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Hellenic Football League
Association football league in England
Association football league in England
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Hellenic Football League |
| image | Hellenic football league.jpg |
| founded | |
| country | England |
| feeds | Southern League |
| promotion | Southern League Division One Central or South |
| relegation | |
| divisions | 2 (first teams) |
| 2 (reserve & development teams) | |
| 2 (veteran teams) | |
| teams | 38 (not including teams in reserve & developement and veterans leagues) |
| levels | Levels 9–10, 12 |
| domest_cup | FA Cup |
| FA Vase | |
| League: | |
| Challenge Cup | |
| Supplementary Cup | |
| Floodlit Challenge Cup | |
| Premier Division Benevolent Challenge Cup | |
| Division 1 Benevolent Challenge Cup | |
| season | 2024–25 |
| champions | Premier: Hartpury University |
| One: Droitwich Spa | |
| website | |
| current | 2025–26 season |
2 (reserve & development teams) 2 (veteran teams) FA Vase League: Challenge Cup Supplementary Cup Floodlit Challenge Cup Premier Division Benevolent Challenge Cup Division 1 Benevolent Challenge Cup One: Droitwich Spa The Hellenic Football League, currently known as the uhlsport Hellenic Football League for sponsorship reasons, is an English men's football league covering an area including the English counties of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire and their surrounding areas, such as parts of Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Northamptonshire, Wiltshire, and Warwickshire.
History
The league was established in 1953. In the 2000–01 season, the Hellenic League absorbed the Chiltonian League. The league now has a Premier Division and Division One as part of the National League System. The league also runs Division Two East, Division Two West, Division Two North and Division Two South below the National League System. In the 2006–07 season the Hellenic League absorbed the Banbury District and Lord Jersey FA Veterans League with three Divisions now under the Hellenic Veterans League title.
Starting with the 2004–05 re-organisation the Hellenic League became a step 5 and 6 league in the National League System. Premier Division clubs play at Step 5 level, which offers progression to the Southern Football League Division One (Step 4) for Premier Division winners who have the required ground status.
Hellenic League Division One teams play at Step 6 level, promotion to the Step 5 Premier Division can be gained by clubs finishing in the top two of Division One dependent on required ground facilities as specified by The Football Association. Acceptance to HL Division One is offered to teams playing in the various Step 7 county leagues of the related Hellenic League area.
38 teams play in the Hellenic Premier and Division One. 18 teams play at Veterans level (players aged 35 or over).
Current Members
Step 5 (Premier Division)
Premier Division is at Level 9 (Step 5) in the football pyramid above four smaller local leagues below the recognised National League System. There are 20 clubs in this division as of the 25/26 season.
| Club | Home Ground | Ground Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Cirencester Town | Corinium Stadium | 4,500 |
| Corsham Town | Southbank | 1,200 |
| Cribbs | The Lawns | 1,000 |
| Droitwich Spa | King George V Ground | 2,000 |
| Fairford Town | Cinder Lane | 2,000 |
| Hallen AFC | The Hallen Centre | 2,000 |
| Hartpury University | Hartpury University Stadium | 2,000 |
| Hereford Pegasus | Old School Lane | 2,000 |
| Highworth Town | The Elms Recreational Ground | 2,000 |
| Longlevens AFC | Saw Mills End | |
| Lydney Town | Lydney Recreational Ground | 700 |
| Mangotsfield United | Crossham Street | 2,500 |
| Pershore Town | Community Stadium | 4,000 |
| Roman Glass St George | Oaklands Park | 2,000 |
| Royal Wootton Bassett Town | New Gerard Buxton Sports Ground | |
| Slimbridge | Thornbill Park | 1,500 |
| Thornbury Town | Mundy Playing FIeld | |
| Tuffley Rovers | Glevum Park | 1,000 |
| Westfields | allpay.park | 2,000 |
| Worcester Raiders | Claines Lane | 1,400 |
Step 6 (Division One)
Division One is at Level 10 (Step 6) in the football pyramid. There are 18 clubs in this division as of the 25/26 season.
