Hellenic Football League


The Hellenic Football League is an English men's football league covering an area including the English counties of Worcestershire, Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, southern Buckinghamshire, southern Herefordshire and northern Wiltshire. There is also one team each from Hampshire and Northamptonshire.

History

The league was established in 1953. In the 2000–01 season, the Hellenic League absorbed the Chiltonian League and now has a Premier Division, Division One East, Division One West and Division Two East, Division Two West feeding into them. 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 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 East and West 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 or by finishing in the top two of Division Two with correct ground grading.
53 teams play in the Hellenic Premier and Division Ones. 18 teams play at Veterans level

Champions

The league started with only a Premier Division, before Division One was added in 1956.
SeasonPremier DivisionDivision One
1953–54Didcot Town
1954–55Witney Town
1955–56Headington United reserves
1956–57Abingdon TownLuton Town Colts
1957–58Witney TownAylesbury Town Corinthians
1958–59Abingdon TownThatcham
1959–60Abingdon TownHazells
1960–61Bicester TownChipping Norton Town
1961–62Thame UnitedBotley United
1962–63Yiewsley reservesAmersham Town
1963–64Amersham TownHenley Town
1964–65Witney TownThatcham
1965–66Witney TownPrinces Risborough Town
1966–67Witney TownPinehurst
1967–68HazellsHenley Town
1968–69Wallingford TownOxford City reserves
1969–70Thame UnitedClanfield
1970–71Witney TownHungerford Town

For the 1971–72 season, Division One was split into Division One A and Division One B.
SeasonPremier DivisionDivision One ADivision One B
1971–72Witney TownFairford TownChipping Norton Town

The following season, Division One A and B were merged.
SeasonPremier DivisionDivision One
1972–73Witney TownThatcham
1973–74Moreton TownCirencester Town
1974–75Thatcham TownMaidenhead Town
1975–76BurnhamAbingdon Town
1976–77Moreton TownDidcot Town
1977–78Chipping Norton TownBicester Town
1978–79Newbury TownNorthwood
1979–80Bicester TownHazells
1980–81Newbury TownWantage Town
1981–82Forest Green RoversLambourn Sports
1982–83Moreton TownRayners Lane
1983–84Almondsbury GreenwayMorris Motors
1984–85Shortwood UnitedPegasus Juniors
1985–86SharpnessViking Sports
1986–87Abingdon TownBishops Cleeve
1987–88Yate TownCheltenham Town reserves
1988–89Yate TownAlmondsbury Picksons
1989–90NewportCarterton Town
1990–91Milton UnitedCinderford Town
1991–92Shortwood UnitedWollen Sports
1992–93Wollen SportsTuffley Rovers
1993–94Moreton TownCarterton Town
1994–95Cinderford TownEndsleigh
1995–96Cirencester TownPurton
1996–97Brackley TownArdley United
1997–98Swindon SupermarineArdley United
1998–99BurnhamPegasus Juniors
1999–2000Banbury UnitedCheltenham Saracens

After the 1999–2000 season, Division One was regionalised into East and West.

Cup winners

The Hellenic League football cups are the Floodlit Cup, the Supplementary Cup and the Challenge Cup.