Newport and District Football League

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Football league

Newport and District Football LeagueFounded| 1901

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Country|  Wales
Number of clubs| 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| Pill reserves
(2024–25)
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

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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

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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'

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

### Premier 'Y'

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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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)

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2021)

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Information provided by the league.

### Pre 1950s

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

### 1950s

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* 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

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* 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: – Cwmbran R. C.

### 1970s

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* 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

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* 1980–81: – Spencer BC
* 1981–82: – Pill
* 1982–83: – Crindau United
* 1983–84: – Lliswerry[4]
* 1984–85: – Malpas Unionists
* 1985–86: – Pill
* 1986–87: – Malpas
* 1987–88: – Abercarn Rangers[5]
* 1988–89: – Golden Harvester
* 1989–90: – Golden Harvester

### 1990s

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* 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

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* 2000–01: – Bettws Social
* 2001–02: – Whiteheads
* 2002–03: – Pill Hibernians
* 2003–04: – Caerleon Town[6]
* 2004–05: – Pioneer FC
* 2005–06: – Pioneer FC
* 2006–07: – Pioneer FC
* 2007–08: – Llanwern RTB
* 2008–09: – Marshfield
* 2009–10: – Marshfield[7]

### 2010s

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* 2010–11: – K-2
* 2011–12: – Ponthir
* 2012–13: – Pontnewydd United[8]
* 2013–14: – West of St Julians
* 2014–15: – Villa Dino Christchurch
* 2015–16: – Machen
* 2016–17: – Cwmcarn Athletic
* 2017–18: – Cromwell Youth[9]
* 2018–19: – Whiteheads Rhisga[10]
* 2019–20: – Riverside Rovers

### 2020s

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* 2020–21: – No competition due to Covid-19 pandemic
* 2021–22: – Marshfield
* 2022–23: – Marshfield
* 2023–24: – Alway
* 2024–25: – Pill reserves

## References

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1. ^ "Newport & District League". Evening Express. 23 April 1904.
2. ^ "Newport & District League". Evening Express. 6 May 1905. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
3. ^ "Newport & District League". Evening Express. 5 May 1906. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
4. ^ a b "Liswerry FC 201314" (PDF). Welsh Football League. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
5. ^ https://ona.improdia.com/page20.html
6. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20120219060613/http://www.gwentfa.co.uk/Roll of Honour.html
7. ^ "Monmouthshire Building Society Newport and District League". South Wales Argus. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
8. ^ "2012-13 tables, part 5" (PDF). Football Club History Database. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
9. ^ "Tweet". Twitter. Cromwell Youth FC. 24 April 2018.
10. ^ "Season Review | Part 2 - West Wales FA & Gwent County FA leagues -". Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

## External links

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* Newport and District Football League

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* Wales
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Women|

* Wales
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League system|

| Men|

| Tier 1–3|

* Cymru Premier (1)
* Cymru North (2)
* Cymru South (2)
* Ardal Leagues (3)

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Tier 4–6|

* Aberystwyth League (5)
* Carmarthenshire League (5–7)
* Central Wales Football League (4)
* Ceredigion League (5–7)
* Gwent County League (4–6)
* Montgomeryshire Football League (5)
* Neath & District League (5–8)
* North East Wales Football League (4–6)
* North Wales Coast East (4–5)
* North Wales Coast West (4–5)
* Pembrokeshire League (5–9)
* South Wales Premier League (4–6)
* Swansea Senior Football League (5–7)
* West Wales Premier League (4)

Tier 7–10|

* Aberdare Valley League (7)
* Bridgend & District League (7–9)
* Cardiff & District League (7–10)
* Cardiff Combination League (7–9)
* East Gwent League (7–8)
* Gwent Central League (7–8)
* Merthyr & District League (7)
* Newport and District League (7–9)
* North Gwent Football League (7)
* Port Talbot Football League (7–8)
* Rhondda & District League (7–8)
* Taff Ely & Rhymney Valley Alliance League (7–8)
* Vale of Glamorgan League (7–9)

Defunct
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* Anglesey (1897–2020)
* Bangor & District (1930–37, 1945–50)
* Caernarfon & District (1950–2014)
* Cambrian Coast League (1905–22, 1930–63)
* Clwyd (1974–2011)
* Cymru Alliance (1990–2019)
* Denbighshire (1890–1902)
* Gwynedd (1983–2020)
* Mid Wales South (????–2023)
* North East Wales (2011–20)
* North Wales Alliance (1912–21)
* North Wales Coast (1893–1921, 1933–35)
* South Wales Amateur (1946–2015)
* South Wales (1890–1911)
* South Wales Senior (1991–2015)
* Vale of Clwyd and Conwy (2011–20)
* Vale of Conwy (1922–2002)
* Welsh Alliance (1984–2020)
* Welsh Football League (1904–2020)
* Welsh League North (1935–84)
* Welsh National League (North) (1921–30)
* Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) (1945–2020)
* Wrexham and District (1903–12, 1925–39)

Women|

* Adran Premier
* Adran North
* Adran South

Domestic cups|

| Men|

| Active|

* Welsh Cup
* Welsh League Cup
* FAW Trophy
* FAW Welsh Youth Cup
* Ardal North Cup
* Ardal South Cup

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Defunct|

* Welsh Football League Cup (1925–2020)
* Cymru Alliance League Cup (1990–2019)
* FAW Premier Cup (1997–2008)

Women|

* FAW Women's Cup
* Adran Trophy

* Association football portal
* Women's association football portal
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* List of clubs
* Women's football in Wales

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