The Bristol and Suburban Association Football League is a

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competition in

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. The league has 6 divisions, the highest of which sits at level 12 of the

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. The league is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA. It is one of three feeders to the

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History

The Bristol and Suburban Association Football League was formed in 1894 under the name North Bristol and District Association Football League. The inaugural meeting of the League was held on September 14, 1894 at the Phoenix Coffee Palace, which was situated in Ashley Road, Montpelier, Bristol. This meeting was attended by representatives of the following clubs who were responsible for setting up the working arrangements and funding of the new League. * Beaufort Albion * Bethesda * Croft End * Phoenix Rangers * Rose Green * Wanderers * Westbourne These seven clubs can be considered the founder members of the League and games commenced at the outset of the 1894–95 season. It was not until 1906 that the League's current name first appeared. The following trophies are presented by the League * Alfred Bosley Memorial Cup – first competed for in 1952–53 by clubs from selected Divisions but currently restricted to Clubs playing in the top three Divisions of the League. * Norman Goulding Memorial Cup – competed for each season since 1984–85 by senior teams of the Clubs playing in Division two and below. * Tom Pitts Memorial Cup – presented annually since 1984 to the Club Secretary who has administered the affairs of his/her club with outstanding efficiency. Among the clubs that have left the Bristol and Suburban Association Football League and now compete at a higher level are: *

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(now known as Almondsbury UWE) * Backwell United (now known as Ashton & Backwell United) *

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* Bristol Telephones *

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(now known as Clevedon Town) * Hengrove Athletic *

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* Manor Farm (now known as Bristol Manor Farm) * Tytherington Rocks * Winterbourne United Greenway Sports and

both played in the Bristol & Suburban League. Greenway Sports won the

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on a number of occasions in the early 1970s. The clubs amalgamated as Almondsbury Greenway in 1974 and reached the final of the FA Vase at

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in 1979, where Almondsbury Greenway were beaten by

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. The club changed its name to Almondsbury Town and in the 2010/11 season played in

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Division One South & West where they finished eighth. However, following the loss of their Oaklands Park home venue, the club dropped to the Bristol & Suburban League, and after one season back in the league, folded altogether.

Champions

References

External links

Official website
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