Newport and District Football League

Newport and District Football League
Founded	1901
Country	Wales
Number of teams	44
Level on pyramid	7–9
Promotion to	Gwent County League
Domestic cup(s)	Senior Challenge Bowl; Junior Challenge Cup; Sunday Challenge Cup; Challenge Plate
Current champions	Alway ; (2023–24)
Website	Newport AFL

The Newport and District Football League (currently billed as The Monmouthshire Building Society Newport and District Football League for sponsorship reasons) is a football league covering the city of Newport and surrounding areas in South Wales. The headquarters are located at Newport Civic Centre.

Area

The League's area consists of the city of Newport and the surrounding part of the historic county of Monmouthshire as far west as the county boundary at Bedwas, as far north-west as Abercarn and Wattsville, as far north-east as Sebastopol Bridge, and as far east as Llanwern, and Nash.

Member clubs 2024–25 and divisions

The league is composed of four divisions plus a Sunday division. The top-level consists of a premier division split into "Premier X" and "Premier Y", and two feeder divisions numbered one and two.

Premier 'X'

Bedwas
Croesyceiliog Athletic
Graig Villa Dino (reserves)
Llanyrafon
Pill (reserves)
Risca Town
Riverside Rovers (reserves)
Rogerstone (reserves)
Sifil (reserves)
The Eagles

Premier 'Y'

AFC Pontymister (reserves)
Albion Rovers (reserves)
Caerleon (reserves)
Cwmbran Celtic (thirds)
Lliswerry (reserves)
Lucas Cwmbran (reserves)
Marshfield (reserves)
Newport Corinthians (thirds)
Newport Saints (reserves)
Ponthir (reserves)

Division One

Alway (reserves)
Caerleon Town
Cwmcarn Athletic (reserves)
Graig Villa Dino (thirds)
Machen (reserves)
Marshfield (reserves)
Newport Corinthians (fourths)
Newport Eagles
Newport Saints (thirds)
Rogerstone (thirds)

Division Two

AFC Pontymister (thirds)
Caerleon Town (reserves)
Coed Eva Athletic (reserves)
Croesyceiliog Athletic (reserves)
Graig Villa Dino (fourths)
Llanyrafon (development blue)
Llanyrafon (development claret)
Maesglas
Mill Street Dynamo
Newport Eagles (reserves)
Pill (thirds)
Risca Town (development)
River Usk
Spencer Boys

Promotion and relegation

The Premier 'X' Division champions (or runners-up if the champions do not meet ground criteria) are promoted to the Gwent County League. Promotion and relegation also applies to the two bottom clubs of Division One and the two top clubs of Division Two. Promotion to the Premier division from Division One and relegation from the Premier division is at the discretion of the league's Executive Committee. Clubs requesting places in the Premier Division will be interviewed by the Executive Committee.

Champions (Top Division)

Information provided by the league.

Pre 1950s

1903–04: – Tydu Oddfellows^[1]
1904–05: – Orb W.M.C.^[2]
1905–06: – Orb W.M.C.^[3]
1949–50: – Beechwood

1950s

1950–51: – Caerleon
1951–52: – St. Julians
1952–53: – Caerleon
1953–54: – St. Julians
1954–55: – St. Julians
1955–56: – St. Julians
1956–57: – Central YMCA
1957–58: – Central YMCA
1958–59: – Maesglas
1959–60: – Docks United

1960s

1960–61: – Maesglas
1961–62: – S.T.C.
1962–63: – Christchurch
1963–64: – Cashmore Corries
1964–65: – Cashmore Corries
1965–66: – Christchurch
1966–67: – Christchurch
1967–68: – Pontnewydd
1968–69: – Ebbw Bridge Hibernians
1969–70: – Cwnbran R. C.

1970s

1970–71: – Ebbw Bridge Hibernians
1971–72: – Central YMCA
1972–73: – Central YMCA
1973–74: – Brynglas Dynamo
1974–75: – B. R. S.
1975–76: – Spencer BC
1976–77: – Spencer BC
1977–78: – Spencer BC
1978–79: – Lliswerry^[4]
1979–80: – Spencer BC

1980s

1980–81: – Spencer BC
1981–82: –
1982–83: – Crindau United
1983–84: – Lliswerry^[4]
1984–85: – Malpas Unionists
1985–86: – Pill
1986–87: – Malpas
1987–88: – Abercarn Rangers
1988–89: – Golden Harvester
1989–90: – Golden Harvester

1990s

1990–91: – Golden Harvester
1991–92: – Greenmeadow
1992–93: – Abercarn Town
1993–94: – Abercarn Town
1994–95: – Girlings
1995–96: – West Pontnewydd
1996–97: – Cromwell
1997–98: – Bettws Social
1998–99: – Greenmeadow
1999–00: – Bettws Social

2000s

2000–01: – Bettws Social
2001–02: – Whiteheads
2002–03: – Pill Hibernians
2003–04: – Caerleon Town^[5]
2004–05: – Pioneer FC
2005–06: – Pioneer FC
2006–07: – Pioneer FC
2007–08: – Llanwern RTB
2008–09: – Marshfield
2009–10: – Marshfield^[6]

2010s

2010–11: – K-2
2011–12: – Ponthir
2012–13: – Pontnewydd United^[7]
2013–14: – West of St Julians
2014–15: – Villa Dino Christchurch
2015–16: – Machen
2016–17: – Cwmcarn Athletic
2017–18: – Cromwell Youth^[8]
2018–19: – Whiteheads Rhisga^[9]
2019–20: – Riverside Rovers

2020s

2020–21: – No competition due to Covid-19 pandemic
2021–22: – Marshfield
2022–23: – Marshfield
2023–24: – Alway

References

^ "Newport & District League". Evening Express. 23 April 1904.
^ "Newport & District League". Evening Express. 6 May 1905. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ "Newport & District League". Evening Express. 5 May 1906. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Liswerry FC 201314" (PDF). Welsh Football League. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
^ https://web.archive.org/web/20120219060613/http://www.gwentfa.co.uk/Roll%20of%20Honour.html
^ "Monmouthshire Building Society Newport and District League". South Wales Argus. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ "2012-13 tables, part 5" (PDF). Football Club History Database. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ "Tweet". Twitter. Cromwell Youth FC. 24 April 2018.
^ "Season Review | Part 2 - West Wales FA & Gwent County FA leagues -". Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

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