The Bristol Premier Combination is a football competition based in and around 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...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. The league is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA. It has two divisions, the Premier Division and Division One. The Premier Division sits at level 12 of the English football league system

English football league system

The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...

 and is one of three feeders to the Gloucestershire County League

Gloucestershire County League

The Gloucestershire County League is a football league in England, founded in 1968. The league is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA....

. In turn, the Bristol Premier Combination is fed by the Bristol and District League

Bristol and District League

The Bristol and District League is a football competition based in Bristol, England. The top division in this league, which is the Senior Division, sits at level 14 of the English football league system and is a feeder to the Bristol Premier Combination. This league has a total of seven divisions. ...

.

The current champions are Mendip United, but they did not apply for promotion to the County League.

History

The league was formed in 1957 and at one stage was known as the County of Avon Premier Combination.

Among the clubs that have have left the Bristol Premier Combination and now compete at a higher level are:

• Bitton
• Bristol St George
  Roman Glass St George F.C.
  Roman Glass St George F.C. is a football club based in the Bristol suburb of St George, Bristol, England. Founded in 1872, they are the oldest club in Bristol...
  
   (now known as Roman Glass St. George
  Roman Glass St George F.C.
  Roman Glass St George F.C. is a football club based in the Bristol suburb of St George, Bristol, England. Founded in 1872, they are the oldest club in Bristol...
  
  )
• Cadbury Heath
  Cadbury Heath F.C.
  Cadbury Heath F.C. are a football club based in Cadbury Heath, Bristol, England. They were among the founding members of the Gloucestershire County League in 1968 and have won the title 7 times and runners-up on 4 occasions....
  
  
• Clevedon
  Clevedon Town F.C.
  Clevedon Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Clevedon, North Somerset. They currently play in the Southern League Division One South & West.-History:...
  
   (now known as Clevedon Town
  Clevedon Town F.C.
  Clevedon Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Clevedon, North Somerset. They currently play in the Southern League Division One South & West.-History:...
  
  )
• Keynsham Town
  Keynsham Town F.C.
  Keynsham Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club founded in 1895 in Keynsham, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA....
  
  
• Lawrence Weston Hallen
  Hallen F.C.
  Hallen A.F.C. is a football club based in Hallen, near Bristol, England, currently members of the Western League Premier Division. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA....
  
   (now known as Hallen
  Hallen F.C.
  Hallen A.F.C. is a football club based in Hallen, near Bristol, England, currently members of the Western League Premier Division. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA....
  
  )

• Longwell Green Sports
• Mangotsfield United
  Mangotsfield United F.C.
  Mangotsfield United F.C. is an English football club based in Mangotsfield, in the Greater Bristol area, who currently play in the Southern League Division One South and West. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA and Somerset County FA....
  
  
• Oldland
  Oldland Abbotonians F.C.
  Oldland Abbotonians F.C. is a football club based in Oldland Common, near Bristol, England. In the 2006-07 season, they finished third in the Somerset County League, which is a level 11 league of the English football league system. For the 2011-12 season, they are members of the Western Football...
  
   (now known as Oldland Abbotonians
  Oldland Abbotonians F.C.
  Oldland Abbotonians F.C. is a football club based in Oldland Common, near Bristol, England. In the 2006-07 season, they finished third in the Somerset County League, which is a level 11 league of the English football league system. For the 2011-12 season, they are members of the Western Football...
  
  )
• Winterbourne United
  Winterbourne United F.C.
  Winterbourne United F.C. are a football club based in Winterbourne, near Bristol, England. They were established in 1911 and joined the Gloucestershire County League in 1992. For the 2011-12 season, they are members of the Hellenic Football League Division One West...
  
  
• Yate YMCA
  Yate Town F.C.
  Yate Town F.C. is a football club based in Yate, South Gloucestershire, England. They were established in 1906 as Yate Rovers and changed their name to Yate YMCA in 1946, becoming Yate Town in 1969...
  
