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 Northern Counties East League 2015–16 season constitution unveiled (their stay in the NCEFL was just a single seasonHull United AFC club statement), East Yorkshire Carnegie two years later2017/18 NCEL club allocation approved 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.
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, thereby creating a feeder division for the Humber Premier League and the arrangement sees the HPL operating with just one division of 16 teams.
At the end of the 2025-26 season, it was confirmed that LIV had been accepted to join the NCEL Division One for the upcoming 2026-27 season, for the first time in the clubs history. This makes them the 4th team to be promoted from the HPL to NCEL, following Hull United, East Yorkshire Carnegie and Beverley Town.
Before the start of the 2026-27 season, Pocklington Town had confirmed via social media that their mens first team is to fold, and would be pulling out of the HPL. Pocklington had been in the league since its formation in 2000.
Current member clubs (2026-27)
ClubHome groundBeverley Town ReservesNorwood Park, BeverleyBrandesburtonCatwick Lane, BrandesburtonBridlington Town ReservesMounting Systems Stadium, BridlingtonEdgehillGeorge Pindar School, ScarboroughGoole UnitedGoole Town Cricket Club, GooleGreat DriffieldCemetery Lane, DriffieldHedon RangersSouth Holderness College 3G, PrestonHessle Sporting ClubKing George V, HessleHodgsonsBeverley Leisure Centre 3GHornsea TownHollis Recreation Ground, Hornsea Hull UnitedHaworth Park, HullReckittsHull University 4GScarborough Athletic Reserves Filey Sports GroundSculcoates AmateursSt Mary's College 3G, HullSouth Cave UnitedSouth Hunsley 3G, North Ferriby
Champions Season Premier DivisionDivision One 2000–01 Reckitts 2001–02 Reckitts 2002–03 Reckitts 2003–04 Hutton Cranswick United 2004–05 Reckitts 2005–06 Reckitts North Ferriby United Reserves 2006–07 Sculcoates Amateurs Smith & 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 pandemic2020-21Beverley TownCherry Burton2021-22Hedon RangersHessle Sporting Club2022-23Pocklington TownGreat Driffield AFC 2023-24Club Thorne Colliery2024-25South Cave United2025-26Hessle Sporting
Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, teams played each other once.
League Cup (Whiteheads Fish and Chips Cup) SeasonWinnerResultRunner-upVenue2009-10Beverley Town1-0Sculcoates AmateursNorwood Recreation Ground2010-11Hall Road Rangers Reserves3-2BrandesburtonGrange Lane, North Ferriby2011-12Scarborough Town3-1North Ferriby United ReservesQueensgate Stadium, Bridlington2012-13Pocklington Town2-1Reckitts AFCBishop Burton College2013-14Sculcoates Amateurs5-0Westella & WillerbyQueensgate Stadium, Bridlington2014-15Hull United4-0Crown FCRoy West Centre, East Riding County Football Association2015-16AFC Walkington4-3Wawne UnitedRoy West Centre2016-17LIV Supplies2-0Crown FCRoy West Centre2017-18Chalk Lane2-0Pocklington TownRoy West Centre2018-19Hull United0-0 (4-3 pens)Chalk LaneRoy West Centre2019-20Competition abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic2020-21Did not take place due to the COVID-19 pandemic2021-22South Cave United2-0Goole UnitedRoy West Centre2022-23LIV Supplies1-2ReckittsRoy West Centre2023-24South Cave United2-2 (4-1 Pens)Cherry BurtonRoy West Centre2024-25South Cave United1-1(4-3 Pens)LIV SuppliesRoy West Centre
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