2014–15 Wessex Football League
| Season | 2014-15 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Petersfield Town |
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The 2014–15 Wessex Football League season (known as the Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) for sponsorship reasons) was the 29th 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.
Premier Division
| Champions | Petersfield Town |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Petersfield Town, Winchester City |
| Matches played | 420 |
| Goals scored | 1522 (3.62 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 56 – Warren Bentley (Winchester City) |
| Biggest home win | AFC Portchester 8–0 Folland Sports, (24 February 2015) |
| Biggest away win | Petersfield Town 0–8 Bournemouth, (31 January 2015) |
| Highest scoring | Newport (IOW) 8–2 Fawley, (19 August 2014) |
The Premier Division featured 21 teams, one fewer than last season, after Sholing were promoted to the Southern League, and Downton and Romsey Town were relegated to Division One.
Two teams joined the division:
- Andover Town, runners-up in Division One.
- Petersfield Town, champions of Division One.
Salisbury City, who were removed from the Football Conference due to their financial problems, applied to the Wessex League for entry for the 2014–15 season. This was despite the fact that the league had already started, with some clubs having played seven matches. The club was still threatened with liquidation in the High Court.[1] However, the application was rejected by the league due to problems within the club's structure on and off the pitch, and the ongoing court cases.[2]
The following clubs applied for promotion to Step 4: AFC Portchester, Blackfield & Langley, Moneyfields, Petersfield Town and Winchester City.
Petersfield Town were promoted as champions, and after another place opened up in the Southern League in June 2015, Winchester City were also promoted.[3]
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petersfield Town (C) (P) | 40 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 118 | 42 | +76 | 96 | Promotion to the Southern League |
| 2 | Winchester City (P) | 40 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 120 | 38 | +82 | 89 | |
| 3 | AFC Portchester | 40 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 91 | 45 | +46 | 82 | |
| 4 | Moneyfields | 40 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 92 | 42 | +50 | 75 | |
| 5 | Blackfield & Langley | 40 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 83 | 44 | +39 | 73 | |
| 6 | Whitchurch United | 40 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 80 | 76 | +4 | 67 | |
| 7 | Newport (IOW) | 40 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 65 | |
| 8 | Folland Sports | 40 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 74 | 74 | 0 | 65 | |
| 9 | Lymington Town | 40 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 62 | |
| 10 | Hamworthy United | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 55 | |
| 11 | Horndean | 40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 62 | 69 | −7 | 55 | |
| 12 | Andover Town | 40 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 66 | 70 | −4 | 52 | |
| 13 | Bemerton Heath Harlequins | 40 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 65 | 81 | −16 | 52 | |
| 14 | Brockenhurst | 40 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 72 | 89 | −17 | 50 | |
| 15 | Verwood Town | 40 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 57 | 79 | −22 | 44 | |
| 16 | Alresford Town | 40 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 64 | 82 | −18 | 39 | |
| 17 | Fawley | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 44 | 81 | −37 | 38 | |
| 18 | Bournemouth | 40 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 61 | 126 | −65 | 35 | |
| 19 | Fareham Town | 40 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 92 | −42 | 32 | |
| 20 | Totton & Eling (R) | 40 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 53 | 107 | −54 | 31 | Relegation to Division One |
| 21 | Christchurch (R) | 40 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 60 | 111 | −51 | 29 |
Updated to games played on 23:22, 29 April 2015 (UTC).
Source: http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?league=274386
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Stadia and locations
| Team | Stadium |
|---|---|
| A.F.C. Portchester | Wicor Recreation Ground |
| Alresford Town | Arlesbury Park |
| Andover Town | Portway Stadium |
| Bemerton Heath Harlequins | Moon Park |
| Blackfield & Langley | Gang Warily |
| Bournemouth | Victoria Park |
| Brockenhurst | Grigg Lane |
| Christchurch | Hurn Bridge Sports Ground |
| Fareham Town | Cams Alder |
| Fawley | Waterside Sports & Social Club |
| Folland Sports | Folland Park |
| Hamworthy United | The County Ground |
| Horndean | Five Heads Park |
| Lymington Town | The Sports Ground |
| Moneyfields | Moneyfields Sports Ground |
| Newport (IOW) | St Georges Park |
| Petersfield Town | The Love Lane Stadium |
| Totton & Eling | Little Testwood Farm |
| Verwood Town | Potterne Park |
| Whitchurch United | Longmeadow |
| Winchester City | The City Ground |
Results
| Home ╲ Away | POR | ALR | AND | BHH | BFL | BOU | BRO | CHR | FAR | FAW | FOL | HAM | HOR | LYM | MON | NEW | PET | TAE | VER | WHI | WCC |
| AFC Portchester | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 8–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Alresford Town | 2–5 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | |
| Andover Town | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | |
| Bemerton Heath Harlequins | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Blackfield & Langley | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | |
| Bournemouth | 2–6 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 0–8 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 0–6 | |
| Brockenhurst | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–6 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 6–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
| Christchurch | 0–1 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 7–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Fareham Town | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–7 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–6 | |
| Fawley | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 0–3 | |
| Folland Sports | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Hamworthy United | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Horndean | 2–7 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | |
| Lymington Town | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Moneyfields | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | |
| Newport (IOW) | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 8–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Petersfield Town | 1–0 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–6 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | |
| Totton & Eling | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 1–6 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
| Verwood Town | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–5 | |
| Whitchurch United | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 6–2 | 0–3 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Winchester City | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
Updated to games played on 29 April 2015.
