1995–96 Wessex Football League

The 1995–96 Wessex Football League was the tenth season of the Wessex Football League. The league champions for the first time in their history were Thatcham Town, but there was no promotion to the Southern League. Swanage Town & Herston finished bottom and were relegated.[1]

Wessex Football League
Season1995–96
ChampionsThatcham Town
RelegatedSwanage Town & Herston

For sponsorship reasons, the league was known as the Jewson Wessex League.[2]

League table

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The league consisted of one division of 21 clubs, reduced from 22 the previous season, after Fleet Town were promoted to the Southern League, Horndean were relegated and one new club joined:[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Thatcham Town (C) 40 28 8 4 73 27 +46 92
2 AFC Lymington 40 28 7 5 100 31 +69 91
3 Ryde Sports 40 25 8 7 92 41 +51 83
4 Eastleigh 40 21 13 6 83 50 +33 76
5 Christchurch 40 21 8 11 66 49 +17 71
6 Wimborne Town 40 20 6 14 85 61 +24 66
7 Bournemouth 40 17 13 10 85 40 +45 64
8 Bemerton Heath Harlequins 40 18 8 14 67 63 +4 62
9 Andover 40 18 7 15 101 70 +31 61
10 East Cowes Victoria Athletic 40 17 8 15 60 60 0 59
11 Gosport Borough 40 16 9 15 59 58 +1 57
12 Downton 40 16 6 18 65 73 −8 54
13 Whitchurch United 40 12 13 15 66 76 −10 49
14 A.F.C. Totton 40 10 13 17 55 66 −11 43
15 B.A.T. Sports 40 10 12 18 44 58 −14 42
16 Cowes Sports 40 11 7 22 38 76 −38 40
17 Portsmouth Royal Navy 40 10 8 22 52 84 −32 38
18 Aerostructures Sports & Social 40 9 10 21 41 71 −30 37
19 Brockenhurst 40 11 4 25 42 74 −32 37
20 Petersfield Town 40 8 4 28 53 93 −40 28
21 Swanage Town & Herston (R) 40 6 4 30 32 138 −106 22 Relegated to the Dorset Combination League
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

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  1. ^ "Wessex League 1986–2011". Non League Matters. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b "1995–96 Wessex League". FCHD. Retrieved 17 January 2014.