The 1972–73 Hellenic Football League season was the 20th in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.
Premier Division
Football league season| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Witney Town |
| Promoted | Witney Town |
| Relegated | Morris Motors Newbury Town |
| Matches played | 272 |
| Goals scored | 875 (3.22 per match) |
| ← 1971–72 1973–74 → | |
The Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:
- Chipping Norton Town, promoted from Division One B
- Fairford Town, promoted from Division One A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Witney Town | 32 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 100 | 26 | 3.846 | 56 | Promoted to the Southern Football League |
| 2 | Clanfield | 32 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 81 | 28 | 2.893 | 51 | |
| 3 | Hungerford Town | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 64 | 42 | 1.524 | 40 | |
| 4 | Wallingford Town | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 45 | 1.422 | 40 | |
| 5 | Didcot Town | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 56 | 41 | 1.366 | 39 | |
| 6 | Abingdon Town | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 42 | 1.429 | 35 | |
| 7 | Thame United | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 46 | 0.913 | 31 | |
| 8 | Pinehurst | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 55 | 51 | 1.078 | 30 | |
| 9 | Pressed Steel | 32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 38 | 45 | 0.844 | 30 | |
| 10 | Wantage Town | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 61 | 0.689 | 27 | |
| 11 | Chippenham Town | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 64 | 0.703 | 26 | Transferred to the Western Football League |
| 12 | Bicester Town | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 43 | 0.767 | 25 | |
| 13 | Chipping Norton Town | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 67 | 0.493 | 25 | |
| 14 | Fairford Town | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 0.706 | 24 | |
| 15 | Moreton Town | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 73 | 0.603 | 23 | |
| 16 | Morris Motors | 32 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 43 | 78 | 0.551 | 23 | Relegated to Division One |
| 17 | Newbury Town | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 39 | 72 | 0.542 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.
Division One
Football league season| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Thatcham |
| Promoted | Thatcham Burnham Ernest Turners Sports Hazells |
| ← 1971–72 (One A) 1971–72 (One B) 1973–74 → | |
The Division One featured 16 clubs, including 14 clubs from the previous season's Division One A and Division One B and 2 clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
Clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
Clubs transferred from Division One A:
- Burnham
- Ernest Turners Sports
- Thatcham
- Long Wittenham
- Swindon Town 'A'
- Hazells
- MG Athletic
Clubs transferred from Division One B:
- Rivet Sports
- Waddesdon
- Princes Risborough Town
- Kidlington
- Garsington
- Oxford University Press
- AC Delco
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thatcham | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 62 | 16 | 3.875 | 48 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Burnham | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 73 | 31 | 2.355 | 46 | |
| 3 | Ernest Turners Sports | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 37 | 1.784 | 42 | |
| 4 | Hazells | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 64 | 41 | 1.561 | 37 | |
| 5 | Waddesdon | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 54 | 46 | 1.174 | 35 | |
| 6 | Long Wittenham | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 52 | 49 | 1.061 | 33 | |
| 7 | Swindon Town 'A' | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 65 | 47 | 1.383 | 32 | |
| 8 | MG Athletic | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 43 | 0.907 | 30 | |
| 9 | Cirencester Town | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 64 | 0.781 | 30 | |
| 10 | Oxford University Press | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 46 | 0.826 | 28 | |
| 11 | Rivet Sports | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 65 | 50 | 1.300 | 27 | |
| 12 | Kidlington | 30 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 43 | 41 | 1.049 | 27 | |
| 13 | Princes Risborough Town | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 47 | 0.638 | 25 | |
| 14 | AC Delco | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 72 | 0.486 | 20 | Transferred to the South Midlands League |
| 15 | Garsington | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 37 | 77 | 0.481 | 14 | |
| 16 | Buckingham Athletic | 30 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 101 | 0.248 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.
Division Two
Football league season| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Walcot |
| Promoted | Walcot Maidenhead Social Wroughton Easington Sports Aston Clinton Watlington Abingdon United |
| ← 1971–72 (One A) 1971–72 (One B) | |
The Division Two featured 11 clubs, including 8 clubs relegated from the previous season's Division One A and Division One B and 3 clubs joined Division Two:
Clubs relegated from Division One A:
- Abingdon United
- Marston United
- Easington Sports
Clubs relegated from Division One B:
- Watlington
- Maidenhead Social
- Aston Clinton
- Stokenchurch
- A G R G Harwell
Clubs joined Division Two:
- The 61 FC Luton
- Walcot
- Wroughton
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walcot | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 29 | 2.690 | 36 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Maidenhead Social | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 1.900 | 29 | |
| 3 | Stokenchurch | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 31 | 1.484 | 26 | Resigned from the league |
| 4 | The 61 FC Luton | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 53 | 27 | 1.963 | 25 | Transferred to the South Midlands League |
| 5 | Wroughton | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 1.200 | 23 | Promoted to Division One |
| 6 | Easington Sports | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 35 | 1.371 | 22 | |
| 7 | Aston Clinton | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 39 | 0.769 | 16 | |
| 8 | Watlington | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 39 | 0.744 | 15 | |
| 9 | Abingdon United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 46 | 0.587 | 13 | |
| 10 | Marston United | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 29 | 50 | 0.580 | 11 | Resigned from the league |
| 11 | A G R G Harwell | 20 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 82 | 0.171 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.