2021–22 Hellenic Football League

The 2021–22 Hellenic Football League season was the 69th in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England. For the first time since the 1999–2000 season, 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 18 May 2021.[1]

After the abandonment of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, numerous promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons.[2][3][4]

Premier Division

Football league season
Hellenic Football League
Premier Division
Season2021–22
ChampionsBishop's Cleeve
PromotedBishop's Cleeve
Westbury United
RelegatedCalne Town
Hallen
Matches played380
Goals scored1,329 (3.5 per match)

The Premier Division featured nine clubs which competed in the division last season, along with eleven new clubs.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bishop's Cleeve 38 28 8 2 108 46 +62 92 Promoted to the Southern League
2 Westbury United 38 25 9 4 94 41 +53 84 Promoted to the Southern League[a]
3 Malvern Town 38 23 8 7 98 59 +39 77
4 Cribbs 38 23 6 9 86 45 +41 75
5 Corsham Town 38 21 9 8 67 35 +32 72
6 Bradford Town 38 21 7 10 77 43 +34 70
7 Westfields 38 19 9 10 67 49 +18 66
8 Longlevens 38 20 4 14 80 66 +14 64
9 Brimscombe & Thrupp 38 19 6 13 81 55 +26 63
10 Roman Glass St George 38 20 3 15 67 49 +18 63
11 Fairford Town 38 17 5 16 60 51 +9 56
12 Royal Wootton Bassett Town 38 16 6 16 58 66 −8 54
13 Hereford Lads Club 38 14 4 20 73 80 −7 46
14 Thornbury Town 38 10 8 20 46 73 −27 38
15 Shrivenham 38 9 6 23 49 106 −57 33
16 Lydney Town 38 8 7 23 49 82 −33 31
17 Tuffley Rovers 38 8 5 25 40 92 −52 29
18 Chipping Sodbury Town 38 8 4 26 43 91 −48 28
19 Calne Town 38 5 4 29 37 105 −68 19 Relegated to Division One[b]
20 Hallen 38 4 6 28 49 95 −46 18 Relegated to the Western League
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[6]
Notes:
  1. ^ Automatically promoted as one of 10 runners-up from Step 5 with the most points per game (PPG).[5]
  2. ^ Relegated as one of four clubs with the fewest PPG out of 16 that were second-from-bottom at Step 5.[5]

