Swansea Senior Association Football League
Founded	1901
Country	Wales
Number of teams	24
Level on pyramid	5–6
Promotion to	West Wales Premier League
Current champions	Rockspur Fords (2022-23)
Website	Swansea Senior Football League

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, two for "first teams" and four 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.

History

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.^[1] The league was suspended during World War I.^[2] 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^[3] 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.^[4] In the 1947–48, the league changed its name to the current league title of the Swansea Senior Association Football League.^[5]

Member clubs for 2023–24 season

The following clubs are competing in the Swansea Senior Football League during the 2023–24 season.^[6]

Premier Division

Birchgrove Colts
Blaen-y-Maes
Brynawel
Clase Social
Llangyfelach
Murton Rovers
Plough Colts
Port Tennant Colts
Ragged School
St Joseph's
Treboeth United
Waunarlwydd Galaxy

Division Two

African Community Centre
Bonymaen Colts
Cwmfelin Press
FC Bonymaen
Fforestfach
Gors
Kingsbridge Colts
Penclawdd
Sandfields
St Thomas Stars
Union Rangers

Champions

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2020)

1900s

1901–02: – Pontardawe^[1]
1902–03: – East Side^[7]
1903–04: –
1904–05: –
1905–06: –
1906–07: – Swansea Town^[2]
1907–08: – Swansea Town^[8]
1908–09: – Morriston^[8]
1909–10: – Mond Nickel Works^[2]

1910s

1910–11: – Swansea United^[9]
1911–12: –
1912–13: – Milford Town^[2]
1913–14: – Swansea Town^[2]
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^[2]

1920s

1920–21: –
1921–22: –
1922–23: –
1923–24: – Cwm Athletic^[10]
1924–25: – Cwm Athletic^[10]
1925–26: – Cwm Athletic^[10]
1926–27: – Cwm Athletic^[10]
1927–28: –
1928–29: –
1929–30: –

1930s

1930–31: – Cwm Athletic^[10]
1931–32: – North End^[11]
1932–33: –
1933–34: –
1934–35: –
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^[5]
1947–48: – Briton Ferry^[12]
1948–49: – Midland Athletic^[13]
1949–50: – Stepney^[12]

1950s

1950–51: – Cwm Athletic^[10]
1951–52: –
1952–53: –
1953–54: –
1954–55: –
1955–56: –
1956–57: – Swansea Dockers
1957–58: –
1958–59: – North End^[14]
1959–60: – North End^[15]

1960s

1960–61: – North End^[15]
1961–62: – Hillsborough^[16]
1962–63: – Tower United^[17]
1963–64: – Swansea Town 'A'^[18]
1964–65: – North End^[19]
1965–66: – North End^[20]
1966–67: – North End^[16]
1967–68: – St Josephs^[16]
1968–69: – United^[16]
1969–70: – Swansea Boys Club^[21]

1970s

1970–71: – West End^[22]
1971–72: – Swansea Boys Club
1972–73: – United^[23]
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

1980s

1980–81: –
1981–82: – Ragged School
1982–83: – West End
1983–84: – Ragged School^[24]
1984–85: – Siliconix
1985–86: – West End
1986–87: –
1987–88: – Port Tennant Colts^[24]
1988–89: – Blaenymaes^[24]
1989–90: – Blaenymaes FC

1990s

1990–91: –
1991–92: –
1992–93: –
1993–94: –
1994–95: – West End^[25]
1995–96: –
1996–97: – West End^[26]
1997–98: – West End^[26]
1998–99: – West End^[26]
1999–2000: – West End^[26]

2000s

2000–01 – Ragged School^[27]
2001–02: –
2002–03: – West End^[28]
2003–04: –
2004–05: – West End^[29]
2005–06: –
2006–07: – Winch Wen^[30]
2007–08: – Ragged School^[30]
2008–09: – Ragged School^[30]
2009–10: – Ragged School^[30]

2010s

2010–11: – Swansea Dockers^[30]
2011–12: – Penlan Club^[30]
2012–13: – Kilvey United^[30]
2013–14: – Penlan Club^[30]
2014–15: – Penlan Club^[30]
2015–16: – Penlan Club^[30]
2016–17: – Team Swansea^[30]
2017–18: – West End Rangers^[30]
2018–19: – Penlan Club^[30]^[31]
2019-20: – Rockspur Fords^[30]

2020s

2020–21: Season void
2021–22: – Rockspur Fords
2022–23: – Rockspur Fords

Senior Cup Winners

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2020)

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.^[32]

