Hampshire Premier League

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Hampshire Premier League
Founded2008;16 years ago (2008)
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Divisions2
Number of teams16 (Senior Division)
14 (Division One)
Level on pyramid Level 11-12
Promotion to Wessex League
Relegation to Aldershot & District League
Basingstoke & District League
Mid Solent League
Isle of Wight League
Southampton Saturday League
Domestic cup(s)Hampshire FA Trophy
Hampshire Premier League Challenge Cup
George Mason Memorial Shield
Current championsLiphook United (3rd title)
Most championships Colden Common (4 titles)

The Hampshire Premier League or uhlsport Hampshire Premier League, for sponsorship reasons, is a football competition based in Hampshire, England. The league was formed in 2007 [1] and currently consists of a 'Senior Division' of 16 teams and a Division One of 14 teams.

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History

In May 2008 it was announced that the league was in talks with the Hampshire League 2004 about merging the two leagues into a new competition which it was hoped would officially gain Step 7 status, [2] and although the merger did not take place, the status of the Hampshire Premier League at Step 7 of the National League System (or level 11 of the overall English football league system) was confirmed by The Football Association on 15 May 2008. [3] The Hampshire League then appealed to the FA, claiming it should gain similar status, but the appeal was rejected. [4]

The Hampshire League 2004 was dissolved at the end of the 2012-13 season, with the majority of the teams joining the newly created Division One of the Hampshire Premier League. [5]

Bush Hill won the Senior Division in 2019-20, subsequently changing their name to Millbrook and taking their place in the Wessex League for the 2020-21 season.

After two seasons of unfulfilled campaigns due to the covid pandemic, Colden Common's late charge ensured The Stallions took the Senior Division title on the last day of 2021-22. Meanwhile, QK Southampton triumphed in Division One South East, with Andover New Street Swifts claiming the Division One North crown.

The League removed the regionality of its second tier for the start of 2022-23, with teams from the previous South East and North forming a unified Division One. The Supplementary Shield, brought in as an additional competition during the pandemic and won by Hook in 202122, was renamed The George Mason Memorial Shield, in honour of the league's former chairman.

Member clubs 2024–25

Senior Division

Division One

List of champions

SeasonSenior Division ChampionsDivision One ChampionsLeague Cup Winners
2007–08 [6] AFC Stoneham N/A Team Solent
2008–09 [6] Colden Common N/A Paulsgrove
2009–10 [6] Colden Common N/A AFC Stoneham
2010–11 [6] Liphook UnitedN/A Team Solent
2011–12 [7] Liphook UnitedN/ALiphook United
2012–13 [8] Locks Heath N/A Colden Common
2013–14 [9] [10] Baffins Milton Rovers Bush Hill Baffins Milton Rovers
2014–15 [11] [12] Hamble Club Infinity AFC Stoneham
2015–16 [13] Baffins Milton Rovers Andover Lions Hamble Club
2016–17 [14] Bush Hill Four Marks Hayling United
2017–18 [15] Paulsgrove Netley Central SportsSway
2018–19 Bush Hill Lyndhurst Infinity
2019–20Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–21Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021–22 Colden Common Andover New Street Swifts (North) & QK Southampton (SE)Sway
2022–23 Colden Common Infinity Colden Common
2023–24Liphook UnitedMeon MiltonBishops Waltham Dynamos

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