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The Montgomeryshire Football League (currently the JT Hughes Football League ) is a football league in Mid Wales , sitting at the fifth level of the Welsh football league system .

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20-626: The league hosts several cup competitions. These include: The Emrys Morgan Cup , Montgomeryshire Cup , Village Cup, Tanners Town Cup, League Cup and Consolation Cup. Teams promoted from Division One may enter the Central Wales Football League if standards and facilities fall into line with the regulations and criteria of the FAW and Mid Wales Football League (Tier 4 of the Welsh Football Pyramid). The league

40-601: A football club from Llanfyllin , Powys . They play in the Central Wales Northern Division . The club was founded prior to 1885 as records show that the club played in the Welsh Cup for the first time in the 1885–86 season beating Wem White Stars 8–0 in the first round before losing to Shrewsbury Castle Blues in the second round. The club also reached the quarter-final in 1886–87 before losing to Oswestry Town. The earliest match report found

60-408: A 4–1 home victory over Caersws Reserves, Evans highlighting that increased commitments at work was the main reason for his decision. Stuart Jones took over for a short period, alongside Callum Caughan. Jones quit one month into his new role, with Vaughan agreeing to take over for the rest of the season alongside his role as Head Coach of the youth team. The Senior team had a mixed season finishing six in

80-660: A format that continued until the 2021–22 season. It has also been known as the Montgomeryshire Amateur League . Those years empty are not known. Montgomeryshire Challenge Cup Annual football tournament in Wales Football tournament Montgomeryshire Challenge Cup Founded 1906 Current champions Llanidloes Town Most successful club(s) Caersws [REDACTED] 2023–24 The Montgomeryshire Challenge Cup

100-624: A platform for youth players, the club decided to establish an under 19's to provide opportunities for local players to develop. The youths are set to play in the Central Wales Youth League. A great start to the 2015–16 season and after waiting 15 long years, Llanfyllin Town finally regained the 'Llanfechain Knockout' Cup by defeating Waterloo Rovers 4–1 in the final. Benji Evans stepped down as Manager on 5 September 2015. Following

