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2023–24 Southern Football League

The 2023–24 Southern Football League season was 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 Steps 3 and 4 this season were announced by The Football Association (FA) on 15 May 2023. There were to be 84 teams in the Southern League, 22 in each of the Step 3 divisions and 20 in each of the Step 4 divisions. However, Marlow successfully appealed against their transfer from the Isthmian League leaving an unfilled vacancy in Division One Central, which therefore comprised 19 teams instead of 20.[1][2]

Premier Division Central

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Southern Football League
Premier Division Central
Season2023–24
ChampionsNeedham Market
PromotedNeedham Market, Leamington
RelegatedHitchin Town (reprieved)
Long Eaton United
Berkhamsted
Nuneaton Borough (resigned)

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

Team changes

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Premier Division Central table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Needham Market (C, P) 40 26 7 7 74 34 +40 85 Promotion to the National League North
2 AFC Telford United 40 24 10 6 69 34 +35 82 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Leamington (O, P) 40 19 14 7 61 32 +29 71
4 Redditch United 40 21 7 12 65 52 +13 70
5 Mickleover 40 25 6 9 77 43 +34 69[b] Qualification for the play-offs and transferred to the Northern Premier League[c]
6 Stratford Town 40 21 6 13 69 57 +12 69
7 Stamford 40 19 9 12 80 58 +22 66
8 Halesowen Town 40 18 8 14 54 50 +4 62
9 St Ives Town 40 18 4 18 87 72 +15 58
10 Royston Town 40 17 6 17 63 61 +2 57
11 Coalville Town (R) 40 15 10 15 68 57 +11 55 Resignation to the United Counties League
12 Stourbridge 40 14 10 16 52 50 +2 52
13 Leiston 40 14 10 16 56 71 −15 52
14 Barwell 40 13 12 15 64 65 −1 51
15 Kettering Town 40 13 9 18 49 74 −25 48
16 Alvechurch 40 12 9 19 49 70 −21 45
17 Bromsgrove Sporting 40 12 8 20 44 51 −7 44
18 AFC Sudbury 40 10 10 20 53 62 −9 40
19 Hitchin Town 40 11 6 23 46 64 −18 39 Reprieve from relegation [3]
20 Long Eaton United (R) 40 5 7 28 39 109 −70 22 Relegation to the Northern Premier League
21 Berkhamsted (R) 40 3 12 25 31 84 −53 21 Relegation to Division One Central
22 Nuneaton Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resignation to the Midland League
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[5]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams played for one spot and promotion to the National League.
  2. ^ Mickleover were deducted twelve points for fielding an ineligible player.[4]
  3. ^ Four teams played for one spot and promotion to the National League.

