Bedfordshire County Football League

Bedfordshire County Football League
Founded	1904
Country	England
Divisions	4
Number of teams	66
Level on pyramid	Level 11 (Premier Division)
Feeder to	United Counties League ; Spartan South Midlands League ;
Promotion to	United Counties League Division One; Spartan South Midlands Division One;
Relegation to	Luton District & South Bedfordshire League
Domestic cup(s)	Britannia Cup; Centenary Cup; Jubilee Cup; Watson Shield;
Current champions	Shefford Town & Campton ; (2018–19)
Website	Official website

Last updated October 09, 2023

The Bedfordshire County Football League (formed as the Bedford & District League in 1904), is an English football competition for clubs in and close to the county of Bedfordshire.^[1] It runs with four divisions (five in the previous two seasons) and is headed by the Premier Division, which is at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System. The top club in the league may apply for promotion to the United Counties League Division One or the Spartan South Midlands League Division One.

Recent divisional Champions

The overall League Champions were awarded the Jubilee Challenge Cup until 1993, when that cup was retired and replaced by the Premier Cup.^[2]

Season	Premier Division	Division One	Division Two	Division Three	Division Four	Division Five
2000–01	Caldecote	Campton	Cranfield United	North Park Rangers Reserves	Blunham Village	Bedford Sports Athletic Reserves
2001–02	Caldecote	Elstow Abbey	Golden Lion	Milton Keynes Wanderers	Oakley Sports Reserves	Westoning Reserves

In 2002, Divisions Three, Four and Five were merged into two new divisions, Associate Division One and Associate Division Two

Season	Premier Division	Division One	Division Two	Associate D1	Associate D2
2002–03	North Park Rangers	Golden Lion	Flitwick Town	Dunton Reserves	Meltis Sports
2003–04	Elstow Abbey	Turvey	Biggleswade United 'A'	Elstow Abbey Reserves	Ickwell & Old Warden Reserves
2004–05	Caldecote	Three Horseshoes Renhold	Denbigh Hall S&S Bletchley	Bedford Sports Athletic Reserves	Woburn Reserves
2005–06	Caldecote	Henlow	Marston Social	Caldecote Reserves	Exel United

After the 2005–06 season, the league changed its name to the Bedfordshire Football League. Along with the name change, the league reorganised its five divisions by incorporating the two primarily reserve divisions (Associate Division One and Two) into the three first team divisions, ultimately creating three divisions of 16 clubs and a bottom division of 17 clubs.

Season	Premier Division	Division One	Division Two	Division Three
2006–07	Westoning Recreation Club	Meltis Corinthians	Westoning Recreation Club Reserves	Ickwell & Old Warden Reserves
2007–08	Campton	Bedford Sports Athletic	Bedford College	Kings
2008–09	Caldecote	Westoning Recreation Club	Blunham Reserves	Leighton United

The league reorganised itself again in 2009, extending its name to Bedfordshire County Football League and adding a fifth division, Division Four. The Premier Division now included 16 clubs, while 14 teams competed Divisions One, Two and Three and the new Division Four comprised 13 clubs.

Season	Premier Division	Division One	Division Two	Division Three	Division Four
2009–10	Blunham	Flitwick Town	Potton Wanderers	Queens Park Crescents	Sharnbrook Reserves
2010–11	Blunham	Bedford Hatters	Lea Sports PSG	Sharnbrook Reserves	AFC Turvey
2011–12	Shefford Town & Campton	Ickwell & Old Warden	Elstow Abbey	Cranfield United Reserves	Bedford Park Rangers
2012–13	Caldecote	Leighton United	Goldington	Westoning Reserves	Bedford Panthers
2013–14	AFC Oakley Sports M&DH	AFC Turvey	AFC Oakley Sports M&DH Reserves	Meltis Albion	Meltis Albion Reserves

The league crowned only four divisional champions in 2015, returning to five division for the 2015–16 season.

