2022–23 Wessex Football League Premier Division

Wessex Football League Premier Division 2022–23
Season information
Winners	Horndean
Promoted	Horndean Bemerton Heath Harlequins
Relegated	Alresford Town
Season statistics
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The Premier Division was reduced from 21 clubs to 20, after Bashley and Hamworthy United were promoted to the Southern League South Division; Alton were transferred to the Combined Counties League, and Amesbury Town were relegated to Division One.

Three new teams joined the division:

• Two promoted from Division One:
  • Bemerton Heath Harlequins
  • Laverstock & Ford
• One transferred from Southern Combination League Premier Division:
  • Pagham

• The club finishing the season in second position was initially required to play in an inter-step playoff with a team from step 4. Due to ground grading failures higher up the pyramid, three step 4 clubs were reprieved, and the three step 5 runners-up with the highest PPG (points per game) were automatically promoted. Bemerton Heath Harlequins were one of those three.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Horndean (C, P)	38	32	2	4	126	21	+105	98	Promoted to the Isthmian League
2	Bemerton Heath Harlequins (P)	38	30	5	3	123	33	+90	95	Promoted to the Southern League
3	AFC Stoneham	38	31	2	5	111	37	+74	95
4	AFC Portchester	38	30	4	4	115	49	+66	94
5	Moneyfields	38	19	8	11	76	47	+29	65
6	Hamble Club	38	20	5	13	88	65	+23	65
7	Baffins Milton Rovers	38	19	6	13	68	52	+16	63
8	Laverstock & Ford	38	17	4	17	66	67	−1	55
9	Fareham Town	38	14	7	17	64	71	−7	49
10	Christchurch	38	15	3	20	62	77	−15	48
11	Portland United	38	13	8	17	64	76	−12	47
12	Hythe & Dibden	38	13	8	17	63	76	−13	47
13	Shaftesbury	38	14	4	20	73	80	−7	46
14	Brockenhurst	38	11	5	22	54	91	−37	38
15	Blackfield & Langley	38	11	5	22	53	90	−37	38
16	Cowes Sports	38	10	7	21	42	83	−41	37
17	Bournemouth	38	11	4	23	48	97	−49	37
18	United Services Portsmouth	38	10	5	23	61	90	−29	35
19	Pagham	38	10	4	24	51	93	−42	34	Reprieved and transferred to the Southern Combination
20	Alresford Town (R)	38	1	2	35	25	138	−113	5	Relegated to Division One

Source: Wessex League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

External links

• Wessex Football League official site