The Gloucestershire Northern Senior League is a football competition based in England founded in 1922. The league is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA. It has two divisions, Division One and Division Two. This league is a feeder to the Gloucestershire County League. The Cheltenham League, Stroud and District League and North Gloucestershire League are feeders to the GNSL.
History The league was formed in 1922 and the founder members included Cheltenham Town, Gloucester City and Forest Green Rovers.
A number of clubs in the NSL have played in the Gloucestershire County League or higher but have dropped back into lower tier football. Notable clubs include:
Harrow Hill joined the County League in 1982/83 and gained promotion to the Hellenic Football League. Stonehouse Town were original members of the County League and competed in the competition for 20 years until 1988. From 1947 until 1960 the club played in the Western Football League.
Among the clubs that have left the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League and now compete at a higher level are:
Bishop's Cleeve Brimscombe & Thrupp Cheltenham Town Cinderford Town Cirencester Town Forest Green Rovers Gloucester City Longlevens Lydney Town Newent Town Shortwood United Slimbridge Tuffley Rovers
Champions
Season Division One Division Two 1956–57 Lydbrook Athletic Cirencester Town 1957–58 Lydbrook Athletic Synwell Rovers 1958–59 Lydbrook Athletic Bream 1959–60 Lydbrook Athletic Hoffman Athletic 1960–61 Cinderford Town Wotton Rovers 1961–62 Lydbrook Athletic Cirencester Town 1962–63 Sharpness Shortwood United 1963–64 Harrow Hill Dursley Town 1964–65 Harrow Hill Bream 1965–66 Sharpness Cheltenham Town Reserves 1966–67 Cirencester Town Matson Athletic 1967–68 Cirencester Town Bishops Cleeve 1968–69 Bishops Cleeve Charlton Kings 1969–70 Bishops Cleeve Forest Green Rovers Reserves 1970–71 Viney St Swithins Cope Chat 1971–72 Harrow Hill Wilton Rovers 1972–73 Bishops Cleeve Newent Town 1973–74 Viney St Swithins Charlton Kings reserves 1974–75 St Marks C.A. Matson Athletic 1975–76 Matson Athletic Reserves Forest Green Rovers Reserves 1976–77 Forest Green Rovers Reserves Bymacks 1977–78 Chalford Hilldene Athletic 1978–79 St Marks C.A. Wilton Rovers Reserves 1979–80 Lydney Town Frampton United reserves 1980–81 St Marks C.A. Shortwood United Reserves 1981–82 Harrow Hill Brimscombe & Thrupp 1982–83 Wotton Rovers Viney St. Swithins 1983–84 St Marks C.A. Berkeley Town 1984–85 Brimscombe & Thrupp ICI Fibres 1985–86 ICI Fibres Smiths Athletic 1986–87 ICI Fibres Worrall Hill 1987–88 Tuffley Rovers Longlevens
Season Division One Division Two 1988–89 Berkeley Town Cam Bulldogs 1989–90 St Marks C.A. ICI Fibres 1990–91 Dowty Dynamos Shortwood United Reserves 1991–92 Smiths Athletic Endsleigh 1992–93 Endsleigh Brockworth 1993–94 Broadwell Amateurs Stonehouse Freeway 1994–95 Brockworth Lydney Town 1995–96 Dursley Town Tuffley Rovers Reserves 1996–97 Viney St Swithins Whitminster 1997–98 Whitminster Lydbrook Athletic 1998–99 Tuffley Rovers Reserves Kingswood 1999–2000 Whitminster Bourton Rovers 2000–01 Sharpness Bredon 2001–02 Wotton Rovers Longlevens 2002–03 Kings Stanley Warden Hill United 2003–04 Warden Hill Bourton Rovers 2004–05 Lydney Town Brimscombe & Thrupp 2005–06 Berkeley Town Tuffley Rovers 2006–07 Tuffley Rovers Slimbridge Reserves 2007–08 Slimbridge Gala Wilton 2008–09 Longlevens Stonehouse Town 2009–10 Sharpness Leonard Stanley 2010–11 Brockworth Albion Frampton United 2011–12 Shortwood United Reserves Cheltenham Civil Service 2012–13 Gala Wilton Ruardean Hill Rangers 2013–14 Cam Bulldogs FC Barometrics 2014–15 Broadwell Amateurs Charlton Rovers 2015–16 Sharpness Bibury 2016–17 Ruardean Hill Rangers Chalford 2017–18 Charlton Rovers Welland 2018–19 Sharpness Woolaston 2019-20 N/A N/A 2020-21 N/A N/A 2021-22 Cheltenham Civil Service Stonehouse Town Reserves 2022-23 Chalford Tewkesbury Town 2023-24 Chalford Whaddon United 2024-25 Tewkesbury Town Falcons 2025-26 Longlevens Reserves Hardwicke
