2001–02 Wessex Football League
| Season | 2001–02 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Andover |
| Relegated | Swanage Town & Herston |
← 2000–01 2002–03 → | |
The 2001–02 Wessex Football League was the 16th season of the Wessex Football League. The league champions for the second time in their history, and the second consecutive season, were Andover. Runners-up Fleet Town were promoted back to the Southern League at the second attempt, but Swanage Town & Herston finished bottom and were relegated for the second time, the first being in 1996.[1]
For sponsorship reasons, the league was known as the Jewson Wessex League.[2]
League table
[edit]The league consisted of one division of 23 clubs, the same as the previous season, after Portsmouth Royal Navy were relegated and one new club joined:[2]
- Portland United, joining from the Dorset Combination League.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andover (C) | 44 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 138 | 53 | +85 | 96 | |
| 2 | Fleet Town (P) | 44 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 107 | 59 | +48 | 95[a] | Joined the Southern League |
| 3 | A.F.C. Totton | 44 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 104 | 50 | +54 | 94 | |
| 4 | Gosport Borough | 44 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 101 | 41 | +60 | 89 | |
| 5 | Lymington & New Milton | 44 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 94 | 47 | +47 | 84 | |
| 6 | Brockenhurst | 44 | 27 | 2 | 15 | 99 | 57 | +42 | 83 | |
| 7 | A.F.C. Newbury | 44 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 87 | 51 | +36 | 78 | |
| 8 | Wimborne Town | 44 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 82 | 53 | +29 | 77 | |
| 9 | Moneyfields | 44 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 98 | 64 | +34 | 76 | |
| 10 | Fareham Town | 44 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 76 | |
| 11 | Bemerton Heath Harlequins | 44 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 103 | 84 | +19 | 65 | |
| 12 | Thatcham Town | 44 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 94 | 77 | +17 | 65 | |
| 13 | Eastleigh | 44 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 91 | 71 | +20 | 63 | |
| 14 | Portland United | 44 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 81 | 66 | +15 | 59 | |
| 15 | Christchurch | 44 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 61 | 80 | −19 | 55 | |
| 16 | Cowes Sports | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 66 | 73 | −7 | 54 | |
| 17 | Blackfield & Langley | 44 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 82 | 121 | −39 | 53 | |
| 18 | Bournemouth | 44 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 61 | 84 | −23 | 49 | |
| 19 | B.A.T. Sports | 44 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 47 | |
| 20 | Whitchurch United | 44 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 116 | −89 | 20 | |
| 21 | Downton | 44 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 42 | 139 | −97 | 19 | |
| 22 | Hamble A.S.S.C. | 44 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 33 | 119 | −86 | 16 | |
| 23 | Swanage Town & Herston (R) | 44 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 174 | −143 | 15 | Relegated to the Dorset Premier League |
- ^ Fleet Town had one point deducted.
References
[edit]- ^ "Wessex League 1986–2011". Non League Matters. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ a b "2001–02 Wessex League". FCHD. Retrieved 23 January 2014.