The Peterborough & District Football League is a football competition in England. It has a total of six divisions, the highest of which the Premier Division sits at step 7 of the National League System (level 11 of the English football league system). It is a feeder to the United Counties League Division One.
For the 2012–13 season there are 86 teams competing in the league, which under the terms of a sponsorship agreement is known as the ChromaSport & Trophies Peterborough & District Football League.
The 2009–10 season was dominated by Rutland Rangers who won both the Premier League and the Senior Cup at Peterborough United's London Road for the second successive season.
In 2010–11 the PDFL made new 'combination leagues' for reserve and 'a' teams. These plans were scrapped after one season and the league went back to six ordinary divisions named, Premier Division, Division One, Division Two, Division Three, Division Four and Division Five. The league also introduced a Veterans Section, which was competed by 8 teams separated into two zones.
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