| Club | Home Ground | Ground Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Alcester Town | Stratford Road | |
| Bewdley Town | Ribbesford Meadows | |
| Brimscombe & Thrupp | The Meadow | |
| Carterton | Kilkenny Lane | 1,500 |
| Cheltenham Saracens | Petersfield Park | |
| Chipping Sodbury Town | The Ridings | |
| Clanfield 85 | Radcot Road | 2,000 |
| FC Stratford | Arden Garages Stadium | |
| Ludlow Town | Ludlow Football Stadium | |
| Malmesbury Victoria | The Flying Monk Ground | |
| Newent Town | Wildsmith Meadow | 2,000 |
| Redditch Borough | Cherry Tree Stadium | 3,000 |
| Shortwood United | Meadowbank Ground | 2,000 |
| Stonehouse Town | Magpies Stadium | |
| Thame United Reserves | Meadow View Park | 2,500 |
| Wantage Town | Alfredian Park | 1,500 |
| Wellington | Wellington Playing Fields | |
| Woodford United | Byfield Road | 3,000 |
Division Two - "Alliance Leagues"
Below Division One, there are two divisions, the Alliance League East and the Alliance League West. These two leagues, with a few exceptions, are made up entirely of reserve or development teams. These two leagues are not formally in the league pyramid, and promotion and relegation into/from the Hellenic League happens from Division one.
Champions
The league started with only a Premier Division, before Division One was added in 1956.
| Season | Premier Division | Division One | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953–54 | Didcot Town | ||||
| 1954–55 | Witney Town | ||||
| 1955–56 | Headington United 'A' | ||||
| 1956–57 | Abingdon Town | Luton Town Colts | |||
| 1957–58 | Witney Town | Aylesbury Town Corinthians | |||
| 1958–59 | Abingdon Town | Thatcham | |||
| 1959–60 | Abingdon Town | Hazells | |||
| 1960–61 | Bicester Town | Chipping Norton Town | |||
| 1961–62 | Thame United | Botley United | |||
| 1962–63 | Yiewsley reserves | Amersham Town | |||
| 1963–64 | Amersham Town | Henley Town | |||
| 1964–65 | Witney Town | Thatcham | |||
| 1965–66 | Witney Town | Princes Risborough Town | |||
| 1966–67 | Witney Town | Pinehurst | |||
| 1967–68 | Hazells | Henley Town | |||
| 1968–69 | Wallingford Town | Oxford City reserves | |||
| 1969–70 | Thame United | Clanfield | |||
| 1970–71 | Witney Town | Hungerford Town |
For the 1971–72 season, Division One was split into Division One A and B.
| Season | Premier Division | Division One A | Division One B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971–72 | Witney Town | Fairford Town | Chipping Norton Town |
The following season, Division One A and B were merged and a Division Two was created.
| Season | Premier Division | Division One | Division Two | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972–73 | Witney Town | Thatcham | Walcot |
The following season, Division One and Division Two were merged.
| Season | Premier Division | Division One | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973–74 | Moreton Town | Cirencester Town | |||
| 1974–75 | Thatcham Town | Maidenhead Town | |||
| 1975–76 | Burnham | Abingdon Town | |||
| 1976–77 | Moreton Town | Didcot Town | |||
| 1977–78 | Chipping Norton Town | Bicester Town | |||
| 1978–79 | Newbury Town | Northwood | |||
| 1979–80 | Bicester Town | Hazells | |||
| 1980–81 | Newbury Town | Wantage Town | |||
| 1981–82 | Forest Green Rovers | Lambourn Sports | |||
| 1982–83 | Moreton Town | Rayners Lane | |||
| 1983–84 | Almondsbury Greenway | Morris Motors | |||
| 1984–85 | Shortwood United | Pegasus Juniors | |||
| 1985–86 | Sharpness | Viking Sports | |||
| 1986–87 | Abingdon Town | Bishops Cleeve | |||
| 1987–88 | Yate Town | Cheltenham Town reserves | |||
| 1988–89 | Yate Town | Almondsbury Picksons | |||
| 1989–90 | Newport | Carterton Town | |||
| 1990–91 | Milton United | Cinderford Town | |||
| 1991–92 | Shortwood United | Wollen Sports | |||
| 1992–93 | Wollen Sports | Tuffley Rovers | |||
| 1993–94 | Moreton Town | Carterton Town | |||
| 1994–95 | Cinderford Town | Endsleigh | |||
| 1995–96 | Cirencester Town | Purton | |||
| 1996–97 | Brackley Town | Ardley United | |||
| 1997–98 | Swindon Supermarine | Ardley United | |||
| 1998–99 | Burnham | Pegasus Juniors | |||
| 1999–2000 | Banbury United | Cheltenham Saracens |
In 2000, the league absorbed the Chiltonian League and Division One was regionalised into East and West.
