Somerset County Football League
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| Countries |  England |
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| Founded | 1890 |
| Divisions | 4 |
| Number of teams | 65 |
| Levels on pyramid | Level 11 - 13 |
| Feeder to | Western League |
| Promotion to | Western League Division One |
| Relegation to | Bath and District Football League Mid-Somerset Football League Perry Street and District Football League Taunton and District Saturday Football League Weston-Super-Mare and District Football League Yeovil and District Football League |
| League cup(s) | Errea Premier/First Division Cup Errea Second Division Cup |
| Current champions | Shirehampton (2010-11) |
| Website | Official Website |
The Somerset County Football League is a football competition based in England. It 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 five of the last seven seasons - Hengrove Athletic, Portishead, Radstock Town, Oldland Abbotonians and Wells City.
The league has a total of four divisions - a Premier Division, Division One and two regional Division Twos. It is fed by the Bath and District League, the Mid-Somerset League, the Perry Street and District Football 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]
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[edit] 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:
- Ashton & Backwell United
- Clevedon United
- Glastonbury Town
- Ilminster Town
- Peasedown Athletic (known as Peasedown Miners Welfare)
- Minehead
Among the clubs that have have left the Somerset County League and now compete at a higher level are:
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 Football League.
[edit] 2011-12 Members
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[edit] Premier Division Champions
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[edit] References
- ^ "Guide to the Non-League Pyramid". BBC Sport. 31 March 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7201054.stm. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ "History". Somerset FA. http://www.somersetfa.com/AboutUs/History/. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ "Football Club History Database - Clandown". http://www.fchd.btinternet.co.uk/CLANDOWN.HTM. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
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