2024–25 Southern Football League

The 2024–25 Southern Football League season is the 122nd 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 17 May 2024. There were to be 88 teams in the Southern League, 22 in each of the four divisions. However, Coalville Town, who were due to have competed in the Premier Division Central, subsequently resigned from the Southern League; their place was filled by Hitchin Town who were reprieved from relegation to Division One Central leaving an unfilled vacancy in that division, which therefore comprised 21 teams instead of 22.[1][2]

Premier Division Central

Southern Football League
Premier Division Central
Season2024–25
ChampionsBedford Town
PromotedBedford Town
AFC Telford United
RelegatedLowestoft Town
Hitchin Town
Biggleswade Town

Premier Division Central comprises 22 teams, 15 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 Bedford Town (C, P) 42 25 7 10 79 58 +21 82 Promotion to the National League North
2 Kettering Town 42 22 11 9 73 44 +29 77 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 AFC Telford United (O, P) 42 19 17 6 82 60 +22 74
4 Halesowen Town 42 21 11 10 65 46 +19 74
5 Harborough Town 42 20 11 11 65 42 +23 71
6 Stamford 42 20 9 13 53 51 +2 69
7 Spalding United 42 20 8 14 70 54 +16 68
8 Stratford Town 42 18 13 11 61 44 +17 67
9 Stourbridge 42 18 9 15 60 50 +10 63
10 Leiston 42 16 12 14 56 58 −2 60
11 Royston Town 42 14 15 13 51 49 +2 57
12 Banbury United 42 14 15 13 40 40 0 57
13 Alvechurch 42 16 8 18 49 46 +3 56
14 Bromsgrove Sporting 42 15 6 21 57 61 −4 51
15 Bishop's Stortford 42 14 9 19 52 62 −10 51
16 St Ives Town 42 13 11 18 58 60 −2 50
17 AFC Sudbury 42 13 11 18 52 57 −5 50
18 Redditch United 42 13 10 19 50 58 −8 49
19 Barwell 42 13 7 22 56 75 −19 46 Reprieved from relegation[b]
20 Lowestoft Town (R) 42 10 7 25 55 106 −51 37 Relegation to the Isthmian League North
21 Hitchin Town (R) 42 8 10 24 54 84 −30 34 Relegation to Division One Central
22 Biggleswade Town (R) 42 5 13 24 44 77 −33 28
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[3]
(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. ^ Barwell were reprieved from relegation due to the demotion of Farsley Celtic to the Northern Counties East League.

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Kettering Town 0 (4)
5 Harborough Town 0 (3)
2 Kettering Town 2
3 AFC Telford United 4
3 AFC Telford United 3
4 Halesowen Town 2

Semifinals

30 April AFC Telford United 3–2Halesowen TownWellington
19:45 Hadley-Allen 42'
Pendley 45'
Stenson 78'		 Donnelly 22'
Wragg 75'		 Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 3,204
30 April Kettering Town 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		Harborough TownBurton Latimer
19:45 Stadium: Latimer Park
Attendance: 2,760
Penalties
  • Burgess
  • Morgan
  • Walsh
  • Malone
  • Williams
  • Cordeiro
  • Kennedy

Final

5 May Kettering Town2–4 AFC Telford United Burton Latimer
15:00
  • Pendley 48'
  • Fridye-Harper 60'
  • Poggott 67'
  • Hilton 90+2'
 Stadium: Latimer Park
Attendance: 2,810

