at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 5,296 ...
* 1914–15: Bargoed * 1915–20: ''no competitions'' * 1919–20: Aberdare Amateurs * 1920–21: Rhymney * 1921–22: ''unknown'' * 1922–23: ''unknown'' * 1923–24: ''unknown'' * 1924–25: ''unknown'' * 1925–26: ** Section A: Llanbradach ** Section B: Troedyrhiw Welfare * 1926–27: ** Section A: Ystrad Mynach ** Section B: Troedyrhiw Welfare * 1927–28:''unknown'' * 1928–29: Abertysswyg * 1929–30: ''unknown'' * 1930–31: ''unknown'' * 1931–32:
Troedyrhiw Troed-y-rhiw (, translation: foot of the slope) is a large community (Wales), community village in the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Its population at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 5,296 ...
* 1932–33: ** Eastern Division: Gelli Colliery ** Western Division: Llanelly A * 1933–34: ''unknown'' * 1934–35: ''unknown'' * 1935–36: ''unknown'' * 1936–37: ''unknown'' ** Eastern Division: Abercynon ** Western Division: Milford Haven * 1937–38: ''unknown'' * 1939–45: ''Football suspended due to World War Two'' * 1945–46: ** Eastern Division: Lovell's Athletic reserves ** Western Division: Brynna United * 1946–47: ** Eastern Division: Penrhiwceiber ** Western Division: Briton Ferry Athletic * 1947–48: ** Eastern Division: Bargoed United ** Western Division: Pembroke Borough * 1948–49 ** Eastern Division: Senghenydd Town ** Western Division: Cwmparc * 1949–50: ** Eastern Division: Nelson Welfare ** Western Division:
Llanelly Llanelly ( cy, Llanelli) is the name of a parish and coterminous community in the principal area of Monmouthshire, within the historic boundaries of Brecknockshire, south-east Wales. It roughly covers the area of the Clydach Gorge. The popu ...
* 1950–51: ** Eastern Division: Abergavenny Thursdays ** Western Division: Cwmparc * 1951–52: ** Eastern Division: Barry Town ** Western Division:
Aberystwyth Town Aberystwyth Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-Droed Tref Aberystwyth) is a Welsh semi-professional football team, currently playing in the Cymru Premier, the top tier of football in Wales. They are the only top flight men's football team in Ce ...
* 1952–53: ** Eastern Division:
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 ...
** Western Division:
Tonyrefail Tonyrefail is a village and community in the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, Wales. It is situated at the head of the River Ely; northwest of Llantrisant, about from Trebanog and about from Williamstown. During the second half of the 19th ...
* 1953–54: ** Eastern Division: Nelson ** Western Division: Atlas Sports (Swansea) * 1954–55: ** Eastern Division: Brecon Corinthians ** Western Division: Gwynfi Welfare * 1955–56: ** Eastern Division: Cwmparc ** Western Division:
Haverfordwest Haverfordwest (, ; cy, Hwlffordd ) is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales, and the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire with a population of 14,596 in 2011. It is also a community, being the second most populous community in the county, ...
* 1956–57: ** Eastern Division: Cardiff Corinthians ** Western Division: Port Talbot Athletic * 1957–58: ** Eastern Division: Barry Town ** Western Division:
Llanelly Llanelly ( cy, Llanelli) is the name of a parish and coterminous community in the principal area of Monmouthshire, within the historic boundaries of Brecknockshire, south-east Wales. It roughly covers the area of the Clydach Gorge. The popu ...
* 1958–59: ** Eastern Division: Tredomen Works ** Western Division: Bettws FC (Ammanford) * 1959–60: ** Eastern Division: Cardiff Corinthians ** Western Division: Carmarthen Town * 1960–61: ** Eastern Division: Ebbw Vale ** Western Division: Pontardawe Athletic * 1961–62: ** Eastern Division: Ferndale Athletic ** Western Division: Port Talbot Athletic * 1962–63: ** Eastern Division: Bridgend Town ** Western Division: Milford United * 1963–64: ** Eastern Division: South Wales Switchgear ** Western Division: Clydach United Welsh Football League Division 1 * 1964–65: Ebbw Vale * 1965–66: Ammanford Town * 1966–67: Tonyrefail Welfare * 1967–68:
Caerleon Caerleon (; cy, Caerllion) is a town and community in Newport, Wales. Situated on the River Usk, it lies northeast of Newport city centre, and southeast of Cwmbran. Caerleon is of archaeological importance, being the site of a notable Roman ...
* 1968–69: Caerau Athletic * 1969–70:
Swansea University Swansea University ( cy, Prifysgol Abertawe) is a public university, public research university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. It was chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920, as the fourth college of the University of Wales. ...
* 1970–71: Cardiff Corinthians * 1971–72: Briton Ferry Athletic * 1972–73: Lewistown * 1973–74:
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 ...
* 1974–75: Spencer Works * 1975–76: Cardiff College of Education * 1976–77: Caerau Athletic * 1977–78: Cardiff Corinthians * 1978–79: Maesteg Park Athletic * 1979–80: Haverfordwest County * 1980–81: Sully * 1981–82: Brecon Corinthians * 1982–83: Abercynon Athletic Welsh Football League Premier Division * 1983–84: Sully * 1984–85: Cardiff Corinthians * 1985–86: Sully * 1986–87: AFC Cardiff * 1987–88: Afan Lido * 1988–89: Afan Lido * 1989–90: Sully Welsh Football League Division 1 * 1990–91: Morriston Town * 1991–92:
Blaenrhondda Blaenrhondda is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, lying at the head the Rhondda Fawr valley. Blaenrhondda is a village and is part of the community of Treherbert. History The earliest evidence of people inhabiting the ...


