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2024–25 Southern Football League

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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

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Southern Football League
Premier Division Central
Season2024–25

Premier Division Central comprises 22 teams, 15 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 Bedford Town 12 6 3 3 22 16 +6 21 Promotion to the National League North
2 Kettering Town 10 6 2 2 20 8 +12 20 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Stratford Town 11 5 4 2 18 10 +8 19
4 Stourbridge 11 6 1 4 16 13 +3 19
5 Redditch United 11 6 1 4 14 13 +1 19
6 Stamford 11 6 1 4 14 13 +1 19
7 Banbury United 11 5 3 3 9 6 +3 18
8 AFC Telford United 10 5 3 2 17 18 −1 18
9 Alvechurch 11 5 2 4 11 9 +2 17
10 Halesowen Town 11 5 2 4 13 17 −4 17
11 AFC Sudbury 11 4 4 3 23 16 +7 16
12 St Ives Town 10 5 0 5 16 12 +4 15
13 Bishop's Stortford 10 4 2 4 14 13 +1 14
14 Harborough Town 10 3 4 3 12 10 +2 13
15 Barwell 11 3 3 5 13 12 +1 12
16 Royston Town 11 3 3 5 11 17 −6 12
17 Lowestoft Town 10 4 0 6 16 23 −7 12
18 Spalding United 11 4 0 7 12 23 −11 12
19 Leiston 10 2 5 3 12 14 −2 11 Relegation to Step 4
20 Bromsgrove Sporting 11 3 1 7 13 18 −5 10
21 Hitchin Town 11 2 2 7 15 24 −9 8
22 Biggleswade Town 11 1 4 6 13 19 −6 7
Updated to match(es) played on 15 October 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[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams played for one spot and promotion to the National League.

Results table

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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 2–2 6–1 1–1 3–0
AFC Telford United 1–1 2–1 5–4 1–5 2–1
Alvechurch 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–2
Banbury United 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0
Barwell 0–1 4–0 0–0 1–2 0–1
Bedford Town 3–1 2–1 4–3 2–0 1–1
Biggleswade Town 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–2
Bishop's Stortford 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 3–1
Bromsgrove Sporting 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–3 1–3
Halesowen Town 1–4 1–0 0–4 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–3
Harborough Town 2–1 1–3 2–0 0–1
Hitchin Town 0–1 1–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 2–1
Kettering Town 1–1 4–1 4–0 2–0 1–1
Leiston 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0
Lowestoft Town 1–2 2–1 3–0 0–1 3–2
Redditch United 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–3
Royston Town 0–2 1–0 3–2 2–2 1–0 0–3
Spalding United 0–3 0–1 1–0 3–2 3–2
St Ives Town 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 5–1
Stamford 3–1 2–3 2–1 2–0 1–0
Stourbridge 2–0 0–0 1–4 1–0 1–0 0–2
Stratford Town 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 15 October 2024. Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Premier Division South

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Southern Football League
Premier Division South
Season2024–25

Premier Division South comprises 22 teams, 15 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 Gloucester City 11 8 2 1 18 10 +8 26 Promotion to the National League South
2 AFC Totton 11 7 3 1 22 9 +13 24 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Merthyr Town 10 7 1 2 30 10 +20 22
4 Basingstoke Town 10 5 5 0 19 10 +9 20
5 Dorchester Town 10 5 4 1 20 10 +10 19
6 Walton & Hersham 10 5 3 2 22 12 +10 18
7 Havant & Waterlooville 11 4 5 2 21 13 +8 17
8 Poole Town 11 4 4 3 9 11 −2 16
9 Sholing 11 4 4 3 13 16 −3 16
10 Wimborne Town 11 5 1 5 11 19 −8 16
11 Bracknell Town 10 3 6 1 13 11 +2 15
12 Swindon Supermarine 11 4 2 5 17 15 +2 14
13 Taunton Town 9 3 4 2 19 14 +5 13
14 Chertsey Town 9 3 3 3 20 17 +3 12
15 Hanwell Town 11 3 3 5 13 14 −1 12
16 Hungerford Town 11 3 2 6 22 22 0 11
17 Gosport Borough 9 2 4 3 13 13 0 10
18 Winchester City 11 1 5 5 14 20 −6 8
19 Tiverton Town 11 2 2 7 7 25 −18 8 Relegation to Step 4
20 Frome Town 11 1 3 7 5 21 −16 6
21 Plymouth Parkway 10 0 3 7 12 28 −16 3
22 Marlow 11 0 3 8 10 30 −20 3
Updated to match(es) played on 15 October 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[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the National League.

Results table

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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 3–1 1–0 4–0
Basingstoke Town 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–0
Bracknell Town 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0
Chertsey Town 1–1 4–1 3–3
Dorchester Town 3–2 3–1 4–0 1–0 1–1
Frome Town 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–2
Gloucester City 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 1–0
Gosport Borough 3–3 0–1 3–0
Hanwell Town 1–2 3–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–0
Havant & Waterlooville 1–1 3–0 5–0 5–1 1–1
Hungerford Town 1–2 0–0 5–2 9–3 0–2 1–0
Marlow 2–2 0–5 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–1
Merthyr Town 0–0 2–1 3–0 6–0 6–0 3–1
Plymouth Parkway 1–2 1–3 2–2 1–2 0–3
Poole Town 0–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–0
Sholing 0–3 1–5 1–1 5–1 1–0 0–0
Swindon Supermarine 1–1 1–5 5–0 1–2 4–0 2–0
Taunton Town 3–3 3–3 5–2 1–1 3–1
Tiverton Town 2–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–1
Walton & Hersham 3–2 2–2 2–2 3–0 5–2
Wimborne Town 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 0–4
Winchester City 0–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–4
Updated to match(es) played on 15 October 2024. Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One Central

