2016–17 Hellenic Football League

Updated on Jan 15, 2024

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Season 2016–17

The 2016–17 Hellenic Football League season is the 64th in the history of Hellenic Football League a football competition in England.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consists of 18 clubs.

The following 4 clubs left the Premier Division before the season -

Abingdon United – relegated to Division One East

Kidlington – promoted to Southern League Division One Central

Milton United – relegated to Division One East

Wokingham & Emmbrook – relegated to Division One East

The following 3 clubs joined the Premier Division before the season -

Burnham – relegated from Southern League

Carterton – promoted from Division One West, but have since resigned from the league

Henley Town – promoted from Division One East

To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:

Have applied to be considered for promotion by the end of November
Pass a ground grading examination by the end of March
Finish the season in a position higher than that of any other team also achieving criteria 1 and 2
Finish the season in one of the top three positions

The following four teams have achieved criterion one:

Bracknell Town

Flackwell Heath

Thame United

Thatcham Town

Division One East consists of 14 clubs, including three newcomers:

AFC Aldermaston, promoted from the Thames Valley Premier League

Sandhurst Town, transferred from the Combined Counties League

Wokingham & Emmbrook, relegated from the Premier Division

Division One West consists of 16 clubs, including three newcomers:

Abingdon United, relegated from the Premier Division

Milton United, relegated from the Premier Division

Woodstock Town, transferred from Division One East, with a change of name from Old Woodstock Town

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