2024–25 Wessex Football League

Wessex Football League
Season2024–25

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

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:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 A.F.C. Portchester 23 19 3 1 76 22 +54 60 Promotion to the Southern League
2 Hamble Club 23 16 3 4 52 31 +21 51 Qualification for the play-offs
3 A.F.C. Stoneham 19 14 4 1 61 15 +46 46
4 Andover New Street 19 13 4 2 38 17 +21 43
5 Hamworthy Recreation 22 12 3 7 52 36 +16 39
6 Fareham Town 18 12 1 5 48 19 +29 37
7 Baffins Milton Rovers 20 11 3 6 36 27 +9 36
8 Millbrook 21 9 5 7 47 33 +14 32
9 Sherborne Town 20 9 4 7 34 29 +5 31
10 Bournemouth 23 9 4 10 40 38 +2 31
11 Cowes Sports 21 7 5 9 34 51 −17 26
12 Laverstock & Ford 21 7 4 10 34 45 −11 25
13 Brockenhurst 24 7 3 14 32 53 −21 24
14 Portland United 23 6 5 12 36 48 −12 23
15 Hythe & Dibden 24 6 5 13 29 56 −27 23
16 Christchurch 25 6 4 15 34 51 −17 22
17 Wincanton Town 22 5 6 11 36 65 −29 21
18 Blackfield & Langley 24 5 1 18 26 51 −25 16
19 Downton 19 4 4 11 25 51 −26 16 Relegation to Division One
20 United Services Portsmouth 21 1 5 15 14 46 −32 8
Updated to match(es) played on 19:25, 11 January 2025 (UTC). Source: Wessex League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results table

Home \ Away PCH STO ANS BMR B&L BOU BRK CHR CWS DOW FAR HBC HWR H&D L&F MIL PLD SHE USP WIN
AFC Portchester — 2–4 2–2 4–1 7–1 3–1 2–0 3–2 5–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 7–1
AFC Stoneham 0–0 — 4–1 4–0 0–0 4–2 5–0 2–3 3–0 1–1 4–0 5–3 4–2
Andover New Street — 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 8–1
Baffins Milton Rovers 2–2 — 0–1 3–0 4–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–5 2–0 2–0
Blackfield & Langley 0–4 0–2 0–1 — 1–3 1–2 5–1 1–2 0–3 0–1 1–4 1–3 1–0 2–3
Bournemouth 0–2 0–1 3–3 — 2–1 0–3 1–0 1–2 4–1 3–2 0–3 1–1 7–2
Brockenhurst 0–1 2–1 3–3 — 2–1 2–1 2–2 0–3 0–4 1–3 2–1 2–1 0–2
Christchurch 0–6 0–1 0–1 — 2–2 1–2 3–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–2
Cowes Sports 0–3 1–3 2–1 3–6 — 4–4 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–0
Downton 2–6 1–2 1–4 1–0 0–4 — 0–3 2–3 2–2 2–2 1–5 3–2 0–0
Fareham Town 0–1 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 4–2 — 1–0 6–1 9–0 5–0 0–1 3–0
Hamble Club 0–2 4–2 2–0 1–0 3–1 4–1 2–4 — 3–2 2–2 2–0 1–0
Hamworthy Recreation 1–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 8–0 1–5 — 0–4 1–0 3–0 7–2
Hythe & Dibden 0–5 1–5 2–2 0–2 0–0 1–2 — 1–3 3–2 2–2 1–5 3–2 2–4
Laverstock & Ford 2–3 0–3 3–2 0–1 2–5 0–3 — 2–3 0–1 1–1 1–0
Millbrook 1–1 1–1 1–2 5–1 3–2 3–0 0–1 — 5–0 2–2
Portland United 0–3 2–3 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 3–1 2–4 3–4 — 2–2 2–2
Sherborne Town 2–3 0–6 2–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 2–3 3–1 — 0–0
United Services Portsmouth 0–8 2–3 0–3 1–3 0–0 3–3 0–3 1–2 —
Wincanton Town 2–5 3–2 3–0 2–6 3–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 January 2025. Source: FA Full-Time Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Stadia and locations

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Location of the clubs in the 2024–25 Wessex Football League Premier Division
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Location of the Hampshire clubs in the 2024–25 Wessex Football League Premier Division
Club Location Stadium Capacity
A.F.C. Portchester Fareham Wicor Recreation Ground
A.F.C. Stoneham Eastleigh Stoneham Lane Football Complex 1,000
Andover New Street Charlton Foxcotte Park 1,000
Baffins Milton Rovers Portsmouth PMC Stadium
Blackfield & Langley Fawley Gang Warily Recreation Centre 2,500
Bournemouth Bournemouth Victoria Park 3,000
Brockenhurst Brockenhurst Grigg Lane 2,000
Christchurch Hurn Hurn Bridge Sports Club 2,000
Cowes Sports Cowes Westwood Park 2,000
Downton Downton Brian Whitehead Sports Ground 2,000
Fareham Town Fareham Cams Alder Stadium 5,500
Hamble Club Hamble-le-Rice Hamble Community Facility
Hamworthy Recreation Wimborne Magna Road 1,500
Hythe & Dibden Dibden Clayfields Sport Centre 1,000
Laverstock & Ford Laverstock Church Road
Millbrook Southampton Test Park 1,000
Portland United Portland Camp and Satherley Stadium 2,000
Sherborne Town Sherborne Raleigh Grove 1,150
United Services Portsmouth Portsmouth Victory Stadium 1,000
Wincanton Town Wincanton Wincanton Sports Ground 1,000

