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2016–17 Wessex Football League
The 2016–17 Wessex Football League season (known as the Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st in the history of the Wessex Football League since its establishment in 1986. The league consisted of two divisions: the Premier Division and Division One. The constitution was announced on 12 May 2016. Premier Division The Premier Division was increased from 21 teams to 22 after Salisbury were promoted to the Southern League, and Folland Sports were relegated to Division One. Three teams joined the division: * Amesbury Town, runners-up in Division One. * Bashley, relegated from Southern League Division One South & West. * Portland United, champions of Division One. AFC Portchester, Blackfield & Langley and Moneyfields have applied for promotion to Step 4 for 2017–18. League table Division One Division One was increased from 18 teams to 21 after Amesbury Town and Portland United were promoted to the Premier Division. Five clubs joined the di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wessex Football League
The Wessex Football League is an English association football league formed in 1986, with its premier division currently at the fifth step of the National League System, or the ninth tier of the overall English football league system. The participating clubs are mainly based in Hampshire and Dorset but the league also encompasses clubs from adjoining counties such as Wiltshire, Berkshire, and the Isle of Wight. In 2004, it absorbed most of the clubs from its feeder league, the Hampshire League, which formed a new Division Two and Division Three. In 2006 the divisions were renamed as the Premier Division and Divisions One and Two. At the end of the 2006–07 season, Division Two was disbanded, and most of the clubs formed a new Hampshire Premier League. Champions of the Wessex League who meet the relevant ground and financial requirements are eligible for promotion to the Southern League Division One South & West. Past winners In 2004, the league expanded to three divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brockenhurst F
Brockenhurst is the largest village by population within the New Forest in Hampshire, England. The nearest city is Southampton some to the North East, while Bournemouth is also nearby, South West. Surrounding towns and villages include Beaulieu, Lymington, Lyndhurst, and Sway. History The earliest signs of habitation in Brockenhurst date back 4,000 years to the Bronze Age: the area is dotted with burial mounds – called tumuli. Beyond that, few signs remain of other habitation during the subsequent 3,000 years. Middle Ages The Saxon period was brought to an end by the events of 1066. William the Conqueror created his Nova Foresta traditionally in 1079, a vast hunting area lying south and west of his capital at Winchester; it stretched south to the coast at Barton on Sea and west to what is now Bournemouth. In 1086, the Domesday Book recorded that there were four small Saxon manors in the Brockenhurst area, ''Mapleham'', ''Hincelveslei'', ''Brochelie'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampshire Premier League
The L4 Teamwear Hampshire Premier League is a football competition based in Hampshire, England. The league was formed in 2007 and currently consists of a 'Senior Division' of 17 teams - including some previous members of the disbanded Division 2 of the Wessex League - and a Division One of 15 teams. History In May 2008 it was announced that the league was in talks with the Hampshire League 2004 about merging the two leagues into a new competition which it was hoped would officially gain Step 7 status, and although the merger did not take place, the status of the Hampshire Premier League at Step 7 of the National League System (or level 11 of the overall English football league system) was confirmed by The Football Association on 15 May 2008. The Hampshire League then appealed to the FA, claiming it should gain similar status, but the appeal was rejected. The Hampshire League 2004 was dissolved at the end of the 2012-13 season, with the majority of the teams joining the newly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baffins Milton Rovers F
Baffins is an administrative district of Portsmouth, England, located on the eastern side of Portsea Island. The district is mainly composed of 1930s housing. The population of the Baffins ward at the 2011 Census was 15,121. Before the area became developed for housing, it had been occupied by a farm of the same name. This farm (known as ''Bavins Farm'') had a history stretching back to the 12th century. The only surviving remnant of the rural past is Baffins Pond and the adjoining Tangier Field - a large open space between Baffins Pond and Portsmouth College at the eastern end of the field. Local attractions: Baffins Pond and Tangier FieldBaffins Pond and Tangier Field is 182,000 square metres (18.2 hectares). The large natural pond is a h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017–18 Southern Football League
The 2017–18 season was the 115th in the history of the Southern League since its establishment in 1894. It was also the last to have a single Premier Division. From the 2014–15 season onwards, the Southern League is known as Evo-Stik League Southern, following a sponsorship deal with Evo-Stik. The league constitution was announced in May 2017. Premier Division At the end of the season a new division was to be created at step 3. Also, the number of clubs in step 3 divisions was reduced from 24 to 22. To make up the number of clubs at step 3 only one Premier Division club was to be relegated this season. The Premier Division consisted of 24 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season, and six new clubs: *Two clubs promoted from Division One Central: ** Farnborough **Royston Town *Two clubs promoted from Division One South & West: **Hereford **Tiverton Town *Two clubs relegated from the National League South: **Bishop's Stortford ** Gosport Borough League table ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verwood Town F
Verwood is a town and civil parish in eastern Dorset, England. The town lies north of Bournemouth and north east of Poole as the crow flies. The civil parish comprises the town of Verwood together with the extended village of Three Legged Cross, and has a population of 15,170 according to latest figures (2014) from Dorset County Council. Verwood is the largest town in Dorset without an upper school. History Early history Verwood was originally recorded as ''Beau Bois'' (Norman French: "beautiful wood") in 1288, and it was not until 1329 that it got the name ''Verwood'', which developed from ''Fairwood'' or ''The Fayrewood''. Verwood is recorded as "Fairwod" (1329) and as "Fayrwod" (1436); this name has the meaning "fair wood" and the modern form shows the change of initial "f" to "v" characteristic of many Southwestern English dialects. Pottery industry The East Dorset pottery industry, known collectively as Verwood Pottery, thrived from early times on the clay soils of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitchurch United F
