2021–22 Wessex Football League

The 2021–22 Wessex Football League season (known as the Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) for sponsorship reasons) will be the 36th 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.

Wessex Football League
Season2021–22
2022–23 →

The constitution was announced on 18 May 2021.[1]

After the abandonment of the previous two seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[2][3] a number of promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.

Premier Division

The Premier Division was increased from 20 clubs to 21, after Lymington Town were promoted to the Southern League, and Fleet Town and Tadley Calleva were transferred to the Combined Counties League.

Four new teams joined the division:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Horndean 22 16 2 4 76 22 +54 50 Promotion to Southern League
2 Brockenhurst 21 15 3 3 57 22 +35 48 Promotion to Southern League or qualification for the inter-step play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Baffins Milton Rovers 20 14 3 3 58 24 +34 45
4 Hamworthy United 19 13 5 1 48 11 +37 44
5 AFC Stoneham 20 13 5 2 52 23 +29 44
6 Bashley 19 12 2 5 50 31 +19 38
7 Shaftesbury 17 10 4 3 62 22 +40 34
8 AFC Portchester 21 9 5 7 43 28 +15 32
9 Alton 21 10 1 10 33 43 −10 31
10 Fareham Town 21 9 3 9 68 49 +19 30
11 Blackfield & Langley 20 9 3 8 46 34 +12 30
12 Moneyfields 16 9 2 5 41 25 +16 29
13 Alresford Town 19 8 4 7 42 37 +5 28
14 Cowes Sports 20 7 4 9 32 55 −23 25
15 Hamble Club 21 6 5 10 33 42 −9 23
16 Portland United 21 6 5 10 36 48 −12 23
17 United Services Portsmouth 23 7 2 14 31 60 −29 23
18 Christchurch 23 4 3 16 29 78 −49 15
19 Bournemouth 22 3 4 15 33 58 −25 13
20 Amesbury Town 21 1 2 18 19 91 −72 5 Possible relegation to step 6[lower-alpha 2]
21 Hythe & Dibden 25 1 1 23 17 103 −86 4 Relegation to step 6
Updated to match(es) played on 22:47, 14 December 2021 (UTC). Source: Wessex League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. At the end of the 2021–22 season, the 10 runners-up from step 5 with the most points per game (PPG) will be automatically promoted. The remaining six runners-up will contest inter-step play-off matches with the six third-from-bottom clubs with the fewest PPG from the eight divisions at step 4. The winner of each match will rise to or stay at step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while each loser will drop to or remain at step 5.[4]
  2. Twelve clubs with the most PPG out of 16 that are second-from-bottom at step 5 will be reprieved.[4]

Division One

Division One was increased from 19 clubs to 20 after Alton, Hythe & Dibden and US Portsmouth were promoted to the Premier Division.

Four new teams joined the division:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bemerton Heath Harlequins 20 16 2 2 70 19 +51 50 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Folland Sports 19 15 1 3 59 30 +29 46 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Andover Town 19 14 3 2 59 29 +30 45
4 Newport (IOW) 20 14 2 4 70 38 +32 44
5 Andover New Street 17 12 2 3 57 26 +31 38
6 Laverstock & Ford 20 11 4 5 52 32 +20 37
7 Romsey Town 20 12 0 8 48 38 +10 36
8 Downton 19 10 5 4 48 31 +17 35
9 Verwood Town 21 11 2 8 51 38 +13 35
10 New Milton Town 20 9 4 7 40 32 +8 31
11 Millbrook 20 9 1 10 48 56 −8 28
12 Whitchurch United 20 8 3 9 30 35 −5 27
13 Petersfield Town 21 6 2 13 28 46 −18 20
14 Ringwood Town 21 5 2 14 33 56 −23 17
15 East Cowes Victoria Athletic 20 4 5 11 32 57 −25 17
16 Fawley 20 4 4 12 32 51 −19 16
17 Ash United 19 4 1 14 22 44 −22 13
18 Infinity 21 4 1 16 30 73 −43 13 Possible relegation to
county feeder leagues
19 Totton & Eling 22 3 4 15 29 72 −43 13
20 Fleet Spurs 19 3 2 14 21 56 −35 11
Updated to match(es) played on 01:50, 14 December 2021 (UTC). Source: Wessex Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References
  1. "National League System club allocations – Steps 5–6, Season 2021–22". The Football Association. 18 May 2021.
  2. "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. "FA provides update on NLS Steps 3-6". The Football Association. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. "Changes to promotion and relegation at Step 5". North East Counties Football League. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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