# 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.
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

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

1902–03: Brimscombe
| 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

(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 | Kings Stanley | Minchinhampton | North Nibley | Abbeymead Rovers Res | Cashes Green | Cotswold Rangers Res |
| 2019–20 | Not Completed | Not Completed | North Nibley | Not Completed | Brockworth Albion 3rds | Not Completed |
| 2020–21 | Not Played | Not Played | Not Played | Not Played | Not Played | Not Played |
| 2021–22 | Minchinhampton | North Nibley | Gala Wilton 3rds | Berkeley Town Res | Robinswood Athletic | Ramblers Res |
| 2021–22 | 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