Somerset County League

The Somerset County League is a football competition based in England. The Premier Division sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System.^[1] It is a feeder to the Western League Division One and has promoted a club in seven of the last ten seasons – Hengrove Athletic, Portishead, Radstock Town, Oldland Abbotonians, Wells City, Cheddar, Ashton & Backwell United and Nailsea & Tickenham.

Somerset County League

Founded	1890
Country	England
Divisions	4
Number of teams	64
Level on pyramid	Level 11 (Premier Division)
Feeder to	Western League
Promotion to	Western League Division One
Relegation to	Bath and North Somerset District Football League Mid-Somerset Football League Perry Street and District League Taunton & District Saturday Football League Weston-super-Mare and District Football League Yeovil and District League
League cup(s)	Errea Premier/First Division Cup Errea Second Division Cup
Current champions	Nailsea & Tickenham (2021–22)
Website	Official Website

Presently, the league has four divisions. It is fed by the Bath and North Somerset District League, the Mid-Somerset League, the Perry Street and District League, the Taunton & District Saturday League, the Yeovil and District League, and the Weston-super-Mare and District League. It is affiliated to the Somerset County FA which was formed in 1885.^[2]

History

The Somerset County League, also known as the Somerset Senior League, was founded in 1890.

Six of the current teams in the Somerset County League have competed at a higher level, namely:

• Chard Town
• Clevedon United
• Glastonbury
• Ilminster Town
• Minehead
• Peasedown Miners Welfare

Among the clubs that have left the Somerset County League and now compete at a higher level are:

• Ashton & Backwell United
• Bishops Lydeard
• Bishop Sutton
• Brislington
• Bridgwater Town
• Bristol Manor Farm
• Cheddar
• Hengrove Athletic
• Keynsham Town
• Larkhall Athletic
• Nailsea & Tickenham
• Odd Down
• Oldland Abbotonians
• Paulton Rovers
• Portishead Town
• Radstock Town
• Shepton Mallet
• Street
• Taunton Town
• Wellington
• Wells City
• Yeovil Town

Clandown had three periods in the Western Football League but rejoined the Somerset County League in 1992 before folding in 2004.^[3] Westland-Yeovil eventually folded after leaving the County League for the Western League but they subsequently reformed as Westland Sports and now compete in the Dorset Premier League.

2022–23 Members

Premier Division Chard Town Chilcompton Sports Clevedon United Clutton Fry Club Ilminster Town Keynsham Town Reserves Mendip Broadwalk Middlezoy Rovers Nailsea United Stockwood Green Stockwood Wanderers Timsbury Athletic Watchet Town Wells City Reserves Worle

Division One Ashton & Backwell United Reserves Burnham United Castle Cary Middlezoy Rovers Reserves Minehead Nailsea & Tickenham Reserves Saltford Somerton Town Staplegrove Street Reserves Uphill Castle Welton Rovers Reserves Westfield Winscombe Wrington Redhill Yatton & Cleeve United

Division Two AFC Brislington Ashcott Banwell Bishops Lydeard Reserves Cam Valley Cheddar Reserves Chew Magna Combe St. Nicholas Cutters Friday Glastonbury Hutton Imperial Long Ashton Peasedown Miners Welfare Portishead Town Reserves

Division Three Bishop Sutton Reserves Burnham United Reserves Clevedon United Reserves Congresbury Draycott Fry Club Reserves Nailsea United Reserves Radstock Town Reserves Somerton Town Reserves St George Easton In Gordano Tunley Athletic Winscombe Reserves Worle Rangers Yatton & Cleeve United Reserves

Premier Division Champions

Season	Premier Division
1983–84	Robinsons DRG
1984–85	Robinsons DRG
1985–86	Robinsons DRG
1986–87	Robinsons DRG
1987–88	Robinsons DRG
1988–89	Brislington
1989–90	Bridgwater Town
1990–91	Bridgwater Town
1991–92	Bridgwater Town
1992–93	Long Sutton
1993–94	Portishead
1994–95	Portishead
1995–96	Portishead
1996–97	Street
1997–98	Portishead
1998–99	Clevedon United
1999–2000	Shirehampton
2000–01	Shepton Mallet
2001–02	Brislington Reserves
2002–03	Nailsea United
2003–04	Team Bath Reserves
2004–05	Mangotsfield United Reserves
2005–06	Hengrove Athletic
2006–07	Burnham United
2007–08	Nailsea United
2008–09	Bridgwater Town Reserves
2009–10	Bridgwater Town Reserves
2010–11	Shirehampton
2011–12	Nailsea United
2012–13	Nailsea United
2013–14	Nailsea United
2014–15	Shirehampton
2015–16	Bishops Lydeard
2016–17	Watchet Town
2017–18	Chilcompton Sports
2018–19	Chilcompton Sports
2019–21	seasons curtailed by Covid pandemic
2021–22	Nailsea & Tickenham

References

1. "Guide to the Non-League Pyramid". BBC Sport. 31 March 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
2. "History". Somerset FA. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
3. "Football Club History Database – Clandown". Retrieved 23 May 2011.

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