Chiltonian League
Encyclopedia
The Chiltonian League was an English
football
league that existed from 1984 until it merged with the Hellenic League
in 2000. It never had a defined place in the English football league system
, but successful clubs moved from the Chiltonian League to the Combined Counties League and to the South Midlands League
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England
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football
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league that existed from 1984 until it merged with the Hellenic League
Hellenic Football League
The Hellenic Football League is an English football league covering an area including the English counties of Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, southern Buckinghamshire, southern Herefordshire, western Greater London, and northern Wiltshire. There is also one team from Hampshire.The league...
in 2000. It never had a defined place in the English football league system
English football league system
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...
, but successful clubs moved from the Chiltonian League to the Combined Counties League and to the South Midlands League
South Midlands League
The South Midlands League was an English football league covering Bedfordshire and some adjoining counties.The league was formed in 1922 as the Bedfordshire County League, changed its name to the Bedfordshire & District County League in 1924 before adopting the South Midlands League title in 1929...
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1984-85
The league originally consisted of a single section of 17 clubs, most of whom had previously competed in the Wycombe & District League.Season | Champions |
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1984-85 | Holmer Green Holmer Green F.C. Holmer Green F.C. are a football club based at Holmer Green near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England. They were established in 1908 and were founder members of the Chiltonian League in 1984... |
1985-95
After its inaugural season, the league expanded to two divisions (for first teams - reserve divisions were constituted separately). The divisions were originally known as Divisions One and Two, but after two seasons this was changed to Premier Division and Division One.Season | Division One | Division Two |
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1985-86 | Holmer Green Holmer Green F.C. Holmer Green F.C. are a football club based at Holmer Green near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England. They were established in 1908 and were founder members of the Chiltonian League in 1984... |
Drayton Wanderers |
1986-87 | Coopers Payen | Seer Green |
Season | Premier Division | Division Two |
1987-88 | Henley Town Henley Town F.C. Henley Town F.C. are a football club based in Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, England. They were established in 1871 and are the oldest club recognised by the Oxfordshire Football Association. They joined the Hellenic Football League Division One in 1957 and are currently members of the Premier... |
Finchampstead Finchampstead F.C. Finchampstead F.C. are a football club based in Finchampstead, near Wokingham, Berkshire, England. They were established in 1952 and joined the Chiltonian League in 1987. Currently they are members of the Hellenic Football League Division One East. The record attendance is 425 against Sandhurst... |
1988-89 | Coopers Payen | Mill End Sports |
1989-90 | Coopers Payen | Binfield Binfield F.C. Binfield F.C. is a football club based in Binfield, near Bracknell, Berkshire in England. They are currently members of the Hellenic Football League Premier Division.-History:... |
1990-91 | Peppard Peppard F.C. Peppard F.C. was a football team based in Rotherfield Peppard, Oxfordshire.Founded as Sonning Common Peppard F.C., they changed their name to Peppard F.C. in 1990, and after winning the Chiltonian League two years running they were promoted to the Combined Counties Football League... |
Letcombe Letcombe F.C. Letcombe F.C. are a football club based in Letcombe Regis, near Wantage in Letcombe, England. They joined the Chiltonian League in 1990. For the 2011-12 season, they are members of the Hellenic Football League Division One West... |
1991-92 | Peppard Peppard F.C. Peppard F.C. was a football team based in Rotherfield Peppard, Oxfordshire.Founded as Sonning Common Peppard F.C., they changed their name to Peppard F.C. in 1990, and after winning the Chiltonian League two years running they were promoted to the Combined Counties Football League... |
Eton Wick Eton Wick F.C. Eton Wick F.C. are a football club based in Eton Wick, near Windsor, England. They joined the Chiltonian League Division One in 1991 and reached the 2nd round of the FA Vase in the 1994-95 season. They are currently members of the East Berkshire Football League Premier Division.The club recently... |
1992-93 | Eton Wick Eton Wick F.C. Eton Wick F.C. are a football club based in Eton Wick, near Windsor, England. They joined the Chiltonian League Division One in 1991 and reached the 2nd round of the FA Vase in the 1994-95 season. They are currently members of the East Berkshire Football League Premier Division.The club recently... |
