Wessex League
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| Wessex League | |
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| Sport | Football |
| Founded | 1986 |
| No. of teams | 44 (two divisions) |
| Country(ies) |  England |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Gosport Borough |
The Wessex League is an English association football league formed in 1986, with its premier division currently at the fifth step of the National League System, or the ninth tier of the overall English football league system. The participating clubs are mainly based in Hampshire, but the league also encompasses clubs from adjoining counties such as Dorset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, and the Isle of Wight. Under the terms of a sponsorship contract, the league is officially known as the Sydenhams League.
In 2004, it absorbed most of the clubs from its feeder league, the Hampshire League, which formed a new Division Two and Division Three. In 2006 the divisions were renamed as the Premier Division and Divisions One and Two. At the end of the 2006-07 season, Division Two was disbanded, and most of the clubs formed a new Hampshire Premier League.
Champions of the Wessex League who meet the relevant ground and financial requirements are eligible for promotion to the Southern League or Isthmian League, depending on geographical location.
[edit] Past champions
- 1986-87 - Bashley
- 1987-88 - Bashley
- 1988-89 - Bashley
- 1989-90 - Romsey Town
- 1990-91 - Havant Town
- 1991-92 - Wimborne Town
- 1992-93 - AFC Lymington
- 1993-94 - Wimborne Town
- 1994-95 - Fleet Town
- 1995-96 - Thatcham Town
- 1996-97 - AFC Lymington
- 1997-98 - AFC Lymington
- 1998-99 - Lymington & New Milton
- 1999-00 - Wimborne Town
- 2000-01 - Andover
- 2001-02 - Andover
- 2002-03 - Eastleigh
- 2003-04 - Winchester City
- 2004-05 - Lymington & New Milton
- 2005-06 - Winchester City
- 2006-07 - Gosport Borough
- 2007-08 - A.F.C. Totton
