1996–97 Hellenic Football League
# 1996–97 Hellenic Football League

The 1996–97 Hellenic Football League season was the 44th in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:

* Wantage Town, promoted from Division One

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Brackley Town | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 79 | 20 | +59 | 81 | Promoted to the Southern Football League |
| 2 | Abingdon United | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 71 | |
| 3 | Burnham | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 69 | |
| 4 | Swindon Supermarine | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 68 | |
| 5 | North Leigh | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 58 | |
| 6 | Tuffley Rovers | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 56 | |
| 7 | Endsleigh | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 50 | |
| 8 | Banbury United | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 47 | |
| 9 | Didcot Town | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 46 | |
| 10 | Carterton Town | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 41 | |
| 11 | Shortwood United | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 39 | |
| 12 | Lambourn Sports | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 38 | Resigned to the North Berks League |
| 13 | Bicester Town | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 37 | |
| 14 | Wantage Town | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 36 | 69 | −33 | 37 | |
| 15 | Almondsbury Town | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 34 | |
| 16 | Kintbury Rangers | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 32 | |
| 17 | Highworth Town | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 40 | 73 | −33 | 29 | |
| 18 | Fairford Town | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 32 | 73 | −41 | 26 | |

## Division One

Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:

* Ross Town

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ardley United | 32 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 76 | 21 | +55 | 79 | |
| 2 | Hallen | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 79 | 23 | +56 | 71 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Harrow Hill | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 67 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 4 | Cheltenham Saracens | 32 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 65 | |
| 5 | Purton | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 75 | 36 | +39 | 62 | |
| 6 | Kidlington | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 64 | 33 | +31 | 61 | |
| 7 | Pegasus Juniors | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 61 | 29 | +32 | 58 | |
| 8 | Headington Amateurs | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 48 | |
| 9 | Ross Town | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 46 | |
| 10 | Cirencester United | 32 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 40 | |
| 11 | Wootton Bassett Town | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 35 | |
| 12 | Clanfield | 32 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 30 | |
| 13 | Bishop's Cleeve | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 30 | |
| 14 | Yarnton | 32 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 31 | 68 | −37 | 30 | |
| 15 | Easington Sports | 32 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 34 | 78 | −44 | 20 | |
| 16 | Letcombe | 32 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 26 | 97 | −71 | 16 | |
| 17 | Milton United | 32 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 42 | 106 | −64 | 11 | |
