The Welsh Football League Division Two, (last known as the Nathanielcars.co.uk Welsh League Division Two, for sponsorship reasons) was a football league and forms the fourth level of the Welsh football league system in South Wales.
If the team which finishes top of the division has good enough ground facilities, traditionally it was promoted to the Welsh Football League Division One and is replaced by the team finishing bottom of Division One. The team finishing in bottom position is relegated to the Welsh Football League Division Three. For the 2019–20 season promotion was to the newly formed Ardal Leagues at Tier 3 and relegation was to one of the regional leagues.
From its inception in 1904 it always sat below the top flight of the Welsh League, or the Rhymney Valley League and Glamorgan League as it was known until 1912. This division has changed its title on numerous occasions to follow suit of the other leagues within the competition; for seven years in the 1980s it was known as the Premier Division as the top flight adopted the National Division name, while Division Two was split into two sections - A & B and West & East - for many years before 1965.
In 1992 it became level three of the Welsh Football Pyramid following the creation of the Welsh Premier League.
After the creation of the Cymru South, for the 2019–20 season, the league was rebranded and Welsh Football League Division Two incorporated the former Division Three teams.
Member clubs for the final 2019–20 season
Aberdare Town Abertillery Bluebirds AFC Porth Albion Rovers Chepstow Town Newport City Panteg Penrhiwceiber Rangers Pontyclun Tredegar Town Treharris Athletic Western Trethomas Bluebirds Treowen Stars West End Ynyshir Albions Ynysygerwn
Champions (as level 2 of the Welsh League) Information from 1913-14 onwards is sourced from the Welsh Football Data Archive section for the Welsh Football League.
Rhymney Valley League Division 2 1905–06: Abergavenny 1906–07: Pontlottyn 1907–08: Treharris Reserves 1908–09: Gilfach 1909–10: shared between Cwm and Troedyrhiw Glamorgan League Division 2 1910–11: Pontlottyn Town 1911–12: Troedyrhiw 1912–13: Troedyrhiw
Welsh Football League Division 2
1913–14: Troedyrhiw 1914–15: Bargoed
1915–20: no competitions 1919–20: Aberdare Amateurs 1920–21: Rhymney 1921–22: unknown 1922–23: unknown 1923–24: unknown 1924–25: unknown 1925–26: Section A: Llanbradach Section B: Troedyrhiw Welfare 1926–27: Section A: Ystrad Mynach Section B: Troedyrhiw Welfare 1927–28:unknown 1928–29: Abertysswg 1929–30: unknown 1930–31: unknown 1931–32: Troedyrhiw 1932–33: Eastern Division: Gelli Colliery Western Division: Llanelly A 1933–34: unknown 1934–35: unknown 1935–36: unknown 1936–37: unknown Eastern Division: Abercynon Western Division: Milford Haven 1937–38: unknown 1939–45: Football suspended due to World War Two 1945–46: Eastern Division: Lovell's Athletic reserves Western Division: Brynna United 1946–47: Eastern Division: Penrhiwceiber Western Division: Briton Ferry Athletic 1947–48: Eastern Division: Bargoed United Western Division: Pembroke Borough 1948–49 Eastern Division: Senghenydd Town Western Division: Cwmparc 1949–50: Eastern Division: Nelson Welfare Western Division: Llanelly 1950–51: Eastern Division: Abergavenny Thursdays Western Division: Cwmparc 1951–52: Eastern Division: Barry Town Western Division: Aberystwyth Town 1952–53: Eastern Division: Pontllanfraith Western Division: Tonyrefail 1953–54: Eastern Division: Nelson Western Division: Atlas Sports (Swansea) 1954–55: Eastern Division: Brecon Corinthians Western Division: Gwynfi Welfare 1955–56: Eastern Division: Cwmparc Western Division: Haverfordwest 1956–57: Eastern Division: Cardiff Corinthians Western Division: Port Talbot Athletic 1957–58: Eastern Division: Barry Town Western Division: Llanelly 1958–59: Eastern Division: Tredomen Works Western Division: Bettws FC (Ammanford) 1959–60: Eastern Division: Cardiff Corinthians Western Division: Carmarthen Town 1960–61: Eastern Division: Ebbw Vale Western Division: Pontardawe Athletic 1961–62: Eastern Division: Ferndale Athletic Western Division: Port Talbot Athletic 1962–63: Eastern Division: Bridgend Town Western Division: Milford United 1963–64: Eastern Division: South Wales Switchgear Western Division: Clydach United
Welsh Football League Division 1
1964–65: Ebbw Vale 1965–66: Ammanford Town 1966–67: Tonyrefail Welfare 1967–68: Caerleon 1968–69: Caerau Athletic 1969–70: Swansea University 1970–71: Cardiff Corinthians 1971–72: Briton Ferry Athletic 1972–73: Lewistown 1973–74: Pontllanfraith 1974–75: Spencer Works 1975–76: Cardiff College of Education 1976–77: Caerau Athletic 1977–78: Cardiff Corinthians 1978–79: Maesteg Park Athletic 1979–80: Haverfordwest County 1980–81: Sully 1981–82: Brecon Corinthians 1982–83: Abercynon Athletic
Welsh Football League Premier Division
1983–84: Sully 1984–85: Cardiff Corinthians 1985–86: Sully 1986–87: AFC Cardiff 1987–88: Afan Lido 1988–89: Afan Lido 1989–90: Sully
Welsh Football League Division 1 1990–91: Morriston Town 1991–92: Blaenrhondda
Champions (as Step 3 of the pyramid) Welsh Football League Division 2
1992–93: AFC Porth 1993–94: Taffs Well 1994–95: Penrhiwceiber Rangers 1995–96: Grange Harlequins 1996–97: Bridgend Town 1997–98: Pontardawe Town 1998–99: Penrhiwceiber Rangers 1999–2000: Fields Park Pontllanfraith 2000–01: Garw Athletic 2001–02: Garden Village 2002–03: Dinas Powys 2003–04: Skewen Athletic 2004–05: Pontardawe Town 2005–06: Pontypridd Town 2006–07: Garw Athletic 2007–08: Bettws 2008–09: West End 2009–10: Penrhiwceiber Rangers 2010–11: Ton Pentre 2011–12: Monmouth Town 2012–13: Goytre 2013–14: Cardiff Metropolitan University 2014–15: Barry Town United 2015–16: Caldicot Town 2016–17: Llanelli Town 2017–18: Llantwit Major 2018–19: STM Sports
Champions (as Step 4 of the pyramid) Welsh Football League Division 2
2019–20: Penrhiwceiber Rangers
References
See also Football in Wales Welsh football league system Welsh Cup Welsh League Cup FAW Premier Cup List of football clubs in Wales List of stadiums in Wales by capacity