Newport and District Football League

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.

Newport and District Football League

Founded	1901
Country	Wales
Number of teams	42
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	Alway (2023–24)
Website	Newport AFL

Area

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

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'

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

Premier 'Y'

• 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

• 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

• AFC Pontymister (thirds)
• Caerleon Town (reserves)
• Coed Eva Athletic (reserves)
• Croesyceiliog Athletic (reserves)
• Graig Villa Dino (fourths)
• Llanyrafon (development)
• Maesglas
• Mill Street Dynamo
• Newport Eagles (reserves)
• Pill (thirds)
• River Usk
• Spencer Boys

Promotion and relegation

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)

Information provided by the league.

Pre 1950s

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

1950s

• 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

• 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: – Cwnbran R. C.

1970s

• 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

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

1990s

• 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

• 2000–01: – Bettws Social
• 2001–02: – Whiteheads
• 2002–03: – Pill Hibernians
• 2003–04: – Caerleon Town^[5]
• 2004–05: – Pioneer FC
• 2005–06: – Pioneer FC
• 2006–07: – Pioneer FC
• 2007–08: – Llanwern RTB
• 2008–09: – Marshfield
• 2009–10: – Marshfield^[6]

2010s

• 2010–11: – K-2
• 2011–12: – Ponthir
• 2012–13: – Pontnewydd United^[7]
• 2013–14: – West of St Julians
• 2014–15: – Villa Dino Christchurch
• 2015–16: – Machen
• 2016–17: – Cwmcarn Athletic
• 2017–18: – Cromwell Youth^[8]
• 2018–19: – Whiteheads Rhisga^[9]
• 2019–20: – Riverside Rovers

2020s

• 2020–21: – No competition due to Covid-19 pandemic
• 2021–22: – Marshfield
• 2022–23: – Marshfield
• 2023–24: – Alway

References

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. "Liswerry FC 201314" (PDF). Welsh Football League. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20120219060613/http://www.gwentfa.co.uk/Roll%20of%20Honour.html
6. "Monmouthshire Building Society Newport and District League". South Wales Argus. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
7. "2012-13 tables, part 5" (PDF). Football Club History Database. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
8. "Tweet". Twitter. Cromwell Youth FC. 24 April 2018.
9. "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

• Newport and District Football League