The Swansea Senior Association Football League or Swansea Senior League, is a league competition featuring non-professional association football clubs in the area of Swansea, south Wales. The league consists of six divisions, three for "first teams" and others for "reserves" and lower teams. The top division, the Premier Division is just below West Wales Premier League, and therefore sits at level 5 of the Welsh football pyramid.
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Formed in 1901 as the Swansea Junior League, the first organised league in the Swansea area launched a Senior League in 1903–04, followed in 1904–05 by a name change to the Swansea & District League. The league was suspended during World War I. During the 1921–22 and 1922–23 seasons, the league expanded to include a Gower Division and a Neath Division.
At the outbreak of World War II in September 1939 all local leagues in Swansea suspended football, but in October both the Swansea & District League and a second league, the Swansea Gwalia League approved a merger for the duration of the war years as the Swansea Gwalia Combination with the league operating two senior divisions. In May 1946 the leagues agreed a permanent merger, with the league to be known as the Swansea District Gwalia League. In the 1947–48, the league changed its name to the current league title of the Swansea Senior Association Football League.
The following clubs are competing in the Swansea Senior Football League during the 2024–25 season.
Premier Division
- Blaen-y-Maes
- Brynawel
- Clase Social
- Cwmfelin Press
- Llangyfelach
- Murton Rovers
- Penclawdd
- Plough Colts
- Port Tennant Colts
- Ragged School
- Waunarlwydd Galaxy
Division One
- African Community Centre
- Birchgrove Colts
- Bonymaen Colts
- FC Bonymaen
- Gors
- Kingsbridge Colts
- St Thomas Stars
- Treboeth United
- Union Rangers
Division Two
- Cwm Albion
- Fforestfach
- Landore
- Maltsters Sports
- Newton Athletic
- Penllergaer
- Rosehill Community
- Sandfields
- Talycopa
1900s
- 1901–02: – Pontardawe
- 1902–03: – East Side
- 1903–04: –
- 1904–05: –
- 1905–06: –
- 1906–07: – Swansea Town
- 1907–08: – Swansea Town
- 1908–09: – Morriston
- 1909–10: – Mond Nickel Works
1910s
- 1910–11: – Swansea United
- 1911–12: –
- 1912–13: – Milford Town
- 1913–14: – Swansea Town
- 1914–15: – No competition due to World War 1
- 1915–16: – No competition due to World War 1
- 1916–17: – No competition due to World War 1
- 1917–18: – No competition due to World War 1
- 1918–19: – No competition due to World War 1
- 1919–20: – Competition not completed
1920s
- 1920–21: –
- 1921–22: –
- 1922–23: –
- 1923–24: – Cwm Athletic
- 1924–25: – Cwm Athletic
- 1925–26: – Cwm Athletic
- 1926–27: – Cwm Athletic
- 1927–28: –
- 1928–29: –
- 1929–30: –
1930s
- 1930–31: – Cwm Athletic
- 1931–32: – North End
- 1932–33: –
- 1933–34: –
- 1934–35: – Glynneath Welfare[11]
- 1935–36: –
- 1936–37: –
- 1937–38: –
- 1938–39: –
- 1939–40: –
1940s
- 1940–41: –
- 1941–42: –
- 1942–43: –
- 1943–44: –
- 1944–45: –
- 1945–46: –
- 1946–47: – Cwm Albions
- 1947–48: – Briton Ferry
- 1948–49: – Midland Athletic
- 1949–50: – Stepney
1950s
- 1950–51: – Cwm Athletic
- 1951–52: –
- 1952–53: –
- 1953–54: –
- 1954–55: –
- 1955–56: –
- 1956–57: – Swansea Dockers
- 1957–58: –
- 1958–59: – North End
- 1959–60: – North End
1960s
- 1960–61: – North End
- 1961–62: – Hillsborough
- 1962–63: – Tower United
- 1963–64: – Swansea Town 'A'
- 1964–65: – North End
- 1965–66: – North End
- 1966–67: – North End
- 1967–68: – St Josephs
- 1968–69: – United
- 1969–70: – Swansea Boys Club
1970s
- 1970–71: – West End
- 1971–72: – Swansea Boys Club
- 1972–73: – United
- 1973–74: – West End
- 1974–75: – West End
- 1975–76: – Swansea Boys Club
- 1976–77: – West End
- 1977–78: – Ragged School
- 1978–79: – Swansea Boys Club
- 1979–80: – Swansea Boys Club
The first league cup competition was held in 1908–09 with Mond Nickel Works being winners. They were successful in all the pre-World War competitions apart from the 1910–11 season when they were knocked out at the semi-final stage by Swansea United. A partial list of the winners of the Senior Cup competition can be found below.
Ragged School have won the cup 14 times.[36]
- 1908–09: – Mond Nickel Works
- 1909–10: – Mond Nickel Works[37]
- 1911–12: – Mond Nickel Works
- 1912–13: – Mond Nickel Works (replay)[39]
- 1913–14: – Mond Nickel Works[40]
- 1914–15: – No competition due to World War 1
- 1915–16: – No competition due to World War 1
- 1916–17: – No competition due to World War 1
- 1917–18: – No competition due to World War 1
- 1918–19: – No competition due to World War 1
- 1919–20: – Gorseinon
- 1924–25: – Cwm Athletic
- 1925–26: – Cwm Athletic
- 1926–27: – Cwm Athletic
- 1928–29: – Cwm Athletic
- 1929–30: – Cwm Athletic
- 1930–31: – Cwm Athletic
- 1931–32: – North End
- 1936–37: – Alexandra
- 1951–52: – Mumbles Albion
- 1953–54: – Swansea Boys Club
- 1954–55: – Swansea Boys Club
- 1955–56: – Swansea Boys Club
- 1958–59: – North End
- 1963–64: – Swansea Town 'A'
- 1967–68: – United
- 1968–69: – United
- 1969–70: – United
- 1970–71: – West End
- 1971–72: – United
- 1977–78: – Ragged School
- 1979–80: – Ragged School
- 1980–81: – St. Joseph's
- 1988–89: – Blaenymaes
- 1990–91: – Ragged School
- 1991–92: – Ragged School
- 1992–93: – Ragged School
- 1993–94: – Port Tennant Colts
- 1996–97: – Maltsters Sports
- 2000–01: – Ragged School
- 2008–09: – Cwm Press[48]
- 2009–10: – Swansea Dockers[48]
- 2010–11: – Cwm Press[48]
- 2011–12: – Ragged School[48]
- 2012–13: – Swansea Dockers[48]
- 2013–14: – Ragged School[48]
- 2014–15: – Competition suspended[48]
- 2015–16: – Ynystawe Athletic[48]
- 2016–17: – Penlan Club[48]
- 2017–18: – Penlan Club[48]
- 2018–19: – Penlan Club[48]
- 2019–20: – Competition void - Coronavirus pandemic
- 2020–21: – Competition cancelled - Coronavirus pandemic
- 2021–22: – Rockspur Fords
- 2022–23: – Rockspur Fords
- 2023-24: — St Joseph's
Open Cup Finals
- 1981–82: – St. Joseph's 2-1 West End
- 2021–22: – Rockspur Fords
- 2022–23: — St Joseph's
- 2023-24- Plough Colts
"Soccer Extra". South Wales Evening Post. 24 April 1995. Retrieved 18 August 2020.