Whitchurch may refer to: Places Canada *Whitchurch, Ontario, since 1971 part of Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario England *Whitchurch, Bristol *Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire *Whitchurch, Devon, in Tavistock **Whitchurch, Devon (parish), a civil parish in Devon *Whitchurch, Hampshire *Whitchurch, Herefordshire *Whitchurch, Middlesex, a former name for Little Stanmore *Whitchurch, Shropshire *Whitchurch, Warwickshire *Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset *Whitchurch-on-Thames, Oxfordshire Wales *Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wales *Whitchurch, Pembrokeshire, near St. David's *Whitchurch-by-Cardigan, Pembrokeshire (usually called Eglwyswen) People *Aaron Whitchurch (born 1992), Australian rugby league player *Ernie Whitchurch (1891–1957), English footballer *Harry Frederick Whitchurch (1866–1907), English soldier *Philip Whitchurch (born 1951), British actor See also *Whitchurch (UK Parliament constituency) *Whitchurch railway station (other) *Whitchurch Rural District (disam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fawley A
Fawley may refer to: Places in the United Kingdom * Fawley, Berkshire, a village and civil parish in West Berkshire * South Fawley (or ''Little Fawley''), a village in Berkshire * Fawley, Buckinghamshire, a village in Buckinghamshire * Fawley Bottom, a small village in south Buckinghamshire * Fawley, Hampshire, a village in Hampshire ** Fawley Refinery * Fawley Chapel, a village in Herefordshire People with the surname * Ben Fawley, confessed murderer of Taylor Behl, 2006 * Willis Fawley (born 1929), English rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s Fictional people * Jude Fawley, the main character in the novel ''Jude the Obscure'' by Thomas Hardy Other * SS ''Empire Fawley'', the original name of SS ''Clan Mackinlay'', built in 1945 *Fawley Court, a manor house and estate in Fawley, Buckinghamshire, U.K. * Fawley branch line, a railway line to Fawley, Hampshire, U.K. * Fawley A.F.C., a football club based in Fawley, Hampshire, U.K. *Fawley Power Station Fawley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowes Sports F
Cowes () is an English seaport town and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. Cowes is located on the west bank of the estuary of the River Medina, facing the smaller town of East Cowes on the east bank. The two towns are linked by the Cowes Floating Bridge, a chain ferry. As of 2020 it had an estimated population of 14,724. Charles Godfrey Leland's 19th-century verses describe the towns poetically as "The two great Cowes that in loud thunder roar/This on the eastern, that the western shore". Cowes has been seen as a home for international yacht racing since the founding of the Royal Yacht Squadron in 1815. It gives its name to the world's oldest regular regatta, Cowes Week, which occurs annually in the first week of August. Later, powerboat races are held. Much of the town's architecture is still heavily influenced by the style of ornate building that Prince Albert popularised. History Name The name ''Westcowe'' was attested in 1413 as the name of one of two sandbanks, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bournemouth F
Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the English south coast, equidistant () from Dorchester and Southampton. Bournemouth is part of the South East Dorset conurbation, which has a population of 465,000. Before it was founded in 1810 by Lewis Tregonwell, the area was a deserted heathland occasionally visited by fishermen and smugglers. Initially marketed as a health resort, the town received a boost when it appeared in Augustus Granville's 1841 book, ''The Spas of England''. Bournemouth's growth accelerated with the arrival of the railway, and it became a town in 1870. Part of the historic county of Hampshire, Bournemouth joined Dorset for administrative purposes following the reorganisation of local government in 1974. Through local government changes in 1997, the town began to be adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamworthy United F
Hamworthy is a village, parish, peninsula and suburb of Poole in Dorset, England. It is sited on a peninsula of approximately that is bordered by the town of Upton to the north, Poole Harbour to the south, Lytchett Bay to the west and Holes Bay to the east. Poole Bridge, the southern terminus of the A350 road, connects the suburb with the town centre. Hamworthy is the location of the Port of Poole ferry passenger terminal and cargo handling operations. Hamworthy had two local councillors in Poole Borough Council, one for Hamworthy East, and one for Hamworthy West. In Hamworthy there are six main areas, Rockley Park (where Royal Marines Poole and Holiday Park are), Turlin Moor Estate, Lower Hamworthy (where Poole Docks are), Cobbs Quay/Harbourside (Which looks out over Holes Bay), Lake Side (where the Metalbox Factory is located) and Central Hamworthy (Location of the Main Road, Co-Op and Church area). Hamworthy has a railway station, with a twice hourly South Western R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newport (IOW) F
Newport most commonly refers to: *Newport, Wales *Newport, Rhode Island, US Newport or New Port may also refer to: Places Asia *Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay Europe Ireland *Newport, County Mayo, a town on the island's west coast *Newport, County Tipperary, an inland town on Newport river United Kingdom = England = * Newport, Cornwall **Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency) * Newport, Devon, in Barnstaple *Newport, East Riding of Yorkshire *Newport, Essex *Newport, Gloucestershire *Newport, Isle of Wight **Newport (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency) **Newport and Carisbrooke, a civil parish formerly called just "Newport" *Newport, Shropshire ** Newport Rural District **Newport (Shropshire) (UK Parliament constituency) * Newport, Somerset, a hamlet in the parish of North Curry * Newport, Dorset, in Bloxworth * Newport, Norfolk, in Hemsby *Newport Hundred, Buckinghamshire, a defunct hundred * Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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