2012–13 Wessex Football League

The 2012–13 Wessex Football League (known as the Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th season of the Wessex Football League since its establishment in 1986.

Wessex Football League
Season2012–13

The league consisted of two divisions: the Premier Division and Division One. Both divisions this season consisted of fewer teams than last season – the Premier Division had 21 teams and Division One had 16 teams.

Premier Division
Wessex Football League Premier Division
ChampionsBlackfield & Langley
RelegatedNew Milton Town
Hayling United
Top goalscorer36 Aleksander Przespolewski (Newport (IOW))
Highest attendance448 Alton Town v Hayling United
Lowest attendance11 Hayling United v Hamworthy United
Hayling United v Newport (IOW)

The Premier Division featured 21 teams, reduced from 22 the previous season, after Winchester City were promoted to the Southern League, Laverstock & Ford were relegated to Division One, and Brading Town withdrew from the league.

Two new teams joined the Premier Division, both promoted from Division One:

  • A.F.C. Portchester[1]
  • Verwood Town[2]
  • Only Newport (IOW) applied for promotion from this league, and would have been promoted if they had finished in any of the top three places and their application was accepted.[3][4] However, they failed to achieve a high enough finish, so there was no promotion this season.
  • New Milton Town were to resign from the Wessex League at the end of the season in preparation for their merger with Bashley of the Southern League.[5] On 13 May it was reported that New Milton had pulled out of the merger, and were preparing for at least another season in the Wessex League.[6]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Blackfield & Langley (C) 40 31 6 3 100 31 +69 99
2 Alresford Town 40 29 2 9 124 51 +73 89
3 Christchurch 40 26 6 8 106 49 +57 84
4 Moneyfields 40 22 8 10 85 50 +35 74
5 Bemerton Heath Harlequins 40 22 8 10 91 57 +34 74
6 Newport (IOW) 40 19 11 10 76 63 +13 68
7 GE Hamble 40 19 9 12 87 73 +14 66
8 Downton 40 19 8 13 81 61 +20 65
9 Fareham Town 40 19 5 16 77 72 +5 62
10 Hamworthy United 40 15 9 16 76 73 +3 54
11 Horndean 40 15 7 18 79 93 −14 52
12 Totton & Eling 40 14 8 18 66 81 −15 50
13 Bournemouth 40 14 7 19 72 95 −23 49
14 Verwood Town 40 11 13 16 63 68 −5 46
15 AFC Portchester 40 13 7 20 69 85 −16 46
16 Hayling United 40 13 5 22 74 112 −38 44 Demoted for ground grading reasons
17 Fawley 40 12 5 23 62 91 −29 41
18 Alton Town 40 12 4 24 67 92 −25 40 Transferred to Combined Counties League
19 Lymington Town 40 9 11 20 47 69 −22 38
20 Romsey Town 40 7 1 32 38 137 −99 22[lower-alpha 1]
21 New Milton Town (R) 40 6 6 28 51 88 −37 21[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to Wessex League Division One
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2013. Source: FA Full-Time, League Official
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Romsey Town reprieved from relegation after Hayling were demoted.
  2. New Milton Town were unable to raise a team for the match at Newport IOW, and had three points deducted. Newport were awarded the win.[7]

