Cheltenham Association Football League
Association football league in England
Football league
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| Founded | 1900 |
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| Country | England |
| Divisions | 3 |
| Number of teams | 39 |
| Level on pyramid | Levels 14 to 16 |
| Feeder to | Gloucestershire Northern Senior League |
| Promotion to | Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division Two |
| Current champions | Whaddon Unite (2022–23) |
| Website | cheltenhamleague.co.uk |
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
- Premier Division
- 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
- Division One
- 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
- Division Two
- 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
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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 | ||
| 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 | |
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| 2022–23 | AFC Kempsey | Montpellier | Montpellier 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 website". Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "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
- League website
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structures
- Grade I listed buildings in Cheltenham
- Grade II* listed buildings in Cheltenham
- 153–159 Fairview Road
- All Saints' Church
- The Bacon Theatre
- Cavendish House
- Le Champignon Sauvage
- Cheltenham Masonic Hall
- Cheltenham Minster, St Mary's
- Cheltenham Racecourse Heliport
- Cheltenham Synagogue
- Cheltenham Town Hall
- The Doughnut
- Ellenborough Park Hotel
- Everyman Theatre
- Montpellier Rotunda
- Pittville Pump Room
- The Playhouse
- St Philip and St James Church, Leckhampton
- St Gregory's Church
- Cheltenham High Street Halt railway station
- Cheltenham Spa railway station
- Thirlestaine House
- Trinity Cheltenham
- The Bacon Theatre
- Cheltenham Town Hall
- Everyman Theatre
- Pittville Pump Room
- The Playhouse
- Spy Booth
- The Cheltenham Ghost
- The Wilson (Cheltenham)
- Gloucestershire College
- University of Gloucestershire
- National Star College
- Westminster Theological Centre
- All Saints' Academy
- Balcarras School
- Cheltenham Bournside School
- Cheltenham College
- Cheltenham Ladies' College
- Dean Close School
- Pate's Grammar School
- Pittville School
- St Edward's School
- University of Gloucestershire
- Hereford College of Arts
- Urban Learning Foundation
- Cheltenham Association Football League
- Cheltenham Cricket Club
- Cheltenham Rugby Festival
- Cheltenham Saracens F.C.
- Cheltenham Town F.C.
- Cheltenham Festival
- Cheltenham Gold Cup
- Old Patesians R.F.C.
- College Ground, Cheltenham
- Dowty Arle Court
- East Gloucestershire Cricket Club Ground
- Hatherley and Reddings Cricket Club Ground
- Cheltenham Racecourse
- Sandford Parks Lido
- The Victoria Ground
- Whaddon Road
- Cheltenham and District Light Railway
- Cheltenham High Street Halt railway station
- Cheltenham Racecourse Heliport
- Cheltenham Racecourse railway station
- Cheltenham Spa Express
- Cheltenham Spa Malvern Road railway station
- Cheltenham Spa railway station
- Cheltenham Spa St. James railway station
- Gloucester and Cheltenham Tramroad
- Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
- Stagecoach West
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