Gloucestershire County Women's Football League

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Gloucestershire County Women's League
Founded1998
First season1998–99
Country England
Divisions3
Number of teams24
Level on pyramid7
Promotion to South West Regional Women's Football League
Current championsPucklechurch Sports
(2021–22)
Website Official 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 three divisions and sits at level 7 of the women's football pyramid in England.

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Teams

Gloucestershire UK relief location map.jpg
Red pog.svg
Abbeymead R.
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Bristol & West
Whitchurch
Red pog.svg
Bristol R.
Red pog.svg
Cotswold Rangers
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Gloucester
Red pog.svg
Longwell Green
Red pog.svg
Pucklechurch
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Bishops Cleeve
Yellow pog.svg
Bradley Stoke
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Cheltenham CS
Yellow pog.svg
Cirencester Town
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Dursley
Yellow pog.svg
Longlevens
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Mitcheldean
Yellow pog.svg
Olveston
Blue pog.svg
B.L.U.
Blue pog.svg
Ellwood
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Red Falcon
Blue pog.svg
Southmead
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Tuffley
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Winchcombe
Map showing the location of teams in the Gloucestershire Women's League in 2020–21. Division One teams are indicated in red, Division Two in yellow, and Division Three in blue.

The teams competing in the league for the 2020–21 season are:

Division One [1] Division Two [2] Division Three [3]
Abbeymead RoversBishops CleeveBradley Stoke Vixens
Bristol & WestBradley StokeBristol Ladies Union Development
Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers DevelopmentEllwood
Cotswold RangersCheltenham Civil ServiceRed Falcon Club
Gloucester CityCirencester TownSouthmead Community Sport
Longwell GreenDursley TownTuffley Rovers
Pucklechurch SportsLonglevensWhitchurch & Bristol
Mitcheldean S CWinchcombe Town
Olveston UnitedKingswood WFC

Former champions

SeasonDivision OneDivision TwoDivision ThreeNotes
2021–22Pucklechurch SportsBristol Rovers DevelopmentBradley Stoke
2020–21 Bristol Rovers Olveston UnitedEllwood
2019–20Season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic [4]
2018–19Bristol Ladies UnionCheltenham Town Under-18s
2017-18Frampton RangersLongwell Green
2016–17 St Nicholas ReservesFrampton Rangers [5]
2015–16AEK BocoAbbeymead Rovers [6]
2014–15Oldland AbbotoniansAEK Boco Development [7] [8]
2013–14Cheltenham Civil ServiceCheltenham Town Development [9]
2012–13BittonLongwell Green [10]
2011–12Forest of DeanQuedgeley Wanderers [11]
2010–11Cam BulldogsSt NicholasGloucester City Reserves [12]
2009–10Swindon SupermarineBittonSt Nicholas [13]
2008–09Cleeve WestSwindon Supermarine [14]

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

SeasonWinnersRunners-up
2021-22Longwell GreenDursley Town
2020–21Cup abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic [16]
2019–20Cup abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic [16]
2018–19Bristol Ladies UnionChipping Sodbury Town
2017-18Bristol & WestFrampton Rangers
2016–17Royal Wootton BassettAlmondsbury UWE
2015-16AEK BocoAbbeymead Rovers
2014-15AEK Boco DevelopmentCheltenham Town Development
2013-14No competition run
2012-13Bitton LadiesCheltenham Civil Service
2010-11St NicholasBitton Ladies
2009-10Swindon SupermarineBitton Ladies
2008-09Forest of Dean LadiesCleeve West Town
2007-08Oldland AbbotoniansCam Bulldogs
2006-07Stoke Lane AthleticCam Bulldogs
2005-06Downend FlyersOldland Abbotonians
2004-05Stoke Lane AthleticCirencester Town
2003-04Stoke Lane AthleticGloucester Athletic
2002-03Cam BulldogsGloucester City
2001-02South Bristol WanderersUniversity of Bristol
2000-01No competition run
1999-00ChalfordCirencester Town
1998-99Cheltenham ReservesCirencester Town

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