Aberystwyth League

The Aberystwyth & District Football League (known as the Cynghrair Cambrian Tyres Aberystwyth League) is a football league in Mid Wales, sitting at the fifth level of the Welsh football league system.

Aberystwyth & District Football League

Founded	1934
Country	Wales
Divisions	1
Number of clubs	9
Level on pyramid	5
Promotion to	Central Wales Football League
Current champions	Penparcau (2025–26)
Most championships	Penparcau (12 titles)

The league hosts several cup competitions: J. Emrys Morgan Cup, Dai 'Dynamo' Davies Cup, League Cup, and Len & Julie Newman Memorial Trophy.

Teams promoted from Division One can enter the Central Wales Football League if standards and facilities fell into line with the regulations of the Mid Wales League.

Member clubs for the 2025–26 season

Division One

• Aberystwyth Town Ceidwaid Aberystwyth
• Borth United
• Corris United
• Llanilar (reserves)
• Llanon
• Padarn United
• Penparcau
• Talybont
• Tywyn & Bryncrug (reserves)

League champions - Top division

Information sourced from the Welsh Soccer Archive unless referenced.

1930s

• 1934–35: Aberayron
• 1935–36: Trefechain

1940s

• 1946–47: Season competition declared void
• 1947–48: Bont
• 1948–49: Aberystwyth Rovers
• 1949–50: Aberystwyth Rovers

1950s

• 1950–51: Aberayron
• 1951–52: Trefechain
• 1952–53: Trefechain
• 1953–54: Aberystwyth Rovers
• 1954–55: Aberayron
• 1955–56: Tregaron Turfs
• 1956–57: University College of Wales reserves
• 1957–58: YMCA
• 1958–59:
• 1959–60: University College of Wales reserves

1960s

• 1960–61: Dewi Stars
• 1961–62: University College of Wales reserves
• 1962–63: University College of Wales reserves
• 1963–64: University College of Wales reserves
• 1964–65: Bont
• 1965–66: Penparcau
• 1966–67: Bont
• 1967–68: Bont
• 1968–69: Penparcau
• 1969–70: Bont

1970s

• 1970–71: Bont
• 1971–72: Penrhyncoch
• 1972–73: Phoenix
• 1973–74: Llanilar
• 1974–75: Penrhyncoch
• 1975–76: Penrhyncoch
• 1976–77: Penrhyncoch
• 1977–78: Penrhyncoch
• 1978–79: Aber Athletics Club
• 1979–80: Bryncrug

1980s

• 1980–81: Dolgellau Athletic
• 1981–82: Barmouth & Dyffryn United
• 1982–83: Bow Street
• 1983–84: Aberystwyth Town reserves
• 1984–85: Bryncrug
• 1985–86: Penparcau
• 1986–87: Bryncrug
• 1987–88: Padarn United
• 1988–89: Penparcau
• 1989–90: Penparcau

1990s

• 1990–91: Penparcau
• 1991–92: Machynlleth
• 1992–93: Bow Street
• 1993–94: U. W. A.
• 1994–95: Bow Street
• 1995–96: Bow Street
• 1996–97: Padarn United
• 1997–98: Penrhyncoch reserves
• 1998–99: Penrhyncoch reserves
• 1999–2000: Penparcau

2000s

• 2000–01: League not completed - Foot & Mouth outbreak
• 2001–02: Bow Street
• 2002–03: Bow Street
• 2003–04: Bow Street
• 2004–05: Penparcau
• 2005–06: Penrhyncoch reserves
• 2006–07: Bow Street
• 2007–08: Penparcau
• 2008–09: Dolgellau Athletic 'A'
• 2009–10: Bont

2010s

• 2010–11: Aberdyfi
• 2011–12: Penrhyncoch reserves
• 2012–13: Tregaron Turfs
• 2013–14: Borth United
• 2014–15: Talybont
• 2015–16: Dolgellau Athletic
• 2016–17: Bont
• 2017–18: Bow Street reserves
• 2018–19: Penparcau
• 2019–20: Tregaron Turfs

2020s

• 2020–21: Season cancelled due to Coronavirus pandemic
• 2021–22: Llanilar
• 2022–23: Penparcau reserves
• 2023–24: Bont
• 2024–25: Talybont
• 2025–26: Penparcau

Number of titles by winning clubs

• Penparcau – 12 titles
• CPD Penrhyncoch – 10 titles
• Bow Street – 9 titles
• Bont – 8 titles
• U. W. A./ University College of Wales – 6 titles
• Aberayron – 3 titles
• Aberystwyth Rovers – 3 titles
• Bryncrug – 3 titles
• Dolgellau Athletic – 3 titles
• Trefechain – 3 titles
• Tregaron Turfs – 3 titles
• Dewi Stars – 2 titles
• Llanilar – 2 titles
• Padarn United – 2 titles
• Talybont – 2 titles
• Aber Athletics Club – 1 title
• Aberdyfi – 1 title
• Aberystwyth Town reserves – 1 title
• Barmouth & Dyffryn United – 1 title
• Borth United – 1 title
• Machynlleth – 1 title
• Penparcau F.C. Reserves - 1 title
• Phoenix – 1 title
• YMCA – 1 title

See also

• Football in Wales
• List of football clubs in Wales