The Ceredigion League (known as The Costcutter Ceredigion League for sponsorship purposes)[1] is a Welsh football league for the county of Ceredigion. It is at the fifth to seventh levels of the Welsh football league system. It was founded in 1921 as the Cardiganshire League in Lampeter. The ten founding teams were Aberaeron, Aberystwyth Battery, Conservative FC, College Reserves, Drefach, Lampeter, Llanybydder, Newcastle Emlyn, Padarn United and Parish Hall United.[2] Newcastle Emlyn withdrew from the league without playing games.
| Founded | 1921 |
|---|---|
| Country |  Wales |
| Divisions | 3 |
| Number of teams | 32 |
| Level on pyramid | 5–7 |
| Promotion to | Central Wales Football League |
| Current champions | Ffostrasol Wanderers (2023–24) |
Member clubs for 2024–25 season
editFirst Division
edit- Cardigan Town
- Crannog
- Crymych
- Dewi Stars
- Felinfach
- Lampeter Town
- Llanboidy
- Llandysul
- Llechryd
- Newcastle Emlyn
- New Quay
- St Dogmaels
Second Division
edit- Aberaeron
- Aberporth
- Bargod Rangers
- Felinfach (reserves)
- Ffostrasol Wanderers (reserves)
- Lampeter Town (reserves)
- Llandysul (reserves)
- Llechryd (reserves)
- Maesglas
- Pencader United
Third Division
edit- Cardigan Town (reserves)
- Crannog (reserves)
- Crymych (reserves)
- Felinfach (thirds)
- Llanboidy (reserves)
- Llanon
- Maesglas (reserves)
- Pencader United (reserves)
- St Dogmaels (reserves)
- Tregaron Turfs (reserves)
First Division champions
editInformation provided from league website.[3] Those years empty are not known. The league was not running from 1934 to 1946, due to the creation of the Aberystwyth League.[4]
1920s
edit- 1921–22: Llandysul
- 1922–23: North: Parish Hall United; South: Llandysul
- 1923–24:
- 1924–25: Bargod Rangers
- 1925–26: Bargod Rangers
- 1926–27: Llanybydder
- 1927–28:
- 1928–29:
- 1929–30: Newcastle Emlyn
1930s
edit- 1930–31: Newcastle Emlyn
- 1931–32: Bargod Rangers
- 1932–33: Aberaeron Town
- 1933–34:
1940s
edit- 1946–47: Bargod Rangers
- 1947–48: Newcastle Emlyn
- 1948–49: Llandysul
- 1949–50: Cilgerran
1950s
edit- 1950–51: uncompleted
- 1951–52: Llanybydder
- 1952–53: Aberaeron Town
- 1953–54: Aberaeron Town
- 1954–55: Bargod Rangers
- 1955–56: Aberaeron Town
- 1956–57: Newcastle Emlyn
- 1957–58: Bargod Rangers
- 1958–59: Tregaron
- 1959–60: Aberaeron Town
1960s
edit- 1960–61: St Dogmaels
- 1961–62: Bargod Rangers
- 1962–63: Beulah
- 1963–64: St David's College
- 1964–65: St Dogmaels
- 1965–66: St Dogmaels
- 1966–67: Bargod Rangers
- 1967–68: Ffostrasol Wanderers
- 1968–69: Cardigan Town
- 1969-70: Ffostrasol Wanderers
1970s
edit- 1970–71: Ffostrasol Wanderers
- 1971–72: Ffostrasol Wanderers
- 1972–73: Bargod Rangers
- 1973–74: St Dogmaels
- 1974–75: Ffostrasol Wanderers
- 1975–76: Newcastle Emlyn
- 1976–77: Ffostrasol Wanderers
- 1977–78: Newcastle Emlyn
- 1978–79: Bargod Rangers
- 1979–80: Ffostrasol Wanderers
1980s
edit- 1980–81: Bargod Rangers
- 1981–82: Aberaeron
- 1982–83: Maesglas
- 1983–84: Newcastle Emlyn
- 1984–85: Maesglas
- 1985–86: Newcastle Emlyn
- 1986–87: Maesglas
- 1987–88: Newcastle Emlyn
- 1988–89: Maesglas
- 1989–90: Newcastle Emlyn
1990s
edit- 1990–91: Dewi Stars
- 1991–92: St Dogmaels
- 1992–93: St Dogmaels
- 1993–94: St Dogmaels
- 1994–95: St Dogmaels
- 1995–96: Cardigan Town
- 1996–97: St Dogmaels
- 1997–98: Dewi Stars
- 1998–99: Newcastle Emlyn
- 1999–2000: Cardigan Town
2000s
edit- 2000–01: Cardigan Town
- 2001–02: Aberaeron
- 2002–03: Cardigan Town
- 2003–04: Crannog
- 2004–05: Lampeter Town
- 2005–06: Lampeter Town
- 2006–07: St Dogmaels
- 2007–08: Maesglas
- 2008–09: Lampeter Town
- 2009–10: Cardigan Town
2010s
edit- 2010–11: New Quay
- 2011–12: New Quay
- 2012–13: New Quay[5]
- 2013–14: Newcastle Emlyn reserves
- 2014–15: Cardigan Town
- 2015–16: Cardigan Town
- 2016–17: St Dogmaels[6]
- 2017–18: Lampeter Town
- 2018–19: St Dogmaels
- 2019–20: St Dogmaels
2020s
edit- 2020–21: No competition
- 2021–22: St Dogmaels
- 2022–23: Ffostrasol Wanderers
- 2023–24: Ffostrasol Wanderers
Cup Competitions
editTeams from the Ceredigion League can compete in 6 different cups:
- Bay Cup - only 1st teams.
- League Cup - only 1st teams and reserve sides that do not have their 1st teams participating in this league (Newcastle Emlyn III, Aberaeron Reserves).
- Cwpan Ceredigion - same teams who participate in the League Cup, with their equivalent from the Aberystwyth League.
- Percy Eldridge Cup - only the reserve sides which have their 1st teams participating in the league (not Newcastle Emlyn III or Aberaeron Reserves).
- South Cards Cup - all teams from Division 2 and the teams from the Reserve Cup which do not have their 1st teams in Division 2.
- J.Emrys Morgan Cup - same teams who participate in the League Cup, with their equivalent from the Aberystwyth League, Montgomeryshire League and the Mid Wales South League.
References
edit- ^ "Ceredigion League Website".
- ^ "History - First Season". Cynghrair Costcutter League.
- ^ "Archive - Previous Winners - Division 1". www.ceredigionleague.co.uk.
- ^ https://www.ceredigionleague.co.uk/History/History-League-Officials.html
- ^ "2012-13 tables, part 5" (PDF). Football Club History Database. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "St Dogmaels success runs in the family". Tivy-Side Advertiser. Retrieved 23 August 2021.