Results table

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Home \ Away SUD TEL ALV BAR BER BRO COA HAL HIT KET LEA LEI LOE MIC NEE RED ROY STI STA STO STR
AFC Sudbury — 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 7–1 1–2 1–0 0–4 1–1 2–4 1–2 1–2 0–0
AFC Telford United 3–2 — 1–0 2–1 6–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–2 0–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1
Alvechurch 1–0 0–2 — 4–4 1–1 1–0 1–4 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 4–4 1–0 1–4 4–3 1–0 1–0
Barwell 0–0 3–1 2–2 — 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 0–2 2–3 3–0 1–2 1–2 3–3 2–1 3–4 4–4 3–1 1–0
Berkhamsted 0–4 0–1 2–2 2–1 — 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–3 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–3 1–2 0–3 0–2 2–2 0–1 2–2
Bromsgrove Sporting 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 — 1–4 3–1 2–1 1–2 0–3 0–0 4–1 1–1 3–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–2
Coalville Town 0–3 1–4 2–1 3–1 9–0 1–0 — 1–1 1–0 3–1 5–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–6 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–1
Halesowen Town 4–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 — 1–3 1–2 0–0 2–1 5–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 0–3 4–3 2–0 1–0 2–0
Hitchin Town 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–3 1–2 4–3 0–1 — 0–1 1–2 1–4 2–3 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–2 3–2 1–2 0–0 3–4
Kettering Town 2–0 1–3 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–4 — 0–0 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–4 1–0
Leamington 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 — 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 3–0 3–1 3–1 3–0 2–1 1–1
Leiston 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 3–1 2–3 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 — 4–1 0–3 0–0 0–1 2–3 1–1 3–2 0–1 2–0
Long Eaton United 1–6 0–3 2–4 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–6 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–1 — 0–5 0–0 0–2 1–3 3–3 1–3 2–2 2–3
Mickleover 5–0 0–1 4–2 2–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–1 0–0 5–0 5–1 — 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–5 3–0 2–1 1–1
Needham Market 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 4–0 2–1 5–0 2–1 0–2 — 3–0 3–1 6–1 0–3 1–0 1–0
Redditch United 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–4 1–1 3–0 2–0 0–3 5–0 2–0 0–2 3–0 — 3–1 0–2 1–3 0–1 2–0
Royston Town 2–1 2–2 4–1 0–3 2–2 0–4 2–0 0–1 1–0 4–0 1–0 4–2 3–0 4–1 0–2 1–0 — 2–4 1–1 1–1 2–3
St Ives Town 1–1 2–3 3–2 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 4–2 1–2 6–0 0–1 5–0 5–0 0–2 3–2 2–3 3–2 — 1–4 4–1 1–3
Stamford 2–2 0–1 0–1 4–0 0–0 2–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 3–2 2–2 3–0 2–0 4–0 0–3 2–2 1–2 4–2 — 3–0 2–4
Stourbridge 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 6–0 1–1 4–2 3–4 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–3 3–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 — 0–1
Stratford Town 4–2 0–3 3–2 4–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 3–4 3–2 3–2 6–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 —
Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 AFC Telford United 2
5 Mickleover 0
2 AFC Telford United 0
3 Leamington 1
3 Leamington 1
4 Redditch United 0

Semi-finals

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1 May 2024 AFC Telford United 2–0MickleoverWellington
19:45 BST
  • Gibson   40'
  • Walker   83'
 Report Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 3,004
Referee: Said Ouchene
1 May 2024 Leamington 1–0 (a.e.t.)Redditch UnitedLeamington
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: New Windmill Ground
Attendance: 1,155
Referee: Luke Scott

Final

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6 May 2024 AFC Telford United0–1 Leamington Wellington
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Richard Holmes

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

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jonathan Edwards St. Ives Town 27
2 Callum Ebanks Stratford Town 27
3 Oliver Greaves Mickleover 18
4 Callum Stewart Leamington 17
Miracle Okafor Halesowen Town
6 Timothy Berridge Coalville Town 16
7 Alex Cameron Redditch United 15
Jamar Loza Leiston
Brady Hickey Barwell
Jamie McGrath Needham Market
11 Reece Flanagan Redditch United 14
12 Beck-Ray Enoru Barwell 13

Premier Division South

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Southern Football League
Premier Division South
Season2023–24
ChampionsChesham United
PromotedChesham United
Salisbury
RelegatedBeaconsfield Town
Hayes & Yeading United
Harrow Borough
Didcot Town

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

Team changes

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Premier Division South table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Chesham United (C, P) 42 28 6 8 83 46 +37 90 Promotion to the National League South
2 AFC Totton 42 23 12 7 89 45 +44 81 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Salisbury (O, P) 42 23 10 9 70 46 +24 79
4 Gosport Borough 42 23 9 10 75 43 +32 78
5 Bracknell Town 42 21 5 16 84 71 +13 68
6 Merthyr Town 42 20 7 15 85 59 +26 67
7 Walton & Hersham 42 18 11 13 78 67 +11 65
8 Hungerford Town 42 18 10 14 77 70 +7 64
9 Dorchester Town 42 17 9 16 66 77 −11 60
10 Hendon 42 14 16 12 70 65 +5 58 Transferred to the Isthmian League
11 Winchester City 42 15 12 15 63 67 −4 57
12 Basingstoke Town 42 15 8 19 69 83 −14 53
13 Poole Town 42 16 4 22 70 76 −6 52
14 Tiverton Town 42 14 10 18 64 74 −10 52
15 Sholing 42 13 10 19 52 63 −11 49
16 Swindon Supermarine 42 13 10 19 73 92 −19 49
17 Hanwell Town 42 12 12 18 64 71 −7 48
18 Plymouth Parkway 42 12 12 18 60 68 −8 48
19 Beaconsfield Town (R) 42 13 9 20 63 78 −15 48 Relegation to Division One Central
20 Hayes & Yeading United (R) 42 11 13 18 59 67 −8 46 Relegation to the Isthmian League South Central
21 Harrow Borough (R) 42 10 9 23 60 97 −37 39
22 Didcot Town (R) 42 6 10 26 45 94 −49 28 Relegation to Division One South
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[5]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the National League.

