Builth Wells took pride of place during the recently concluded football season across Brecon and Radnorshire. The Bulls finished in fourth position in the Lock Stock North East table and claimed the Aspidistra Radnorshire Cup for good measure.
Dylan McPhee's charges ended the season strongly, after experiencing just two defeats in their last 15 league fixtures of campaign, to finish as the highest-placed club across the two counties. The Lant Field outfit reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup and the last-16 stage of the Dragon Signs FAW Amateur Trophy but it was their victory in the county cup that was to be the highlight of the past 12 months. Lyndon jones handed the Bulls the lead just before interval before Callum Matthews headed holders Radnor Valley level midway through the second-half. Aeron Powell regained the advantage for Builth Wells in the 80th minute but Elliot Morris netted a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser for the Goats. It was left to Tommy Rowlands, one of the stand-out players in the Bulls' squad this term, to score what turned out to be the goal that sent the trophy back to the Lant Field for the first time in 32 years.
Whilst Radnor Valley may have missed out on retaining the county cup, the Goats enjoyed their return to the third tier oof the domestic pyramid, having been crowned MMP with Norman Lloyd Central Wales League (South) champions 12 months earlier. Adam Jones and Matt Croose's charges had led the league table at the beginning of 2024 but two victories from their last nine league matches saw the New Radnor club eventually conclude the campaign in sixth position. Llandrindod Wells, the third club from Brecon and Radnorshire in the league, eventually finished the season in eighth position to ensure another respectable campaign for the Spa Men after finishing one position higher 12 months later.
There were mixed fortunes for the region's two clubs in Floodlighting and Electrical Services Ardal South East. Brecon Corries managed to escape relegation 12 months ago in their penultimate match of the season but this term manager Damien Daniels did not have any such concerns.
The Rich Field club finished in the top-half of the table and did not have any concerns this time out around with regards to looking over their shoulders. However, the same could not be said for local rivals Hay St Mary's, who struggled all season after having been promoted from the MMP with Norman Lloyd Central Wales League (South). Having endured a tough start to the campaign playing in the third tier, manager Gareth Jenkins stood down from the dugout in November, but matters did not improve for the Saints as they recorded just a single league win all season. The one bright note for the Saints was their run to the semi-final stage of the Central Wales Senior Cup before bowing out to JD Cymru North club Caersws.
Following the promotion of Radnor Valley and Hay St Mary's, it was the turn of Knighton Town to take mantle of the regions highest-placed club in the MMP with Norman Lloyd Central Wales League (South) with a fourth-placed finish. Although the Radnor Robins would have been disappointed to miss out on reaching the semi-finals of the Emrys Morgan Cup after suffering a 2-1 home reverse to Costcutter Ceredigion League visitors Bargod Rangers, and were defeated by eventual winners Machynlleth in the E R Jenkins Cup semi-final. Rhayader Town finished two places below the Bryn-Castell outfit and were beaten by Tregaron Turfs in the other E R Jenkins Cup semi —final. It was a tough season for the other two local clubs in the league as Penybont United finished bottom of the nine-team section and it was another tough campaign for Presteigne St Andrews as they completed the campaign two places higher then the Polecats.
Whist none of the local clubs found themselves in the upper echelons of the JT Hughes Montgomeryshire League. Felindre secured their first piece of major silverware for nearly 60 years, when they defeated Waterloo Rovers Reserves 1-0 at Llansantffraid to lift the Bernie Jones Memorial Trophy. Local rivals Newcastle were unable to match the Millers as they were beaten 2-1 by Waterloo Rovers Reserves in the Severn Trophies Montgomeryshire League Cup final played at Kerry. However. it was Rhayader Town Reserves who were the highest-placed local club in fifth position. Talgarth Town enjoyed a successful debut in the Candour Talent Gwent Central League as they were crowned Second Division champions but were unable to complete a double after being defeated by Cwmffrwdoer Sports Reserves in the league's Benevolent Cup final. Penybont United finished runners-up in the Herefordshire FA Women's League for the second consecutive season, after finishing eight points behind Ross Juniors Women, and lifted the inaugural Penybont Women's Cup with a 3-1 victory over Berriew.
