Association football league in England
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.
Rodborough Old Boys were League Champions for the 2022–23 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:
Member clubs 2023–24
Division One - 13 teams
Chalford Reserves, Horsley United, Kingswood, Minchinhampton, Old Richians, Painswick, Sharpness Reserves, Shortwood United Reserves, Taverners, Tetbury Town, Tuffley Rovers 3rds, Wickwar Wanderers, Wotton Rovers
Division Two - 13 teams
Abbeymead Rovers, Brockworth Albion Reserves, Cam Bulldogs Reserves, Charfield Reserves, Dursley Town Reserves, Hardwicke Reserves, Longlevens 3rds, Quedgeley Wanderers Reserves, Rodborough Old Boys Reserves, Sherston Town, Stroud United, Uley, Upton St Leonards Reserves
Division Three - 13 teams
Barnwood United Reserves, Berkeley Town Reserves, Chalford 3rds, Hardwicke 3rds, Kings Stanley Reserves, Longford, Longlevens 4ths, Minety, Randwick, Redmarley & Tibberton United, South Cerney, Stonehouse Town 3rds, Stratton United
Division Four - 20 teams
North Section - Boss, Cotswold Rangers, Gala Wilton 3rds, Gloster Rovers, Old Richians Res, Ramblers, Rising Stars, Trident, Tuffley Rovers 4ths, Upton St Leonards Reserves
South Section - Cam Bulldogs Reserves, Cam Everside Wanderers, Dursley Town 3rds, Frampton United 3rds, Leonard Stanley Reserves, Minchinhampton Reserves, Rodborough Old Boys 3rds, Sharpness 3rds, Tetbury Town Reserves, Wickwar Wanderers Reserves
Division Five - 20 teams
North Section - Abbeymead Rovers Reserves, Brockworth Albion 3rds, Bush FC, Gala Wilton 4ths, Longlevens 5ths, Mavericks, Painswick Reserves, AFC Renegades, Stroud United Reserves, Tuffley Rovers 5ths
South Section - Horsley United Reserves, Kingswood Reserves, Marling Juniors, Minety Reserves, Nailsworth Town, Sherston Town Reserves, Stratton United Reserves, Taverners Reserves, Uley Reserves, Wotton Rovers Reserves
Division Six - 10 teams
Abbeymead Rovers 3rds, Alkerton Rangers, Chalford 4ths, Dursley Town 4ths, Horsley United 3rds, Leonard Stanley 3rds, Longford Reserves, Painswick 3rds, Randwick Reserves, Uley 3rds
League Cup Winners
(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
|
| 2021–22[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
