Bath and District League
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The Bath and District League (currently sponsored by Roper Rhodes Bathrooms) is a football
competition based in England
. The league has two divisions. Its top division, the Bath and District League Division One, sits at level 14 of the English football league system
. It is a feeder to the Somerset County Football League
and is affiliated to the Somerset County FA.
The Bath and District Football League is unique in that it operates Saturday, Sunday and Indoor Five Aside Divisions under the same management umbrella. The B&DFL operates within a 12 mile radius of Bath and whilst the majority of its clubs are based in Bath there are teams from Keynsham
and outer suburbs of Bristol
as well as some of the smaller outlying villages around Bath.
The matches in the League are played on a variety of pitches, many clubs use the council owned facilities at Lansdown Playing Fields and Odd Down Playing Fields in Bath, a few clubs play at Bath University and the rest of the clubs use a myriad of smaller pitches with only one or two pitches in and around Bath.
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competition based in England
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. The league has two divisions. Its top division, the Bath and District League Division One, sits at level 14 of the English football league system
English football league system
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. It is a feeder to the Somerset County Football League
Somerset County Football League
The Somerset County Football League is a football competition based in England. It sits at step 7 of the National League System. 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...
and is affiliated to the Somerset County FA.
History
The Bath and District Football League was founded in 1901 when it started with a Saturday Division. It has expanded since that time with the first Sunday Division being formed in 1971 and the Indoor Five Aside League starting in 1978.The Bath and District Football League is unique in that it operates Saturday, Sunday and Indoor Five Aside Divisions under the same management umbrella. The B&DFL operates within a 12 mile radius of Bath and whilst the majority of its clubs are based in Bath there are teams from Keynsham
Keynsham
Keynsham is a town and civil parish between Bristol and Bath in Somerset, south-west England. It has a population of 15,533.It was listed in the Domesday Book as Cainesham, which is believed to mean the home of Saint Keyne....
and outer suburbs of Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
as well as some of the smaller outlying villages around Bath.
Administration
The Bath and District Football League is currently sponsored by Roper Rhodes Bathrooms and is constituted with two Divisions on a Saturday, five Divisions on a Sunday and two Divisions in the Indoor Five Aside League, which operates on a Monday evening at King Edward's School Sportshall, Bath. In addition to these competitions there are cup competitions for all sections of the League, the Saturday clubs compete for the Steve Fear Memorial Cup (open to all clubs), and the Bath City KO Cup (also available to all club), the Sunday Clubs compete for the Stan Milsom Memorial Cup (open to all clubs), the Tom Morgan Memorial Cup (open to Divisions 1, 2 and 3) and the Secretary's Cup (open to Division 4 and 5 clubs). The Indoor League operates a knock out competition that is played in the weeks leading up to Christmas.The matches in the League are played on a variety of pitches, many clubs use the council owned facilities at Lansdown Playing Fields and Odd Down Playing Fields in Bath, a few clubs play at Bath University and the rest of the clubs use a myriad of smaller pitches with only one or two pitches in and around Bath.
Member clubs 2011-12
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Recent divisional champions
| Season | Division One | Division Two | Division Three |
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| 2004-05 | Bath University | Odd Down Reserves | Saltford 'A' |
| 2005-06 | Crown Sports | University of Bath Reserves | Bath Arsenal |
| 2006-07 | University of Bath | Civil Service Filos | Civil Service Filos 'A' |
| 2007-08 | University of Bath | Dogtown Odd Down | Moorfields |
| 2008-09 | Chew Valley Seniors | Great Western | WESA Reserves |
| 2009-10 | University of Bath | Bath Arsenal | FC Von Essen |
| 2010-11 | Odd Down Odd Down F.C. Odd Down F.C. are a football club based in Bath, England. They play at the Lew Hill Memorial Ground, Combe Hay Lane, Odd Down. The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA.-Club history:... A |
Aces SSJ | Civil Service Larkhall Veterans |