The 1956–57 Hellenic Football League season was the fourth in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England. It also was the first season for the league to consist of two divisions after ten new clubs joined the league.
Premier Division
Football league season| Season | 1956–57 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Abingdon Town |
| Matches played | 272 |
| Goals scored | 1,389 (5.11 per match) |
| ← 1955–56 1957–58 → | |
The Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:
- Bletchley & Wipac
- Wantage Town, joined from the Swindon & District League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abingdon Town | 32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 90 | 42 | 2.143 | 50 | |
| 2 | Stokenchurch | 32 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 114 | 45 | 2.533 | 49 | |
| 3 | Dunstable Town reserves | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 106 | 53 | 2.000 | 44 | |
| 4 | Witney Town | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 106 | 58 | 1.828 | 43 | |
| 5 | Staines Town | 32 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 102 | 64 | 1.594 | 43 | |
| 6 | Didcot Town | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 88 | 53 | 1.660 | 43 | Transferred to the Metropolitan League |
| 7 | Bicester Town | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 88 | 76 | 1.158 | 39 | |
| 8 | Wantage Town | 32 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 78 | 70 | 1.114 | 37 | |
| 9 | Newbury Town reserves | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 99 | 89 | 1.112 | 26 | |
| 10 | Chipping Norton Town | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 87 | 104 | 0.837 | 26 | |
| 11 | Headington United 'A' | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 70 | 85 | 0.824 | 26 | |
| 12 | Kidlington | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 80 | 107 | 0.748 | 24 | |
| 13 | Buckingham Town | 32 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 74 | 119 | 0.622 | 22 | Resigned from the league |
| 14 | Bletchley & Wipac | 32 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 45 | 84 | 0.536 | 22 | |
| 15 | Pressed Steel | 32 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 45 | 93 | 0.484 | 20 | |
| 16 | Wallingford Town | 32 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 44 | 102 | 0.431 | 16 | |
| 17 | Amersham Town | 32 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 73 | 145 | 0.503 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.
Division One
Football league season| Season | 1956–57 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Luton Town Colts |
| Promoted | Luton Town Colts |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 470 (5.22 per match) |
| 1957–58 → | |
The Division One featured 10 new clubs:
- Amersham Town Reserves
- Aylesbury Town Corinthians
- Bletchley & Wipac Reserves
- Luton Town Colts
- Princes Risborough Town, relegated from the Hellenic League (single division)
- R A F Halton
- Ruislip Town
- Staines Town Reserves
- Stokenchurch Reserves
- Thatcham, relegated from the Hellenic League (single division)
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luton Town Colts | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 103 | 15 | 6.867 | 33 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Aylesbury Town Corinthians | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 18 | 3.778 | 30 | |
| 3 | Ruislip Town | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 27 | 1.778 | 24 | |
| 4 | Princes Risborough Town | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 38 | 1.079 | 22 | |
| 5 | R A F Halton | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 69 | 48 | 1.438 | 21 | |
| 6 | Stokenchurch Reserves | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 50 | 0.780 | 18 | |
| 7 | Thatcham | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 44 | 0.727 | 15 | |
| 8 | Staines Town Reserves | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 52 | 0.423 | 8 | |
| 9 | Amersham Town Reserves | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 107 | 0.280 | 5 | |
| 10 | Bletchley & Wipac Reserves | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 71 | 0.254 | 4 | Resigned from the league |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.