1996–97 Hellenic Football League

The 1996–97 Hellenic Football League season was the 44th in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.

Premier Division

Hellenic Football League
Premier Division
Season1996–97
ChampionsBrackley Town
PromotedBrackley Town
Matches played306
Goals scored913 (2.98 per match)

The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Brackley Town 34 25 6 3 79 20 +59 81 Promoted to the Southern Football League
2 Abingdon United 34 22 5 7 57 32 +25 71
3 Burnham 34 20 9 5 67 34 +33 69
4 Swindon Supermarine 34 21 5 8 72 40 +32 68
5 North Leigh 34 17 7 10 56 39 +17 58
6 Tuffley Rovers 34 16 8 10 62 43 +19 56
7 Endsleigh 34 13 11 10 49 50 −1 50
8 Banbury United 34 14 5 15 51 46 +5 47
9 Didcot Town 34 13 7 14 42 52 −10 46
10 Carterton Town 34 12 5 17 57 57 0 41
11 Shortwood United 34 11 6 17 53 60 −7 39
12 Lambourn Sports 34 10 8 16 44 53 −9 38 Resigned to the North Berks League
13 Bicester Town 34 10 7 17 31 53 −22 37
14 Wantage Town 34 11 4 19 36 69 −33 37
15 Almondsbury Town 34 8 10 16 44 52 −8 34
16 Kintbury Rangers 34 9 5 20 41 67 −26 32
17 Highworth Town 34 8 5 21 40 73 −33 29
18 Fairford Town 34 7 5 22 32 73 −41 26
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division One

Hellenic Football League
Division One
Season1996–97
ChampionsArdley United
PromotedHallen
Harrow Hill
Matches played272
Goals scored897 (3.3 per match)

Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ardley United 32 24 7 1 76 21 +55 79
2 Hallen 32 21 8 3 79 23 +56 71 Promoted to the Premier Division
3 Harrow Hill 32 20 7 5 56 29 +27 67
4 Cheltenham Saracens 32 20 5 7 75 47 +28 65
5 Purton 32 19 5 8 75 36 +39 62
6 Kidlington 32 19 4 9 64 33 +31 61
7 Pegasus Juniors 32 18 4 10 61 29 +32 58
8 Headington Amateurs 32 14 6 12 49 47 +2 48
9 Ross Town 32 13 7 12 56 47 +9 46
10 Cirencester United 32 12 4 16 51 56 −5 40
11 Wootton Bassett Town 32 9 8 15 37 50 −13 35
12 Clanfield 32 9 3 20 46 64 −18 30
13 Bishop's Cleeve 32 7 9 16 39 66 −27 30
14 Yarnton 32 9 3 20 31 68 −37 30
15 Easington Sports 32 5 5 22 34 78 −44 20
16 Letcombe 32 4 4 24 26 97 −71 16
17 Milton United 32 2 5 25 42 106 −64 11
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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