Stroud and District Football League

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 six divisions with the highest, Division One, sitting at level 14 of the English football league system.

Stroud and District Football League

Founded	1902
Country	England
Divisions	6
Number of clubs	89
Level on pyramid	Levels 14 to 19
Promotion to	Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division Two
League cup(s)	Stroud and District Football League Cup Competition (6 cup and shield trophies)
Current champions	Painswick (2023-24)
Website	Official Website – stroudleague.co.uk League Tables – TheFA.com

Painswick were League Champions for the 2023–24 season and were subsequently promoted to the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League (GNSL).

The League will be sponsored (for a third season) in 2023-24 by Bateman's Sports (based in central Stroud) and Kappa.

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 2024–25[1]

Division One - 14 teams
Chalford Reserves, Chesterton, Dursley Town Reserves, Horsley United, Leonard Stanley, Minchinhampton, Old Richians, Shortwood United Reserves, Stroud United, Taverners, Tetbury Town, Tuffley Rovers 3rds, Wickwar Wanderers, Wotton Rovers

Division Two - 13 teams
Abbeymead Rovers, Brockworth Albion Reserves, Cam Bulldogs, Hardwicke Reserves, Kingswood, Longlevens 3rds, Randwick, Rodborough Old Boys Reserves, Sharpness Reserves, Sherston Town, Stratton United, Uley, Upton St Leonards

Division Three - 10 teams
Chalford 3rds, Dursley Town 3rds, Frampton United 3rds, Hardwicke 3rds, Kings Stanley Reserves, Longlevens 4ths, Minety, Quedgeley Wanderers Reserves, Rising Stars, Stonehouse Town 3rds

Division Four - 20 teams
North Section - Barnwood United Reserves, Boss FC, Brockworth Albion 3rds, Cotswold Rangers, Gloster Rovers, Longlevens 5ths, Mavericks, Old Richians Reserves, Trident, Tuffley Rovers 4ths
South Section - Berkeley Town Reserves, Cam Bulldogs Reserves, Cam Everside Wanderers, Charfield Reserves, Horsley United Reserves, Minchinhampton Reserves, Sharpness 3rds, Stratton United Reserves, Taverners Reserves, Tetbury Town Reserves

Division Five - 22 teams
North Section - AFC Renegades, Abbeymead Rovers 3rds, Bush FC, Chalford 4ths, Coney Hill, Gala Wilton 3rds, Longford, Painswick Reserves, Randwick Reserves, Rising Star Reserves, Upton St Leonards Reserves
South Section - Abbeymead Rovers Reserves, Dursley Town 4ths, Kingswood Reserves, Minety Reserves, Nailsworth Town, Painswick 3rds, Sherston Town Reserves, Stroud United Reserves, Uley Reserves, Wickwar Wanderers Reserves, Wotton Rovers Reserves

Division Six - 8 teams
Abbeymead Rovers 4ths, Alkerton Rangers, Barnwood United 3rds, Berkeley Town 3rds, Cam Bulldogs 3rds, Minchinhampton Juniors, Horsley United 3rds, Leonard Stanley 3rds

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
2021–22	Tredworth Tigers	Wotton Rovers	Painswick	Dursley Town Res
2022–23	Rodborough Old Boys	Painswick	Dursley Town Res	Longlevens 4ths
2023-24	Painswick	Dursley Town Res	Longlevens 4ths	Ramblers

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
2021-22	Sherston Town	Longlevens 5ths	Robinswood Athletic	Rising Stars
2022-23	Leonard Stanley Reserves	Brockworth Albion 3rds
2023–24	Mavericks	Dursley Town 4ths

League Cup Winners[4]

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

Season	Presidents Cup	Chairmans Cup	Dennis Mason Cup	Fred Gardiner Shield	Bill Bick Cup	Derek Freebury Shield
2018–19[5]	Kings Stanley	Minchinhampton	North Nibley	Abbeymead Rovers Res	Cashes Green	Cotswold Rangers Res
2019–20[6]	Not Completed[7]	Not Completed	North Nibley	Not Completed	Brockworth Albion 3rds	Not Completed
2020–21[8]	Not Played[9]	Not Played	Not Played	Not Played	Not Played	Not Played
2021–22[10]	Minchinhampton	North Nibley	Gala Wilton 3rds	Berkeley Town Res	Robinswood Athletic	Ramblers Res
2022–23[11]	Minety	Cam Bulldogs	South Cerney	Trident	Tetbury Town Res	Gala Wilton 4ths

In 2018–19, the Fred Gardiner and the Derek Freebury Shields were the former Section 'B' and 'D' Plate Competitions respectively.

Additional cups run:-

Harry Greening Trophy, won by Frampton United in 2018-19

Section ‘A’ (Plate Competition), won by Old Richians in 2018-19 and Gala Wilton Reserves in 2021-22

Section ‘C’ (Plate Competition), won by Gloster Rovers in 2019-20 and Minchinhampton Reserves in 2021-22

External links

• Official website
• League Tables – TheFA.com