The Port Talbot & District League was founded in 1926 and although there would not have been an extensive junior set up at that time, the earliest recording of junior football is circa 1932-33 season. This is believed to be at under 14’s/15’s age groups.
After the war the development of junior football progressed with the creation of under 12’s and under 14’s teams. During the 1960’s the map of junior football changed dramatically with the Port Talbot League running divisions at under 13’s, 15’s, 16’s and 17’s, with the growth continuing not long after introducing under 11’s and 10’s.
In 1992 the Governing body in Wales (FAW) re-structured the whole of the football perspective by making everything under the age of 12 small sided and non-competitive.
In more recent times, there was a focus on trying to grow the game for juniors within the area. Due to a lack of numbers within a particular age group, four Port Talbot teams entered the Bridgend & District Football League as a trial towards the proposed merger. The feedback from the participating teams was very positive, playing against new teams and playing at different venues. As a result of this, the process began to look at the possibilities for a combined League playing football at single age groups across Bridgend and Port Talbot. It’s a process that struggled to get off the ground, but having had the seeds planted in the last season (18/19), a lot of work went into delivering the project for the 2019/20 season. The Port Talbot and District Football League still operates today, however only caters for adult football.
