The 2006–07 Wessex Football League was the 21st season of the Wessex Football League. The league champions for the first time in their history were Gosport Borough, who were promoted to the Southern League. The three divisions were renamed Premier Division, Division One and Division Two.
| Season | 2006–07 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Gosport Borough |
← 2005–06 2007–08 → | |
There was some promotion between the three Wessex League divisions, but no relegation, and Division Two was disbanded at the end of the season, leaving the league with two divisions.[1] Clubs with a specified level of facilities were promoted to Division One.
For sponsorship reasons, the league was known as the Sydenhams Wessex League.[2]
League tables edit
Premier Division edit
The new Premier Division consisted of 20 clubs, reduced from 22 the previous season, after Winchester City, Thatcham Town and Andover were promoted to the Southern League, Portland United were demoted to the Dorset Premier League, and B.A.T. Sports and A.F.C. Newbury were demoted to the third tier after they suffered problems with their grounds. Four new clubs were promoted from the second tier:[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gosport Borough (C, P) | 38 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 87 | 27 | +60 | 89 | Joined the Southern League |
| 2 | A.F.C. Totton | 38 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 89 | 31 | +58 | 89 | |
| 3 | VT | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 76 | 44 | +32 | 80 | |
| 4 | Poole Town | 38 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 88 | 41 | +47 | 73 | |
| 5 | Bournemouth | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 70 | |
| 6 | Wimborne Town | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 82 | 54 | +28 | 67 | |
| 7 | Moneyfields | 38 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 69 | 46 | +23 | 66 | |
| 8 | Fareham Town | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 95 | 57 | +38 | 65[a] | |
| 9 | Cowes Sports | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 60 | |
| 10 | Brading Town | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 74 | 80 | −6 | 52 | |
| 11 | Bemerton Heath Harlequins | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 55 | 73 | −18 | 48 | |
| 12 | Lymington Town | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 47 | |
| 13 | Brockenhurst | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 52 | 66 | −14 | 41 | |
| 14 | Christchurch | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 37 | |
| 15 | Hamworthy United | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 37 | |
| 16 | Horndean | 38 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 51 | 104 | −53 | 34 | |
| 17 | Alton Town | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 59 | 87 | −28 | 33[a] | |
| 18 | Downton | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 89 | −41 | 31 | |
| 19 | Ringwood Town | 38 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 85 | −51 | 23 | |
| 20 | Hamble A.S.S.C. | 38 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 24 | 105 | −81 | 18 |
Division One edit
The new Division One consisted of 19 clubs, reduced from 22 the previous season, after Brading Town, Downton, Horndean and Ringwood Town were promoted to the top tier, Bishops Waltham Town and Whitchurch United were relegated to the third tier, and three new clubs joined:[2]
- Promoted from the third tier:
- Laverstock & Ford
- Verwood Town
- also:
- Warminster Town, joining from the Wiltshire League.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayling United (C, P) | 36 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 116 | 32 | +84 | 85 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Alresford Town (P) | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 77 | |
| 3 | Romsey Town (P) | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 72 | |
| 4 | Locks Heath | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 78 | 40 | +38 | 70 | Left the league at the end of the season |
| 5 | Fawley | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 78 | 57 | +21 | 61 | |
| 6 | Verwood Town | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 73 | 46 | +27 | 60 | |
| 7 | Stockbridge | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 59 | |
| 8 | Warminster Town | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 57 | |
| 9 | Shaftesbury | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 54 | |
| 10 | United Services Portsmouth | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 76 | 68 | +8 | 46 | |
| 11 | Farnborough North End | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 46 | |
| 12 | Laverstock & Ford | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 45 | |
| 13 | Liss Athletic | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 59 | 73 | −14 | 42[a] | |
| 14 | Hythe & Dibden | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 81 | −27 | 36 | |
| 15 | East Cowes Victoria Athletic | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 49 | 101 | −52 | 36 | |
| 16 | Blackfield & Langley | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 66 | 104 | −38 | 32 | |
| 17 | Petersfield Town | 36 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 50 | 98 | −48 | 27 | |
| 18 | Amesbury Town | 36 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 57 | 78 | −21 | 25 | |
| 19 | Andover New Street | 36 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 37 | 82 | −45 | 20 |
- ^ Liss Athletic had one point deducted.
Division Two edit
The new Division Two consisted of 18 clubs, increased from 17 the previous season, after Laverstock & Ford and Verwood Town were promoted, and Micheldever and Netley Central Sports left the league. Five new clubs joined:[2]
- Demoted from the top tier:
- A.F.C. Newbury
- B.A.T. Sports
- Relegated from the second tier:
- Bishops Waltham Town
- Whitchurch United
- also:
- Wellow, joining from the Southampton League.
- Ordnance Survey were renamed Stoneham.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fleetlands (C) | 30 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 101 | 18 | +83 | 77 | Left the league at the end of the season |
| 2 | Tadley Calleva (P) | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 103 | 33 | +70 | 74 | Promoted to Division One |
| 3 | Wellow | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 77 | 36 | +41 | 63 | Left the league at the end of the season |
| 4 | A.F.C. Portchester (P) | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 68 | 45 | +23 | 52 | Promoted to Division One |
| 5 | B.A.T. Sports (P) | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 51 | |
| 6 | Otterbourne | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 51 | Left the league at the end of the season |
| 7 | Overton United | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 48 | |
| 8 | Paulsgrove | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 69 | 63 | +6 | 45 | |
| 9 | Clanfield | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 37 | |
| 10 | Colden Common | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 66 | 76 | −10 | 36 | |
| 11 | Fleet Spurs (P) | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 35 | Promoted to Division One |
| 12 | Whitchurch United (P) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 34 | |
| 13 | A.F.C. Aldermaston (P) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 61 | 78 | −17 | 34 | |
| 14 | Stoneham | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 51 | 76 | −25 | 33 | Left the league at the end of the season |
| 15 | Hamble Club | 30 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 130 | −101 | 7 | |
| 16 | QK Southampton | 30 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 106 | −88 | 5 | |
| 17 | A.F.C. Newbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned, record expunged |
| 18 | Bishops Waltham Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References edit
- ^ "Wessex League 1986–2011". Non League Matters. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d "2006–07 Wessex League". FCHD. Retrieved 8 February 2014.