# 2012–13 Wessex Football League

The 2012–13 Wessex Football League (known as the Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th season of the Wessex Football League since its establishment in 1986.
The league consisted of two divisions: the Premier Division and Division One. Both divisions this season consisted of fewer teams than last season – the Premier Division had 21 teams and Division One had 16 teams.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 21 teams, reduced from 22 the previous season, after Winchester City were promoted to the Southern League, Laverstock & Ford were relegated to Division One, and Brading Town withdrew from the league.
Two new teams joined the Premier Division, both promoted from Division One:
* A.F.C. Portchester
* Verwood Town
* Only Newport (IOW) applied for promotion from this league, and would have been promoted if they had finished in any of the top three places and their application was accepted. However, they failed to achieve a high enough finish, so there was no promotion this season.
* New Milton Town were to resign from the Wessex League at the end of the season in preparation for their merger with Bashley of the Southern League. On 13 May it was reported that New Milton had pulled out of the merger, and were preparing for at least another season in the Wessex League.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Blackfield & Langley (C) | 40 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 100 | 31 | +69 | 99 | |
| 2 | Alresford Town | 40 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 124 | 51 | +73 | 89 | |
| 3 | Christchurch | 40 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 106 | 49 | +57 | 84 | |
| 4 | Moneyfields | 40 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 85 | 50 | +35 | 74 | |
| 5 | Bemerton Heath Harlequins | 40 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 91 | 57 | +34 | 74 | |
| 6 | Newport (IOW) | 40 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 63 | +13 | 68 | |
| 7 | GE Hamble | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 87 | 73 | +14 | 66 | |
| 8 | Downton | 40 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 81 | 61 | +20 | 65 | |
| 9 | Fareham Town | 40 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 77 | 72 | +5 | 62 | |
| 10 | Hamworthy United | 40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 76 | 73 | +3 | 54 | |
| 11 | Horndean | 40 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 79 | 93 | −14 | 52 | |
| 12 | Totton & Eling | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 66 | 81 | −15 | 50 | |
| 13 | Bournemouth | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 72 | 95 | −23 | 49 | |
| 14 | Verwood Town | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 63 | 68 | −5 | 46 | |
| 15 | AFC Portchester | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 69 | 85 | −16 | 46 | |
| 16 | Hayling United | 40 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 74 | 112 | −38 | 44 | Demoted for ground grading reasons |
| 17 | Fawley | 40 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 62 | 91 | −29 | 41 | |
| 18 | Alton Town | 40 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 67 | 92 | −25 | 40 | Transferred to Combined Counties League |
| 19 | Lymington Town | 40 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 47 | 69 | −22 | 38 | |
| 20 | Romsey Town | 40 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 38 | 137 | −99 | 22 | |
| 21 | New Milton Town (R) | 40 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 51 | 88 | −37 | 21 | Relegation to Wessex League Division One |
* ↑ Romsey Town reprieved from relegation after Hayling were demoted.
* ↑ New Milton Town were unable to raise a team for the match at Newport IOW, and had three points deducted. Newport were awarded the win.

### Results grid

| Home \ Away | POR | ALR | ALT | BHH | BFL | BRN | CHR | DOW | FAR | FAW | GEH | HAM | HAY | HOR | LYM | MON | NMT | NEW | ROM | TAE | VER |
| AFC Portchester | | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Alresford Town | 3–0 | | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
| Alton Town | 1–2 | 0–5 | | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 4–4 |
| Bemerton Heath Harlequins | 5–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | | 1–5 | 5–4 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 |
| Blackfield & Langley | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Bournemouth | 6–2 | 0–5 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–6 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Christchurch | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 6–3 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 7–4 |
| Downton | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 7–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 1–3 |
| Fareham Town | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | | 2–1 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Fawley | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–4 | | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| GE Hamble | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 |
| Hamworthy United | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 7–4 | 1–1 | | 8–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Hayling United | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 |
| Horndean | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 4–4 | | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 2–1 |
| Lymington Town | 3–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Moneyfields | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 2–2 | 6–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 |
| New Milton Town | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Newport (IOW) | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | | 7–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Romsey Town | 0–3 | 0–7 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 0–7 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | | 1–4 | 1–0 |
| Totton & Eling | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 5–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | | 1–3 |
| Verwood Town | 3–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
* ↑ (5 Mar 8–0): Result expunged as BFL fielded an ineligible player.(2 Apr): Replay is 18 Apr.
* ↑ (2 Feb 1–3): Result expunged. There is no official statement about the reason (17 Mar): Replay is 28 Mar.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Stadium |
| A.F.C. Portchester | Wicor Recreation Ground |
| Alresford Town | Arlesbury Park |
| Alton Town | Bass Sports Ground |
| Bemerton Heath Harlequins | Moon Park |
| Blackfield & Langley | Gang Warily |
| Bournemouth | Victoria Park |
| Christchurch | Hurn Bridge Sports Ground |
| Downton | Brian Whitehead Sports Ground |
| Fareham Town | Cams Alder |
| Fawley | Waterside Sports & Social Club |
| GE Hamble | Folland Park |
| Hamworthy United | The County Ground |
| Hayling United | College Ground |
| Horndean | Five Heads Park |
| Lymington Town | The Sports Ground |
| Moneyfields | Moneyfields Sports Ground |
| New Milton Town | Fawcett's Field |
| Newport (IOW) | St Georges Park |
| Romsey Town | The Bypass Ground |
| Totton & Eling | Little Testwood Farm |
| Verwood Town | Potterne Park |

