The Somerset County League is a football competition based in

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. The Premier Division sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System. It is a feeder to the Western League Division One and has promoted a club in seven of the last ten seasons – Hengrove Athletic, Portishead, Radstock Town, Oldland Abbotonians, Wells City,

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, Ashton & Backwell United and Nailsea & Tickenham. Presently, the league has four divisions. It is fed by the Bath and North Somerset District League, the Mid-Somerset League, the

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, 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. Six of the current teams in the Somerset County League have competed at a higher level, namely: * Chard Town * Clevedon United *

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* Ilminster Town * Minehead * Peasedown Miners Welfare Among the clubs that have left the Somerset County League and now compete at a higher level are: * Ashton & Backwell United * Bishops Lydeard *

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* Bridgwater Town * Bristol Manor Farm *

* Hengrove Athletic *

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* Larkhall Athletic * Nailsea & Tickenham * Odd Down * Oldland Abbotonians * Paulton Rovers * Portishead Town * Radstock Town * Shepton Mallet * Street *

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* Wells City *

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Clandown had three periods in the

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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

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2022–23 Members

;Premier Division * Chard Town *Chilcompton Sports * Clevedon United *Clutton *Fry Club * Ilminster Town *

Reserves *Mendip Broadwalk *Middlezoy Rovers *Nailsea United *Stockwood Green *Stockwood Wanderers *Timsbury Athletic *Watchet Town * Wells City Reserves *Worle ;Division One * Ashton & Backwell United Reserves *Burnham United *Castle Cary *Middlezoy Rovers Reserves * Minehead * Nailsea & Tickenham Reserves *Saltford *Somerton Town *Staplegrove * Street Reserves *Uphill Castle *Welton Rovers Reserves *Westfield *Winscombe *Wrington Redhill *Yatton & Cleeve United ;Division Two *AFC Brislington *Ashcott *Banwell * Bishops Lydeard Reserves *Cam Valley *

Reserves *Chew Magna *Combe St. Nicholas *Cutters Friday *

*Hutton *Imperial *Long Ashton * Peasedown Miners Welfare * Portishead Town Reserves ;Division Three *

Reserves *Burnham United Reserves * Clevedon United Reserves *Congresbury *Draycott *Fry Club Reserves *Nailsea United Reserves * Radstock Town Reserves *Somerton Town Reserves *St George Easton In Gordano *Tunley Athletic *Winscombe Reserves *Worle Rangers *Yatton & Cleeve United Reserves

Premier Division Champions

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