The Gloucestershire Northern Senior League is a

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competition based in

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founded in 1922. The league is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA. It has two divisions, Division One and Division Two, with Division One sitting at level 12 of the

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. This league is a feeder to the

Gloucestershire County League 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 ...

. The Cheltenham League,

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and North Gloucestershire League are feeders to the GNSL. In the 2018–19 season, Sharpness won the Division One title, while Woolaston were top of Division Two.

History

The league was formed in 1922 and the founder members included

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, Gloucester City and

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. A number of clubs in the NSL have played in the

or higher but have dropped back into lower tier football. Notable clubs include: * Harrow Hill joined the County League in 1982/83 and gained promotion to the

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. * Stonehouse Town were original members of the County League and competed in the competition for 20 years until 1988. From 1947 until 1960 the club played in the

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. Among the clubs that have left the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League and now compete at a higher level are: *

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* Brimscombe & Thrupp *

* Cinderford Town * Cirencester Town *

* Gloucester City *

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* Lydney Town * Newent Town * Shortwood United *

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* Tuffley Rovers

Champions

Sources

Members 2022–23

Source

Division One

* Abbeymead Rovers * Berkeley Town * Bredon * Brockworth Albion * Chalford * Charfield * Charlton Rovers * Cheltenham Athletic * Dursley Town * English Bicknor * FC Lakeside *

Reserves * Lydney Town Reserves * Smiths Barometrics * Stonehouse Town Reserves * Woolaston

Division Two

* Barnwood United * Bibury * Broadwell Amateurs Reserves * Cheltenham Civil Service Reserves * Chesterton * Falcons * Frampton United Reserves * Harrow Hill * Kings Stanley * Leonard Stanley * Mushet & Coalway United * Staunton & Corse * Tewkesbury Town * Tredworth Tigers * Viney St Swithins * Whitcroft

External links

Official WebsiteTheFA.com

References

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