Bristol and District Football League

Bristol and District Football League
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 Talbot Knowle United
(2014-15)
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 2014–15, Talbot Knowle United 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 2014–15

New teams in Senior Division

New teams in Division One

New teams in Division Two

New teams in Division Three

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 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
2014–15 Talbot Knowle United Bradley Stoke Town Stapleton Hillfields Old Boys Staple Hill Orient Stoke Lane Yate Athletic Reserves

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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