The Bristol and District Football League is a
football competition based in
Bristol
Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...
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England
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. 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.
History
The Bristol and District League was originally formed in 1892 on the suggestion of
Gloucester City player
Percy Stout
Percy Wyfold Stout Distinguished Service Order, DSO, OBE (20 November 1875 – 9 October 1937) was an English international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Gloucester Rugby, Gloucester and Richmond F.C., Richmond. Stout also played i ...
, although Gloucester did not join the league until the following season.
The league became known as the
Western Football League
The Western Football League is a football league in South West England, covering Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, western Dorset, parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. The league's current main sponsor is Toolstation, so it is also known as ...
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 and now compete at a higher level are:
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Bitton
Bitton is a village and civil parish of South Gloucestershire in England, to the east of the Greater Bristol area on the River Boyd.
It is in South Gloucestershire. The parish of Bitton has a population of 9,307, and apart from the villag ...
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Bristol St George (now known as
Roman Glass St. George)
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Cadbury Heath
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Clevedon
Clevedon (, ) is an English seaside town and civil parish in the unitary authority of North Somerset, part of the ceremonial county of Somerset. It recorded a parish population of 21,281 in the United Kingdom Census 2011, estimated at 21,442 ...
(now known as
Clevedon Town)
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Keynsham Town
Keynsham Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Keynsham, Somerset, England. Affiliated to the Somerset County FA, they are currently members of the and play at Crown Fields.
History
The club was established in 1895. ...
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Lawrence Weston Athletic (now known as
Hallen)
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Longwell Green Sports
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Mangotsfield United
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Oldland (now known as
Oldland Abbotonians)
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Winterbourne United
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Yate YMCA (now known as
Yate Town)
Member clubs 2015–16
Recent Champions
References
External links
Bristol & District League page on FA Full-Time
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Football leagues in England
Sports leagues established in 1892
1892 establishments in England
Football in Bristol