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The 2023–24 Southern Football League season is the 121st in the history of the Southern League since its establishment in 1894. The league has two Premier divisions (Central and South) at Step 3 of the National League System (NLS) and two Division One divisions (Central and South) at Step 4. These correspond to levels 7 and 8 of the English football league system.

The allocations for Step 4 this season were announced by The Football Association (FA) on 15 May 2023.[1]

Premier Division Central

Southern Football League
Premier Division Central
Season2023–24

Premier Division Central comprises 22 teams, 14 of which competed in the previous season.

Team changes

Premier Division Central table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Needham Market (T) 35 24 7 4 68 25 +43 79 Promotion to the National League North or South
2 Mickleover 34 21 5 8 67 38 +29 68 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 AFC Telford United 35 19 10 6 53 30 +23 67
4 Leamington 34 16 12 6 53 29 +24 60
5 Redditch United 35 18 6 11 53 48 +5 60
6 Stratford Town 34 18 5 11 61 51 +10 59
7 Stamford 32 14 9 9 66 48 +18 51
8 Halesowen Town 35 14 8 13 47 46 +1 50
9 Royston Town 34 14 6 14 50 51 −1 48
10 St Ives Town 33 14 4 15 67 54 +13 46
11 Coalville Town 32 12 9 11 61 47 +14 45
12 Barwell 34 11 11 12 52 54 −2 44
13 Leiston 33 12 8 13 45 56 −11 44
14 Alvechurch 35 11 9 15 44 62 −18 42
15 Bromsgrove Sporting 34 11 8 15 41 43 −2 41
16 Stourbridge 32 11 7 14 45 43 +2 40
17 Kettering Town 33 11 7 15 42 62 −20 40
18 Hitchin Town 35 10 5 20 44 58 −14 35
19 AFC Sudbury 34 7 10 17 40 51 −11 31 Relegation to Step 4
20 Long Eaton United (R) 35 4 7 24 36 93 −57 19
21 Berkhamsted (R) 34 2 11 21 24 70 −46 17
22 Nuneaton Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned from the league
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2024. Source: Southern League, Non League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]
(R) Relegated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams played for one spot and promotion to Step 2.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the Premier Division Central clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Sudbury Sudbury King's Marsh 2,500
AFC Telford United Telford New Bucks Head 6,300
Alvechurch Alvechurch Lye Meadow 3,000
Barwell Barwell Kirkby Road 2,500
Berkhamsted Berkhamsted Broadwater 2,500
Bromsgrove Sporting Bromsgrove Victoria Ground 4,893
Coalville Town Coalville Owen Street Sports Ground 2,000
Halesowen Town Halesowen The Grove 3,150
Hitchin Town Hitchin Top Field 4,554
Kettering Town Kettering Latimer Park (groundshare with Burton Park Wanderers) 2,400
Leamington Leamington New Windmill Ground 3,050
Leiston Leiston Victory Road 2,250
Long Eaton United Long Eaton Grange Park 3,000
Mickleover Derby (Mickleover) Station Road 1,500
Needham Market Needham Market Bloomfields 4,000
Nuneaton Borough Nuneaton Liberty Way 4,614
Redditch United Redditch The Valley 5,000
Royston Town Royston Garden Walk 5,000
Stamford Stamford Borderville Sports Centre 2,000
St Ives Town St Ives Westwood Road 2,000
Stourbridge Stourbridge War Memorial Athletic Ground 2,626
Stratford Town Stratford-upon-Avon Knights Lane 2,000

Top goalscorers

As of 15 February 2024
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jonathan Edwards St. Ives Town 16
2 Timothy Berridge Coalville Town 15
3 Miracle Okafor Halesowen Town 14
4 Oliver Greaves Mickleover 13
5 Alex Cameron Redditch United 12
Callum Ebanks Stratford Town
Reece Flanagan Redditch United
Brandon Njoku St Ives Town
9 Beck-Ray Enoru Barwell 11
Joe Neal AFC Sudbury
Callum Stewart Leamington

Premier Division South

Southern Football League
Premier Division South
Season2023–24

Premier Division South comprises 22 teams, 16 of which competed in the previous season.

