# Cheltenham Association Football League

The Cheltenham Association Football League is a football competition based in England and has a total of three divisions. Its top division, Premier Division, sits at level 14 of the English football league system. It is a feeder to the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League.
The Cheltenham League is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.

## Background

The Cheltenham Association Football League is based in and around Cheltenham, providing league football for teams in a 50-mile radius of the town. From its humble beginnings in 1900, the league now boasts 3 divisions, comprising 39 teams and is a feeder league for the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League.
Among the clubs that have left the Cheltenham League and now compete at a higher level are:
* Bishop's Cleeve
* Cheltenham Town
* Cirencester Town
* Cheltenham Saracens
* Evesham United
* Gloucester City
The Herd are another side that progressed from the Cheltenham League to the Hellenic Football League and in more recent years were known as Cirencester United, but the club has now disbanded.

## Member clubs 2023–24

* Premier Division
* AFC Cheltenham
* AFC Kempsey
* Bishops Cleeve 'A'
* FC Lakeside Reserves
* FC Wickhamford
* Fintan
* Generation Next
* Prestbury Rovers
* Shurdington Rovers
* Smiths Barometrics Reserves
* Southside Star
* Tewkesbury Athletic
* Winchcombe Town
* Division One
* Bishops Cleeve 'B'
* Cheltenham United
* Cheltenham Civil Service 'A'
* Falcons Reserves
* Hanley Swan
* Kings AFC
* Leckhampton Rovers
* Montpellier
* Pitville United
* St Johns Colts
* Tewkesbury Town Reserves
* Tredworth Tigers Reserves
* Whaddon Utd Reserves
* Winchcombe Town Reserves
* Division Two
* Bredon Reserves
* Charlton Rovers Reserves
* Cheltenham Tigers
* Fintan Reserves
* Gloucester Athletic
* Montpellier Reserves
* Pittville United Reserves
* Shurdington Rovers Reserves
* St Johns Colts Reserves
* Tewkesbury Town 'A'
* Tredworth Tigers 'A'
* Welland Reserves
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## Champions
### Division One

| Year | Division 1 Champions |
| 1900–01 | St Paul's United |
| 1901–02 | St Paul's United |
| 1902–03 | St Paul's United |
| 1903–04 | Charlton Rangers |
| 1904–05 | St Paul's United |
| 1905–06 | St Paul's United |
| 1906–07 | Gloucester City |
| 1907–08 | Tewkesbury |
| 1908–09 | Tewkesbury |
| 1909–10 | Evesham United |
| 1910–11 | Cheltenham Town |
| 1911–12 | Evesham United |
| 1912–13 | Evesham United |
| 1913–14 | Cheltenham Town |
| 1915–20 | No competition due to First World War |
| 1920–21 | Tewkesbury |
| 1921–22 | Tewkesbury |
| 1922–23 | Ashton-Under-Hill |
| 1923–24 | Ashton-Under-Hill |
| 1924–25 | Sunningend |
| 1925–26 | Leckhampton |
| 1926–27 | Alderton |
| 1927–28 | Cirencester Town |
| 1928–29 | St Paul's College |
| 1929–30 | Cirencester Town |
| 1930–31 | Moreton Town |
| 1931–32 | Bishop's Cleeve |
| 1932–33 | Broadway Athletic |
| 1933–34 | Broadway Athletic |
| 1934–35 | Bishop's Cleeve |
| 1935–36 | Charlton Kings |
| 1936–37 | Charlton Kings |
| 1937–38 | Charlton Kings |
| 1938–39 | Sunningend |
| 1939–45 | No competition due to Second World War |
| 1945–46 | 1st Infantry Hold Battalion |
| 1946–47 | Moreton Town |
| 1947–48 | Charlton Kings |
| 1948–49 | Cirencester Town |
| 1949–50 | Bourton Rovers |
| 1950–51 | Tewkesbury YMCA |
| 1951–52 | Smiths Athletic |
| 1952–53 | Rotol |
| 1953–54 | Moreton Town |
| 1954–55 | Cirencester Town |
| 1955–56 | Cirencester Town |
| 1956–57 | Smiths Athletic |
| 1957–58 | Smiths Athletic |
| 1958–59 | St Marks CC |
| 1959–60 | Cheltenham Town Colts |
| 1960–61 | Broadway United |
| 1961–62 | Bishop's Cleeve |
| 1962–63 | St Marks CC |
| 1963–64 | Bishop's Cleeve |
| 1964–65 | Tewkesbury YMCA |
| 1965–66 | Bishop's Cleeve |
| 1966–67 | Bishop's Cleeve |
| 1967–68 | Moreton Town |
| 1968–69 | Tewkesbury YMCA |
| 1969–70 | St Marks CC |
| Year | Division 1 Champions |
| 1970–71 | St Marks CC |
| 1971–72 | Winchcombe Town |
| 1972–73 | Brockworth |
| 1973–74 | Whaddon United |
| 1974–75 | Whaddon United |
| 1975–76 | Whaddon United |
| 1976–77 | The Herd |
| 1977–78 | Borough United |
| 1978–79 | Borough United |
| 1979–80 | Campden Town |
| 1980–81 | Borough United |
| 1981–82 | Bishop's Cleeve |
| 1982–83 | Borough United |
| 1983–84 | The Herd |
| 1984–85 | Borough United |
| 1985–86 | Borough United |
| 1986–87 | Borough United |
| 1987–88 | Borough United |
| 1988–89 | Borough United |
| 1989–90 | Borough United |
| 1990–91 | Endsleigh |
| 1991–92 | Brockworth |
| 1992–93 | Bourton Rovers |
| 1993–94 | Crescent United |
| 1994–95 | Eagle Star |
| 1995–96 | Cheltenham Civil Service |
| 1996–97 | Tewkesbury YMCA |
| 1997–98 | Woodmancote |
| 1998–99 | Bourton Rovers |
| 1999–2000 | Bredon |
| 2000–01 | Christchurch Nomads |
| 2001–02 | Warden Hill United |
| 2002–03 | Bishop's Cleeve Reserves |
| 2003–04 | Newton Heath |
| 2004–05 | Gala Wilton |
| 2005–06 | Star |
| 2006–07 | Hatherley Rangers |
| 2007–08 | Winchcombe Town |
| 2008–09 | FC Barometrics |
| 2009–10 | Moreton Rangers |
| 2010–11 | Real Whaddon |
| 2011–12 | Real Whaddon |
| 2012–13 | Bibury |
| 2013–14 | Charlton Rovers |
| 2014–15 | Whaddon United |
| 2015–16 | FC Lakeside |
| 2016–17 | Falcons |
| 2017–18 | Cheltenham Civil Service |
| 2018–19 | Andoversford |
| 2019–20 | Not Completed due to COVID-19 |
| 2020–21 | Not Completed due to COVID-19 |
| 2021–22 | Cheltenham Civil Service Reserves |
| | (Div-One South) |
| 2021–22 | Whaddon United (Div-One North) |
| 2022–23 | Whaddon United |
Source

