uhlsport HAMPSHIRE PREMIER LEAGUE
Welcome to the uhlsport Hampshire Premier League website. An FA Accredited League, affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association. Comprising of 30 teams across two Divisions, we are a Regional Feeder League promoting into Step 6 of the National League System.
The constitution for the uhlsport Hampshire Premier League has been confirmed following the League AGM at the Silverlake Stadium on Sunday. The Senior Division will comprise of 16 teams, with three new sides - AFC Shirley (promoted from the Southampton League champions); Broughton (Division One champions) and Crofton Saints (Division One runners-up). Harvest have re-named as Southsea Sports. We wish Colden Common well as they are promoted to the Wessex League Division One as last season's Senior Division champions, with the bottom two in Paulsgrove and Sway relegated to the Division One. Division One features 14 sides, additionally welcoming BTC Southampton - runners-up in the Southampton League. QK Southampton have re-named as Nursling & Shirley, with Twentyten and Whiteley Wanderers reprieved. Upham have unfortunately withdrawn. Full line-up: Senior Division (16) AFC Shirley Andover Town Bishops Waltham Dynamos Broughton Crofton Saints Denmead Hedge End Rangers Hook Liphook United Liss Athletic Locks Heath Meon Milton Moneyfields Reserves Southsea Sports Stockbridge Whitehill & Bordon Division One (14) AFC Netley BTC Southampton Hayling United Headley United Hedge End Town Mob Albion Rushmoor Community Overton United Nursling & Shirley Paulsgrove Silchester Village Sway Twentyten Whiteley Wanderers The Senior Division gets under way on August 2 with Division One commencing on August 16. The first round draw of the uhlsport Hampshire Premier League Cup has also been made (ties to be played on September 6), and can be found via the link below: uhlsport Hampshire Premier League Cup Draw
Our HPFL sides claimed three trophies over the weekend in the League Cup Finals Day and Aldershot Intermermediate Cup. Division One runners-up Crofton Saints (main photo, courtesy Steve Ross) caused a cupset in beating Senior Division champions, Colden Common in the uhlsport League Cup final - the second of two finals played out in the May sunshine at AFC Portchester. CUP FINALS DAY - PROGRAMME DOWNLOAD Saints led via a penalty before adding a second prior to the interval, before Colden were reduced to ten early in the second half, but Crofton held out after Colden were reduced to ten following a sending-off. Crofton could well make it a cup double success on Tuesday evening (13th) in the Hampshire FA Trophy, as they take on Tadley Calleva Reserves at AFC Stoneham (7.45pm).
During the long Bank holiday weekend the top three positions in each division were confirmed. In the Senior Division, Colden Common are champions, Liss Athletic the runners-up and Locks Heath are third. In Division One, Broughton are champions, Crofton Saints the runners-up and Overton United are third. This coming Saturday we look forward to our Cup Final weekend, to be held at AFC Portchester. At 1100 we begin with the George Mason Memorial Shield , an all Senior-Division affair. Liss Athletic have had a great season, securing second place in the league, scoring over 100 goals in the process. They lost to AFC Portchester only on penalties in the Russell-Cotes Cup. They have beaten Andover Town and Rushmoor Community to get to this final. They face Denmead, a young side, who will finish in the bottom half of the table, but who have had some good results during the season. They have won at Hayling United, Bishops Waltham Dynamos and Overton United to get to this final. At 1400 we have the uhlsport League Cup Final . Senior Division Colden Common have won the league, again scoring over 100 goals in the process and were undefeated at home. They have beaten Hayling United, Hook, and Whitehill & Bordon to reach this final. They face Division One Crofton Saints, who have had an incredible debut season at this level. They finished runners-up in the league, one point behind champions Broughton, and have reached the prestigious Hampshire Saturday Trophy final (to be played next Tuesday) as well as this final, having beaten Common on penalties along the way. To reach this final they have beaten Senior Division teams Meon Milton and Harvest. There is another cup final involving our teams on Saturday - the Aldershot Intermediate Cup Final, between Division One Rushmoor Community and Senior Division Whitehill & Bordon. There are also some league games taking place - two in the Senior Division Harvest play Hook, with the hosts assured of a top ten place if they win, and Andover Town, who need to win both their remaining games to finish fourth, entertain last year's champions Liphook United. In Division One, fourth-placed Hedge End Town host Headley United, who will finish ninth if they get at least a point. Results, details, photos, etc. will be in the Hog Post, which will be published in the second half of next week.
SENIOR DIVISION
DIVISION ONE
