21st Century Hampshire Top Twenties: 2000/2001

Entering the list at number 20 - Blackfield & Langley!

Part two of the Hampshire Top Twenties sees little change from the previous season. Portsmouth Royal Navy dropped out, never to return (they changed their name to United Services Portsmouth soon afterwards; a new Portsmouth RN now plays in the Hampshire League). They were replaced by Waterside club Blackfield & Langley (pictured above). Farnborough Town and Andover were champions of the Isthmian League and Wessex League respectively - the former being promoted to the Conference. Basingstoke Town and Aldershot Town finishing third and fourth meant that North Hants dominated the upper echelons of the Isthmian. Pompey avoided relegation on the last day of the season, as was so often the case in those days. Saints finished level on points with Charlton Athletic in Premiership mid-table in their last season at The Dell.

Here's the final standings for 2000/2001:

1. (1) Southampton 1/10
2. (2) Portsmouth 2/20
3. (4) Farnborough Town 6/1
4. (6) Basingstoke Town 6/3
5. (3) Aldershot Town 6/4
6. (5) Havant & Waterlooville 6/6
7. (7) Bashley 7/15
8. (10) Andover 8/1
9. (9) Lymington & New Milton 8/2
10. (8) Fleet Town 8/4
11. (11) AFC Totton 8/5
12. (14) Eastleigh 8/7
13. (16) Gosport Borough 8/8
14. (19) Brockenhurst 8/9
15. (12) BAT Sports 8/13
16. (15) Fareham Town 8/15
17. (13) Moneyfields 8/16
18. (17) Hamble ASSC 8/18
19. (18) Whitchurch United 8/19
20. (NE) Blackfield & Langley 8/21

Tune in again next week at about the same time to see if your favourite club moved up or down the rankings...