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. The league has a total of five divisions and is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.
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| Founded | 1892 |
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| Country | England |
| Divisions | 5 |
| Number of teams | 68 |
| Level on pyramid | Levels 14 to 18 |
| Feeder to | Bristol Premier Combination |
| Promotion to | Bristol Premier Combination Division 1 |
| Current champions | Thornbury Town Reserves (2022–23) |
| Website | Official Website – The FA.com |
The Bristol and Avon League feeds into the Bristol and District League.[1]
History edit
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, but 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 to 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 2023–24 edit
Senior Division edit
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Division One edit
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Division Two edit
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Division Three edit
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Recent Champions edit
| Season | Senior Division | Division One | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four | Division Five | Division Six |
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| 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 Boco 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' | |
| 2016–17 | Stapleton | Hillfields Old Boys | Yate Athletic | Lawrence Rovers | De Veys Reserves | Hillfields Old Boys Reserves | |
| 2017–18 | Iron Acton | AEK Boco 'A' | Bendix | University of Bristol | Hillfields Old Boys Reserves | Stokeside FC | |
| 2018–19 | Nicholas Wanderers | Fry Club 'A' | Highridge United Reserves | Hillfields Old Boys Reserves | Fry Club 'B' | Winterbourne Reserves | |
| 2019–20 | abandoned due to Covid-19 pandemic | ||||||
| 2020–21 | abandoned due to Covid-19 pandemic | ||||||
| 2021–22 | AEK Boco 'A' | Bristol Barcelona | Pucklechurch Sports Reserves | AFC Mangotsfield District Reserves | Hallen 'A' | Redfield Rovers | |
| 2022–23 | Thornbury Town Reserves | Pucklechurch Sports | AFC Mangotsfield Reserves | Hallen 'A' | Real St George | FC Rangers |
References edit
- ^ "The Pyramid.info: League index – Bristol & Avon League". Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ "Club History". gloucestercityafc.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. 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.