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 eighth and ninth 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 selected to the league were:
In 1927 they were called The Rhondda Valley Football League. At the time some clubs in the league were made up entirely of unemployed men. This resulted in the North Rhondda League being created because clubs were unable to afford travelling expenses. In 1929 the North Rhondda League was affiliated and in 1933 they were renamed The Upper Rhondda League. The Leagues remained separated until the 1962–63 season when they reformed back into one league.
In 1931 a third League was formed called the Rhondda Fach League, 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 coalminers working in the collieries in the Rhondda.

Divisions

The league is composed of two divisions.

Member clubs 2019–20

Premier Division

Promotion from the Premier Division is possible to the South Wales Alliance League, with the champion of the league playing the other Tier 8 champions from the South Wales regional leagues via play-off games to determine promotion.

Champions of the Top division

1930s