Humber Premier League
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| Founded | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Country |  England |
| Number of teams | 30 16 (Premier Division) 14 (Division One) |
| Level on pyramid | 11 to 12 |
| Promotion to | Level 10 Northern Counties East League Division One |
| Domestic cup(s) | National FA Vase League League Cup |
| Current champions | Beverley Town (Premier Division) Cherry Burton (Division One) Cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions (League Cup) |
| Website | http://www.humberprem.co.uk/ |
The Humber Premier League is a football competition for clubs in the East Riding of Yorkshire and north Lincolnshire areas of England.
History[]
The league was formed in 2000. It began as a single division and expanded to include a Division One for the 2005–06 season. Reckitts won the league five times in the first six seasons of its existence.
The league started with one division in 2000 but has since grown and now has two divisions, the Premier Division and Division One. The Premier Division sits at the 11th tier of the English football league system, and feeds the Northern Counties East League.
So far only two clubs – Hull United in 2015 [1] (their stay in the NCEFL was just a single season[2]) and East Yorkshire Carnegie two years later[3] – have taken the step up from this league due to its status as a relatively new league and the general lack of hierarchical football structure in the Yorkshire area.
Barton Town joined the league when it was formed in 2000 but only stayed for one season before they joined the Central Midlands Football League the following season. Barton's Reserves team joined the league's first division for the 2017–18 season.
Cleethorpes Town had a three-season stint in the Humber Premier League, from 2006 to 2009–10. In their first season, they won promotion from the first division after finishing 3rd and after two further seasons, playing in the Premier Division, they decided to rejoin the Lincolnshire Football League for the 2010–11 season. They have since gone on to play in the Northern Counties East League and gained promotion to the Northern Premier League.
On 26 March 2020, the decision to abandon the 2019–20 season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, for all leagues at Step 7 and below of the English football league system was taken by the FA, meaning that any remaining fixtures of the season would not be played and all games and results previous would be expunged.[4]
Current member clubs (2021–22)[]
Premier Division[]
- Beverley Town
- Chalk Lane
- Cherry Burton
- Driffield Junior
- East Riding Rangers
- Hedon Rangers
- Hessie Rangers
- Hornsea Town
- Hull United
- LIV Supplies
- Pocklington Town
- Reckitts
- Sculcoates Amateurs
- South Cave United
- Westella & Willerby
Division One[]
- Beverley Town Reserves
- Blackburn Athletic
- Brandesburton
- Bridlington Town
- Chaos United
- Driffield Evening Institute
- Easington United
- Goole United
- Hessle SC
- Hutton Cranswick SRA
- Reckitts Reserves
- St Marys
Champions[]
| Season | Premier Division | Division One | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | Reckitts | N/A | |
| 2001–02 | Reckitts | N/A | |
| 2002–03 | Reckitts | N/A | |
| 2003–04 | Hutton Cranswick United | N/A | |
| 2004–05 | Reckitts | N/A | |
| 2005–06 | Reckitts | North Ferriby United Reserves | |
| 2006–07 | Sculcoates Amateurs | Smith & Nephew | |
| 2007–08 | Sculcoates Amateurs | St. Andrews Police Club | |
| 2008–09 | Chalk Lane | Hessle Sporting Club | |
| 2009–10 | Reckitts | Crown | |
| 2010–11 | Sculcoates Amateurs | Hodgsons | |
| 2011–12 | Reckitts | Scarborough Town | |
| 2012–13 | Beverley Town | Goole United | |
| 2013–14 | Beverley Town | Wawne United | |
| 2014–15 | Sculcoates Amateurs | East Yorkshire Carnegie | |
| 2015–16 | Wawne United | North Ferriby Athletic | |
| 2016–17 | Crown | Hornsea Town | |
| 2017–18 | Chalk Lane | LIV Supplies | |
| 2018–19 | Chalk Lane | Beverley Town Reserves | |
| 2019-20 | Season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2020-21
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Beverley Town | Cherry Burton | |
Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, teams played each other once.
League Cup[]
| Season | Winner | Result | Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Beverley Town | 1-0 | Sculcoates Amateurs | Norwood Recreation Ground |
| 2010-11 | Hall Road Rangers Reserves | 3-2 | Brandesburton | Grange Lane, North Ferriby |
| 2011-12 | Scarborough Town | 3-1 | North Ferriby United Reserves | Queensgate Stadium, Bridlington |
| 2012-13 | Pocklington Town | 2-1 | Reckitts AFC | Bishop Burton College |
| 2013-14 | Sculcoates Amateurs | 5-0 | Westella & Willerby | Queensgate Stadium, Bridlington |
| 2014-15 | Hull United | 4-0 | Crown FC | Roy West Centre, East Riding County Football Association |
| 2015-16 | AFC Walkington | 4-3 | Wawne United | Roy West Centre |
| 2016-17 | LIV Supplies | 2--0 | Crown FC | Roy West Centre |
| 2017-18 | Chalk Lane | 2-0 | Pocklington Town | Roy West Centre |
| 2018-19 | Hull United | 0-0 (4-3 pens) | Chalk Lane | Roy West Centre |
| 2019-20 | Competition abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2020-21 | Did not take place due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
References[]
- ^ Northern Counties East League 2015–16 season constitution unveiled
- ^ Hull United AFC club statement
- ^ 2017/18 NCEL club allocation approved
- ^ "An update on non-League, women's and grassroots football seasons". The FA. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- Humber Premier League
- Football in the East Riding of Yorkshire
- Football in Lincolnshire
- Football leagues in England
- Sports leagues established in 2000
- 2000 establishments in England
- Football competitions in Yorkshire