The 2008–09 season was the 106th in the history of the Southern League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales.
At the end of the season Division One Midlands was renamed Division One Central.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:
- Two clubs promoted from Division One Midlands:
- Two clubs promoted from Division One South & West:
- Plus:
- Cambridge City, relegated from the Conference South
Corby Town won the Premier Division and along with play-off winners Gloucester City got a place in the Conference North next year.
Mangotsfield United, Yate Town and Hitchin Town relegated to the divisions One, while Banbury United were reprieved from relegation after two Conference South clubs folded.
League table
Season | 2008–09 |
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Champions | Corby Town |
Promoted | Corby Town Gloucester City |
Relegated | Hitchin Town Yate Town Mangotsfield United |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,328 (2.87 per match) |
Top goalscorer | David Kolodynski (Rugby Town) - 24 |
Biggest home win | Stourbridge 6 – 1 Clevedon Town, 30 August 2008 Cambridge City 5 – 0 Bashley, 20 September 2008 |
Biggest away win | Banbury United 0 – 6 Evesham United, 14 February 2009 |
Highest scoring | Stourbridge 8–4 Yate Town, 20 December 2008 |
Highest attendance | 2230 (Farnborough 3 – 3 Corby Town, 21 March 2009) |
Lowest attendance | 71 (Evesham United 3 – 1 Mangotsfield United, 27 January 2009) |
Average attendance | 310 |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Corby Town | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 85 | 38 | +47 | 84 | Promoted to the Conference North |
2 | Farnborough | 42 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 67 | 36 | +31 | 83 | Qualified for the play-offs |
3 | Gloucester City | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 80 | 45 | +35 | 75 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Conference North |
4 | Cambridge City | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 73 | Qualified for the play-offs |
5 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 70 | |
6 | Oxford City | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 76 | 55 | +21 | 67 | |
7 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 67 | |
8 | Chippenham Town | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 65[lower-alpha 1] | |
9 | Evesham United | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 61 | |
10 | Halesowen Town | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 65 | 73 | −8 | 60[lower-alpha 2] | |
11 | Brackley Town | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 69 | 62 | +7 | 57 | |
12 | Tiverton Town | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 57 | |
13 | Swindon Supermarine | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 59 | 61 | −2 | 57 | |
14 | Bashley | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 57 | |
15 | Bedford Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 50 | |
16 | Stourbridge | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 78 | −16 | 50 | |
17 | Rugby Town | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 63 | 71 | −8 | 43 | |
18 | Clevedon Town | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 51 | 80 | −29 | 43 | |
19 | Banbury United | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 43 | 83 | −40 | 41 | Reprieved from relegation |
20 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 57 | 79 | −22 | 40 | Relegated to Division One Central |
21 | Yate Town | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 54 | 91 | −37 | 36 | Relegated to Division One South & West |
22 | Mangotsfield United | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 39 | 80 | −41 | 36 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Play-offs
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Farnborough | 0(4) | |||||||
5 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 0(3) | |||||||
2 | Farnborough | 0 | |||||||
3 | Gloucester City | 1 | |||||||
3 | Gloucester City | 3 | |||||||
4 | Cambridge City | 1 |
Results
Stadia and locations
Club | Stadium | Capacity |
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Banbury United | Spencer Stadium | 2,000 |
Bashley | Bashley Road | 2,000 |
Bedford Town | The Eyrie | 3,000 |
Brackley Town | St. James Park | 3,500 |
Cambridge City | City Ground | 2,300 |
Chippenham Town | Hardenhuish Park | 2,815 |
Clevedon Town | Hand Stadium | 3,500 |
Corby Town | Steel Park | 3,893 |
Evesham United | St George's Lane (groundshare with Worcester City) | 3,000 |
Farnborough | Cherrywood Road | 7,000 |
Gloucester City | The Corinium Stadium (groundshare with Cirencester Town) | 4,500 |
Halesowen Town | The Grove | 5,000 |
Hemel Hempstead Town | Vauxhall Road | 3,152 |
Hitchin Town | Top Field | 4,000 |
Mangotsfield United | Cossham Street | 2,500 |
Merthyr Tydfil | Penydarren Park | 4,500 |
Oxford City | Court Place Farm | 2,000 |
Rugby Town | Butlin Road | 6,000 |
Stourbridge | War Memorial Athletic Ground | 2,626 |
Swindon Supermarine | Hunts Copse Ground | 3,000 |
Tiverton Town | Ladysmead | 3,500 |
Yate Town | Lodge Road | 2,000 |
Division One Midlands
Division One Midlands consisted of 22 clubs, including 14 clubs from previous season and eight new clubs:
- Three clubs transferred from Isthmian League Division North:
- Plus:
- Atherstone Town, promoted from the Midland Alliance
- Bromsgrove Rovers, relegated from the Premier Division
- Marlow, transferred from Division South & West
- Nuneaton Town, demoted from the Conference South
- Soham Town Rangers, promoted from the Eastern Counties League
Nuneaton Borough, finished 7th in the Conference North went into liquidation due to financial difficulties, were immediately reformed under the name Nuneaton Town and placed two divisions below in Midlands division.
