Great Western Suburban League

The Great Western Suburban League was a football league that was primarily held in the Home counties, founded in 1904.

Great Western Suburban League
Founded1904
First season1904–05
Folded1931
Country England
DivisionsOne
Domestic cup(s)FA Cup
FA Amateur Cup
Most championshipsBotwell Mission
Napier
(4 titles each)

History

The Great Western Suburban League was founded on the 18 May 1904, at a meeting called by Mr. W. G. Langdon of Staines which was held at the De Burgh Hotel in Yiewsley, Middlesex.[1] It drew its membership from teams in the Home counties to the west of London, located near to the Great Western Railway. An initial rule of the league that stated that all clubs should have their grounds situated within about a mile of any Great Western Railway station between Paddington and Reading was amended in a special general meeting held at the Royal Hotel in Slough on 19 March 1914 to allow the admission into the league of Chesham Town and Newbury Town.[2]

The league was generally considered by clubs to be a stepping stone to the Spartan League. After the 1926–27 season, all the member clubs left, with a new constitution of teams being formed for the following season. Following the 1930–31 season, in which only seven teams competed, the league folded.[3]

Champions
SeasonWinner[3]Runners-upThird place
1904–052nd Grenadier GuardsMaidenhead NorfolkiansHounslow
1905–06HounslowBrentford reservesMaindehead Norfolkians
1906–07Shepherd's BushBrentford reservesHounslow
1907–08Brentford reserves1st Grenadier GuardsWindsor & Eton
1908–09Brentford reservesReading reservesWycombe Wanderers
1909–10Reading reservesBrentford reservesWycombe Wanderers
1910–11Brentford reservesUxbridgeSouthall
1911–122nd Grenadier GuardsStainesWycombe Wanderers
1912–13Southall19th Royal HussarsWindsor & Eton
1913–1419th Royal HussarsMaidenhead NorfolkiansSouthall
1914–19Not held due to World War I [4]
1919–20Maidenhead UnitedBotwell MissionSlough
1920–21Botwell MissionMaidenhead UnitedWindsor & Eton
1921–22Botwell MissionWindsor & EtonUxbridge Town
1922–23Botwell MissionStaines LagondaHounslow
1923–24Botwell MissionStaines LagondaCowley
1924–25HounslowYiewsleyNewbury Town
1925–26Newbury TownWatford Old BoysYiewsley
1926–27Leyland MotorsNewbury TownWatford Old Boys reserves
1927–28NapierHolland Athletic reservesHounslow Rangers
1928–29NapierRoxeth & Harrow Old BoysHolland Athletic reserves
1929–30NapierEaling CelticMinters Athletic
1930–31NapierFeltham SportsEaling Celtic

Member clubs

References
  1. "Middlesex & Buckinghamshire Advertiser, Uxbridge, Harrow & Watford Journal". 21 May 1904. p. 5.
  2. "Great Western Suburban League, The radius Enlarged. Chesham Town Admitted". The South Bucks Standard. 26 March 1914. p. 7.
  3. "Great Western Suburban League 1904–1931". Non-League Matters. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  4. "Local Football - No Senior Competitions". Windsor, Eton & Slough Express. 19 September 1914. p. 5.
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