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Ceredigion League

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Ceredigion League
Founded1921
Country Wales
Divisions3
Number of clubs31
Level on pyramid5–7
Promotion toCentral Wales Football League
Current championsLlechryd
(2025–26)
Most championshipsSt Dogmaels (13 titles)

The Ceredigion League (known as The Costcutter Ceredigion League for sponsorship purposes) is a Welsh football league for the southern parts of Ceredigion. It is at the fifth to seventh levels of the Welsh football league system.

History

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It was founded in 1921 as the Cardiganshire League in Lampeter. The eleven founding teams were Aberaeron, Aberystwyth Battery, Conservative FC, College Reserves, Drefach, Lampeter, Llandysul, Llanybydder, Newcastle Emlyn, Padarn United and Parish Hall United.[1][2] Newcastle Emlyn withdrew from the league without playing any games.

In the 1970s the Cardiganshire League had just 10 or 11 teams and the region had no junior football competitions. Facilities were poor with even the league's top teams having changing rooms at a nearby hall or garage. By the 2004–05 season it had considerably improved; the league now included 33 teams from 18 clubs (a majority of clubs had reserve sides), many clubs had "excellent facilities" and teams including Lampeter Town and Newcastle Emlyn had installed floodlights.[3]

In July 1998 the league was under threat of suspension by the Football Association of Wales (FAW), due to a rule regarding "senior" players. The Cardiganshire League rules stated that only one "senior player" (who had played 6 or more games in another league) could play in one Cardiganshire League match, however the FAW introduced a rule in 1997 stating a player could sign for two clubs without any restriction in league games. Many involved with the league were unhappy with the situation, stating that the rule had been brought in for "obvious reasons" and removing it could make a "mockery" of the league.[4]

The league renamed to the Ceredigion League in 2004.[5]

Sponsorship

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Period Sponsored league name
before 1986–87 unknown / unsponsored
1986–87[6] to 1990–91[7] Rowley's Double Glazing Cardiganshire League
1991–92[8] to 2002–03[9] L'Hirondelle Cardiganshire League
2003–04 unknown
2004–05[10][11] to present[12] Costcutter Ceredigion League

Member clubs for 2026–27 season

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Premier Division

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First Division

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First Division champions

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Information provided from league website.[13] Those years empty are not known. The league was not running from 1934 to 1946, due to the creation of the Aberystwyth League.[14]

1920s

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1930s

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1940s

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1950s

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1960s

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1970s

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1980s

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1990s

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2000s

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2010s

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2020s

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First Division titles by club

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Cup Competitions

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Teams 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.
  • Cwpan Coffa Dai 'Dynamo' Davies - same teams who participate in the League Cup, with their equivalent from the Aberystwyth League. (known as the Cwpan Ceredigion until 2012[28][29])
  • Percy Eldridge Cup - only the reserve sides which have their 1st teams participating in the league.
  • 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

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  1. ↑ "History - First Season". Cynghrair Costcutter League.
  2. ↑ "Final Division 1 Table 1921/22".
  3. ↑ "Aim high says league chairman". Tivyside Advertiser. January 5, 2005.
  4. ↑ "League in rules row" - Carmarthen Journal, Wednesday 22 July 1998 (page 69)
  5. ↑ "Ceredigion League". Welsh Football.
  6. ↑ "Sponsorship" - Carmarthen Journal, Friday 30 May 1986 (page 28)
  7. ↑ "Rowley Glazing Cardiganshire League" - Wales on Sunday, Sunday 03 March 1991 (page 45)
  8. ↑ "Another Welsh soccer winner" - South Wales Echo, Tuesday 10 December 1991 (page 21)
  9. ↑ "Soccer allegations probe". Tivyside Advertiser. November 26, 2002.
  10. ↑ "Full marks for league leaders". Tivyside Advertiser. September 15, 2004.
  11. ↑ "Soccer results and fixtures". Tivyside Advertiser. September 15, 2004.
  12. ↑ "Ceredigion League Website".
  13. ↑ "Archive - Previous Winners - Division 1". www.ceredigionleague.co.uk.
  14. ↑ "Ceredigion League League Officials".
  15. ↑ "Past clubs have proud history in J Emrys Morgan Cup". 6 July 2020.
  16. ↑ "2012-13 tables, part 5" (PDF). Football Club History Database. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  17. ↑ "Cardigan trophy clean sweep". June 2015.
  18. ↑ "Cardigan reclaim Costcutter title | cambrian-news.co.uk".
  19. ↑ "Llandysul complete double-double". Cambrian News. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  20. ↑ "Ceredigion League 2016/17".
  21. ↑ "Lampeter claim Costcutter title". Cambrian News. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  22. ↑ "Saints hit back at Cardigan". Cambrian News. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  23. ↑ "Football: St Dogmaels crowned champions ahead of Cardigan and Newcastle Emlyn". Tivy-Side Advertiser. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  24. ↑ "Costcutter Ceredigion League: St Dogmaels secure title". Tivy-Side Advertiser. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  25. ↑ "Ceredigion League: Ffostrasol crowned champions for first time since 1980". Cambrian News. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  26. ↑ Halliday, Dylan (10 May 2023). "Ceredigion League: Champions Ffostrasol fire eight past the Saints". Cambrian News. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  27. ↑ Halliday, Dylan (25 May 2026). "Llechryd seal historic treble with Bay Cup victory". Cambrian News. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  28. ↑ "Dai Dynamo to be honoured". Tivyside Advertiser. August 2, 2012.
  29. ↑ "Crannog lift Dai 'Dynamo' Cup | cambrian-news.co.uk".
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