Ceredigion League

Football league in Wales

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Football league

Ceredigion LeagueFounded| 1921

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Country|  Wales
Divisions| 3
Number of clubs| 32
Level on pyramid| 5–7
Promotion to| Central Wales Football League
Current champions| Lampeter Town
(2024–25)

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 eleven founding teams were Aberaeron, Aberystwyth Battery, Conservative FC, College Reserves, Drefach, Lampeter, Llandysul, Llanybydder, Newcastle Emlyn, Padarn United and Parish Hall United.[2][3] Newcastle Emlyn withdrew from the league without playing games.

## Member clubs for 2024–25 season

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### First Division

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* Cardigan Town
* Crannog
* Crymych
* Dewi Stars
* Felinfach
* Lampeter Town
* Llanboidy
* Llandysul
* Llechryd
* Newcastle Emlyn
* New Quay
* St Dogmaels

### Second Division

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* Aberaeron
* Aberporth
* Bargod Rangers
* Felinfach (reserves)
* Ffostrasol Wanderers (reserves)
* Lampeter Town (reserves)
* Llandysul (reserves)
* Llechryd (reserves)
* Maesglas
* Pencader United

### Third Division

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* 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

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Information provided from league website.[4] Those years empty are not known. The league was not running from 1934 to 1946, due to the creation of the Aberystwyth League.[5]

### 1920s

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* 1921–22: Llandysul
* 1922–23: North: Parish Hall United; South: Llandysul
* 1923–24:
* 1924–25: Bargoed Rangers
* 1925–26: Bargoed Rangers
* 1926–27: Llanybydder
* 1927–28:
* 1928–29:
* 1929–30: Newcastle Emlyn

### 1930s

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* 1930–31: Newcastle Emlyn
* 1931–32: Bargoed Rangers
* 1932–33: Aberaeron Town
* 1933–34:

### 1940s

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* 1946–47: Bargoed Rangers
* 1947–48: Newcastle Emlyn
* 1948–49: Llandysul
* 1949–50: Cilgerran

### 1950s

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* 1950–51: uncompleted
* 1951–52: Llanybydder
* 1952–53: Aberaeron Town
* 1953–54: Aberaeron Town
* 1954–55: Bargoed Rangers
* 1955–56: Aberaeron Town
* 1956–57: Newcastle Emlyn
* 1957–58: Bargoed Rangers
* 1958–59: Tregaron
* 1959–60: Aberaeron Town

### 1960s

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* 1960–61: St Dogmaels
* 1961–62: Bargoed Rangers
* 1962–63: Beulah
* 1963–64: St David's College
* 1964–65: St Dogmaels
* 1965–66: St Dogmaels
* 1966–67: Bargoed Rangers
* 1967–68: Ffostrasol Wanderers
* 1968–69: Cardigan Town
* 1969–70: Ffostrasol Wanderers

### 1970s

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* 1970–71: Ffostrasol Wanderers
* 1971–72: Ffostrasol Wanderers
* 1972–73: Bargoed 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 2010–11: New Quay
* 2011–12: New Quay
* 2012–13: New Quay[6]
* 2013–14: Newcastle Emlyn reserves
* 2014–15: Cardigan Town
* 2015–16: Cardigan Town
* 2016–17: Llandysul[7][8]
* 2017–18: Lampeter Town
* 2018–19: St Dogmaels
* 2019–20: St Dogmaels

### 2020s

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* 2020–21: No competition
* 2021–22: St Dogmaels
* 2022–23: Ffostrasol Wanderers[9]
* 2023–24: Ffostrasol Wanderers
* 2024–25: Lampeter Town

## 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 (Newcastle Emlyn III, Aberaeron Reserves).
* Cwpan Coffa Dai 'Dynamo' Davies \- same teams who participate in the League Cup, with their equivalent from the Aberystwyth League. (formerly known as the Cwpan Ceredigion[10])
* 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

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1. ^ "Ceredigion League Website".
2. ^ "History - First Season". Cynghrair Costcutter League.
3. ^ https://www.ceredigionleague.co.uk/Archive/Div-1-Tables/Div1Table-21-22.html
4. ^ "Archive - Previous Winners - Division 1". www.ceredigionleague.co.uk.
5. ^ https://www.ceredigionleague.co.uk/History/History-League-Officials.html
6. ^ "2012-13 tables, part 5" (PDF). Football Club History Database. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
7. ^ https://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/sport/football/llandysul-complete-double-double-93813
8. ^ https://welshfootballstatistician.weebly.com/ceredigion-league-201617.html
9. ^ https://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/sport/football/ceredigion-league-ffostrasol-crowned-champions-for-first-time-since-1980-609541
10. ^ https://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/sport/football/crannog-lift-dai-dynamo-cup-93697

## External links

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* Ceredigion League: Official website

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* Welsh Alliance (1984–2020)
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* Wrexham and District (1903–12, 1925–39)

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