Gloucestershire County Womens Football League

Gloucestershire County Women's League
Country England
Founded 1998
First season 1998–99
Divisions 2
Number of teams 22
Level on pyramid 7–8
Promotion to South West Regional Women's Football League Division One
Current champions AEK Boco[1]
(2015–16)
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

AEK Boco
Almondsbury UWE
Bristol & West
B.L.U. Dev
Cheltenham Town Dev
Cirencester Town
Dursley Town
Forest of Dean
Longlevens
St Nicholas Res
Wootton Bassett
Abbeymead Rovers
Bishops Cleeve
Bradley
Stoke
Bristol
United
Cheltenham Spa CS
Cotswold Rangers
Mitcheldean
Port of
Bristol
Quedgeley Wanderers
Map showing the location of teams in the Gloucestershire Women's League in 2015–16. Division One teams are indicated in red, Division Two in yellow.

The teams competing in the league for the 2016–17 season are:[2][3]

Division One

Division Two

Former champions

SeasonDivision OneDivision TwoDivision ThreeNotes
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
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
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


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