The Somerset County League is a football competition based in England. The Premier Division operates at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System.[1] It is a feeder to the Western League Division One and has promoted ten clubs to it since 2006 – Hengrove Athletic, Portishead Town, Radstock Town, Oldland Abbotonians, Wells City, Cheddar, Ashton & Backwell United, Nailsea & Tickenham, Middlezoy Rovers and Mendip Broadwalk.
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Founded | 1890 |
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Country | England |
Divisions | 4 |
Number of teams | 61 |
Level on pyramid | Level 11 (Premier Division) |
Feeder to | Western League |
Promotion to | Western League Division One |
Relegation to | Bath and North Somerset District Football League Mid-Somerset Football League Perry Street and District League Taunton & District Saturday Football League Weston-super-Mare and District Football League Yeovil and District League |
League cup(s) | Errea Premier/First Division Cup Errea Second Division Cup |
Current champions | Mendip Broadwalk (2023–24) |
Website | Official Website |
Presently, the league has four divisions. It is fed by the Bath and North Somerset District League, the Mid-Somerset League, the Perry Street and District League, the Taunton & District Saturday League, the Yeovil and District League, and the Weston-super-Mare and District League. It is affiliated to the Somerset County FA which was formed in 1885.[2]
History
editThe Somerset County League, also known as the Somerset Senior League, was founded in 1890.
Seven of the current teams in the Somerset County League have competed at a higher level, namely:
- Ashton & Backwell United
- Bishop Sutton
- Chard Town
- Clevedon United
- Glastonbury
- Ilminster Town
- Minehead
- Peasedown Miners Welfare
Among the clubs that have left the Somerset County League and now compete at a higher level are:
- Bishops Lydeard
- Brislington
- Bridgwater United
- Bristol Manor Farm
- Cheddar
- Hengrove Athletic
- Keynsham Town
- Larkhall Athletic
- Mendip Broadwalk
- Middlezoy Rovers
- Nailsea & Tickenham
- Odd Down
- Oldland Abbotonians
- Paulton Rovers
- Portishead Town
- Radstock Town
- Shepton Mallet
- Shirehampton
- Street
- Taunton Town
- Wellington
- Wells City
- Yeovil Town
Clandown had three periods in the Western Football League but rejoined the Somerset County League in 1992 before folding in 2004.[3] Westland-Yeovil eventually folded after leaving the County League for the Western League but they subsequently reformed as Westland Sports and now compete in the Dorset Premier League.
2024–25 Members
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Premier Division Champions
editSeason | Premier Division |
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1983–84 | Robinsons DRG |
1984–85 | Robinsons DRG |
1985–86 | Robinsons DRG |
1986–87 | Robinsons DRG |
1987–88 | Robinsons DRG |
1988–89 | Brislington |
1989–90 | Bridgwater Town |
1990–91 | Bridgwater Town |
1991–92 | Bridgwater Town |
1992–93 | Long Sutton |
1993–94 | Portishead |
1994–95 | Portishead |
1995–96 | Portishead |
1996–97 | Street |
1997–98 | Portishead |
1998–99 | Clevedon United |
1999–2000 | Shirehampton |
2000–01 | Shepton Mallet |
2001–02 | Brislington Reserves |
2002–03 | Nailsea United |
2003–04 | Team Bath Reserves |
2004–05 | Mangotsfield United Reserves |
2005–06 | Hengrove Athletic |
2006–07 | Burnham United |
2007–08 | Nailsea United |
2008–09 | Bridgwater Town Reserves |
2009–10 | Bridgwater Town Reserves |
2010–11 | Shirehampton |
2011–12 | Nailsea United |
2012–13 | Nailsea United |
2013–14 | Nailsea United |
2014–15 | Shirehampton |
2015–16 | Bishops Lydeard |
2016–17 | Watchet Town |
2017–18 | Chilcompton Sports |
2018–19 | Chilcompton Sports |
2019–21 | seasons curtailed by Covid pandemic |
2021–22 | Nailsea & Tickenham |
2022–23 | Chilcompton Sports |
2023–24 | Mendip Broadwalk |
References
edit- ^ "Guide to the Non-League Pyramid". BBC Sport. 31 March 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ "History". Somerset FA. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ "Football Club History Database – Clandown". Retrieved 23 May 2011.