Results table

Home \ Away SUD TEL ALV BAN BAR BED BIG BIS BRO HAL HAR HIT KET LEI LOW RED ROY SPA STI STA STO STR
AFC Sudbury — 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–5 1–1 0–1 1–2 6–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
AFC Telford United 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 3–0 6–2 1–1 4–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 5–4 1–3 3–1 7–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–5 2–1
Alvechurch 1–1 3–1 — 0–1 3–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 4–1 0–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–2
Banbury United 1–1 0–0 0–0 — 1–2 2–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–2 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0
Barwell 3–1 2–0 5–3 0–1 — 0–1 3–1 4–1 2–3 0–5 2–2 4–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–3 1–7 3–2 0–1 0–2 2–1
Bedford Town 3–1 2–3 1–0 2–2 1–3 — 3–2 2–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–3 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–5 0–3 4–0 2–0 2–1
Biggleswade Town 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 — 2–3 0–1 0–1 2–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–4 3–4 1–0 0–2 1–4 0–2
Bishop's Stortford 0–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 — 0–2 1–2 0–4 3–2 0–2 1–2 4–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 1–1
Bromsgrove Sporting 3–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 3–0 0–3 3–0 2–3 — 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–3 0–1 2–0 1–3
Halesowen Town 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–4 3–1 4–0 0–2 — 1–0 0–4 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–3
Harborough Town 1–0 1–2 0–1 4–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 — 1–0 2–1 4–0 2–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 3–1
Hitchin Town 0–1 3–3 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–2 1–3 1–2 3–0 — 0–3 1–1 2–5 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–5 0–1
Kettering Town 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–2 — 2–1 4–1 3–1 1–0 4–0 2–3 2–0 2–0 1–1
Leiston 3–2 0–2 2–1 3–0 3–4 0–2 2–3 1–1 0–0 0–3 1–1 2–0 0–2 — 7–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–3 1–0
Lowestoft Town 1–3 1–2 0–4 2–5 1–0 2–3 2–2 2–1 3–0 0–5 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 — 0–1 3–2 0–5 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–2
Redditch United 1–2 3–1 0–1 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 4–0 3–2 1–2 3–4 — 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 1–1
Royston Town 3–0 3–3 0–2 1–0 3–2 1–0 3–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 — 0–3 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–1
Spalding United 0–3 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–2 1–1 1–2 3–2 2–1 0–0 — 3–1 5–0 2–1 3–0
St Ives Town 1–3 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–3 0–0 4–1 3–1 1–2 1–3 3–1 0–3 0–1 5–1 — 1–1 3–1 2–2
Stamford 1–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–3 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 — 1–0 0–2
Stourbridge 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 4–2 2–2 1–4 3–1 1–3 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 — 0–2
Stratford Town 3–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–3 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–3 3–0 1–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 —
Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

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
Banbury United Banbury Spencer Stadium 2,000
Barwell Barwell Kirkby Road 2,500
Bedford Town Bedford The Eyrie 3,000
Biggleswade Town Biggleswade Langford Road 3,000
Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park 4,525
Bromsgrove Sporting Bromsgrove Victoria Ground 4,893
Halesowen Town Halesowen The Grove 3,150
Harborough Town Market Harborough Bowden Park 1,000
Hitchin Town Hitchin Top Field 4,554
Kettering Town Kettering Latimer Park (groundshare with Burton Park Wanderers) 2,400
Leiston Leiston Victory Road 2,250
Lowestoft Town Lowestoft Crown Meadow 3,000
Redditch United Redditch The Valley 5,000
Royston Town Royston Garden Walk 5,000
Spalding United Spalding Sir Halley Stewart Field 3,500
St Ives Town St Ives Westwood Road 2,000
Stamford Stamford Borderville Sports Centre 2,000
Stourbridge Stourbridge War Memorial Athletic Ground 2,626
Stratford Town Stratford-upon-Avon Knights Lane 2,000

Premier Division South

Southern Football League
Premier Division South
Season2024–25
ChampionsMerthyr Town
PromotedMerthyr Town
RelegatedWinchester City
Swindon Supermarine
Frome Town
Marlow

