The Gloucestershire County Football League is a football league in England, founded in 1968. The league is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA. It sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System and is a feeder to Divisions One of the Hellenic League and Western League. Clubs to move from the GCL to the Hellenic League in recent seasons are Brimscombe & Thrupp,

Longlevens Longlevens, originally Longleavens, is a suburb of Gloucester, in the unparished area of Gloucester, in the Gloucester district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It developed from a farmstead during the twentieth century, the name ma ...

and Tuffley Rovers. The league has always consisted of a single division of clubs. In the 2022–23 season, 16 teams will compete in the league. The Bristol & Suburban League, Bristol Premier Combination, and the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League feed the Gloucestershire County League.

Administration

The League has a maximum size of 18 member clubs, who have to be affiliated to the Gloucestershire Football Association. The club's ground or headquarters have to be located within the County of

Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean. The county town is the city of Gl ...

or in those parts of the City of

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 ...

that were within the 1908 city boundaries. The league is part of the National League system and clubs may apply for promotion to or from the League. The Joint Liaison Committee, at the end of each season, confirms promotion and relegation of clubs between the leagues and is responsible for the boundary adjustments between the leagues where appropriate. The Committee is drawn from 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 ...

, Gloucestershire County League, Somerset County League,

South West Peninsula League The South West Peninsula League (SWPL) is a football competition in England, which was formed in 2007 from the merger of the Devon County League and the South Western League. The league is restricted to clubs based in Cornwall, Devon and West ...

and the Wiltshire League.

History

The league was originally formed in 1968. Its first chairman was F.Dowling, who was ably assisted by the Hon. Secretary, L.V. James. Les James has the Leagues' Cup Competition named after him in recognition of his service to football and the league within Gloucestershire. Chairman, Mr F. Dowling, presented the championship trophy to Stonehouse, who were the first winners of the County League. Among the clubs that have left the Gloucestershire County League and now compete at a higher level are: *

Almondsbury Almondsbury () is a large village near junction 16 of the M5 motorway, in South Gloucestershire, England, and a civil parish which also includes the villages of Hortham, Gaunt's Earthcott, Over, Easter Compton, Compton Greenfield, Hallen and ...

Bishop's Cleeve Bishop's Cleeve is a large village and civil parish in the Borough of Tewkesbury in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham. The village lies at the foot of Cleeve Hill, the highest point in the Cotswolds. Bishop's Cleeve ...

* Brimscombe & Thrupp *

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 ...

* Bristol St George (now known as Roman Glass St. George) * Bristol Telephones * Cadbury Heath * Cinderford Town * Cirencester Town * Fairford Town * Cribbs Friends Life (now known as Cribbs) *

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* Lawrence Weston Hallen (now known as Hallen) *

* Longwell Green Sports * Lydney Town * Newent Town * Oldland (now known as Oldland Abbotonians) * Slimbridge * Shortwood United * Thornbury Town * Tuffley Rovers * Tytherington Rocks * Winterbourne United * Yate Town Former members of the County League that have dropped back into local football include: * Harrow Hill joined the County League in 1982/83 and gained promotion to the

Hellenic Football League The Hellenic Football League, currently known as the Uhlsport Hellenic Football League for sponsorship reasons, is an English men's football league covering an area including the English counties of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, southern B ...

in 1995/96 but have now returned to the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League.

Member clubs for 2022–23 season

*Broadwell Amateurs *Bromley Heath United *Cheltenham Civil Service * Cribbs Reserves *Frampton United *Gala Wilton * Hardwicke *Henbury *Little Stoke * Patchway Town *Quedgeley Wanderers *Rockleaze Rangers *Ruardean Hill Rangers *Sharpness AFC *Stoke Gifford United *Wick

List of champions

*1968–69 – Stonehouse Town *1969–70 – Bristol St George *1970–71 – Cadbury Heath *1971–72 – Cadbury Heath *1972–73 – Cadbury Heath *1973–74 – Cadbury Heath *1974–75 – Matson Athletic *1975–76 – Matson Athletic *1976–77 – Almondsbury Greenway *1977–78 – Almondsbury Greenway *1978–79 – Almondsbury Greenway *1979–80 – Almondsbury Greenway *1980–81 – Almondsbury Greenway *1981–82 – Shortwood United *1982–83 – Old Georgians *1983–84 – Sharpness *1984–85 – Old Georgians *1985–86 –

Patchway Patchway is a town in South Gloucestershire, England, situated north-north west of central Bristol. The town has become an overflow settlement for Bristol and is contiguous with Bristol's urban area, along with the nearby towns of Filton and Bra ...

*1986–87 – Old Georgians *1987–88 – Old Georgians *1988–89 – Lawrence Weston Hallen *1989–90 – Ellwood *1990–91 – Tuffley Rovers *1991–92 – Patchway Town *1992–93 – Hallen *1993–94 – Cadbury Heath *1994–95 – Henbury Old Boys *1995–96 – DRG *1996–97 – Old Georgians *1997–98 – Cadbury Heath *1998–99 – Cadbury Heath *1999–00 – Highridge United *2000–01 – Winterbourne United *2001–02 – Roman Glass St. George *2002–03 – Patchway Town *2003–04 –

*2004–05 – Highridge United *2005–06 – Lydney Town *2006–07 – Roman Glass St. George *2007–08 – Hardwicke *2008–09 – Slimbridge *2009–10 – Thornbury Town *2010–11 – Brimscombe & Thrupp *2011–12 – Cribbs Friends Life *2012–13 –

*2013–14 –

*2014–15 – Cheltenham Civil Service *2015–16 – AEK Boco *2016–17 – Bristol Telephones *2017–18 – Thornbury Town *2018–19 – Lebeq United *2019–20 – Not completed due to the Covid-19 Pandemic *2020–21 – Not completed due to the Covid-19 Pandemic *2021–22 – Wick

References

External links

Gloucestershire County LeagueFA Full-time
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