Bristol and District Football League

Bristol and District Football League
Founded1892
CountryEngland
Divisions5
Number of teams61
Level on pyramidLevels 14 to 18
Feeder toBristol Premier Combination
Promotion toBristol Premier Combination Division 1
Current championsBedminster Down
(2023–24)
WebsiteOfficial 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. The league has a total of five divisions and is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.

The Bristol and Avon League feeds into the Bristol and District League.[1]

History

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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:

Member clubs 2024–25

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Recent Champions

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 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 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

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  1. ^ "The Pyramid.info: League index – Bristol & Avon League". Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Club History". gloucestercityafc.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. 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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