Premier Division South comprises 22 teams, 15 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 Merthyr Town (C, P) 42 27 10 5 105 46 +59 91 Promotion to the National League North
2 AFC Totton (O, P) 42 25 13 4 85 35 +50 88 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Walton & Hersham 42 24 11 7 90 54 +36 83
4 Gloucester City 42 21 14 7 81 53 +28 77
5 Dorchester Town 42 19 18 5 75 48 +27 75
6 Havant & Waterlooville 42 21 11 10 84 49 +35 74
7 Hungerford Town 42 16 11 15 63 55 +8 59
8 Hanwell Town 42 15 13 14 58 62 −4 58
9 Taunton Town 42 13 18 11 64 58 +6 57
10 Wimborne Town 42 15 12 15 49 56 −7 57
11 Sholing 42 14 10 18 59 68 −9 52
12 Gosport Borough 42 13 12 17 53 61 −8 51
13 Plymouth Parkway 42 14 8 20 63 77 −14 50
14 Poole Town 42 13 10 19 48 62 −14 49
15 Basingstoke Town 42 11 15 16 62 64 −2 48
16 Chertsey Town 42 14 5 23 67 82 −15 47
17 Tiverton Town 42 12 11 19 39 71 −32 47
18 Bracknell Town 42 11 13 18 57 72 −15 46
19 Winchester City (R) 42 12 10 20 54 74 −20 46 Relegation to Division One South
20 Swindon Supermarine (R) 42 12 8 22 60 78 −18 44
21 Frome Town (R) 42 9 13 20 39 60 −21 40
22 Marlow (R) 42 5 6 31 45 115 −70 21 Relegation to Division One Central
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[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the National League.

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 AFC Totton (a.e.t.) 4
5 Dorchester Town 3
2 AFC Totton 1
4 Gloucester City 0
3 Walton & Hersham 2 (3)
4 Gloucester City 2 (5)

Semifinals

30 April AFC Totton 4–3 (a.e.t.)Dorchester TownTotton
19:45
Report
  • Pardoe 5'
  • Roberts 18'
  • Dickonson 90+20'
 Stadium: Testwood Stadium
Attendance: 2,019
30 April Walton & Hersham2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Gloucester City Walton-on-Thames
19:45
Stadium: Elmbridge Sports Hub
Attendance: 1,766
Penalties
  • Bolton
  • Nuur
  • Obeng
  • Ridgley

Final

5 May AFC Totton 1–0Gloucester CityTotton
15:00
  • Taylor 70'
 Report Stadium: Testwood Stadium
Attendance: 2,079

Results table

Home \ Away TOT BAS BRA CHE DOR FRO GLO GOS HAN HAV HUN MAR MER PLY POO SHO SWI TAU TIV W&H WIM WIN
AFC Totton — 2–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 6–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 5–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 2–0
Basingstoke Town 0–0 — 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–4 0–3 1–1 2–2 4–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 3–0 0–2 1–3 1–0 2–1 2–0
Bracknell Town 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 4–1 0–1 4–0 4–1 1–1 0–4 4–1 1–2 1–3 0–0 1–4 4–2 0–2 2–0 1–5 0–0 1–3
Chertsey Town 1–2 3–0 3–1 — 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–4 4–1 2–5 1–2 1–2 2–1 4–0 3–4 3–3 2–2 1–2 1–2 3–3
Dorchester Town 3–2 3–2 1–0 3–1 — 4–0 1–0 0–2 0–3 1–1 4–2 6–0 2–2 1–0 3–2 1–1 4–1 1–1 5–0 1–0 1–1 1–0
Frome Town 0–4 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–3 — 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–3 0–2 5–0 2–3 0–3 3–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–1
Gloucester City 0–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 3–3 2–0 — 2–2 5–0 2–1 2–1 7–0 2–1 3–2 4–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–2 1–0 5–0
Gosport Borough 1–2 3–3 4–3 0–2 2–2 0–1 1–3 — 3–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 4–1 3–2 1–1 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–3
Hanwell Town 1–0 1–2 3–1 1–2 3–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 — 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 3–3 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 3–3 2–2 1–1
Havant & Waterlooville 1–1 5–1 3–0 3–0 1–1 5–0 4–0 3–1 5–2 — 0–0 5–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 3–2 2–0 3–1 2–3 2–0 0–1
Hungerford Town 0–3 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 5–2 2–0 1–0 — 4–0 1–3 9–3 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1
Marlow 0–2 1–4 2–2 0–5 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–2 — 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–3 3–2 1–1
Merthyr Town 1–1 1–1 5–1 3–1 0–0 4–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 5–1 3–0 2–1 — 2–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–0 6–0 5–2 6–0 3–1
Plymouth Parkway 1–2 1–3 3–3 2–1 1–2 0–3 6–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 0–2 5–0 2–4 — 3–1 3–1 2–3 2–2 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–3
Poole Town 0–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–3 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–6 3–1 — 2–0 4–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–2
Sholing 0–3 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–5 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 5–1 4–0 1–0 0–3 2–1 0–0 — 3–5 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–1
Swindon Supermarine 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–5 2–2 5–0 1–2 — 1–2 4–0 0–3 0–0 2–0
Taunton Town 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 3–3 3–1 3–3 1–1 2–1 5–2 2–3 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 — 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–1
Tiverton Town 0–1 0–5 2–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–3 3–2 1–1 0–0 3–1 3–3 1–0 0–3 — 1–0 1–0 2–1
Walton & Hersham 3–2 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–2 1–1 4–4 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–0 5–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 4–2 0–1 3–0 — 2–1 4–2
Wimborne Town 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 3–0 0–4 — 2–4
Winchester City 1–4 2–4 0–0 4–1 0–0 1–3 2–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–4 —
Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

