Association football league in England
Football league
The Cheltenham Association Football League is a football competition based in England and has a total of three divisions. Its top division, Premier Division, 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 3 divisions, comprising 39 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 , but the club has now disbanded.
Member clubs 2023–24
AFC Cheltenham
AFC Kempsey
Bishops Cleeve 'A'
FC Lakeside Reserves
FC Wickhamford
Fintan
Generation Next
Prestbury Rovers
Shurdington Rovers
Smiths Barometrics Reserves
Southside Star
Tewkesbury Athletic
Winchcombe Town
Bishops Cleeve 'B'
Cheltenham United
Cheltenham Civil Service 'A'
Falcons Reserves
Hanley Swan
Kings AFC
Leckhampton Rovers
Montpellier
Pitville United
St Johns Colts
Tewkesbury Town Reserves
Tredworth Tigers Reserves
Whaddon Utd Reserves
Winchcombe Town Reserves
Bredon Reserves
Charlton Rovers Reserves
Cheltenham Tigers
Fintan Reserves
Gloucester Athletic
Montpellier Reserves
Pittville United Reserves
Shurdington Rovers Reserves
St Johns Colts Reserves
Tewkesbury Town 'A'
Tredworth Tigers 'A'
Welland Reserves
Source:[2]
Champions
Division One
Year
Division 1 Champions
1970–71
St Marks CC
1971–72
Winchcombe Town
1972–73
Brockworth
1973–74
Whaddon United
1974–75
Whaddon United
1975–76
Whaddon United
1976–77
The Herd
1977–78
Borough United
1978–79
Borough United
1979–80
Campden Town
1980–81
Borough United
1981–82
Bishop's Cleeve
1982–83
Borough United
1983–84
The Herd
1984–85
Borough United
1985–86
Borough United
1986–87
Borough United
1987–88
Borough United
1988–89
Borough United
1989–90
Borough United
1990–91
Endsleigh
1991–92
Brockworth
1992–93
Bourton Rovers
1993–94
Crescent United
1994–95
Eagle Star
1995–96
Cheltenham Civil Service
1996–97
Tewkesbury YMCA
1997–98
Woodmancote
1998–99
Bourton Rovers
1999–2000
Bredon
2000–01
Christchurch Nomads
2001–02
Warden Hill United
2002–03
Bishop's Cleeve Reserves
2003–04
Newton Heath
2004–05
Gala Wilton
2005–06
Star
2006–07
Hatherley Rangers
2007–08
Winchcombe Town
2008–09
FC Barometrics
2009–10
Moreton Rangers
2010–11
Real Whaddon
2011–12
Real Whaddon
2012–13
Bibury
2013–14
Charlton Rovers
2014–15
Whaddon United
2015–16
FC Lakeside
2016–17
Falcons
2017–18
Cheltenham Civil Service
2018–19
Andoversford
2019–20
Not Completed due to COVID-19
2020–21
Not Completed due to COVID-19
2021–22
Cheltenham Civil Service Reserves
(Div-One South)
2021–22
Whaddon United (Div-One North)
2022–23
Whaddon United
Source[3] [4]
Divisions Two to Six (recent champions)
Season
Division Two
Division Three
Division Four
Division Five
Division Six
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
2019–20
Not Completed – COVID-19
Not Completed – COVID-19
Not Completed – COVID-19
2020–21
Not Completed – COVID-19
Not Completed – COVID-19
Not Completed – COVID-19
2021–22
Whaddon United (Div-One North)
Kempsey Corinthians
Montpellier
Season
Division One
Division Two
Division Three
2022–23
AFC Kempsey
Montpellier
Montpellier Reserves
Source[5] [6]
List of recent play-off winners
Season
Division Two
Division Three
Division Four
2017–18
FC Barometrics Reserves
AFC Renegades
Malvern Vale Academy
2018–19
Bredon Reserves
Leckhampton Rovers
Malvern Cave
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