The 2022–23 Wessex Football League season was the 37th 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 12 May 2022.
Premier Division The Premier Division was reduced from 21 clubs to 20, after Bashley and Hamworthy United were promoted to the Southern League South Division; Alton were transferred to the Combined Counties League, and Amesbury Town were relegated to Division One.
Three new teams joined the division: Two promoted from Division One: Bemerton Heath Harlequins Laverstock & Ford One transferred from Southern Combination League Premier Division: Pagham
The club finishing the season in second position was initially required to play in an inter-step playoff with a team from step 4. Due to ground grading failures higher up the pyramid, three step 4 clubs were reprieved, and the three step 5 runners-up with the highest PPG (points per game) were automatically promoted. Bemerton Heath Harlequins were one of those three.
League table
Stadia and locations
ClubLocationStadiumCapacityA.F.C. Portchester Fareham Wicor Recreation Ground A.F.C. Stoneham Eastleigh Stoneham Lane Football Complex 1,000Alresford Town New Alresford Arlebury Park 1,000Baffins Milton Rovers Portsmouth PMC Stadium Bemerton Heath Harlequins Bemerton Moon Park 2,100Blackfield & Langley Fawley Gang Warily Recreation Centre 2,500Bournemouth Bournemouth Victoria Park 3,000Brockenhurst Brockenhurst Grigg Lane 2,000Christchurch Hurn Hurn Bridge Sports Club 2,000Cowes Sports Cowes Westwood Park 2,000Fareham Town Fareham Cams Alder Stadium 5,500Hamble Club Hamble-le-Rice Hamble Community Facility Horndean Horndean Five Heads Park 2,000Hythe & Dibden Dibden Clayfields Sport Centre 1,000Laverstock & Ford Laverstock Church Road Moneyfields Portsmouth John Jenkins Stadium 1,180Pagham Pagham Nyetimber Lane 1,500 Portland United Portland Camp and Satherley Stadium 2,000Shaftesbury Shaftesbury Cockrams 1,000United Services Portsmouth Portsmouth Victory Stadium 1,000
Division One Division One remained at 20 clubs after Bemerton Heath Harlequins and Laverstock & Ford were promoted to the Premier Division, and Infinity resigned from the league during last season.
Three new teams joined the division: One relegated from the Premier Division: Amesbury Town One promoted from the Hampshire Premier League: Fleetlands One promoted from the Dorset Premier League: Hamworthy Recreation
League table
Promotion playoffs
Semifinals
Final
Stadia and locations
ClubLocationStadiumCapacityAmesbury Town Amesbury Bonnymead Park 1,000Andover New Street Charlton Foxcotte Park 1,000Andover Town Andover Portway Stadium 3,000Ash United Ash Shawfield Road 2,500Downton Downton Brian Whitehead Sports Ground 2,000East Cowes Victoria East Cowes Beatrice Avenue 1,000Fawley Holbury Waterside Sports & Social Club 1,000Fleet Spurs Fleet Kennels Lane 1,000Fleetlands Gosport DARA Fleetlands 1,000Folland Sports Hamble-le-Rice Folland Park 1,000Hamworthy Recreation Wimborne Magna Road 1,500Millbrook Southampton Test Park 1,000New Milton Town New Milton Fawcetts Field 3,000Newport (IOW) Newport Beatrice Avenue (groundshare with East Cowes Victoria) 1,000Petersfield Town Petersfield The Southdown Builders Stadium 3,000Ringwood Town Ringwood Long Lane 1,000Romsey Town Romsey Southampton Road Totton & Eling Southampton Little Testwood Farm 1,500Verwood Town Verwood Potterne Park 1,000Whitchurch United Whitchurch Longmeadow 1,000
References
External links Wessex Football League official site