Anglesey League
Founded | 1895 |
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Folded | 2020 |
Country | ![]() |
Number of teams | 11 |
Level on pyramid | 6 |
Promotion to | Gwynedd League |
Domestic cup(s) | Dargie Cup Megan Cup Bwlch Car Boot Trophy Elias Cup Lucas Oil Cup |
Most championships | Gwalchmai Newborough Amlwch Town (9 Championships) |
Current: 2019-20 |
The Anglesey Football League was a football league in Anglesey, Wales, and was equivalent to the sixth level of the Welsh football league system in North Wales. The champions were promoted to the Gwynedd League.
The league also runs five cup competitions which are (Current holders in brackets) Lucas Oil Cup (Bryngwran Bulls), Dargie Cup (Bryngwran Bulls), Elias Cup (Arriva Bangor), Megan Cup (Holyhead Hotspur Reserves) and the Bwlch Car Boot Trophy (Arriva Bangor).
League members also compete in the North Wales Coast Junior Cup against fellow league members and members from the Caernarfon & District League and the Clwyd League.
Since 2012, after years of struggle, the number of teams competing in the Anglesey League has fallen from 15 to 11.
The likes of Bethesda Reserves, Maes-Y-Bryn and Llanfairpwll Reserves have all resigned in recent years. Some have encountered hardships such as losing managers and players, whilst others such as Llanfairfechan have left to join other leagues.
The league folded in 2020 due to a reorganisation of the Welsh football league pyramid, with many teams joining the North Wales Coast West Football League.[1]
Member clubs for 2019–20 season
- Arriva Bangor
- Bodorgan
- Cemaes Bay
- Cefni
- Holyhead Town reserves
- Holyhead Hotspur reserves
- Llandegfan
- Llanfairpwll F.C.
- Mountain Rangers
- Pentraeth reserves
- Valley Athletic
League Champions
Information sourced from Welsh Soccer Archive
1890s
- 1897–98 – Menai Bridge
1900s
- Tables/ league status unknown
1910s
- 1910–11 –
- 1911–12 –
- 1912–13 – League running but champions unknown
- 1913–14 –
- 1914–15 – Football suspended due the First World War
- 1915–16 – Football suspended due the First World War
- 1916–17 – Football suspended due the First World War
- 1917–18 – Football suspended due the First World War
- 1918–19 –
- 1919–20 –
1920s
- 1920–21 –
- 1921–22 – Holyhead Alexandra Rovers
- 1922–23 – Beaumaris St Marys
- 1923–24 – Llanfairpwll
- 1924–25 – Beaumaris
- 1925–26 –
- 1926–27 –
- 1927–28 – League not operating
- 1928–29 – Menai Bridge
- 1929–30 – Beaumaris
1930s
- 1930–31 – Newborough
- 1931–32 –
- 1932–33 –
- 1933–34 – Llangefni
- 1934–35 – Holyhead Railway Institute
- 1935–36 –
- 1936–37 –
- 1937–38 – Llandegfan
- 1938–39 – Llangefni Town
- 1939–40 – Football suspended due the Second World War
1940s
- 1940–41 – Football suspended due the Second World War
- 1941–42 – Football suspended due the Second World War
- 1942–43 – Football suspended due the Second World War
- 1943–44 – Football suspended due the Second World War
- 1944–45 – Football suspended due the Second World War
- 1945–46 – Football suspended due the Second World War
- 1946–47 – Amlwch Town (fixtures not completed)
- 1947–48 – Amlwch Town
- 1948–49 – Amlwch Town
- 1949–50 – Amlwch Town
1950s
- 1950–51 – Amlwch Town
- 1951–52 – Llangefni
- 1952–53 – Aberffraw
- 1953–54 – Llanfairpwll
- 1954–55 – Newborough
- 1955–56 – Newborough
- 1956–57 – Gwalchmai
- 1957–58 – Newborough
- 1958–59 – Gwalchmai
- 1959–60 – Gwalchmai
1960s
- 1960–61 – Newborough
- 1961–62 – Brynsiencyn
- 1962–63 – Brynsiencyn
- 1963–64 – Aberffraw
- 1964–65 – Newborough
- 1965–66 – Newborough
- 1966–67 – Newborough
- 1967–68 – Holyhead Town reserves
- 1968–69 – Newborough
- 1969–70 – Holyhead Town reserves
1970s
- 1970–71 – Amlwch Town
- 1971–72 – Amlwch Town
- 1972–73 – Llangoed & District
- 1973–74 – Llandegfan
- 1974–75 – Llanfairpwll
- 1975–76 – Llanfairpwll
- 1976–77 – Llanfairpwll
- 1977–78 – Beaumaris Town
- 1978–79 – Beaumaris Town
- 1979–80 – Holyhead Town
1980s
1990s
- 1990–91 – Bodedern
- 1991–92 – Bodedern
- 1992–93 – Llangefni Town reserves
- 1993–94 – Gwalchmai
- 1994–95 – Holyhead Hotspur
- 1995–96 – Holyhead Hotspur
- 1996–97 – Amlwch Town
- 1997–98 – Gwalchmai
- 1998–99 – Bodedern
- 1999-2000 – Cemaes Bay reserves
2000s
- 2000–01 – Gwalchmai
- 2001–02 – Beaumaris Town
- 2002–03 – Llangefni-Glantraeth reserves
- 2003–04 – Holyhead Gwelfor Athletic
- 2004–05 – Gaerwen
- 2005–06 – Amlwch Town
- 2006–07 – Holyhead Gwelfor Athletic
- 2007–08 – Gwalchmai
- 2008–09 – Pentraeth Nurseries
- 2009–10 – Bro Goronwy
2010s
- 2010-11 – Trearddur Bay
- 2011–12 – Morawelon
- 2012–13 – Pentraeth
- 2013–14 – Menai Bridge Tigers
- 2014–15 – Valley F.C
- 2015–16 – Bro Goronwy
- 2016–17 – Holyhead Town
- 2017–18 – Mynydd Tigers
- 2018–19 – Bryngwran Bulls
- 2019-20 – Cemaes Bay
Dargie Cup Champions
- 2007 Bodedern Reserves
- 2008 Bro Goronwy
- 2009 Trearddur Bay United
- 2010 Trearddur Bay United
- 2011 Trearddur Bay United
- 2012 Llanerchymedd
- 2013 Pentraeth
- 2014 Llangefni Town Reserves
- 2015 Cemaes Bay
- 2017 Llangoed & District
- 2018 Bryngwran Bulls
Top scorers
- 2016–17 - Lance Williams (Menai Bridge Tigers) - 45 goals
- 2017–18 - Gary Jo Owen (Valley/Caergybi) 58 goals
References
- ^ Jones, Dave (2 June 2020). "Goodbye Anglesey League – a dear friend to North Wales football for 125 years". North Wales Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2020.