The 2015–16 Wessex Football League season (known as the
Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) for sponsorship reasons) was the 30th 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 23 June 2015.
Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 21 teams, the same as last season, after
Petersfield Town
Petersfield Town Football Club are an English association football, football club based in Petersfield, Hampshire, England. The club is affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association, and is an England Football Accredited Club. They are curre ...
and
Winchester City were promoted to the
Southern League, and
Christchurch
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and
Totton & Eling
Totton and Eling () is a civil parish in Hampshire, England, with a population of 28,970 people. It contains the settlements of Totton, Eling, Calmore, Hounsdown, Rushington and Testwood. It is situated between the eastern edge of the New Fore ...
were relegated to Division One.
Four teams joined the division:
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Cowes Sports, runners-up in Division One.
*
Salisbury
Salisbury ( , ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers River Avon, Hampshire, Avon, River Nadder, Nadder and River Bourne, Wi ...
, a new club formed after the liquidation of
Salisbury City.
*
Sholing
Sholing, previously Scholing, is a suburb on the eastern side of the city of Southampton, in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. It is located between the districts of Bitterne, Thornhill and Woolston.
Various explanations fr ...
, demoted from
Southern League Division One South & West for ground grading reasons.
*
Team Solent The term Team Solent may refer to:
*Solent University F.C., a former association football club attached to Solent University, based in Southampton, Hampshire.
*Southampton Athletic Club, the name of an athletics club that was merged into SAC in 20 ...
, champions of Division One.
Four clubs applied for promotion to Step 4: AFC Portchester, Andover Town, Blackfield & Langley and Salisbury.
AFC Portchester and Blackfield & Langley failed the ground grading requirements.
League table
Division One
Division One featured 18 teams, increased from the 15 teams which competed last season, after Cowes Sports and Team Solent were promoted to the Premier Division.
Five clubs joined the division:
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A.F.C. Stoneham, promoted from the
Hampshire Premier League
The Hampshire Premier League or uhlsport Hampshire Premier League, for sponsorship reasons, is a football (soccer), football competition based in Hampshire, England. The league was formed in 2007 and currently consists of a 'Senior Division' of ...
, rejoining after leaving in 2007.
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Alton Town, transferring from the
Combined Counties League
The Combined Counties Football League is a regional men's football league in south-eastern England with members in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Middlesex, Oxfordshire, Surrey, and the western half of Greater Lond ...
.
*
Christchurch
Christchurch (; ) is the largest city in the South Island and the List of cities in New Zealand, second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. Christchurch has an urban population of , and a metropolitan population of over hal ...
, relegated from the Premier Division.
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Portland United, promoted from the
Dorset Premier League, rejoining after leaving in 2006.
*
Totton & Eling
Totton and Eling () is a civil parish in Hampshire, England, with a population of 28,970 people. It contains the settlements of Totton, Eling, Calmore, Hounsdown, Rushington and Testwood. It is situated between the eastern edge of the New Fore ...
, relegated from the Premier Division.
League table
References
External links
Wessex Football League official site
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Wessex Football League seasons
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