2024–25 Wessex Football League
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
The 2024–25 Wessex Football League season will be the 39th in the history of the Wessex Football League since its establishment in 1986. The league consists of two divisions: the Premier Division and Division One.
The constitution was announced on 17 May 2024.[1] The Premier Division (step 5) promotes two clubs; one as champions and one via a four-team play-off.
Premier Division
[edit]The Premier Division remains at 20 clubs, after Moneyfields and Shaftesbury were promoted to the Southern League South Division; Petersfield Town were transferred to the Southern Combination League, and Lymington Town were relegated to Division One.
Four new teams joined the division:
- Three promoted from Division One:
- One promoted and transferred from the Western League First Division:
League table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.F.C. Portchester | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 13 | +26 | 32 | Promotion to the Southern League |
| 2 | Fareham Town | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 9 | +31 | 31 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Hamble Club | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 31 | |
| 4 | Andover New Street | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 27 | |
| 5 | Bournemouth | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 24 | |
| 6 | Hamworthy Recreation | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 24 | |
| 7 | A.F.C. Stoneham | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 9 | +23 | 22 | |
| 8 | Baffins Milton Rovers | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 22 | |
| 9 | Sherborne Town | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 21 | |
| 10 | Portland United | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 18 | |
| 11 | Wincanton Town | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 17 | |
| 12 | Millbrook | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 15 | |
| 13 | Cowes Sports | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 15 | |
| 14 | Hythe & Dibden | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 15 | |
| 15 | Brockenhurst | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 12 | |
| 16 | Blackfield & Langley | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 10 | |
| 17 | Christchurch | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 10 | |
| 18 | Laverstock & Ford | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 10 | |
| 19 | United Services Portsmouth | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 6 | Relegation to Division One |
| 20 | Downton | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 39 | −27 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Division One
[edit]Division One is reduced to 20 clubs from 21 after Downton, Hamworthy Recreation and Millbrook were promoted to the Premier Division, and Andover Town were relegated.
Three new teams joined the division:
- One relegated from the Premier Division:
- One resigned from the 2023–24 Southern League Division One South:
- One promoted from the Wiltshire League:
League table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Milton Town | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 30 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Frimley Green | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 29 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | East Cowes Victoria Athletic | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 29 | |
| 4 | Alresford Town | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 29 | |
| 5 | Hamworthy United | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 25 | |
| 6 | Cove | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 23 | |
| 7 | Clanfield | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 21 | |
| 8 | Newport (IOW) | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 20 | |
| 9 | Totton & Eling | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 20 | |
| 10 | Ringwood Town | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 20 | |
| 11 | Romsey Town | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 19 | |
| 12 | Amesbury Town | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 17 | |
| 13 | Lymington Town | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 17 | |
| 14 | A.F.C. Aldermaston | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 16 | |
| 15 | Fleetlands | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 16 | |
| 16 | Fawley | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 11 | |
| 17 | Whitchurch United | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 9 | |
| 18 | Verwood Town | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 8 | Relegation to a county feeder league |
| 19 | Ash United | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 7 | |
| 20 | Folland Sports | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 41 | −30 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
References
[edit]- ^ "THE FA RELEASES NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM CLUB ALLOCATIONS FOR STEPS 1-6 IN 2024-25 TERM". The FA. 17 May 2024.