Gloucester 1
Gloucester 1 is an English rugby union league which sits at the ninth level of league rugby union in England for teams based primarily in the county of Gloucestershire but also on occasion teams from Bristol. Promoted clubs move into Gloucester Premier and relegated clubs drop into Gloucester 2. Each year clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.
Current season or competition: | |
Sport | Rugby union |
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Number of teams | 12 |
Country | England |
Holders | Old Cryptians (1st title) (2019–20 promoted to Gloucester Premier) |
Most titles | Aretians, Old Bristolians, Tewkesbury (2 titles) |
Website | englandrugby.com |
Teams 2019–20
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Dursley Fairford Gloucester OB Gordon League N Bristol Colstonians Cryptians Elizabethans Smiths St Brendan's Tewkesbury
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Teams 2018–19
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Bredon Star Brockworth Cheltenham North Dursley N Bristol Colstonians Cryptians Elizabethans Ross-on-Wye Smiths Southmead
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Teams 2017–18
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Bredon Star Brockworth Cheltenham North Dursley N Bristol Colstonians Cryptians Elizabethans Southmead St Brendan's Widden Old Boys
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Teams 2016-17
- Ashley Downs Old Boys (promoted from Gloucester 2)
- Bream (relegated from Gloucester Premier)
- Bredon Star
- Brockworth
- Dursley
- Gloucester Old Boys
- Old Cryptians
- Southmead
- Spartans (promoted from Gloucester 2)
- St Brendan's Old Boys
- Tewkesbury (relegated from Gloucester Premier)
- Widden Old Boys
Teams 2015–16
The 2015–16 Gloucester 1 consists of twelve teams from Gloucestershire and Bristol as well as one team just over the border in Worcestershire. The season starts on 12 September 2015 and is due to end on 23 April 2016. Eight of the twelve teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions Longlevens and runners up Chipping Sodbury were promoted to the Gloucester Premier while Old Colstonians and Kingswood were relegated to Gloucester 2.
Team | Ground | Capacity | Town/Village | Previous season |
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Bishopston | Bonnington Walk | Stoke Gifford, Bristol | Promoted from Gloucester 2 (runners up) | |
Bredon Star | Bredon Playing Fields | Bredon, Worcestershire | 10th | |
Brockworth | Mill Lane | Brockworth, Gloucestershire | 3rd | |
Dursley | Stragglers Sports Ground | Stinchcombe, Dursley, Gloucestershire | 5th | |
Gloucester Old Boys | Horton Road | Gloucester, Gloucestershire | 8th | |
Gordon League | Hempsted Lane | Gloucester, Gloucestershire | Relegated from Gloucester Premier (11th) | |
Old Cryptians | The Memorial Ground | Gloucester, Gloucestershire | 6th | |
Old Richians | Sandyleaze | Gloucester, Gloucestershire | 7th | |
Painswick | Broadham Fields | Painswick, Gloucestershire | Relegated from Gloucester Premier (12th) | |
Southmead | Greenway Centre | Southmead, Bristol | 9th | |
St Brendan's Old Boys | Coombe Dingle Sports Complex | Coombe Dingle, Bristol | Promoted from Gloucester 2 (champions) | |
Widden Old Boys | The Memorial Ground | Gloucester, Gloucestershire | 4th | |
Teams 2014-15
- Bredon Star (promoted from Gloucester 2)
- Brockworth
- Chipping Sodbury
- Dursley (relegated from Gloucester Premier)
- Gloucester Old Boys
- Kingswood
- Longlevens
- Old Colstonians
- Old Cryptians (promoted from Gloucester 2)
- Old Richians
- Southmead (relegated from Gloucester Premier)
- Widden Old Boys
Teams 2013–14
- Ashley Down Old Boys (promoted from Gloucester 2)
- Bishopston
- Bream (promoted from Gloucester 2)
- Brockworth
- Chipping Sodbury
- Gloucester Old Boys
- Kingswood
- Longlevens
- Old Colstonians
- Old Richians
- Widden Old Boys (relegated from Gloucester Premier)
Teams 2012–13
- Bishopston
- Broad Plain
- Brockworth
- Cheltenham Saracens
- Chipping Sodbury
- Gloucester Old Boys
- Hucclecote
- Kingswood
- Longlevens
- Newent
- Old Colstonians
- Old Richians
Teams 2011-12
- Ashley Down Old Boys
- Bream
- Brockworth
- Cheltenham Saracens (promoted from Gloucester 2)
- Dursley
- Gloucester Old Boys
- Hucclecote
- Kingswood
- Newent (promoted from Gloucester 2)
- Ross-on-Wye
- Spartans
Teams 2010-11
- Aretians
- Ashley Down Old Boys
- Bishopston
- Bream
- Cheltenham Civil Service
- Cotham Park
- Dursley
- Hucclecote
- Kingswood
- Longlevens
- Painswick
- Spartans
Teams 2009-10
- Aretians
- Ashley Down Old Boys
- Bishopston
- Bream
- Brockworth
- Cheltenham Civil Service
- Chipping Sodbury
- Dursley
- Longlevens
- Old Bristolians
- Old Cryptians
- Painswick
Teams 2008-09
- Aretians
- Ashley Down Old Boys
- Bishopston
