The Newport and District Football League (currently billed as The Monmouthshire Building Society Newport and District Football League for sponsorship reasons) is a football league covering the city of Newport and surrounding areas in South Wales. The headquarters are located at Newport Civic Centre.
Area The League's area consists of the city of Newport and the surrounding part of the historic county of Monmouthshire as far west as the county boundary at Bedwas, as far north-west as Abercarn and Wattsville, as far north-east as Sebastopol Bridge, and as far east as Llanwern, and Nash.
Member clubs 2026–27 and divisions The league is composed of four divisions. The top-level consists of a premier division split into "Premier X" and "Premier Y", and two feeder divisions numbered one and two.
Premier 'X'
Bedwas Caerleon Town Cromwell Youth Llanyrafon Maesglas Maindee United Newport Panthers Risca Town Spencer Boys
Premier 'Y'
AFC Pontymister (reserves) Albion Rovers (reserves) Caerleon (reserves) Cwmcarn Athletic (reserves) Graig Villa Dino (reserves) Newport Corinthians (thirds) Newport Saints (reserves) Pill (reserves) Ponthir (reserves) Riverside Rovers (reserves) Rogerstone (thirds) Sifil (reserves)
Division One
Albion Rovers (development) Caerleon (thirds) Coed Eva Athletic (reserves) Graig Villa Dino (thirds) Machen (reserves) Maesglas (reserves) Newport Corinthians (fourths) Pontnewydd United (reserves) Rogerstone (fourths) Spencer Boys (reserves)
Division Two
Afon Valley Bedwas (reserves) Caerleon Town (reserves) Graig Villa Dino (fourths) Llanyrafon (development) Mill Street Dynamo Newport Eagles Newport Eagles (reserves) Newport Saints (thirds) Risca Town (development) River Usk
Promotion and relegation The Premier 'X' Division champions (or runners-up if the champions do not meet ground criteria) are promoted to the Gwent County League. Promotion and relegation also applies to the two bottom clubs of Division One and the two top clubs of Division Two. Promotion to the Premier Division from Division One and relegation from the Premier Division is at the discretion of the league's Executive Committee. Clubs requesting places in the Premier Division will be interviewed by the Executive Committee.
Champions (Top Division)
Information provided by the league.
Pre 1950s
1903–04: – Tydu Oddfellows 1904–05: – Orb W.M.C. 1905–06: – Orb W.M.C. 1949–50: – Beechwood
1950s
1950–51: – Caerleon 1951–52: – St. Julians 1952–53: – Caerleon 1953–54: – St. Julians 1954–55: – St. Julians 1955–56: – St. Julians 1956–57: – Central YMCA 1957–58: – Central YMCA 1958–59: – Maesglas 1959–60: – Docks United
1960s
1960–61: – Maesglas 1961–62: – S.T.C. 1962–63: – Christchurch 1963–64: – Cashmore Corries 1964–65: – Cashmore Corries 1965–66: – Christchurch 1966–67: – Christchurch 1967–68: – Pontnewydd 1968–69: – Ebbw Bridge Hibernians 1969–70: – Cwmbran R. C.
1970s
1970–71: – Ebbw Bridge Hibernians 1971–72: – Central YMCA 1972–73: – Central YMCA 1973–74: – Brynglas Dynamo 1974–75: – B. R. S. 1975–76: – Spencer BC 1976–77: – Spencer BC 1977–78: – Spencer BC 1978–79: – Lliswerry 1979–80: – Spencer BC
1980s
1980–81: – Spencer BC 1981–82: – Pill 1982–83: – Crindau United 1983–84: – Lliswerry 1984–85: – Malpas Unionists 1985–86: – Pill 1986–87: – Malpas 1987–88: – Abercarn Rangers 1988–89: – Golden Harvester 1989–90: – Golden Harvester
1990s
1990–91: – Golden Harvester 1991–92: – Greenmeadow 1992–93: – Abercarn Town 1993–94: – Abercarn Town 1994–95: – Girlings 1995–96: – West Pontnewydd 1996–97: – Cromwell 1997–98: – Bettws Social 1998–99: – Greenmeadow 1999–00: – Bettws Social
2000s
2000–01: – Bettws Social 2001–02: – Marshfield 2002–03: – Pill Hibernians 2003–04: – Caerleon Town 2004–05: – Pioneer 2005–06: – Pioneer 2006–07: – Pioneer 2007–08: – Llanwern RTB 2008–09: – Marshfield 2009–10: – Marshfield
2010s
2010–11: – K-2 2011–12: – Ponthir 2012–13: – Pontnewydd United 2013–14: – West of St Julians 2014–15: – Villa Dino Christchurch 2015–16: – Machen 2016–17: – Cwmcarn Athletic 2017–18: – Cromwell Youth 2018–19: – Whiteheads Rhisga 2019–20: – Riverside Rovers
2020s
2020–21: – No competition due to Covid-19 pandemic 2021–22: – Marshfield 2022–23: – Marshfield 2023–24: – Alway 2024–25: – Pill reserves 2025–26: – Graig Villa Dino (reserves)
References
External links Newport and District Football League