Bristol and Avon League
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| Country | England |
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| Founded | 1910 (as the Bristol Church of England League) |
| Divisions | 1 |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| Level on pyramid | Level 20 |
| Feeder to | Bristol and District League |
| Promotion to |
Bristol and District League Division decided by Committee |
| League cup(s) | Temple Colston League Cup Jack Jenkins Memorial Trophy |
| Current champions | Little Stoke United (2015–16) |
| Website | Official Website – TheFA.com |
The Bristol and Avon Association Football League is a football competition based in England. In July 2011 the league expanded to two divisions, the Premier Division and Division One, but has since contracted back to just one division. It sits at level 21 of the English football league system, making it one of the lowest level leagues in the football pyramid. It is a feeder to the Bristol and District League and is affiliated to the Somerset County FA and Gloucestershire FA. In the 2015–16 season, Little Stoke United were the league champions.
The league was founded as the Bristol Church of England Association Football League in the 1910–11 season. It had three divisions: Simons, St Werburghs and St Marks won the inaugural season's titles. Among the clubs that joined the league in those early years were Avonmouth St Andrews (now known as Avonmouth) and Backwell United.
In the 1960s the league had five senior and three junior divisions, in which the youth teams of local Football League clubs Bristol City and Bristol Rovers participated with success. The league obviously comprised many clubs from the city of Bristol itself but there was also solid representation from North Somerset with clubs such as Norton Hill Rangers, Harptree United, Blagdon, Dundry Athletic and Congresbury. There were also a few clubs from South Gloucestershire such as RWP (now known as DRG Stapleton),Henfield Youth and Pilning Athletic.
The league adopted its current name in 1973.
Records indicate that one former and four current Western Football League sides at one time played in the Bristol Church of England League / Bristol & Avon League, namely:
In addition the reserve side of Longwell Green Sports played in the Bristol & Avon League. Sun Life (now known as Cribbs Friends Life) along with RWP (now known as DRG Stapleton) have progressed to the Gloucestershire County League.
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