2022–23 Hellenic Football League

The 2022–23 Hellenic Football League season was the 70th 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 12 May 2022.[1]

Premier Division

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Hellenic Football League
Premier Division
Season2022–23
Dates2 August 2022 – 29 April 2023
ChampionsCribbs
Promoted
Relegated
Matches played380
Goals scored1,314 (3.46 per match)

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 Cribbs (C, P) 38 32 4 2 94 15 +79 100 Promotion to the Southern League
2 Malvern Town (O, P) 38 29 5 4 110 45 +65 92 Qualification for an inter-step play-off
3 Corsham Town 38 28 7 3 97 31 +66 91
4 Worcester Raiders 38 23 7 8 103 48 +55 76
5 Royal Wootton Bassett Town 38 19 8 11 67 50 +17 65
6 Roman Glass St George 38 19 7 12 76 47 +29 64
7 Westfields 38 18 10 10 67 42 +25 64
8 Hereford Pegasus 38 18 5 15 69 68 +1 59
9 Brimscombe & Thrupp 38 14 10 14 75 62 +13 52
10 Wantage Town 38 14 8 16 70 67 +3 50
11 Mangotsfield United 38 15 4 19 58 70 −12 49
12 Longlevens 38 12 6 20 54 63 −9 42
13 Fairford Town 38 12 5 21 54 66 −12 41
14 Shrivenham 38 11 5 22 42 94 −52 38 Resigned to the Wiltshire League
15 Lydney Town 38 10 7 21 47 91 −44 37
16 Thornbury Town 38 10 5 23 49 76 −27 35
17 Hereford Lads Club 38 10 4 24 47 83 −36 34
18 Tuffley Rovers 38 9 6 23 48 84 −36 33
19 Bradford Town (R) 38 7 6 25 45 93 −48 27 Relegation to the Western League
20 Chipping Sodbury Town (R) 38 6 9 23 42 119 −77 27 Relegation to Division One
Source: Hellenic League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-off

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Inter-step play-off

29 April 2023 Highworth Town1–4 Malvern Town Highworth
15:00
Report
Stadium: The Elms Recreation Ground
Attendance: 474

Stadiums and locations

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Bradford Town
 
Brimscombe
 
Chipping Sodbury
 
Corsham Town
 
Cribbs
 
Fairford Town
 
Hereford Lads Club
 
Hereford Pegasus
 
Longlevens
 
Lydney Town
 
Malvern Town
 
Mangotsfield
 
St George
 
Shrivenham
 
Thornbury
 
Tuffley
 
Wantage Town
 
Westfields
 
Wootton Bassett
 
Worcester Raiders
Map showing the location of teams in Hellenic Football League, Premier Division in 2021–22
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bradford Town Bradford on Avon Trowbridge Road 1,800
Brimscombe & Thrupp Brimscombe The Meadow
Chipping Sodbury Town Chipping Sodbury The Ridings
Corsham Town Corsham Southbank 1,200
Cribbs Bristol The Lawns 1,000
Fairford Town Fairford Cinder Lane 2,000
Hereford Lads Club Hereford County Ground
Hereford Pegasus Hereford Old School Lane 2,000
Longlevens Gloucester Saw Mills End
Lydney Town Lydney Lydney Recreation Ground 700
Malvern Town Malvern Langland Stadium 2,500
Mangotsfield United Mangotsfield Cossham Street 2,500
Roman Glass St George Almondsbury Oaklands Park 2,000
Royal Wootton Bassett Town Royal Wootton Bassett New Gerard Buxton Sports Ground 2,000
Shrivenham Shrivenham Barrington Park
Thornbury Town Thornbury Mundy Playing Fields
Tuffley Rovers Tuffley Glevum Park 1,000
Wantage Town Wantage Alfredian Park 1,500
Westfields Hereford allpay.park 2,000
Worcester Raiders Worcester Sixways Stadium 11,499

Division One

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Hellenic Football League
Division One
Season2022–23
Dates6 August 2022 – 28 April 2023
ChampionsPershore Town
Promoted
Relegated
Matches played342
Goals scored1,256 (3.67 per match)

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 Pershore Town (C, P) 36 30 2 4 126 26 +100 92 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Hartpury University 36 25 7 4 100 22 +78 82 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Milton United (O, P) 36 25 5 6 94 39 +55 80 Promotion to the Combined Counties League
4 Clanfield 36 24 2 10 76 38 +38 74 Qualification for the play-offs
5 FC Stratford 36 19 7 10 80 53 +27 64
6 Calne Town 36 19 5 12 64 46 +18 62
7 Abingdon United 36 19 5 12 64 54 +10 62
8 Malmesbury Victoria 36 18 5 13 70 58 +12 59
9 Shortwood United 36 16 8 12 72 44 +28 56
10 Long Crendon 36 15 7 14 61 70 −9 52
11 Southam United 36 15 6 15 64 71 −7 51
12 Stonehouse Town 36 16 2 18 60 58 +2 50
13 Cheltenham Saracens 36 14 6 16 64 64 0 48
14 Bourton Rovers 36 13 5 18 53 71 −18 41[a] Withdrawal from the league
15 Newent Town 36 9 6 21 51 101 −50 33
16 Kidlington Reserves 36 8 3 25 57 95 −38 27
17 Moreton Rangers 36 7 4 25 34 83 −49 25
18 Littleton (R) 36 3 5 28 39 110 −71 14 Relegation to the Midland League
19 Cirencester Town Development 36 1 2 33 27 153 −126 5 Team disbandment
Source: Hellenic League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Bourton Rovers were deducted 3 points.

Play-offs

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Semifinals Final
      
2 Hartpury University 4
5 FC Stratford 0
2 Hartpury University 2 (1)
3 Milton United 2 (4)
3 Milton United 3 (3)
2 Clanfield 3 (2)

Stadiums and locations

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Abingdon United
 
Bourton Rovers
 
Calne
Town
 
Cheltenham Saracens
 
Cirencester Town
 
Clanfield 85
 
Stratford
 
Hartpury University
 
Kidlington Reserves
 
Littleton
 
Long Crendon
 
Malmesbury Victoria
 
Milton United
 
Moreton Rangers
 
Newent Town
 
Pershore Town
 
Shortwood United
 
Southam United
Location of the clubs in the 2022–23 Hellenic League Division One
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Abingdon United Abingdon-on-Thames The Northcourt 2,000
Bourton Rovers Bourton-on-the-Water Rissington Road
Calne Town Calne Bremhill View 2,500
Cheltenham Saracens Cheltenham Petersfield Park
Cirencester Town Development Cirencester Corinium Stadium 4,500
Clanfield 85 Clanfield Radcot Road 2,000
FC Stratford Tiddington Knights Lane
Hartpury University Hartpury Hartpury College
Kidlington Reserves Kidlington Yarnton Road 1,500
Littleton North and Middle Littleton Five Acres
Long Crendon Oxford (Marston) Court Place Farm 2,000
Malmesbury Victoria Malmesbury The Flying Monk Ground
Milton United Milton Potash Lane
Moreton Rangers Moreton-in-Marsh London Road
Newent Town Newent Wildsmith Meadow
Pershore Town Pershore Community Stadium 4,000
Shortwood United Nailsworth Meadowbank Ground 2,000
Southam United Southam Bobby Hancocks Park 1,000
Stonehouse Town Stonehouse Magpies Stadium

References

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  1. ^ "The FA provides update on National League System club allocations at Steps 3-6". The Football Association. 12 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
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