Results grid
Home \ Away POR ALR ALT BHH BFL BRN CHR DOW FAR FAW GEH HAM HAY HOR LYM MON NMT NEW ROM TAE VER
AFC Portchester 3–2 2–1 0–0 1–4 4–1 3–4 0–1 2–5 4–1 1–0 3–3 2–5 3–2 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–0
Alresford Town 3–0 4–1 5–1 2–4 4–2 2–0 4–2 6–0 5–0 6–0 2–0 2–1 5–3 3–0 3–2 3–1 5–1 3–0 2–4 1–1
Alton Town 1–2 0–5 0–3 2–3 1–4 3–3 1–5 3–0 2–0 2–4 2–5 4–0 0–1 3–2 1–2 5–1 1–3 5–1 4–0 4–4
Bemerton Heath Harlequins 5–1 2–3 0–0 1–5 5–4 1–0 3–3 3–0 4–3 0–2 4–2 4–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 4–1 2–2 3–0 2–3 4–1
Blackfield & Langley 3–2 2–0 4–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 5–1 0–1 7–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 4–1 6–1 1–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–0
Bournemouth 6–2 0–5 3–4 3–3 2–4 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–6 1–1 0–3 0–3 2–2 1–4 4–1 2–1 1–0
Christchurch 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–0 4–2 1–2 2–2 3–0 4–0 3–1 4–0 4–1 3–0 3–1 6–3 4–0 5–0 7–4
Downton 2–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 4–0 2–3 1–1 0–2 0–0 7–3 1–0 1–3 3–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–3 4–3 1–3
Fareham Town 3–1 1–0 4–1 1–2 1–2 7–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–5 2–3 4–2 2–1 0–2 1–3 2–0 2–3 5–2 1–2 1–1
Fawley 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 0–3 4–1 1–1 0–5 2–4 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–5 2–1 3–4 4–2 0–1 2–2
GE Hamble 1–4 2–3 0–3 3–1 1–4 3–1 1–3 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–3 4–2 2–1 0–4 2–1 1–1 7–1 4–0 2–2
Hamworthy United 2–2 1–0 5–1 0–1 0–0 1–3 2–3 2–1 2–2 7–4 1–1 8–0 0–4 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 3–0 3–1 2–2
Hayling United 1–3 0–4 3–0 3–2 1–4 1–3 2–0 1–3 1–5 3–2 3–3 1–2 2–4 2–2 0–2 2–1 1–3 3–2 2–2 3–3
Horndean 2–0 2–4 2–0 1–3 0–1 1–1 1–3 2–3 0–2 2–1 3–3[lower-alpha 2] 3–2 4–4 2–2 1–5 1–3 3–2 1–2 5–3 2–1
Lymington Town 3–3 0–4 1–3 0–5 1–1 3–1 0–3 1–3 1–2 1–0 1–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–0
Moneyfields 5–2 2–4 2–0 2–2 0–1 4–1 0–3 3–4 4–0 2–0 1–2 3–0 3–1 3–3 1–1 2–2 2–2 6–2 0–3 2–0
New Milton Town 1–3 2–4 0–1 0–1 0–5 2–0 2–3 0–3 1–4 1–2 1–3 1–3 3–4 4–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 5–0 1–2 0–2
Newport (IOW) 1–0 3–2 0–3 0–2 0–1 1–0 2–3 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 4–3 0–4 1–0 2–0 7–0 1–1 2–2
Romsey Town 0–3 0–7 2–1 0–4 0–5 0–1 0–4 0–2 2–0 4–3 0–7 1–4 4–2 1–3 0–3 0–1 1–3 1–3 1–4 1–0
Totton & Eling 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 2–3 1–2 0–2 2–5 2–5 3–2 2–3 5–3 0–2 0–0 4–1 0–0 4–1 1–3
Verwood Town 3–2 0–2 4–0 3–1 0–3 2–4 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 5–0 1–2 3–2 0–2 3–1 1–5 2–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: FA Full-Time, mitoo(BRN v FAR)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. (5 Mar 8–0):[8] Result expunged as BFL fielded an ineligible player.(2 Apr):[9] Replay is 18 Apr.
  2. (2 Feb 1–3):[10] Result expunged. There is no official statement about the reason (17 Mar):[11] Replay is 28 Mar.

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2012–13 Wessex League Premier Division teams
Team Stadium
A.F.C. Portchester Wicor Recreation Ground
Alresford Town Arlesbury Park
Alton Town Bass Sports Ground
Bemerton Heath Harlequins Moon Park
Blackfield & Langley Gang Warily
Bournemouth Victoria Park
Christchurch Hurn Bridge Sports Ground
Downton Brian Whitehead Sports Ground
Fareham Town Cams Alder
Fawley Waterside Sports & Social Club
GE Hamble Folland Park
Hamworthy United The County Ground
Hayling United College Ground
Horndean Five Heads Park
Lymington Town The Sports Ground
Moneyfields Moneyfields Sports Ground
New Milton Town Fawcett's Field
Newport (IOW) St Georges Park
Romsey Town The Bypass Ground
Totton & Eling Little Testwood Farm
Verwood Town Potterne Park

Division One
Wessex Football League Division One
ChampionsBrockenhurst
PromotedBrockenhurst
Whitchurch United
Top goalscorer24 Gareth Bricknell (Cowes Sports)
Callum Coker (Petersfield Town)
Declan Edwards (Brockenhurst & Team Solent)
Sam Knowles (Fleet Spurs)
Highest attendance142 Brockenhurst v Whitchurch United
Lowest attendance2 Fleet Spurs v Stockbridge

Division One featured 16 teams, reduced from 18 the previous season after AFC Portchester and Verwood Town were promoted to the Premier Division, and Warminster Town transferred to the Western League.[12]

