Cambrian Coast Football League
| Founded | 1920 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1963 |
| Country |
The Cambrian Coast Football League was a football league covering Mid Wales, in Wales, United Kingdom. It was also known during its history as the Cambrian Coast League.
League History
[edit]The league was founded in January 1920. It ran in the post-World War One period through to the end of the 1921โ22 season, before it was absorbed into the Welsh National League system.[1] It was reformed for the 1930โ31 season as an eight club league. The league considered a proposal to merge with the Mid-Wales League in May 1935 but rejected this and continued, inviting additional clubs to join the league.[2]
The league ran through to the end of the 1962โ63 season. Plans to reform the league in 1971 failed, and the league never returned.[3]
The history of the league was documented by Mel ap Ior Thomas, who set up the Welsh Football Data Archive. He researched, wrote and published the โHistory of the Cambrian Coast Leagueโ.[4]
League Champions
[edit]Those years empty are not known.[5]
1910s
[edit]1920s
[edit]1930s
[edit]- 1930โ31: โ Machynlleth
- 1931โ32: โ Machynlleth
- 1932โ33: โ Aberystwyth Town
- 1933โ34: โ Aberystwyth Town
- 1934โ35: โ Aberystwyth Town[7]
- 1935โ36: โ Aberystwyth Town
- 1936โ37: โ Aberystwyth Town
- 1937โ38: โ Aberdyfi Town
- 1938โ39: โ Machynlleth
- 1939โ40: โ Football suspended - World War Two
1940s
[edit]- 1940โ41: โ Football suspended - World War Two
- 1941โ42: โ Football suspended - World War Two
- 1942โ43: โ Football suspended - World War Two
- 1944โ45: โ Football suspended - World War Two
- 1945โ46: โ Tywyn
- 1946โ47: โ Machynlleth
- 1947โ48: โ Machynlleth
- 1948โ49: โ Machynlleth
- 1949โ50: โ Aberystwyth Town
1950s
[edit]- 1950โ51: โ 55th R.A. Tonfannau 'B'
- 1951โ52: โ Bryncrug
- 1952โ53: โ 55th R.A. Tonfannau
- 1953โ54: โ 37th H.A.A. Tonfannau
- 1954โ55: โ Barmouth & Dyffryn United
- 1955โ56: โ 55th R.A. Tonfannau
- 1956โ57: โ Aberystwyth Town
- 1957โ58: โ 55th R.A. Tonfannau
- 1958โ59: โ Bala Town
- 1959โ60: โ Porthmadog Reserves
1960s
[edit]- 1960โ61: โ Corris United
- 1961โ62: โ Porthmadog Reserves
- 1962โ63: โ Bala Town
References
[edit]- โ https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/barmouthdyffrynfc/a/club-history--50329.html?page=1
- โ "Football - The Cambrian Football League". British Newspaper Archive. Welsh Gazette. 30 May 1935. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- โ "No league reform" - Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition), Thursday 24 June 1971 (page 13)
- โ Jones, Dave (11 November 2023). "Farewell to a true gent and genuine giant of Welsh football โ Mel ap Ior Thomas". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- โ "CAMBRIAN COAST LEAGUE ALL SEASONS". Welsh Soccer Archive. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- โ https://welshallianceleague.co.uk/club-info/520356
- โ "Cambrian Coast League". British Newspaper Archive. Welsh Gazette. 2 May 1935. Retrieved 27 March 2025.