Humber Premier League Explained

Humber Premier League
Founded:2000
Promotion:Level 10
Northern Counties East League Division One
Relegation:East Riding County League Feeder Premier Division
Teams:16
Levels:11
Domest Cup:National
FA Vase
League
League Cup
Champions:Pocklington Town (Premier Division)
Great Driffield(Division One)
Reckitts (League Cup)
Website:http://www.humberprem.co.uk/https://fulltime.thefa.com/index.html?league=5360640

The Humber Premier League is a football competition for clubs in the East Riding of Yorkshire and north Lincolnshire areas of England.

History

The league was formed in 2000. Reckitts won the league five times in the first six seasons of its existence. The league started with one division in 2000 but has since grown and now has two divisions, the Premier Division and Division One--the latter inaugurated for the 2005-06 season. The Premier Division sits at the 11th tier of the English football league system, and feeds the Northern Counties East League.

Since its formation in 2000, three teams from the Humber Premier League have achieved promotion – Hull United in 2015 [1] (their stay in the NCEFL was just a single season[2]), East Yorkshire Carnegie two years later[3] and Beverley Town in 2022.

Barton Town joined the league when it was formed in 2000 but only stayed for one season before they joined the Central Midlands Football League the following season. Barton's Reserves team joined the league's first division for the 2017–18 season.

Cleethorpes Town had a three-season stint in the Humber Premier League, from 2006 to 2009–10. In their first season, they won promotion from the first division after finishing 3rd and after two further seasons, playing in the Premier Division, they decided to rejoin the Lincolnshire Football League for the 2010–11 season. They have since gone on to play in the Northern Counties East League and gained promotion to the Northern Premier League.

On 26 March 2020, the FA made the decision to abandon the 2019–20 season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, for all leagues at Step 7 and below of the English football league system, meaning that any remaining fixtures of the season would not be played and all games and prior results that season would be expunged.[4]

At the end of the 2021-22 season, it was confirmed that Beverley Town had been successful in their application to join the Northern Counties East League. Beverley finished in 2nd position in that season and as a result, were promoted to NCEL division one.

At the AGM for the 2023-24 season, it was decided that Division One would be merged with the Premier Division of the East Riding County League. Therefore, for the 2023-24 season, the Humber Premier League will operate with just one division of 16 teams.

Current member clubs (2023-24)

ClubHome ground
Beverley Town ReservesNorwood Park, Beverley
Cherry BurtonCherry Burton Sports Field
Club Thorne CollieryWelfare Ground, Thorne
East Riding RangersKing George V, Cottingham
Great Driffield AFCCemetery Lane, Driffield
Hedon RangersSouth Holderness College 3G
Hessle RangersWolferton School 3G
Hessle Sporting ClubKing George V, Hessle
Hornsea TownHollis Recreation Ground
Hull UnitedHaworth Park
LIV SuppliesHaworth Park
Pocklington TownThe Balk, Pocklington
ReckittsHull University 4G
Sculcoates AmateursSt Mary's College 3G, Hull
South Cave UnitedSouth Hunsley 3G, North Ferriby
St Mary's Hull University 3G

Champions

Season Premier DivisionDivision One
2000–01Reckitts
2001–02 Reckitts
2002–03 Reckitts
2003–04Hutton Cranswick United
2004–05Reckitts
2005–06ReckittsNorth Ferriby United Reserves
2006–07Sculcoates AmateursSmith & Nephew
2007–08 Sculcoates AmateursSt. Andrews Police Club
2008–09 Chalk LaneHessle Sporting Club
2009–10Reckitts Crown
2010–11 Sculcoates Amateurs Hodgsons
2011–12 ReckittsScarborough Town
2012–13 Beverley TownGoole United
2013–14 Beverley TownWawne United
2014–15Sculcoates AmateursEast Yorkshire Carnegie
2015–16Wawne UnitedNorth Ferriby Athletic
2016–17CrownHornsea Town
2017–18 Chalk Lane LIV Supplies
2018–19 Chalk LaneBeverley Town Reserves
2019-20 Season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020-21Beverley TownCherry Burton
2021-22Hedon RangersHessle Sporting Club
2022-23Pocklington TownGreat Driffield AFC
2023-24Club Thorne Colliery

Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, teams played each other once.

League Cup (Whiteheads Fish and Chips Cup)

SeasonWinnerResultRunner-upVenue
2009-10Beverley Town1-0Sculcoates AmateursNorwood Recreation Ground
2010-11Hall Road Rangers Reserves3-2BrandesburtonGrange Lane, North Ferriby
2011-12Scarborough Town3-1North Ferriby United ReservesQueensgate Stadium, Bridlington
2012-13Pocklington Town2-1Reckitts AFCBishop Burton College
2013-14Sculcoates Amateurs5-0Westella & WillerbyQueensgate Stadium, Bridlington
2014-15Hull United4-0Crown FCRoy West Centre, East Riding County Football Association
2015-16AFC Walkington4-3Wawne UnitedRoy West Centre
2016-17LIV Supplies2-0Crown FCRoy West Centre
2017-18Chalk Lane2-0Pocklington TownRoy West Centre
2018-19Hull United0-0 (4-3 pens)Chalk LaneRoy West Centre
2019-20Competition abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020-21Did not take place due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22South Cave United2-0Goole UnitedRoy West Centre
2022-23LIV Supplies1- 2ReckittsRoy West Centre

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ncefl.org.uk/news/league/2014/3637-201516proposedconstitutionunveiled/ Northern Counties East League 2015–16 season constitution unveiled
  2. http://www.hullunitedafc.com/news/hull-united-afc-club-statement Hull United AFC club statement
  3. http://www.ncefl.org.uk/news/league/2016/4318-201718ncelcluballocationapproved/ 2017/18 NCEL club allocation approved
  4. Web site: An update on non-League, women's and grassroots football seasons. 26 March 2020. The FA. 13 April 2020.