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Division One
Division One featured 15 teams, reduced from the 17 teams which competed last season, after Hayling United and Stockbridge resigned, and Andover Town and Petersfield Town were promoted to the Premier Division.
Two clubs joined the division:
- Downton, relegated from the Premier Division.
- Romsey Town, relegated from the Premier Division.
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Solent (C) (P) | 28 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 83 | 38 | +45 | 67 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Cowes Sports (P) | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 32 | +46 | 64 | |
| 3 | Tadley Calleva | 28 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 86 | 33 | +53 | 63 | |
| 4 | Amesbury Town | 28 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 85 | 41 | +44 | 54 | |
| 5 | United Services Portsmouth | 28 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 68 | 46 | +22 | 51 | |
| 6 | New Milton Town | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 49 | |
| 7 | Hythe & Dibden | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 44 | |
| 8 | Laverstock & Ford | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 39 | |
| 9 | Fleet Spurs | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 38 | |
| 10 | Pewsey Vale | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 31 | |
| 11 | Ringwood Town | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 31 | |
| 12 | Downton | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 27 | |
| 13 | Andover New Street | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 66 | −29 | 25 | |
| 14 | Romsey Town | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 40 | 81 | −41 | 16 | |
| 15 | East Cowes Victoria Athletic | 28 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 115 | −97 | 5 |
Updated to games played on 16:52, 25 April 2015 (UTC).
Source: FA Full-Time, League Official
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Stadia and locations
| Team | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Amesbury Town | Bonnymead Park |
| Andover New Street | Foxcote Park |
| Cowes Sports | Westwood Park |
| Downton | Brian Whitehead Sports Ground |
| East Cowes Victoria Athletic | Beatrice Avenue |
| Fleet Spurs | Kennels Lane |
| Hythe & Dibden | Ewart Recreation Ground |
| Laverstock & Ford | The Dell |
| New Milton Town | Fawcett's Field |
| Pewsey Vale | The Recreation Ground |
| Ringwood Town | Long Lane |
| Romsey Town | The Bypass Ground |
| Tadley Calleva | Barlow's Park |
| Team Solent | Test Park Sports Ground |
| United Services Portsmouth | The Victory Stadium |
Results
| Home ╲ Away | AME | ANS | COW | DOW | ECV | FLE | HYT | LAV | NMT | PEW | RIN | ROM | TAD | TSO | USP |
| Amesbury Town | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | |
| Andover New Street | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 1–4 | |
| Cowes Sports | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | |
| Downton | 0–6 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
| East Cowes Victoria Athletic | 1–7 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–9 | 1–6 | 1–3 | 1–9 | 0–4 | 0–5 | |
| Fleet Spurs | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–7 | |
| Hythe & Dibden | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | |
| Laverstock & Ford | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–6 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | |
| New Milton Town | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | |
| Pewsey Vale | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 4–0 | |
| Ringwood Town | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Romsey Town | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | |
| Tadley Calleva | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 0–4 | 6–0 | |
| Team Solent | 2–8 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 8–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 6–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| United Services Portsmouth | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
Updated to games played on 25 April 2015.
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
- ↑ ""I won't walk away" says Salisbury City's 'charlatan' owner". Western Daily Press. 26 August 2014.
- ↑ "Salisbury City: Wessex League rejects club's application". BBC Sport. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ↑ "Winchester City promoted to the Southern League". Southern Daily Echo. 20 June 2015.