The 1977–78 Hellenic Football League season was the 25th in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.
Premier Division
Football league season| Season | 1977–78 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Chipping Norton Town |
| Relegated | Cirencester Town Thatcham Town |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 739 (3.08 per match) |
| ← 1976–77 1978–79 → | |
The Premier Division featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division One:
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chipping Norton Town | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 73 | 21 | 3.476 | 66 | |
| 2 | Newbury Town | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 66 | 29 | 2.276 | 65 | |
| 3 | Hungerford Town | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 80 | 30 | 2.667 | 57 | Transferred to the Isthmian League Division Two |
| 4 | Moreton Town | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 54 | 38 | 1.421 | 55 | |
| 5 | Fairford Town | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 42 | 27 | 1.556 | 50 | |
| 6 | Thame United | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 39 | 1.308 | 50 | |
| 7 | Wallingford Town | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 47 | 41 | 1.146 | 48 | |
| 8 | Pinehurst | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 43 | 1.047 | 48 | Resigned from the league |
| 9 | Flackwell Heath | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 54 | 37 | 1.459 | 44 | |
| 10 | Didcot Town | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 43 | 0.791 | 39 | |
| 11 | Abingdon Town | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 54 | 0.519 | 31 | |
| 12 | Forest Green Rovers | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 59 | 0.831 | 30 | |
| 13 | Clanfield | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 56 | 0.571 | 27 | |
| 14 | Abingdon United | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 66 | 0.545 | 23 | |
| 15 | Thatcham Town | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 73 | 0.274 | 16 | Relegated to Division One |
| 16 | Cirencester Town | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 28 | 83 | 0.337 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.
Division One
Football league season| Season | 1977–78 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bicester Town |
| Promoted | Bicester Town Garrard Athletic |
| ← 1976–77 1978–79 → | |
The Division One featured 12 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 4 new clubs:
- Hazells, relegated from the Premier Division
- Lambourn Sports, joined from the North Berks Football League
- Ruislip Town
- Brackley Town, joined from the North Bucks & District Football League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bicester Town | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 79 | 28 | 2.821 | 65 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Garrard Athletic | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 70 | 32 | 2.188 | 60 | |
| 3 | Kidlington | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 27 | 1.926 | 59 | |
| 4 | Hazells | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 75 | 39 | 1.923 | 54 | |
| 5 | Easington Sports | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 66 | 42 | 1.571 | 53 | |
| 6 | Lambourn Sports | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 68 | 57 | 1.193 | 50 | |
| 7 | Ruislip Town | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 64 | 64 | 1.000 | 46 | |
| 8 | Morris Motors | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 59 | 0.898 | 43 | |
| 9 | Maidenhead Town | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 44 | 1.114 | 42 | |
| 10 | Wantage Town | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 42 | 0.857 | 39 | |
| 11 | Rivet Sports | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 49 | 0.755 | 38 | |
| 12 | Aston Clinton | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 47 | 1.064 | 32 | |
| 13 | Pressed Steel | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 51 | 89 | 0.573 | 29 | |
| 14 | Dowty Staverton | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 65 | 0.692 | 27 | |
| 15 | Brackley Town | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 64 | 0.469 | 23 | |
| 16 | Buckingham Athletic | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 27 | 104 | 0.260 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.