Gloucestershire County Womens Football League

Gloucestershire County Women's League
Founded 1998
First season 1998–99
Country England
Divisions 2
Number of teams 19
Level on pyramid 7–8
Promotion to South West Regional Women's Football League Eastern Division
Current champions Frampton Rangers
(2017–18)
Website Official website

The Gloucestershire County Women's Football League is a women's association football competition run by the Gloucestershire County Football Association. It consists of two divisions and sits at levels 7 and 8 of the women's football pyramid in England.

Teams

Abbeymead Rovers
Bristol & West
B.L.U.
Cheltenham C.S.
Chipping Sodbury
Forest of Dean
Longlevens
Longwell Green
St Nicholas Res
Bishops Cleeve
Bradley
Stoke
Cirencester Town
Cotswold Rangers
Cribbs
Downend F. Res
Dursley Town
F.G.R. Dev
Gloucester City
Mitcheldean
Map showing the location of teams in the Gloucestershire Women's League in 2018–19. Division One teams are indicated in red, Division Two in yellow.

The teams competing in the league for the 2018–19 season are:[1][2]

Division One

  • Abbeymead Rovers
  • Bristol & West
  • Bristol Ladies Union
  • Cheltenham Civil Service
  • Chipping Sodbury Town
  • Forest of Dean
  • Longlevens
  • Longwell Green
  • St Nicholas Reserves

Division Two

  • Bishops Cleeve
  • Bradley Stoke
  • Bradley Stoke Development
  • Bristol Ladies Union (Youth)
  • Cheltenham Town (Youth)
  • Cirencester Town
  • Cotswold Rangers
  • Cribbs
  • Downend Flyers Reserves
  • Dursley Town
  • Gloucester City
  • Mitcheldean

Former champions

SeasonDivision OneDivision TwoDivision ThreeNotes
2017-18 Frampton Rangers Longwell Green
2016–17St Nicholas ReservesFrampton Rangers[3]
2015–16AEK BocoAbbeymead Rovers[4]
2014–15Oldland AbbotoniansAEK Boco Development[5][6]
2013–14Cheltenham Civil ServiceCheltenham Town Development[7]
2012–13BittonLongwell Green[8]
2011–12Forest of DeanQuedgeley Wanderers[9]
2010–11Cam BulldogsSt NicholasGloucester City Reserves[10]
2009–10Swindon SupermarineBittonSt Nicholas[11]
2008–09Cleeve WestSwindon Supermarine[12]

Cup competitions

Teams participating in the Women's County League compete in the Gordon Perrett Memorial Cup, a competition named after a founder member of the league. [13] The winners of the competition are as follows:

Season Winners Runners-up
2017-18 Bristol & West Frampton Rangers
2016-17 Royal Wootton Bassett Almondsbury UWE
2015-16 AEK Boco Abbeymead Rovers
2014-15 AEK Boco Development Cheltenham Town Development
2013-14 No competition run
2012-13 Bitton Ladies Cheltenham Civil Service
2010-11 St Nicholas Bitton Ladies
2009-10 Swindon Supermarine Bitton Ladies
2008-09 Forest of Dean Ladies Cleeve West Town
2007-08 Oldland Abbotonians Cam Bulldogs
2006-07 Stoke Lane Athletic Cam Bulldogs
2005-06 Downend Flyers Oldland Abbotonians
2004-05 Stoke Lane Athletic Cirencester Town
2003-04 Stoke Lane Athletic Gloucester Athletic
2002-03 Cam Bulldogs Gloucester City
2001-02 South Bristol Wanderers University of Bristol
2000-01 No competition run
1999-00 Chalford Cirencester Town
1998-99 Cheltenham Reserves Cirencester Town

Clubs across the two divisions also compete the Gloucestershire FA County Cup competitions. They are split into the GFA Women's Trophy and Challenge Cup based on their position the previous season. The Trophy is the higher honour of the two. Past winners are as follows:

Season GFA Women's Trophy GFA Women's Challenge Cup
Winners Runners-up Winners Runners-up
2017-18 St Nicholas Cheltenham Town Cotswold Rangers Mitcheldean
2016-17 Cheltenham Town St Nicholas Reserves Frampton Rangers Stoke Lane Athletic
2015-16 Forest Green Rovers Cheltenham Town Abbeymead Rovers Mangotsfield United
2014-15 Forest Green Rovers Bristol Ladies Union Bristol Ladies Union Development Abbeymead Rovers
2013-14 Forest Green Rovers Bristol Ladies Union St Nicholas Cheltenham Town Development
2012-13 Bristol Academy Downend Flyers
2011-12 Stroud & South Gloucestershire College Filton Gloucester City
2010-11 Stroud & South Gloucestershire College Filton Downend Flyers
2009-10 Stroud & South Gloucestershire College Filton Forest Green Rovers
2008-09 Forest Green Rovers Cheltenham Town
2007-08 Filton College Academy Forest Green Rovers

Note: GCWFL teams in bold.

References

  1. ↑ "Gloucestershire County Womens Football League Division One". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Gloucestershire County Womens Football League Division Two". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "The County Leagues". Women's Soccer Scene. Vol. 17 no. 39. 1 June 2017. p. 29.
  4. ↑ "Gloucestershire County Women's League". Bristol Soccerworld. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League Division One 2014–15". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League Division Two 2014–15". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League season archive 2013–14". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League season archive 2012–13". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League season archive 2011–12". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League season archive 2010–11". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League season archive 2009–10". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League season archive 2008–09". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY WOMENS FOOTBALL LEAGUE - League Officers". www.leaguewebsite.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
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