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North Bucks & District Football League 
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EnglandFounded 1911 Divisions Premier Division
Intermediate Division
Division One
Division TwoNumber of teams 63 (42 members) Levels on pyramid Levels 12–15 Promotion to Spartan South Midlands Football League Division Two
United Counties Football League Division OneDomestic cup(s) Inter Divisional Challenge Cup
Premier Division Challenge Trophy
Intermediate Division Challenge Trophy
Division One Challenge Trophy
Division Two Challenge Trophy
Reserve Team Challenge TrophyCurrent champions Brackley Sports (2010–11) Website Official website The North Bucks & District Football League, commonly referred to as simply the North Bucks League, is a competition affiliated to the Berks & Bucks County Football Association featuring amateur association football clubs primarily in Northern Buckinghamshire, England, although there are members from the surrounding counties of Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire. The league was established in 1911 and is split into four divisions: the Premier Division, the Intermediate Division, Division One and Division Two, which sit in the 12th to 15th tiers of the English football league system. The Premier Division sits immediately below the lowest level of the National League System – Step 7.
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BletchleyBow BrickhillBrackleyBuckinghamCelticCharltonColtsDeanshangerDenbighGreat HorwoodLinfordGrendonHanslopeJ.M. / WoughtonLoughtonMarsh GibbonChurches / TitansWanderersOlneyPotterspuryPadburySilverstoneSouthcottSteeple ClaydonStewkleyStoke HammondSyreshamThornboroughTwyfordWestburyWickenWingWolvertonYardleyLocations of all the league's football clubs for the 2011–12 season in relation to the county of Buckinghamshire.League
The North Bucks League's 64 teams are grouped into four divisions: the Premier Division, the Intermediate Division, Division One and Division Two, which are made up of 15, 16, 16 and 17 teams, respectively. In any given season a club plays each of the others in the same division twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents. Many of the league's teams are reserve teams of other North Bucks League clubs and full membership in the league is capped at 44 clubs; there are currently 42 clubs (and 22 reserve teams).
Clubs gain three points for a win, one for a draw, and none for a defeat. At the end of the season, clubs towards the top of their division may win promotion to the next higher division, while those at the bottom may be relegated to the next lower one. The top club in the Premier Division may be promoted to the Spartan South Midlands Football League Division Two, but in practice application to the South Midlands League is separate from this, and is more dependent on the club facilities rather than league position.[1] Sometimes clubs are promoted to leagues which better suit their location, such as the United Counties Football League Division One for more northerly-based teams. Clubs are promoted to and relegated from the component leagues of the North Bucks League at the end of each season, but relegation from Division Two is not possible because there is no lower level football competition in the region in the league system. Division size is capped at eighteen.
The more demanding requirements of the South Midlands League have led to some clubs remaining in the North Bucks League despite continued dominance, as they do not meet or do not wish to meet the standards required off the pitch. For example, PB (MK) won all but one league game, which they lost, in their first four seasons, but did not have a pitch that met the higher league's required standards and so remained in the North Bucks League. Other teams have moved to the South Midlands League from a lower level, skipping the Premier Division. Both Bletchley Town and MK Wanderers moved from the North Bucks Division One to the Spartan South Midlands Division Two for the 2008–09 season, although MK Wanderers did resign early in the following season after a string of heavy defeats and resumed membership of the North Bucks & District League.
Cups
The North Bucks & District Football League organises six knock-out cup competitions: the four Challenge Trophy competitions, the Inter Divisional Challenge Cup and the Reserve Team Challenge Trophy. The Challenge Trophy is open to all of the league's teams, but is split into four sections, so that there is a separate competition for each division. The final of each tournament is played at a neutral venue. The Inter Divisional Challenge Cup – known as the Cowley and Wilson Cup for sponsorship reasons – is competed in by all first-team members of the North Bucks League and was re-introduced for the 2010–11 season. The Reserve Team Challenge Trophy is organised in the same manner as the Inter Divisional Challenge Cup but only the reserve teams are eligible. Additionally, clubs may be invited to play in the Buckingham Charity Cup and can enter County Cups organised by the Berks & Bucks FA, although some teams fall under the auspices of other county authorities. Milton Keynes Wanderers Reserves and Buckingham Town Reserves compete in the league and cup competitions as first-teams, rather than reserve teams, despite the fact their first-teams compete in the Spartan South Midlands League.
History
The league was established in 1911 to serve a similar area that it does today.
