Hellenic Premier set to remain 20 teams after SC Inkberrow promotion
Whilst our sides are returning for pre-season training, throughout non-league and grassroots football, leagues are confirming their constitutions for the upcoming campaign.
In typical fashion, the Hellenic League have seen late changes to their line-up for the 2024/25 season.
Last Friday, Hereford Lads Club announced on social media that they would be withdrawing from the Hellenic League with immediate effect, citing financial constraints and a split of opinions in the club’s committee as reasons for the overall decision.
The announcement brought questions around what the Hellenic League would do. Would they run the Premier with 19 teams? Would they promote from Division One or would they even reprieve Wantage Town – who finished bottom of the Hellenic Premier this past season?
Well the decision looks to have been made to promote SC Inkberrow, the beaten play-off finalists from Division One.
The club announced on social media on Wednesday night that they had accepted promotion into step 5 and the Hellenic Premier for the forthcoming season.
So unless there are anymore changes, the Hellenic League looks set to run it’s Premier Division with 20 teams and Division One with now 19 teams with FC Bristol & Moreton Rangers withdrawing from the Hellenic League – as confirmed to member clubs at the recent league AGM.
The Hellenic Premier is set to run with 8 Gloucestershire sides, whilst the Hellenic Division One will include 5 Gloucestershire sides – plus Tytherington Rocks.
Here is how the Hellenic Premier is set to look this season:
Brimscombe & Thrupp
Cirencester Town
Corsham Town
Fairford Town
Hartpury University
Hereford Pegasus
Highworth Town
Longlevens
Lydney Town
Malmesbury Victoria
Mangotsfield United
Pershore Town
Roman Glass St George
Royal Wootton Bassett Town
SC Inkberrow
Slimbridge
Thornbury Town
Tuffley Rovers
Westfields
Worcester Raiders
The Hellenic Premier season is set to start on Tuesday 30/Wednesday 31 July ahead of the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round on Saturday 3 August, with Division One set to start on 3 August.
