1956–57 Hellenic Football League
The 1956–57 Hellenic Football League season was the fourth in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England. It also was the first season for the league to consist of two divisions after ten new clubs joined the league.
Premier Division
Football league season
Season | 1956–57 |
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Champions | Abingdon Town |
Matches played | 272 |
Goals scored | 1,389 (5.11 per match) |
← 1955–56 1957–58 → |
The Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:
- Bletchley & Wipac
- Wantage Town, joined from the Swindon & District League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Abingdon Town | 32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 90 | 42 | 2.143 | 50 | |
2 | Stokenchurch | 32 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 114 | 45 | 2.533 | 49 | |
3 | Dunstable Town reserves | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 106 | 53 | 2.000 | 44 | |
4 | Witney Town | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 106 | 58 | 1.828 | 43 | |
5 | Staines Town | 32 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 102 | 64 | 1.594 | 43 | |
6 | Didcot Town | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 88 | 53 | 1.660 | 43 | Transferred to the Metropolitan League |
7 | Bicester Town | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 88 | 76 | 1.158 | 39 | |
8 | Wantage Town | 32 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 78 | 70 | 1.114 | 37 | |
9 | Newbury Town reserves | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 99 | 89 | 1.112 | 26 | |
10 | Chipping Norton Town | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 87 | 104 | 0.837 | 26 | |
11 | Headington United 'A' | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 70 | 85 | 0.824 | 26 | |
12 | Kidlington | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 80 | 107 | 0.748 | 24 | |
13 | Buckingham Town | 32 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 74 | 119 | 0.622 | 22 | Resigned from the league |
14 | Bletchley & Wipac | 32 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 45 | 84 | 0.536 | 22 | |
15 | Pressed Steel | 32 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 45 | 93 | 0.484 | 20 | |
16 | Wallingford Town | 32 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 44 | 102 | 0.431 | 16 | |
17 | Amersham Town | 32 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 73 | 145 | 0.503 | 14 |
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.
Division One
Football league season
Season | 1956–57 |
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Champions | Luton Town Colts |
Promoted | Luton Town Colts |
Matches played | 90 |
Goals scored | 470 (5.22 per match) |
1957–58 → |
The Division One featured 10 new clubs:
- Amersham Town Reserves
- Aylesbury Town Corinthians
- Bletchley & Wipac Reserves
- Luton Town Colts
- Princes Risborough Town, relegated from the Hellenic League (single division)
- R A F Halton
- Ruislip Town
- Staines Town Reserves
- Stokenchurch Reserves
- Thatcham, relegated from the Hellenic League (single division)
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Luton Town Colts | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 103 | 15 | 6.867 | 33 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Aylesbury Town Corinthians | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 18 | 3.778 | 30 | |
3 | Ruislip Town | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 27 | 1.778 | 24 | |
4 | Princes Risborough Town | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 38 | 1.079 | 22 | |
5 | R A F Halton | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 69 | 48 | 1.438 | 21 | |
6 | Stokenchurch Reserves | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 50 | 0.780 | 18 | |
7 | Thatcham | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 44 | 0.727 | 15 | |
8 | Staines Town Reserves | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 52 | 0.423 | 8 | |
9 | Amersham Town Reserves | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 107 | 0.280 | 5 | |
10 | Bletchley & Wipac Reserves | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 71 | 0.254 | 4 | Resigned from the league |
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.
References
External links
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