Division One

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:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 New Milton Town 23 17 4 2 68 22 +46 55 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Alresford Town 23 15 5 3 45 27 +18 50 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Frimley Green 23 14 5 4 70 38 +32 47
4 East Cowes Victoria Athletic 20 14 2 4 43 19 +24 44
5 Hamworthy United 24 14 2 8 54 36 +18 44
6 Ringwood Town 22 10 8 4 43 34 +9 38
7 Fleetlands 20 11 5 4 36 34 +2 38
8 Newport (IOW) 22 9 9 4 48 27 +21 36
9 Clanfield 26 9 4 13 42 51 −9 31
10 Lymington Town 23 8 4 11 41 50 −9 28
11 Cove 23 6 7 10 45 50 −5 25
12 Romsey Town 21 7 4 10 33 42 −9 25
13 Amesbury Town 19 7 3 9 31 41 −10 24
14 Totton & Eling 20 6 4 10 25 32 −7 22
15 A.F.C. Aldermaston 20 6 3 11 36 48 −12 21
16 Folland Sports 23 4 6 13 24 56 −32 18
17 Whitchurch United 20 4 5 11 24 37 −13 17
18 Fawley 22 4 4 14 21 45 −24 16 Relegation to a county feeder league
19 Verwood Town 21 3 6 12 26 47 −21 15
20 Ash United 21 3 4 14 29 48 −19 13
Updated to match(es) played on 23:48, 15 January 2025 (UTC). Source: Wessex Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results table

Home \ Away ALD ALR AME ASH CLA COV ECV FAW FLN FLS FRG HWU LYM NMT NPT RIN ROM T&E VER WHI
AFC Aldermaston — 1–2 6–1 0–3 1–3 4–1 0–4 2–1 0–2 2–2 5–4
Alresford Town 3–2 — 1–0 4–2 1–1 5–1 1–2 3–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–0
Amesbury Town 0–0 — 3–2 4–3 1–0 4–2 2–2 0–3 2–3
Ash United 2–2 0–2 1–2 — 0–4 3–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 1–2 0–1 1–0
Clanfield 3–1 0–2 — 1–0 0–2 2–1 3–4 1–0 2–2 4–0 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–0
Cove 2–1 2–2 — 3–1 6–0 1–3 2–4 0–4 2–0 1–0 2–3
East Cowes Victoria 0–0 1–0 — 5–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–4 2–0 1–3 7–0 0–0
Fawley 1–3 1–2 — 1–0 2–1 0–4 1–4 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–1
Fleetlands 4–1 3–2 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–0 — 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–2 3–3 1–0
Folland Sports 3–4 2–1 0–3 1–0 — 0–4 0–3 1–4 0–4 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–3
Frimley Green 6–2 2–2 4–2 1–1 4–1 4–0 — 3–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 6–2 3–1
Hamworthy United 0–1 4–3 3–2 7–3 4–3 1–2 4–1 1–1 4–0 — 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–2
Lymington Town 2–1 2–4 1–1 6–3 3–1 4–3 1–3 — 1–1 2–2 2–1
New Milton Town 4–0 3–0 3–3 4–0 4–0 2–2 4–5 2–0 2–0 — 1–2 5–3 3–1 2–0
Newport (IOW) 4–0 5–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 5–1 1–1 — 5–1 3–0
Ringwood Town 2–2 3–2 1–0 3–3 2–2 1–1 — 1–1 5–4 3–2
Romsey Town 0–2 2–1 4–3 4–2 3–1 1–2 1–3 3–0 — 3–0
Totton & Eling 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 5–0 0–6 1–1 1–1 0–1 — 1–0
Verwood Town 0–3 1–2 2–2 4–4 1–2 2–2 0–0 3–1 3–1 1–5 — 2–0
Whitchurch United 1–3 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–4 0–0 1–0 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 January 2025. Source: FA Full-Time Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Stadia and locations

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Location of the Hampshire clubs in the 2024–25 Wessex Football League Division One
Club Location Stadium Capacity
A.F.C. Aldermaston Aldermaston Waterside Park (groundshare with Thatcham Town) 1,500
Alresford Town New Alresford Arlebury Park 1,000
Amesbury Town Amesbury Bonnymead Park 1,000
Ash United Ash Shawfield Road 2,500
Clanfield Havant Westleigh Park (groundshare with Havant & Waterlooville) 5,300
Cove Farnborough Squirrel Lane
East Cowes Victoria East Cowes Beatrice Avenue 1,000
Fawley Holbury Waterside Sports & Social Club 1,000
Fleetlands Gosport DARA Fleetlands 1,000
Folland Sports Hamble-le-Rice Folland Park 1,000
Frimley Green Frimley Green Frimley Green Recreation Ground 2,000
Hamworthy United Poole County Ground 1,000
Lymington Town Lymington The Sports Ground 1,000
New Milton Town New Milton Fawcetts Field 3,000
Newport (IOW) Newport Beatrice Avenue (groundshare with East Cowes Victoria) 1,000
Ringwood Town Ringwood Long Lane 1,000
Romsey Town Romsey Southampton Road
Totton & Eling Southampton Little Testwood Farm 1,500
Verwood Town Verwood Potterne Park 1,000
Whitchurch United Whitchurch Longmeadow 1,000

References

  1. ^ "THE FA RELEASES NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM CLUB ALLOCATIONS FOR STEPS 1-6 IN 2024-25 TERM". The FA. 17 May 2024.