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Members 2026–27 Source
Division One Barnwood United Bredon Brockworth Albion Charfield Cheltenham Civil Service Dursley Town English Bicknor Falcons Gala Wilton Hardwicke Lydney Town Reserves Smiths Barometrics Stonehouse Town Reserves Whaddon United Wickwar Wanderers
Division Two Blakeney Bream Amateurs Fintan Frampton United Res Harrow Hill Huntley Kings Stanley Lydbrook Athletic Minchinhampton Mushet & Coalway United Old Richians Painswick Tewkesbury Town Reserves Tuffley Rovers Reserves Viney St Swithins Winchcombe Town
League committee +PositionNamePresidentColin PeakePresident ElecNick OramChairRoger SansomVice ChairSandra MajorGeneral SecretaryJohn GreenTreasurerDavid PurserAssistant SecretaryJeremy LewisReferees SecretaryColin Ward Source
Committee Members 2026 Mike Bollands Phil Comfort Paul Cowmeadow John Green Marc Lane Jeremy Lewis Sandra Major Nick Oram Colin Peake David Purser Tom Reason Roger Sansom Kelly Staddon Justin Tapfield Adrian Thomas Colin Ward Source +Club Delegate Allocations 2026-27ClubDelegateBarnwood UnitedMike BollandsBlakeneyJustin TapfieldBream AmateursPaul CowmeadowBredonMike BollandsBrockworth AlbionAdrian ThomasCharfieldAdrian ThomasCheltenham Civil ServiceMike BollandsDursley TownAdrian ThomasEnglish BicknorTom ReasonFalconsAdrian ThomasFintanPaul CowmeadowFrampton United;Marc LaneGala WiltonKelly StaddonHardwickeTom ReasonHarrow HillJustin TapfieldHuntleyPhil ComfortKings StanleyPaul CowmeadowLydbrook AthleticJustin TapfieldLydney TownTom ReasonMinchinhamptonMarc LaneMushet & Coalway UnitedPaul CowmeadowPainswickPhil ComfortOld RichiansPhil ComfortSmiths BarometricsTom ReasonStonehouse TownMike BollandsTewkesbury TownMarc LaneTuffley RoversJustin TapfieldViney St SwithinsMarc LaneWhaddon UnitedKelly StaddonWickwar WanderersKelly StaddonWinchcombe TownPhil Comfort
League officers roll of honour +League PresidentYearPresident1922-1940Sir Stanley W Tubbs1946-1962W J Pepworth1962-1976W R Fream1976-1983A Fryer1983-1986A Ruck1986-1995H J Morgan1995-1998A D Bushell1998-2001R R Davis2001-2004E J George2004-2007F W Trueman2007-2010C Timbrell2010-2013R A Sanson2013-2016C Starkey2016-2017D R Purser2017-2023W J Phillips2023-C Peake Source +League ChairYearChair1922-1923W J Pepworth1923-1935F C Ford1935-1937S W Smith1937-1939H F Midwinter1946-1950W H Lewis1950-1952W R Fream1952-1965A J Hicks1965-1976E G Smith1976-1986H J Morgan1986-1997R R Davis1997-2017W J Phillips2017-R A Sansom Source +League Vice ChairYearVice Chair1922-1923F C Ford1923-1924D Rowles1924-1926EJ Vaisey1926-1927W H Lewis1927-1935S W Smith1935-1939W H Lewis1946-1950W R Fream1950-1952A J Hicks1952-1965E G Smith1965-1975J Ruck1975-1976H J Morgan1976-1986R R Davis1986-1997E J George1997-2016C Starkey2016-2017R A Sansom2017-2022N D Oram2022-Mrs S Major Source +League General SecretaryYearGeneral Secretary1922-1924Lieutenant J Orgee DSC1924-1926F F J Goddard1926-1929W R Fream1946-1947F F J Goddard1947AW Manby1947-1949SM Evans1979W J Phillips1979-1991C J Peake1991-1997W N Pember1997-J M Green Source +League TreasurerYearTreasurer1922-1923E F Davy1923-1924Lieutenant J Orgee DSC1924-1935S W Smith1935-1952A J Hicks1952-1970D N Perry1970-1987E J George1987-1990A N Hardacre1990-D R Purser Source +League Assistant SecretaryYearAssistant Secretary1979-1991W N Pember1991-1997J M Green1997-2000R C Green2000-2002Position vacant2002-2008Mrs B Summers2008-2010J Thomas2010-2017D J Birt2017- J Lewis Source
External links Official Website TheFA.com
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