Results table

Home \ Away BIS BRA BTH CAL CHP COR CRB FRF HAL HLC LON LYD MAL ROM RWB SHR THO TUF WTB WFD
Bishop's Cleeve — 2–1 5–3 2–0 8–0 1–0 4–3 1–0 4–1 7–1 2–1 4–2 3–5 2–1 2–2 11–2 2–0 0–0 5–2 0–0
Bradford Town 1–2 — 0–1 5–1 1–0 0–2 3–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–3 0–2 3–1 4–0 4–0 4–1 7–1 0–2 1–1
Brimscombe & Thrupp 0–1 3–1 — 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–1 2–5 1–2 3–0 4–0 2–2 1–3 2–1 9–0 2–1 5–1 2–2 2–0
Calne Town 0–2 2–3 0–2 — 0–2 0–6 1–1 0–3 3–2 0–2 2–2 2–1 1–4 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–5
Chipping Sodbury Town 0–2 0–4 3–4 1–2 — 1–2 0–3 2–3 3–0 0–2 1–4 2–1 3–2 1–2 0–1 1–0 3–1 2–3 1–6 0–4
Corsham Town 1–1 0–3 1–4 4–0 1–0 — 0–0 0–1 3–2 2–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 3–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–0
Cribbs 3–3 0–0 1–0 7–1 1–0 0–2 — 1–0 3–2 1–0 4–0 2–0 0–3 3–1 2–2 5–0 3–0 3–0 0–2 3–2
Fairford Town 3–3 1–3 2–0 1–0 4–1 2–3 0–1 — 3–0 2–4 0–2 0–0 3–3 1–0 0–2 5–3 5–1 3–0 0–1 2–0
Hallen 1–3 2–3 1–2 3–0 1–1 0–4 0–1 0–1 — 1–2 0–3 3–2 1–2 1–3 2–2 2–3 1–3 1–2 0–6 1–1
Hereford Lads Club 1–3 2–3 2–2 6–2 3–1 2–2 1–5 2–0 3–1 — 2–4 3–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 3–3 9–1 0–2 1–2
Longlevens 0–2 1–3 3–2 2–0 4–1 3–3 4–2 1–0 5–1 2–1 — 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–2 6–3 1–0 2–2 0–2 3–0
Lydney Town 1–2 2–4 0–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 3–2 0–4 1–1 3–1 2–4 — 1–1 2–4 1–3 1–1 1–2 4–0 1–5 3–3
Malvern Town 1–3 2–0 4–3 4–1 2–1 3–0 4–5 1–1 4–3 3–1 1–2 3–0 — 3–1 5–2 3–2 3–2 3–3 2–0 2–3
Roman Glass St George 1–3 0–0 2–0 3–1 5–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–2 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 — 4–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 1–1 1–4
Royal Wootton Bassett Town 1–3 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–4 0–1 1–0 3–1 4–3 1–1 2–1 0–2 — 2–1 2–0 3–2 2–3 1–3
Shrivenham 0–4 0–1 0–2 2–3 0–1 1–5 0–5 3–1 1–1 3–4 2–0 3–2 1–7 3–2 0–1 — 1–3 3–2 0–0 2–2
Thornbury Town 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–0 3–3 0–0 0–2 1–2 2–0 3–2 2–6 4–3 0–1 0–3 0–5 0–0 — 2–1 0–0 1–1
Tuffley Rovers 2–2 1–0 2–6 1–1 3–1 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–2 3–1 0–1 0–1 0–3 0–3 0–1 3–2 1–3 — 0–3 0–1
Westbury United 5–2 1–1 2–1 5–0 3–2 3–2 0–4 0–0 3–3 5–2 2–2 4–1 4–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 — 5–0
Westfields 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 4–1 0–0 3–1 5–4 5–2 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 —
Source: Hellenic League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Stadiums and locations

2021–22 Hellenic Football League is located in Southwest England
Bishop's Cleeve
Bishop's Cleeve
Bradford Town
Bradford Town
Brimscombe
Brimscombe
Calne Town
Calne Town
Chipping Sodbury
Chipping Sodbury
Corsham Town
Corsham Town
Cribbs
Cribbs
Fairford Town
Fairford Town
Hallen
Hallen
Hereford Lads Club
Hereford Lads Club
Longlevens
Longlevens
Lydney Town
Lydney Town
Malvern Town
Malvern Town
Roman Glass St George
Roman Glass St George
Wootton Bassett
Wootton Bassett
Shrivenham
Shrivenham
Thornbury Town
Thornbury Town
Tuffley Rovers
Tuffley Rovers
Westbury United
Westbury United
Westfields
Westfields
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Map showing the location of teams in Hellenic Football League, Premier Division in 2021–22
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bishop's Cleeve Bishop's Cleeve Kayte Lane 1,500
Bradford Town Bradford on Avon Trowbridge Road 1,800
Brimscombe & Thrupp Brimscombe The Meadow
Calne Town Calne Bremhill View 2,500
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
Hallen Hallen The Hallen Centre 2,000
Hereford Lads Club Hereford County Ground
Longlevens Gloucester Saw Mills End
Lydney Town Lydney Lydney Recreation Ground 700
Malvern Town Malvern Langland Stadium 2,500
Roman Glass St George Almondsbury Oaklands Park 2,000
Royal Wootton Bassett Town Royal Wootton Bassett New Gerard Buxton Sports Ground
Shrivenham Shrivenham Barrington Park
Thornbury Town Thornbury Mundy Playing Fields
Tuffley Rovers Tuffley Glevum Park 1,000
Westbury United Westbury Meadow Lane
Westfields Hereford allpay.park 2,000

