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

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Hellenic Football League
Premier Division
Season1956–57
ChampionsAbingdon Town
Matches played272
Goals scored1,389 (5.11 per match)

The Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
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.

Division One

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Hellenic Football League
Division One
Season1956–57
ChampionsLuton Town Colts
PromotedLuton Town Colts
Matches played90
Goals scored470 (5.22 per match)

The Division One featured 10 new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
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.

References

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