Broadmoor Staff |
1993-94 | Holmer Green Holmer Green F.C. Holmer Green F.C. are a football club based at Holmer Green near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England. They were established in 1908 and were founder members of the Chiltonian League in 1984... |
Slough Irish Society |
1994-95 | Reading Town Reading Town F.C. Reading Town Football Club are a Semi-Professional English football club in the Hellenic League Premier Division, based in Reading, Berkshire.The club previously played in the Combined Counties Football League, but with the agreement of the leagues involved, swapped places with Badshot Lea in time... |
Denham United |
1995-99
In 1995, the reserve divisions were scrapped and the league re-constituted into a single structure of three divisions - Premier Division, Division One and Division TwoSeason | Premier Division | Division One | Division Two |
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1995-96 | Binfield Binfield F.C. Binfield F.C. is a football club based in Binfield, near Bracknell, Berkshire in England. They are currently members of the Hellenic Football League Premier Division.-History:... |
Vansittart Wanderers | Penn & Tylers Green Penn & Tylers Green F.C. Penn & Tylers Green F.C. are a football club based in Penn, near Beaconsfield, England. They were established in 1890 and were the founding members of the Chiltonian League in 1984. Currently they are members of the Hellenic Football League Division One East.... reserves |
1996-97 | Denham United | Eton Wick Eton Wick F.C. Eton Wick F.C. are a football club based in Eton Wick, near Windsor, England. They joined the Chiltonian League Division One in 1991 and reached the 2nd round of the FA Vase in the 1994-95 season. They are currently members of the East Berkshire Football League Premier Division.The club recently... reserves |
Drayton Wanderers reserves |
1997-98 | A.F.C. Wallingford A.F.C. Wallingford AFC Wallingford are an English association football club currently playing in the North Berks Football League.-History:The club, based in Wallingford, was founded by the 1995 merger of Hellenic League side Wallingford Town, founded in 1922, and Wallingford United, founded in 1934.In 1997-98 they... |
Cippenham Village | Henley Town Henley Town F.C. Henley Town F.C. are a football club based in Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, England. They were established in 1871 and are the oldest club recognised by the Oxfordshire Football Association. They joined the Hellenic Football League Division One in 1957 and are currently members of the Premier... reserves |
1998-99 | Eton Wick Eton Wick F.C. Eton Wick F.C. are a football club based in Eton Wick, near Windsor, England. They joined the Chiltonian League Division One in 1991 and reached the 2nd round of the FA Vase in the 1994-95 season. They are currently members of the East Berkshire Football League Premier Division.The club recently... |
Finchampstead Finchampstead F.C. Finchampstead F.C. are a football club based in Finchampstead, near Wokingham, Berkshire, England. They were established in 1952 and joined the Chiltonian League in 1987. Currently they are members of the Hellenic Football League Division One East. The record attendance is 425 against Sandhurst... reserves |
Stocklake Aylesbury Vale F.C. Aylesbury F.C. are a football club based in Aylesbury, England. They changed their name from Aylesbury Vale F.C. to their present name in 2009, and before then were known as Haywood United and Stocklake F.C. For the 2011-12 season, they are members of the Southern Football League Division One... reserves |
1999-00
With only six teams completing the 1998-99 Division Two season, that division was dropped and the league returned to a two-division structure. At the end of the 1999-00 season, the league merged into an expanded Hellenic LeagueHellenic Football League
The Hellenic Football League is an English football league covering an area including the English counties of Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, southern Buckinghamshire, southern Herefordshire, western Greater London, and northern Wiltshire. There is also one team from Hampshire.The league...
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Season | Premier Division | Division One |
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1999-00 | Henley Town Henley Town F.C. Henley Town F.C. are a football club based in Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, England. They were established in 1871 and are the oldest club recognised by the Oxfordshire Football Association. They joined the Hellenic Football League Division One in 1957 and are currently members of the Premier... |
Eton Wick Eton Wick F.C. Eton Wick F.C. are a football club based in Eton Wick, near Windsor, England. They joined the Chiltonian League Division One in 1991 and reached the 2nd round of the FA Vase in the 1994-95 season. They are currently members of the East Berkshire Football League Premier Division.The club recently... reserves |