2022–23 Wessex Football League
# 2022–23 Wessex Football League

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Horndean (C, P) | 38 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 126 | 21 | +105 | 98 | Promoted to the Isthmian League |
| 2 | Bemerton Heath Harlequins (P) | 38 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 123 | 33 | +90 | 95 | Promoted to the Southern League |
| 3 | AFC Stoneham | 38 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 111 | 37 | +74 | 95 | |
| 4 | AFC Portchester | 38 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 115 | 49 | +66 | 94 | |
| 5 | Moneyfields | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 76 | 47 | +29 | 65 | |
| 6 | Hamble Club | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 88 | 65 | +23 | 65 | |
| 7 | Baffins Milton Rovers | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 63 | |
| 8 | Laverstock & Ford | 38 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 66 | 67 | −1 | 55 | |
| 9 | Fareham Town | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 64 | 71 | −7 | 49 | |
| 10 | Christchurch | 38 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 62 | 77 | −15 | 48 | |
| 11 | Portland United | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 64 | 76 | −12 | 47 | |
| 12 | Hythe & Dibden | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 63 | 76 | −13 | 47 | |
| 13 | Shaftesbury | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 73 | 80 | −7 | 46 | |
| 14 | Brockenhurst | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 54 | 91 | −37 | 38 | |
| 15 | Blackfield & Langley | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 53 | 90 | −37 | 38 | |
| 16 | Cowes Sports | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 83 | −41 | 37 | |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 38 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 48 | 97 | −49 | 37 | |
| 18 | United Services Portsmouth | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 61 | 90 | −29 | 35 | |
| 19 | Pagham | 38 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 51 | 93 | −42 | 34 | Reprieved and transferred to the Southern Combination |
| 20 | Alresford Town (R) | 38 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 25 | 138 | −113 | 5 | Relegated to Division One |

## 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Andover New Street (C, P) | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 104 | 39 | +65 | 93 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Newport (IOW) | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 97 | 38 | +59 | 86 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | New Milton Town | 38 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 116 | 50 | +66 | 84 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 4 | Hamworthy Recreation | 38 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 101 | 46 | +55 | 84 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 5 | Petersfield Town (O, P) | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 86 | 36 | +50 | 76 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 6 | Downton | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 103 | 49 | +54 | 72 | |
| 7 | Andover Town | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 90 | 74 | +16 | 59 | |
| 8 | Fleetlands | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 59 | |
| 9 | Totton & Eling | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 57 | −1 | 55 | |
| 10 | Millbrook | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 90 | 99 | −9 | 54 | |
| 11 | Folland Sports | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 68 | 65 | +3 | 53 | |
| 12 | Romsey Town | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 67 | 77 | −10 | 47 | |
| 13 | Fawley | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 62 | 71 | −9 | 45 | |
| 14 | Verwood Town | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 68 | 75 | −7 | 44 | |
| 15 | East Cowes Victoria Athletic | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 74 | −36 | 39 | |
| 16 | Whitchurch United | 38 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 61 | 85 | −24 | 36 | |
| 17 | Ringwood Town | 38 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 60 | 97 | −37 | 31 | |
| 18 | Ash United | 38 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 56 | 106 | −50 | 28 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 19 | Amesbury Town (R) | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 42 | 117 | −75 | 26 | Relegated to the Wiltshire League |
| 20 | Fleet Spurs (R) | 38 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 26 | 132 | −106 | 9 | Relegated to the Hampshire Premier League |

### Promotion playoffs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Newport (IOW) | 0 (8) | | | |
| 5 | Petersfield Town (pens) | 0 (9) | | | |
| 5 | Petersfield Town (pens) | 0 (9) | 3 | New Milton Town | 1 (1) |
| | | | 5 | Petersfield Town (pens) | 1 (4) |
| 3 | New Milton Town (pens) | 0 (3) | 5 | Petersfield Town (pens) | 1 (4) |
| 4 | Hamworthy Recreation | 0 (1) | | | |
