The Stroud and District League is a football

Football (soccer)

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 competition based in England

England

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. This league was established in 1902. The league is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA. It has a total of eight divisions with the highest, Division One, sitting at level 14 of the English football league system

English football league system

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. It is a feeder to the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League.

Both Abbeymead Rovers and Hardwicke

Hardwicke A.F.C.

Hardwicke A.F.C. are an amateur football club from Gloucestershire, England. The club was formed in 1933. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.-History:...

 have gained promotion to the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League for the 2011-12 season.

History

The Stroud and District League was founded in 1902 and serves the central part of Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire

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 from Gloucester

Gloucester

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 in the north to Chipping Sodbury

Chipping Sodbury

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 in the south. The first ever winners of the league were Brimscombe

Brimscombe & Thrupp F.C.

Brimscombe and Thrupp are a football club based in Brimscombe near Stroud. They are currently members of the Gloucestershire County League and won the league in the 2010-11 season, earning promotion to the Hellenic Football League. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County...

.

Among the clubs that have have left the S&DFL and now compete at a higher level are:

• Brimscombe
  Brimscombe & Thrupp F.C.
  Brimscombe and Thrupp are a football club based in Brimscombe near Stroud. They are currently members of the Gloucestershire County League and won the league in the 2010-11 season, earning promotion to the Hellenic Football League. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County...
  
   (now known as Brimscombe & Thrupp
  Brimscombe & Thrupp F.C.
  Brimscombe and Thrupp are a football club based in Brimscombe near Stroud. They are currently members of the Gloucestershire County League and won the league in the 2010-11 season, earning promotion to the Hellenic Football League. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County...
  
  )
• Forest Green Rovers
  Forest Green Rovers F.C.
  Forest Green Rovers Football Club is an English football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, currently the longest-serving members of the Conference National. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.-Early years:...
  
  
• Hardwicke
  Hardwicke A.F.C.
  Hardwicke A.F.C. are an amateur football club from Gloucestershire, England. The club was formed in 1933. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.-History:...
  
  
• Shortwood United
  Shortwood United F.C.
  Shortwood United Football Club is an English football club from Nailsworth, Gloucestershire who are members of the Hellenic League Premier Division. Its home ground, Meadowbank Ground, features floodlighting. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.-History:The club has been members...
  
  

• Slimbridge
  Slimbridge F.C.
  Slimbridge Football Club are an English football club representing the village of Slimbridge, near Dursley, Gloucestershire , currently playing in the Hellenic League...
  
  
• Stonehouse Town
  Stonehouse Town F.C.
  Stonehouse Town F.C. are an English football club representing the town of Stonehouse in Gloucestershire, currently playing in the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League...
  
  
• Tuffley Rovers
  Tuffley Rovers F.C.
  Tuffley Rovers F.C. are a football club based in Tuffley, Gloucester, England. In the 2011-12 season, the club is playing in the Gloucestershire County League, the 11th level of the English football league system. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.-History:In the 1988-89...
  
  

Division One

Dursley Town Reserves | Gloucester Civil Service | Horsley United | King's Stanley Reserves | Longlevens Reserves | Matson | Quedgeley Wanderers | Randwick | Slimbridge

Slimbridge F.C.

Slimbridge Football Club are an English football club representing the village of Slimbridge, near Dursley, Gloucestershire , currently playing in the Hellenic League...

 Reserves | Stonehouse Town

Stonehouse Town F.C.

Stonehouse Town F.C. are an English football club representing the town of Stonehouse in Gloucestershire, currently playing in the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League...

 Reserves | Tetbury Town Reserves | Tuffley Rovers

Tuffley Rovers F.C.

Tuffley Rovers F.C. are a football club based in Tuffley, Gloucester, England. In the 2011-12 season, the club is playing in the Gloucestershire County League, the 11th level of the English football league system. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.-History:In the 1988-89...

