The Pembrokeshire League (currently the Manderwood Pembrokeshire League) is a football league in Pembrokeshire, West Wales, running from levels five to nine of the Welsh football league system.
Teams promoted from Division One may enter the West Wales Premier League if standards and facilities fall into line with the regulations of the Welsh Football League.
The Pembrokeshire League also enters teams into the West Wales Intermediate Cup, to play against clubs from the Carmarthenshire League, Neath & District League and Swansea Senior League. With Merlins Bridge beating fellow Pembrokeshire league side Carew in the 2019 final, this meant four of the last seven winners had been Pembrokeshire League teams.
History Newspaper articles from the early 1900s show the league existed in the pre-World War One period. In the 1930s there were separate regionalised leagues within Pembrokeshire. By 1933 the leagues had merged to form a single Pembrokeshire League. The league was reformed for the 1945–46 season, and has played continuously since.
Clubs who have played in the Welsh Football League The following teams from the league have played in the Welsh Football League across the following years: Haverfordwest County Milford United (1936–37 to 2003–04 seasons) Monkton Swifts (1994–95 to 1999–2000 seasons) Pembroke Borough (1946–47 to 1994–95 seasons)
Member clubs for 2026–27 season
Division One
Carew Fishguard Sports Goodwick United Hakin United Merlins Bridge Milford United Monkton Swifts Narberth Neyland Pennar Robins St Ishmaels Tenby
Division Two
Camrose Clarbeston Road Goodwick United (reserves) Hakin United (reserves) Johnston Kilgetty Merlins Bridge (reserves) Monkton Swifts (reserves) New Hedges/ Saundersfoot United Pendine Solva Tenby (reserves)
Division Three
Angle Broad Haven Camrose (reserves) Carew (reserves) Clarbeston Road (reserves) Herbrandston Kilgetty (reserves) Lawrenny Letterston Pembroke Borough St Clears St Florence United
Division Four
Fishguard Sports (reserves) Johnston (reserves) Manorbier United Milford Athletic Milford United (reserves) Newport Tigers Neyland (reserves) Pennar Robins (reserves) Prendergast Villa Solva (reserves) St Clears (reserves) St Ishmaels (reserves)
Division Five
Broad Haven (reserves) Herbrandston (reserves) Kilgetty (thirds) Lawrenny (reserves) Letterston (reserves) Milford Athletic (reserves) Milford United (thirds) Narberth (thirds) New Hedges/ Saundersfoot United (reserves) Pembroke Borough (reserves) Pendine (reserves) Prendergast Villa (reserves)
Champions: Top division
1900s
1901–02: Milford United 1902–03: 1903–04: Pembroke Dock 1904–05: Milford Haven 1905–06: 2nd Wiltshire Regiment 1906–07: 2nd Wiltshire Regiment 1907–08: Milford United 1908–09: Milford United 1909–10: Milford Priory Mission 1910–11: 1911–12: 1912–13: 1913–14: Milford Town
A full list of the league's top flight champions since 1945–46 is as follows:
1940s
1945–46: RA Manorbier 1946–47: RNAS Dale 1947–48: Milford United 1948–49: Pembroke Borough 1959–50: Milford United
1950s
1950–51: Goodwick United 1951–52: Hakin United 1952–53: RA Manorbier 1953–54: RAF (Pembroke Dock) 1954–55: Hakin United 1955–56: RAF (Pembroke Dock) 1956–57: Narberth 1957–58: Narberth 1958–59: Narberth 1959–60: Narberth
1960s
1960–61: Haverfordwest County 1961–62: Fishguard Sports 1962–63: Milford United 1963–64: Hakin United 1964–65: Pembroke Borough 1965–66: Fishguard Sports 1966–67: Fishguard Sports 1967–68: St Clears 1968–69: Hakin United 1969–70: Fishguard Sports
1970s
1970–71: Carew 1971–72: Fishguard Sports 1972–73: Fishguard Sports 1973–74: Fishguard Sports 1974–75: Fishguard Sports 1975–76: Fishguard Sports 1976–77: Carew 1977–78: Goodwick United 1978–79: Merlins Bridge 1979–80: Merlins Bridge
1980s
1980–81: Johnston 1981–82: Johnston 1982–83: Johnston 1983–84: New Hedges/Saundersfoot 1984–85: Carew 1985–86: New Hedges/Saundersfoot 1986–87: Fishguard Sports 1987–88: Merlins Bridge 1988–89: Merlins Bridge 1989–90: Fishguard Sports
1990s
1990–91: Merlins Bridge 1991–92: Narberth 1992–93: Merlins Bridge 1993–94: Goodwick United 1994–95: Merlins Bridge 1995–96: Merlins Bridge 1996–97: Hakin United 1997–98: Hakin United 1998–99: Hakin United 1999–2000: Hakin United
2000s
2000–01: Hakin United 2001–02: Hakin United 2002–03: Hakin United 2003–04: Monkton Swifts 2004–05: Monkton Swifts 2005–06: Monkton Swifts 2006–07: Monkton Swifts 2007–08: Merlins Bridge 2008–09: Hakin United 2009–10: Merlins Bridge
2010s
2010–11: Hakin United 2011–12: Merlins Bridge 2012–13: Hakin United 2013–14: Hakin United 2014–15: Hakin United 2015–16: Goodwick United 2016–17: Hakin United 2017–18: Hakin United 2018–19: Monkton Swifts 2019–20: Hakin United
2020s
2020–21: Season void 2021–22: Hakin United 2022–23: Goodwick United 2023–24: Goodwick United 2024–25: Goodwick United 2025–26: Hakin United
Number of titles by winning clubs (since 1945)
Hakin United – 21 titles Fishguard Sports – 11 titles Merlins Bridge – 11 tiles Goodwick United – 7 titles Monkton Swifts – 5 titles Narberth – 5 titles Carew – 3 titles Johnston – 3 titles Milford United – 3 titles New Hedges/Saundersfoot – 2 titles Pembroke Borough – 2 titles RAF (Pembroke Dock) – 2 titles RA Manorbier – 2 titles Haverfordwest County – 1 title RNAS Dale – 1 title St Clears – 1 title
Pembrokeshire Senior Cup The league's main cup competition, the Pembrokeshire Senior Cup has been in operation since 1946–47.
See also Football in Wales List of football clubs in Wales
References
External links Official league twitter account