Somerset County Football League

Somerset County Football League
Countries  England
Founded 1890
Divisions 4
Number of teams 65
Levels on pyramid Level 11 - 13
Feeder to Western League
Promotion to Western League Division One
Relegation to Bath and District Football League
Mid-Somerset Football League
Perry Street and District Football League
Taunton and District Saturday Football League
Weston-Super-Mare and District Football League
Yeovil and District Football League
League cup(s) Errea Premier/First Division Cup
Errea Second Division Cup
Current champions Shirehampton
(2010-11)
Website Official Website

The Somerset County Football League is a football competition based in England. It sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System.[1] It is a feeder to the Western League Division One and has promoted a club in five of the last seven seasons - Hengrove Athletic, Portishead, Radstock Town, Oldland Abbotonians and Wells City.

The league has a total of four divisions - a Premier Division, Division One and two regional Division Twos. It is fed by the Bath and District League, the Mid-Somerset League, the Perry Street and District Football League, the Taunton & District Saturday League, the Yeovil and District League, and the Weston super Mare and District League. It is affiliated to the Somerset County FA which was formed in 1885.[2]

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History

The Somerset County League, also known as the Somerset Senior League, was founded in 1890.

Six of the current teams in the Somerset County League have competed at a higher level, namely:

Among the clubs that have have left the Somerset County League and now compete at a higher level are:

Clandown had three periods in the Western Football League but rejoined the Somerset County League in 1992 before folding in 2004.[3] Westland-Yeovil eventually folded after leaving the County League for the Western League but they subsequently reformed as Westland Sports and now compete in the Dorset Premier Football League.

2011-12 Members

Premier Division
Division One
Division Two East
Division Two West
  • Ashton & Backwell United Reserves
  • Banwell
  • Burnham United Reserves
  • Cheddar Reserves
  • Churchill Club
  • Combe St. Nicholas
  • Creech St. Michael
  • Long Ashton
  • Nailsea United Reserves
  • Portishead Town Reserves
  • Wells City Reserves
  • Westland United
  • Worle
  • Wrington Redhill

Premier Division Champions

Season Premier Division
1986-87 Robinsons DRG
1987-88 Robinsons DRG
1988-89 Brislington
1989-90 Bridgwater Town
1990-91 Bridgwater Town
1991-92 Bridgwater Town
1992-93 Long Sutton
1993-94 Portishead
1994-95 Portishead
1995-96 Portishead
1996-97 Street
1997-98 Portishead
1998-99 Clevedon United
Season Premier Division
1999-00 Shirehampton
2000-01 Shepton Mallet
2001-02 Brislington Reserves
2002-03 Nailsea United
2003-04 Team Bath Reserves
2004-05 Mangotsfield United Reserves
2005-06 Hengrove Athletic
2006-07 Burnham United
2007-08 Nailsea United
2008-09 Bridgwater Town Reserves
2009-10 Bridgwater Town Reserves
2010-11 Shirehampton

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