North Bucks & District Football League
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| Country | England |
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| Founded | 1911 |
| Divisions | Premier Division Intermediate Division Division One Division Two |
| Number of teams | 54 (35 members)(2016-17) |
| Level on pyramid | Levels 12–15 |
| Promotion to |
Spartan South Midlands Football League Division Two United Counties Football League Division One |
| Domestic cup(s) | Inter Divisional Challenge Cup Premier Division Challenge Trophy Intermediate Division Challenge Trophy Division One Challenge Trophy Division Two Challenge Trophy Reserve Team Challenge Trophy |
| Current champions |
Premier Division - Potterspury (2015-16) Intermediate Division - MK Gallactico (2015-16) Division One - Wing Village (2015-16) Division Two - Southcott Village Residents Association Reserves (2015-16) |
| Website | Official website |
Premier Division - Potterspury (2015-16) Intermediate Division - MK Gallactico (2015-16) Division One - Wing Village (2015-16)
The North Bucks & District Football League, commonly referred to as simply the North Bucks League, is a competition affiliated to the Berks & Bucks County Football Association featuring amateur association football clubs primarily in Northern Buckinghamshire, England, although there are members from the surrounding counties of Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire. The league was established in 1911 and is split into four divisions: the Premier Division, the Intermediate Division, Division One and Division Two, which sit in the 12th to 15th tiers of the English football league system. The Premier Division sits immediately below the lowest level of the National League System – Step 7.
The North Bucks League's 50 teams are grouped into four divisions: the Premier Division, the Intermediate Division, Division One and Division Two, which are made up of 14, 12, 13 and 11 teams, respectively. In any given season a club plays each of the others in the same division twice, once at their home ground and once at that of their opponents. Many of the league's teams are reserve teams of other North Bucks League clubs and full membership (which gives the right to enter at least one team into competition) stands at 34 for the 2015–16 season and is capped at 44 clubs. Sixteen of the 34 also field a second team, but these second teams are barred from competing in the same division, while any club that fields only one side in the North Bucks League but has a first team at a higher level may not enter a team in the lower two divisions of the North Bucks League.
Clubs gain three points for a win, one for a draw, and none for a defeat. At the end of the season, clubs towards the top of their division may win promotion to the next higher division, while those at the bottom may be relegated to the next lower one. The top club in the Premier Division may be promoted to the Spartan South Midlands Football League Division Two, but in practice application to the South Midlands League is separate from this, and is more dependent on the club facilities rather than league position. Sometimes clubs are promoted to leagues which better suit their location, such as the United Counties Football League Division One for more northerly-based teams. Clubs are promoted to and relegated from the component leagues of the North Bucks League at the end of each season, but relegation from Division Two is not possible because there is no lower level football competition in the region in the league system. Division size is capped at eighteen.
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