Cardiff & District League

The Cardiff & District League is a football league covering the city of Cardiff and surrounding areas in South Wales. The leagues are at the seventh to tenth levels of the Welsh football league system.

Cardiff & District League
Founded1897[1]
Country Wales
Number of teams37
Level on pyramid7–10
Promotion toSouth Wales Alliance League
Current championsStar
(2022-23)
WebsiteCardiff & District League

Area of the league

Clubs within the bounds of St Mellons, Rumney, Tremorfa, Splott, The Docks, Llandough, Bonvilston, Peterstone, Super Ely, Radyr, Pentyrch, Gwaelod y Garth, Taffs Well, Thornhill, Lisvane, Cyncoed, Pentwyn and Llanrumney are eligible to apply to play in the league.[2]

Divisions

The league is composed of four divisions.

Premier Division
  • Cardiff Academicals
  • Cardiff Bay
  • Cwrt Y Vil
  • Llandaff Cosmos
  • Llanrumney Athletic
  • Pentwyn Dynamo
  • Splott Albion
  • Splott Conservatives
  • Star

Division One
  • AFC Whitchurch (reserves)
  • Canton Rangers (reserves)
  • Cardiff Academicals (reserves)
  • Cardiff Allstars
  • Clwb Cymric (reserves)
  • Clwb Sparta
  • Ely Rangers (reserves)
  • Pentyrch Rangers
  • St Josephs (reserves)
  • Tongwynlais (reserves)

Division Two
  • AFC Rumney
  • Avenue Hotspur
  • Bridgend Street (reserves)
  • Caerau (Ely) (district team)
  • Cardiff Cosmopolitan (reserves)
  • Cardiff Villa
  • Grangetown Catholics Old Boys
  • Llanrumney Athletic (reserves)
  • Splott Albion (seconds)
  • Splott Conservatives (reserves)

Division Three
  • Avenue Hotspur (reserves)
  • Cardiff Bay (reserves)
  • Cyncoed Athletic
  • Grange Albion (reserves)
  • Llanrumney United (reserves)
  • North Cardiff Cosmos
  • Splott Albion Old Boys
  • St Albans


Promotion and relegation

Promotion from the Premier Division is possible to the South Wales Alliance League, with the champion of the league playing the other tier 7 champions from the South Wales regional leagues via play-off games to determine promotion.

Champions (top flight division)
  • 1901-02: – Cardiff Albion[3]
  • 1905-06: – Raoth Park Old Boys[4]
  • 1908-09: – Gordon's FC[5]
  • 1930-31: – Barry Amateurs[6]
  • 1931-32: – Barry Amateurs
  • 1946-47: – Grange Albion.[7]
  • 1959-60: – Docks Albion[8]
  • 1960-61: – Docks Albion[8]
  • 1961-62: – Docks Albion[8]
  • 1962-63: – Cardiff Cosmos[8]
  • 1963-64: – Canton Athletic[8]
  • 1964-65: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1965-66: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1966-67: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1967-68: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1968-69: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1969-70: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1970-71: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1971-72: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1972-73: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1973-74: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1974-75: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1975-76: – St Patrick's[8]
  • 1976-77: – Cardiff Rovers[8]
  • 1981-82: – Bridgend Street
  • 1983-84: – Bridgend Street
  • 1985-86: – Bridgend Street
  • 1986-87: – Bridgend Street
  • 1987-88: – Grange Albion
  • 1988-89: – Grange Albion
  • 1991-92: – Bridgend Street
  • 1993-94: – Bridgend Street
  • 2006–07: – Pentwyn Dynamo reserves[9]
  • 2007–08: – Grangetown Catholics Old Boys[10]
  • 2008–09: – St. Albans[11]
  • 2009–10: –
  • 2010–11: –
  • 2011–12: – Whitchurch Blues[12]
  • 2012–13: – Canton Liberal[13]
  • 2013–14: – Cardiff Cosmopolitan[14]
  • 2014–15: – Cardiff Cosmopolitan
  • 2015–16: – Creigiau[15]
  • 2016–17: – Pentwyn Dynamo[16]
  • 2017–18: – AFC Rumney Juniors[17]
  • 2018–19: – Canton Rangers
  • 2019–20: – Tongwynlais[18]
  • 2020–21: – Season void
  • 2021–22: – Tongwynlais (promoted via SWAL playoff)[19]
  • 2022–23: – Star

References
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  2. "Cardiff And District Association Football League Rules 2020/2021". Cardiff and District AFL. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. "CARDIFF DISTRICT LEAGUE.|1902-04-19|Evening Express - Welsh Newspapers".
  4. "Cardiff & District League". Evening Express. 5 May 1906. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  5. "Genuki: CARDIFF YESTERDAY, Glamorgan".
  6. "Barry Amateurs AFC : 1930-1933". Barry Football Heritage. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  7. "Grange Albion FC". South Wales Alliance League. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  8. "Just who were the top dogs in the parks?". Wales Online. 10 November 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  9. "Cardiff & District League 2006-07". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  10. "Cardiff & District League 2006-07". Wlelsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  11. "Cardiff & District League 2008-09". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  12. "2011-12 tables, part 5" (PDF). Football Club History Database. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  13. "2012-13 tables, part 5" (PDF). Football Club History Database. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  14. "Leaguewebsite.co.uk has now closed".
  15. "Leaguewebsite.co.uk has now closed".
  16. "Leaguewebsite.co.uk has now closed".
  17. "Leaguewebsite.co.uk has now closed".
  18. "Leaguewebsite.co.uk has now closed".
  19. Jones, Jordan (21 May 2022). "Tongwynlais 1-0 Brackla: Charlie Spencer penalty sends the 'Ton' up". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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