The Bristol Premier Combination is a

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competition based in and around

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. The league is affiliated to the

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, and it has two divisions, the Premier Division and Premier One. The Premier Division sits at level 12 of the

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and is one of three feeders to the

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. In turn, the Bristol Premier Combination is fed by the

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History

The league was formed in 1957 and at one stage was known as the County of Avon Premier Combination. Among the clubs that have left the Bristol Premier Combination and now compete at a higher level are: *

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 village ...

* Bristol St George (now known as Roman Glass St. George) *

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(now known as Clevedon Town) *

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* Lawrence Weston Hallen (now known as Hallen) * Longwell Green Sports * Mangotsfield United *Mendip United (now known as Mendip Broadwalk) *

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(now known as Oldland Abbotonians) * Yate YMCA (now known as Yate Town)

2022–23 Members

Premier

*AEK Boco Reserves *Bradley Stoke Town * Chipping Sodbury Town Reserves *DRG SV Frenchay * Hallen Reserves *Hanham Athletic Saturday * Longwell Green Sports Reserves *Nicholas Wanderers *Olveston United *Shaftesbury Crusade *St Nicholas *Totterdown United * Winterbourne United

Premier One

*AEK Boco 'A' *AFC Mangotsfield * Cribbs 'A' *De-Veys *Greyfriars Athletic *Hambrook *Iron Acton *Mendip Broadwalk Reserves *Nicholas Wanderers Reserves * Oldland Abbotonians Reserves *Real Thornbury *Shirehampton Reserves *Stapleton *Wick Reserves

Recent champions

External links

Official Website – TheFA.comFootball mitoo

References

{{Football in England table cells Recurring events established in 1957 Football leagues in England Sports leagues established in 1957 Football in Bristol