Locations of the Premier Division South clubs
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
Bracknell Town Sandhurst SB Stadium 1,950
Chertsey Town Chertsey Alwyns Lane 2,500
Dorchester Town Dorchester The Avenue Stadium 5,000
Frome Town Frome Badgers Hill 2,000
Gloucester City Gloucester Meadow Park 3,600
Gosport Borough Gosport Privett Park 4,500
Hanwell Town Perivale Powerday Stadium 3,000
Havant & Waterlooville Havant Westleigh Park 5,300
Hungerford Town Hungerford Bulpit Lane 2,500
Marlow Marlow Alfred Davis Memorial Ground 3,000
Merthyr Town Merthyr Tydfil Penydarren Park 4,000
Plymouth Parkway Plymouth Bolitho Park 3,500
Poole Town Poole The BlackGold Stadium 2,500
Sholing Sholing Universal Stadium 1,000
Swindon Supermarine South Marston Hunts Copse Ground 3,000
Taunton Town Taunton Wordsworth Drive 2,500
Tiverton Town Tiverton Ladysmead 3,500
Walton & Hersham Walton-on-Thames Elmbridge Sports Hub 2,500
Wimborne Town Wimborne Minster The Cuthbury 3,000
Winchester City Winchester The City Ground 4,500

Division One Central

Southern Football League
Division One Central
Season2024–25
ChampionsReal Bedford
PromotedReal Bedford
Berkhamsted
RelegatedKings Langley
Kidlington
North Leigh

Division One Central comprises 21 teams, 14 of which competed in the previous season. It had been intended that there would be 22 teams, but Hitchin Town were reprieved from relegation from the Premier Division Central following the resignation of Coalville Town.[2]

Team changes

Division One Central table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Real Bedford (C, P) 40 33 5 2 129 33 +96 104 Promotion to Premier Division Central
2 Berkhamsted (O, P) 40 27 8 5 94 47 +47 89 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Flackwell Heath 40 26 6 8 89 45 +44 84
4 Barton Rovers 40 22 11 7 72 47 +25 77
5 Hadley 40 22 9 9 81 49 +32 75
6 Thame United 40 22 6 12 77 58 +19 72
7 Leighton Town 40 18 9 13 63 52 +11 63
8 Biggleswade 40 16 10 14 62 72 −10 58
9 Welwyn Garden City 40 16 9 15 58 53 +5 57
10 Ware 40 13 17 10 64 51 +13 56
11 Beaconsfield Town 40 13 11 16 58 62 −4 50
12 Enfield 40 12 12 16 62 68 −6 48
13 Hertford Town 40 12 12 16 59 67 −8 48
14 AFC Dunstable 40 13 8 19 50 68 −18 47
15 Aylesbury United 40 14 3 23 46 70 −24 45
16 Northwood 40 12 4 24 58 79 −21 40
17 Stotfold 40 11 7 22 52 86 −34 40
18 Leverstock Green 40 9 12 19 46 63 −17 39
19 Kings Langley (R) 40 9 11 20 52 64 −12 38 Relegation to the Spartan South Midlands League
20 Kidlington (R) 40 7 7 26 39 90 −51 28 Relegation to the Combined Counties League
21 North Leigh (R) 40 2 5 33 23 110 −87 11
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[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and possible promotion to Step 3.

