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
Hellenic Football League
Premier Division
Season2023–24
ChampionsWorcester City
PromotedWorcester City
Cinderford Town
RelegatedWantage Town
2024–25 →

Team changes

Premier Division table

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 Southern League Division One
2 Corsham Town 38 24 10 4 80 33 +47 82 Qualification for the play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
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
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
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
  • Case 40'
 Stadium: The Elms Recreation Ground
Attendance: 280

Final
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
Location of 2023–24 Hellenic League Premier Division clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Brimscombe & ThruppBrimscombeThe Meadow1,000
Cinderford TownCinderfordCauseway Ground3,500
Corsham TownCorshamSouthbank1,200
Fairford TownFairfordCinder Lane2,000
Hereford Lads ClubHerefordCounty Ground1,000
Hereford PegasusHerefordOld School Lane2,000
Highworth TownHighworthThe Elms Recreation Ground2,000
LonglevensGloucesterSaw Mills End500
Lydney TownLydneyLydney Recreation Ground700
Mangotsfield UnitedMangotsfieldCossham Street2,500
Pershore TownPershoreCommunity Stadium4,000
Roman Glass St GeorgeAlmondsburyOaklands Park2,000
Royal Wootton Bassett TownRoyal Wootton BassettNew Gerard Buxton Sports Ground2,000
SlimbridgeSlimbridgeThornhill Park1,500
Thornbury TownThornburyMundy Playing Fields1,000
Tuffley RoversTuffleyGlevum Park1,000
Wantage TownWantageAlfredian Park1,500
WestfieldsHerefordallpay.park2,000
Worcester CityWorcesterClaines Lane1,000
Worcester RaidersWorcesterSixways Stadium12,067

Division One
Hellenic Football League
Division One
Season2023–24
ChampionsHartpury University
PromotedHartpury University
Malmesbury Victoria
2024–25 →

Team changes

Division One table

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[lower-alpha 1]
3 Clanfield 85 36 26 3 7 87 38 +49 81
4 Sporting Club Inkberrow 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
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
18 Chipping Sodbury Town 36 5 6 25 28 103 −75 21
19 Moreton Rangers 36 5 5 26 35 113 −78 20 Reprieve from relegation
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
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
16 April Malmesbury Victoria 2–0Devizes TownMalmesbury
19:45
  • Witt
Report Stadium: The Flying Monk Ground
Attendance: 286
16 April Clanfield 850–3 Sporting Club Inkberrow Clanfield
19:45 Report
  • Emblem
  • Brown
  • Higgins-Pugsley
Stadium: Radcot Road
Attendance: 203

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

Stadiums and locations
Location of 2023–24 Hellenic League Division One clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Abingdon UnitedAbingdon-on-ThamesThe Northcourt2,000
Calne TownCalneBremhill View2,500
Cheltenham SaracensCheltenhamPetersfield Park1,000
Chipping Sodbury TownChipping SodburyThe Ridings1,000
Clanfield 85ClanfieldRadcot Road2,000
Devizes TownDevizesNursteed Road2,500
FC BristolAlmondsburyOaklands Park2,000
FC StratfordTiddingtonKnights Lane3,000
Hartpury UniversityHartpuryHartpury College—
Kidlington ReservesKidlingtonYarnton Road1,500
Long CrendonOxford (Marston)Court Place Farm2,500
Malmesbury VictoriaMalmesburyThe Flying Monk Ground1,000
Moreton RangersMoreton-in-MarshLondon Road1,000
Newent TownNewentWildsmith Meadow1,000
Shortwood UnitedNailsworthMeadowbank Ground2,000
Southam UnitedSouthamBobby Hancocks Park1,000
Sporting Club InkberrowInkberrowRecreation Ground500
Stonehouse TownStonehouseOldends Lane3,000
Tytherington RocksTytheringtonHardwicke Playing Field1,000

References
  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. "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.
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