120-5138: Is a football knockout tournament involving teams from Mid Wales . The competition was established for the 1906–07 season. Caersws are the most successful club in the competition's history. The current holders Llanidloes Town won the competition for the 24th time in the 2023–24 season. Previous winners [ edit ] [REDACTED] This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( August 2024 ) 1900s [ edit ] 1906–07: – Royal Welsh Warehouse Recreation 1907–08: – Royal Welsh Warehouse Recreation 1908–09: – Montgomery Town 1909–10: – Llanidloes Town 1910s [ edit ] 1910–11: – Llanfyllin Town 1911–12: – Llanfyllin Town 1912–13: – 1913–14: – Royal Welsh Warehouse Recreation 1914–15: – No competition - World War One 1915–16: – No competition - World War One 1916–17: – No competition - World War One 1917–18: – No competition - World War One 1918–19: – No competition - World War One 1919–20: – 1920s [ edit ] 1920–21: – 1921–22: – 1922–23: – 1923–24: – Llanfyllin Town 1924–25: – 1925–26: – Llanmynech 1926–27: – Llanmynech 1927–28: – Llanidloes Town 1928–29: – Llanidloes Town 1929–30: – Llanidloes Town 1930s [ edit ] 1930–31: – Llanidloes Town 1931–32: – Llanidloes Town 1932–33: – Llanidloes Town 1933–34: – Llanidloes Town 1934–35: – Llanidloes Town 1935–36: – Llanmynech 1936–37: – Newtown 1937–38: – 1938–39: – 1939–40: – No competition - World War Two 1940s [ edit ] 1940–41: – No competition - World War Two 1941–42: – No competition - World War Two 1942–43: – No competition - World War Two 1943–44: – No competition - World War Two 1944–45: – No competition - World War Two 1945–46: – Llanmynech Rovers 1946–47: – Llanidloes Town 1947–48: – Newtown 1948–49: – Llanidloes Town 1949–50: – Newtown 1950s [ edit ] 1950–51: – Welshpool 1951–52: – Newtown 1952–53: – Caersws 1953–54: – Llanidloes Town 1954–55: – Newtown 1955–56: – Newtown 1956–57: – Newtown 1957–58: – Newtown 1958–59: – Montgomery Town 1959–60: – Caersws 1960s [ edit ] 1960–61: – Llanmynech Rovers 1961–62: – Llanidloes Town 1962–63: – Caersws 1963–64: – Llanmynech Rovers 1964–65: – Llanidloes Town 1965–66: – Newtown 1966–67: – Newtown 1967–68: – Newtown 1968–69: – Newtown 1969–70: – Caersws 1970s [ edit ] 1970–71: – Caersws 1971–72: – Caersws 1972–73: – Llanidloes Town 1973–74: – Llanfechain 1974–75: – Caersws 1975–76: – Llanidloes Town 1976–77: – Caersws 1977–78: – Caersws 1978–79: – Newtown 1979–80: – Llanidloes Town 1980s [ edit ] 1980–81: – Montgomery Town 1981–82: – Newtown 1982–83: – Caersws 1983–84: – Caersws 1984–85: – Caersws 1985–86: – Caersws 1986–87: – Caersws 1989–88: – Caersws 1988–89: – Caersws 1989–90: – Caersws 1990s [ edit ] 1990–91: – Caersws 1991–92: – 1992–93: – Waterloo Rovers 1993–94: – 1994–95: – 1995–96: – Newtown 1996–97: – 1999–98: – 1998–99: – 1999–2000: – Welshpool Town 2000s [ edit ] 2000–01: – 2001–02: – Caersws 2002–03: – 2003–04: – 2004–05: – 2005–06: – 2006–07: – 2007–08: – Carno 2008–09: – 2009–10: – Montgomery Town 2010s [ edit ] 2010–11: – 2011–12: – Montgomery Town 2012–13: – Four Crosses 2013–14: – Carno 2014–15: – Llanfair United 2015–16: – Llanfair United 2016–17: – Llanfair United 2017–18: – Four Crosses 2018–19: – Llanrhaedr 2019–20: – Competition abandoned due to Coronavirus pandemic 2020s [ edit ] 2020–21: – No competition - Covid-19 pandemic 2021–22: – Llanidloes Town 2022–23: – Llanidloes Town 2023–24: – Llanidloes Town References [ edit ] ^ Grosvenor, Gavin (23 September 2018). "Montgomeryshire Cup shock as Guilsfield and Caersws quit" . Powys County Times . Retrieved 25 May 2022 . ^ "Daffodils in dreamland as Evans fires Llanidloes to final glory over Kerry" . 23 April 2023. ^ Grosvenor, Gavin (5 March 2020). "Royal Welsh Warehouse Newtown - Pioneers of Welsh football" . Powys County Times . Retrieved 24 May 2022 . ^ "Montgomeryshire Cup Final tie at Newtown" . The Aberystwith Observer . The National Library of Wales. 23 April 1908 . Retrieved 25 May 2022 . ^ "Montgomeryshire Cup Final" . The Montgomeryshire Express and Radnor Times . The National Library of Wales. 20 April 1909 . Retrieved 25 May 2022 . ^ Townsend, Stuart (9 October 2021). "Growing strong -

140-691: Is a 4–0 defeat against a Newtown XI played on 28 November 1886. The earliest photograph discovered was taken in 1899 of Llanfyllin Town Reserves. It is believed that the club were the first in the Montgomeryshire Amateur League to have a manager and possibly the first club in Wales to have shirt sponsors. The club were winners of the Montgomeryshire Challenge Cup in 1910–11, 1911–12 and 1923–24. After

160-651: Is manager of the year" . Daily Post . The Free Library . Retrieved 25 May 2022 . ^ Grosvenor, Gavin (12 July 2020). "Review of Welsh football third division - Carno" . Powys County Times . Retrieved 24 May 2022 . ^ Grosvenor, Gavin (14 January 2021). "A look back at past Montgomeryshire sporting triumphs" . Powys County Times . Retrieved 24 May 2022 . ^ "In pictures: Recognise any familiar faces from Powys life during 2013?" . 2 June 2024. ^ Grosvenor, Gavin (1 January 2020). "Llanfair rise from Montgomeryshire League to JD Cymru North to be crowned Club of

180-890: The Montgomeryshire Football League , Graham Evans departed as Manager and Benji Evans took charge in June 2013. The club reached the final of the 'Llanfechain Knockout' summer competition in August 2013, but a narrow 2–1 defeat to local rivals Llanrhaeadr denied the Magpies of the first sign of silverware for seven years. After the long wait, Llanfyllin Town FC won the Tanners Town Cup in May 2014, having defeated Waterloo Rovers and Llanfair United en route to