Team changes

Premier Division South table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Chesham United (X) 37 26 6 5 74 36 +38 84 Promotion to the National League South
2 Gosport Borough 36 20 7 9 66 38 +28 67 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Salisbury 35 19 9 7 59 38 +21 66
4 AFC Totton 35 17 12 6 69 42 +27 63
5 Hungerford Town 37 16 10 11 75 65 +10 58
6 Merthyr Town 35 17 6 12 71 50 +21 57
7 Walton & Hersham 37 16 9 12 71 61 +10 57
8 Bracknell Town 36 17 4 15 67 61 +6 55
9 Hendon 35 13 11 11 58 53 +5 50
10 Basingstoke Town 36 14 8 14 64 72 −8 50
11 Winchester City 33 12 11 10 55 54 +1 47
12 Dorchester Town 34 12 8 14 55 66 −11 44
13 Poole Town 36 13 3 20 60 67 −7 42
14 Sholing 34 11 8 15 40 48 −8 41
15 Beaconsfield Town 36 11 8 17 55 67 −12 41
16 Hanwell Town 35 9 12 14 53 62 −9 39
17 Swindon Supermarine 36 10 9 17 61 82 −21 39
18 Hayes & Yeading United 34 9 11 14 52 56 −4 38
19 Tiverton Town 33 9 10 14 53 62 −9 37 Relegation to Step 4
20 Plymouth Parkway 30 9 8 13 43 46 −3 35
21 Harrow Borough 36 7 9 20 50 82 −32 30
22 Didcot Town 36 5 9 22 39 82 −43 24
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2024. Source: Southern League, Non League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]
(X) Assured a place of the promotion play-off, but may still gain direct promotion
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Step 2

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the Premier Division South clubs
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Greater London and environ Premier Division South clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Totton Totton Testwood Stadium 3,000
Basingstoke Town Basingstoke Winklebury Football Complex (Basingstoke) 2,000
Beaconsfield Town Beaconsfield Holloways Park 3,500
Bracknell Town Sandhurst SB Stadium 1,950
Chesham United Chesham The Meadow 5,000
Didcot Town Didcot Loop Meadow 3,000
Dorchester Town Dorchester The Avenue Stadium 5,000
Gosport Borough Gosport Privett Park 4,500
Hanwell Town Perivale Powerday Stadium 3,000
Harrow Borough Harrow Earlsmead Stadium 3,000
Hayes & Yeading United Hayes, Hillingdon SkyEx Community Stadium 3,000
Hendon Hendon Silver Jubilee Park 2,000
Hungerford Town Hungerford Bulpit Lane 2,500
Merthyr Town Merthyr Tydfil Penydarren Park 4,000
Plymouth Parkway Plymouth Bolitho Park 3,500
Poole Town Poole The BlackGold Stadium 2,500
Salisbury Salisbury Raymond McEnhill Stadium 5,000
Sholing Sholing Universal Stadium 1,000
Swindon Supermarine South Marston Hunts Copse Ground 3,000
Tiverton Town Tiverton Ladysmead 3,500
Walton & Hersham Walton-on-Thames Elmbridge Sports Hub 2,500
Winchester City Winchester The City Ground 4,500

Division One Central

Southern Football League
Division One Central
Season2022–23

Division One Central comprises 19 teams, 14 of which competed in the previous season.

Team changes

Division One Central table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bedford Town 21 13 6 2 46 18 +28 45 Promotion to Step 3
2 North Leigh 23 14 1 8 47 34 +13 43 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Biggleswade Town 21 12 5 4 46 28 +18 41
4 Waltham Abbey 24 11 5 8 46 39 +7 38
5 Cirencester Town 23 10 5 8 41 26 +15 35
6 Ware 23 11 2 10 49 49 0 35
7 Biggleswade 22 10 3 9 40 36 +4 33
8 Kings Langley 24 8 8 8 46 46 0 32
9 Leighton Town 22 9 5 8 38 38 0 32
10 AFC Dunstable 22 10 2 10 44 47 −3 32
11 Hertford Town 22 9 3 10 35 38 −3 30
12 Welwyn Garden City 20 9 2 9 44 43 +1 29
13 Stotfold 23 8 5 10 40 41 −1 29
14 Barton Rovers 22 6 8 8 35 39 −4 26
15 Hadley 21 8 1 12 29 40 −11 25
16 Aylesbury United 24 7 4 13 40 56 −16 25
17 Kidlington 21 6 6 9 26 35 −9 24
18 Thame United 22 7 3 12 28 43 −15 24 Relegation to Step 5
19 Kempston Rovers 20 3 4 13 19 43 −24 13
Updated to match(es) played on 3 February 2024. Source: Southern League, Non League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and possible promotion to Step 3.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of Division One Central clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Dunstable Dunstable Creasey Park 3,200
Aylesbury United Chesham The Meadow (groundshare with Chesham United) 5,000
Barton Rovers Barton-le-Clay Sharpenhoe Road 4,000
Bedford Town Bedford The Eyrie 3,000
Biggleswade Biggleswade The Eyrie (groundshare with Bedford Town) 3,000
Biggleswade Town Biggleswade Langford Road 3,000
Cirencester Town Cirencester Corinium Stadium 4,500
Hadley London (Arkley) Brickfield Lane 2,000
Hertford Town Hertford Hertingfordbury Park 6,500
Kempston Rovers Kempston Hillgrounds Leisure 2,000
Kidlington Kidlington Yarnton Road 1,500
Kings Langley Kings Langley Sadiku Stadium 1,963
Leighton Town Leighton Buzzard Bell Close 2,800
North Leigh North Leigh Eynsham Hall Park Sports Ground 2,000
Stotfold Stotfold The JSJ Stadium 1,500
Thame United Thame Meadow View Park 2,000
Waltham Abbey Waltham Abbey Capershotts 3,500
Ware Ware Wodson Park 3,300
Welwyn Garden City Welwyn Garden City Herns Way 1,000

