The 2021–22 Wessex Football League season (known as the Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th 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 18 May 2021.
After the abandonment of the previous two seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.
Premier Division The Premier Division was increased from 20 clubs to 21, after Lymington Town were promoted to the Southern League, and Fleet Town and Tadley Calleva were transferred to the Combined Counties League.
Four new teams joined the division: Three promoted from Division One: Alton Hythe & Dibden United Services Portsmouth One resigned from Southern League Division One South: Moneyfields
League table
Stadia and locations
ClubLocationStadiumCapacityA.F.C. Portchester Fareham Wicor Recreation Ground A.F.C. Stoneham Eastleigh Stoneham Lane Football Complex 1,000Alresford Town New Alresford Arlebury Park 1,000Alton Alton Anstey Park 2,000Amesbury Town Amesbury Bonnymead Park 1,000Baffins Milton Rovers Portsmouth PMC Stadium Bashley Bashley Bashley Road 4,250Blackfield & Langley Fawley Gang Warily Recreation Centre 2,500Bournemouth Bournemouth Victoria Park 3,000Brockenhurst Brockenhurst Grigg Lane 2,000Christchurch Hurn Hurn Bridge Sports Club 2,000Cowes Sports Cowes Westwood Park 2,000Fareham Town Fareham Cams Alder Stadium 5,500Hamble Club Hamble-le-Rice Hamble Community Facility Hamworthy United Poole County Ground 1,000Horndean Horndean Five Heads Park 2,000Hythe & Dibden Dibden Clayfields Sport Centre 1,000Moneyfields Portsmouth John Jenkins Stadium 1,180Portland United Portland Camp and Satherley Stadium 2,000Shaftesbury Shaftesbury Cockrams 1,000United Services Portsmouth Portsmouth Victory Stadium 1,000
Division One Division One was increased from 19 clubs to 20 after Alton, Hythe & Dibden and US Portsmouth were promoted to the Premier Division.
Four new teams joined the division: Two transferred from the Combined Counties League Division One: Ash United Fleet Spurs Two promoted from the Hampshire Premier League: Infinity Millbrook, changing their name from Bush Hill F.C. prior to this season
Infinity withdrew from the league on 6 February 2022 after their groundshare agreement with Hythe & Dibden was terminated by Hythe. This followed an incident in which an Infinity player was sent off during a match for using racist language. Subsequent attempts to find another ground at which Infinity could play were unsuccessful. Infinity's playing record was later expunged from the league table.
League table
Promotion playoffs
Semifinals
Final
Stadia and locations
ClubLocationStadiumCapacityAndover New Street Charlton Foxcotte Park 1,000Andover Town Andover Portway Stadium 3,000Ash United Ash Shawfield Road 2,500Bemerton Heath Harlequins Bemerton Moon Park 2,100Downton Downton Brian Whitehead Sports Ground 2,000East Cowes Victoria East Cowes Beatrice Avenue 1,000Fawley Holbury Waterside Sports & Social Club 1,000Fleet Spurs Fleet Kennels Lane 1,000Folland Sports Hamble-le-Rice Folland Park 1,000Infinity Hythe Clayfields Sport Centre (groundshare with Hythe & Dibden) 1,000Laverstock & Ford Laverstock Church Road Millbrook Southampton Test Park 1,000New Milton Town New Milton Fawcetts Field 3,000Newport (IOW) Newport Beatrice Avenue (groundshare with East Cowes Victoria) 1,000Petersfield Town Petersfield The Southdown Builders Stadium 3,000Ringwood Town Ringwood Long Lane 1,000Romsey Town Romsey Southampton Road Totton & Eling Southampton Little Testwood Farm 1,500Verwood Town Verwood Potterne Park 1,000Whitchurch United Whitchurch Longmeadow 1,000
References
External links Wessex Football League official site