Background
The Cheltenham Association Football League is based in and around Cheltenham, providing league football for teams in a 50 mile radius of the town. From its humble beginnings in 1900, the league now boasts 6 divisions, comprising 84 teams and is a feeder league for the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League.
Among the clubs that have left the Cheltenham League and now compete at a higher level are:
- Bishop's Cleeve
- Cheltenham Town
- Cirencester Town
- Cheltenham Saracens
- Evesham United
- Gloucester City
The Herd are another side that progressed from the Cheltenham League to the Hellenic Football League and in more recent years were known as Cirencester United. Unfortunately the club has now disbanded.
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