The 2006–07 Wessex Football League was the 21st season of the
Wessex Football League
The Wessex Football League, known as the Velocity Wessex Football League for sponsorship reasons, is an English regional men's Association football, football league in southern England. Its members are primarily from Hampshire and Dorset, but c ...
. The league champions for the first time in their history were
Gosport Borough, who were promoted to the
Southern League. The three divisions were renamed Premier Division, Division One and Division Two.
There was some promotion between the three Wessex League divisions, but no relegation, and Division Two was disbanded at the end of the season, leaving the league with two divisions.
Clubs with a specified level of facilities were promoted to Division One.
For sponsorship reasons, the league was known as the Sydenhams Wessex League.
League tables
Premier Division
The new Premier Division consisted of 20 clubs, reduced from 22 the previous season, after
Winchester City,
Thatcham Town and
Andover
Andover may refer to:
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*Andover, Tasmania
Canada
* Andover Parish, New Brunswick
* Perth-Andover, New Brunswick
United Kingdom
* Andover, Hampshire, England
** RAF Andover, a former Royal Air Force station
United States
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were promoted to the
Southern League,
Portland United were demoted to the
Dorset Premier League, and
B.A.T. Sports and
A.F.C. Newbury were demoted to the third tier after they suffered problems with their grounds. Four new clubs were promoted from the second tier:
*
Brading Town
*
Downton
*
Horndean
Horndean is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district, in Hampshire, England, north of Portsmouth.
The nearest railway station is southeast of the village at Rowlands Castle.
The village had a population of 12,942 at the 20 ...
*
Ringwood Town
Division One
The new Division One consisted of 19 clubs, reduced from 22 the previous season, after Brading Town, Downton, Horndean and Ringwood Town were promoted to the top tier,
Bishops Waltham Town and
Whitchurch United were relegated to the third tier, and three new clubs joined:
*''Promoted from the third tier:''
*
Laverstock & Ford
*
Verwood Town
*''also:''
*
Warminster Town, joining from the
Wiltshire League
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.
Division Two
The new Division Two consisted of 18 clubs, increased from 17 the previous season, after Laverstock & Ford and Verwood Town were promoted, and Micheldever and Netley Central Sports left the league. Five new clubs joined:
*''Demoted from the top tier:''
*
A.F.C. Newbury
*
B.A.T. Sports
*''Relegated from the second tier:''
*
Bishops Waltham Town
*
Whitchurch United
*''also:''
*
Wellow, joining from the Southampton League.
*Ordnance Survey were renamed
Stoneham.
References
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Wessex Football League seasons
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