Governance
The League Management Committee meets monthly and consists of the following members as of the March 2011 meeting:[2]
- Adam Jeskins – Chairman & General Secretary
- Neil Holman – Vice-chairman & Registration Secretary
- Brenda Sprules – Treasurer & Fixtures Secretary
- John Hedge – Referees' Secretary
- Brian Stuchbury
- Chris Hodges
- Mick McStraw
Clubs
Below are listed the member clubs of North Bucks & District Football League for the 2011–12 season. Buckingham Town entered a reserve team, while the newly-formed Real Padbury, JM United, Milton Keynes Churches, Milton Keynes City and the University of Buckingham all became full members for the first time, while Hale Leys United, Old Stratford, Twyford United Reserves and Winslow United Reserves renounced their entries.
Premier Division
Club Founded Affiliation Position
in 2010–11Brackley Sports 2004 Northamptonshire FA 1st Buckingham Town Reserves 1883 Berks & Bucks FA New entry Deanshanger Athletic 1946 Northamptonshire FA 12th Great Linford 1993 Berks & Bucks FA 5th, Intermediate Division Grendon Rangers 1947 Berks & Bucks FA 7th Loughton Manor 2003 Berks & Bucks FA 6th Milton Keynes Titans 1995 Berks & Bucks FA 13th Milton Keynes Wanderers Reserves 1992 Berks & Bucks FA 1st, Intermediate Division Potterspury 1980 Northamptonshire FA 5th Silverstone 1971 Northamptonshire FA 8th Southcott Village Residents' Association 1993 Bedfordshire FA 4th Stewkley 1946 Berks & Bucks FA 3rd Thornborough Athletic 1988 Berks & Bucks FA 9th Wolverton Town 2004 Berks & Bucks FA 10th Yardley Gobion 1906 Northamptonshire FA 11th Intermediate Division
Club Founded Affiliation Position
in 2010–11Bow Brickhill 1970 Berks & Bucks FA 7th Brackley Sports Reserves — — 4th Celtic Milton Keynes 2010 Berks & Bucks FA 1st, Division One City Colts 1998 Berks & Bucks FA 2nd, Division Two Denbigh Hall 2004 Berks & Bucks FA 2nd Great Horwood 1966 Berks & Bucks FA 9th Hanslope 1911 Berks & Bucks FA 4th, Division One J.M. United 2010 Berks & Bucks FA New entry Milton Keynes Churches 1997 Berks & Bucks FA New entry Milton Keynes Titans Reserves — — 12th Olney Town 2009 Berks & Bucks FA 1st, Division Two Santander 1987 Berks & Bucks FA 8th Steeple Claydon 1952 Berks & Bucks FA 3rd, Division One Stoke Hammond Wanderers 1990 Berks & Bucks FA 3rd Syresham 1957 Northamptonshire FA 14th; Premier Division Wicken Sports 1964 Northamptonshire FA 11th Division One
Club Founded Affiliation Position
in 2010–11Bletchley Bridge 2009 Berks & Bucks FA 8th Bow Brickhill Reserves Charlton & District 2007 Northamptonshire FA 7th Deanshanger Athletic Reserves — — 14th Grendon Rangers Reserves — — 6th Marsh Gibbon 1938 Berks & Bucks FA 11th Potterspury Reserves — — 10th Southcott Village Residents' Association Reserves — — 5th Stewkley Reserves — — 13th Stoke Hammond Reserves — — 2nd Syresham Reserves — — 6th in Division Two Twyford United 1992 Berks & Bucks FA 13th, Intermediate Division Westbury 1948 Berks & Bucks FA 4th, Division Two Woughton 1989 Berks & Bucks FA 15th Division Two
Club Founded Affiliation Position
in 2010–11City Colts — — New entry Great Horwood Reserves — — 13th Great Linford Reserves — — 14th Hanslope Reserves — — 10th Marsh Gibbon Reserves — — 12th Milton Keynes Wanderers 'A' — — New entry Real Padbury 2011 Berks & Bucks FA New entry Silverstone Reserves — — 16th Steeple Claydon Reserves — — New entry University of Buckingham 2011 Berks & Bucks FA New entry Wicken Sports Reserves — — 8th Wing Village 1896 Berks & Bucks FA 9th Wolverton Town Reserves — — New entry Yardley Gobion Reserves — — 11th Notable former members
Buckingham Athletic, Brackley Town, Olney Town, Mursley United and Newport Pagnell Wanderers – now called Newport Pagnell Town following a name change – are clubs who have gone on to excel at a higher level. Buckingham Athletic are currently competing in Spartan South Midlands League Division One and last competed in the North Bucks & District Football League in 1985, having enjoyed membership for seven seasons following relegation from the Hellenic League. Mursley United play in the division below Buckingham Athletic, having left the North Bucks League in 1996, three years after joining it. Olney Town and Newport Pagnell both compete in the United Counties League, the former in Division One and the latter in the Premier Division. Olney were founder members of the North Bucks League in 1911, but left for the East Northants League after the Second World War before returning in the 1930s. The early 1960s saw the club move back to the East Northants League, then known as the Rushden District League. Shortly after that, they gained promotion to the United Counties League, where they have remained ever since. Newport Pagnell joined the North Bucks League after formation in 1963 before gaining promotion in 1972. Brackley Town are the ex-North Bucks League side that play at the highest level; they currently participate in the Southern League Premier Division and hold the record the ex-North Bucks League member making the longest run in the FA Cup, achieving an appearance in the FA Cup First Round Proper in 2008–09. Brackley played in the League in two spells: from post-World War II until 1968 and from 1974 until 1983.