Division One

Football league season
Hellenic Football League
Division One
Season2021–22
ChampionsStudley
PromotedStudley
Hereford Pegasus
Worcester Raiders
Matches played272
Goals scored1,091 (4.01 per match)
← 2020–21 (Division One East)
2020–21 (Division One West)

Division One featured twelve clubs which competed in East and West divisions last season, along with five new clubs.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Studley 32 24 2 6 88 29 +59 74 Promoted to the Midland League Premier Division
2 Worcester Raiders 32 22 3 7 99 38 +61 69 Qualified for the play-offs, later promoted to the Premier Division[a]
3 Clanfield 85 32 20 4 8 84 42 +42 64 Qualified for the play-offs
4 Hereford Pegasus 32 18 6 8 89 46 +43 60 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division
5 Pershore Town 32 19 3 10 75 44 +31 60 Qualified for the play-offs
6 Cheltenham Saracens 32 17 6 9 68 51 +17 57
7 Milton United 32 15 8 9 73 56 +17 53
8 FC Stratford 32 15 6 11 74 55 +19 51
9 Stonehouse Town 32 14 4 14 61 50 +11 46
10 Littleton 32 14 1 17 60 63 −3 43
11 Malmesbury Victoria 32 11 8 13 62 75 −13 41
12 Shortwood United 32 11 8 13 56 72 −16 41
13 Newent Town 32 9 4 19 54 81 −27 31
14 Cirencester Town development 32 9 2 21 49 85 −36 29
15 Abingdon United 32 7 4 21 33 74 −41 25 Reprieved from relegation[b]
16 Moreton Rangers 32 7 3 22 41 96 −55 24
17 Bourton Rovers 32 3 2 27 25 134 −109 11 Reprieved from relegation
Source: The 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[6]
Notes:
  1. ^ Despite losing the play-off final, Worcester Raiders were promoted to the Premier Division following the withdrawal of Walton Casuals from the Southern Football League in June 2022. This meant that Cinderford Town were not relegated to the Hellenic League. Worcester Raiders were therefore promoted to fill the space in the Premier Division which would have been taken by Cinderford Town.
  2. ^ All third-from-bottom clubs at Step 6 were reprieved from relegation. The top 15 second-from-bottom sides were also reprieved on a PPG basis.[7]

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Worcester Raiders 3
5 Pershore Town 0
2 Worcester Raiders 0
4 Hereford Pegasus 3
3 Clanfield 85 0
4 Hereford Pegasus 4

