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| Founded | 1903 |
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| Country | England |
| Divisions | 3 |
| Number of clubs | 38 |
| Feeder to | Somerset County League |
| Promotion to | Somerset County League Division Three |
| Current champions | Ilminster Town Reserves (2025–26) |
| Most championships | Merriot Rovers |
| Website | website |
The Perry Street and District League, commonly known as the Perry Street League, is a football competition with clubs from south Somerset, west Dorset and East Devon, England. The league was formed in 1903 by Charles Edward Small, the owner of the Perry Street Lace Works, who is commemorated by the three spools of lace depicted on the league's crest. The badge depicts the three Counties participating in the Perry Street & District Football League as follows: the wyvern of Somerset, three castles for Dorset and the sailing boat for Devon.
The league started with 5 teams – Perry Street Works, Combe Wanderers, Holyrood Mills, Axminster Town and Horton Rovers.
Today the league has a total of three divisions including the Perry Street League Premier Division. The Perry Street League is a member of the Joint Liaison Committee comprising the Somerset County League and other feeder leagues within the county. The Perry Street League is affiliated to the Somerset County FA.[1]
South Petherton won the 2005–06 Premier Division title, a feat they repeated in 2006–07 and again in 2007–08.[2] They finished second in the 2008–09 season as Crewkerne took the title,[3] and second again in the 2009–10 to Lyme Regis. South Petherton again won the league in the 2010–11 season.[4]
The fixtures and results can be found in the local Chard & Ilminster Newspaper;[5] the Weekender and View From titles also offer extensive coverage reports and previews.
Following the AGM meeting at the end of the 2022-23 season, the decision was made to reduce the league structure from four divisions to three divisions for the upcoming 2023-24 season.
Member clubs 2025–26
Premier Division
- Chard United
- Combe St Nicholas Reserves
- Drimpton
- Forton Rangers
- Ilminster Town Reserves
- Misterton
- South Petherton
- West & Middle Chinnock
- Yetminster United
Division One
- Axminster Town 3rds
- Barrington
- Charmouth
- Combe St Nicholas A
- Crewkerne Rangers
- Donyatt United
- Forton Rangers Reserves
- Halstock
- Kingsbury Episcopi
- Merriott Moretti
- Misterton Reserves
- South Petherton Reserves
- Uplyme
Division Two
- Chard United Reserves
- Combe St Nicholas Colts
- Crewkerne Rangers Reserves
- Dowlish Wake & Donyatt
- Forton Rangers 'A'
- Ilminster Town 'A'
- Lyme Regis Rovers
- Merriott Saints
- Netherbury
- Shepton Beauchamp Reserves
- Thorncombe
- Winsham United
- Yetminster Sports
- Yetminster United Reserves
Recent divisional champions
| Season | Premier Division | Division One | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four |
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| 2000–01 | Combe St. Nicholas | Axminster Reserves | Netherbury | Norton Athletic Reserves | Ilminster Town "A" |
| 2001–02 | Merriott Rovers | Barrington | Haselbury | Uplyme | Shepton Beauchamp Reserves |
| 2002–03 | Ilminster Town Reserves | Chard Colts | Uplyme | South Petherton Reserves | White Horse Symondsbury |
| 2003–04 | Merriott Rovers | Charmouth | Hinton St. George | Forton Reserves | Barrington Reserves |
| 2004–05 | Lyme Regis | Perry Street & Yonder Hill | Pymore | Winsham United | White Horse Reserves |
| 2005–06 | South Petherton | Combe St Nicholas Reserves | Thorncombe | Dowlish & Donyatt | Combe St. Nicholas 'B' |
| 2006–07 | South Petherton | Winsham United | Misterton | Chard Town Colts | Beaminster Reserves |
| 2007–08 | South Petherton | Misterton | Chard United | White Horse Reserves | Lyme Bantams |
| 2008–09 | Crewkerne Town | Barrington | Ilminster Colts | Norton Athletic | Fivehead United |
| 2009–10 | Lyme Regis | Farway | Millwey Rise | Hawkchurch | Chard United Reserves |
| 2010–11 | South Petherton | Crewkerne Town | Beaminster Reserves | Misterton Reserves | West & Middle Chinnock Reserves |
| 2011–12 | Lyme Regis | Millwey Rise | Crewkerne Town Reserves | Chard United | Ilminster Town 'A' |
| 2012–13 | Winsham United | West & Middle Chinnock | Uplyme | Luso-Chard | Shepton Beauchamp Reserves |
| 2013–14 | Crewkerne Town | Perry Street & Yonder Hill Reserves | Chard United | Lyme Bantams | Kingsbury Episcopi |
| 2014–15 | Crewkerne Town | Barrington | Drimpton | Barrington Reserves | Merriott Rovers |
| 2015–16 | Perry Street & Yonder Hill | Misterton | South Petherton Reserves | Halstock | |
| 2016–17 | Barrington | Merriott Rovers | Halstock | Misterton Reserves | |
| 2017–18 | Barrington | Halstock | Thorncombe | Ilminster Town A | |
| 2018–19 | South Petherton | Thorncombe | South Petherton Reserves | Lyme Regis Rovers | |
| 2019–21 | seasons curtailed by Covid pandemic | ||||
| 2021–22 | South Petherton | Shepton Beauchamp | Drimpton | Kingsbury Episcopi | |
| 2022–23 | Forton Rangers | South Petherton Reserves | Yetminster United | Yetminster United Reserves | |
| 2023–24 | Misterton | Ilminster Town Reserves | Perry Street & Yonder Hill Reserves | ||
| 2024–25 | Misterton | West & Middle Chinnock | Merriott Moretti | ||
List of league champions
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Source[6]
Trophy/cup competitions
All cup competitions (except Chard Hospital Cup) are governed by the rules of The Perry Street Challenge Cup
- Premier Division
The Perry Street Challenge Cup
Founded 1912.