Leamington won the division in the second attempt and got a place in Premier Division along with play-off winners Nuneaton Town. Dunstable and Malvern finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the lower leagues. At the end of the season Division One Midlands was renamed Division One Central.
League table
Season | 2008–09 |
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Champions | Leamington |
Promoted | Leamington Nuneaton Town |
Relegated | Dunstable Town Malvern Town |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,344 (2.91 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mark Bellingham (Leamington) - 45 |
Biggest home win | Marlow 9 – 1 Malvern Town, 27 September 2008 Bury Town 8 – 0 Rothwell Town, 10 March 2009 |
Biggest away win | Woodford United 0 – 8 Sutton Coldfield Town, 11 October 2008 |
Highest scoring | Marlow 9 – 1 Malvern Town, 27 September 2008 Dunstable Town 3 – 7 Bury Town, 20 January 2009 |
Highest attendance | 2302 (Bedworth United 1 – 2 Nuneaton Town, 27 December 2008) |
Lowest attendance | 30 (Malvern Town 2 – 2 Barton Rovers, 17 March 2009) |
Average attendance | 234 |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Leamington | 42 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 114 | 44 | +70 | 101 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Nuneaton Town | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 85 | 31 | +54 | 92 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division |
3 | Atherstone Town | 42 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 82 | 45 | +37 | 85 | Qualified for the play-offs |
4 | Chasetown | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 84 | Qualified for the play-offs, then transferred to NPL Division One South |
5 | Chesham United | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 76 | Qualified for the play-offs |
6 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 42 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 79 | 62 | +17 | 76 | |
7 | Bury Town | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 88 | 41 | +47 | 75 | |
8 | Leighton Town | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 67 | |
9 | Marlow | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 66 | |
10 | Aylesbury United | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 64 | |
11 | Romulus | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 61 | |
12 | AFC Sudbury | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 66 | 65 | +1 | 61 | |
13 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 53 | |
14 | Bedworth United | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 49 | |
15 | Soham Town Rangers | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 48 | 79 | −31 | 46 | |
16 | Stourport Swifts | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 46 | 74 | −28 | 40 | |
17 | Barton Rovers | 42 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 50 | 79 | −29 | 40 | |
18 | Arlesey Town | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 40 | 70 | −30 | 38 | |
19 | Rothwell Town | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 79 | −44 | 36 | |
20 | Woodford United | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 38 | 80 | −42 | 34 | |
21 | Dunstable Town | 42 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 54 | 89 | −35 | 23[lower-alpha 1] | Relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League |
22 | Malvern Town | 42 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 27 | 119 | −92 | 16 | Relegated to the Midland Alliance |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Play-offs
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Nuneaton Town | 2 | |||||||
5 | Chesham United | 1 | |||||||
2 | Nuneaton Town | 1 | |||||||
4 | Chasetown | 0 | |||||||
3 | Atherstone Town | 0 | |||||||
4 | Chasetown | 5 |
Results
Stadia and locations
Club | Stadium | Capacity |
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AFC Sudbury | King's Marsh | 3,800 |
Arlesey Town | Hitchin Road | 2,920 |
Atherstone Town | Sheepy Road | 3,500 |
Aylesbury United | The Meadow (groundshare with Chesham United) | 5,000 |
Barton Rovers | Sharpenhoe Road | 4,000 |
Bedworth United | The Oval | 3,000 |
Bromsgrove Rovers | Victoria Ground | 4,893 |
Bury Town | Ram Meadow | 3,500 |
Chasetown | The Scholars Ground | 2,000 |
Chesham United | The Meadow | 5,000 |
Dunstable Town | Creasey Park | 3,200 |
Leamington | New Windmill Ground | 3,000 |
Leighton Town | Bell Close | 2,800 |
Malvern Town | Langland Stadium | 2,500 |
Marlow | Alfred Davis Memorial Ground | 3,000 |
Nuneaton Borough | Liberty Way | 4,614 |
Romulus | The Central Ground (groundshare with Sutton Coldfield Town) | 2,000 |
Rothwell Town | Cecil Street | 3,500 |
Soham Town Rangers | Julius Martin Lane | 2,000 |
Stourport Swifts | Walshes Meadow | 2,000 |
Sutton Coldfield Town | The Central Ground | 2,000 |
Woodford United | Byfield Road | 3,000 |
Division One South & West
Division One South & West consisted of 22 clubs, including 15 clubs from previous season and seven new clubs:
- AFC Totton, promoted from the Wessex League
- Beaconsfield SYCOB, promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League
- Bishops Cleeve, transferred from Midlands Division
- Cinderford Town, transferred from Midlands Division
- Cirencester Town, relegated from Premier Division
- North Leigh, promoted from the Hellenic League
- Truro City, promoted from the Western League
Truro City won the division in an inaugural season and got a place in Premier Division along with play-off winners Didcot Town. Bracknell Town finished second bottom but were reprieved from relegation due to higher league clubs' problems. Winchester City finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the lower league.
