Rhondda & District League
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| Founded | 1907 |
|---|---|
| Country |  Wales |
| Number of clubs | 15 |
| Level on pyramid | 7 & 8 |
| Promotion to | South Wales Premier League |
| Current champions | Tonypandy Albion (2025–26) |
The Rhondda Valley League (currently the Carol Hosking Rhondda & District League for sponsorship reasons) is a football league covering the Rhondda and surrounding areas in South Wales. The leagues are at the seventh and eighth levels of the Welsh football league system.
The Rhondda & District Football League was formed on 7 June 1907.[1] The league was originally called The Rhondda Junior League.
The original clubs elected to the league were:[2]
- First Division: Ton-Pentre Thistles, Maindy Crescents, Pentre Blue and Whites, Mill Vue, Porth United and (Tre)Hafod Juniors
- Second Division: Ton-Pentre Juniors, Cwmparc Crescents, Ynyshir Albion, Tylorstown Crescents, Porth Reserves and Cymmer United.
In 1927 the league was called The Rhondda Valley (Amateur) Football League. At the time some clubs in the league were made up entirely of unemployed men. This resulted in the North Rhondda League being created because clubs were unable to afford travelling expenses. In 1929 the North Rhondda League was affiliated and in 1933 it was renamed The Upper Rhondda League. The leagues remained separated until the 1962–63 season when they reformed back into one league.
In 1931 a third League was formed called the Rhondda Fach League, but this dissolved after the 1937–38 season.
Throughout the Second World War The Rhondda League was one of the very few leagues to continue playing football; because of the thousands of miners working in the collieries in the Rhondda.
Divisions
Member clubs 2025–26
Premier League
- Banog
- Ely Valley
- Penrhiwfer
- Stanleytown (withdrew September 2025)
- The Baglan
- Tonypandy Albion
- Tonyrefail BGC (reserves)
- Tonyrefail Welfare
Championship
- Cambrian United (development)
- Ferndale BGC
- Llwynypia BGC
- Penygraig BGC
- Ton & Gelli
- Treherbert BGC (reserves)
- Ynyscynon
- Ynyshir Albions (reserves)
Promotion and relegation
Promotion from the Premier League is possible to the lowest tier of the South Wales Premier League, with the champion of the league playing the other tier 7 champions from the South Wales regional leagues via play-off games to determine promotion.