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Berkhamsted 5
5 Hadley 0
2 Berkhamsted 5
3 Flackwell Heath 0
3 Flackwell Heath 2
4 Barton Rovers 0

Semifinals

30 April Berkhamsted 5–0HadleyBerkhamsted
19:45
  • Tomlinson 35'
  • Andrews 39'
  • Kinnane 43'
  • Christie 47'
  • Collier 79'
 Stadium: Broadwater
Attendance: 896
30 April Flackwell Heath 2–0Barton RoversFlackwell Heath
19:45
  • Makowski 5', 90'
 Report Stadium: Wilks Park
Attendance: 718
Referee: Callum Parke

Final

5 May Berkhamsted 5–0Flackwell HeathBerkhamsted
3:00
  • Lacey 38', 89'
  • Bateman 58', 82'
  • Tomlinson 63'
 Report Stadium: Broadwater
Attendance: 1,963

Results table

Home \ Away DUN AYU BAR BEA BER BIG ENF FLA HAD HER KID KLL LEI LEV NLE NWD RBE STO THM WAR WGC
AFC Dunstable — 0–1 2–4 1–1 1–3 1–2 4–2 0–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 3–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–1
Aylesbury United 1–3 — 1–3 0–2 1–4 1–3 2–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–4 0–1 0–3 3–0 1–1
Barton Rovers 2–1 1–2 — 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 4–0 2–2 0–4 4–2 3–0 2–0 2–0
Beaconsfield Town 2–2 3–0 0–3 — 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–1 4–2 2–1 1–3 2–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–3 3–1
Berkhamsted 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 — 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–1 3–5 0–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 4–0 5–1 0–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–3
Biggleswade 3–0 0–3 0–4 1–0 1–2 — 2–2 2–3 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–3 2–0 3–3 1–1 5–2 0–4 3–1 2–3 1–1 2–1
Enfield 1–5 3–2 3–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 — 0–2 1–0 2–1 7–0 2–0 1–5 1–4 2–1 2–0 1–3 4–2 0–1 1–1 2–3
Flackwell Heath 6–0 5–0 0–3 2–1 2–4 3–0 2–1 — 4–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–0
Hadley 3–0 1–0 5–0 3–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 0–3 — 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–4 2–2 6–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–0
Hertford Town 4–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–6 2–2 — 2–1 0–0 4–1 0–1 2–1 4–2 0–3 1–1 1–2 1–5 2–2
Kidlington 1–2 2–3 1–1 0–0 1–4 1–3 3–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 — 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 2–5 0–3 3–2 0–2 1–1 2–4
Kings Langley 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–3 2–4 1–4 2–3 — 0–1 4–0 3–0 3–1 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–3 2–2
Leighton Town 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 2–4 3–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 — 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–4 3–4 1–2 1–1 2–0
Leverstock Green 4–0 0–3 0–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 3–0 2–2 — 2–0 1–0 0–3 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–3
North Leigh 0–2 0–3 0–2 0–2 2–5 0–2 0–0 2–3 2–6 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–3 3–2 — 1–4 0–3 2–3 0–1 0–0 1–1
Northwood 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 6–0 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 3–0 2–3 3–0 2–2 2–0 — 1–3 1–0 3–2 1–3 1–2
Real Bedford 3–1 3–2 5–1 7–1 5–1 6–2 3–1 5–5 1–1 2–0 5–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 8–0 5–0 — 6–0 7–2 1–1 1–2
Stotfold 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–3 0–2 3–4 0–3 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 0–3 2–3 1–0 3–0 2–4 0–2 — 2–2 1–4 2–1
Thame United 2–3 4–0 0–0 3–2 0–4 1–3 2–0 1–2 4–4 4–0 5–0 3–1 1–0 4–0 3–1 2–1 1–2 4–4 — 4–0 0–1
Ware 2–2 6–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–1 1–3 4–0 2–3 — 1–2
Welwyn Garden City 3–0 2–0 1–4 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 4–0 4–0 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–2 —
Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