Results table

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Home \ Away TOT BAS BEA BRA CHE DID DOR GOS HAN HAB HAY HEN HUN MER PLY POO SAL SHO SWI TIV W&H WIN
AFC Totton — 2–2 3–0 3–2 2–2 7–1 4–4 1–1 5–3 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–3 3–1 5–0 3–0 1–1
Basingstoke Town 3–2 — 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–4 3–1 3–0 1–3 5–0 0–3 3–2 2–2 1–3 1–0 4–2 0–0 1–2 4–3 3–2 3–3 0–2
Beaconsfield Town 0–2 2–3 — 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–4 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–3 2–2 3–3 0–5 1–1 1–3 0–0 2–1 3–4 2–3 2–1 1–2
Bracknell Town 1–5 4–0 0–3 — 4–0 5–1 1–3 4–3 3–1 1–1 3–3 1–0 3–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 5–1 5–0 3–0 3–0 3–1
Chesham United 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 — 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–3 3–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 1–2
Didcot Town 0–1 2–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 — 0–1 0–4 1–3 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 3–2 0–7 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–0
Dorchester Town 0–4 4–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 3–1 — 0–3 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–4 3–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–4
Gosport Borough 2–0 4–1 1–2 2–0 4–2 0–0 2–2 — 3–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 4–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–1
Hanwell Town 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–3 2–0 1–1 0–0 — 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–4 4–0 0–3 2–3 2–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 4–4
Harrow Borough 1–2 4–2 2–1 1–4 1–4 3–3 0–2 2–0 0–3 — 1–1 1–3 1–6 1–2 2–1 2–4 2–3 3–2 2–2 1–2 1–4 1–2
Hayes & Yeading United 0–1 1–0 1–3 3–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–3 1–3 3–0 — 0–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 5–3 0–2 0–0 2–2 5–2 0–0 1–3
Hendon 3–3 2–0 4–5 1–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 3–3 2–2 4–3 — 2–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 3–1 2–3 2–3 1–1 2–1
Hungerford Town 1–0 1–0 3–1 3–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–1 3–3 3–0 — 1–1 7–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 1–2 0–1 2–2
Merthyr Town 1–3 4–1 2–3 2–3 1–3 4–0 3–2 1–4 4–0 7–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 — 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 4–1 2–1 1–1 1–2
Plymouth Parkway 0–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 4–0 2–1 5–0 0–2 1–2 1–3 3–1 3–0 6–2 1–3 — 1–0 0–1 1–3 4–1 1–1 2–2 1–1
Poole Town 0–0 0–1 3–0 3–1 2–5 2–0 1–2 2–0 0–3 1–0 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 2–2 — 4–5 0–3 1–0 2–0 1–3 2–1
Salisbury 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 — 3–0 3–2 4–2 1–0 2–2
Sholing 0–0 0–4 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–2 3–3 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 — 3–0 0–4 0–1 5–1
Swindon Supermarine 2–2 3–0 3–3 3–1 2–1 4–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 3–2 0–1 2–3 0–3 3–0 2–7 3–3 0–0 — 2–2 2–1 3–0
Tiverton Town 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–0 5–3 0–2 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–4 0–1 2–0 2–2 4–2 1–3 1–0 1–1 — 2–2 2–0
Walton & Hersham 2–2 1–2 1–0 5–2 2–2 4–2 6–3 0–4 1–2 4–4 2–0 1–3 4–1 2–3 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–0 4–2 2–0 — 3–1
Winchester City 0–6 2–1 1–0 5–0 0–3 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–1 2–1 —
Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 AFC Totton 2
5 Bracknell Town 1
2 AFC Totton 2 (3)
3 Salisbury 2 (4)
3 Salisbury 2
4 Gosport Borough 1

