page_title: List of association football clubs playing in the league of another country
section_title: England / Wales
hierarchical_section_title: List of association football clubs playing in the league of another country / Great Britain and Ireland / England / Wales
context_page_description: This is a list of association football clubs playing in the league of another country i.e. a country other than the one where they are based. Conditions for competing in a "foreign" league, as well as in a continental/confederational competition, are set case-by-case by FIFA, the international association football federation as well as the respective continental confederation and national football associations involved.
  Clubs which are located in defunct nations that merged with others, new nations separated from others, or which stopped competing in a nation's league system because their locale was transferred to another nation, are not included in this article.
context_section_description: →  : English in Wales
  The New Saints, one of only two fully professional clubs in the Welsh Premier League, represents both the Welsh village of Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain and the English town of Oswestry (the two places are 8 miles/13 km apart), since its merger in 2003 with financially troubled Oswestry Town, an English club which played in the Welsh football structure. Since the 2007–08 season, they have played in Oswestry, while previously playing in Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain. As regular contenders to the Welsh Premier League title and Welsh Cup, The New Saints have represented Wales in European competitions.
  Newcastle A.F.C. from Newcastle, Shropshire play in the Welsh football league system (Mid Wales South League).
  Bucknell F.C. from Bucknell, Shropshire played in the Welsh football league system (Mid Wales South League) until the 2014–15 season.
  Trefonen F.C. play in the Welsh football league system (Montgomeryshire League).
  Morda United did play in the Mid Wales Football League, but moved to the West Midlands (Regional) League (in the English football league system) in 1994. The club returned, but to the Montgomeryshire League since the 2014–15 season until the 2016–17 season.
  Bishop's Castle Town did play in the Montgomeryshire League, but moved to the Shropshire County League (in the English football league system) in 2010. The club returned to the Montgomeryshire League in the 2016–17 season.
  In addition, Station Road, home to Llanymynech F. C., is located on the English side of Llanymynech.
   →  : Welsh in England
  Cardiff City play in the Championship
  Swansea City play in the Championship
  Newport County play in League Two
  Wrexham play in the National League
  Merthyr Town play in the Southern Football League Premier Division South
  In addition, Deva Stadium, home to Chester and previously to the defunct Chester City, straddles the England–Wales border, and its entire pitch is in Wales (though the club offices, which are part of the stadium complex, are in England).
  Although all the above clubs play in the English football league system and are allowed to compete in the FA Cup, Wrexham and Merthyr Town are under the jurisdiction of the Football Association of Wales for disciplinary and administration purposes. Swansea City, Cardiff City and Newport County previously had the same governance until an arrangement was made with the English FA for the 2011–12 season onwards which sees Welsh clubs playing in the top four divisions of English football under the governance of the English FA.
  Cardiff City (1921–29, 1952–57, 1960–62, 2013–14 and 2018–19) and Swansea City (1981–83 and 2011–18) have played in the top division of English football (currently the Premier League). Cardiff City are also the only non-English side to have won the FA Cup, winning it in 1927 (also winning the Welsh Cup that year, being the only team to win the national cups of different countries in the same season); they again reached the final in 2008, prompting the English FA to change the rules to allow Welsh clubs to represent England in UEFA competitions should they qualify to do so. Swansea City won the 2012–13 Football League Cup, and are the first Wales-based club to qualify for a European competition through a place reserved for the English Football Association.
  The following Welsh clubs have also played in the English football league system:
  Bangor City
  Barry Town
  Bridgend Town
  Caernarfon Town
  Colwyn Bay
  Newtown
  Rhyl
  Ton Pentre
  Treharris
  The following defunct Welsh clubs also played in the English league system:
  Aberdare Athletic
  Abertillery Town
  Lovells Athletic
  Mardy
  Merthyr Tydfil
  Until 1995, the above clubs were allowed to participate in the Welsh Cup, and represented Wales in the Cup Winners' Cup if they won. Clubs playing in those parts of England close to the Welsh border could also play in the Welsh Cup by invitation, but could not represent Wales if they won.
caption: The New Saints of the Welsh Premier League play at Park Hall in the English town of Oswestry
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