Welsh League North
Football league
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The Welsh League North was a football league in north and central Wales which formed the first level of the Welsh football league system between 1935 and 1984.
| Founded | 1935 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1984 |
| Country |  Wales |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup | Welsh Cup |
| Most championships | Porthmadog (6 titles) |
It is considered North Wales's most successful league, running uninterrupted apart from the Second World War for forty-nine years until its transition into the Welsh Alliance League in for the 1984–85 season.[1]
Champions
- 1935–36 - Llandudno
- 1936–37 - Llandudno
- 1937–38 - Porthmadog
- 1938–39 - Llandudno
- 1939–40 (season uncompleted)
- Western Area: Caernarfon Town
- Eastern Area: Connah's Quay St Davids
- 1945–46 - H.M.S. Glendower
- 1946–47 – Caernarfon Town
- 1947–48 - Penrhyn Quarry
- 1948–49 - Llandudno Junction
- 1949–50 - Holywell Town
- 1950–51 - Pwllheli
- 1951–52 - Pwllheli
- 1952–53 - Holywell Town
- 1953–54 - 55th R.A. Tonfannau
- 1954–55 - Fflint Town United
- 1955–56 - Fflint Town United
- 1956–57 - Fflint Town United
- 1957–58 - Holywell Town
- 1958–59 - Borough United
- 1959–60 - Nantlle Vale
- 1960–61 - Pwllheli
- 1961–62 - Blaenau Ffestiniog
- 1962–63 - Borough United
- 1963–64 - Holywell Town
- 1964–65 - Colwyn Bay
- 1965–66 - Caernarfon Town
- 1966–67 - Porthmadog
- 1967–68 - Porthmadog
- 1968–69 - Porthmadog
- 1969–70 - Holywell Town
- 1970–71 - Bethesda Athletic
- 1971–72 - Blaenau Ffestiniog
- 1972–73 - Blaenau Ffestiniog
- 1973–74 - Blaenau Ffestiniog
- 1974–75 - Porthmadog
- 1975–76 - Porthmadog
- 1976–77 - Bethesda Athletic
- 1977–78 - Caernarfon Town
- 1978–79 - Caernarfon Town
- 1979–80 - Blaenau Ffestiniog
- 1980–81 - Colwyn Bay
- 1981–82 - Courtaulds Greenfield
- 1982–83 - Colwyn Bay
- 1983–84 - Colwyn Bay
Number of titles by winning clubs
- Porthmadog – 6 titles
- Blaenau Ffestiniog – 5 titles
- Caernarfon Town – 5 titles
- Holywell Town – 4 titles
- Colwyn Bay – 4 titles
- Llandudno – 3 titles
- Fflint Town United – 3 titles
- Pwllheli – 3 titles
- Bethesda Athletic – 2 titles
- Borough United – 2 titles
- 55th R.A. Tonfannau – 1 title
- Connah's Quay St Davids – 1 title
- Courtaulds Greenfield – 1 title
- H.M.S.Glendower – 1 title
- Llandudno Junction – 1 title
- Nantlle Vale – 1 title
- Penrhyn Quarry – 1 title
See also
- List of association football competitions
- Welsh Football League – which included the top level league in South Wales