Bristol and District Football League
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| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1892 |
| Divisions | 7 |
| Number of teams | 85 |
| Level on pyramid | Levels 14 to 20 |
| Feeder to | Bristol Premier Combination |
| Promotion to | Bristol Premier Combination Division 1 |
| Current champions |
AEK Boco Reserves (2013-14) |
| Website | Official Website – The FA.com |
The Bristol and District Football League is a football competition based in Bristol, England. The top division in this league, which is the Senior Division, sits at level 14 of the English football league system and is a feeder to the Bristol Premier Combination. This league has a total of seven divisions. In 2013–14, AEK Boco Reserves won the Senior Division title. The league is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.
The Bristol and Avon League feeds into the Bristol and District League.[1]
History
The Bristol and District League was originally formed in 1892 on the suggestion of Gloucester City player Percy Stout, although Gloucester did not join the league until the following season.[2] The league became known as the Western Football League in 1895, however the name Bristol and District League has been a familiar title in Bristol football in subsequent years.
Among the clubs that have left the Bristol and District League and now compete at a higher level are:
- Bitton
- Bristol St George (now known as Roman Glass St. George)
- Cadbury Heath
- Clevedon (now known as Clevedon Town)
- Keynsham Town
- Lawrence Weston Athletic (now known as Hallen)
- Longwell Green Sports
- Mangotsfield United
- Oldland (now known as Oldland Abbotonians)
- Winterbourne United
- Yate YMCA (now known as Yate Town)
Member clubs 2014–15
New teams in Senior Division
- Hambrook (Promoted from Division One)
- Real Thornbury (Promoted from Division Two)
- Talbot Knowle United (Promoted from Division One)
New teams in Division One
- Bendix (Promoted from Division Two)
- Cribbs 'A' (Promoted from Division Two)
- Frampton Athletic Reserves (Promoted from Division Two)
- Nicholas Wanderers Reserves (Relegated from Senior Division)
New teams in Division Two
- Bristol Barcelona Reserves (Promoted from Division Three)
- Patchway North End (Promoted from Division Three)
- Stanton Drew (Relegated from Division One)
- Stapleton (Promoted from Division Three)
- Yate Athletic (Promoted from Division Three)
New teams in Division Three
- Hartcliffe (Relegated from Division Two)
- Highridge United Reserves (Promoted from Division Four)
- Shaftesbury Crusade Reserves (Promoted from Division Four)
| Senior Division | Division One | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four | Division Five | Division Six |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Barcelona | Bendix | AEK Boco 'A' | Hambrook Reserves | Bradley Stoke Town Reserves | Crosscourt United Reserves | Brimsham Green Reserves |
| De Veys | Bradley Stoke Town | Bristol Barcelona Reserves | Hartcliffe | Bromley Heath United | Highridge United 'A' | Bristol Barcelona 'A' |
| Hambrook | Chipping Sodbury Town Reserves | Chipping Sodbury Town 'A' | Highridge United Reserves | Fry Club 'B' | Iron Acton 'A' | Bristol City Deaf |
| Henbury Reserves | Cribbs 'A' | DRG Frenchay Reserves | Hillfields Old Boys | Greyfriars Athletic 'A' | Lawrence Rovers Reserves | Cribbs 'B' |
| Iron Acton | Frampton Athletic Reserves | Fry Club 'A' | Horfield United | Old Sodbury Reserves | Mendip United 'A' | Cutters Friday Reserves |
| Longwell Green Sports 'A' | Lebeq Reserves | Greyfriars Athletic Reserves | Lloydy United | Roman Glass St George 'A' | Rangeworthy Reserves | Frampton Ath 'A' |
| Pucklechurch Sports | Mendip United Reserves | Hanham Athletic Reserves | Made for Ever | Sea Mills Park Reserves | Shireway Sports | Greyfriars Athletic 'B' |
| Real Thornbury | Nicholas Wanderers Reserves | Iron Acton Reserves | Olveston United Reserves | Soundwell Victoria Reserves | Stanton Drew Reserves | Hanham Athletic Colts |
| Shirehampton Reserves | Rangeworthy | Nicholas Wanderers 'A' | Pucklechurch Sports Reserves | Staple Hill Orient | Stapleton Reserves | Port of Bristol Reserves |
| Talbot Knowle United | St. Pancras | Port of Bristol | Talbot Knowle United Reserves | Sea Mills Park 'A' | ||
| Wick Reserves | Seymour United Reserves | Stanton Drew | Tormarton | Seymour United 'A' | ||
| Soundwell Victoria | Stapleton | Westerleigh Sports | Yate Athletic Reserves | |||
| Totterdown United Reserves | Yate Athletic | Wick 'A' |
Recent Champions
| Season | Senior Division | Division One | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four | Division Five | Division Six |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | Fishponds Athletic | Talbot Knowle | Avonmouth Village | Chipping Sodbury Reserves | Soundwell Victoria | Longshore Reserves | Soundwell Victoria Reserves |
| 2004–05 | Patchway Town Reserves | Sea Mills Park Reserves | Hillfields Old Boys Reserves | Soundwell Victoria | Greyfriars Athletic Reserves | Frys 'B' | Eden Grove |
| 2005–06 | Talbot Knowle | Avonmouth Village | Lawrence Rovers | Greyfriars Athletic Reserves | Hallen 'B' | Eden Grove | Longwell Green Sports 'B' |
| 2006–07 | Avonmouth Village | Soundwell Victoria | Roman Glass St George 'A' | Old Sodbury | Brislington Cricketers | Shaftesbury Crusaders 'A' | Bradley Stoke Town |
| 2007–08 | Longwell Green Sports Reserves | Chipping Sodbury Town Reserves | Old Sodbury | Brislington Cricketers | Hanham Athletic 'A' | Impact Squad | Portville Warriors |
| 2008–09 | Lawrence Rovers[3] | Old Sodbury[4] | Seymour United Reserves[5] | Eden Grove[6] | Bradley Stoke Town[7] | Henbury 'B'[8] | Southmead Community Sports (Sat)[9] |
| 2009–10 | Made For Ever | Brislington Cricketers | Eden Grove | DRG Stapleton Reserves | St. George Rangers | Soundwell Victoria | Patchway North End |
| 2010–11 | Old Sodbury | Eden Grove | DRG Stapleton Reserves | Portville Warriors | Soundwell Victoria | Real Thornbury | Sea Mills Park Reserves |
| 2011–12 | Brislington Cricketers | Warmley Saints | Portville Warriors | Lebeq Reserves | Real Thornbury | Sea Mills Park Reserves | Broadlands |
| 2012–13 | Sea Mills Park | AEK Boko Reserves | Totterdown United Reserves | Real Thornbury | South Bristol Central | Old Sodbury Reserves | Rangeworthy Reserves |
| 2013–14 | AEK Boco Reserves | Hambrook | Real Thornbury | Stapleton | Highridge United Reserves | Staple Hill Orient | Stapleton Reserves |
References
- ↑ "The Pyramid.info: League index – Bristol & Avon League". Retrieved 2011-05-31.
- ↑ "Club History". gloucestercityafc.com. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ↑ "Results Service – Miscellaneous Final Tables". The Non-League Paper. 31 May 2009. p. 36.
- ↑ "Division One League Table". football.mitoo. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ↑ "Division Two League Table". football.mitoo. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ↑ "Division Three League Table". football.mitoo. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ↑ "Division Four League Table". football.mitoo. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ↑ "Division Five League Table". football.mitoo. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ↑ "Division Six League Table". football.mitoo. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
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