1996–97 Wessex Football League

The 1996–97 Wessex Football League was the 11th season of the Wessex Football League. The league champions for the second time in their history were AFC Lymington, after remaining unbeaten for the whole season. There was no promotion to the Southern League, but Petersfield Town finished bottom and were relegated.[1]

Wessex Football League
Season1996–97
ChampionsAFC Lymington
RelegatedPetersfield Town

For sponsorship reasons, the league was known as the Jewson Wessex League.[2]

League table

The league consisted of one division of 21 clubs, the same as the previous season, after Swanage Town & Herston were relegated and one new club joined:[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 AFC Lymington (C) 40 35 5 0 112 22 +90 110
2 Wimborne Town 40 26 7 7 97 42 +55 85
3 Thatcham Town 40 26 5 9 91 45 +46 79[lower-alpha 1]
4 Ryde Sports 40 25 4 11 77 50 +27 79
5 Bemerton Heath Harlequins 40 23 9 8 69 45 +24 78
6 Andover 40 19 12 9 80 42 +38 69
7 Eastleigh 40 19 8 13 71 56 +15 65
8 Downton 40 18 7 15 72 70 +2 61
9 Cowes Sports 40 15 14 11 65 55 +10 59
10 Portsmouth Royal Navy 40 16 4 20 65 79 −14 51[lower-alpha 2]
11 Gosport Borough 40 15 5 20 56 66 −10 50
12 Aerostructures Sports & Social 40 13 9 18 45 66 −21 48
13 Bournemouth 40 14 5 21 50 72 −22 47
14 Brockenhurst 40 13 7 20 54 73 −19 46
15 Whitchurch United 40 12 7 21 58 81 −23 43
16 Christchurch 40 13 4 23 49 72 −23 43
17 East Cowes Victoria Athletic 40 10 7 23 53 72 −19 37
18 Romsey Town 40 10 7 23 52 94 −42 37
19 B.A.T. Sports 40 8 9 23 43 74 −31 33
20 A.F.C. Totton 40 8 8 24 54 87 −33 32
21 Petersfield Town (R) 40 8 5 27 42 92 −50 29 Relegated to the Hampshire League
Source:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Thatcham Town had four points deducted.
  2. Portsmouth Royal Navy had one point deducted.

References
  1. "Wessex League 1986–2011". Non League Matters. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. "1996–97 Wessex League". FCHD. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
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