Bristol and District Football League

Bristol and District Football League
Founded 1892
Country England
Divisions 6
Number of teams 83
Level on pyramid Levels 14 to 19
Feeder to Bristol Premier Combination
Promotion to Bristol Premier Combination Division 1
Current champions Chipping Sodbury Town Reserves
(2015–16)
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 six divisions. In 2015–16, Chipping Sodbury Town 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:

Member clubs 2015–16

Senior Division Division One Division Two Division Three Division Four Division Five
Bradley Stoke Town AEK Boco 'A' Bendix Bradley Stoke Town Reserves Cribbs 'B' AFC Grace
Bristol Barcelona Cribbs 'A' Bristol Barcelona Reserves Bromley Heath United (Fishponds) Crosscourt United Bradley Stoke Town 'A'
Chipping Sodbury Reserves Frampton Athletic Reserves Chipping Sodbury 'A' DRG Frenchay Reserves Cutters Friday Brimsham Green Reserves
De Veys Frys Club 'A' Hambrook Reserves Frys Club 'B' Frampton Athletic 'A' Bristol Barcelona 'A'
Iron Acton Greyfriars Athletic Reserves Hartcliffe Greyfriars Athletic 'A' Highridge United 'A' Bristol City Deaf
Lebeq (Saturday) Reserves Hanham Athletic Reserves Highridge United Reserves Pucklechurch Sports Reserves Iron Acton 'A' De Veys Reserves
Longwell Green Sports 'A' Henbury Reserves Hillfields Old Boys Roman Glass St George 'A' Lawrence Rovers Reserves Greyfriars Athletic 'B'
Mendip Broadwalk Reserves Nicholas Wanderers Reserves Horfiled United Sea Mills Park Reserves Mendip Broadwalk 'A' Hanham Athletic Colts
Patchway Town Reserves Port of Bristol Iron Acton Reserves Stapleton Reserves Port of Bristol Reserves Hillfields Old Boys Reserves
Pucklechurch Sports Seymour United Reserves Made for Ever Stoke Lane Rangeworthy Reserves Longwell Green Sports 'B'
Rangeworthy Soundwell Victoria Nicholas Wanderers 'A' Talbot Knowle United Reserves Sea Mills Park 'A' Real Thornbury Reserves
Shirehampton Reserves Stapleton Old Sodbury Reserves Tormarton Stanton Drew Reserves Seymour United 'A'
St Pancras Totterdown United Reserves Olveston United Reserves Westerleigh Sports Yate Athletic Reserves Shaftesbury Crusade Reserves
Wick Reserves Staple Hill Orient Wick 'A' Winterbourne United 'A'
Yate Athletic

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
2014–15 Talbot Knowle United Bradley Stoke Town Stapleton Hillfields Old Boys Staple Hill Orient Stoke Lane Yate Athletic Reserves
2015–16 Chipping Sodbury Reserves Stapleton Hillfields Old Boys Stoke Lane Rangeworthy Reserves Winterbourne United 'A'

References

  1. ↑ "The Pyramid.info: League index – Bristol & Avon League". Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  2. ↑ "Club History". gloucestercityafc.com. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Results Service – Miscellaneous Final Tables". The Non-League Paper. 31 May 2009. p. 36.
  4. ↑ "Division One League Table". football.mitoo. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  5. ↑ "Division Two League Table". football.mitoo. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  6. ↑ "Division Three League Table". football.mitoo. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  7. ↑ "Division Four League Table". football.mitoo. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  8. ↑ "Division Five League Table". football.mitoo. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  9. ↑ "Division Six League Table". football.mitoo. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
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