Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Explained

Gloucestershire Northern Senior League
Pixels:120
Country:England
Founded:1922
Divisions:2
Teams:32
Feeds:Gloucestershire County League
Relegation:Cheltenham Association League Division One
North Gloucestershire League Premier Division
Stroud and District League Division One
Levels:Levels 12 to 13
League Cup:Reg Davis Memorial Cup
Champions:Chalford
Season:2023–24
Website:Official Website

The Gloucestershire Northern Senior League is a football competition based in England founded in 1922. The league is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA. It has two divisions, Division One and Division Two, with Division One sitting at level 12 of the English football league system. This league is a feeder to the Gloucestershire County League. The Cheltenham League, Stroud and District League and North Gloucestershire League are feeders to the GNSL.

In the 2018–19 season, Sharpness won the Division One title, while Woolaston were top of Division Two.

History

The league was formed in 1922 and the founder members included Cheltenham Town, Gloucester City and Forest Green Rovers.

A number of clubs in the NSL have played in the Gloucestershire County League or higher but have dropped back into lower tier football. Notable clubs include:

Among the clubs that have left the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League and now compete at a higher level are:

Champions

SeasonDivision OneDivision Two
1956–57Lydbrook AthleticCirencester Town
1957–58Lydbrook AthleticSynwell Rovers
1958–59Lydbrook AthleticBream
1959–60Lydbrook AthleticHoffman Athletic
1960–61Cinderford TownWotton Rovers
1961–62Lydbrook AthleticCirencester Town
1962–63SharpnessShortwood United
1963–64Harrow HillDursley Town
1964–65Harrow HillBream
1965–66SharpnessCheltenham Town Reserves
1966–67Cirencester TownMatson Athletic
1967–68Cirencester TownBishops Cleeve
1968–69Bishops CleeveCharlton Kings
1969–70Bishops CleeveForest Green Rovers Reserves
1970–71Viney St SwithinsCope Chat
1971–72Harrow HillWilton Rovers
1972–73Bishops CleeveNewent Town
1973–74Viney St SwithinsCharlton Kings reserves
1974–75St Marks C.A.Matson Athletic
1975–76Matson Athletic ReservesForest Green Rovers Reserves
1976–77Forest Green Rovers ReservesBymacks
1977–78ChalfordHilldene Athletic
1978–79St Marks C.A.Wilton Rovers Reserves
1979–80Lydney TownFrampton United reserves
1980–81St Marks C.A.Shortwood United Reserves
1981–82Harrow HillBrimscombe & Thrupp
1982–83Wotton RoversViney St. Swithins
1983–84St Marks C.A.Berkeley Town
1984–85Brimscombe & ThruppICI Fibres
1985–86ICI FibresSmiths Athletic
1986–87ICI FibresWorrall Hill
1987–88Tuffley RoversLonglevens
SeasonDivision OneDivision Two
1988–89Berkeley Town Cam Bulldogs
1989–90St Marks C.A.ICI Fibres
1990–91Dowty DynamosShortwood United Reserves
1991–92Smiths AthleticEndsleigh
1992–93EndsleighBrockworth
1993–94Broadwell AmateursStonehouse Freeway
1994–95BrockworthLydney Town
1995–96Dursley TownTuffley Rovers Reserves
1996–97Viney St SwithinsWhitminster
1997–98WhitminsterLydbrook Athletic
1998–99Tuffley Rovers ReservesKingswood
1999–2000WhitminsterBourton Rovers
2000–01SharpnessBredon
2001–02Wotton RoversLonglevens
2002–03Kings StanleyWarden Hill United
2003–04Warden HillBourton Rovers
2004–05Lydney TownBrimscombe & Thrupp
2005–06Berkeley TownTuffley Rovers
2006–07Tuffley RoversSlimbridge Reserves
2007–08SlimbridgeGala Wilton
2008–09LonglevensStonehouse Town
2009–10SharpnessLeonard Stanley
2010–11Brockworth AlbionFrampton United
2011–12Shortwood United ReservesCheltenham Civil Service
2012–13Gala WiltonRuardean Hill Rangers
2013–14Cam BulldogsFC Barometrics
2014–15Broadwell AmateursCharlton Rovers
2015–16SharpnessBibury
2016–17Ruardean Hill RangersChalford
2017–18Charlton RoversWelland
2018–19SharpnessWoolaston
Sources [3]

Members 2024–25

Source[4]

Division One

Division Two

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football Club History Database – Harrow Hill . 29 May 2011.
  2. Web site: Football Club History Database – Stonehouse . 29 May 2011.
  3. Web site: Gloucestershire Northern Senior League – Previous NSL Seasons . 31 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929085339/http://www.glosnsl.co.uk/index_files/page0018.htm . 2011-09-29 .
  4. Web site: Gloucestershire Northern Senior League. 2016–2017 . FA (Full-Time League) . 29 July 2018 .