2023–24 Hellenic Football League

The 2023–24 Hellenic Football League season was the 71st in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England. The league operates two divisions, the Premier Division at Step 5 and Division One at Step 6.

The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by The Football Association on 15 May 2023.[1]

Beginning from this season, a four team play-off system was introduced at Step 5 (Premier Division) to guarantee a second promotion place to Step 4, replacing the inter-step play-off.[2]

Premier Division

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Hellenic Football League
Premier Division
Season2023–24
ChampionsWorcester City
PromotedWorcester City
Cinderford Town
RelegatedWantage Town

Team changes

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Premier Division table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Worcester City (C, P) 38 32 5 1 120 31 +89 101 Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2 Corsham Town 38 24 10 4 80 33 +47 82 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Highworth Town 38 22 7 9 73 40 +33 73
4 Royal Wootton Bassett Town 38 23 4 11 65 50 +15 73
5 Cinderford Town (O, P) 38 20 6 12 65 57 +8 66
6 Slimbridge 38 19 8 11 81 62 +19 65
7 Roman Glass St George 38 20 2 16 73 62 +11 62
8 Fairford Town 38 17 10 11 59 49 +10 61
9 Hereford Pegasus 38 16 7 15 77 73 +4 55
10 Worcester Raiders 38 15 8 15 58 61 −3 53
11 Pershore Town 38 14 8 16 79 69 +10 50
12 Westfields 38 14 7 17 68 68 0 49
13 Mangotsfield United 38 13 9 16 59 59 0 48
14 Tuffley Rovers 38 13 9 16 55 62 −7 48
15 Brimscombe & Thrupp 38 10 8 20 56 92 −36 38
16 Longlevens 38 10 6 22 47 78 −31 36
17 Hereford Lads Club 38 8 8 22 43 65 −22 32
18 Thornbury Town 38 8 5 25 43 79 −36 29
19 Lydney Town 38 8 5 25 63 103 −40 29
20 Wantage Town (R) 38 7 2 29 34 105 −71 23 Relegation to Division One
Source: The FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Step 4

Promotion playoffs

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Semi-finals Final
      
3 Highworth Town 0
4 Royal Wootton Bassett Town 1
4 Royal Wootton Bassett Town 0
5 Cinderford Town 4
2 Corsham Town 0
5 Cinderford Town 1

Semifinals

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17 April Corsham Town0–1 Cinderford Town Corsham
19:45 Report
  • Evans
Stadium: Southbank Ground
Attendance: 230
17 April Highworth Town0–1 Royal Wootton Bassett Town Highworth
19:45 Report
Stadium: The Elms Recreation Ground
Attendance: 280

Final

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30 April Royal Wootton Bassett Town0–4 Cinderford Town Royal Wootton Bassett
19:45 Report
Stadium: New Gerard Buxton Sports Ground
Attendance: 934

Stadiums and locations

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Location of 2023–24 Hellenic League Premier Division clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Brimscombe & Thrupp Brimscombe The Meadow 1,000
Cinderford Town Cinderford Causeway Ground 3,500
Corsham Town Corsham Southbank 1,200
Fairford Town Fairford Cinder Lane 2,000
Hereford Lads Club Hereford County Ground 1,000
Hereford Pegasus Hereford Old School Lane 2,000
Highworth Town Highworth The Elms Recreation Ground 2,000
Longlevens Gloucester Saw Mills End 500
Lydney Town Lydney Lydney Recreation Ground 700
Mangotsfield United Mangotsfield Cossham Street 2,500
Pershore Town Pershore Community Stadium 4,000
Roman Glass St George Almondsbury Oaklands Park 2,000
Royal Wootton Bassett Town Royal Wootton Bassett New Gerard Buxton Sports Ground 2,000
Slimbridge Slimbridge Thornhill Park 1,500
Thornbury Town Thornbury Mundy Playing Fields 1,000
Tuffley Rovers Tuffley Glevum Park 1,000
Wantage Town Wantage Alfredian Park 1,500
Westfields Hereford allpay.park 2,000
Worcester City Worcester Claines Lane 1,000
Worcester Raiders Worcester Sixways Stadium 12,067