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1911–1932
The League originally consisted of just one division. Three seasons of competition were held before the outbreak of the First World War. Competition re-commenced two years after the First World War ended. This is a list of winners for the period in which the League had one division, which ended in 1932.[3]
Year League 1911–12 Cosgrove St Peter 1912–13 Stantonbury St Peter 1913–14 Stantonbury St Peter 1914–20 League suspended due to World War I 1920–21 Newport Autos 1921–22 Newport Autos 1922–23 Wolverton Town 1923–24 Newport Autos 1924–25 Buckingham Town 1925–26 Stony Stratford S. 1926–27 Winslow United 1927–28 Cosgrove St Peter 1928–29 Buckingham Town 1929–30 Bletchley L.M.S. 1930–31 Winslow United 1931–32 Wolverton Town 1932–1973
In 1932, the Second Division was introduced. Seven years later, competition was interrupted by global conflict for the second time in the form of the Second World War. Competition was halted in 1939 and begun again in 1946. This section documents the champions of both divisions until the introduction of a third tier in 1973.[3]
Year Division One Division Two 1932–33 Salmon Sports Olney Town[4] 1933–34 Buckingham Town Newport Athletic 1934–35 Potterspury Wolverton Congs 1935–36 Buckingham Town Cranfield United 1936–37 Buckingham Town Yardley Gobion 1937–38 Potterspury Old Bradwell 1938–39 Stantonbury St Peter Emberton 1939–46 League suspended due to World War II 1946–47 Bletchley L.M.S. Stony Stratford S. 1947–48 Towcester Town Cosgrove St Peter 1948–49 Buckingham Town Roade 1949–50 Buckingham Town Bletchley B.O.B.B. 1950–51 Deanshanger Athletic Silverstone British Legion 1951–52 Deanshanger Athletic Castlethorpe 1952–53 Deanshanger Athletic Tingewick Sports 1953–54 Castlethorpe C.A.D. Buckingham 1954–55 Deanshanger Athletic Roade 1955–56 Castlethorpe C.A.D. Buckingham Castlethorpe Reserves[5] (Div 3) 1956–57 Deanshanger Athletic Stony Stratford Town 1957–58 Castlethorpe Steeple Claydon 1958–59 Deanshanger Athletic Blakesley & Woodend 1959–60 Deanshanger Athletic Cosgrove St Peter 1960–61 Silverstone British Legion North Crawley Buckingham Athletic[6] (Inter-Div) 1961–62 Olney Town Yardley Gobion 1962–63 Hanslope Syresham 1963–64 Yardley Gobion Mursley United 1964–65 Hanslope Winslow United Newport Pagnell Town[7] (Div 3) 1965–66 Yardley Gobion Roade 1966–67 Towcester Town Newport Pagnell Town 1967–68 Newport Pagnell Town Towcester Town Reserves 1968–69 Newport Pagnell Town Newport Pagnell Town Reserves 1969–70 Newport Pagnell Town Newport Pagnell Town Reserves 1970–71 Yardley Gobion Syresham 1971–72 Sherington Blakesley United 1972–73 Yardley Gobion Cosgrove St Peter 1973–1994
1973 witnessed the introduction of a third division. Named the Premier Division, it sat above Division One and Division Two. This section lists the champions of all three divisions until a fourth tier was introduced in 1994.[3]
Year Premier Division Division One Division Two League Cup League Cup League Cup 1973–74 Grendon Rangers Yardley Gobion Yardley Gobion Reserves 1974–75 Grendon Rangers Buckingham Town[8] Yardley Gobion Yardley Gobion Reserves 1975–76 Middleton Cheney Yardley Gobion Galley Hill 1976–77 Middleton Cheney Middleton Cheney[9] Galley Hill Blakesley 1977–78 McCorquodale Old Bradwell United North Crawley 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 Newport Town 1983–84 Buckingham Athletic[6] 1984–85 Buckingham Athletic[6] 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 Shenley & Loughton[10] 1989–90 Kettering Nomads[11] 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 Stewkley[12] 1993–94 Stewkley[12] 1994–2010
