Welsh League North

Football league

Welsh League NorthFounded| 1935

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Folded| 1984
Country|  Wales
Level on pyramid| 1
Domestic cup(s)| Welsh Cup
Most championships| Porthmadog (6 titles)

The Welsh League North was a football league in north and central Wales which formed the first level of the Welsh football league system between 1935 and 1984.

It is considered North Wales's most successful league, running uninterrupted apart from the Second World War for forty-nine years until its transition into the Welsh Alliance League in for the 1984–85 season.[1]

## Champions

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* 1935–36 - Llandudno
* 1936–37 - Llandudno
* 1936–37 - Porthmadog
* 1937–38 - Llandudno
* 1938–39 - Caernarfon Town
* 1945–46 - H.M.S. Glendower
* 1946–47
* Western Area: Caernarfon Town
* Eastern Area: Connah's Quay St Davids
* 1948–49 - Penrhyn Quarry
* 1948–49 - Llandudno Junction
* 1949–50 - Holywell Town
* 1950–51 - Pwllheli
* 1951–52 - Pwllheli
* 1952–53 - Holywell Town
* 1953–54 - 55th R.A. Tonfannau
* 1954–55 - Fflint Town United
* 1955–56 - Fflint Town United
* 1956–57 - Fflint Town United
* 1957–58 - Holywell Town
* 1958–59 - Borough United
* 1959–60 - Nantlle Vale
* 1960–61 - Pwllheli
* 1961–62 - Blaenau Ffestiniog
* 1962–63 - Borough United
* 1963–64 - Holywell Town
* 1964–65 - Colwyn Bay
* 1965–66 - Caernarfon Town
* 1966–67 - Porthmadog
* 1967–68 - Porthmadog
* 1968–69 - Porthmadog
* 1969–70 - Holywell Town
* 1970–71 - Bethesda Athletic
* 1971–72 - Blaenau Ffestiniog
* 1972–73 - Blaenau Ffestiniog
* 1973–74 - Blaenau Ffestiniog
* 1974–75 - Porthmadog
* 1975–76 - Porthmadog
* 1976–77 - Bethesda Athletic
* 1977–78 - Caernarfon Town
* 1978–79 - Caernarfon Town
* 1979–80 - Blaenau Ffestiniog
* 1980–81 - Colwyn Bay
* 1981–82 - Courtaulds Greenfield
* 1982–83 - Colwyn Bay
* 1983–84 - Colwyn Bay

### Number of titles by winning clubs

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* Porthmadog – 6 titles
* Blaenau Ffestiniog – 5 titles
* Caernarfon Town – 5 titles
* Holywell Town – 4 titles
* Colwyn Bay – 4 titles
* Llandudno – 3 titles
* Fflint Town United – 3 titles
* Pwllheli – 3 titles
* Bethesda Athletic – 2 titles
* Borough United – 2 titles
* 55th R.A. Tonfannau – 1 title
* Connah's Quay St Davids – 1 title
* Courtaulds Greenfield – 1 title
* H.M.S.Glendower – 1 title
* Llandudno Junction – 1 title
* Nantlle Vale – 1 title
* Penrhyn Quarry – 1 title

## See also

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* List of association football competitions
* Welsh Football League – which included the top level league in South Wales

## References

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1. ^ "Welsh League North history". Retrieved 2023-11-05.

## External links

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National teams|

| Men|

* Wales
* Under-21
* Under-20
* Under-19
* Under-18
* Under-17
* Wales C (semi-professional)

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Women|

* Wales
* Under-17

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 (4–5)
* North Wales Coast East (4–5)
* North Wales Coast West (4–5)
* Pembrokeshire League (5–9)
* South Wales Alliance 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)
* Taff Ely & Rhymney Valley Alliance League (7–9)
* Vale of Glamorgan League (7–9)

Defunct
leagues|

* Anglesey (1895–2020)
* Bangor & District (1930–37, 1945–50)
* Caernarfon & District (1950–2014)
* Clwyd (1974–2011)
* Cymru Alliance (1990–2019)
* Denbighshire (1890–1902)
* Gwynedd (1983–2020)
* Mid Wales South (1962–2023)
* 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|

* Welsh Premier Women's League/Adran League

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
* Sports portal
* Wales portal
* List of clubs
* Women's football in Wales

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