Taunton & District Saturday Football League

Taunton and District Saturday Football League

Country	England
Founded	1920
Divisions	5
Number of teams	47
Level on pyramid	Level 14 – 18
Feeder to	Somerset County League
Promotion to	Somerset County League Division 2
Current champions	Bridgwater Sports (2015-16)
Website	Official Website – tdsfl.net

The Taunton & District Saturday Football League (currently sponsored by Silver Street Volkswagen) is a football competition based in Somerset, England. It has a total of five divisions, the highest of which, Division One, sits at level 14 of the English football league system. It is a feeder to the Somerset County League and is affiliated to the Somerset County FA.

Administration

The league runs five divisions (Divisions One to Five) and four cup competitions. The League Knock-out Cup is contested between teams in Divisions One and Two. Teams knocked out of this competition in the first three rounds (preliminary, first and second) are then entered into the Rose Bowl. The Seward Memorial Cup is contested between teams in Divisions Three and Four. Teams knocked out of this competition in the first three rounds are then entered into the Gardner Security Trophy.

The Taunton & District Saturday Football League is a member of the Joint Liaison Committee comprising the Somerset County League and other feeder leagues within the county. Bishops Lydeard and Taunton Blackbrook have in recent years gained promotion to the Somerset County League and have progressed to the Premier Division of that competition.

Member clubs 2015–16

Division One	Division Two	Division Three	Division Four	Division Five
Alcombe Rovers Bishop's Lydeard Reserves Bridgwater Sports Locomotives Middlezoy Rovers Reserves Porlock Staplegrove Reserves The Gallery Tone Youth	Bridgwater Sports Reserves Dulverton Town Milverton Rangers Morganians Stogursey Sydenham Rangers Tone Youth Reserves Watchet Town Reserves Wembdon Westonzoyland	Ash Rangers Creech Cougars Exmoor Rangers Galmington Minehead Reserves North Petherton Norton Fitzwarren Redgate Woolavington	Bishop's Lydeard Colts Bridgwater Grasshoppers Bridgwater Wolves East Bower Highbridge Town Reserves Middlezoy Athletic Porlock Reserves The Gallery Reserves Williton	Bridgwater Sports Colts Butlins FC Boca Galmington Reserves Hamilton Athletic Morganians Reserves Nether Stowey North Curry Norton Fitzwarren Reserves White Eagles

Recent divisional champions

Season	Division One	Division Two	Division Three	Division Four	Division Five
2000–01	Sydenham Rangers	Norton Fitzwarren	Wellworthy Saints	Appletree	Williton
2001–02	Sydenham Rangers	Alcombe Rovers	Marketeers	Bridgwater Sports Reserves	Middlezoy Rovers
2002–03	Bishops Lydeard	Marketeers	Norton Fitzwarren Reserves	Inter-Sceptre
2003–04	Blackbrook	Bishops Lydeard	Cossington	Locomotives
2004–05	Bridgwater Sports	Taverners	Locomotives	Norton Fitzwarren Dragons
2005–06	Staplegrove	Locomotives	Westonzoyland	Milverton Rangers
2006–07	Porlock	Staplegrove Reserves	Wyvern Reserves	Hemyock
2007–08	Bridgwater Sports	Dulverton Town	Woolavington Predators	Old Inn All Stars
2008–09	Bridgwater Sports	Staplegrove	Wembdon	Appletree
2009–10	Highbridge Town	Bishops Lydeard	North Petherton	Porlock Reserves
2010–11	Porlock	Civil Service	Wembdon Saints	Hamilton Hawks	Blagdon Hill
2011–12	Middlezoy Rovers	Sampford Blues	Appletree	Blagdon Hill	North Petherton Reserves
2012–13	Locomotives	Middlezoy Rovers Reserves	Blagdon Hill	Milverton Rangers	Tone Youth
2013–14	Highbridge Town	Blagdon Hill	The Gallery	Blagdon Hill Reserves	Ash Rangers
2014-15	Locomotives	Alcombe Rovers	Sydenham Rangers	Ash Rangers	The Gallery Reserves
2015-16	Bridgwater Sports	Sydenham Rangers	Ash Rangers	Bishops Lydeard Colts	FC Boca Seniors

From 2002 to 2010 the league operated with 4 Divisions.^[1]

List of league champions

Year Division One Champions 1953/54 RAF Westonzoyland 1954/55 Dulverton Town 1955/56 Dulverton Town 1956/57 Taunton British Rail 1957/58 8(BT) Training Battalion-REME 1958/59 8(BT) Training Battalion-REME 1959/60 Dulverton Town 1960/61 Dulverton Town 1961/62 Dulverton Town 1962/63 Dulverton Town 1963/64 Alcombe Rovers 1964/65 Staplegrove 1965/66 Dulverton Town 1966/67 Alcombe Rovers 1967/68 Nomads

Year Division One Champions 1968/69 Nomads 1969/70 Wellworthy United 1970/71 Alcombe Rovers 1971/72 Wellworthy United 1972/73 Alcombe Rovers 1973/74 Alcombe Rovers 1974/75 Hulan United 1975/76 Hulan United 1976/77 Castlefield 1977/78 Hulan United 1978/79 Middlezoy Rovers 1979/80 Priorswood United 1980/81 Priorswood United 1981/82 Sydenham Rangers 1982/83 Middlezoy Rovers

Year Division One Champions 1983/84 Middlezoy Rovers 1984/85 Sydenham Rangers 1985/86 Middlezoy Rovers 1986/87 Sydenham Rangers 1987/88 Sydenham Rangers 1988/89 Priorswood United 1989/90 Priorswood United 1990/91 British Cellophane 1991/92 Bishops Lydeard 1992/93 Bishops Lydeard 1993/94 Sydenham Rangers 1994/95 Priorswood United 1995/96 Wyvern 1996/97 Wyvern 1997/98 Sydenham Rangers

Year Division One Champions 1998/99 Sydenham Rangers 1999/00 Sydenham Rangers 2000/01 Sydenham Rangers 2001/02 Sydenham Rangers 2002/03 Bishops Lydeard 2003/04 Blackbrook 2004/05 Bridgwater Sports 2005/06 Staplegrove 2006/07 Porlock 2007/08 Bridgwater Sports 2008/09 Bridgwater Sports 2009/10 Highbridge Town 2010/11 Porlock 2011/12 Middlezoy Rovers 2012/13 Locomotives 2013/14 Highbridge Town 2014/15 Locomotives 2015/16 Bridgwater Sports

Source^[2]

Cup winners

Season	Knock-Out Cup	Seward Memorial Cup
2009–10	–	Appletree
2008–09	Alcombe Rovers	Redgate
2007–08	Middlezoy Rovers	Watchet Town Reserves
2006–07	Staplegrove	Porlock Reserves
2005–06	Bridgwater Sports	Victoria Rangers

References

1. "Taunton & District Saturday Football League – Handbook 2010/11 Season" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-05-25.
2. "Taunton & District Saturday Football League – Handbook 2010/11 Season" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-05-25.

External links

• Official website