 Reserves | Whitminster

Division Two

AC Royals | Cashes Green | Charfield | Eastcombe | Frampton United Reserves | Kingswood Reserves | Minchinhampton & RDS | Ramblers Reserves | Taverners Reserves | Thornbury Town Reserves | Tibberton United | Uley | Upton St. Leonards

Division Three

Abbeymead Rovers Reserves | AFC Phoenix | Avonvale United | Barnwood United Reserves | Berkeley Town Reserves | Cam Bulldog Reserves | Chalford Reserves | Coaley Rovers | Didmarton | Matchplay | Quedgeley Wanderers Reserves | Sharpness Reserves | Wotton Rovers Reserves

Division Four

Arlingham | Glevum United | Leonard Stanley Reserves | Longlevens 'A' | Minchinhampton & RDS Reserves | Nympsfield | Ramblers 'A' | Randwick Reserves | Stonehouse Town

Stonehouse Town F.C.

Stonehouse Town F.C. are an English football club representing the town of Stonehouse in Gloucestershire, currently playing in the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League...

 'A' | Stroud Imperial | Tredworth Tigers | Whitminster Reserves | Wickwar Wanderers

Division Five

Alkerton Rangers | Avonvale United Reserves | Bush | Charfield Reserves | Dursley Town 'A' | Gloucester Civil Service Reserves | Hardwicke

Hardwicke A.F.C.

Hardwicke A.F.C. are an amateur football club from Gloucestershire, England. The club was formed in 1933. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.-History:...

 Reserves | Longford Reserves | Sherston | Stroud Harriers | Tetbury Town 'A' | Tuffley Rovers

Tuffley Rovers F.C.

Tuffley Rovers F.C. are a football club based in Tuffley, Gloucester, England. In the 2011-12 season, the club is playing in the Gloucestershire County League, the 11th level of the English football league system. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.-History:In the 1988-89...

 'A' | Whitminster 'A'

Division Six

Berkeley Town 'A' | Brockworth Albion 'A' | Cashes Green Reserves | Coaley Rovers Reserves | Eastcombe Reserves | Horsley United Reserves | McCadam | North Nibley | Quedgeley Wanderers 'A' | Uley Reserves | Upton St. Leonards Reserves | Wotton Rovers 'A'

Division Seven

Avonvale United 'A' | Cam Bulldogs 'A' | Coney Hill | Cotswold Rangers | Golden Heart | Hardwicke

Hardwicke A.F.C.

Hardwicke A.F.C. are an amateur football club from Gloucestershire, England. The club was formed in 1933. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.-History:...

 'A' | Linden Snakes | Longlevens 'B' | St. Nicholas Old Boys | Uley 'A' | Wickwar Wanderers Reserves | Woodchester

Division Eight

Alkerton Rangers Reserves | Chalford 'A' | Cotswold Rangers Reserves | Gloucester Civil Service 'A' | Hawkesbury Stallions | Randwick 'A' | Rodborough Old Boys | Stonehouse Town

Stonehouse Town F.C.

Stonehouse Town F.C. are an English football club representing the town of Stonehouse in Gloucestershire, currently playing in the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League...

 'B' | Stratford Wanderers | Stroud Imperial Reserves | Trident | The Village FC

Recent divisional champions

Season	Division One Winners	Division Two Winners	Division Three Winners	Division Four Winners
2008-09	Leonard Stanley	Randwick	Stonehouse Town Stonehouse Town F.C. Stonehouse Town F.C. are an English football club representing the town of Stonehouse in Gloucestershire, currently playing in the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League...  Reserves	B.A. Rangers
2009-10	Frampton United	Stonehouse Town Stonehouse Town F.C. Stonehouse Town F.C. are an English football club representing the town of Stonehouse in Gloucestershire, currently playing in the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League...  Reserves	Slimbridge Slimbridge F.C. Slimbridge Football Club are an English football club representing the village of Slimbridge, near Dursley, Gloucestershire , currently playing in the Hellenic League...  Reserves	Abbeymead Rovers Reserves
2010-11	Abbeymead Rovers	Gloucester Civil Service	Upton St Leonards	Didmarton

Season	Division Five Winners	Division Six Winners	Division Seven Winners	Division Eight Winners
2008-09	Matchplay Reeves	Ramblers ‘A’	Tredworth Tigers	Bush
2009-10	Didmarton	Stroud Imperial	Hardwicke Hardwicke A.F.C. Hardwicke A.F.C. are an amateur football club from Gloucestershire, England. The club was formed in 1933. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.-History:... Reserves	McCadam
2010-11	Stroud Imperial	Bush	McCadam	Kingsholm

Source

External links

• Official website
• League Tables - TheFA.com