Founded | 1900 |
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Country | England |
Divisions | 5 |
Number of teams | 62 |
Level on pyramid | Levels 14 to 18 |
Feeder to | Gloucestershire Northern Senior League |
Promotion to | Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division Two |
Current champions | FC Lakeside (2015–16) |
Website | cheltenhamleague.co.uk |
The Cheltenham Association Football League is a football competition based in England and has a total of five divisions. Its top division, Division One sits at level 14 of the English football league system. It is a feeder to the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League. There is also a feeder link to the Cheltenham League with the champion club from the Cirencester and District League being able to progress to Division One of the Cheltenham League.
The Cheltenham League is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.
The Cheltenham Association Football League is based in and around Cheltenham, providing league football for teams in a 50-mile radius of the town. From its humble beginnings in 1900, the league now boasts 5 divisions, comprising 62 teams and is a feeder league for the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League.
Among the clubs that have left the Cheltenham League and now compete at a higher level are:
The Herd are another side that progressed from the Cheltenham League to the Hellenic Football League and in more recent years were known as Cirencester United, however the club has now disbanded.
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