One new team joined, relegated from the Premier Division:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Brockenhurst (C, P) 30 22 3 5 82 26 +56 69 Promotion to Wessex League Premier Division
2 Whitchurch United (P) 30 22 3 5 76 23 +53 69
3 Team Solent 30 20 4 6 65 37 +28 64
4 Cowes Sports 30 20 2 8 77 36 +41 62
5 Pewsey Vale 30 15 8 7 72 41 +31 53
6 Petersfield Town 30 16 5 9 76 46 +30 53
7 Tadley Calleva 30 15 3 12 69 45 +24 48
8 East Cowes Victoria Athletic 30 14 7 9 70 55 +15 48[lower-alpha 1]
9 Ringwood Town 30 10 4 16 48 71 −23 34
10 Fleet Spurs 30 10 3 17 49 55 −6 33
11 Stockbridge 30 10 2 18 48 80 −32 32
12 United Services Portsmouth 30 9 4 17 56 76 −20 31
13 Laverstock & Ford 30 8 7 15 41 71 −30 31
14 Amesbury Town 30 7 4 19 31 76 −45 25
15 Andover New Street 30 4 8 18 40 93 −53 20
16 Hythe & Dibden 30 3 3 24 27 96 −69 12
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2013. Source: FA Full-Time, League Official
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. The match between Pewsey Vale and East Cowes Victoria was not played. It was registered as a 0–0 draw, although East Cowes subsequently had one point deducted.

Results grid
Home \ Away AME ANS BRO COW ECV FLE HYT LAV PET PEW RIN STO TAD TSO USP WHI
Amesbury Town 2–1 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–3 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–4
Andover New Street 2–2 0–2 1–1 3–5 1–0 2–1 1–4 0–5 0–3 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 3–5 1–4
Brockenhurst 5–0 0–1 2–0 5–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–3 1–0 5–1 6–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–2
Cowes Sports 3–0 7–0 1–3 2–4 1–0 3–0 4–0 2–2 4–2 8–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–4
East Cowes Victoria Athletic 1–0 6–2 0–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 7–2 2–1 1–1 6–0 9–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–3
Fleet Spurs 4–0 4–2 0–3 1–0 5–1 1–1 1–3 4–3 2–6 2–3 2–3 2–3 0–1 5–2 0–0
Hythe & Dibden 2–1 1–1 0–6 2–6 1–3 1–0 2–3 2–4 3–6 0–5 0–3 1–4 1–2 0–1 1–2
Laverstock & Ford 1–0 4–3 0–3 0–8 1–1 2–4 2–3 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–3 1–3 0–1
Petersfield Town 3–0 5–1 5–4 1–2 5–0 3–0 4–0 2–1 3–3 0–0 4–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–4
Pewsey Vale 6–2 8–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 5–1 3–3 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–2
Ringwood Town 0–0 3–2 2–2 3–1 0–4 2–3 4–0 0–1 2–5 2–4 1–2 3–2 0–1 1–6 1–0
Stockbridge 2–1 4–1 4–5 3–4 2–2 0–3 6–1 2–0 3–4 1–0 2–1 0–4 2–3 2–0 0–3
Tadley Calleva 5–2 6–0 0–0 0–2 5–2 3–1 5–0 2–2 2–4 0–1 2–1 5–0 4–3 1–3 0–1
Team Solent 2–1 2–2 1–4 0–4 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 4–3 4–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 6–1 4–0
United Services Portsmouth 6–1 3–3 0–8 2–4 2–2 3–1 5–0 3–3 1–2 1–3 3–5 2–1 1–5 0–1 1–3
Whitchurch United 9–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 4–0 2–1 3–0 6–0 2–0 0–2 3–0 8–0 1–1 0–5 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2013. Source: FA Full-Time, mitoo
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2012–13 Wessex League Division One teams
Team Stadium
Amesbury Town Bonnymead Park
Andover New Street Foxcote Park
Brockenhurst Grigg Lane
Cowes Sports Westwood Park
East Cowes Victoria Athletic Beatrice Avenue
Fleet Spurs Kennels Lane
Hythe & Dibden Ewart Recreation Ground
Laverstock & Ford The Dell
Petersfield Town The Love Lane Stadium
Pewsey Vale The Recreation Ground
Ringwood Town Long Lane
Stockbridge Recreation Ground
Tadley Calleva Barlow's Park
Team Solent Test Park Sports Ground
United Services Portsmouth The Victory Stadium
Whitchurch United Longmeadow

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