1908–09: – Mond Nickel Works^[2]
1909–10: – Mond Nickel Works^[33]
1911–12: – Mond Nickel Works^[34]
1912–13: – Mond Nickel Works^[34] (replay)^[35]
1913–14: – Mond Nickel Works^[34]^[36]
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^[2]
1924–25: – Cwm Athletic^[15]
1925–26: – Cwm Athletic^[15]
1926–27: – Cwm Athletic^[15]
1928–29: – Cwm Athletic^[15]
1929–30: – Cwm Athletic^[15]
1930–31: – Cwm Athletic^[15]
1931–32: – North End^[11]
1936–37: – Alexandra^[37]
1951–52: – Mumbles Albion^[38]
1953–54: – Swansea Boys Club^[21]
1954–55: – Swansea Boys Club^[21]
1955–56: – Swansea Boys Club^[21]
1958–59: – North End^[14]
1963–64: – Swansea Town 'A'^[18]
1967–68: – United^[23]
1968–69: – United^[16]
1969–70: – United^[23]
1970–71: – West End^[22]
1971–72: – United^[23]
1977–78: – Ragged School^[39]
1979–80: – Ragged School^[39]
1980–81: – St. Joseph's^[40]
1988–89: – Blaenymaes^[24]
1990–91: – Ragged School^[26]
1991–92: – Ragged School^[26]
1992–93: – Ragged School^[26]
1993–94: – Port Tennant Colts^[41]
1996–97: – Maltsters Sports^[42]
2000–01: – Ragged School^[27]
2008–09: – Cwm Press^[43]
2009–10: – Swansea Dockers^[43]
2010–11: – Cwm Press^[43]
2011–12: – Ragged School^[43]
2012–13: – Swansea Dockers^[43]
2013–14: – Ragged School^[43]
2014–15: – Competition suspended^[43]
2015–16: – Ynystawe Athletic^[43]
2016–17: – Penlan Club^[43]
2017–18: – Penlan Club^[43]
2018–19: – Penlan Club^[43]
2019–20: – Competition void - Coronavirus pandemic
2020–21: – Competition cancelled - Coronavirus pandemic
2021–22: – Rockspur Fords
2022–23: – Rockspur Fords

Other Competition Winners

Open Cup Finals

1981–82: – St. Joseph's 2-1 West End
2021–22: – Rockspur Fords
2022–23: — St Joseph's

Charity Shield

2021–22: – Rockspur Fords

Notable players

Lee Trundle^[44]

References

Bibliography

External links

Football in Wales

Football Association of Wales
Welsh Football Trust
Dragon Park, Wales National Football Development Centre
Colliers Park
PFA

National teams

Men	Wales Under-21 Under-20 Under-19 Under-18 Under-17 Wales C (semi-professional)
Women	Wales Under-17

League system

Men

Tier 1–3	Cymru Premier (1) Cymru North (2) Cymru South (2) Ardal Leagues (3)
Tier 4–6	Aberystwyth League (5) Carmarthenshire League (5–7) Central Wales Football League (4) Ceredigion League (5–7) Gwent County League (4–6) Montgomeryshire Football League (5) Neath & District League (5–8) North East Wales Football League (4–5) North Wales Coast East (4–5) North Wales Coast West (4–5) Pembrokeshire League (5–9) South Wales Alliance League (4–6) Swansea Senior Football League (5–6) West Wales Premier League (4)
Tier 7–10	Aberdare Valley League (7) Bridgend & District League (7–9) Cardiff & District League (7–10) Cardiff Combination League (7–8) East Gwent League (7–8) Gwent Central League (7–8) Merthyr & District League (7) Newport and District League (7–10) North Gwent Football League (7–8) Port Talbot Football League (7–8) Rhondda & District League (7–8) Taff Ely & Rhymney Valley Alliance League (7–9) Vale of Glamorgan League (7–8)
Defunct leagues	Anglesey (1895–2020) Bangor & District (1930–37, 1945–50) Caernarfon & District (1950–2014) Clwyd (1974–2011) Cymru Alliance (1990–2019) Denbighshire (1890–1902) Gwynedd (1983–2020) Mid Wales South (?–2023) North East Wales (2011–20) North Wales Alliance (1912–21) North Wales Coast (1893–1921, 1933–35) South Wales Amateur (1946–2015) South Wales (1890–1911) South Wales Senior (1991–2015) Vale of Clwyd and Conwy (2011–2020) Vale of Conwy (1922–2002) Welsh Alliance (1984–2020) Welsh Football League (1904–2020) Welsh League North (1935–84) Welsh National League (North) (1921–30) Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) (1945–2020) Wrexham and District (1903–12, 1925–39)

Women

Welsh Premier Women's League/Adran League

Domestic cups

Men

Active	Welsh Cup Welsh League Cup FAW Trophy FAW Welsh Youth Cup Ardal North Cup Ardal South Cup
Defunct	Welsh Football League Cup (1925–2020) Cymru Alliance League Cup (1990–2019) FAW Premier Cup (1997–2008)

Women