## Division One

Division One featured 16 teams, reduced from 18 the previous season after AFC Portchester and Verwood Town were promoted to the Premier Division, and Warminster Town transferred to the Western League.
One new team joined, relegated from the Premier Division:
* Laverstock & Ford

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Brockenhurst (C, P) | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 82 | 26 | +56 | 69 | Promotion to Wessex League Premier Division |
| 2 | Whitchurch United (P) | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 76 | 23 | +53 | 69 | Promotion to Wessex League Premier Division |
| 3 | Team Solent | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 64 | |
| 4 | Cowes Sports | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 77 | 36 | +41 | 62 | |
| 5 | Pewsey Vale | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 72 | 41 | +31 | 53 | |
| 6 | Petersfield Town | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 76 | 46 | +30 | 53 | |
| 7 | Tadley Calleva | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 48 | |
| 8 | East Cowes Victoria Athletic | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 70 | 55 | +15 | 48 | |
| 9 | Ringwood Town | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 34 | |
| 10 | Fleet Spurs | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 33 | |
| 11 | Stockbridge | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 48 | 80 | −32 | 32 | |
| 12 | United Services Portsmouth | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 56 | 76 | −20 | 31 | |
| 13 | Laverstock & Ford | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 71 | −30 | 31 | |
| 14 | Amesbury Town | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 31 | 76 | −45 | 25 | |
| 15 | Andover New Street | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 93 | −53 | 20 | |
| 16 | Hythe & Dibden | 30 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 96 | −69 | 12 | |
* ↑ The match between Pewsey Vale and East Cowes Victoria was not played. It was registered as a 0–0 draw, although East Cowes subsequently had one point deducted.

### Results grid

| Home \ Away | AME | ANS | BRO | COW | ECV | FLE | HYT | LAV | PET | PEW | RIN | STO | TAD | TSO | USP | WHI |
| Amesbury Town | | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| Andover New Street | 2–2 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 1–4 |
| Brockenhurst | 5–0 | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Cowes Sports | 3–0 | 7–0 | 1–3 | | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 8–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 |
| East Cowes Victoria Athletic | 1–0 | 6–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 3–1 | 2–1 | 7–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 9–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 |
| Fleet Spurs | 4–0 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 5–1 | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 2–6 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 |
| Hythe & Dibden | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 2–6 | 1–3 | 1–0 | | 2–3 | 2–4 | 3–6 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Laverstock & Ford | 1–0 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 0–8 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Petersfield Town | 3–0 | 5–1 | 5–4 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | | 3–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 |
| Pewsey Vale | 6–2 | 8–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Ringwood Town | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 2–4 | | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 1–0 |
| Stockbridge | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–5 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Tadley Calleva | 5–2 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | | 4–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Team Solent | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | | 6–1 | 4–0 |
| United Services Portsmouth | 6–1 | 3–3 | 0–8 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | | 1–3 |
| Whitchurch United | 9–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 8–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–0 | |

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Stadium |
| Amesbury Town | Bonnymead Park |
| Andover New Street | Foxcote Park |
| Brockenhurst | Grigg Lane |
| Cowes Sports | Westwood Park |
| East Cowes Victoria Athletic | Beatrice Avenue |
| Fleet Spurs | Kennels Lane |
| Hythe & Dibden | Ewart Recreation Ground |
| Laverstock & Ford | The Dell |
| Petersfield Town | The Love Lane Stadium |
| Pewsey Vale | The Recreation Ground |
| Ringwood Town | Long Lane |
| Stockbridge | Recreation Ground |
| Tadley Calleva | Barlow's Park |
| Team Solent | Test Park Sports Ground |
| United Services Portsmouth | The Victory Stadium |
| Whitchurch United | Longmeadow |