- Brockworth
- Cheltenham Civil Service
- Chipping Sodbury
- Dursley
- Longlevens
- Old Bristolians
- Painswick
- Ross-on-Wye
- Tewkesbury
Teams 2007-08
- Bishopston
- Bream
- Bristol Saracens
- Brockworth
- Chipping Sodbury
- Dursley
- Longlevens
- Old Bristolians
- Painswick
- Ross-on-Wye
- Southmead
- Tewkesbury
Teams 2006-07
- Bishopston
- Bream
- Bristol Saracens
- Brockworth
- Cheltenham Civil Service
- Chipping Sodbury
- Hartpury College
- Hucclecote
- Old Bristolians
- Old Cryptians
- Southmead
- Tewkesbury
Teams 2005-06
- Bristol Saracens
- Bishopston
- Bream
- Cheltenham Civil Service
- Chipping Sodbury
- Cirencester
- Frampton Cotterell
- Old Bristolians
- Southmead
- Tewkesbury
Teams 2004-05
- Ashley Down Old Boys
- Bristol Saracens
- Bishopston
- Cirencester
- Chipping Sodbury
- Frampton Cotterell
- Old Bristolians
- Old Colstonians
- Old Cryptians
- Widden Old Boys
Teams 2003-04
- Ashley Down Old Boys
- Bishopston
- Bristol Saracens
- Brockworth
- Cheltenham Saracens
- Frampton Cotterell
- Hucclecote
- Southmead
- Tewkesbury
- Widden Old Boys
Teams 2002-03
- Ashley Down Old Boys
- Bishopston
- Bream
- Bristol Saracens
- Brockworth
- Chipping Sodbury
- Frampton Cotterell
- Old Bristolians
- Southmead
- Tewkesbury
Teams 2001-02
- Aretians
- Ashley Down Old Boys
- Bream
- Brockworth
- Frampton Cotterell
- Painswick
- Old Bristolians
- Old Cryptians
- Tewkesbury
- Westbury-on-Severn
Teams 2000-01
- Ashley Down Old Boys
- Cheltenham Civil Service
- Cheltenham Saracens
- Chosen Hill Former Pupils
- Frampton Cotterell
- Hucclecote
- Old Bristolians
- Old Cryptians
- Tetbury
- Westbury-on-Severn
Gloucester 1 Honours
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
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1998–99[1] | 12 | Chipping Sodbury | Hucclecote | No relegation | Gloucester 1 | |||||||||
1999–00[2] | 13 | Aretians | Chosen Hill Former Pupils | Cainscross, Southmead, Painswick, Old Bristolians | Gloucester 1 | |||||||||
2000–01[3] | 10 | Chosen Hill Former Pupils | Hucclecote | Tetbury, Cheltenham Saracens | Gloucester 1 | |||||||||
2001–02[4] | 10 | Aretians | Painswick | Westbury-on-Severn, Old Cryptians, Brockworth | Gloucester 1 | |||||||||
2002–03[5] | 10 | Old Bristolians | Chipping Sodbury | Bream | Gloucester 1 | |||||||||
2003–04[6] | 10 | Tewkesbury | Southmead | Hucclecote, Brockworth, Cheltenham Saracens | Gloucester 1 | |||||||||
2004–05[7] | 10 | Widden Old Boys | Old Colstonians | Ashley Down Old Boys, Old Cryptians | Gloucester 1 | |||||||||
2005–06[8] | 10 | Cirencester | Frampton Cotterell | No relegation[a 1] | Gloucester 1 | |||||||||
2006–07[9] | 12 | Hartpury College | Hucclecote | Cheltenham Civil Service, Old Cryptians | Gloucester 1 | |||||||||
2007–08[10] | 12 | Bristol Saracens | Southmead | Bream | High Bridge Jewellers Gloucester 1 | |||||||||
2008–09[11] | 12 | Tewkesbury | Ross-on-Wye | No relegation | High Bridge Jewellers Gloucester 1 | |||||||||
2009–10[12] | 12 | Old Bristolians | Brockworth | Old Cryptians, Chipping Sodbury | Gloucester 1 | |||||||||
2010–11[13] | 12 | Bishopston | Longlevens | Aretians, Cotham Park, Cheltenham Civil Service | Gloucester 1 | |||||||||
2011–12[14] | 12 | Painswick | Dursley | Spartans, Ross-on-Wye, Bream | Gloucester 1 | |||||||||
2012–13[15] | 12 | Newent | Hucclecote | Broad Plain | Gloucester 1 | |||||||||
2013–14[16] | 12 | Bream | Cheltenham Saracens | Bishopston, Ashley Down Old Boys | Gloucester 1 | |||||||||
2014–15[17] | 12 | Longlevens | Chipping Sodbury | Old Colstonians, Kingswood | Gloucester 1 | |||||||||
2015–16[18] | 12 | Old Richians | Gordon League | Painswick, Bishopston | Gloucester 1 | |||||||||
2016–17[19] | 12 | Spartans | Gloucester Old Boys | Bream, Ashley Down Old Boys, Tewkesbury | Gloucester 1 | |||||||||
2017–18[20] | 12 | Berry Hill | Widden Old Boys | St Brendan's Old Boys | Wadworth 6X Gloucester 1 | |||||||||
2018–19[21] | 12 | Ross-on-Wye | Cheltenham North | Southmead, Bredon Star, Brockworth | Wadworth 6X Gloucestershire 1 | |||||||||
2019–20[22] | 12 | Old Cryptians | Old Elizabethans | No relegation | Wadworth 6X Gloucestershire 1 | |||||||||
2020–21 | 12 | Wadworth 6X Gloucestershire 1 | ||||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Number of league titles
- Aretians (2)
- Old Bristolians (2)
- Tewkesbury (2)
- Berry Hill (1)
- Bishopston (1)
- Bream (1)
- Bristol Saracens (1)
- Chipping Sodbury (1)
- Chosen Hill Former Pupils (1)
- Cirencester (1)
- Hartpury College (1)
- Longlevens (1)
- Newent (1)
- Old Cryptians (1)
- Old Richians (1)
- Painswick (1)
- Ross-on-Wye (1)
- Spartans (1)
- Widden Old Boys (1)
Notes
- There was no relegation as the division would be expanded from 10 to 12 teams for the next season.
See also
References
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