The Gwent Central League is a football league covering the central part of the preserved county of Gwent. It is affiliated to the Gwent County Football Association. The leagues are at the seventh and eighth levels of the Welsh football league system. It was previously known as the Pontypool & District League, and the North East Gwent League.

Divisions The league is composed of two divisions.

Member clubs 2026–27 First Division

Clydach Wasps (reserves) Crickhowell (reserves) Fairfield United (development) Forgeside Llanarth Mardy (reserves) Penygarn & Trevethin PILCS (reserves) Pontypool Town (withdrew August 2026) Race Sebastopol Tranch

Second Division

Forgeside (reserves) Mardy (reserves) Panteg (reserves) Penygarn & Trevethin (reserves) Pontnewynydd (reserves) Pontypool Town (reserves) Sebastopol (reserves) Tranch (reserves) Usk Town (reserves)

Promotion and relegation The league features other teams of clubs with representation at higher levels of the Welsh football pyramid. Promotion from the First Division is to the Gwent County League Division Two may be possible if a team is eligible.

Champions - Top Division

1948–49: – Race 1960–61: – Blaenavon Blues 1961–62: – Blaenavon Blues 1966–67: – Blaenavon Blues 1967–68: – Llanfoist 1968–69: – Race 1969–70: – Race 1977–78: – Race 1980–81: – Usk 1981–82: – Race 1982–83: – Tranch 1983–84: – ICI 1984–85: – Llanfoist 1985–86: – Fibreglass 1986–87: – Trevethin 1987–88: – Sebastopol 1988–89: – Panteg 1989–90: – Llanfoist 1990–91: – Llanfoist 1991–92: – Llanfoist 1992–93: – Blaenavon Blues 1993–94: – Mardy 1994–95: – Owens CorningSouth Wales Echo, Thursday 20 April 1995 (page 50) 1995–96: – Clydach Wasps 1996–97: – Blaenavon Blues 1997–98: – Goytre 1998–99: – CrickhowellSouth Wales Echo, Thursday 13 May 1999 (page 55) 1999–00: – Trevethin Old Boys 2000–01: – Govilon 2001–02: – Govilon 2002–03: – Pilcs 2003–04: – Sebastopol 2004–05: – Crickhowell 2005–06: – Tranch 2006–07: – Govilon 2007–08: – Trevethin 2008–09: – Trevethin 2009–10: – Trevethin 2010–11: – Llanarth 2011–12: – Panteg 2012–13: – Llanarthhttp://www.abergavennychronicle.com/article.cfm?id=441&headline=It%27s%20Gwent,%20it%27s%20Central,%20it%27s%20here%20for%20a%20New%20Season&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2011 2013–14: – Wainfelin Bluebirds 2014–15: – Penygarn & Trevethin 2015–16: – Crickhowell 2016–17: – Usk Town 2017–18: – Tranch 2018–19: – Gilwern and District 2019–20: – Cwmffrwdoer Sports 2020–21: – Season cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic 2021–22: – Mardy 2022–23: – Pontypool Town 2023–24: – Pontnewynydd 2024–25: – Fairfield United 2025–26: – New Inn (development)

Cup Competitions This league currently runs three different knock out cup competitions for its member clubs:

Open Cup: All league teams (from both Division One & Two) are eligible to compete in this competition - which is the league's premier knockout cup competition.

Langdon Cup: All Division One teams are eligible to compete in this cup competition.

Benevolent Cup: All Division Two teams are eligible to compete in this cup competition. Lists of cup winners since 1980–81 season Open Cup

Langdon Cup

Benevolent Cup

References