| Founded | 1904 |
|---|---|
| First season | 1904–05 |
| Folded | 1931 |
| Country |  England |
| Divisions | One |
| Domestic cup(s) | FA Cup FA Amateur Cup |
| Most championships | Botwell Mission Napier (4 titles each) |
The Great Western Suburban League was a football league that was primarily held in the Home counties, founded in 1904.
The Great Western Suburban League was founded on the 18 May 1904, at a meeting called by Mr. W. G. Langdon of Staines which was held at the De Burgh Hotel in Yiewsley, Middlesex. [1] It drew its membership from teams in the Home counties to the west of London, located near to the Great Western Railway. An initial rule of the league that stated that all clubs should have their grounds situated within about a mile of any Great Western Railway station between Paddington and Reading was amended in a special general meeting held at the Royal Hotel in Slough on 19 March 1914 to allow the admission into the league of Chesham Town and Newbury Town. [2]
The league was generally considered by clubs to be a stepping stone to the Spartan League. After the 1926–27 season, all the member clubs left, with a new constitution of teams being formed for the following season. Following the 1930–31 season, in which only seven teams competed, the league folded. [3]
| Season | Winner [3] | Runners-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904–05 | 2nd Grenadier Guards | Maidenhead Norfolkians | Hounslow |
| 1905–06 | Hounslow | Brentford reserves | Maindehead Norfolkians |
| 1906–07 | Shepherd's Bush | Brentford reserves | Hounslow |
| 1907–08 | Brentford reserves | 1st Grenadier Guards | Windsor & Eton |
| 1908–09 | Brentford reserves | Reading reserves | Wycombe Wanderers |
| 1909–10 | Reading reserves | Brentford reserves | Wycombe Wanderers |
| 1910–11 | Brentford reserves | Uxbridge | Southall |
| 1911–12 | 2nd Grenadier Guards | Staines | Wycombe Wanderers |
| 1912–13 | Southall | 19th Royal Hussars | Windsor & Eton |
| 1913–14 | 19th Royal Hussars | Maidenhead Norfolkians | Southall |
| 1914–19 | Not held due to World War I [4] | ||
| 1919–20 | Maidenhead United | Botwell Mission | Slough |
| 1920–21 | Botwell Mission | Maidenhead United | Windsor & Eton |
| 1921–22 | Botwell Mission | Windsor & Eton | Uxbridge Town |
| 1922–23 | Botwell Mission | Staines Lagonda | Hounslow |
| 1923–24 | Botwell Mission | Staines Lagonda | Cowley |
| 1924–25 | Hounslow | Yiewsley | Newbury Town |
| 1925–26 | Newbury Town | Watford Old Boys | Yiewsley |
| 1926–27 | Leyland Motors | Newbury Town | Watford Old Boys reserves |
| 1927–28 | Napier | Holland Athletic reserves | Hounslow Rangers |
| 1928–29 | Napier | Roxeth & Harrow Old Boys | Holland Athletic reserves |
| 1929–30 | Napier | Ealing Celtic | Minters Athletic |
| 1930–31 | Napier | Feltham Sports | Ealing Celtic |
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