The Herefordshire Football League (currently sponsored by the Hereford Times

Hereford Times

The Hereford Times is a weekly tabloid newspaper published every Thursday in Hereford, England. Its offices are based in Holmer Road. The editor is Fiona Phillips...

) is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 football league based in the county of Herefordshire

Herefordshire

Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...

. The league currently has four divisions - the Premier Division, Division One and Division Two North and South. The league is affiliated to the Herefordshire County FA.

While the Herefordshire League is not part of the official National League System

National League System

The National League System comprises the seven levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the Premier League and The Football League. It contains 91 league competitions and more than 1,600 clubs. It comes under the jurisdiction of The Football Association...

, clubs who win this league can be promoted to the lower divisions of the West Midlands (Regional) League, Midland Combination

Midland Football Combination

The Midland Football Combination is an English football league covering parts of the West Midlands. It comprises five divisions, a Premier Division, Divisions One and Two and two Reserves Divisions...

 or 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...

.

The league has occasionally had clubs from Wales as members - most recently in 2010, Hay St. Mary's

Hay St Marys F.C.

Hay St Marys F.C. are a football club based in Hay-on-Wye. They are currently playing in the Mid Wales South League.The home colours are green and white striped shirts with green shorts and white socks....

 entered their third team into the league in the Premier Division.

Recent divisional champions

Season	Premier Division	Division One	Division Two	Division Three
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 Ross Town F.C. Ross Town F.C. was a football club based in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England. The club was formed in the summer of 1993 following the amalgamation of the town's two senior sides, Ross United and Woodville, and joined the Herefordshire League Premier Division. They joined the Hellenic Football...  Reserves	Fownhope Reserves
2006-07	Wellington Rangers	Widemarsh Rangers	Fownhope Reserves	Bartonsham
2007-08	Woofferton	Ross Town Ross Town F.C. Ross Town F.C. was a football club based in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England. The club was formed in the summer of 1993 following the amalgamation of the town's two senior sides, Ross United and Woodville, and joined the Herefordshire League Premier Division. They joined the Hellenic Football...	Hereford Lads Club Colts	Hampton Park Rangers
2008-09	Westfields Westfields F.C. Westfields F.C. is a football team from Hereford, England, formed in 1966 and currently playing in the Midland Football Alliance. The club is affiliated to the Herefordshire County FA.-History:...  Reserves	Holme Lacy	Leintwardine	Hinton Hinton F.C. Hinton F.C. is a football club based in Hereford, England. It was established in 1947. The club is affiliated to the Herefordshire County FA....  Reserves
2009-10	Leominster Town	Leintwardine	Kingstone Rovers	Ledbury Town Ledbury Town F.C. Ledbury Town F.C. are a football club based in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England. They were established in 1893. The club is affiliated to the Herefordshire County FA.In the 2004-05 season, they reached the 4th round of the FA Vase...  'A'
2010-11	Westfields Westfields F.C. Westfields F.C. is a football team from Hereford, England, formed in 1966 and currently playing in the Midland Football Alliance. The club is affiliated to the Herefordshire County FA.-History:...  Reserves	Mercia Athletic	Orleton Colts	Sinkum

Member clubs 2011–12

The league's current member clubs are as follows:

Premier Division

• Bartestree
• Ewyas Harold
• Fownhope
• Hereford Lads Club Reserves
• Hinton
  Hinton F.C.
  Hinton F.C. is a football club based in Hereford, England. It was established in 1947. The club is affiliated to the Herefordshire County FA....
  
  
• Holme Lacy
• Kington Town
  Kington Town F.C.
  Kington Town F.C. is an association football club based in Herefordshire, England. In the 1998–99 season, they reached the 2nd round of the FA Vase. In the 2005–06 season, they were members of the West Midlands League Premier Division, however they resigned from this league at the end...
  
  
• Ledbury Town
  Ledbury Town F.C.
  Ledbury Town F.C. are a football club based in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England. They were established in 1893. The club is affiliated to the Herefordshire County FA.In the 2004-05 season, they reached the 4th round of the FA Vase...
  
  
• Mercia Athletic
• Pegasus Juniors
  Pegasus Juniors F.C.
  Pegasus Juniors F.C. is a football club based in Hereford, England. They joined the Hellenic League Division One in 1982. In the 2000-01 season, they reached the 2nd round of the FA Vase. For the 2011-12 season, they are members of the West Midlands League Premier Division...
  
   Reserves
• Wellington
  Wellington (Herefords) F.C.
  For the Somerset club, see Wellington F.C.Wellington F.C. are a football club based in the village of Wellington, Herefordshire, England. The club is affiliated to the Herefordshire County FA. They were re-formed in 1968. In the 2003–04 season, they reached the third round of the FA Vase...
  
   Reserves
• Westfields
  Westfields F.C.
  Westfields F.C. is a football team from Hereford, England, formed in 1966 and currently playing in the Midland Football Alliance. The club is affiliated to the Herefordshire County FA.-History:...
  
   Reserves

Division One

• Eywas Harold Reserves
• Hinton
  Hinton F.C.
  Hinton F.C. is a football club based in Hereford, England. It was established in 1947. The club is affiliated to the Herefordshire County FA....
  
   Reserves
• Kingstone Rovers
• Ledbury Town
  Ledbury Town F.C.
  Ledbury Town F.C. are a football club based in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England. They were established in 1893. The club is affiliated to the Herefordshire County FA.In the 2004-05 season, they reached the 4th round of the FA Vase...
  
   Reserves
• Orleton Colts
• Shobdon
• Sinkum
• Wellington
  Wellington (Herefords) F.C.
  For the Somerset club, see Wellington F.C.Wellington F.C. are a football club based in the village of Wellington, Herefordshire, England. The club is affiliated to the Herefordshire County FA. They were re-formed in 1968. In the 2003–04 season, they reached the third round of the FA Vase...
  
   Colts
• Weobley
• Woofferton

Division Two North

• Burghill
• Kington Town
  Kington Town F.C.
  Kington Town F.C. is an association football club based in Herefordshire, England. In the 1998–99 season, they reached the 2nd round of the FA Vase. In the 2005–06 season, they were members of the West Midlands League Premier Division, however they resigned from this league at the end...
  
  Reserves
• Leintwardine
• Leominster Town Colts
• Orleton Colts Reserves
• Pencombe
• Tenbury Town
• Wolseley
• Woofferton Colts

Division Two South

• Civil Service
• Dore Valley
• Fownhope Reserves
• Holme Lacy Reserves
• Holmer
• Kingstone Harriers
• Orcop Juniors
• Relentless
• Sinkum Colts
• Toros
• Weston

External links

• Herefordshire League on the FA full-time website