Season	Premier Division	Division One	Division Two	Division Three
2014–15	Renhold United	Cranfield United	Stevington	Cranfield United Reserves

Season	Premier Division	Division One	Division Two	Division Three	Division Four
2015–16	AFC Oakley M&DH	Sundon Park Rangers	Clapham Sports	Wixams	Mid Bedfordshire Tigers
2016–17	Flitwick Town	Queens Park Crecents	Riseley Sports	Renhold United Reserves	CS Rovers

Season	Premier Division	Division One	Division Two	Division Three
2017–18	Shefford Town & Campton	Totternhoe Reserves	Bedford Albion	Kempston Athletic
2018-19	Shefford Town & Campton	Biggleswade Reserves	Elstow Abbey	Pines (Luton)

Season	Premier Division	Division One	Division Two	Division Three	Division Four
2019-20	Void	Void	Void	Void	Void
2020-21	Queens Park Crescents	Unknown	Harlington Juniors	St Johns (Luton)	Sharnbrook Reserves
2021-22	Biggleswade Reserves	Stotfold Development	Clifton	Wootton Blue Cross Reserves	Lea Sports PSG Saturday Reserves
2022-23	Elstow Abbey	Totternhoe Reserves	Harlington Juniors	Ickwell & Old Warden	Luton Panthers

Member Clubs (2023–24)

Premier Division

AFC Kempston Town Hammers
AFC Oakley
Biggleswade Reserves
Biggleswade United Reserves
Caldecote
Crawley Green Reserves
Elstow Abbey
Flitwick Town
Marston Shelton Rovers
Queens Park Crescents
Riseley Sports F.C
Sharnbrook
Shefford Town & Campton Reserves
Stofold Development

Division One

AFC Oakley Development
Bedford Albion
Bedford SA
Buffs FC Saturday
Cambridge
Clifton
Cranfield United Reserves
Harlington Juniors
Henlow
Lewsey Park
Milton Keynes Dons SET U19 Development
Renhold
Totternhoe Reserves
Wooton Blue Cross

Division Two North

AFC Bedford United
AFC Kempston Town Hammers Reserves
Bande Rouge Saturday
Blunham
Caldecote Reserves
Ickwell & Old Warden
Kempston United
M&DH Clapham Sports
Sandy
Sharnbrook Reserves
Shefford Town & Campton Development
Wilstead
Wootton Blue Cross Reserves

Division Two South

Bletchley Scot
Brache Phoenix
Caddington
FC Haynes
FC Polonia (Luton)
Flitwick Town Reserves
Lea Sports PSG Saturday
LU Donz
New Bradwell St. Peter Development
Sporting Carpathians
Stopsley United
Stotfold Junior Saturday
The 61 F.C. (Luton) Reserves
Westoning Recreation

Division Three

Bedford Albion Development
Caldecote 'A'
Clifton Reserves
CS Rovers
Elstow Abbey Reserves
Flitwick Town 'A'
GS Athletic
Harlington Juniors Reserves
Leighton Woodside Rovers
Luton Panthers
Queens Park Crescents Development

Division Four

Ampthill Town Colts
Atletic FC
Biggleswade Development
Catsbrook Wanderers
Dunstable Wanderers
Kempston Athletic
Leighton Woodside Athletic
Lidlington United Colts
M&DH Clapham Sports Reserves
Meltis Rangers
Sandy Reserves
Shefford Town & Campton U23
Turvey

Other Bedfordshire Leagues

Main index: Affiliated Leagues in Bedfordshire
There are a number of other leagues that are affiliated to the Bedfordshire County Football Association.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shefford Town & Campton F.C.</span> Association football club in England

Shefford Town & Campton Football Club is an English football club based in the town of Shefford, Bedfordshire. The team plays its home matches at Shefford Sports Club on Hitchin Road in Shefford and at Campton Playing Fields, Rectory Road in Campton. The club is competing at the 10th tier of the English football league system in the Spartan South Midlands Football League Division One. The club also has a reserve side competing in the Premier Division,an U23s team competing in Division 3 and an A Team in Division 4 all in the Bedfordshire County Football League.

References

Bibliography

"Bedfordshire Football League Handbook 2007–08" (PDF). Bedfordshire County Football League. Retrieved 30 June 2009.

Notes

↑ Bedfordshire Football League Handbook 2007–08, p. 6
↑ Bedfordshire Football League Handbook 2007–08, pp. 36–41

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[handbook6-1] Bedfordshire Football League Handbook 2007–08, p. 6

[2] Bedfordshire Football League Handbook 2007–08, pp. 36–41

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