   (now known as Yate Town
  Yate Town F.C.
  Yate Town F.C. is a football club based in Yate, South Gloucestershire, England. They were established in 1906 as Yate Rovers and changed their name to Yate YMCA in 1946, becoming Yate Town in 1969...
  
  )

Premier Division

• Bitton
  Bitton F.C.
  Bitton A.F.C. is a football club based in Bitton, South Gloucestershire, near Bristol, England. They are currently members of the Western League Premier Division which is Step 5 of the National League System and play at the Recreation Ground in Bath Road, Bitton.They also have a women's team,...
  
   Reserves
• Hallen
  Hallen F.C.
  Hallen A.F.C. is a football club based in Hallen, near Bristol, England, currently members of the Western League Premier Division. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA....
  
   Reserves
• Hartcliffe
• Lawrence Rovers
• Lebeq Saturday
• Longwell Green Sports
  Longwell Green Sports F.C.
  Longwell Green Sports F.C. is a football club based in Longwell Green, South Gloucestershire, near Bristol, England. They are currently members of the Western League Premier Division which is Step 5 of the National League System...
  
   Reserves
• Mendip United
• Nicholas Wanderers
• Roman Glass St. George
  Roman Glass St George F.C.
  Roman Glass St George F.C. is a football club based in the Bristol suburb of St George, Bristol, England. Founded in 1872, they are the oldest club in Bristol...
  
   Reserves
• Totterdown United
• Wick
• Winterbourne United
  Winterbourne United F.C.
  Winterbourne United F.C. are a football club based in Winterbourne, near Bristol, England. They were established in 1911 and joined the Gloucestershire County League in 1992. For the 2011-12 season, they are members of the Hellenic Football League Division One West...
  
   Reserves

Division One

• AEK Boco
• Brimsham Green
• Bristol Manor Farm
  Bristol Manor Farm F.C.
  Bristol Manor Farm F.C. is an English football team who play in the Western Football League. They play their home games at The Creek, Bristol. The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA and Gloucestershire County FA....
  
   Reseves
• Frampton Athletic
• Greyfriars Athletic
• Henbury Reserves
• Highridge United
• Made For Ever
• Old Sodbury
• Oldland Abbotonians
  Oldland Abbotonians F.C.
  Oldland Abbotonians F.C. is a football club based in Oldland Common, near Bristol, England. In the 2006-07 season, they finished third in the Somerset County League, which is a level 11 league of the English football league system. For the 2011-12 season, they are members of the Western Football...
  
   Reserves
• Olveston United
• Patchway Town Reserves
• Seymour United
• Shaftesbury Crusade

Recent champions

Season	Premier Division	Division One
2003-04	Sea Mills Park	Longshore
2004-05	Hallen Hallen F.C. Hallen A.F.C. is a football club based in Hallen, near Bristol, England, currently members of the Western League Premier Division. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA....  Reserves	Brimsham Green
2005-06	Hanham Athletic	Chipping Sodbury Town
2006-07	Nicholas Wanderers	Winterbourne United Winterbourne United F.C. Winterbourne United F.C. are a football club based in Winterbourne, near Bristol, England. They were established in 1911 and joined the Gloucestershire County League in 1992. For the 2011-12 season, they are members of the Hellenic Football League Division One West...  Reserves
2007-08	Chipping Sodbury Town	Mendip United
2008-09	Mendip United	Longwell Green Sports Longwell Green Sports F.C. Longwell Green Sports F.C. is a football club based in Longwell Green, South Gloucestershire, near Bristol, England. They are currently members of the Western League Premier Division which is Step 5 of the National League System...  Reserves
2009-10	Longwell Green Sports Longwell Green Sports F.C. Longwell Green Sports F.C. is a football club based in Longwell Green, South Gloucestershire, near Bristol, England. They are currently members of the Western League Premier Division which is Step 5 of the National League System... Reserves	Seymour United
2010-11	Mendip United	Totterdown United

External links

• Official Website - TheFA.com
• Football mitoo
• Football Pyramid