Stroud and District Football League

Stroud and District Football League
Founded	1902
Country	England
Divisions	8
Number of teams	105
Level on pyramid	Levels 14 to 21
Feeder to	Gloucestershire Northern Senior League
Promotion to	Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division Two
League cup(s)	Stroud and District Football League Cup Competition (5 cups and 4 plate trophies)
Current champions	No current champion ; (2020-21)
Website	Official Website – stroudleague.co.uk; League Tables – TheFA.com

The Stroud and District Football League is a football competition based in England. The league was established in 1902 and is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA. It has a total of eight divisions with the highest, Division One, sitting at level 14 of the English football league system. It is a feeder to the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League (GNSL).

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the 2020-21 was not completed. Dursley Town were League Champions for the 2019–20 season (using the FA approved Points Per Game method) and were subsequently promoted to the GNSL.

The League will be sponsored in the 2021-22 by Bateman's Sports (based in central Stroud) and Kappa (brand).

History[]

The Stroud and District League was founded in 1902 and serves the central (or mid) part of Gloucestershire from Gloucester and Churchdown in the north, to Cirencester in the east, to Thornbury and Chipping Sodbury in the south. The League's geographical area is within a 20 mile road radius of central Stroud, GL5 1AB.

The first ever winners of the league were Brimscombe.

Among the clubs that have left the S&DFL and now compete at a higher level are:

Brimscombe (now known as Brimscombe & Thrupp)
Frampton United F.C
Forest Green Rovers
Longlevens
Hardwicke
Shortwood United
Slimbridge
Stonehouse Town
Thornbury Town
Tuffley Rovers

Member clubs 2021–22^[1][]

Division One - 14 teams
Chalford Reserves, Chesterton, Hardwicke Reserves, Kingsway Rovers, Kingswood, Minchinhampton, Old Richians, Quedgeley Wanderers Reserves, Ramblers, Randwick, Rodborough Old Boys, Tetbury Town, Tredworth Tigers, Wickwar Wanderers

Division Two - 14 teams
AFC Renegades, Avonvale United, Cam Bulldogs Reserves, Gala Wilton Reserves, Hempsted, Horsley United, Longford, Longlevens 3rds, Minety, Sharpness Reserves, Taverners Reserves, Tuffley Rovers 3rds, Upton St Leonards Reserves, Wotton Rovers

Division Three - 13 teams
Abbeymead Rovers Reserves, Barnwood United Reserves, Berkeley Town Reserves, Cashes Green, Charfield Reserves, Hardwicke 3rds, Kingsway Rovers Reserves, North Nibley, Painswick, Quedgeley Wanderers 3rds, Redmarley & Tibberton United, Trident, Uley

Division Four - 13 teams
Chalford 3rds, Cotswold Rangers, Dursley Town Reserves, Frampton United 3rds, Kingshill Sports, Kings Stanley Reserves, Longlevens 4ths, Rodborough Old Boys Reserves, South Cerney, Stonehouse Town 3rds, Stratton United, Stroud United, Tuffley Rovers 4ths

Division Five - 13 teams
Chalford 4ths, Eastcombe, Gala Wilton 3rds, Gloster Rovers, Hillesley, Horsley United Reserves, Minchinhampton Reserves, Old Richians Res, Poulton, Randwick Reserves, Sharpness Reserves, Sherston Town, Tuffley Rovers 5ths

Division Six - 14 teams
Boss FC, Brockworth Albion 3rds, Cam Bulldogs 3rds, Cam Everside Wanderers, Cashes Green Reserves, Cotswold Rangers Reserves, Dursley Town 3rds, Leonard Stanley Reserves, Longlevens 5ths, Rodborough Old Boys 3rds, Tetbury Town Reserves, Uley Reserves, Wickwar Wanderers Reserves

Division Seven - 13 teams
Abbeymead Rovers 3rds, AFC Renegades Reserves, Alkerton Rangers, Bush FC, Kingswood Reserves, Longford Reserves, Oxstalls United, Painswick Reserves, Ramblers Reserves, Redmarley & Tibberton United Reserves, Robinswood Athletic, SB Galacticos, Wotton Rovers Reserves

Division Eight - 12 teams
Dursley Town 4ths, Gala Wilton 4ths, Horsley United 3rds, Minety Reserves, Painswick 3rds, Randwick 3rds, Rising Stars, Stonehouse Town 4ths, Stratton United Reserves, Stroud United Reserves, Uley 3rds, Woodchester

Champions & Division Winners^[2][]

1902–03: Brimscombe^[3]