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
Beaconsfield Town Beaconsfield Holloways Park 3,500
Berkhamsted Berkhamsted Broadwater 2,500
Biggleswade Biggleswade The Eyrie (groundshare with Bedford Town) 3,000
Enfield Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park (groundshare with Bishop's Stortford) 4,525
Flackwell Heath Flackwell Heath Wilks Park 2,000
Hadley London (Arkley) Brickfield Lane 2,000
Hertford Town Hertford Hertingfordbury Park 6,500
Kidlington Kidlington Yarnton Road 1,500
Kings Langley Kings Langley Sadiku Stadium 1,963
Leighton Town Leighton Buzzard Bell Close 2,800
Leverstock Green Leverstock Green Pancake Lane 1,500
North Leigh North Leigh Eynsham Hall Park Sports Ground 2,000
Northwood Northwood Northwood Park 3,075
Real Bedford Bedford McMullen Park 1,500
Stotfold Stotfold The JSJ Stadium 1,500
Thame United Thame Meadow View Park 2,000
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
Season2024–25
ChampionsYate Town
PromotedYate Town
Evesham United
RelegatedHelston Athletic
Thatcham Town
Cribbs
Cinderford Town

Division One South comprises 22 teams, 16 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 Yate Town (C, P) 42 26 10 6 72 38 +34 88 Promotion to Premier Division South
2 Evesham United (O, P) 42 25 7 10 66 36 +30 82 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Bishop's Cleeve 42 24 6 12 76 34 +42 78
4 Malvern Town 42 21 12 9 96 62 +34 75
5 Exmouth Town 42 22 8 12 69 39 +30 74
6 Mousehole 42 20 12 10 82 54 +28 72
7 Bemerton Heath Harlequins (R) 42 21 9 12 79 58 +21 72 Resigned and demoted to the Wessex League
8 Melksham Town 42 17 12 13 72 54 +18 63
9 Falmouth Town 42 17 7 18 62 61 +1 58
10 Bideford 42 15 13 14 64 65 −1 58
11 Didcot Town 42 15 12 15 55 63 −8 57
12 Bristol Manor Farm 42 13 16 13 73 70 +3 55
13 Westbury United 42 15 10 17 58 57 +1 55
14 Bashley 42 14 13 15 54 66 −12 55
15 Willand Rovers 42 13 13 16 61 62 −1 52
16 Tavistock 42 14 8 20 55 58 −3 49[b]
17 Shaftesbury 42 13 7 22 64 86 −22 46
18 Larkhall Athletic 42 11 10 21 56 79 −23 43
19 Helston Athletic (R) 42 10 11 21 54 100 −46 41 Relegation to the Western League
20 Thatcham Town (R) 42 10 9 23 46 78 −32 39 Relegation to the Combined Counties League
21 Cribbs (R) 42 9 6 27 35 86 −51 33 Relegation to the Hellenic League
22 Cinderford Town (R) 42 8 7 27 56 99 −43 31
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[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Step 3.
  2. ^ Tavistock were deducted one point.

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Evesham United 4
5 Exmouth Town 1
2 Evesham United 1
4 Malvern Town 0
3 Bishop's Cleeve 2
4 Malvern Town (a.e.t.) 3

Semifinals

30 April Bishop's Cleeve2–3 (a.e.t.) Malvern Town Bishop's Cleeve
19:45
  • Ross Langsworthy 25'
  • Malshanskyj 36'
Stadium: Kayte Lane
30 April Evesham United 4–1Exmouth TownEvesham
19:45
  • Steele 57'
  • Middleton 58', 90+1'
  • Wright 77'
  • Griffith 45+2'
 Stadium: The Spiers & Hartwell Stadium
Attendance: 561

Final

5 May Evesham United 1–0Malvern TownEvesham
3:00
  • Steele 63'
 Stadium: The Spiers & Hartwell Stadium
Attendance: 2,949

