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The Bristol and Avon Association Football League is a football competition based in England. In July 2011 the league expanded to two divisions, the Premier Division and Division One, but has since contracted back to just one division. It sits at level 21 of the English football league system,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Thepyramid.info: Statistics )〕 making it one of the lowest level leagues in the football pyramid. It is a feeder to the Bristol and District League and is affiliated to the Somerset County FA and Gloucestershire FA. In the 2013–14 season, Bristol Sports were the league champions and have been promoted to Division Three of the Bristol and District League. ==History== The league was founded as the Bristol Church of England Association Football League in the 1910–11 season. It had three divisions: Simons, St Werburghs and St Marks won the inaugural season's titles. Among the clubs that joined the league in those early years were Avonmouth St Andrews (now known as Avonmouth)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Avonmouth Football Club - About Us )〕 and Backwell United. In the 1960s the league had five senior and three junior divisions, in which the youth teams of local Football League clubs Bristol City and Bristol Rovers participated with success.〔 The league obviously comprised many clubs from the city of Bristol itself but there was also solid representation from North Somerset with clubs such as Norton Hill Rangers, Harptree United, Blagdon, Dundry Athletic and Congresbury. There were also a few clubs from South Gloucestershire such as RWP (now known as DRG Stapleton),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=DRG Stapleton (1962) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History of DRG Stapleton AFC )〕Henfield Youth and Pilning Athletic.〔 The league adopted its current name in 1973.〔 Records〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Toolstation Western Football League - Club Directory )〕 indicate that one former and four current Western Football League sides at one time played in the Bristol Church of England League / Bristol & Avon League, namely: * Brislington〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Toolstation Western Football League - Brislington Football Club )〕 * Bishop Sutton〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Toolstation Western Football League - Bishop Sutton AFC )〕 * Oldland Abbotonians – the Abbotonians section of the club〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Toolstation Western Football League - Oldland Abbotonians Football Club )〕 *Roman Glass St. George – the Roman Glass section of the club (originated as Wyndham Wanderers)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Toolstation Western Football League - Roman Glass St. George Football Club )〕 * Backwell United – now playing in the Somerset County League as Ashton & Backwell United.〔 In addition the reserve side of Longwell Green Sports played in the Bristol & Avon League. Sun Life (now known as Cribbs Friends Life)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cribbs Friends Life Football Club (1958) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cribbs Friends Life Football Club History )〕 along with RWP (now known as DRG Stapleton) have progressed to the Gloucestershire County League. Premier League and FA Cup Final referee Steve Dunn began his career in the league.〔 The league used to hold their meetings in the old Temple Colston School in the centre of Bristol. The meetings were presided over by the late Jack Jenkins, a charismatic and forceful Chairman. Their names live on in the form of the league's cup competitions – the Jack Jenkins Memorial Cup and the Temple Colston Cup.〔 The league's centenary dinner was held on 29 October 2010 at which Norman Hunter was the guest speaker.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bristol & Avon League looking for help to compile history – This is Bristol )〕 From 2002 until 2011 the league ran only one division but it was expanded again to two divisions for the 2011-12 season.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bristol and Avon Association Football League」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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