Division One

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Hellenic Football League
Division One
Season2023–24
ChampionsHartpury University
PromotedHartpury University
Malmesbury Victoria

Team changes

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Division One table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hartpury University (C, P) 36 29 5 2 116 20 +96 92 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Malmesbury Victoria (O, P) 36 26 5 5 87 32 +55 83 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Clanfield 85 36 26 3 7 87 38 +49 81
4 Sporting Club Inkberrow (P) 36 20 6 10 79 41 +38 66
5 Devizes Town 36 19 6 11 87 54 +33 63 Qualification for the play-offs,
then transfer to the Western League
6 FC Bristol 36 20 3 13 91 71 +20 63 Folded
7 FC Stratford 36 17 7 12 70 48 +22 58
8 Calne Town 36 18 4 14 74 61 +13 58 Transfer to the Western League
9 Shortwood United 36 15 8 13 68 59 +9 53
10 Abingdon United 36 17 1 18 64 62 +2 52
11 Tytherington Rocks 36 15 2 19 58 69 −11 47
12 Cheltenham Saracens 36 13 7 16 51 64 −13 46
13 Stonehouse Town 36 12 8 16 63 73 −10 44
14 Southam United 36 13 3 20 57 92 −35 42
15 Newent Town 36 10 7 19 60 83 −23 37
16 Kidlington Reserves 36 8 5 23 44 87 −43 29
17 Long Crendon 36 7 3 26 44 93 −49 24 Resigned from the league
18 Chipping Sodbury Town 36 5 6 25 28 103 −75 21
19 Moreton Rangers 36 5 5 26 35 113 −78 20 Resigned from the league
Source: The FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Step 5

Promotion playoffs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Malmesbury Victoria 2
5 Devizes Town 0
2 Malmesbury Victoria 2
4 Sporting Club Inkberrow 1
3 Clanfield 85 0
4 Sporting Club Inkberrow 3

Semifinals

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16 April Malmesbury Victoria 2–0Devizes TownMalmesbury
19:45
Report Stadium: The Flying Monk Ground
Attendance: 286
16 April Clanfield 850–3 Sporting Club Inkberrow Clanfield
19:45 Report
Stadium: Radcot Road
Attendance: 203

Final

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26 April Malmesbury Victoria 2–1Sporting Club InkberrowMalmesbury
19:45
Report
Stadium: The Flying Monk Ground
Attendance: 504

Stadiums and locations

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Location of 2023–24 Hellenic League Division One clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Abingdon United Abingdon-on-Thames The Northcourt 2,000
Calne Town Calne Bremhill View 2,500
Cheltenham Saracens Cheltenham Petersfield Park 1,000
Chipping Sodbury Town Chipping Sodbury The Ridings 1,000
Clanfield 85 Clanfield Radcot Road 2,000
Devizes Town Devizes Nursteed Road 2,500
FC Bristol Almondsbury Oaklands Park 2,000
FC Stratford Tiddington Knights Lane 3,000
Hartpury University Hartpury Hartpury College —
Kidlington Reserves Kidlington Yarnton Road 1,500
Long Crendon Oxford (Marston) Court Place Farm 2,500
Malmesbury Victoria Malmesbury The Flying Monk Ground 1,000
Moreton Rangers Moreton-in-Marsh London Road 1,000
Newent Town Newent Wildsmith Meadow 1,000
Shortwood United Nailsworth Meadowbank Ground 2,000
Southam United Southam Bobby Hancocks Park 1,000
Sporting Club Inkberrow Inkberrow Recreation Ground 500
Stonehouse Town Stonehouse Oldends Lane 3,000
Tytherington Rocks Tytherington Hardwicke Playing Field 1,000

References

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  1. ^ "NLS Step 1-6 allocations". The FA. The Football Association. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Step 5 to 4 promotion/relegation update". The FA. The Football Association. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2023/2024 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
  4. ^ "Development side or U18s Football – what is best for young players and their progression?". Severn Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. ^ @WiltsLeague (4 June 2023). "Updated Breaking News" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 August 2023 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Bourton Rovers and Old Bradwell United Dev". Uhlsport Hellenic League. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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