Semi-finals

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1 May AFC Totton 2–1 (a.e.t.)Bracknell TownTotton
19:45
Report
Stadium: Testwood Stadium
Attendance: 1,023
Referee: Will Briers
1 May Salisbury 2–1Gosport BoroughSalisbury
19:45
Report
Stadium: Raymond McEnhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,234
Referee: Steven Swan

Final

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6 May AFC Totton2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Salisbury Totton
15:00
Report
Stadium: Testwood Stadium
Attendance: 2,061
Referee: Callum Jones

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

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Southern Football League
Division One Central
Season2023–24
ChampionsBiggleswade Town
PromotedBiggleswade Town
RelegatedKempston Rovers

Division One Central comprises 19 teams, 14 of which competed in the previous season. It had been intended that there be 20 teams, but Marlow, due to have transferred from the Isthmian League, successfully appealed against the transfer.[2]

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Division One Central table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Biggleswade Town (C, P) 36 22 6 8 77 39 +38 72 Promotion to the Premier Division Central
2 Bedford Town (O, P) 36 20 9 7 78 37 +41 69 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 AFC Dunstable 36 20 4 12 77 66 +11 64
4 Waltham Abbey 36 18 7 11 70 55 +15 61 Qualification for the play-offs,
then transfer to the Isthmian League
5 Ware 36 18 5 13 69 61 +8 59 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
6 Cirencester Town (R) 36 16 9 11 66 44 +22 57 Resigned and demoted to the Hellenic League[6]
7 Stotfold 36 16 7 13 67 56 +11 55
8 Hadley 36 17 4 15 64 60 +4 55
9 Welwyn Garden City 36 17 3 16 79 79 0 54
10 Biggleswade 36 14 6 16 62 58 +4 48
11 Kings Langley 36 13 9 14 71 74 −3 48
12 Barton Rovers 36 11 11 14 58 65 −7 44
13 Kidlington 36 12 8 16 49 60 −11 44
14 Hertford Town 36 13 5 18 55 73 −18 44
15 Aylesbury United 36 12 7 17 61 74 −13 43
16 North Leigh 36 14 1 21 52 80 −28 43
17 Leighton Town 36 12 6 18 51 62 −11 42
18 Thame United 36 11 4 21 51 70 −19 37 Reprieve from relegation[b]
19 Kempston Rovers (R) 36 8 5 23 36 80 −44 29 Relegation to the Spartan South Midlands League
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[5]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Four teams play for one spot and possible promotion to Step 3.
  2. ^ Nuneaton Borough resigned from the Southern League. Because of this, Thame United were reprieved from relegation.

