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Founded | 1901 |
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Number of teams | 38 |
Level on pyramid | 7–10 |
Promotion to | Gwent County League |
Domestic cup(s) | Senior Challenge Bowl Junior Challenge Cup Sunday Challenge Cup Challenge Plate |
Current champions | Alway (2023β24) |
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.
Areaβ»
The League's area consists of theββcity 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 2023β24 and divisionsβ»
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 1 and "2."
Premier 'X'β»
- Alway
- Croesyceiliog Athletic
- Graig Villa Dino (reserves)
- Llanyrafon
- Mill Street Dynamo
- Newport Civil Service (reserves)
- Pill (reserves)
- Risca Town
- Rogerstone (reserves)
Premier 'Y'β»
- AFC Pontymister (reserves)
- Albion Rovers (reserves)
- Caerleon (reserves)
- Coed Eva Athletic (reserves)
- Croesyceiliog (reserves)
- Cwmbran Celtic (thirds)
- Marshfield (reserves)
- Newport Corinthians (reserves)
- Newport Saints (reserves)
Division Oneβ»
- Alway (reserves)
- Court Farm
- Llanyrafon (reserves)
- Lucas Cwmbran (reserves)
- Machen (reserves)
- Newport Corinthians (thirds)
- Newport Eagles
- Newport Saints (thirds)
- Pill (thirds)
- Rogerstone (thirds)
Division Twoβ»
- AFC Pontymister (thirds)
- Caerleon Town
- Croesyceiliog Athletic (reserves)
- Cwmcarn Athletic (reserves)
- Duffryn Wanderers
- Graig Villa Dino (thirds)
- Mill Street Dynamo (reserves)
- Newport Corinthians (fourths)
- Newport Eagles (reserves)
- River Usk
Promotion and relegationβ»
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)β»
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Information provided by the league.
Pre 1950sβ»
- 1903β04: β Tydu Oddfellows
- 1904β05: β Orb W.M.C.
- 1905β06: β Orb W.M.C.
- 1949β50: β Beechwood
1950sβ»
1960sβ»
- 1960β61: β Maesglas
- 1961β62: β S.T.C.
- 1962β63: β Christchurch
- 1963β64: β Cashmore Corries
- 1964β65: β Cashmore Corries
- 1965β66: β Christchurch
- 1966β67: β Christchurch
- 1967β68: β Pontnewydd
- 1968β69: β Ebbw Bridge Hibernians
- 1969β70: β Cwnbran R. C.
1970sβ»
- 1970β71: β Ebbw Bridge Hibernians
- 1971β72: β Central YMCA
- 1972β73: β Central YMCA
- 1973β74: β Brynglas Dynamo
- 1974β75: β B. R. S.
- 1975β76: β Spencer BC
- 1976β77: β Spencer BC
- 1977β78: β Spencer BC
- 1978β79: β Lliswerry
- 1979β80: β Spencer BC
1980sβ»
1990sβ»
- 1990β91: β Golden Harvester
- 1991β92: β Greenmeadow
- 1992β93: β Abercarn Town
- 1993β94: β Abercarn Town
- 1994β95: β Girlings
- 1995β96: β West Pontnewydd
- 1996β97: β Cromwell
- 1997β98: β Bettws Social
- 1998β99: β Greenmeadow
- 1999β00: β Bettws Social
2000sβ»
- 2000β01: β Bettws Social
- 2001β02: β Whiteheads
- 2002β03: β Pill Hibernians
- 2003β04: β Caerleon Town
- 2004β05: β Pioneer FC
- 2005β06: β Pioneer FC
- 2006β07: β Pioneer FC
- 2007β08: β Llanwern RTB
- 2008β09: β Marshfield
- 2009β10: β Marshfield
2010sβ»
- 2010β11: β K-2
- 2011β12: β Ponthir
- 2012β13: β Pontnewydd United
- 2013β14: β West of St Julians
- 2014β15: β Villa Dino Christchurch
- 2015β16: β Machen
- 2016β17: β Cwmcarn Athletic
- 2017β18: β Cromwell Youth
- 2018β19: β Whiteheads Rhisga
- 2019β20: β Riverside Rovers
2020sβ»
- 2020β21: β No competition due to Covid-19 pandemic
- 2021β22: β Marshfield
- 2022β23: β Marshfield
- 2023β24: β Alway
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Newport & District League". Evening Express. 23 April 1904.
- ^ "Newport & District League". Evening Express. 6 May 1905. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Newport & District League". Evening Express. 5 May 1906. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Liswerry FC 201314" (PDF). Welsh Football League. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Monmouthshire Building Society Newport and District League". South Wales Argus. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "2012-13 tables, part 5" (PDF). Football Club History Database. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Tweet". Twitter. Cromwell Youth FC. 24 April 2018.
- ^ "Season Review | Part 2 - West Wales FA & Gwent County FA leagues -". Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.