Herefordshire Football League (1899)
Founded | 1899 |
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Country | England |
Divisions | 4 |
Number of clubs | 41 |
League cup(s) | League Shield FW Peterson Cup HJ Handley Cup Journal Trophy Strongbow Senior Cup |
Current champions | Ledbury Town (Premier Division) Sinkum (Division One) (2011–12) |
Website | Official Website – TheFA.com |
The Herefordshire Football League (currently sponsored by Imperial & Marshall Properties Ltd) is an English football league based in the county of Herefordshire. The league currently has four divisions – the Premier Division, Division One, Division Two and Division Three. The league is affiliated to the Herefordshire County FA.
Whilst the Herefordshire League is not officially part of the National League System, clubs who win this league can apply to enter to the lower divisions of the West Midlands (Regional) League, Midland Combination or the Hellenic League. This effectively (though unofficially) puts the top division of the league at level 13 of the English football league system.
The league has occasionally had clubs from Wales as members – most recently in 2010, Hay St. Mary's entered their third team into the league in the Premier Division. The President of the League, Ron Marshall, is a former Football League Referee.
Recent divisional champions
Season | Premier Division | Division One | Division Two | Division Three |
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2002–03 | Wellington Rangers | Hereford Lads Club | Ross United Services Reserves | Widemarsh Rangers |
2003–04 | Wellington Rangers | Tupsley | Wellington Rangers Colts | Bulmers |
2004–05 | Ewyas Harold | Bringsty Sports | Skenfrith United | Stoke Prior |
2005–06 | Ewyas Harold | Colwall Rangers | Ross Town Reserves | Fownhope Reserves |
2006–07 | Wellington Rangers | Widemarsh Rangers | Fownhope Reserves | Bartonsham |
2007–08 | Woofferton | Ross Town | Hereford Lads Club Colts | Hampton Park Rangers |
2008–09 | Westfields Reserves | Holme Lacy | Leintwardine | Hinton Reserves |
2009–10 | Leominster Town | Leintwardine | Kingstone Rovers | Ledbury Town 'A' |
2010–11 | Westfields Reserves | Mercia Athletic | Orleton Colts | Sinkum |
2011–12 | Ledbury Town | Sinkum | Dore Valley | Leominster Town Colts |
2012–13 | Wellington Reserves | Weobley | Woofferton Colts | Bromyard |
Member clubs 2013–14
The league's current member clubs are as follows:
Premier Division
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Division One
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Division Two
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Division Three
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Personnel
- President Ron Marshall
- Chairman : Mike Best
- Vice- Chairmen: Brian Weekes(Life Member)
- Alan Stokes(Life Member)
- Secretary/Treasurer: Pete Stead
- Life Members: Bill Morris, Andy Morris, Jim Williams, Peter West.