Results table

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Home \ Away DUN AYU BAR BDT BIG BIT CIR HAD HER KEM KID KLL LEI NOR STO THM WAA WAR WGC
AFC Dunstable — 1–2 4–0 1–3 3–2 1–0 2–3 2–1 4–1 2–1 2–0 5–6 4–4 2–4 2–0 2–1 2–5 1–3 1–0
Aylesbury United 2–1 — 0–4 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–3 2–3 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–2 2–4 2–0 4–4 1–2 3–2 0–0 3–2
Barton Rovers 3–0 4–2 — 0–0 1–2 0–3 1–3 5–2 2–1 2–2 1–4 3–3 2–0 1–1 0–3 2–2 0–0 2–1 3–2
Bedford Town 0–3 1–2 2–0 — 2–1 2–3 3–1 2–3 7–0 2–0 5–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–2 0–1 7–1 5–1
Biggleswade 2–3 2–0 2–2 2–2 — 1–2 1–1 4–3 1–2 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 3–1 0–2 0–1 4–0 4–5
Biggleswade Town 2–2 2–1 3–2 0–1 2–0 — 1–2 2–2 2–3 0–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–3 1–0 2–3 4–1 4–3
Cirencester Town 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 1–4 — 3–0 3–1 4–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–2 3–0 4–1 0–1 3–0
Hadley 1–0 1–2 1–3 0–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 — 3–1 1–0 0–3 2–1 0–1 6–0 2–1 3–0 4–3 0–0 3–2
Hertford Town 1–2 2–2 0–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–3 4–2 — 3–1 1–1 4–2 1–3 2–1 1–3 5–1 2–1 0–2 1–2
Kempston Rovers 0–2 0–5 2–2 2–1 1–3 0–3 1–3 1–6 1–4 — 0–0 0–3 2–0 1–2 1–4 1–0 0–0 4–2 1–2
Kidlington 2–3 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–4 4–3 0–0 2–0 0–1 — 2–2 4–1 4–2 1–3 2–1 3–3 1–0 0–2
Kings Langley 4–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 6–2 4–2 — 0–3 5–1 2–2 3–1 1–2 4–1 2–4
Leighton Town 1–2 4–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–0 1–2 3–2 1–3 1–0 0–1 — 1–2 5–1 3–1 0–0 0–4 1–4
North Leigh 3–0 2–3 3–4 1–4 0–3 0–4 2–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 3–0 4–1 3–0 — 1–4 3–0 1–0 1–3 1–2
Stotfold 0–1 4–3 1–0 0–2 6–0 1–3 2–1 2–0 5–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–2 — 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1
Thame United 3–3 3–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 1–3 3–0 2–1 — 2–4 1–3 0–1
Waltham Abbey 2–6 2–3 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–3 5–1 3–1 2–0 2–4 2–1 4–0 2–1 3–2 — 4–1 1–4
Ware 1–2 2–3 3–1 4–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 4–2 1–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 5–1 1–3 1–1 4–4 1–0 — 4–2
Welwyn Garden City 1–2 3–3 3–2 1–3 2–5 0–3 1–1 2–1 0–0 4–2 2–0 6–1 2–1 1–3 3–0 3–4 1–4 5–4 —
Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Bedford Town 2
5 Ware 1
2 Bedford Town 2
4 Waltham Abbey 1
3 AFC Dunstable 3 (7)
4 Waltham Abbey 3 (8)

Semi-finals

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1 May Bedford Town 2–1WareCardington
19:45
Report
Stadium: The New Eyrie
Attendance: 1,053
1 May AFC Dunstable3–3 (a.e.t.)
(7-8 p)		 Waltham Abbey Dunstable
19:45
Report
Stadium: Creasey Park
Attendance: 525
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Final

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6 May Bedford Town 2–1Waltham AbbeyCardington
15:00
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Stadium: The New Eyrie
Attendance: 2,052

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

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Southern Football League
Division One South
Season2023–24
ChampionsWimborne Town
PromotedWimborne Town
Frome Town
RelegatedPaulton Rovers

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

Team changes

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Division One South table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Wimborne Town (C, P) 36 24 7 5 76 42 +34 79 Promotion to the Premier Division South
2 Frome Town (O, P) 36 22 9 5 74 42 +32 75 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Cribbs 36 18 12 6 56 46 +10 66
4 Bristol Manor Farm 36 17 8 11 67 50 +17 59
5 Mousehole 36 17 7 12 82 58 +24 58
6 Larkhall Athletic 36 16 10 10 67 53 +14 58
7 Evesham United 36 13 12 11 56 47 +9 51
8 Yate Town 36 13 11 12 56 46 +10 50
9 Bishop's Cleeve 36 13 9 14 68 63 +5 48
10 Malvern Town 36 13 8 15 59 61 −2 47
11 Tavistock 36 13 7 16 62 71 −9 46
12 Bideford 36 13 7 16 46 58 −12 46
13 Bemerton Heath Harlequins 36 12 7 17 52 71 −19 43
14 Willand Rovers 36 11 9 16 50 60 −10 42
15 Bashley 36 11 9 16 45 59 −14 42
16 Melksham Town 36 10 10 16 52 65 −13 40
17 Westbury United 36 8 10 18 45 62 −17 34
18 Exmouth Town 36 9 6 21 49 67 −18 33
19 Paulton Rovers (R) 36 6 8 22 37 78 −41 26 Relegation to the Western League
20 Hamworthy United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned to the Wessex League[b]
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[5]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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.[7]

