The North Hants Senior League was a

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competition based in

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and was administered by the North Hants FA.

History

The League was founded in 1968, by the North Hants FA, to bridge the gap between the

Hampshire League The Hampshire League was a football league in Hampshire, England. During its heyday its constitution consisted of four divisions with over 60 clubs taking part - this included a vast number of semi-professional teams and Reserve/’A’ sides of ...

and its three local Junior leagues; the Basingstoke & District League and the now defunct Andover & District League and the Winchester & District League. During its heyday, the competition was much respected and for a spell (1973-81) ran with two 14 team divisions. The league consisted mainly of village sides and of the reserve teams of many

clubs. Like many other leagues at this level, it lost many teams during the late Nineties/early millennium, when leagues higher up expanded - mainly by introducing Combination Divisions for their reserve sides. After a further decline in numbers, the competition folded in 2004 following the expansion of the

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and the consequent formation of the

Hampshire League 2004 The Hampshire League 2004 was an English football league comprising teams located in Hampshire. It was formed in 2004, ran for nine seasons and served as a feeder league to Step 7 of the National League System. It was an unofficial continuation of ...

. Prior to this, it had been hoped that eligible clubs in the area would re-join the North Hants League rather than the new unofficial county league and swell numbers. Alas, it was not to be and a valuable stepping stone between junior and county football had been lost.

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