| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Portland United |
| Promoted | Moneyfields |
2017–18 → | |
The2016–17 Wessex Football League season (known as theSydenhams Football League (Wessex) for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st in the history of the Wessex Football League since its establishment in 1986.
The league consisted of two divisions: the Premier Division and Division One. The constitution was announced on 12 May 2016.[1]
The Premier Division was increased from 21 teams to 22 afterSalisbury were promoted to theSouthern League, andFolland Sports were relegated to Division One.
Three teams joined the division:
AFC Portchester, Blackfield & Langley and Moneyfields have applied for promotion to Step 4 for 2017–18.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland United(C) | 42 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 106 | 43 | +63 | 99 | |
| 2 | Moneyfields(P) | 42 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 103 | 33 | +70 | 98[a] | Promotion to theSouthern League Division One Central |
| 3 | Sholing | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 80 | 33 | +47 | 84 | |
| 4 | Blackfield & Langley | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 96 | 47 | +49 | 83 | |
| 5 | Alresford Town | 42 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 87 | 63 | +24 | 77 | |
| 6 | Horndean | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 93 | 64 | +29 | 76 | |
| 7 | Team Solent | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 89 | 62 | +27 | 67 | |
| 8 | AFC Portchester | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 81 | 60 | +21 | 65 | |
| 9 | Lymington Town | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 69 | 59 | +10 | 61 | |
| 10 | Brockenhurst | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 59 | |
| 11 | Bemerton Heath Harlequins | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 67 | 61 | +6 | 57 | |
| 12 | Fareham Town | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 78 | 81 | −3 | 56 | |
| 13 | Andover Town | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 61 | +8 | 54 | |
| 14 | Bashley | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 66 | 70 | −4 | 54 | |
| 15 | Newport (IOW) | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 53 | |
| 16 | Hamworthy United | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 71 | 89 | −18 | 45 | |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 85 | −33 | 40 | |
| 18 | Cowes Sports | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 46 | 97 | −51 | 38 | |
| 19 | Amesbury Town | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 60 | 94 | −34 | 37 | |
| 20 | Fawley(R) | 42 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 61 | 124 | −63 | 37 | Relegation toDivision One |
| 21 | Whitchurch United(R) | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 50 | 116 | −66 | 32 | |
| 22 | Verwood Town(R) | 42 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 40 | 117 | −77 | 22 |
Division One was increased from 18 teams to 21 after Amesbury Town and Portland United were promoted to the Premier Division.
Five clubs joined the division:
Alton Town F.C. was renamedAlton F.C.
Reserve sides are not eligible for promotion to Step 5.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamble Club(C, P) | 40 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 133 | 37 | +96 | 99 | Promotion to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Baffins Milton Rovers(P) | 40 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 128 | 52 | +76 | 85 | |
| 3 | Shaftesbury(P) | 40 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 127 | 65 | +62 | 82 | |
| 4 | Christchurch | 40 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 88 | 57 | +31 | 76 | |
| 5 | Ringwood Town | 40 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 90 | 56 | +34 | 75 | |
| 6 | Laverstock & Ford | 40 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 102 | 71 | +31 | 72 | |
| 7 | Tadley Calleva | 40 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 79 | 58 | +21 | 68 | |
| 8 | AFC Stoneham | 40 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 94 | 65 | +29 | 67 | |
| 9 | United Services Portsmouth | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 97 | 71 | +26 | 67 | |
| 10 | Weymouth Reserves | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 99 | 63 | +36 | 64 | |
| 11 | Downton | 40 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 63 | |
| 12 | Alton | 40 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 82 | 87 | −5 | 62 | |
| 13 | Romsey Town | 40 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 71 | 67 | +4 | 58 | |
| 14 | New Milton Town | 40 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 66 | 94 | −28 | 51 | |
| 15 | Totton & Eling | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 68 | −4 | 47 | |
| 16 | Fleet Spurs | 40 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 81 | 127 | −46 | 36 | Transferred to theCombined Counties League |
| 17 | Folland Sports | 40 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 60 | 120 | −60 | 30 | |
| 18 | Hythe & Dibden | 40 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 85 | −47 | 28 | |
| 19 | Andover New Street | 40 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 39 | 112 | −73 | 26 | |
| 20 | East Cowes Victoria Athletic | 40 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 120 | −84 | 23[a] | |
| 21 | Pewsey Vale | 40 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 45 | 157 | −112 | 15[a] | Transferred to theHellenic League |