About Steve Gooch Estate Agents Gloucestershire Northern Senior League

Introduction

The Gloucestershire Northern Senior League (GNSL) is an amateur football league based in England, founded in 1922. The league is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA. It has two divisions, Division One and Division Two, with Division One sitting at level 12 of the English football league system. This league is a feeder to the Gloucestershire County League. The Cheltenham League, Stroud and District League and North Gloucestershire League are feeders to the GNSL.

History

The league was formed in 1922 and the founder members included Cheltenham Town, Gloucester City and Forest Green Rovers. A number of clubs in the NSL have played in the Gloucestershire County League or higher but have dropped back into lower tier football. Notable clubs include:

Harrow Hill joined the County League in 1982/83 and gained promotion to the Hellenic Football League.
Stonehouse Town were original members of the County League and competed in the competition for 20 years until 1988. From 1947 until 1960 the club played in the Western Football League.