| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1908 |
| Ceased | 1909 |
| Number of teams | 6 (1908) 3 (1909) |
| Country |  Wales |
| Most titles | Ebbw Vale RLFC (2 titles) |
The Welsh League was the first club rugby league competition in Wales.[1] Its inaugural season was in 1908/09 when four additional teams were formed to join Ebbw Vale RLFC and Merthyr Tydfil RLFC, which allowed a league tournament to take place.[2] The Welsh League ran for just two seasons, after three of the teams, Aberdare, Barry and Mid-Rhondda left the Northern Union and ceased playing rugby in the first season; followed by the collapse of Treherbert in 1910. Both seasons were won by Ebbw Vale.
- ^ Lush (1998), pg. 19
- ^ "History of Welsh Clubs". Welsh Rugby League. Retrieved 29 July 2010.