Gloucestershire County Women's Football League

Gloucestershire County Women's League
Founded1998
First season1998–99
CountryEngland
Divisions4
Number of clubs41
Level on pyramid7
Promotion toSouth West Regional Women's Football League
Current championsWhitchurch Ladies 1st
(2024-25)
WebsiteOfficial 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 four divisions and sits at level 7 of the women's football pyramid in England.

Teams

AEK Boco
Bishops Cleeve
Hartpury
Bristol Brunel
Bristol & West
Cheltenham Saracens
Dursley
Iron Acton
Longlevens
Olveston
Southmead
Map showing the location of teams in Division One of the Gloucestershire Women's League in 2025–26.

By 2008-09 season, the league consisted of 2 divisions. This expanded to 3 in the 2009-10 season, before Division 3 was disbanded for the 2011-12 season. The 2020-21 season saw Division 3 reintroduced, and the league was expanded to its largest in the 2024-25 season to include Division 4. The teams competing in the league for the 2025–26 season are:

Division One[1] Division Two[2] Division Three[3] Division Four[4]
AEK Boco Ladies Reserves Cheltenham Civil Service Ladies First Abbeymead Rovers Ladies First Ashton Keynes Youth Ladies
Bishops Cleeve Ladies 1st Cinderford Town Ladies 1st AEK Boco Ladies Development Barnwood United Women
Bristol Brunel Women City of Gloucester Women First Andoversford Women Berkeley Town Ladies
Bristol & West Ladies Downend Flyers Women Reserves Bishops Cleeve Ladies Development Downend Flyers Women 'A'
Cheltenham Saracens Women 1st Ellwood Ladies First Bradley Stoke Ladies 1st Fry Club JFC Women
Dursley Town Ladies First Longwell Green Ladies First Bristol Ladies Union First Lydney Town Ladies
Hartpury Women Mangotsfield United Women Reserve Cheltenham Spa Women 1st Mitcheldean SC Ladies First
Iron Acton Women Newent Town Women First Kingswood Women First Southmead Ladies Reserves
Longlevens Ladies 1st North Bristol Wanderers Women First Tuffley Rovers Ladies 1st Thornbury Town Women
Olveston United Women First Stoke Lane Athletic Women 1st Winchcombe Town Ladies 1st Wessex Wanderers Womens
Southmead Ladies 1st

Former champions

Season Division One Division Two Division Three Division Four Notes
2024-25 Whitchurch Ladies 1st Gloucester City Women Reserves Ellwood Ladies First Cheltenham Spa Women 1st [5]Introduction of Division 4
2023-24 Cirencester Town Ladies First Longlevens Ladies 1sts City of Gloucester Women First - [6]
2022-23 Bitton Ladies 1st Cheltenham Civil Service Ladies First Bristol Ladies Union First - [7]
2021–22 Pucklechurch Sports Bristol Rovers Development Bradley Stoke - [8]
2020–21 Bristol Rovers Olveston United Ellwood Ladies First - [9]Reintroduction of Division 3
2019–20 Season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic[10]
2018–19 Bristol Ladies Union Cheltenham Town Under-18s - - [11]
2017-18 Frampton Rangers Longwell Green - - [12]
2016–17 St Nicholas Reserves Frampton Rangers - - [13]
2015–16 AEK Boco Abbeymead Rovers - - [14]
2014–15 Oldland Abbotonians AEK Boco Development - - [15][16]
2013–14 Cheltenham Civil Service Cheltenham Town Development - - [17]
2012–13 Bitton Longwell Green - - [18]
2011–12 Forest of Dean Quedgeley Wanderers - - [19]Disbanding of Division 3
2010–11 Cam Bulldogs St Nicholas Gloucester City Reserves - [20]
2009–10 Swindon Supermarine Bitton St Nicholas - [21]Introduction of Division 3
2008–09 Cleeve West Swindon Supermarine - - [22]

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.[23] The winners of the competition are as follows:

Season Winners Runners-up
2021-22 Longwell Green Dursley Town
2020–21 Cup abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic[24]
2019–20 Cup abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic[24]
2018–19 Bristol Ladies Union Chipping Sodbury Town
2017-18 Bristol & West Frampton Rangers
2016–17 Royal Wootton Bassett Almondsbury UWE
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

References

  1. ^ "Gloucestershire County Womens Football League Division One". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Gloucestershire County Womens Football League Division Two". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Gloucestershire County Womens Football League Division Three". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Gloucestershire County Womens Football League Division 4". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Gloucestershire County Womens Football League 2024-25". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Gloucestershire County Womens Football League 2023-24". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Gloucestershire County Womens Football League 2022-23". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  8. ^ "Gloucestershire County Womens Football League 2021-22". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  9. ^ "Gloucestershire County Womens Football League 2020-21". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  10. ^ "FA COUNCIL RATIFY DECISION TO END 2019-20 SEASON IN NON-LEAGUE AND WOMEN'S GAME". The Football Association. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Gloucestershire County Womens Football League 2018-19". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  12. ^ "GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY WOMENS FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2018-19". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  13. ^ "The County Leagues". Women's Soccer Scene. Vol. 17, no. 39. 1 June 2017. p. 29.
  14. ^ "Gloucestershire County Women's League". Bristol Soccerworld. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  15. ^ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League Division One 2014–15". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  16. ^ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League Division Two 2014–15". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  17. ^ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League season archive 2013–14". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  18. ^ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League season archive 2012–13". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  19. ^ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League season archive 2011–12". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  20. ^ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League season archive 2010–11". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  21. ^ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League season archive 2009–10". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  22. ^ "Gloucestershire County Women's Football League season archive 2008–09". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  23. ^ "GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY WOMENS FOOTBALL LEAGUE - League Officers". www.leaguewebsite.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  24. ^ a b "FA COUNCIL RATIFY DECISION TO END 2019-20 SEASON IN NON-LEAGUE AND WOMEN'S GAME". The Football Association. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
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