Results table

Home \ Away BAS BHH BID BIS BMF CIN CRI DID EVE EXM FAL HEL LAR MAL MEL MOU SHA TAV THA WES WIL YAT
Bashley — 1–0 3–2 0–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–1 2–3 0–4 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 3–2 1–2
Bemerton Heath Harlequins 2–1 — 1–1 1–0 7–0 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 5–2 4–3 2–2 1–1 4–1 5–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–1
Bideford 1–2 3–1 — 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 3–3 1–2 4–1 3–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1
Bishop's Cleeve 3–0 1–0 0–1 — 3–3 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 9–0 3–1 4–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 3–0 4–4 2–0 0–0 1–2
Bristol Manor Farm 2–0 1–1 4–1 0–2 — 0–0 4–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 5–1 5–5 3–2 2–2 0–0 0–2 0–2 0–3 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–3
Cinderford Town 1–2 1–3 2–3 3–0 1–6 — 1–2 1–3 0–2 2–2 2–3 0–1 0–3 0–4 3–2 2–2 3–1 2–3 2–2 1–2 0–2 0–2
Cribbs 1–0 0–1 0–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 — 0–3 1–4 0–3 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 3–3 1–4
Didcot Town 0–0 2–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 — 1–1 0–2 3–2 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 3–5 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1
Evesham United 1–2 2–2 3–1 0–4 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 — 0–0 4–0 3–2 5–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 5–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–4 2–1
Exmouth Town 3–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 3–2 2–1 2–0 4–1 0–0 — 3–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–1 1–2 2–0
Falmouth Town 0–3 1–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 4–0 4–1 1–2 2–1 — 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–3 2–3
Helston Athletic 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–8 2–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 2–1 — 1–1 3–4 1–3 4–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–3 2–2 0–2
Larkhall Athletic 1–1 1–4 2–1 1–5 1–1 5–0 3–3 3–2 1–1 0–4 2–3 3–0 — 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 3–0 3–2 1–1 0–2
Malvern Town 5–2 3–2 2–2 0–3 5–4 2–2 5–1 5–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 4–0 4–0 — 0–2 2–3 2–0 2–2 3–0 3–0 4–1 1–1
Melksham Town 4–0 4–1 1–1 1–0 2–3 6–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 3–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–3 — 2–2 2–0 0–3 4–0 2–0 3–0 1–1
Mousehole 1–1 3–2 4–1 2–1 3–0 3–1 4–0 5–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 4–0 1–0 2–1 2–4 — 5–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 2–1
Shaftesbury 2–2 4–1 3–3 0–3 0–3 4–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 7–0 2–2 1–1 4–3 2–5 — 0–0 2–1 5–2 1–0 0–4
Tavistock 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 4–0 3–1 3–3 0–1 0–1 2–3 1–4 3–0 0–2 3–2 0–0 3–1 — 2–0 1–2 0–1 0–1
Thatcham Town 0–2 1–2 3–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–3 0–6 3–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–3 1–0 2–0 — 1–5 4–1 1–3
Westbury United 2–2 3–0 2–2 1–0 1–5 1–2 5–0 2–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–2 2–1 — 1–0 1–2
Willand Rovers 0–1 2–2 2–4 2–1 2–2 3–0 4–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 0–4 — 1–1
Yate Town 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–3 —
Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

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
Cinderford Town Cinderford Causeway Ground 3,500
Cribbs Cribbs Causeway The Lawns 1,000
Didcot Town Didcot Loop Meadow 3,000
Evesham United Evesham Jubilee Stadium 3,000
Exmouth Town Exmouth Southern Road 1,500
Falmouth Town Falmouth Bickland Park 3,572
Helston Athletic Helston Kellaway Park 1,300
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 1,000
Shaftesbury Shaftesbury Cockrams 1,000
Tavistock Tavistock Langsford Park 2,000
Thatcham Town Thatcham Waterside Park 1,500
Westbury United Westbury Meadow Lane 1,000
Willand Rovers Willand The Stan Robinson Stadium 1,000
Yate Town Yate Lodge Road 2,000

References

  1. ^ "NEWS | LEAGUE CONSTITUTION 2024/25". Pitching In partners with Southern Football League. 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Mills, Jason (28 May 2024). "Premier Central Reprieve". The Southern League. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
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