2020–21 Wessex Football League

The 2020–21 Wessex Football League season (known as the Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) for sponsorship reasons) will be the 35th 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.

Wessex Football League
Season2020–21
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The constitution was announced on 21 July 2020.[1]

After the abandonment of the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[2] the league's constitution largely remained unchanged, with the planned structural changes being put back to this season.

This season, the Premier Division champions will be promoted to Step 4. The runners-up in this division and ten other Step 5 divisions in other leagues will be ranked according to PPG (points per game), and the top four in that ranking will also be promoted. The remaining seven runners-up will compete in "winner takes all" play-offs with seven clubs finishing bottom in Step 4 leagues, the winners being placed at Step 4 and the losers at Step 5 for 2021–22.[3]

The bottom clubs in all 14 Step 5 divisions will be ranked according to PPG, and the 12 lowest-ranked clubs will be relegated to Step 6.

In Division One, the top four clubs will be promoted to Step 5, and the bottom two are liable to relegation to Step 7.

Premier Division

The Premier Division remains at 20 clubs, with the same constitution as the previous season except for the absence of Solent University, who resigned from the league in June 2020.[4]

One new team joined the division:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 AFC Portchester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Southern League Division One South & West
2 AFC Stoneham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible promotion to Step 4 via PPG or a play-off
3 Alresford Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Amesbury Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Baffins Milton Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Bashley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Blackfield & Langley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Bournemouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Brockenhurst 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Christchurch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Cowes Sports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Fareham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Fleet Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Hamble Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Hamworthy United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Horndean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Lymington Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Portland United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Shaftesbury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Tadley Calleva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible relegation to Division One
Updated to match(es) played on 17:49, 21 July 2020 (UTC). Source: http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?league=274386
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division One

Division One is reduced from 20 clubs to 19 after Pewsey Vale resigned during the previous season.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Alton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Andover New Street 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Andover Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bemerton Heath Harlequins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Downton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 East Cowes Victoria Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Fawley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Folland Sports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Hythe & Dibden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Laverstock & Ford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 New Milton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Newport (IOW) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Petersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Ringwood Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Romsey Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Totton & Eling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 United Services Portsmouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Verwood Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Whitchurch United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Level 11
Updated to match(es) played on 17:49, 21 July 2020 (UTC). Source: FA Full-Time, League Official
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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References
  1. "National League System club allocations – Steps 5–6, Season 2020–21" (PDF). Non League Paper. 21 July 2020.
  2. "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. "EXCLUSIVE: FA outline second phase of Non-League restructuring". The Non-League Football paper. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. "Solent University Resign". Wessex League. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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