Not all the clubs that disbanded from the original Hampshire League

Hampshire League

Hampshire League is a name used for two distinct football competitions based in Hampshire, England. There are two leagues; Hampshire Premier Football League named 'Puma Engineering Hampshire Premier Football League' for sponsor purposes and the division below which is the Hampshire League 2004 or...

 were able to meet Wessex League

Wessex League

The Wessex League is an English association football league formed in 1986, with its premier division currently at the fifth step of the National League System, or the ninth tier of the overall English football league system...

 ground criteria, and, being without a league, formed a new competition, called the Hampshire League 2004. Other clubs from local leagues, plus the reserve/"A" teams of some Wessex League clubs, brought the founding complement up to 16 teams, although one failed to see through the inaugural season. The league continues to have one division technically not connected to the English football league system

English football league system

The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...

, but has in 2006 taken a club relegated from the bottom division of the Wessex League.

The Hampshire League was originally fed by the Aldershot & District League, Isle of Wight League, North Hants League

North Hants League

The North Hants Senior League was a football competition based in England. Founded in 1969, it was for the majority of existence a single division competition that fed into the Hampshire League. In turn, it was fed by the Andover and District League, the Winchester and District League, and the...

, Portsmouth League, Bournemouth League and the Southampton League. However, with the expansion of the Wessex League, the structure of the pyramid in Hampshire is less straightforward - Wellow F.C. of the Southampton League moved straight into the Wessex League in 2006. In the same year, Four Marks

Four Marks

Four Marks is a large village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is southwest of Alton, on the A31 road....

 moved from the Aldershot League to the Hampshire League.

The 2007–08 season saw the formation of the Hampshire Premier League

Hampshire Premier Football League

The Hampshire Premier Football League is a football competition based in Hampshire, England. The league was formed in 2007 and currently consists of a 'Senior Division' of 18 teams, most of which were previously members of the disbanded Division 2 of the Wessex League and a 'Combination Division'...

, which accommodated the clubs from the Wessex League Division Three after the Wessex League decided to run with only two divisions from 2007. The Hampshire Football Association

Hampshire Football Association

The Hampshire Football Association, also known as Hampshire FA, is the governing body of football in the county of Hampshire. It was formed in 1887.-External links:* * *...

 placed the Hampshire Premier League at a higher level than the Hampshire League 2004 in its precedence list, thus making Hampshire League 2004 a feeder to the Hampshire Premier League. In May 2008 it was announced that the league was in talks with the HPL about merging the two leagues into a new competition which it was hoped would officially gain Step 7 status in the National League System

National League System

The National League System comprises the seven levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the Premier League and The Football League. It contains 91 league competitions and more than 1,600 clubs. It comes under the jurisdiction of The Football Association...

.[1] This merger ultimately did not occur, although the HPL was nonetheless awarded Step 7 status by the Football Association. The Hampshire League has applied to the FA for Step Seven.[2]

Hampshire League 2004 champions

Season	Champions
2004-05	Sporting B T C
2005-06	Mottisfont
2006-07	Mottisfont
2007-08	Mottisfont
2008-09	Netley Central Sports
2009-10	Netley Central Sports
2010-11	Hedge End Rangers

Member clubs 2011–12

• Andover Lions
• Botley Village
• Broughton
• Crusaders
• Durley
• Fair Oak
• Four Marks
• Horndean United
• Infinity
• Michelmersh & Timsbury
• Mottisfont
• Portsmouth Royal Navy
• Upham