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Southern Football League
Division One Central
Season2024–25

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

Team changes

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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 Hadley 9 7 1 1 24 10 +14 22 Promotion to Step 3
2 Flackwell Heath 8 7 0 1 21 4 +17 21 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Real Bedford 8 6 1 1 28 5 +23 19
4 Aylesbury United 10 6 1 3 15 6 +9 19
5 Welwyn Garden City 10 6 1 3 20 16 +4 19
6 Berkhamsted 7 5 0 2 23 14 +9 15
7 Enfield 9 4 2 3 15 14 +1 14
8 Kings Langley 7 4 1 2 12 9 +3 13
9 Barton Rovers 9 4 1 4 16 21 −5 13
10 Ware 10 3 3 4 19 17 +2 12
11 Thame United 7 4 0 3 13 14 −1 12
12 AFC Dunstable 8 4 0 4 12 21 −9 12
13 Leighton Town 8 3 2 3 15 13 +2 11
14 Biggleswade 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 10
15 Beaconsfield Town 8 2 3 3 12 14 −2 9
16 Stotfold 7 2 1 4 6 15 −9 7
17 Hertford Town 8 1 3 4 12 20 −8 6
18 Leverstock Green 8 1 2 5 11 15 −4 5
19 North Leigh 8 1 1 6 9 23 −14 4 Relegation to Step 5
20 Kidlington 8 0 1 7 7 22 −15 1
21 Northwood 9 0 1 8 6 23 −17 1
Updated to match(es) played on 12 October 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[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and possible promotion to Step 3.

Results table

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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 1–2 4–2 3–2 2–1
Aylesbury United 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–0
Barton Rovers 3–2 2–1 0–4
Beaconsfield Town 1–2 1–3 4–2 2–2
Berkhamsted 3–5 5–1 4–0 4–3
Biggleswade 0–3 1–3
Enfield 3–2 3–1 0–2 2–1 0–1
Flackwell Heath 6–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0
Hadley 3–0 1–0 5–0 4–1 1–4
Hertford Town 2–2 2–2 1–5
Kidlington 1–2 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–4
Kings Langley 1–1 2–4 3–1 0–2
Leighton Town 3–0 1–1 2–4 2–0 1–1
Leverstock Green 4–0 1–1 0–3 1–3
North Leigh 0–2 2–3 0–2 3–2
Northwood 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–2
Real Bedford 2–0 8–0 7–2 1–1 1–2
Stotfold 1–0 0–2 1–4 2–1
Thame United 0–4 5–0 0–1
Ware 3–2 1–1 1–2 2–3 1–2
Welwyn Garden City 1–4 0–0 3–1
Updated to match(es) played on 12 October 2024. Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One South

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Southern Football League
Division One South
Season2024–25

Division One South comprises 22 teams, 16 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 Yate Town 9 7 1 1 11 5 +6 22 Promotion to Step 3
2 Helston Athletic 8 5 3 0 21 13 +8 18 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Evesham United 9 5 2 2 14 9 +5 17
4 Exmouth Town 9 5 1 3 15 9 +6 16
5 Mousehole 7 5 0 2 16 12 +4 15
6 Bashley 10 4 3 3 16 14 +2 15
7 Bristol Manor Farm 8 4 2 2 26 15 +11 14
8 Didcot Town 9 4 2 3 9 11 −2 14
9 Bishop's Cleeve 7 4 1 2 14 5 +9 13
10 Falmouth Town 7 4 1 2 11 11 0 13
11 Melksham Town 6 3 3 0 17 8 +9 12
12 Willand Rovers 8 2 5 1 16 13 +3 11
13 Cribbs 9 3 1 5 5 13 −8 10
14 Tavistock 8 3 0 5 8 10 −2 9
15 Bemerton Heath Harlequins 9 2 3 4 14 17 −3 9
16 Malvern Town 8 2 2 4 16 17 −1 8
17 Bideford 9 2 2 5 8 17 −9 8
18 Westbury United 8 2 1 5 9 12 −3 7
19 Larkhall Athletic 8 2 1 5 8 16 −8 7 Relegation to Step 5
20 Shaftesbury 9 1 3 5 8 13 −5 6
21 Thatcham Town 7 2 0 5 7 12 −5 6
22 Cinderford Town 10 1 1 8 7 24 −17 4
Updated to match(es) played on 15 October 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[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and possible promotion to Step 3.

Results table

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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 2–1 2–3 2–1 2–2 1–2
Bemerton Heath Harlequins 1–1 4–3 0–1
Bideford 0–0 2–1 0–2 0–2
Bishop's Cleeve 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–0
Bristol Manor Farm 4–1 5–1 5–5 0–0
Cinderford Town 1–2 1–3 1–6 1–2 0–1 0–2
Cribbs 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–0
Didcot Town 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1
Evesham United 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–1
Exmouth Town 2–0 1–3 3–0 2–0
Falmouth Town 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–3
Helston Athletic 2–1 4–2 1–1 2–2
Larkhall Athletic 1–1 1–5 3–2
Malvern Town 0–3 5–4 5–1
Melksham Town 6–1 3–3 2–0
Mousehole 4–1 1–0 2–1 2–4
Shaftesbury 2–2 4–1 0–2 0–2 1–1
Tavistock 0–1 1–4 3–0 2–0 0–1
Thatcham Town 0–2 2–3 1–0 4–1
Westbury United 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–0
Willand Rovers 2–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1
Yate Town 2–1 1–0 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 October 2024. Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  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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