200-536: The Second World War the club resumed in the Mid Wales League (North) with a Reserve team in the Montgomeryshire Amateur League. The Mid Wales title was won in 1947–48. The decision was taken in 1949 to play one team only in the Montgomeryshire Amateur League. The club saw a period of uncertainty from 1957–58 through to 1965–66 when there were only seasons 1962–63, 1963–64 and 1964–65 when a team

220-5818: The Decade" . Powys County Times . Retrieved 24 May 2022 . ^ Townsend, Stuart (18 September 2021). "The long and storied tale of Four Crosses Football Club" . Powys County Times . Retrieved 24 May 2022 . ^ Grosvenor, Gavin (7 May 2019). "Llanrhaeadr end season with Montgomeryshire Cup silverware" . Powys County Times . Retrieved 24 May 2022 . ^ Grosvenor, Gavin (1 May 2022). "Llanidloes Town toast Montgomeryshire Cup triumph over Llanfair" . Powys County Times . Retrieved 24 May 2022 . ^ Townsend, Stuart (23 April 2022). "Llanidloes Town celebrate 24th Montgomeryshire Cup triumph" . Powys County Times . Retrieved 19 May 2023 . ^ Grosvenor, Gavin (23 May 2024). "Jones strikes late as Llanidloes retain Montgomeryshire Cup" . Powys County Times . Retrieved 3 July 2024 . v t e Welsh Intermediate and Senior Cups Carmarthenshire Senior Cup Central Wales Challenge Cup Gwent Amateur Cup Gwent Senior Cup J. Emrys Morgan Cup Montgomeryshire Cup North East Wales FA Challenge Cup North East Wales FA Junior Cup North Wales Coast FA Intermediate Cup North Wales Coast FA Junior Challenge Cup Pembrokeshire Senior Cup Radnorshire Cup South Wales FA Senior Cup South Wales FA Intermediate Cup West Wales FA Intermediate Challenge Cup Former competitions West Wales FA Senior Cup [REDACTED] Association football portal [REDACTED] Sports portal [REDACTED] Wales portal v t e [REDACTED] Football in Wales Football Association of Wales Welsh Football Trust Dragon Park, Wales National Football Development Centre Colliers Park PFA National teams Men Wales Under-21 Under-20 Under-19 Under-18 Under-17 Wales C (semi-professional) Women Wales Under-17 League system Men Tier 1–3 Cymru Premier (1) Cymru North (2) Cymru South (2) Ardal Leagues (3) Tier 4–6 Aberystwyth League (5) Carmarthenshire League (5–7) Central Wales Football League (4) Ceredigion League (5–7) Gwent County League (4–6) Montgomeryshire Football League (5) Neath & District League (5–8) North East Wales Football League (4–5) North Wales Coast East (4–5) North Wales Coast West (4–5) Pembrokeshire League (5–9) South Wales Alliance League (4–6) Swansea Senior Football League (5–7) West Wales Premier League (4) Tier 7–10 Aberdare Valley League (7) Bridgend & District League (7–9) Cardiff & District League (7–10) Cardiff Combination League (7–9) East Gwent League (7–8) Gwent Central League (7–8) Merthyr & District League (7) Newport and District League (7–9) North Gwent Football League (7) Port Talbot Football League (7–8) Rhondda & District League (7) Taff Ely & Rhymney Valley Alliance League (7–9) Vale of Glamorgan League (7–9) Defunct leagues Anglesey (1895–2020) Bangor & District (1930–37, 1945–50) Caernarfon & District (1950–2014) Clwyd (1974–2011) Cymru Alliance (1990–2019) Denbighshire (1890–1902) Gwynedd (1983–2020) Mid Wales South (1962–2023) North East Wales (2011–20) North Wales Alliance (1912–21) North Wales Coast (1893–1921, 1933–35) South Wales Amateur (1946–2015) South Wales (1890–1911) South Wales Senior (1991–2015) Vale of Clwyd and Conwy (2011–20) Vale of Conwy (1922–2002) Welsh Alliance (1984–2020) Welsh Football League (1904–2020) Welsh League North (1935–84) Welsh National League (North) (1921–30) Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) (1945–2020) Wrexham and District (1903–12, 1925–39) Women Welsh Premier Women's League/Adran League Domestic cups Men Active Welsh Cup Welsh League Cup FAW Trophy FAW Welsh Youth Cup Ardal North Cup Ardal South Cup Defunct Welsh Football League Cup (1925–2020) Cymru Alliance League Cup (1990–2019) FAW Premier Cup (1997–2008) Women FAW Women's Cup Adran Trophy [REDACTED] Association football portal [REDACTED] Women's association football portal [REDACTED] Sports portal [REDACTED] Wales portal List of clubs Women's football in Wales Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Montgomeryshire_Challenge_Cup&oldid=1243834576 " Categories : Football cup competitions in Wales County Cup competitions Football in Wales Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description with empty Wikidata description Incomplete lists from August 2024 Llanfyllin Town F.C. Llanfyllin Town Football Club are