Season	Division One	Division Two	Division Three	Division Four
2009–10	Frampton United	Stonehouse Town Res	Slimbridge Res	Abbeymead Rovers Res
2010–11	Abbeymead Rovers	Gloucester Civil Service	Upton St Leonards	Didmarton
2011–12	Tuffley Rovers Res	Upton St Leonards	Avonvale United	Wickwar Wanderers
2012–13	Quedgeley Wanderers	Avonvale United	AFC Phoenix	Stroud Harriers
2013–14	Avonvale United	Frampton United Res	Sharpness Res	Longlevens 3rds
2014–15	Longlevens Res	Stroud Harriers	St Nicholas Old Boys	Tuffley Rovers 3rds
2015–16	Stroud Harriers	Stroud United	Cam Bulldogs Res	Rodborough Old Boys
2016–17	Upton St Leonards	Kingswood Res	Minchinhampton	Ramblers
2017-18	Barnwood United	Rodborough Old Boys	Ramblers	Tredworth Tigers Res
2018-19	Kings Stanley	Didmarton	Kingsway Rovers	Charfield Res
2019-20	Dursley Town	Chesterton	Horsley United	Painswick
2020-21	Not Awarded	Not Awarded	Not Awarded	Not Awarded

Season	Division Five	Division Six	Division Seven	Division Eight
2008–09	Matchplay Reeves	Ramblers 3rds	Tredworth Tigers	Bush
2009–10	Didmarton	Stroud Imperial	Hardwicke Res	McCadam
2010–11	Stroud Imperial	Bush	McCadam	Kingsholm
2011–12	Stroud Harriers	Upton St Leonards Res	Cotswold Rangers	Trident
2012–13	Avonvale United Res	St Nicholas Old Boys	Trident	Tuffley Rovers 4ths
2013–14	St Nicholas Old Boys	Alkerton Rangers	Hawkesbury Stallions	Alkerton Rangers Res
2014–15	Trident	The Village	Chalford 3rds
2015–16	Wickwar Wanderers	Longlevens 4ths	Kingsway Rovers
2016–17	Kingsway Rovers	Painswick	Bridgeway
2017–18	Charfield Res	North Nibley	Cotswold Rangers Res
2018-19	North Nibley	Cashes Green	Ramblers Res
2019-20	Berkeley Town Res	Stroud United	Cam Everside Wanderers
2020-21	Not Awarded	Not Awarded	Not Awarded

League Cup Winners^[4][]

(this replaced the Stroud & District Charity Cup Competition run for over 100 years)

Season	Harry Greening Cup	Presidents Cup	Chairmans Cup	Dennis Mason Cup	Bill Bick Cup
2018–19^[5]	Frampton United	Kings Stanley	Minchinhampton	North Nibley	Cashes Green
2019–20^[6]	Not Completed^[7]	Not Completed	Not Completed	Final to be played in 2020-21 season	Final to be played in 2020-21 season
2020–21^[8]	Not Played^[9]	Not Played	Not Played	Not Played	Not Played

External links[]

References[]

^ http://fulltime-league.thefa.com/Index.do?league=1199765
^ http://www.stroudleague.co.uk/handbooks/
^ Tim Barnard (2014) Something to Shout About: The History of Forest Green Rovers FC, The History Press
^ http://www.stroudleague.co.uk/league-cups/
^ http://fulltime-league.thefa.com/ProcessPublicSelect.do?psSelectedSeason=572943132&psSelectedDivision=475397223&psSelectedCompetition=780378549&psSelectedLeague=1199765
^ https://fulltime-league.thefa.com/ProcessPublicSelect.do?psSelectedSeason=105802909&psSelectedDivision=0&psSelectedCompetition=780378549&psSelectedLeague=1199765
^ The 2019-20 season ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic
^ https://fulltime-league.thefa.com/ProcessPublicSelect.do?psSelectedSeason=105802909&psSelectedDivision=0&psSelectedCompetition=780378549&psSelectedLeague=1199765
^ The 2020-21 season ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic

[1] ttp://fulltime-league.thefa.com/Index.do?league=1199765

[2] ttp://www.stroudleague.co.uk/handbooks/

[TB-3] Tim Barnard (2014) Something to Shout About: The History of Forest Green Rovers FC, The History Press

[4] ttp://www.stroudleague.co.uk/league-cups/

[5] ttp://fulltime-league.thefa.com/ProcessPublicSelect.do?psSelectedSeason=572943132&psSelectedDivision=475397223&psSelectedCompetition=780378549&psSelectedLeague=1199765

[6] ttps://fulltime-league.thefa.com/ProcessPublicSelect.do?psSelectedSeason=105802909&psSelectedDivision=0&psSelectedCompetition=780378549&psSelectedLeague=1199765

[7] The 2019-20 season ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic

[8] ttps://fulltime-league.thefa.com/ProcessPublicSelect.do?psSelectedSeason=105802909&psSelectedDivision=0&psSelectedCompetition=780378549&psSelectedLeague=1199765

[9] The 2020-21 season ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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