Welsh Football League Third Division
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Division Three of the Welsh Football League
Welsh Football League
The Welsh Football League 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...

 (currently the MacWhirter Welsh League Division Three, for sponsorship reasons) is a football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 league and forms the fourth level of the Welsh football league system
Welsh football league system
The Welsh football league system is a series of football leagues with regular promotion and relegation between them.-Structure of Welsh football:...

 in south Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

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If the team which finishes top of the Division has good enough ground facilities, it is promoted to the Welsh Football League Division Two and is replaced by the team finishing bottom of Division Two. The team finishing in bottom position is relegated to one of the local leagues.

Membership of the Welsh Football League Division Three, season 2011-12

  • Abertillery Bluebirds
    Abertillery Bluebirds F.C.
    Abertillery Bluebirds F.C. are from Sixbells Village outside Abertillery. They were promoted to the Welsh Football League Division Two for the 2010-11 season from Division Three...

  • AFC Llwydcoed
    A.F.C. Llwydcoed
    A.F.C. Llywdcoed is a Welsh football club. It has been in existence since 1931 and has always been at the heart of the village community life...

  • Bridgend Street
    Bridgend Street A.F.C.
    Bridgend Street are a Welsh football club based in the Tremorfa area of Cardiff. The club currently plays in the Welsh Football League Division Three which is the fourth tier of the Welsh football league system in South Wales....

  • Briton Ferry Llansawel
    Briton Ferry Llansawel A.F.C.
    Briton Ferry Llansawel A.F.C. is a football club based in Briton Ferry in Wales, currently playing in the Welsh Football League Division Three. The club was formed in 2009 after the merger between Britton Ferry Athletic and Llansawel ....

  • Cardiff Grange Harlequins
  • Goytre (Monmouthshire)
  • Llangeinor
    Llangeinor AFC
    Llangeinor Athletic Football Club are an association football club based in the village of Llangeinor near Bridgend, Wales. The club currently plays in the Welsh Football League Division Two which is the third tier of the Welsh football league system in South Wales. Llangeinor have a history of...

  • Llanwern
    Llanwern A.F.C.
    Llanwern A.F.C. is a football club based in the Llanwern district of the City of Newport, South Wales. Llanwern currently plays in the Welsh Football League Division Three.-History:...

  • Newport Civil Service
    Newport Civil Service F.C.
    Newport Civil Service F.C. is a Welsh football club based in the Bettws area of the City of Newport. The team currently play in the Welsh Football League Division Three.-Rival clubs:* Newport YMCA* Caerleon* Llanwern* Cwmbran Celtic* Cwmbran Town...

  • Pontyclun
    Pontyclun F.C.
    Pontyclun Football Club is a Welsh football club, founded in 1896 which plays its matches at Ivor Park, Pontyclun.In its early years, the club played in the Bridgend League and the Cardiff & District League. In 1922, it was then admitted to the Football Association of Wales, one of the few amateur...

  • Pontypridd Town
    Pontypridd Town A.F.C.
    Pontypridd Town AFC is a Welsh football club, based in the town of Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan. The club was formed in 1992 after merging with another team, Ynysybwl...

  • Risca United
    Risca United F.C.
    Risca United A.F.C. is a football club based in Risca. The team currently play in the Welsh Football League Division Three.-History:Risca United AFC are a Welsh League football club and also play in the FAW & Nathaniel Cups...

  • Tredegar Town
    Tredegar Town F.C.
    Tredegar Town Football Club are a football club based in Tredegar, in Wales. The club currently plays in the Welsh Football League Division Three which is the fourth tier of the Welsh football league system in South Wales....

  • Treowen Stars
    Treowen Stars F.C.
    Treowen Stars F.C. are a Welsh football club from the village of Treowen near Newbridge, Caerphilly. They were promoted to the Welsh Football League Division Three for the 2010-11 season from the Gwent County League .- Honours :...

  • Undy Athletic
    Undy Athletic A.F.C.
    Undy Athletic are a Welsh football club based in the village of Undy, Monmouthshire. The club currently plays in the Welsh Football League Division Three which is the fourth tier of the Welsh football league system in South Wales....

  • UWIC
    UWIC Inter Cardiff F.C.
    UWIC Inter Cardiff F.C. are a Welsh football club. Their name is inspired by Internazionale The club is currently in the Welsh Football League Division Three, though they have played as high as the League of Wales...


See also

  • Football in Wales
    Football in Wales
    Association football in Wales is governed by the Football Association of Wales , which was established in 1876. The FAW oversees the Wales national football team and the Welsh football league system....

  • Welsh football league system
    Welsh football league system
    The Welsh football league system is a series of football leagues with regular promotion and relegation between them.-Structure of Welsh football:...

  • Welsh Cup
    Welsh Cup
    The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales.The Football Association of Wales is the organising body of this competition, which has been run every year since its inception in 1877-78...

  • Welsh League Cup
    Welsh League Cup
    The Welsh League Cup is a cup competition in Welsh football organised by the Welsh Premier League...

  • FAW Premier Cup
    FAW Premier Cup
    The FAW Premier Cup is a defunct Welsh football cup competition, organised annually by the Football Association of Wales from 1997 to 2008...

  • List of football clubs in Wales
  • List of stadiums in Wales by capacity
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