The Great Western Suburban League was a football league that was primarily held in the Home Counties, founded in 1904.
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. 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.
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.
Champions SeasonWinnerRunners-upThird place1904–052nd Grenadier GuardsMaidenhead NorfolkiansHounslow1905–06HounslowBrentford reservesMaindehead Norfolkians1906–07Shepherd's BushBrentford reservesHounslow1907–08Brentford reserves1st Grenadier GuardsWindsor & Eton1908–09Brentford reservesReading reservesWycombe Wanderers1909–10Reading reservesBrentford reservesWycombe Wanderers1910–11Brentford reservesUxbridgeSouthall1911–122nd Grenadier GuardsStainesWycombe Wanderers1912–13Southall19th Royal HussarsWindsor & Eton1913–1419th Royal HussarsMaidenhead NorfolkiansSouthall1914–19Not held due to World War I 1919–20Maidenhead UnitedBotwell MissionSlough1920–21Botwell MissionMaidenhead UnitedWindsor & Eton1921–22Botwell MissionWindsor & EtonUxbridge Town1922–23Botwell MissionStaines LagondaHounslow1923–24Botwell MissionStaines LagondaCowley1924–25HounslowYiewsleyNewbury Town1925–26Newbury TownWatford Old BoysYiewsley1926–27Leyland MotorsNewbury TownWatford Old Boys reserves1927–28NapierHolland Athletic reservesHounslow Rangers1928–29NapierRoxeth & Harrow Old BoysHolland Athletic reserves1929–30NapierEaling CelticMinters Athletic1930–31NapierFeltham SportsEaling Celtic
Member clubs
1st Coldstream Guards 1st Grenadier Guards 1st Irish Guards 1st Scots Guards 2nd Grenadier Guards 2nd Scots Guards 3rd Coldstream Guards 3rd Grenadier Guards 19th Royal Hussars Ashford Berkhamsted Town reserves Botwell Mission Botwell Mission reserves Brentford reserves Bush Hill Park reserves Chesham Town Chesham United reserves Chiswick Generals Cowley Ealing Celtic Feltham Sports Firestones Fourstores Great Western Railway reserves Hanwell Hanwell Athletic Hanwell Guild Harmondsworth St. Mary's Harrow & Greenhill Harrow Weald Hayesco Holland Athletic reserves Hounslow Hounslow Rangers Kensington Town Leavesden Mental Hospital Leyland Motors Lyons Club reserves Maidenhead Norfolkians Maidenhead United Marlow Minters Athletic Napier Newbury Town Paddington Park Royal reserves RAF Uxbridge Reading Amateurs Reading reserves Reading United Roxeth & Harrow Old Boys Royal Horse Guards Savoy Hotel Shepherd's Bush Slough Slough Trading Company Southall Southall United Staines Staines Lagonda Uxbridge Uxbridge Town Uxbridge Town reserves Uxbridge Unity Watford Old Boys Watford Old Boys reserves W.E.R.S.A.C Western United Willesden Town Windsor & Eton Windsor & Eton reserves Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers reserves Yiewsley Yiewsley Juniors
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