2007–08 Wessex Football League
The 2007–08 Wessex Football League was the 22nd season of the Wessex Football League. The league champions for the first time in their history were A.F.C. Totton, who were promoted to the Southern League. The league consisted of two divisions, Division Two having been disbanded. There was some promotion and relegation between the two Wessex League divisions.[1]
Season | 2007–08 |
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Champions | A.F.C. Totton |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → |
For sponsorship reasons, the league was known as the Sydenhams Wessex League.[2]
League tables
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 23 clubs, increased from 20 the previous season, after Gosport Borough were promoted to the Southern League. Four new clubs joined:[2]
- Alresford Town, runners-up in Division One.
- Hayling United, champions of Division One.
- New Milton Town, after resigning from the Southern League.
- Romsey Town, third-placed in Division One.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | A.F.C. Totton (C, P) | 44 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 120 | 39 | +81 | 106 | Joined the Southern League |
2 | VT | 44 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 106 | 35 | +71 | 102 | |
3 | Wimborne Town | 44 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 125 | 33 | +92 | 96 | |
4 | Poole Town | 44 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 120 | 35 | +85 | 96 | |
5 | Bournemouth | 44 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 92 | 40 | +52 | 93 | |
6 | Brockenhurst | 44 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 87 | 55 | +32 | 80 | |
7 | Moneyfields | 44 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 82 | 45 | +37 | 79 | |
8 | Fareham Town | 44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 87 | 65 | +22 | 75 | |
9 | Cowes Sports | 44 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 91 | 59 | +32 | 73 | |
10 | Hamworthy United | 44 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 65 | |
11 | Horndean | 44 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 76 | 73 | +3 | 58 | |
12 | Hayling United | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 66 | 101 | −35 | 54 | |
13 | Bemerton Heath Harlequins | 44 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 74 | 101 | −27 | 53 | |
14 | Alton Town | 44 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 66 | 89 | −23 | 52 | |
15 | Brading Town | 44 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 67 | 85 | −18 | 51 | |
16 | Christchurch | 44 | 15 | 5 | 24 | 67 | 80 | −13 | 50 | |
17 | Hamble A.S.S.C. | 44 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 72 | −25 | 47 | |
18 | Romsey Town | 44 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 68 | 98 | −30 | 43 | |
19 | New Milton Town | 44 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 58 | 88 | −30 | 41 | |
20 | Lymington Town | 44 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 63 | 103 | −40 | 39[lower-alpha 1] | |
21 | Alresford Town | 44 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 48 | 88 | −40 | 35 | |
22 | Ringwood Town (R) | 44 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 45 | 124 | −79 | 24 | Relegated to Division One |
23 | Downton (R) | 44 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 29 | 177 | −148 | 6 |
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Lymington Town had one point deducted.
Division One
Division One consisted of 21 clubs, increased from 19 the previous season, after Hayling United, Alresford Town and Romsey Town were promoted to the Premier Division, and Locks Heath left the league. Six clubs were promoted from Division Two after it was disbanded:[2]
- A.F.C. Aldermaston (13th in Division Two)
- A.F.C. Portchester (4th)
- Fleet Spurs (11th)
- Tadley Calleva (2nd)
- Totton & Eling, having changed their name from B.A.T. Sports (5th)
- Whitchurch United (12th)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tadley Calleva (C) | 40 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 134 | 45 | +89 | 102 | |
2 | Laverstock & Ford (P) | 40 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 124 | 59 | +65 | 90 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
3 | Farnborough North End | 40 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 101 | 30 | +71 | 87 | |
4 | Verwood Town | 40 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 94 | 63 | +31 | 75 | |
5 | Totton & Eling | 40 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 80 | 50 | +30 | 74 | |
6 | Fawley | 40 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 94 | 44 | +50 | 71 | |
7 | Warminster Town | 40 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 89 | 48 | +41 | 71 | |
8 | Petersfield Town | 40 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 90 | 53 | +37 | 70 | |
9 | United Services Portsmouth | 40 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 98 | 65 | +33 | 69 | |
10 | Blackfield & Langley | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 64 | |
11 | Amesbury Town | 40 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 100 | 86 | +14 | 53 | |
12 | Shaftesbury | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 51 | |
13 | Stockbridge | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 45 | |
14 | A.F.C. Portchester | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 86 | −27 | 42 | |
15 | Fleet Spurs | 40 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 64 | 95 | −31 | 42 | |
16 | Liss Athletic | 40 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 58 | 95 | −37 | 34 | Left the league at the end of the season |
17 | Whitchurch United | 40 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 97 | −46 | 34 | |
18 | East Cowes Victoria Athletic | 40 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 50 | 103 | −53 | 34 | |
19 | Andover New Street | 40 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 54 | 117 | −63 | 32 | |
20 | Hythe & Dibden | 40 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 42 | 125 | −83 | 27 | |
21 | A.F.C. Aldermaston | 40 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 31 | 161 | −130 | 15 |
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
References
- "Wessex League 1986–2011". Non League Matters. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- "2007–08 Wessex League". FCHD. Retrieved 13 February 2014.