| Season | Premier Division | Division One | East | West |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | Swindon Supermarine | Henley Town | Gloucester United | |
| 2001–02 | North Leigh | Finchampstead | Hook Norton | |
| 2002–03 | North Leigh | Quarry Nomads | Slimbridge | |
| 2003–04 | Brackley Town | Wantage Town | Purton | |
| 2004–05 | Highworth Town | Eton Wick | Shrivenham | |
| 2005–06 | Didcot Town | Hounslow Borough | Winterbourne United | |
| 2006–07 | Slimbridge | Bisley Sports | Lydney Town | |
| 2007–08 | North Leigh | Chalfont Wasps | Winterbourne United | |
| 2008–09 | Hungerford Town | Binfield | Hardwickes | |
| 2009–10 | Almondsbury Town | Thame United | Slimbridge | |
| 2010–11 | Wantage Town | Holyport | Headington Amateurs | |
| 2011–12 | Oxford City Nomads | Newbury | Tytherington Rocks | |
| 2012–13 | Marlow | Rayners Lane | Brimscombe & Thrupp | |
| 2013–14 | Wantage Town | Milton United | Tytherington Rocks | |
| 2014–15 | Flackwell Heath | Wokingham & Emmbrook | Longlevens | |
| 2015–16 | Kidlington | Penn & Tylers Green | Carterton | |
| 2016–17 | Thame United | Penn & Tylers Green | Fairford Town | |
| 2017–18 | Thatcham Town | Virginia Water | Ardley United | |
| 2018–19 | Wantage Town | Burnham | Easington Sports | |
| 2019–20 | Competition abandoned (coronavirus pandemic) | |||
| 2020–21 | Season abandoned (coronavirus pandemic) |
In 2021, Division One East and West were merged again.
Cup winners
The Hellenic League football cups are the Supplementary Cup, the Challenge Cup and the Floodlit Cup.
| Season | Floodlit Cup | Supplementary Cup | Challenge Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 | Cinderford Town | ||||||
| 1995–96 | Bicester Town | ||||||
| 1996–97 | Abingdon United | ||||||
| 1997–98 | Swindon Supermarine | ||||||
| 1998–99 | Burnham | Highworth Town | Tuffley Rovers | ||||
| 1999–2000 | Swindon Supermarine | Carterton Town | Swindon Supermarine | ||||
| 2000–01 | Swindon Supermarine | Cancelled | Carterton Town | ||||
| 2001–02 | Gloucester United | Purton | Fairford Town | ||||
| 2002–03 | Tuffley Rovers | Didcot Town | Yate Town | ||||
| 2003–04 | Slimbridge | Brackley Town | Didcot Town | ||||
| 2004–05 | Almondsbury Town | Hungerford Town | Didcot Town | ||||
| 2005–06 | Slimbridge | Badshot Lea | Didcot Town | ||||
| 2006–07 | Wantage Town | Ardley United | Hungerford Town | ||||
| 2007–08 | Kidlington | Shortwood United | Hungerford Town | ||||
| 2008–09 | Marlow United | Cancelled | Almondsbury Town | ||||
| 2009–10 | Shortwood United | Cancelled | Ardley United | ||||
| 2010–11 | Holyport | Kidlington | Holyport | ||||
| 2011–12 | Binfield | Reading Town | Highworth Town | ||||
| 2012–13 | Ardley United | Headington Amateurs | Oxford City Nomads | ||||
| 2013–14 | Brimscombe & Thrupp | Brimscombe & Thrupp | Ascot United | ||||
| 2014–15 | North Leigh United | Hook Norton | Ardley United | ||||
| 2015–16 | Ascot United | Fairford Town | Flackwell Heath | ||||
| 2016–17 | Lydney Town | Ardley United | Bracknell Town | ||||
| 2017–18 | Binfield | Holyport | Bracknell Town | ||||
| 2018–19 | Ardley United | Thornbury Town | Ascot United | ||||
| 2019–20 | Cancelled | ||||||
| 2020–21 | Not held | Abingdon United | Kidlington Reserves | ||||
| 2021–22 | Not held | Pershore Town | Cribbs | ||||
| 2022–23 | Mangotsfield United | Feckenham | Pershore Town | ||||
| 2023-24 | Worcester City | Stratford Town | Corsham Town |
References
References
- "Alliance Leagues East & West – Hellenic League – Proudly Sponsored by uhlsport – "Where every game matters"".
- "Uhlsport Hellenic Football League | Premier Division Honours". Uhlsport Hellenic Football League.
- "Uhlsport Hellenic Football League | League Division One Honours". Uhlsport Hellenic Football League.
- "Hellenic League | Divisional Champions".
- "Cup Winners". Uhlsport Hellenic Football League.
- "Hellenic League {{!}} Statistics Season 2005–06".
- "Club Honours".
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