Gloucestershire County Women's Football League
Football league
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The Gloucestershire County Women's Football League is a women's association football competition run by the Gloucestershire County Football Association. It consists of four divisions and sits at level 7 of the women's football pyramid in England.
| Founded | 1998 |
|---|---|
| First season | 1998–99 |
| Country | England |
| Divisions | 4 |
| Number of clubs | 41 |
| Level on pyramid | 7 |
| Promotion to | South West Regional Women's Football League |
| Current champions | Whitchurch Ladies 1st (2024-25) |
| Website | Official website |
Teams
AEK Boco
Bishops Cleeve
Hartpury
Bristol Brunel
Bristol & West
Cheltenham Saracens
Dursley
Iron Acton
Longlevens
Olveston
Southmead
Map showing the location of teams in Division One of the Gloucestershire Women's League in 2025–26.
By 2008-09 season, the league consisted of 2 divisions. This expanded to 3 in the 2009-10 season, before Division 3 was disbanded for the 2011-12 season. The 2020-21 season saw Division 3 reintroduced, and the league was expanded to its largest in the 2024-25 season to include Division 4. The teams competing in the league for the 2025–26 season are:
| Division One[1] | Division Two[2] | Division Three[3] | Division Four[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Boco Ladies Reserves | Cheltenham Civil Service Ladies First | Abbeymead Rovers Ladies First | Ashton Keynes Youth Ladies |
| Bishops Cleeve Ladies 1st | Cinderford Town Ladies 1st | AEK Boco Ladies Development | Barnwood United Women |
| Bristol Brunel Women | City of Gloucester Women First | Andoversford Women | Berkeley Town Ladies |
| Bristol & West Ladies | Downend Flyers Women Reserves | Bishops Cleeve Ladies Development | Downend Flyers Women 'A' |
| Cheltenham Saracens Women 1st | Ellwood Ladies First | Bradley Stoke Ladies 1st | Fry Club JFC Women |
| Dursley Town Ladies First | Longwell Green Ladies First | Bristol Ladies Union First | Lydney Town Ladies |
| Hartpury Women | Mangotsfield United Women Reserve | Cheltenham Spa Women 1st | Mitcheldean SC Ladies First |
| Iron Acton Women | Newent Town Women First | Kingswood Women First | Southmead Ladies Reserves |
| Longlevens Ladies 1st | North Bristol Wanderers Women First | Tuffley Rovers Ladies 1st | Thornbury Town Women |
| Olveston United Women First | Stoke Lane Athletic Women 1st | Winchcombe Town Ladies 1st | Wessex Wanderers Womens |
| Southmead Ladies 1st |
Former champions
| Season | Division One | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Whitchurch Ladies 1st | Gloucester City Women Reserves | Ellwood Ladies First | Cheltenham Spa Women 1st | [5]Introduction of Division 4 |
| 2023-24 | Cirencester Town Ladies First | Longlevens Ladies 1sts | City of Gloucester Women First | - | [6] |
| 2022-23 | Bitton Ladies 1st | Cheltenham Civil Service Ladies First | Bristol Ladies Union First | - | [7] |
| 2021–22 | Pucklechurch Sports | Bristol Rovers Development | Bradley Stoke | - | [8] |
| 2020–21 | Bristol Rovers | Olveston United | Ellwood Ladies First | - | [9]Reintroduction of Division 3 |
| 2019–20 | Season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic[10] | ||||
| 2018–19 | Bristol Ladies Union | Cheltenham Town Under-18s | - | - | [11] |
| 2017-18 | Frampton Rangers | Longwell Green | - | - | [12] |
| 2016–17 | St Nicholas Reserves | Frampton Rangers | - | - | [13] |
| 2015–16 | AEK Boco | Abbeymead Rovers | - | - | [14] |
| 2014–15 | Oldland Abbotonians | AEK Boco Development | - | - | [15][16] |
| 2013–14 | Cheltenham Civil Service | Cheltenham Town Development | - | - | [17] |
| 2012–13 | Bitton | Longwell Green | - | - | [18] |
| 2011–12 | Forest of Dean | Quedgeley Wanderers | - | - | [19]Disbanding of Division 3 |
| 2010–11 | Cam Bulldogs | St Nicholas | Gloucester City Reserves | - | [20] |
| 2009–10 | Swindon Supermarine | Bitton | St Nicholas | - | [21]Introduction of Division 3 |
| 2008–09 | Cleeve West | Swindon Supermarine | - | - | [22] |
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.[23] The winners of the competition are as follows:
| Season | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Longwell Green | Dursley Town |
| 2020–21 | Cup abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic[24] | |
| 2019–20 | Cup abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic[24] | |
| 2018–19 | Bristol Ladies Union | Chipping Sodbury Town |
| 2017-18 | Bristol & West | Frampton Rangers |
| 2016–17 | Royal Wootton Bassett | Almondsbury UWE |
| 2015-16 | AEK Boco | Abbeymead Rovers |
| 2014-15 | AEK Boco Development | Cheltenham Town Development |
| 2013-14 | No competition run | |
| 2012-13 | Bitton Ladies | Cheltenham Civil Service |
| 2010-11 | St Nicholas | Bitton Ladies |
| 2009-10 | Swindon Supermarine | Bitton Ladies |
| 2008-09 | Forest of Dean Ladies | Cleeve West Town |
| 2007-08 | Oldland Abbotonians | Cam Bulldogs |
| 2006-07 | Stoke Lane Athletic | Cam Bulldogs |
| 2005-06 | Downend Flyers | Oldland Abbotonians |
| 2004-05 | Stoke Lane Athletic | Cirencester Town |
| 2003-04 | Stoke Lane Athletic | Gloucester Athletic |
| 2002-03 | Cam Bulldogs | Gloucester City |
| 2001-02 | South Bristol Wanderers | University of Bristol |
| 2000-01 | No competition run | |
| 1999-00 | Chalford | Cirencester Town |
| 1998-99 | Cheltenham Reserves | Cirencester Town |