Cheltenham Association Football League
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Founded | 1900 |
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Country | England |
Divisions | 4 |
Number of teams | 53 |
Level on pyramid | Levels 14 to 16 |
Feeder to | Gloucestershire Northern Senior League |
Promotion to | Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division Two |
Current champions | Andoversford (2018–19) |
Website | cheltenhamleague.co.uk |
The Cheltenham Association Football League is a football competition based in England and has a total of four divisions. Its top division, Division One sits at level 14 of the English football league system. It is a feeder to the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League.
The Cheltenham League is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.
Background[]
The Cheltenham Association Football League is based in and around Cheltenham, providing league football for teams in a 50-mile radius of the town. From its humble beginnings in 1900, the league now boasts 4 divisions, comprising 53 teams and is a feeder league for the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League.[1]
Among the clubs that have left the Cheltenham League and now compete at a higher level are:
The Herd are another side that progressed from the Cheltenham League to the Hellenic Football League and in more recent years were known as Cirencester United, however the club has now disbanded.
Member clubs 2019–20[]
- Division One
- AFC Renegades
- Bishop's Cleeve 'A'
- Bredon Reserves
- Cheltenham Civil Service Reserves
- Dowty Dynamos
- Hanley Swan
- Kings
- Malvern Vale
- Newton
- Prestbury Rovers
- Shurdington Rovers
- Southside Star
- Tewkesbury Town
- Whaddon United
- Division Two
- Andoversford Reserves
- Brockworth Albion Reserves
- Fintan
- Gala Wilton Reserves
- Leckhampton Rovers
- Pittville United
- Prestbury Rovers Reserves
- Smiths Barometrics Reserves
- St Pauls United
- Southside Star FC
- Welland Reserves
- Windyridge Rovers
- Division Three
- Charlton Rovers Reserves
- Cheltenham Civil Service Thirds
- Cheltenham Saracens Reserves
- Cheltenham United
- Dowty Dynamos Reserves
- Falcons Reserves
- FC Lakeside Reserves
- Kings Reserves
- Malvern Vale Reserves
- Smiths Barometrics Thirds
- Squadron 303
- Tewkesbury Town Reserves
- Worcester City 'Royals'
- Division Four
- AFC Cheltenham
- AFC Renegades Reserves
- Andoversford Thirds
- Apperley
- Bishops Cleeve Dev Reserves
- Charlton Rovers Thirds
- Cheltenham Saracens Thirds
- Fintan Reserves
- Gala Wilton Thirds
- Kempsey Corinthians
- Pitville United Reserves
- Tewkesbury Athletic
- Winchcombe Town Reserves
- Woodmancote United
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Champions[]
Division One[]
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Divisions Two to Six (recent champions)[]
Season | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four | Division Five | Division Six |
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2000–01 | Dynamos | Newton Heath | Phoenix United | Warden Hill United Reserves | |
2001–02 | Smiths Athletic Reserves | Bishop's Cleeve 'A' | Warden Hill United Reserves | Northway Reserves | |
2002–03 | Newton Heath | Warden Hill Reserves | Northway Reserves | Naunton Park | |
2003–04 | Rowanfield United | St Marks Reserves | Charlton Rovers | Tewkesbury YMCA Reserves | |
2004–05 | Bishop's Cleeve 'A' | Gala Wilton Reserves | Tewkesbury YMCA Reserves | Tewkesbury Dynamos | |
2005–06 | Cheltenham Civil Service Reserves | High Tech Rangers | AC Olympia | Tewkesbury Town | |
2006–07 | Finlay Rovers | Whaddon United | Tewkesbury Town | Churchdown Panthers | |
2007–08 | Whaddon United | Winchcombe Town Reserves | Tewkesbury Rovers | FC Barometrics Reserves | |
2008–09 | Whaddon United Reserves | Broadway United | Churchdown Panthers | Cheltenham & Gloucester | Cheltenham Saracens 'C' |
2009–10 | Real Whaddon | Gloucester Elmleaze | Cheltenham & Gloucester | Cheltenham Saracens 'B' | FC Lakeside |
2010–11 | Falcons | Smiths Athletic Reserves | RSG | FC Lakeside | Cheltonians |
2011–12 | Bibury | Hanley Swan | FC Lakeside | Welland | Newlands Athletic |
2012–13 | Gala Wilton Reserves | FC Lakeside | Priors | Pittville United | Hatherley |
2013–14 | Churchdown Panthers | Cheltenham Patriots | Shurdington Rovers Reserves | Northway | FC Lakeside Reserves |
2014–15 | Cheltenham Civil Service Reserves | Welland | Northway | FC Lakeside Reserves | Malvern Vale |
2015–16 | Welland | Shurdington Rovers | Bredon Reserves | Apperley Reserves | |
2016–17 | Andoversford | FC Barometrics Thirds | Cheltenham Civil Service Fourths | St Pauls United | |
2017–18 | Cheltenham Civil Service Reserves | St Pauls United | Prestbury Rovers Reserves | ||
2018–19 | AFC Renegades | Malvern Vale | FC Lakeside Reserves |
List of recent play-off winners[]
Season | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four |
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2017–18 | FC Barometrics Reserves | AFC Renegades | Malvern Vale Academy |
2018–19 | Bredon Reserves | Leckhampton Rovers | Malvern Cave |
References[]
- ^ "Cheltenham Association League". Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ "Cheltenham Association League - TheFA.com". Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ "Cheltenham Association League- Division 1 Winners". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ "Cheltenham Association League - TheFA.com". Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ "Cheltenham Association League". Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ "Cheltenham Association League - TheFA.com". Retrieved 30 May 2011.
External links[]
- Cheltenham Association Football League
- Football leagues in England
- Sports leagues established in 1900
- 1900 establishments in England
- Sport in Cheltenham
- Football in Gloucestershire