The most recent expansion of the league involved the introduction of a fourth division, the Intermediate Division, in 1994.[3]
Year Premier Division Intermediate Division Division One Division Two League Cup League Cup League Cup League Cup 1994–95 Potterspury Mursley United Potterspury Reserves Milton Keynes Athletic Reserves 1995–96 1996–97 Newport Athletic Milton Keynes Athletic Westbury Sherington 1997–98 Padbury United[13] 1998–99 Padbury United[13] 1999–00 Padbury United[13] 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Roade[14] Roade[14] Castlethorpe[15] 2003–04 PB (Milton Keynes)[16] or
Steeple Claydon Reserves[17]2004–05 Steeple Claydon[17] Stewkley[12] Heath Panthers United[18] PB (Milton Keynes)[16] Loughton Athletic[19] Brickhill Rangers[20] Brickhill Rangers[20] 2005–06 Potterspury PB (Milton Keynes)[16] Brickhill Rangers[20] Brickhill Rangers[20] Brackley Sports Reserves[21] 2006–07 PB (Milton Keynes)[22] PB (Milton Keynes) Thornborough Athletic[23] Brackley Sports Reserves[21] Great Linford Lavendon Sports Reserves[22] 2007–08 PB (Milton Keynes)[24] PB (Milton Keynes) Brickhill Rangers[24] Rangers XI[24] Wolverton Town Wolverton Town Reserves[24] E&H 2008–09 Lavendon Sports[25] Brickhill Rangers[26] Sherington[25] Sherington[27] Woburn Sands Wanderers[25] Westbury[25] Heath Panthers United 2009–10 Steeple Claydon[17][28] Potterspury[28] Heath Panthers United[28] Heath Panthers United Stewkley Reserves[12][28] 2010–present
At the end of the 2009–10 season, the League decided to re-introduce the Inter Divisional Cup for the 2010–11 season.[29]
Year Premier Division Intermediate Division Division One Division Two Inter Divisional Cup League Cup League Cup League Cup League Cup 2010–11 Brackley Sports[30] Hale Leys United[31] Milton Keynes Wanderers[30] Great Linford[31] Celtic Milton Keynes[30] Celtic Milton Keynes[31] Olney Town Colts[30] Olney Town Colts[31] Potterspury[31] Titles by club
This is an incomplete list of clubs that have been North Bucks League champions in order of success.
Club Titles Years Buckingham Town 7 1924–25, 1928–29, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1948–49, 1949–50 Deanshanger Athletic 7 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60 Potterspury 4 1934–35, 1937–38, 1994–95, 2005–06 Yardley Gobion 4 1963–64, 1965–66, 1970–71, 1972–73 Castlethorpe 3 1953–54, 1955–56, 1957–58 Newport Autos 3 1920–21, 1921–22, 1923–24 Newport Pagnell Town 3 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70 Stantonbury St Peter 3 1912–13, 1913–14, 1938–39 Bletchley L.M.S. 2 1929–30, 1946–47 Cosgrove St Peter 2 1911–12, 1927–28 Grendon Rangers 2 1973–74, 1974–75 Hanslope 2 1962–63, 1964–65 Middleton Cheney 2 1975–76, 1976–77 PB (Milton Keynes) 2 2006–07, 2007–08 Padbury United 2 1997–98, 1998–99 Steeple Claydon 2 2004–05, 2009–10 Stewkley 2 1992–93, 1993–94 Towcester Town 2 1947–48, 1966–67 Winslow United 2 1926–27, 1930–31 Wolverton Town 2 1922–23, 1931–32 Brackley Sports 1 2010–11 Buckingham Athletic 1 1984–85 Kettering Nomads 1 1989–90 Lavendon Sports 1 2008–09 McCorquodale 1 1977–78 Newport Town 1 1982–83 Newport Athletic 1 1996–97 Olney Town 1 1961–62 Roade 1 2002–03 Salmon Sports 1 1932–33 Shenley & Loughton 1 1988–89 Sherington 1 1972–73 Silverstone British Legion 1 1960–61 Stony Stratford S. 1 1925–26 See also
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