1996–97 Wessex Football League

March 2026 Wessex Football League 1996–97 AFC Lymington Petersfield Town 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 Wessex Football League was the 11th season of the Wessex Football League. The league champions for the second time in their history were AFC Lymington, after remaining unbeaten for the whole season. There was no promotion to the Southern League, but Petersfield Town finished bottom and were relegated.http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Regs1SthA/Wesx86.htm Wessex League 1986–2011 17 January 2014 Non League Matters https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215744/http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Regs1SthA/Wesx86.htm 2013-10-04 dead For sponsorship reasons, the league was known as the Jewson Wessex League.https://www.fchd.info/lghist/wessex1997.htm 1996–97 Wessex League 17 January 2014 FCHD League table The league consisted of one division of 21 clubs, the same as the previous season, after Swanage Town & Herston were relegated and one new club joined: Romsey Town, rejoining from the Hampshire League after being relegated in 1993. main WDL R 5 y LYM AFC Lymington WIM Wimborne Town THA Thatcham Town RYD Ryde Sports BHH Bemerton Heath Harlequins AND Andover EAS Eastleigh DOW Downton COW Cowes Sports USP Portsmouth Royal Navy GOS Gosport Borough FOL Aerostructures Sports & Social BOU Bournemouth BRO Brockenhurst WHI Whitchurch United CHR Christchurch ECV East Cowes Victoria Athletic ROM Romsey Town TAE B.A.T. Sports TOT A.F.C. Totton PET Petersfield Town 35 5 0 112 22 C 26 7 7 97 42 26 5 9 91 45 25 4 11 77 50 23 9 8 69 45 19 12 9 80 42 19 8 13 71 56 18 7 15 72 70 15 14 11 65 55 16 4 20 65 79 15 5 20 56 66 13 9 18 45 66 14 5 21 50 72 13 7 20 54 73 12 7 21 58 81 13 4 23 49 72 10 7 23 53 72 10 7 23 52 94 8 9 23 43 74 8 8 24 54 87 8 5 27 42 92 R -4 Thatcham Town had four points deducted. -1 Portsmouth Royal Navy had one point deducted. red1 Relegated to the Hampshire League R complete References Category:Wessex Football League seasons 8