2017–18 Hellenic Football League

Hellenic League
Season 2017–18

The 2017–18 Hellenic Football League season was the 65th in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.

The constitution for Step 5 and Step 6 divisions for 2017–18 was announced on 26 May 2017.[1] Following some adjustments, the constitution for the Hellenic League was ratified at the league's AGM on 2 July.

Premier Division

Hellenic League Premier Division
Champions Thatcham Town
Promoted Thatcham Town
Bracknell Town
Highworth Town
Relegated Woodley United
Burnham

At the end of season 2016–17, the following teams left the Premier Division:

The remaining 15 teams, together with the following, formed the Premier Division for 2017–18:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Thatcham Town (C, P) 38 31 5 2 129 25 +104 98 Promoted to Southern League West
2 Bracknell Town (P) 38 32 2 4 129 27 +102 98 Promoted to Isthmian League South Central
3 Highworth Town (P) 38 28 4 6 113 50 +63 88 Promoted to Southern League West
4 Wantage Town 38 27 5 6 90 40 +50 86
5 Flackwell Heath 38 22 8 8 88 55 +33 74
6 Brimscombe & Thrupp 38 22 4 12 74 57 +17 70
7 Binfield 38 19 7 12 82 76 +6 64
8 Windsor 38 15 7 16 75 74 +1 52
9 Longlevens 38 14 8 16 63 77 −14 50
10 Tuffley Rovers 38 14 7 17 50 72 −22 49
11 Oxford City Nomads 38 14 2 22 73 83 −10 44 Folded at end of season
12 Brackley Town Saints 38 12 7 19 71 63 +8 43
13 Abingdon United 38 11 10 17 62 77 −15 43
14 Ascot United 38 12 4 22 54 82 −28 40
15 Royal Wootton Bassett Town 38 11 6 21 44 85 −41 39
16 Lydney Town 38 9 6 23 45 87 −42 33
17 Highmoor Ibis 38 7 8 23 52 100 −48 29
18 Fairford Town 38 6 10 22 59 98 −39 28
19 Woodley United (R) 38 6 8 24 32 80 −48 26 Relegated to Division One East
20 Burnham (R) 38 6 6 26 34 111 −77 21[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2018. Source: FA Full-Time
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) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Burnham were deducted three points on 2 December for a fielding an inelligible player in a match

Division One East

Hellenic League Division One East
Champions Virginia Water
Promoted Virginia Water

At the end of season 2016–17, the following teams left Division One East:

The remaining 9 teams, together with the following, formed Division One East for 2017–18:

League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Virginia Water (C, P) 24 18 4 2 65 26 +39 58 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Bicester Town 24 17 3 4 61 31 +30 54 Transferred to the West Divisioin
3 Penn & Tylers Green 24 15 3 6 59 34 +25 48
4 Sandhurst Town 24 14 3 7 66 37 +29 45 Transferred to the Combined Counties League Division One
5 Holyport 24 13 3 8 61 46 +15 42
6 Wokingham & Emmbrook 24 13 2 9 61 38 +23 41
7 Wallingford Town 24 10 6 8 39 38 +1 36
8 Thame Rangers 24 9 2 13 43 69 −26 29
9 Chalfont Wasps (R) 24 6 3 15 30 54 −24 21 Relegated to Step 7
10 Didcot Town Reserves 24 3 11 10 36 42 −6 20
11 AFC Aldermaston 24 5 5 14 32 63 −31 20
12 Chinnor 24 5 4 15 26 57 −31 19
13 Milton United 24 2 3 19 22 66 −44 9
14 Henley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned from the league[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2018. Source: FA Full-Time
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) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Henley Town resigned from the league, having played thirteen matches, and as a result their playing record (PL:13, W:1, D:0, L:12, GF:3, GA:57) was expunged.[4]

Division One West

Hellenic League Division One West
Champions Ardley United
Promoted Ardley United
Shrivenham

At the end of season 2016–17, the following teams left Division One West:

The remaining 11 teams, together with the following, formed the Division One West for 2017–18:

League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ardley United (C, P) 26 19 2 5 102 33 +69 59 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Shrivenham (P) 26 17 3 6 74 38 +36 54
3 Easington Sports 26 16 3 7 77 36 +41 51
4 Pewsey Vale 26 15 4 7 71 38 +33 49
5 Cirencester Town Development 26 14 4 8 64 41 +23 46
6 North Leigh United 26 13 5 8 48 31 +17 44
7 Letcombe (R) 26 13 4 9 60 54 +6 43 Relegated to Step 7
8 Clanfield 26 12 4 10 62 38 +24 40
9 Headington Amateurs (R) 26 13 1 12 55 44 +11 40 Relegated to Step 7
10 Cheltenham Saracens 26 10 5 11 51 60 −9 32[lower-alpha 1]
11 Kidlington Reserves 26 8 6 12 47 45 +2 30
12 Woodstock Town (R) 26 6 4 16 41 83 −42 22 Relegated to Step 7
13 New College Swindon 26 3 1 22 26 104 −78 10
14 Tytherington Rocks 26 0 0 26 18 151 −133 0
15 Shortwood United Reserves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Left the league[lower-alpha 2]
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2018. Source: FA Full-Time
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) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Cheltenham Saracens were deducted three points on 2 December for a fielding an illegible player in a match.
  2. ↑ Shortwood United Reserves left the league at the end of March having played 20 matches. All results expunged.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Club Allocations for Step 5–6" (PDF). FA. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "The FA Handbook Standardised Rules 2017-2018 (page 539, section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Finch First Team sad news". Finchampstead F.C. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "HENLEY TOWN WITHDRAW FROM HELLENIC LEAGUE". Henley Town FC. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Shortwood Resign from Southern League". 29 March 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
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