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Cardiff & District League

The Cardiff & District League is a football league covering the city of Cardiff and surrounding areas in South Wales. The leagues are at the seventh to tenth levels of the Welsh football league system.

Cardiff & District League
Founded1897[1]
Country Wales
Number of teams40
Level on pyramid7–10
Promotion toSouth Wales Alliance League
Current championsSplott Cons
(2023–24)

Area of the league

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Clubs within the bounds of St Mellons, Rumney, Tremorfa, Splott, The Docks, Llandough, Bonvilston, Peterstone, Super Ely, Radyr, Pentyrch, Gwaelod y Garth, Taffs Well, Thornhill, Lisvane, Cyncoed, Pentwyn and Llanrumney are eligible to apply to play in the league.[2]

Divisions

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The league is composed of four divisions.

Member clubs 2024–25

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Premier Division

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  • AFC Whitchurch
  • Canton Rangers
  • Cardiff Allstars
  • Cardiff Bay
  • Cwrt Y Vil
  • Llandaff Cosmos
  • Pentwyn Dynamo
  • Pentyrch Rangers
  • Splott Albion
  • St Albans
  • St Mellons

Division One

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  • Avenue Hotspur
  • Caerau (Ely) (community)
  • Canton Rangers (reserves)
  • Cardiff Academicals
  • Clwb Cymric (reserves)
  • Clwb Sparta
  • Ely Rangers (reserves)
  • Llanrumney Athletic
  • Splott (reserves)
  • Tongwynlais (reserves)

Division Two

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  • AFC Whitchurch (reserves)
  • Cardiff Academicals (reserves)
  • Cardiff Villa
  • Grange Albion (reserves)
  • Grangetown Cath OB
  • Llanrumney United (reserves)
  • North Cardiff Cosmos
  • Pentyrch Rangers (reserves)
  • Splott Albion (reserves)
  • Splott Albion OB

Division Three

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  • AFC Rumney
  • Avenue Hotspur (reserves)
  • Cardiff Cosmopolitan (reserves)
  • Clwb Sparta (reserves)
  • Fairwater (reserves)
  • Grangetown Cath OB (reserves)
  • Llandaff Cosmos (reserves)
  • Llanrumney Athletic (reserves)
  • Pentwyn Dynamo (reserves)
  • St Albans (reserves)

Promotion and relegation

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Promotion from the Premier Division is possible to the South Wales Alliance League, with the champion of the league playing the other tier 7 champions from the South Wales regional leagues via play-off games to determine promotion.

Champions (top flight division)

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  • 1901–02: – Cardiff Albion[3]
  • 1905–06: – Roath Park Old Boys[4]
  • 1908–09: – Gordon's FC[5]
  • 1930–31: – Barry Amateurs[6]
  • 1931–32: – Barry Amateurs
  • 1946–47: – Grange Albion.[7]
  • 1959–60: – Docks Albion[8]
  • 1960–61: – Docks Albion[8]
  • 1961–62: – Docks Albion[8]
  • 1962–63: – Cardiff Cosmos[8]
  • 1963–64: – Canton Athletic[8]
  • 1964–65: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1965–66: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1966–67: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1967–68: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1968–69: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1969–70: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1970–71: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1971–72: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1972–73: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1973–74: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1974–75: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1975–76: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1976–77: – Cardiff Rovers[8]
  • 1981–82: – Bridgend Street
  • 1983–84: – Bridgend Street
  • 1985–86: – Bridgend Street
  • 1986–87: – Bridgend Street
  • 1987–88: – Grange Albion
  • 1988–89: – Grange Albion
  • 1991–92: – Bridgend Street
  • 1992–93: – St Joseph's[9]
  • 1993–94: – Bridgend Street
  • 2005–06: – Clwb Cymric[10]
  • 2006–07: – Pentwyn Dynamo reserves[11]
  • 2007–08: – Grangetown Catholics Old Boys[12]
  • 2008–09: – St. Albans[13]
  • 2009–10: – Clwb Cymric
  • 2010–11: – Canton Liberal[14]
  • 2011–12: – Clwb Cymric[15]
  • 2012–13: – Canton Liberal[16]
  • 2013–14: – Cardiff Cosmopolitan[17]
  • 2014–15: – Cardiff Cosmopolitan
  • 2015–16: – Creigiau[18]
  • 2016–17: – Pentwyn Dynamo[19]
  • 2017–18: – AFC Rumney Juniors[20]
  • 2018–19: – Canton Rangers
  • 2019–20: – Tongwynlais[21]
  • 2020–21: – Season void
  • 2021–22: – Tongwynlais (promoted via SWAL playoff)[22]
  • 2022–23: – Star
  • 2023–24: – Splott Cons

References

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  1. ^ "Leaguewebsite.co.uk has now closed".
  2. ^ "Cardiff And District Association Football League Rules 2020/2021". Cardiff and District AFL. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ^ "CARDIFF DISTRICT LEAGUE.|1902-04-19|Evening Express - Welsh Newspapers".
  4. ^ "Cardiff & District League". Evening Express. 5 May 1906. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Genuki: CARDIFF YESTERDAY, Glamorgan".
  6. ^ "Barry Amateurs AFC : 1930-1933". Barry Football Heritage. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Grange Albion FC". South Wales Alliance League. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Just who were the top dogs in the parks?". Wales Online. 10 November 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  9. ^ "St Josephs FC - Division One East - Highadmit Projects South Wales Premier League".
  10. ^ https://www.southwalespremierleague.co.uk/club-info/91284701
  11. ^ "Cardiff & District League 2006-07". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Cardiff & District League 2006-07". Wlelsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Cardiff & District League 2008-09". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  14. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20130520082543/http://cantonlibsfc.co.uk/
  15. ^ "CLWB Cymric FC - Championship - Highadmit Projects South Wales Premier League".
  16. ^ "2012-13 tables, part 5" (PDF). Football Club History Database. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Leaguewebsite.co.uk has now closed".
  18. ^ "Leaguewebsite.co.uk has now closed".
  19. ^ "Leaguewebsite.co.uk has now closed".
  20. ^ "Leaguewebsite.co.uk has now closed".
  21. ^ "Leaguewebsite.co.uk has now closed".
  22. ^ Jones, Jordan (21 May 2022). "Tongwynlais 1-0 Brackla: Charlie Spencer penalty sends the 'Ton' up". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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