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The Welsh Football League (also known as the Nathaniel Car Sales Welsh Football League for sponsorship reasons) is a club football league in Wales. Division One of the Welsh Football League is at Level 2 of the Welsh football league system, immediately below the national Welsh Premier League. The Welsh Football League's history stretches back to 1904 when the competition was first formed and Aberdare were crowned first champions of a seven-team First Division. Abergavenny were champions of Division 2 and Trelewis the winners of Division 3. Its current title was adopted in 1912 when it changed from the Glamorgan League. Prior to that it was known as the Rhymney Valley League (1904–1909). During the early days of the Rhymney Valley and Glamorgan League's there was also the South Wales League (1890–1911) but this competition had no connection with the origins of the Welsh Football League. Despite its name, the Welsh Football League covers only South Wales. The Cymru Alliance and feeder leagues to the Cymru Alliance are its equivalent in North Wales and Mid Wales. The Welsh Football League Division Three is above the Level 5 leagues: Carmarthenshire League, Gwent County League, Neath & District League, Pembrokeshire League, South Wales Amateur League, South Wales Senior League and the Swansea Senior League. It also has its own knock-out competition, the Nathaniel Car Sales Welsh Football League Cup. Cardiff City Reserves has the record of trophies won with 7 titles. ==The first season in 1904–05== In April 1904 the Merthyr Express newspaper reported that a new football league would be formed in addition to the South Wales League which had been in existence since 1891. This new competition would be named the Rhymney Valley League and the reason for its creation was due to the South Wales League being 'overly dominated by Cardiff clubs, though the number of teams from Cardiff barely numbered more than a couple in any one season. Interest in the new league was high and the formation of three divisions attracted no fewer than 25 clubs, including Corinthians from Cardiff. Seven clubs formed the new top division and Aberdare were crowned as the inaugural champions, four points clear of Ebbw Vale following the round of 12 matches. Competing clubs in the first Rhymney Valley League Campaign: *Division One * *Aberdare - 1st * *Ebbw Vale - 2nd * *Treharris (''Merthyr Tydfil'') - 3rd * *Rogerstone (''Newport'') - 4th * *Barry District - 5th * *Llanbradach (''Caerphilly'') - 6th * *Cardiff Corinthians - 7th *Division Two * *Abergavenny - 1st * *Treharris Reserves - 2nd * *Pontlottyn (''Caerphilly'') - 3rd * *New Tredegar (''Caerphilly'') - 4th * *Gilfach (''Caerphilly'') - 5th * *Abertysswg (''Caerphilly'') - 6th * *Bedlinog (''Merthyr Tydfil'') - 7th * *Ebbw Vale Reserves - 8th * *Rhymney (''Caerphilly'') - 9th * *Bargoed (''Caerphilly'') - 10th * *Dukestown (''Blaenau Gwent'') - 11th *Division Three * *Trelewis (''Merthyr Tydfil'') - 1st * *Pontlottyn Reserves - 2nd * *Bedlinog Reserves - 3rd * *Quakers Yard (''Merthyr Tydfil'') - 4th * *Bargoed Reserves - 5th * *Llanbradach Crusaders - 6th * *Brithdir Reserves - 7th 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Welsh Football League」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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