### Divisions Two to Six (recent champions)

| Season | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four | Division Five | Division Six |
| 2000–01 | Dynamos | Newton Heath | Phoenix United | Warden Hill United Reserves | |
| 2001–02 | Smiths Athletic Reserves | Bishop's Cleeve 'A' | Warden Hill United Reserves | Northway Reserves | |
| 2002–03 | Newton Heath | Warden Hill Reserves | Northway Reserves | Naunton Park | |
| 2003–04 | Rowanfield United | St Marks Reserves | Charlton Rovers | Tewkesbury YMCA Reserves | |
| 2004–05 | Bishop's Cleeve 'A' | Gala Wilton Reserves | Tewkesbury YMCA Reserves | Tewkesbury Dynamos | |
| 2005–06 | Cheltenham Civil Service Reserves | High Tech Rangers | AC Olympia | Tewkesbury Town | |
| 2006–07 | Finlay Rovers | Whaddon United | Tewkesbury Town | Churchdown Panthers | |
| 2007–08 | Whaddon United | Winchcombe Town Reserves | Tewkesbury Rovers | FC Barometrics Reserves | |
| 2008–09 | Whaddon United Reserves | Broadway United | Churchdown Panthers | Cheltenham & Gloucester | Cheltenham Saracens 'C' |
| 2009–10 | Real Whaddon | Gloucester Elmleaze | Cheltenham & Gloucester | Cheltenham Saracens 'B' | FC Lakeside |
| 2010–11 | Falcons | Smiths Athletic Reserves | RSG | FC Lakeside | Cheltonians |
| 2011–12 | Bibury | Hanley Swan | FC Lakeside | Welland | Newlands Athletic |
| 2012–13 | Gala Wilton Reserves | FC Lakeside | Priors | Pittville United | Hatherley |
| 2013–14 | Churchdown Panthers | Cheltenham Patriots | Shurdington Rovers Reserves | Northway | FC Lakeside Reserves |
| 2014–15 | Cheltenham Civil Service Reserves | Welland | Northway | FC Lakeside Reserves | Malvern Vale |
| 2015–16 | Welland | Shurdington Rovers | Bredon Reserves | Apperley Reserves | |
| 2016–17 | Andoversford | FC Barometrics Thirds | Cheltenham Civil Service Fourths | St Pauls United | |
| 2017–18 | Cheltenham Civil Service Reserves | St Pauls United | Prestbury Rovers Reserves | |
| 2018–19 | AFC Renegades | Malvern Vale | FC Lakeside Reserves | | |
| 2019–20 | Not Completed – COVID-19 | Not Completed – COVID-19 | Not Completed – COVID-19 | | |
| 2020–21 | Not Completed – COVID-19 | Not Completed – COVID-19 | Not Completed – COVID-19 | | |
| 2021–22 | Whaddon United (Div-One North) | Kempsey Corinthians | Montpellier | | |
| Season | Division One | Division Two | Division Three |
| 2022–23 | AFC Kempsey | Montpellier | Montpellier Reserves |
Source

## List of recent play-off winners

| Season | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four |
| 2017–18 | FC Barometrics Reserves | AFC Renegades | Malvern Vale Academy |
| 2018–19 | Bredon Reserves | Leckhampton Rovers | Malvern Cave |