The Central Wales Football League ''(formerly the Mid Wales Football League)'' is a football league in

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at tier 4 of the Welsh Football pyramid, run by the Central Wales Football Association. The league consists of two regionally based divisions - a North Division and a South Division. The league offers a promotion route to the Football Association of Wales administered Tier 3

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. Relegation is possible to the relevant tier 5 level leagues in Aberystwyth,

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, Mid Wales South and

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History

Until the end of the 2019–20 season the league sat at tier 3 and tier 4 of the pyramid, with the tier 3 Division One offering promotion to the

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Changes from the 2020–21 season

For the 2020–21 season, the league existed at tier 4 of the Welsh football league system and was called the ''Mid Wales League'', with an east and a west division. The east division was known as the ''Mid Wales League East''. The geographical area of the east division shall be a combination of those parts of the area presently served by the

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and the

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. The west division was known as the ''Mid Wales League West''. The geographical area of the west division was a combination of those parts of the area presently served by the

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and the

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. Each division shall have no more than 16 clubs.

Changes from the 2022–23 season

The Mid Wales Central League will from this season onwards be divided between north and south in a bid to increase membership after the inaugural western league ran with only seven clubs for the 2021–22 season, as was renamed the ''Central Wales Football League''.

Member clubs for 2022–23 season

Northern Division

* Abermule * Barmouth & Dyffryn United *

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* Bishops Castle Town *

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''(resigned July 2022)'' * Dyffryn Banw * Forden United * Four Crosses *

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* Llanfyllin Town * Llansantffraid Village * Meifod * Montgomery Town * Trewern United * Tywyn Bryncrug * Waterloo Rovers

Southern Division

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* Aberystwyth University * Brecon Northcote ''(resigned July 2022)'' * Hay St Marys * Knighton Town *

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''(resigned July 2022)'' *

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* Penybont United * Presteigne St Andrews * Radnor Valley * Talgarth Town * Tregaron Turfs

Division One champions

Information sourced from the Welsh Football Statistician unless otherwise specified.

1890s

1900s

*1900-01: –

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*1901-02: – Knighton Town *1902-03: – Knighton Town *1903-04: – Knighton Town *1904-05: – *1905-06: – *1906-07: – *1907-08: – *1908-09: – Llandrindod *1909-10: –

1910s

*1910-11: – *1911-12: – *1912-13: – *1913-14: – *1914-15: – ''League suspended - First World War'' *1915-16: – ''League suspended - First World War'' *1916-17: – ''League suspended - First World War'' *1917-18: – ''League suspended - First World War'' *1918-19: – ''League suspended - First World War'' *1919-20: – Builth

1920s

*1920-21: – Talgarth *1921-22: – *1922-23: – Rhayader &

(shared) *1923-24: – Howey & Llanfaes (shared) *1924-25: – Rhayader *1925-26: –

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*1926-27: –

*1927-28: –

*1928-29: – Llandrindod Town *1929-30: –

1930s

*1930-31: **North: Llanidloes **South: Llanidloes *1931-32: – Llanidloes Town *1932-33: –

*1933-34: – Llanidloes Town *1934-35: –

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reserves *1935-36: –

reserves *1936-37: – Aberdovey *1937-38: – ''Season collapsed'' *1938-39: **North: Llanidloes **South: Llanidloes *1939-40: – ''League suspended - Second World War''

1940s

*1940-41: – ''League suspended - Second World War'' *1941-42: – ''League suspended - Second World War'' *1942-43: – ''League suspended - Second World War'' *1943-44: – ''League suspended - Second World War'' *1944-45: – ''League suspended - Second World War'' *1945-46: **Northern: Newtown Military **Southern: Builth *1946-47: – Llanidloes Town *1947-48: **Northern: Llanfyllin Town **Southern: Brecon Corries *1948-49: **Northern:

**Southern: *1949-50: **Northern:

**Southern:

1950s

*1950-51: – Llanidloes Town *1951-52: – 55th Royal Artillery Tonfannau *1952-53: – 55th Royal Artillery Tonfannau *1953-54: – 55th Royal Artillery Tonfannau *1954-55: – Kington Town *1955-56: – 55th Royal Artillery Tonfannau *1956-57: – 55th Royal Artillery Tonfannau *1957-58: – 55th Royal Artillery Tonfannau *1958-59: –

reserves *1959-60: –

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1960s

*1960-61: –

*1961-62: –

*1962-63: –

*1963-64: – Kington Town *1964-65: –

*1965-66: – Kington Town *1966-67: –

*1967-68: –

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*1968-69: –

*1969-70: – Barmouth & Dyffryn United

1970s

*1970-71: –

*1971-72: – Llanidloes Town *1972-73: –

*1973-74: – Llanidloes Town *1974-75: –

*1975-76: – Newtown *1976-77: –

*1977-78: –

*1978-79: – Newtown *1979-80: –

1980s

*1980-81: – Llanidloes Town *1981-82: – Newtown *1982-83: –

*1983-84: –

*1984-85: –

*1985-86: –

*1986-87: – Newtown *1987-88: – Newtown *1988-89: –

*1989-90: –

1990s

*1990-91: – Morda United *1991-92: – Knighton Town *1992-93: –

*1993-94: –

*1994-95: –

*1995-96: – Newtown reserves *1996-97: –

reserves *1997-98: –

*1998-99: –

*1999-2000: –

2000s

*2000-01: – ''Season abandoned after outbreak of

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'' *2001-02: –

Penrhyncoch Penrhyn-coch is a small Welsh village, in the community of Trefeurig, Ceredigion, located between the Afon Stewi and Nant Seilo rivers, close to where they merge into the Afon Clarach. The village is approximately north-east of Aberystwyth. ...

*2002-03: –

*2003-04: –

reserves *2004-05: –

reserves *2005-06: –

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*2006-07: – Presteigne St Andrews *2007-08: –

reserves *2008-09: – Newtown reserves *2009-10: –

2010s

*2010-11: –

*2011-12: – Rhayader Town *2012-13: – Llanidloes Town *2013-14: –

*2014-15: – Llanfair United *2015-16: –

*2016-17: – Rhayader Town *2017-18: –

*2018-19: – Llanfair United *2019-20: – Llanidloes Town

2020s

*2020-21: **East Division: – ''Season cancelled'' **West Division: – ''Season cancelled'' *2021-22: **East Division: – Brecon Corries **West Division: – Tywyn Bryncrug *2022-23: **North Division: – **South Division: –

Number of titles since 1950

/ reserves – 9 * Newtown/ reserves – 7 *

– 7 *55th Royal Artillery Tonfannau – 6 *

reserves – 6 * Llanidloes Town – 6 * Knighton Town – 4 *

– 3 *

– 3 * Brecon Corries – 2 *

– 2 * Kington Town – 2 * Llanfair United – 2 * Rhayader Town – 2 * Barmouth & Dyffryn United – 1 *

– 1 *

– 1 * Morda United – 1 *

– 1 * Presteigne St Andrews – 1 * Tywyn Bryncrug – 1

References

External links

Results from every season
{{Authority control Mid Wales Football League

Sports leagues established in 1900 1900 establishments in Wales