The Somerset County League is a football competition based in England. The Premier Division operates at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System. It is a feeder to the Western League Division One and has promoted eleven clubs to it since 2006 – Hengrove Athletic, Portishead Town, Radstock Town, Oldland Abbotonians, Wells City, Cheddar, Ashton & Backwell United, Nailsea & Tickenham, Middlezoy Rovers, Mendip Broadwalk and Nailsea United.
Presently, the league has four divisions. It is fed by the Bath and North Somerset District League, the Mid-Somerset League, the Perry Street and District League, the Taunton & District Saturday League, the Yeovil and District League, and the Weston-super-Mare and District League. It is affiliated to the Somerset County FA which was formed in 1885.
History
The Somerset County League, also known as the Somerset Senior League, was founded in 1890.
Seven of the current teams in the Somerset County League have competed at a higher level, namely: Ashton & Backwell United Bishop Sutton Chard Town Clevedon United Glastonbury Minehead Peasedown Miners Welfare
Among the clubs that have left the Somerset County League and now compete at a higher level are:
Bishops Lydeard Brislington Bridgwater United Bristol Manor Farm Ilminster Town Keynsham Town Larkhall Athletic Mendip Broadwalk Middlezoy Rovers Nailsea United Odd Down Oldland Abbotonians Paulton Rovers Portishead Town Radstock Town Shepton Mallet Shirehampton Street Taunton Town Wellington Wells City Yeovil Town
Clandown had three periods in the Western Football League but rejoined the Somerset County League in 1992 before folding in 2004. Westland-Yeovil eventually folded after leaving the County League for the Western League but they subsequently reformed as Westland Sports and now compete in the Dorset Premier League. Nailsea & Tickenham also folded having been promoted to the Western League in 2022.
2026–27 Members
Premier Division Ashton & Backwell United Chard Town Cheddar Clevedon AFC Clevedon United Combe St. Nicholas Congresbury Fry Club Hengrove Athletic Portishead Town Reserves Sporting Weston Staplegrove Stockwood Green Stockwood Wanderers Wells City Reserves Yatton & Cleeve United
Division One Ashcott Burnham United Clutton Glastonbury Imperial Isle of Wedmore Minehead Nailsea United Reserves Paulton Rovers Sports Peasedown Miners Welfare St George Easton-in-Gordano Watchet Town Westfield Winscombe Worle Wrington Redhill
Division Two Axbridge United Bishop Sutton Broad Plain House Castle Cary Chew Magna Clevedon United Reserves Cutters Friday Fry Club Reserves Highridge United Hutton Keynsham Town Reserves Middlezoy Rovers Reserves Peasedown Albion Saltford Street Reserves
Division Three Banwell Bishops Lydeard Reserves Burnham United Reserves Cheddar Reserves Chilcompton Sports Frome Collegians Frome Town United Ilminster Town Reserves Radstock Town Development Shepton Mallet Reserves Swiss Valley Rangers Timsbury Athletic Tunley Athletic Welton Rovers Reserves Yatton & Cleeve United Reserves
Premier Division Champions SeasonPremier Division1983–84Robinsons DRG1984–85Robinsons DRG1985–86Robinsons DRG1986–87Robinsons DRG1987–88Robinsons DRG1988–89Brislington1989–90Bridgwater Town1990–91Bridgwater Town1991–92Bridgwater Town1992–93Long Sutton1993–94Portishead1994–95Portishead1995–96Portishead1996–97Street1997–98Portishead1998–99Clevedon United1999–2000Shirehampton2000–01Shepton Mallet2001–02Brislington Reserves2002–03Nailsea United2003–04Team Bath Reserves2004–05Mangotsfield United Reserves2005–06Hengrove Athletic2006–07Burnham United2007–08Nailsea United2008–09Bridgwater Town Reserves2009–10Bridgwater Town Reserves2010–11Shirehampton2011–12Nailsea United2012–13Nailsea United2013–14Nailsea United2014–15Shirehampton 2015–16Bishops Lydeard2016–17Watchet Town2017–18Chilcompton Sports2018–19Chilcompton Sports2019–21seasons curtailed by Covid pandemic2021–22Nailsea & Tickenham2022–23Chilcompton Sports2023–24Mendip Broadwalk2024–25Ilminster Town2025–26Nailsea United
References
External links Full Time