Swindon League

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The Swindon League is a local football league based in the town of Swindon, Wiltshire, England.

The league was established in 1985 by merging the North Swindon League, Swindon Central and West League and East Swindon District League together to form one main league.

Most of the clubs are amateur but the league has a good reputation as showcasing small local grass-roots football clubs and the struggle they have to cope with. Although called the Swindon League, the league also contain teams from the nearby small towns and villages.

There are 26 teams in Swindon League. Each team plays each of the other teams twice (once at home, once away) and is awarded three points for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. From these points a league table is constructed.

At the end of each season the top team, together with the winner of the play-offs between the teams which finished in 2rd and 3rd positions, are promoted to the North Wiltshire Football League Championship and are replaced by the two teams which finished at the bottom of that division.

Similarly the two teams that finished at the bottom of the Swindon League are relegated to Swindon League Two.

In Swindon League Two, there are currently 16 teams which follow the same standard as the Swindon League. At the end of each season the top team, and the winner of the play-offs between the teams which finished in 2rd and 3rd positions, are promoted to the Swindon League and are replaced by the two teams which finished at the bottom of that division.

But there is no relegation in Swindon League Two.

[edit] Democratic Republic of Swindon

Democratic Republic of Swindon adopted flag
Democratic Republic of Swindon adopted flag

On 1st April 1985, the Swindon League made a Declaration of Independence for the town of Swindon, with full secession from the UK. They gave an ultimatum to negotiate a "Treaty of Separation" with the government in Westminster, London by 1st May 1985.

Andrew Cosgrave, the chairman of the Swindon League, was announced as the first ever president of the Democratic Republic of Swindon.

On the 2nd of April, a new flag was designed for the "new" nation, featuring the colours of pink, purple and blue in a horizontal tricolour. Originally, in the center of the strip were located the letters DRS (Democratic Republic of Swindon) in green. They were later removed.

This was reported in the local paper The Link, but on the 3rd of April, the Swindon League commented that the announcement was just a joke (April Fool's Day) and the league had only wanted to make publicity so that everyone would know that the Swindon League had been formed and was ready to begin in August.

[edit] Teams In Swindon League 2004 - 2005

(Nickname: The Ducks)

  • Central Swindon Orbital FC

(Nickname: The Outlet)

  • Cheney Manor

(Nickname: The Manors)

  • Eldene and Liden FC

(Nickname: The Otters)

  • FC Abbey Meads

(Nickname: The Posh Citizens)

  • Freshbrook

(Nickname: The Blues)

  • Gorsehill Albion

(Nickname: The Goose)

  • Haydon

(Nickname: The Green Orchid)

  • Headlands Grove

(Nickname: The Highlanders)

  • Highworth

(Nickname: The Blues)

  • Lawn Abbey

(Nickname: The Saints)

  • Kingsdown Knights

(Nickname: The Knights)

  • Kingshill Whiteknights

(Nickname: The White Knights)

  • Moredon

(Nickname: The Moors)

  • Old Town United

(Nickname: The Pitmen)

  • Peatmoor Pagodas

(Nickname: The Orient)

  • Penhill Pirates

(Nickname: The Pirates)

  • Penhill United

(Nickname: The Scavengers)

  • Parks United

(Nickname: The Parkers)

  • Pinehurst Vale
  • Rodbourne Arms

(Nickname: The Brigadier)

  • Stratton United

(Nickname: The Marauders)

  • Taw Hill Owls

(Nickname: The Owls)

  • United Walcot FC

(Nickname: United)

  • West Swindon Rangers

(Nickname: Rangers)

  • Wroughton

(Nickname: The Villagers)

[edit] Teams In Swindon League Two 2004 - 2005

  • Covingham Square

(Nickname: The Villagers)

  • Eastleaze
  • Even Swindon
  • Grange Park
  • Greenmeadow and Wick FC
  • Hook and Lydiard Millicent FC
  • Nine Elms Rovers

(Nickname: The Elms)

  • Okus Royals

(Nickname: The Royals)

  • Purton

(Nickname: The Farmers)

  • FC Shaw
  • Ramleaze Renault

(Nickname: The Renault)

  • South Marston

(Nickname: The Bees)

  • Sparcells Orient

(Nickname: The Orient )

  • St Andrew Ridge FC

(Nickname: The Crusaders)

  • Westlea

(Nickname: The Eagles)

  • Wooten Bassett Town
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