The 1995–96 Wessex Football League was the tenth season of the Wessex Football League. The league champions for the first time in their history were Thatcham Town, but there was no promotion to the Southern League. Swanage Town & Herston finished bottom and were relegated.[1]
| Season | 1995–96 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Thatcham Town |
| Relegated | Swanage Town & Herston |
← 1994–95 1996–97 → | |
For sponsorship reasons, the league was known as the Jewson Wessex League.[2]
League table
editThe league consisted of one division of 21 clubs, reduced from 22 the previous season, after Fleet Town were promoted to the Southern League, Horndean were relegated and one new club joined:[2]
- Whitchurch United, rejoining from the Hampshire League after being relegated in 1994.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thatcham Town (C) | 40 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 73 | 27 | +46 | 92 | |
| 2 | AFC Lymington | 40 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 100 | 31 | +69 | 91 | |
| 3 | Ryde Sports | 40 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 92 | 41 | +51 | 83 | |
| 4 | Eastleigh | 40 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 83 | 50 | +33 | 76 | |
| 5 | Christchurch | 40 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 71 | |
| 6 | Wimborne Town | 40 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 85 | 61 | +24 | 66 | |
| 7 | Bournemouth | 40 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 85 | 40 | +45 | 64 | |
| 8 | Bemerton Heath Harlequins | 40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 62 | |
| 9 | Andover | 40 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 101 | 70 | +31 | 61 | |
| 10 | East Cowes Victoria Athletic | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 59 | |
| 11 | Gosport Borough | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 57 | |
| 12 | Downton | 40 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 65 | 73 | −8 | 54 | |
| 13 | Whitchurch United | 40 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 76 | −10 | 49 | |
| 14 | A.F.C. Totton | 40 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 55 | 66 | −11 | 43 | |
| 15 | B.A.T. Sports | 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 42 | |
| 16 | Cowes Sports | 40 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 38 | 76 | −38 | 40 | |
| 17 | Portsmouth Royal Navy | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 52 | 84 | −32 | 38 | |
| 18 | Aerostructures Sports & Social | 40 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 71 | −30 | 37 | |
| 19 | Brockenhurst | 40 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 42 | 74 | −32 | 37 | |
| 20 | Petersfield Town | 40 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 53 | 93 | −40 | 28 | |
| 21 | Swanage Town & Herston (R) | 40 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 32 | 138 | −106 | 22 | Relegated to the Dorset Combination League |
References
edit- ^ "Wessex League 1986–2011". Non League Matters. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ a b "1995–96 Wessex League". FCHD. Retrieved 17 January 2014.