| Countries | England |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| Levels on pyramid | Level 12 |
| Feeder to | Hampshire Premier League |
| Domestic cup(s) | FA Cup FA Vase Hampshire Intermediate Cup |
| Website | Official |
Not all the clubs that disbanded from the original Hampshire League were able to meet Wessex League ground criteria, and, being without a league, formed a new competition, called the Hampshire League 2004.[1] 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, 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, 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 moved from the Aldershot League to the Hampshire League.
The 2007–08 season saw the formation of the Hampshire Premier League, 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 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.[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]
| 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 |