Results table

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Home \ Away BAS BHH BID BIS BMF CRI EVE EXM FRO LAR MAL MEL MOU PAU TAV WES WIL WIM YAT
Bashley — 2–3 1–3 0–2 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 3–2 1–3 1–2 1–2 2–0 4–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–2 2–0
Bemerton Heath Harlequins 2–4 — 2–0 1–2 4–2 0–2 0–5 0–3 3–1 2–1 0–4 2–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 4–2 0–0 4–0
Bideford 1–3 1–1 — 4–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–1 0–1 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–3 0–3 0–2 3–1 1–1
Bishop's Cleeve 1–1 2–0 0–1 — 0–2 2–2 3–0 1–4 2–2 4–0 0–0 6–1 4–1 6–2 3–4 3–2 0–0 2–5 2–2
Bristol Manor Farm 0–0 4–0 2–3 1–1 — 3–1 2–0 3–2 1–2 2–2 3–1 3–0 3–4 0–3 2–3 2–0 3–0 1–2 1–1
Cribbs 2–2 1–0 2–0 0–4 1–0 — 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1
Evesham United 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 — 2–4 2–3 0–0 0–2 5–3 1–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 3–2 0–0 1–1
Exmouth Town 0–1 0–4 0–1 1–1 2–3 2–3 1–1 — 0–0 5–0 1–3 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–4 1–2
Frome Town 2–1 3–0 4–0 1–0 3–3 0–0 3–2 2–1 — 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 3–1 3–0 2–2 2–0
Larkhall Athletic 2–0 1–2 4–3 1–3 1–3 5–1 1–1 5–0 1–1 — 2–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–2
Malvern Town 6–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–3 2–3 3–0 1–3 2–4 — 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–3 3–0 1–2 0–0
Melksham Town 0–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 2–3 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–5 2–2 — 3–2 5–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–3 0–3
Mousehole 2–2 3–1 5–0 7–3 2–0 2–2 1–3 4–1 3–2 1–1 3–0 3–4 — 3–0 3–2 4–0 4–0 1–3 0–1
Paulton Rovers 1–2 4–4 0–1 2–4 1–3 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–7 0–1 2–2 0–1 3–3 — 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–0
Tavistock 2–3 1–2 1–2 3–1 0–2 5–4 1–3 0–2 6–2 3–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 — 0–0 1–3 3–2 1–1
Westbury United 2–0 2–0 0–0 4–4 0–4 0–0 0–1 0–2 2–3 1–1 5–3 1–4 0–4 3–4 2–3 — 2–3 3–2 0–2
Willand Rovers 0–2 2–4 2–1 4–0 1–2 2–1 3–1 3–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 5–1 2–0 0–0 — 0–1 2–2
Wimborne Town 4–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 4–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 3–2 3–2 4–2 — 1–0
Yate Town 0–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–3 1–5 4–1 0–1 4–1 2–3 4–1 1–2 3–0 5–1 2–1 3–0 0–2 —
Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Frome Town 3
5 Mousehole 0
2 Frome Town 3
4 Bristol Manor Farm 1
3 Cribbs 1
4 Bristol Manor Farm 2

Semi-finals

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1 May 2024 Frome Town 3–0MouseholeFrome
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: Badgers Hill
Attendance: 1,099
Referee: Robert Harrison
1 May 2024 Cribbs1–2 Bristol Manor Farm Cribbs Causeway
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: The Lawns
Attendance: 837
Referee: Dale Wootton

Final

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6 May Frome Town 3–1Bristol Manor FarmFrome
15:00
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Stadium: Badgers Hill
Attendance: 2,235
Referee: Adam Merchant

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

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References

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  1. ^ Whitney, Steve (15 May 2023). "National League System Allocations for the Southern Football League". Pitching In partners with Southern Football League. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Whitney, Steve (12 June 2023). "Marlow's Successful Appeal Leaves League One Short". The Southern League. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  3. ^ https://southern-football-league.co.uk/News/135930/Premier-Division-Central-Reprieve
  4. ^ "MICKLEOVER FC | POINTS DEDUCTION". Southern Football League. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
  6. ^ Halliwell, Mark (17 May 2024). "UPDATED: Cirencester Town announce shock resignation from the Southern League and join Hellenic League - new league allocations announced by the FA". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Hamworthy United | Announcement". Southern Football League. 6 October 2023.
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