GNSL 2025/26 Season: Constitution Confirmed & Reg Davis Cup draw published

This week saw the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League’s AGM, with the 2025/26 constitution and Reg Davis Cup draw confirmed for the new season.

The AGM notes shed a little light on the on-going County League promotion debacle as well, with Tewkesbury Town confirmed as promoted from the GNSL.

Gala Wilton & Cheltenham Civil Service have been relegated into the league, and will take their place in Division One for the 2025/26 season.

Stonehouse Town Reserves and Falcons have been promoted from Division Two after finishing in the top two, however due to two Gloucester based sides in Gala and Civvy coming out of the County League, Barnwood United have been denied promotion despite finishing third.

Hardwicke, Rodborough Old Boys and Smiths Barometrics have been relegated to Division Two, where they are joined by Fintan, Wickwar Wanderers and Mitcheldean, who all won their respective feeder leagues last season.

The one interesting observation is that Division Two will consist of 17 teams, instead of the original 16 – this is due to an issue caused by Berkeley Town being found guilty of fielding ineligible players in two fixtures last season.

One of these fixtures saw Winchcombe Town awarded three points for their defeat to Berkeley, which would have seen Bream Amateurs fall into the bottom four and be subject to relegation.

The league stated in their notes that due to Bream then being subject to relegation due to no fault of their own, the decision was ultimately made to run the division with 17 teams.

Gloucestershire Northern Senior League 2025/26 Season constitution (subject to change):

Due to the odd numbers, the Reg Davis Cup will have a Preliminary Round tie on the first Saturday of August, before the First Round taking place on Wednesday 6 August.

Once again the cup will be played throughout August, with the Semi Finals set for 6 September and the final TBC.

The draw looks as follows:

Preliminary Round – Saturday 2 August; 15:00 kick off

Gala Wilton vs Kings Stanley

First Round – Wednesday 6 August; 18:30 kick offs

Stonehouse Town Reserves vs Mitcheldean
Tredworth Tigers vs Mushet & Coalway Utd
Rodborough Old Boys vs Berkeley Town
Barnwood United vs Winchcombe Town
Longlevens Reserves vs Fintan
FC Lakeside vs Painswick
Frampton United Reserves vs Charfield
Bream Amateurs vs Harrow Hill
Hardwicke vs Lydbrook Athletic
Bredon vs Staunton & Corse
English Bicknor vs Dursley Town
Viney St Swithins vs Whaddon United
Bibury vs Gala Wilton/Kings Stanley
Falcons vs Smiths Barometrics
Lydney Town Reserves vs Cheltenham Civil Service
Brockworth Albion vs Wickwar Wanderers

Second Round – Wednesday 13 August; 18:30 kick offs

Bibury/Gala Wilton/Kings Stanley vs Hardwicke/Lydbrook Athletic
Bredon/Staunton & Corse vs Longlevens Reserves/Fintan
Barnwood United/Winchcombe Town vs Brockworth Albion/Wickwar Wanderers
Stonehouse Town Reserves/Mitcheldean vs Bream Amateurs/Harrow Hill
Falcons/Smiths Barometrics vs Tredworth Tigers/Mushet & Coalway Utd
English Bicknor/Dursley Town vs Rodborough Old Boys/Berkeley Town
Frampton United Reserves/Charfield vs Viney St Swithins/Whaddon United
Lydney Town Reserves/Cheltenham Civil Service vs FC Lakeside/Painswick

Quarter Finals – Wednesday 20 August; 18:30 kick offs

QF1: Bredon/Staunton & Corse/ Longlevens Reserves/Fintan vs Barnwood United/Winchcombe Town/Brockworth Albion/Wickwar Wanderers

QF2: Stonehouse Town Reserves/Mitcheldean/Bream Amateurs/Harrow Hill vs Frampton United Reserves/Charfield/Viney St Swithins/Whaddon United

QF3: English Bicknor/Dursley Town/Rodborough Old Boys/Berkeley Town vs Bibury/Gala Wilton/Kings Stanley/Hardwicke/Lydbrook Athletic

QF4: Lydney Town Reserves/Cheltenham Civil Service/FC Lakeside/Painswick vs Falcons/Smiths Barometrics/Tredworth Tigers/Mushet & Coalway Utd

Semi Finals – Saturday 6 September; 14:30 kick offs

QF1 Winner vs QF3 Winner

QF4 Winner vs QF2 Winner

All fixtures in the Reg Davis Cup and constitutions are subject to change, as ever, but we are set for another exciting Gloucestershire Northern Senior League season!