| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Blackfield & Langley |
| Promoted | Blackfield & Langley |
| Relegated | Amesbury Town,Newport (IOW),Petersfield Town |
2018–19 → | |
The2017–18 Wessex Football League season (known as theSydenhams Football League (Wessex) for sponsorship reasons) was the 32nd 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 26 May 2017.[1]
The Premier Division remained at 22 clubs afterMoneyfields were promoted to theSouthern League, andFawley,Whitchurch United andVerwood Town were relegated to Division One.
Four teams joined the division:
With the suspension of ground grading Grade E for this season and the creation of a new league at Steps 3 and 4, the champions of all Step 5 leagues were compulsorily promoted to Step 4. Of the fourteen runners-up, the twelve clubs with the best PPG (points per game ratio) were also to be compulsorily promoted, but with resignations and mergers in leagues above, thirteen runners-up were promoted.
Teams at Step 5 without ground grading Grade F were to be relegated to Step 6, but no club in this division failed the ground grading process. All Step 5 leagues were fixed at 20 clubs for 2018–19, but in this case there were no further relegations or reprieves.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackfield & Langley(C, P) | 42 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 118 | 28 | +90 | 100 | Promotion to theSouthern League Division One South |
| 2 | Andover Town | 42 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 116 | 56 | +60 | 99 | Refused promotion and demoted toDivision One |
| 3 | Sholing | 42 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 100 | 34 | +66 | 91 | |
| 4 | Horndean | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 94 | 55 | +39 | 79 | |
| 5 | Hamworthy United | 42 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 83 | 72 | +11 | 76 | |
| 6 | AFC Portchester | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 81 | 53 | +28 | 74 | |
| 7 | Alresford Town | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 89 | 59 | +30 | 70 | |
| 8 | Lymington Town | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 82 | 57 | +25 | 68[a] | |
| 9 | Baffins Milton Rovers | 42 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 85 | 77 | +8 | 65 | |
| 10 | Hamble Club | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 104 | 72 | +32 | 63 | |
| 11 | Bemerton Heath Harlequins | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 76 | 80 | −4 | 62[b] | |
| 12 | Shaftesbury | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 63 | 75 | −12 | 56 | |
| 13 | Brockenhurst | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 66 | 74 | −8 | 54 | |
| 14 | Bashley | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 77 | 87 | −10 | 52 | |
| 15 | Portland United | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 73 | 76 | −3 | 50 | |
| 16 | Fareham Town | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 77 | 92 | −15 | 50 | |
| 17 | Team Solent | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 95 | 107 | −12 | 46 | |
| 18 | Bournemouth | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 54 | 78 | −24 | 42 | |
| 19 | Cowes Sports | 42 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 61 | 97 | −36 | 33 | |
| 20 | Amesbury Town(R) | 42 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 64 | 130 | −66 | 29 | Relegation toDivision One |
| 21 | Newport (IOW)(R) | 42 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 49 | 117 | −68 | 26 | |
| 22 | Petersfield Town(R) | 42 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 39 | 170 | −131 | 16 |
Division One was reduced from 21 to 19 clubs after Baffins Milton Rovers, Hamble Club and Shaftesbury were promoted to the Premier Division,Fleet Spurs were transferred to theCombined Counties League, andPewsey Vale were transferred to theHellenic League.
Three clubs joined the division:
Reserve sides are not eligible for promotion to Step 5.
Step 6 clubs without ground grading Grade G were to be relegated to Step 7, but no club in this division failed the ground grading process. All Step 6 leagues were fixed at a maximum of 20 clubs for 2018–19, but in this case there were no further relegations or reprieves.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christchurch(C, P) | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 88 | 33 | +55 | 77 | Promotion to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Andover New Street(P) | 34 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 82 | 56 | +26 | 72 | |
| 3 | Tadley Calleva(P) | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 96 | 45 | +51 | 70 | |
| 4 | United Services Portsmouth | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 74 | 47 | +27 | 65 | |
| 5 | AFC Stoneham | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 75 | 38 | +37 | 62 | |
| 6 | Romsey Town | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 60 | |
| 7 | Laverstock & Ford | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 79 | 56 | +23 | 59 | |
| 8 | Alton | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 73 | 64 | +9 | 54 | |
| 9 | Fawley | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 51 | |
| 10 | New Milton Town | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 46 | |
| 11 | Ringwood Town | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 81 | 93 | −12 | 45 | |
| 12 | Downton | 34 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 51 | 77 | −26 | 38 | |
| 13 | Whitchurch United | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 45 | 77 | −32 | 35 | |
| 14 | Totton & Eling | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 55 | 82 | −27 | 33 | |
| 15 | Hythe & Dibden | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 48 | 65 | −17 | 31 | |
| 16 | East Cowes Victoria Athletic | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 53 | 78 | −25 | 28 | |
| 17 | Verwood Town | 34 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 47 | 83 | −36 | 27 | |
| 18 | Folland Sports | 34 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 42 | 107 | −65 | 17[a] | |
| 19 | Weymouth Reserves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[b] | Resigned, record expunged |