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240-615: The creation of the Welsh National League setup. The league returned in the 1930s as the Montgomery Junior League and ran until the outbreak of the Second World War , when football was again suspended. The 1950s were notable for five successive titles for Rodney Rovers, a club from Four Crosses , who played behind the Golden Lion public house. The 1967–68 saw the league expand to two divisions,

260-614: The decades" . Powys County Times . Retrieved 24 May 2022 . ^ Grosvenor, Gavin (4 September 2021). "The story of Forden United – The phoenix club of Montgomeryshire" . Powys County Times . Retrieved 24 May 2022 . ^ Grosvenor, Gavin (6 January 2011). "Tanner's share Monty Cup glory" . Powys County Times . Retrieved 25 May 2022 . ^ Townsend, Stuart (26 June 2021). "The story of Waterloo Rovers - from pub team to regional cup glory" . Powys County Times . Retrieved 24 May 2022 . ^ Bridgeewater, John (25 May 2002). "Caersws boss

280-422: The final. Llanfyllin beat Newtown based side, Maesyrhandir F.C 4–2 AET in an entertaining final. A top six finish in the league completed a productive first season back in the Montgomeryshire Football League . The 2014–15 season saw huge improvements and development at the club. Following a slow start to the season, Llanfyllin went on an 11-game unbeaten run, only to fall short and finish the season in 4th place in

300-494: The league, 9 points behind champions Bettws . The club had a successful run in the Emrys Morgan Memorial Thophy, scoring an impressive 15 goals en route to the 5th round, before losing to an impressive Cardigan Town side who went on to win the competition. Further development at the club at the start of the 2015–16 season saw an Under 19's Team established. Following a local demand in the area to develop

320-613: The league, but reached the semi-finals of the Tanners Town and League cups. Vaughan's young under-18 team did reach a final, outweighing some of the areas biggest teams to get to the Central Wales Youth Cup final, sadly losing 5–4 to Llanidloes Town. Due to various commitments Vaughan agreed to continue his role with the Youths, but the club needed to find a new first team manager. Ex reserve team Manager Russell Jones

340-619: The story of the Daffodils of Llanidloes" . Powys County Times . Retrieved 24 May 2022 . ^ "Montgomeryshire Cup Final" . The Aberystwith Observer . The National Library of Wales. 21 April 1910 . Retrieved 25 May 2022 . ^ Grosvenor, Gavin (21 August 2021). "Llanymynech Football Club honour cup final stars with new retro kit and crest" . Powys County Times . Retrieved 24 May 2022 . ^ Grosvenor, Gavin (17 January 2021). " 'Play up Town' - Pictures of Newtown Football Club stars through

360-626: Was entered in competitive football due to various difficulties, play then resumed in the Montgomeryshire Amateur in 1966–67. The 1970s and early 1980s saw a period of considerable success for the club with six Montgomeryshire Amateur League title wins and three runners-up, also Cup success in the Emrys Morgan Cup (winning once and runners-up twice), the League Cup (winning once and runners-up four times). Promotion

380-550: Was founded in 1904 as the Montgomeryshire & District League , and the first ten seasons before the First World War saw the league dominated by Aberystwyth Town , who won the inaugural title and two other championships, and Llanidloes who won five titles. After the war, the league was reformed for a single season with Newtown picking up their only title (to date), before the league went into abeyance with

400-598: Was gained to the Mid Wales League in 2000–01. The club won the Central Wales F A Challenge Cup, for the first time in its history in season 2006–07, when as underdogs beat Cymru Alliance side Guilsfield in the Final.The club has been managed by Martyn Digwood, Alwyn Jones, Mario Iaquinta, Ian Furness and Graham Evans. Following a club decision to take voluntary relegation from the Mid Wales League down to

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