Caernarfon & District League

Caernarfon & District League

Founded	1950
Folded	2014
Country	Wales
Number of teams	10
Level on pyramid	5
Promotion to	Gwynedd League
Last champions	Y Felinheli (2013–14)
Most championships	Llanberis Athletic (9 titles)

The Caernarfon & District League was a football league covering the Caernarfon and surrounding areas in North Wales.

League History

The league was a renamed version Bangor & District League that had run between 1930 and 1937 and again after the Second World War, between 1945 and 1950. The change in name reflected the changing geographic locations of clubs playing in the league.

The first season of the league took place in 1950–51 and featured the following eight sides:

• Abersoch Athletic
• Caernarfon YMCA
• Cesarea Rovers
• Mountain Rangers
• Nefyn United
• Seiont Rovers
• Talysarn Celts
• Waenfawr

The 1950–51 launch was overshadowed by the formation of a second division to the north's top League, the Welsh League (North). The effect meant that the league did not operate in 1951-52, but was re-formed for the following season with a membership of seven. This number grew to thirteen by the mid-1950s and the league, compared to previous times, prospered. There was a reduction in membership during the early 1960s but this was corrected and by the 1980s the league was well established as one of North Wales' top junior Leagues. Many clubs in the area used the league for their reserve teams and this was particularly the case during the 1980s following the setting up of the Gwynedd League as an intermediate step between the League and the Welsh League (North).

Hit by falling team numbers the league disbanded after the 2013–14 season.

Clubs in the final 2013–14 season

The following teams featured in the league in the final season played.

• Barmouth & Dyffryn United reserves
• Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateur reserves
• Caernarfon Borough (resigned from the league)
• Harlech Town
• Llanberis reserves
• Llanrug United reserves
• Nefyn United reserves
• Pwllheli reserves (resigned from the league)
• Talysarn Celts
• Y Felinheli

League Champions

1950s

• 1950–51: – Cesarea Rovers
• 1951–52: – No league in operation
• 1952–53: – Nefyn United
• 1953–54: – Nefyn United
• 1954–55: – Nefyn United
• 1955–56: – Criccieth Town
• 1956–57: – Bangor Athletic
• 1957–58: – Penrhos United
• 1958–59: – Penrhos United
• 1959–60: – Penrhos United

1960s

• 1960–61: – Carmel Locals
• 1961–62: – Llanberis Athletic
• 1962–63: – Llanberis Athletic
• 1963–64: – Llanberis Athletic
• 1964–65: – Llechid Celts
• 1965–66: – Llanberis Athletic
• 1966–67: – Llechid Celts
• 1967–68: – Llanberis Athletic
• 1968–69: – Llanberis Athletic
• 1969–60: – Mountain Rangers

1970s

• 1970–71: – Llanberis Athletic
• 1971–72: – Llanrug United
• 1972–73: – Coleg Normal Bangor
• 1973–74: – Talysarn Celts
• 1974–75: – Mountain Rangers
• 1975–76: – Mountain Rangers
• 1976–77: – Pwllheli & District reserves
• 1977–78: – Llanrug United
• 1978–79: – Llanrug United
• 1979–80: – Llanberis Athletic

1980s

• 1980–81: – Llanberis Athletic
• 1981–82: – Y Felinheli
• 1982–83: – Y Felinheli
• 1983–84: – Pwllheli & District reserves
• 1984–85: – CPD Penrhyndeudraeth
• 1985–86: – CPD Penrhyndeudraeth
• 1986–87: – Nefyn United
• 1987–88: – CPD Bontnewydd
• 1988–89: – Llanrug United reserves
• 1989–90: – Locomotive Llanberis reserves

1990s

• 1990–91: – Penrhos United
• 1991–92: – Bangor Waterloo
• 1992–93: – Caernarfon Athletic
• 1993–94: – Caernarfon Borough
• 1994–95: – CPD Deiniolen
• 1995–96: – Coleg Normal Bangor
• 1996–97: – Coleg Normal Bangor
• 1997–98: – Bethesda Athletic
• 1998–99: – Caernarfon Town reserves
• 1999–2000: – Nefyn United

2000s

• 2000–01: – Nantlle Vale
• 2001–02: – CPD Porthmadog reserves
• 2002–03: – Barmouth & Dyffryn United
• 2003–04: – CPD Bethel
• 2004–05: – CPD Bontnewydd
• 2005–06: – Llanllyfni
• 2006–07: – CPD Llanystumdwy
• 2007–08: – Rhiwlas
• 2008–09: – Caernarfon Wanderers
• 2009–10: – Bangor City reserves

2010s

• 2010–11: – Llanllyfni
• 2011–12: – CPD Waunfawr
• 2012–13: – Mynydd Llandegai
• 2013–14: – Y Felinheli

Number of titles by club

• Llanberis Athletic – 9 titles
• Nefyn United – 5 titles
• Llanrug United – 4 titles
• Penrhos United – 4 titles
• Coleg Normal Bangor – 3 titles
• Y Felinheli – 3 titles
• Mountain Rangers – 3 titles
• Bethesda Athletic – 2 titles
• Llechid Celts – 2 titles
• Llanllyfni – 2 titles
• CPD Bontnewydd – 2 titles
• CPD Penrhyndeudraeth – 2 titles
• Pwllheli & District reserves – 2 titles
• Bangor Athletic – 1 title
• Bangor City reserves – 1 title
• Bangor Waterloo – 1 title
• Barmouth & Dyffryn United – 1 title
• Caernarfon Athletic – 1 title
• Caernarfon Borough – 1 title
• Caernarfon Town reserves – 1 title
• Caernarfon Wanderers – 1 title
• Carmel Locals – 1 title
• Cesarea Rovers – 1 title
• CPD Bethel – 1 title
• CPD Deiniolen – 1 title
• CPD Llanystumdwy – 1 title
• CPD Porthmadog reserves – 1 title
• CPD Waunfawr – 1 title
• Criccieth Town – 1 title
• Mynydd Llandegai – 1 title
• Nantlle Vale – 1 title
• Rhiwlas – 1 title
• Talysarn Celts – 1 title