Results table

Home \ Away ABI BOU CHL CIR CLA FCS HPG LIT MLM MIL MOR NEW PER SHO STO STU WOR
Abingdon United — 0–3 1–3 2–3 0–3 0–8 1–3 4–2 0–3 1–1 2–1 1–3 0–2 0–1 1–3 0–5 0–2
Bourton Rovers 0–1 — 1–5 0–1 0–6 0–3 3–3 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–1 2–4 1–4 0–4 1–6 0–6
Cheltenham Saracens 3–1 5–2 — 1–0 1–3 1–1 2–2 6–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 4–3 0–2 0–1 0–3
Cirencester Town Development 1–1 1–2 4–0 — 0–4 1–2 1–5 3–0 1–4 2–6 8–2 2–5 1–3 0–2 3–0 0–2 1–5
Clanfield 85 4–0 7–0 1–2 3–1 — 0–2 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–3 5–1
FC Stratford 0–0 6–0 0–2 5–1 3–3 — 4–1 2–4 2–2 1–4 5–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–1
Hereford Pegasus 3–1 8–0 1–0 6–2 7–0 3–1 — 6–1 2–2 5–1 3–1 6–4 1–1 3–3 3–1 1–2 2–1
Littleton 2–1 7–0 3–4 2–0 2–3 3–2 1–2 — 1–2 4–0 3–1 1–0 0–3 4–2 1–3 0–1 0–1
Malmesbury Victoria 2–3 5–0 2–3 1–0 0–6 4–2 0–4 2–2 — 1–3 2–2 3–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–6
Milton United 4–0 8–1 5–3 2–2 2–1 2–2 3–2 1–2 3–1 — 4–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–2
Moreton Rangers 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–4 4–2 1–4 1–3 — 4–1 1–5 1–3 1–0 2–1 0–5
Newent Town 0–4 2–3 0–2 1–3 2–3 4–1 0–0 3–2 3–1 4–3 3–1 — 2–2 0–5 2–1 0–4 1–3
Pershore Town 1–0 5–0 4–3 4–1 2–3 0–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 2–3 5–1 4–2 — 4–1 2–2 0–4 1–2
Shortwood United 2–2 3–2 2–2 2–1 1–5 1–3 2–1 1–3 2–2 3–0 3–1 2–2 0–4 — 1–5 2–0 0–7
Stonehouse Town 1–3 6–0 2–2 5–0 0–3 2–4 1–2 1–0 5–4 4–0 4–1 4–2 0–2 1–0 — 0–2 0–2
Studley 2–1 8–0 2–1 5–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–3 1–4 3–2 7–1 5–1 2–3 2–0 2–0 — 2–2
Worcester Raiders 1–2 6–1 2–5 2–3 2–1 4–2 3–0 2–1 7–0 +/-[a] 7–0 2–0 2–3 6–0 2–0 1–4 —
Source: Hellenic League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Notes:
  1. ^ Worcester Raiders v. Milton United (18 April 2022) was declared a home walkover three days earlier after Milton failed to raise a team.[8]

Stadiums and locations

2021–22 Hellenic Football League is located in Southwest England
Abingdon United
Abingdon United
Bourton Rovers
Bourton Rovers
Cheltenham Saracens
Cheltenham Saracens
Cirencester Town
Cirencester Town
Clanfield
Clanfield
Stratford
Stratford
Hereford Pegasus
Hereford Pegasus
Littleton
Littleton
Malmesbury Victoria
Malmesbury Victoria
Milton United
Milton United
Moreton Rangers
Moreton Rangers
Newent Town
Newent
Town
Pershore
Pershore
Shortwood United
Shortwood
United
Studley
Studley
Worcester Raiders
Worcester Raiders
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Location of the clubs in the 2021–22 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
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
Hereford Pegasus Hereford Old School Lane 2,000
Littleton North and Middle Littleton Five Acres
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
Stonehouse Town Stonehouse Magpies Stadium
Studley Studley The Beehive
Worcester Raiders Worcester Sixways Stadium 11,499

Division Two East

Football league season
Hellenic Football League
Division Two East
Season2021–22

Division Two East featured 9 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 6 new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Woodcote 28 24 1 3 105 36 +69 73
2 Aston Clinton reserves 28 20 2 6 92 43 +49 62 Transferred to Division Two North
3 Thame United "A" 28 19 1 8 58 39 +19 58
4 Procision 28 16 5 7 86 46 +40 53 Resigned from the league
5 FC Beaconsfield 28 15 4 9 89 56 +33 49
6 Penn & Tylers Green reserves 28 16 1 11 78 58 +20 49 Resigned from the league
7 Chalfont Wasps 28 13 6 9 55 51 +4 45
8 Watlington Town 28 14 3 11 61 59 +2 45
9 Hazlemere Sports Crusaders 28 14 3 11 67 71 −4 45
10 Holmer Green development 28 11 2 15 52 54 −2 35
11 Eversley & California reserves 28 10 1 17 61 81 −20 31 Resigned from the league
12 Chalvey Sports reserves 28 7 3 18 39 63 −24 24
13 AFC Aldermaston reserves 28 5 5 18 31 76 −45 20
14 Taplow United 28 3 3 22 36 120 −84 12
15 Stokenchurch 28 2 2 24 33 90 −57 8 Resigned from the league
Source: Fa Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two North

