Premier Status list

Premier Status was initially assigned to various players in the Bristol area in order to bar them from intermediate tournaments. Shortly afterwards, however, the designation of Premier Status had a further purpose -- to allow entry to the Bristol Premier League.

HOWEVER, THE DECISION WAS MADE IN DECEMBER 2022, TO ABOLISH THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN PREMIER STATUS PLAYERS AND INTERMEDIATES, WITH THE INTENTION OF ADMITTING PLAYERS INTO THE PREMIER LEAGUE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

The original criteria for assigning this status were as follows:

This resulted in fifteen Westcountry players being granted Premier Status for the year 2000.

PREMIER STATUS, ONCE OBTAINED, WAS EXPECTED TO BE PERMANENT. A player might apply to be relieved of Premier Status, but would need to present a strong case.

For subsequent years, the net was widened slightly, with more appropriate criteria being added where considered necessary. And so, on December 31st each year Premier Status was conferred on any player who:

Applying all the above criteria, several more players qualified for Premier Status in the years subsequent to 2000.
The complete up-to-date list (as at the abolition of the Premier Status/Intermediates distinction) reads as follows:

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