The Aberdare Valley Association Football League is a football league affiliated to the South Wales FA and provides football at the seventh level of the Welsh football league system. The league's boundaries stretch from Rhigos in the north to Carnetown, Abercynon in the south of the Cynon Valley.
History
The Aberdare & District Junior League was founded in 1904. The founder member clubs were: Aberaman Stars, Aberaman Windsors, Aberdare Crescents, Aberdare Excelsiors, Cefnpennar, Cwmbach Lilywhites, Gadlys Rovers, Greenhill Rovers, GWR Rovers and Mardy Albions, and the first champions were Aberdare Crescents.
Also in 1904, the Aberdare Leader Junior Medals competition was founded by the local newspaper, and was won by Aberaman Windsors.
The league renamed to the Aberdare & District (Belle Vue) League in 1907, but folded in 1908. The league briefly returned for the 1909–10 season, but then would not return until 1924, being reformed as the Aberdare Valley Football League.
Since 2015, the league has not had junior divisions (under-12 to under-16), with it now being the responsibility of the newly formed Cynon Rhondda Merthyr Junior Football League.
The league is currently at the seventh tier of the Welsh football league system, and a feeder league to the South Wales Premier League.
Premier Division As of the 2026–27 season, the league consists of 14 teams:FAW Cymru Football app
Member clubs for 2026–27 season
AFC Abercynon AFC Llwydcoed (reserves) AFC Oak AFC Penrhiwceiber (reserves) Aberdare Town Aberdare Town reserves Abernant Carnetown Cwmbach Royal Stars (reserves) Cwmdare FC Cwmaman (reserves) Hirwaun Penrhiwceiber Social Penywaun
Champions (Top Division)
1900s
1904–05: – Aberdare Crescents 1905–06: – Aberdare Crescents 1906–07: – Aberdare Crescents 1907–08: – 1908–09: – No competition 1909–10: –
1920s
1924–25: 1925–26: 1926–27: 1927–28: 1928–29: 1929–30:
1930s
1930–31: – Hirwaun K.B.R. 1931–32: 1932–33: 1933–34: – Hirwaun K.B.R. 1934–35: – Hirwaun K.B.R. 1935–36: 1936–37: – Hirwaun Welfare 1937–38: 1938–39: 1939–40:
1940s
1940–41: 1941–42: 1942–43: 1943–44: 1944–45: 1945–46: 1946–47: – Hirwaun Welfare 1947–48: – Abercwmboi Athletic"Abercwmboi win Division 2 championship" - Aberdare Leader, Saturday 13 May 1950 (page 6) 1948–49: 1949–50:
1950s
1950–51: 1951–52: 1952–53: 1953–54: – Llwydcoed Welfare 1954–55: – Llwydcoed Welfare 1955–56: 1956–57: 1957–58: 1958–59: 1959–60:
1960s
1960–61: 1961–62: 1962–63: 1963–64: 1964–65: 1965–66: 1966–67: 1967–68: 1968–69: – Ivy Bush 1968–69: 1969–70:
1970s
1970–71: 1971–72: 1972–73: 1973–74: 1974–75: 1975–76: 1976–77: 1977–78: 1978–79: – FC Cwmaman 1979–80: – FC Cwmaman
1980s
1980–81: – FC Cwmaman 1981–82: 1982–83: 1983–84: 1984–85: 1985–86: 1986–87: 1987–88: 1988–89: 1989–90: – Cwmbach Royal Stars 'A'
1990s
1990–91: 1991–92: – Baileys Arms"Redds on the march again" - South Wales Echo, Thursday 21 May 1992 (page 41) 1992–93: – Aberaman Ex-Servicemen"Abercynon on song" - Aberdare Leader, Thursday 20 May 1993 (page 28) 1993–94: – FC Abercwmboi"Abercwmboi" - Aberdare Leader, Thursday 04 August 1994 (page 15) 1994–95: – Baileys Arms"Baileys' cream!" - Aberdare Leader, Thursday 11 May 1995 (page 40) 1995–96: – Penrhiwceiber Con"Stokes fires Con" - Aberdare Leader, Thursday 23 May 1996 (page 45) 1996–97: – Aberaman Ex-Servicemen"Going north" - Aberdare Leader, Thursday 15 May 1997 (page 15) 1997–98: – Cwmbach Royal Stars 'A'"All stars" - Aberdare Leader, Thursday 21 May 1998 (page 53) 1998–99: – Penywaun"Proud Aber go down fighting" - Aberdare Leader, Thursday 27 May 1999 (page 54) 1999–2000: – Osborne Athletic
2000s
2000–01: – Mountain Ash Town 2001–02: – Hirwaun Welfare 2002–03: – Mountain Ash Town 2003–04: – Park Rovers 2004–05: – Abercynon Athletic 2005–06: – AFC Abercynon 2006–07: – Abernant Rovers '97Aberdare Valley Football League Tables 2006–07, Welshsoccerarchive.co.uk 2007–08: – AberamanAberdare Valley Football League Tables 2007–08, Welshsoccerarchive.co.uk 2008–09: – AberamanAberdare Valley Football League Tables 2008–09, Welshsoccerarchive.co.uk 2009–10: – Perthcelyn UnitedAberdare Valley Football League Tables 2009–10, Welshsoccerarchive.co.uk
2010s
2010–11: – Perthcelyn UnitedAberdare Valley Football League Tables 2010–11, Welshsoccerarchive.co.uk 2011–12: – AFC Abercynon 'A' 2012–13: – Tynte Rovers 2013–14: – FC Abercwmboi 'A' 2014–15: – FC Abercwmboi 2015–16: – Carnetown 'A' 2016–17: – FC Abercwmboi 'A' 2017–18: – Hirwaun Sports 2018–19: – FC Abercwmboi 'A' 2019–20: – AFC Abercynon 'A'
2020s
2020–21: – cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021–22: – Cwmbach Royal Stars reserves 2022–23: – Cwmbach Royal Stars reserves 2023–24: – Penywaun 2024–25: – AFC Abercynon 2025–26: – AFC Llwydcoed reserves
References
External links Aberdare Valley League Aberdare Valley League Twitter