Rhondda & District League
The Rhondda & District League is a football league covering the Rhondda and surrounding areas in South Wales. The leagues are at the seventh and eighth levels of the Welsh football league system.
History
The Rhondda & District Football League was formed on 7 June 1907. The league was originally called The Rhondda Junior League.The original clubs elected to the league were:
- First Division: Ton-Pentre Thistles, Maindy Crescents, Pentre Blue and Whites, Mill Vue, Porth United and Hafod Juniors
- Second Division: Ton-Pentre Juniors, Cwmparc Crescents, Ynyshir Albion, Tylorstown Crescents, Porth Reserves and Cymmer United.
In 1931 a third League was formed called the Rhondda Fach League, but this dissolved after the 1937–38 season.
Throughout the Second World War The Rhondda League was one of the very few leagues to continue playing football; because of the thousands of miners working in the collieries in the Rhondda.
Divisions
Member clubs 2025–26
Premier League
- Banog
- Ely Valley
- Penrhiwfer
- Stanleytown
- The Baglan
- Tonypandy Albion
- Tonyrefail BGC
- Tonyrefail Welfare
Championship
- Cambrian United
- Ferndale BGC
- Llwynypia BGC
- Penygraig BGC
- Ton & Gelli
- Treherbert BGC
- Ynyscynon
- Ynyshir Albions
Promotion and relegation
Promotion from the Premier League is possible to the lowest tier of the South Wales Premier 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 of the Top division
Information for champions of the top division from 1954–55 to 2006–07 is sourced from a booklet to commemorate 100 Years of Football in the Rhondda League.1900s
- 1907–08: – Trehafod
1930s
- 1936–37: – Rhondda Transport
1950s
- 1950–51: –
- 1951–52: –
- 1952–53: –
- 1953–54: –
- 1954–55: – Dinas Corries
- 1955–56: – Ystrad Athletic
- 1956–57: – Trebanog
- 1957–58: – Pentre BC
- 1958–59: – Pentre BC
- 1959–60: – Pentre BC
1960s
- 1960–61: – Blaencwm
- 1961–62: – Beatus
- 1962–63: – Llwynypia BC
- 1963–64: – Beatus
- 1964–65: – Dare Inglis
- 1965–66: – Dare Inglis
- 1966–67: – Dare Inglis
- 1967–68: – Rest Assured
- 1968–69: – Ton & Gelli BC
- 1969–70: – Cambrian United
1970s
- 1970–71: – Cambrian United
- 1971–72: – Cambrian United
- 1972–73: – Wattstown United
- 1973–74: – Gilfach United
- 1974–75: – Cambrian United
- 1975–76: – Gilfach United
- 1976–77: – Ferndale 'A'
- 1977–78: – Gilfach United
- 1978–79: – Ystrad BC
- 1979–80: – Penrhiwfer
1980s
- 1980–81: – Ystrad BC
- 1981–82: – Ystrad BC
- 1982–83: – Blaencwm
- 1983–84: – Treorchy BC
- 1984–85: – Ferndale BC
- 1985–86: – Kensington
- 1986–87: – Ferndale BC
- 1987–88: – Ferndale BC
- 1988–89: – Kensington
- 1989–90: – Blaencwm
1990s
- 1990–91: – Ynyshir/ Wattstown BGC
- 1991–92: – Stanleytown
- 1992–93: – Naval
- 1993–94: – Trebanog Workingmens
- 1994–95: – Penrhiwfer
- 1995–96: – Llwynypia WMC
- 1996–97: – Ynyshir Albions
- 1997–98: – Penrhys Athletic
- 1998–99: – Penrhys United
- 1999–2000: – Tonypandy Naval
2000s
- 2000–01: – Tonyrefail BC
- 2001–02: – Penrhys United
- 2002–03: – Ferndale BC
- 2003–04: – Trebanog Rangers
- 2004–05: – Turberville Arms
- 2005–06: – Cambrian & Clydach BGC
- 2006–07: – Tonypandy Albion
- 2007–08: – Wyndham
- 2008–09: – Ynyshir/ Wattstown BGC
- 2009–10: – Llwynypia BGC
2010s
- 2010–11: – Max United
- 2011–12: – Sporting Marvels
- 2012–13: – Sporting Marvels
- 2013–14: – Penygraig United
- 2014–15: – Gelli Hibs
- 2015–16: – Trebanog
- 2016–17: – Blaenrhondda
- 2017–18: – AFC Wattstown
- 2018–19: – Penygraig United
- 2019–20: – Treherbert BGC
2020s
- 2020–21: – Competition cancelled due to Coronavirus pandemic
- 2021–22: – Penygraig United '
- 2022–23: – Ferndale BGC
- 2023–24: – Treorchy BGC '
- 2024–25: – Porth Harlequins ''''