Division One South

Southern Football League
Division One South
Season2023–24

Division One South comprises 20 teams, 15 of which competed in the previous season.

Team changes

Division One South table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Wimborne Town 30 20 6 4 65 35 +30 66 Promotion to Step 3
2 Frome Town 29 19 5 5 62 36 +26 62 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Cribbs 30 15 10 5 47 38 +9 55
4 Mousehole 29 12 7 10 60 46 +14 43
5 Bristol Manor Farm 30 12 7 11 51 46 +5 43
6 Bideford 28 12 6 10 36 39 −3 42
7 Evesham United 29 10 11 8 43 34 +9 41
8 Yate Town 31 11 8 12 44 40 +4 41
9 Bemerton Heath Harlequins 30 12 5 13 47 57 −10 41
10 Larkhall Athletic 28 11 7 10 53 45 +8 40
11 Bishop's Cleeve 30 10 9 11 57 54 +3 39
12 Willand Rovers 29 10 8 11 43 46 −3 38
13 Tavistock 28 11 5 12 51 56 −5 38
14 Malvern Town 29 10 6 13 50 50 0 36
15 Bashley 27 9 7 11 35 43 −8 34
16 Melksham Town 29 7 10 12 37 48 −11 31
17 Westbury United 29 6 8 15 38 53 −15 26
18 Exmouth Town 30 7 5 18 42 59 −17 26
19 Paulton Rovers 29 5 6 18 31 67 −36 21 Relegation to Step 5
20 Hamworthy United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[b] Resigned from the league
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2024. Source: Southern League website, Non League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and possible promotion to Step 3.
  2. ^ Hamworthy United resigned from the league on 6 October 2023 and their playing record of P7 W1 D2 L4 GF10 GA16 Pts5 was expunged.[3]

Stadia and locations

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Locations of Division One South clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Bashley Bashley Bashley Road 4,250
Bemerton Heath Harlequins Bemerton Moon Park 2,100
Bideford Bideford The Sports Ground 2,000
Bishop's Cleeve Bishop's Cleeve Kayte Lane 1,500
Bristol Manor Farm Bristol (Sea Mills) The Creek 2,000
Cribbs Cribbs Causeway The Lawns 1,000
Evesham United Evesham Jubilee Stadium 3,000
Exmouth Town Exmouth Southern Road n/a
Frome Town Frome Badgers Hill 2,000
Hamworthy United Hamworthy The Country Ground 2,000
Larkhall Athletic Bath (Larkhall) The Plain Ham Ground 1,000
Malvern Town Malvern Langland Stadium 2,500
Melksham Town Melksham Oakfield Stadium 2,500
Mousehole Mousehole Trungle Parc n/a
Paulton Rovers Paulton Athletic Field 2,500
Tavistock Tavistock Langsford Park 2,000
Westbury United Westbury Meadow Lane n/a
Willand Rovers Willand The Stan Robinson Stadium 1,000
Wimborne Town Wimborne Minster The Cuthbury 3,000
Yate Town Yate Lodge Road 2,000

See also

References

  1. ^ "National League System Allocations for the Southern Football League". Pitching In partners with Southern Football League. 17 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
  3. ^ "Hamworthy United | Announcement". The Southern League. 6 October 2023.
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