2020–21 Hellenic Football League

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Hellenic League
Season2020–21

The 2020–21 Hellenic Football League season was the 68th in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England. The league operates a number of divisions, three of which were in the English football league system, the Premier Division at Step 5 and the two regionally split Divisions One, East and West, at Step 6.

The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 for season 2020–21 were announced by the FA on 21 July,[1] and were subject to appeal.

The 2020–21 season started in September and was suspended in December a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The league season was subsequently abandoned on 24 February 2021.[2]

Promotions and restructuring[]

The scheduled restructuring of non-League football took place at the end of the season, with new divisions added to the Combined Counties and the United Counties Leagues at Step 5 for 2021-22, along with an additional division in the Northern Premier League at Step 4.[3] Promotions from Steps 5 to 4 and 6 to 5 were based on points per game across all matches over the two cancelled seasons (2019-20 and 2020-21), while teams were promoted to Step 6 on the basis of a subjective application process.[3] Consequently, the East and West divisions merged into one group for the next season.

Premier Division[]

The Premier Division comprised 18 teams, one less than the previous season, following the resignation of Brackley Town Saints.

Premier Division table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Flackwell Heath 7 6 0 1 16 4 +12 18 Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League
2 Binfield (P) 7 5 2 0 18 7 +11 17 Promoted to the Isthmian League South Central Division[a]
3 Reading City 9 5 2 2 15 10 +5 17 Transferred to the Combined Counties League
4 Bishop's Cleeve 8 5 0 3 15 8 +7 15
5 Brimscombe & Thrupp 6 4 2 0 18 5 +13 14
6 Fairford Town 9 4 1 4 17 13 +4 13
7 Holmer Green 8 4 1 3 14 11 +3 13 Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League
8 Longlevens 7 3 3 1 12 9 +3 12
9 Easington Sports 7 4 0 3 12 11 +1 12 Transferred to the United Counties League
10 Virginia Water 8 3 2 3 10 10 0 11 Transferred to the Combined Counties League
11 Burnham 7 2 3 2 8 11 −3 9
12 Windsor 9 2 2 5 17 19 −2 8
13 Lydney Town 7 2 2 3 9 14 −5 8
14 Westfields 5 2 1 2 5 5 0 7
15 Royal Wootton Bassett Town 8 1 4 3 8 12 −4 7
16 Tuffley Rovers 7 2 0 5 7 16 −9 6
17 Ardley United 10 1 1 8 8 20 −12 4 Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League
18 Shrivenham 9 1 0 8 4 28 −24 3
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[4]
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Promoted based on points per game calculations from 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons combined.

Division One East[]

Division One East comprised 15 teams, two less than the previous season, following the resignations of:

Division One East table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Wokingham & Emmbrook (P) 8 6 2 0 22 2 +20 20 Promoted to the Combined Counties League[a]
2 Holyport (P) 9 5 2 2 17 12 +5 17
3 Wallingford Town 10 5 2 3 15 13 +2 17 Transferred to the Combined Counties League
4 Risborough Rangers (P) 6 6 0 0 24 2 +22 18 Promoted to the Spartan South Midlands League[a]
5 Milton United 7 4 1 2 19 13 +6 13
6 Long Crendon 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5 13 Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League
7 Kidlington Development 8 3 3 2 19 15 +4 12
8 Penn & Tylers Green 5 3 1 1 12 7 +5 10
9 AFC Aldermaston 7 3 1 3 11 14 −3 10 Transferred to the Combined Counties League
10 Abingdon United 9 3 1 5 13 17 −4 10
11 Langley 8 2 2 4 15 26 −11 8 Transferred to the Combined Counties League
12 Chalvey Sports 8 2 1 5 11 19 −8 7
13 Abingdon Town 8 1 1 6 9 18 −9 4 Resigned from the league before next season
14 Woodley United 6 1 0 5 8 22 −14 3 Transferred to the Combined Counties League
15 Thame Rangers 11 1 0 10 12 32 −20 3 Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League
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[4]
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Promoted based on points per game calculations from 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons combined.

Division One West[]

Division One West comprised 15 teams, one less than the previous season, following the resignation of New College Swindon.

Division One West table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Malvern Town (P) 11 10 0 1 38 14 +24 30 Promoted to the Premier Division[a]
2 Thornbury Town (P) 9 5 3 1 19 9 +10 18
3 Newent Town 9 5 2 2 20 15 +5 17
4 Hereford Lads Club (P) 9 5 1 3 26 10 +16 16 Promoted to the Premier Division[a]
5 Malmesbury Victoria 10 4 4 2 20 10 +10 16
6 Hereford Pegasus 10 5 1 4 16 17 −1 16
7 Clanfield 8 4 3 1 13 7 +6 15
8 Cheltenham Saracens 7 3 2 2 17 13 +4 11
9 Bourton Rovers 7 3 1 3 14 17 −3 10
10 Wellington 9 3 0 6 17 19 −2 9
11 Stonehouse Town 8 3 0 5 9 18 −9 9
12 Shortwood United 8 2 2 4 8 13 −5 8
13 Moreton Rangers 12 1 4 7 14 30 −16 7
14 Tytherington Rocks 9 2 0 7 14 23 −9 6 Transferred to the Western League
15 Cirencester Town Development 8 0 1 7 9 39 −30 1
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[4]
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Promoted based on points per game calculations from 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons combined.

References[]

  1. ^ "National League System club allocations – Steps 5–6, Season 2020–21" (PDF). Non League Paper. 21 July 2020.
  2. ^ "FA Update On Steps 3-6". 24 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

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