Football league season
Hellenic Football League
Division Two North
Season2021–22

Division Two North featured 9 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 4 new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Easington Sports development 20 15 0 5 75 28 +47 45
2 Buckingham Athletic development 20 13 1 6 61 33 +28 40
3 Adderbury Park 20 12 3 5 42 22 +20 39 Resigned to the Oxfordshire Senior League
4 Heyford Athletic 20 11 3 6 49 38 +11 36 Resigned to the Witney & District League
5 Chinnor 20 10 1 9 57 45 +12 31 Transferred to Division Two East
6 Headington Amateurs 20 8 4 8 46 46 0 28
7 Banbury United development 20 8 4 8 38 39 −1 28 Resigned from the league
8 Woodstock Town 20 8 3 9 35 43 −8 27
9 Old Bradwell United development 20 7 0 13 33 43 −10 21
10 Long Crendon reserves 20 4 4 12 29 71 −42 16
11 Kidlington development 20 1 3 16 18 75 −57 6
12 Abingdon United development 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew, record expunged
13 New Bradwell St Peter development 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Fa Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two South

Football league season
Hellenic Football League
Division Two South
Season2021–22

Division Two South featured 9 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 5 new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Highworth Town reserves 26 21 1 4 100 32 +68 64
2 Kintbury Rangers 26 20 2 4 93 29 +64 62 Resigned to the Wiltshire League
3 Swindon Supermarine development 26 19 2 5 83 34 +49 59
4 Newbury 26 15 4 7 75 39 +36 49 Transferred to Division Two East
5 Hungerford Town Swifts 26 13 6 7 59 33 +26 45
6 Wantage Town development 26 12 7 7 78 40 +38 43
7 Fairford Town reserves 26 11 5 10 61 51 +10 38
8 Shrivenham reserves 26 11 4 11 48 56 −8 37
9 Letcombe 26 10 5 11 65 55 +10 35
10 Clanfield reserves 26 8 6 12 46 47 −1 30
11 Carterton 26 8 3 15 45 62 −17 27 Resigned to the Oxfordshire Senior League
12 Faringdon Town 26 6 4 16 33 52 −19 22
13 Marlborough Town development 26 1 3 22 24 157 −133 6
14 Cricklade Town 26 1 0 25 19 142 −123 3 Resigned to the Swindon & District League
Source: Fa Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two West

Football league season
Hellenic Football League
Division Two West
Season2021–22

Division Two West featured 9 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 3 new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 SC Inkberrow 22 21 0 1 98 10 +88 63 Resigned to the Herefordshire County FA League
2 New Dales Vale 22 15 3 4 69 29 +40 48
3 Malvern Town development 22 14 2 6 77 30 +47 44
4 Evesham United development 22 13 3 6 56 39 +17 42
5 Kington Town 22 13 2 7 71 32 +39 41 Resigned to the Herefordshire County FA League
6 Slimbridge reserves 22 10 4 8 46 38 +8 34 Resigned from the league
7 Tuffley Rovers development 22 10 2 10 46 44 +2 32
8 Longlevens development 22 8 4 10 35 58 −23 28
9 Shortwood United reserves 22 5 4 13 37 54 −17 19
10 Cheltenham Saracens development 22 4 2 16 25 88 −63 14
11 Newent Town reserves 22 3 2 17 26 92 −66 11
12 Bourton Rovers reserves 22 1 2 19 15 87 −72 5 Transferred to Division Two South
Source: Fa Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

  1. ^ "NLS Step 5-6 Allocations". uhlSport Hellenic League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. ^ "FA provides update on NLS Steps 3-6". The Football Association. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. ^ "EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure". The Non-League Paper. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Changes to promotion and relegation at Step 5". North East Counties Football League. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  7. ^ Miller, Pete. "Non League 21/22 Promotion and Relegation: Step 6 Relegation". Google Docs.
  8. ^ "Worcester Raiders' final league game cancelled as Milton United pull out". Worcester News. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

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