Champions (as Step 3 of the pyramid)

Welsh Football League Division 2 * 1992–93: AFC Porth * 1993–94:
Taffs Well Taff's Well () is a semi-rural village, community and electoral ward located at the south easterly tip of Rhondda Cynon Taf, to the north of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. Known locally as the 'Gates to the Valleys', it is separated from ...
* 1994–95: Penrhiwceiber Rangers * 1995–96: Grange Harlequins * 1996–97: Bridgend Town * 1997–98: Pontardawe Town * 1998–99: Penrhiwceiber Rangers * 1999–2000: Fields Park Pontllanfraith * 2000–01: Garw Athletic * 2001–02:
Garden Village The garden city movement was a 20th century urban planning movement promoting satellite communities surrounding the central city and separated with greenbelts. These Garden Cities would contain proportionate areas of residences, industry, and ...
* 2002–03:
Dinas Powys Dinas Powys (; also spelt "Dinas Powis" in English) is a small town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. Its name means "fort of the provincial place" and refers to the Iron Age hillfort which overlooks the village. Dinas Powys ...
* 2003–04: Skewen Athletic * 2004–05: Pontardawe Town * 2005–06: Pontypridd Town * 2006–07: Garw Athletic * 2007–08: Bettws * 2008–09: West End * 2009–10: Penrhiwceiber Rangers * 2010–11:
Ton Pentre Ton Pentre () is a village in the Rhondda Valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Historically part of Glamorgan, Ton Pentre, a former industrial coal mining village, is a district of the community of Pentre. The old district ...
* 2011–12: Monmouth Town * 2012–13: Goytre * 2013–14:
Cardiff Metropolitan University , image_name = Shield of Cardiff Metropolitan University.svg , image_size = 150px , motto = cy, Gorau Meddiant Gwybodaeth , mottoeng = The most valuable possession is knowledge , established = 2011 – Car ...
* 2014–15: Barry Town United * 2015–16: Caldicot Town * 2016–17: Llanelli Town * 2017–18: Llantwit Major * 2018–19: STM Sports


Champions (as Step 4 of the pyramid)

Welsh Football League Division 2 * 2019–20: Penrhiwceiber Rangers


References


See also

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Football in Wales Association football ( cy, pêl-droed) is one of the most popular sports in Wales, along with rugby union. Wales has produced club teams of varying fortunes since the early birth of football during the Victorian period, and in 1876 a Wales nat ...
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Welsh Cup The FAW Welsh Cup ( cy, Cwpan Cymdeithas Pêl-droed Cymru), currently known as the JD Welsh Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams in the Welsh football league system. It is considered the mos ...
* Welsh League Cup *
FAW Premier Cup The FAW Premier Cup (until 1998 the FAW Invitation Cup) was a Welsh football cup competition, organised annually by the Football Association of Wales from 1997 to 2008. Since the FAW excluded clubs playing in English leagues (including six Welsh ...
* List of football clubs in Wales * List of stadiums in Wales by capacity {{Football in Wales 2 4
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