Cup Presented by C. E. Small Esq
Coronation Cup
Founded 1953
Cup Presented by C. H. Baulch Esq
- Division One
Division One Cup
Founded 1954
Cup Presented by C.H.Harris Esq
The Arthur Gage Memorial Cup
Founded 1950
John Adams Cup
Founded 2025
John Adams was a huge advocate for local football and was the president of Forton Football Club for many years, and one of the original founders of the club. Cup final to be held at Forton Rangers FC.
- Division Two
Jack Venn Cup
Founded 1961
Cup Presented by J. V. Venn Esq.
Reg Eglon Cup
Founded 1986
Cup Presented by Misterton Football Club
- Division Three
John Fowler Trophy
Founded 1973
Cup Presented by Halstock Football Club.
Bill Bailey Cup
Founded 1973
Cup Presented by Beaminster Football Club
- Other cups
The Daisy Hutchings Memorial Cup
Founded 1970
Open to all clubs in Divisions 2 and 3 of The Perry Street & District League
Clubs can only enter one team.
Chard Hospital Cup Open to clubs as decided by the Management Committee[6]
List of cup winners
| Season | Chard Hospital | Challenge Cup | Coronation Cup | Division One Cup | Jack Venn | Reg Eglon | John Fowler | Tommy Tabberer | Arthur Gage | Bill Bailey | Daisy Hutchings | Kenny Hodges | John Adams |
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| 2017–18 | Shepton Beauchamp | Chard United | Winsham | Waytown Hounds | Crewkerne Rangers | Forton Rangers Reserves | Donyatt United | Crewkerne Rangers | Waytown Hounds | Donyatt United | Thorncombe | Forton Rangers | |
| 2018–19 | Thorncombe | Winsham | Winsham | Ilminster Town Reserves | South Petherton Reserves | Dowlish Wake & Donyatt | Lyme Regis Rovers | Forton Rangers Reserves | Hawkchurch | Ilminster Town B Team | Forton Rangers | Uplyme | |
| 2019–20 | Winsham | Void | Donatt United | Void | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Void | ||||||||||||
| 2021–22 | South Petherton | Chard United | Misterton | Shepton Beauchamp | Thorncombe | Perry Street & Yonder Hill Reserves | Uplyme Reserves | Charmouth | Shepton Beauchamp | Kingsbury Episcopi | Not run | ||
| 2022–23 | Forton Rangers | Forton Rangers | Perry Street & Yonder Hill | South Petherton Reserves | Yetminster United | Yetminster United Reserves | Barrington Reserves | Yetminster United | South Petherton Reserves | Chard United 'A' | Not run | Chard United 'A' | |
| 2023–24 | South Petherton | Yetminster United | Misterton | Forton Rangers Reserves | Perry Street & Yonder Hill Reserves | Forton Rangers A | Not run | ||||||
| 2024–25 | Combe St Nicholas Reserves | Ilchester Junior | Forton Rangers | Not run | Not run | Uplyme | Not run | Not run | West & Middle Chinnock | Merriott Moretti | Not run | Not run | |
| 2025–26 | Combe St Nicholas Reserves | West & Middle Chinnock | Forton Rangers | Merriott Moretti | Netherbury | Netherbury | Not run | Not run | West & Middle Chinnock | Merriott Moretti | Not run | Not run | Axminster Town 3rds |
Source[6]
References
- "SomersetFA.com". SomersetFA. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- "Petherton Reign Supreme". ViewFrom. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- "Champions Held". ViewFrom Publishing. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- "Chard&IlminsterNews". NewsQuest Newspapers. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- "Full-Time League Websites – Perry Street & District League". The Football Association. Retrieved 24 May 2011.