uhlsport HAMPSHIRE PREMIER LEAGUE
Welcome to the uhlsport Hampshire Premier League website. An FA Accredited League, affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association. Comprising of 29 teams across two Divisions, we are a Regional Feeder League promoting into Step 6 of the National League System.
It's Cup Finals day this coming weekend! At 1100 we have the George Mason Memorial Shield, an all-Division 1 clash as Upham play Hedge End Town - fifth against fourth, so it should be a close game. At 1500 we have the uhlsport Hampshire Premier League Cup final, with two Senior Division teams facing each other, as Bishops Waltham Dynamos, in seventh after a poor recent run, face Locks Heath, currently doing well in second; however, Locks have lost the last two finals, so anything could happen! Please note that the venue for the finals is now AFC Totton. FIXTURES We also have several league games - the situation at the top of both leagues should be much clearer after Saturday. In the Senior Division, Liphook United could clinch the title with four games to spare if they beat bottom club Fleet Spurs at home. The battle for fourth is on after Colden Common's 4-0 win over Liss Athletic in midweek, especially when Liss must travel to fifth-placed Stockbridge this weekend, and Common, now in sixth with games in hand over the other two, travel to Hayling, who also need the points urgently, as they can still be caught by Moneyfields Res, who are second-bottom with games in hand over Hayling. Moneys Res play Hook in another game at the new Cosham facility. Two teams stuck in mid-table play each other at Marsden Road as Paulsgrove take on Whitehill & Bordon. TABLES In Division 1, leaders Hedge End Rangers, already guaranteed a top-two place, play their last game, at home to third-bottom Broughton. Meon Milton can still pip them to the title if they win all their games in hand, and on Saturday they host QK Southampton at the Cockleshell. If Meon win they are also guaranteed a top two place. If they lose and HER win, then HER will be champions. Whiteley Wanderers, in third, travel to Twentyten looking to avenge the 2-1 home defeat by the same team in midweek, but that victory was Twentyten's seventh win in their last ten matches, so they are in fine form. Lyndhurst, second bottom, entertain mid-table Headley United. Written By: Paul Harris Image by: Paul Paxford
In the Senior Division, all three of the teams chasing leaders Infinity are again in action. Second-placed Locks Heath, who won in midweek, are now only two points off the top with two games in hand, and they must travel to Denmead, who also need the points as they are fourth-bottom having played more than the teams below them. TABLES Liphook United also won in midweek and they are still title favourites with seven games still to play and are only six points behind Infinity. They are at home to Hayling, who are in the bottom five. Stockbridge, in fourth, go to Colden Common, whose recent form have enabled them to climb away from the basement area, and the Robins are now being challenged by Liss Athletic, on a great run of form in fifth and only two points behind. RESULTS Liss host Hook who have also been in good nick recently. Two teams who have slipped out of top five contention after recent defeats face each other as Bishops Waltham Dynamos are at home to Paulsgrove. Bottom club Fleet Spurs host third-bottom Sway, who will be looking to break a run of four successive defeats and move away from the danger zone. In Division One, leaders Hedge End Rangers play their final game next weekend, so it's another chance for the chasing pack to make some inroads into their lead. We have a big game at the Cockleshell as second-placed Meon Milton, with six wins in a row, host fourth-placed Hedge End Town, whose recent run of one win on six has severely damaged their prospects of catching their rivals. FIXTURES Third-placed Whiteley Wanderers travel to North Hants Intermediate Cup winners Overton United. Upham are only four points off fourth place with a game in hand, and they travel to QK Southampton. Further down the table, Lyndhurst are at home to fourth-bottom Twentyten, and if the home side don't win then they will be confirmed as finishing second-bottom. Third-bottom Broughton play Headley United in an attractive-sounding game with both teams in quite good form. Written By: Paul Harris Image By: Paul Paxford
A full league programme is scheduled for this weekend, and there is a lot to play for! TABLES In the Senior Division, Infinity completed their league programme on Wednesday with a draw against Whitehill & Bordon, and now must wait to see what the three teams behind them can do. All can overtake Infinity if they win their games in hand. Second placed Locks Heath have a trip to bottom side Fleet Spurs, and third place Liphook United, who are best placed with nine games still to play (they won this midweek), face a big A3 derby game at Liss Athletic. Liss' form recently (including an 8-0 win at Bishops Waltham Dynamos last weekend) could take them into the top five if they continue. Fourth-placed Stockbridge, who cannot afford any more slip-ups, face a trip to Sway, who are slipping down the table after three successive defeats. It's tight at the other end of the table, with five teams within two points of that second-bottom position. Third-bottom Harvest, who have games in hand on those around them, face a journey to Bishops Waltham Dynamos, who will be looking for a reaction after two heavy home defeats, and Hayling United are at home to in-form Hook. Fourth-bottom Denmead, who have played more than the rest, are at home to Whitehill & Bordon. Colden Common's win last weekend has taken them a little away from the danger zone, and they will be hoping to keep clear as they face Paulsgrove, who still have a good chance of that fifth spot. FIXTURES In Division One, leaders Hedge End Rangers were in action midweek, winning at rivals Town in the El Hedgio derby game to extend their lead at the top. They do not have a game this weekend (only one to play now), meaning that the teams in pursuit have a chance to catch up on them. Second placed Meon Milton have a trip to second-bottom Lyndhurst this weekend. Third-placed Whiteley Wanderers also do not have a game. Hedge End Town, in fourth, have not won in four now, and are losing touch with the teams above despite their games in hand - they are at home to AFC Netley. At the other end of the table, two teams looking for points are fourth-bottom Broughton, who travel to out-of-form QK Southampton, and third-bottom Twentyten, whose unbeaten run came to an abrupt halt in midweek; they entertain bottom side Michelmersh and Timsbury. Sixth play eighth at Headley Rec, where Overton United, who have won their last three games, visit a team coming off the back of that 8-3 win at Twentyten. RESULTS Written by: Paul Harris Image by: Paul Paxford
SENIOR DIVISION
DIVISION ONE
