The2023–24 Hellenic Football League season was the 71st in the history of theHellenic Football League, afootball 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 byThe 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]
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Worcester City |
| Promoted | Worcester City Cinderford Town |
| Relegated | Wantage Town |
2024–25 → | |
Promoted fromDivision One Relegated from theSouthern League Division One Central Relegated from theSouthern League Division One South Transferred from theMidland Football League Premier Division |
Promoted to theSouthern League Division One South Relegated toDivision One Relegated to theWestern League First Division Resigned to theWiltshire League Premier Division
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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 theNorthern 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 | Resigned from the league |
| 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 |
| 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 | |||||||
| 17 April | Corsham Town | 0–1 | Cinderford Town | Corsham |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium:Southbank Ground Attendance: 230 |
| 17 April | Highworth Town | 0–1 | Royal Wootton Bassett Town | Highworth |
| 19:45 | Report |
| Stadium:The Elms Recreation Ground Attendance: 280 |
| 30 April | Royal Wootton Bassett Town | 0–4 | Cinderford Town | Royal Wootton Bassett |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium:New Gerard Buxton Sports Ground Attendance: 934 |
| 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 |
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hartpury University |
| Promoted | Hartpury University Malmesbury Victoria |
2024–25 → | |
Promoted from theWiltshire League Premier Division Promoted from the Herefordshire FA County League Premier Division Relegated from thePremier Division Transferred from theWestern League First Division |
Promoted to thePremier Division Promoted to theCombined Counties League Premier Division North Relegated to theMidland League Division Two Folded or withdrew
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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 thePremier 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 theWestern 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 |
| 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 | |||||||
| 16 April | Malmesbury Victoria | 2–0 | Devizes Town | Malmesbury |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium:The Flying Monk Ground Attendance: 286 |
| 16 April | Clanfield 85 | 0–3 | Sporting Club Inkberrow | Clanfield |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium:Radcot Road Attendance: 203 |
| 26 April | Malmesbury Victoria | 2–1 | Sporting Club Inkberrow | Malmesbury |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium:The Flying Monk Ground Attendance: 504 |
| 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 | International Space Station | London Road | 1,000,000 |
| 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 |