League table
Season | 2008–09 |
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Champions | Truro City |
Promoted | Truro City Didcot Town |
Relegated | Winchester City |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,521 (3.29 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Stewart Yetton (Truro City) - 31 |
Biggest home win | AFC Totton 6 – 0 AFC Hayes, 18 August 2008 Didcot Town 6 – 0 Bishops Cleeve, 27 September 2008 |
Biggest away win | Andover 1 – 9 Truro City, 4 November 2008 |
Highest scoring | Andover 1 – 9 Truro City, 4 November 2008 |
Highest attendance | 1119 (Truro City 4 – 2 Windsor & Eton, 24 March 2009) |
Lowest attendance | 27 (AFC Hayes 4 – 3 Gosport Borough, 27 January 2009) |
Average attendance | 171 |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Truro City | 42 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 120 | 49 | +71 | 95 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Windsor & Eton | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 77 | 44 | +33 | 85 | Qualified for the play-offs |
3 | AFC Totton | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 89 | 39 | +50 | 82 | |
4 | Beaconsfield SYCOB | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 77 | 44 | +33 | 81 | Qualified for the play-offs, then transferred to Division One Central |
5 | Didcot Town | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 91 | 52 | +39 | 73 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division |
6 | Thatcham Town | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 74 | 58 | +16 | 68 | |
7 | Bridgwater Town | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 69 | 56 | +13 | 65 | |
8 | North Leigh | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 68 | 64 | +4 | 61 | |
9 | A.F.C. Hayes | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 80 | 92 | −12 | 61 | |
10 | Paulton Rovers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 58 | |
11 | Cinderford Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 71 | 75 | −4 | 56 | |
12 | Gosport Borough | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 67 | −3 | 55 | |
13 | Uxbridge | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 76 | 72 | +4 | 54 | |
14 | Cirencester Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 78 | 79 | −1 | 52 | |
15 | Abingdon United | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 77 | −14 | 52 | |
16 | Slough Town | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 62 | 91 | −29 | 45 | Transferred to the Division One Central |
17 | Burnham | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 83 | −31 | 45 | |
18 | Bishop's Cleeve | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 43 | |
19 | Andover | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 58 | 102 | −44 | 42 | |
20 | Taunton Town | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 50 | 85 | −35 | 36 | |
21 | Bracknell Town | 42 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 39 | 75 | −36 | 35 | Reprieved from relegation |
22 | Winchester City | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 47 | 84 | −37 | 35[lower-alpha 1] | Relegated to the Wessex League |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ↑ Winchester were docked 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.
Play-offs
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Windsor & Eton | 0 | |||||||
5 | Didcot Town | 2 | |||||||
3 | A.F.C. Totton | 1 | |||||||
5 | Didcot Town | 2 | |||||||
3 | A.F.C. Totton | 2 | |||||||
4 | Beaconsfield SYCOB | 1 |
Results
Stadia and locations
Club | Stadium | Capacity |
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A.F.C. Hayes | Farm Park | 1,500 |
AFC Totton | Testwood Stadium | 3,000 |
Abingdon United | Northcourt Road | 2,000 |
Andover | Portway Stadium | 3,000 |
Beaconsfield SYCOB | Holloways Park | 3,500 |
Bishops Cleeve | Kayte Lane | 1,500 |
Bracknell Town | Larges Lane | 2,500 |
Bridgwater Town | Fairfax Park | 2,500 |
Burnham | The Gore | 2,500 |
Cinderford Town | Causeway Ground | 3,500 |
Cirencester Town | Corinium Stadium | 4,500 |
Didcot Town | Draycott Engineering Loop Meadow Stadium | 3,000 |
Gosport Borough | Privett Park | 4,500 |
North Leigh | Eynsham Hall Park Sports Ground | 2,000 |
Paulton Rovers | Athletic Field | 2,500 |
Slough Town | Holloways Park (groundshare with Beaconsfield SYCOB) | 3,500 |
Taunton Town | Wordsworth Drive | 2,500 |
Thatcham Town | Waterside Park | 1,500 |
Truro City | Treyew Road | 3,200 |
Uxbridge | Honeycroft | 3,770 |
Winchester City | The City Ground | 4,500 |
Windsor & Eton | Stag Meadow | 4,500 |
League Cup
Tournament details | |
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Country | England |
Teams | 66 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Atherstone Town |
Runner-up | Bridgwater Town |
Preliminary round
Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
1 | Chippenham Town (P) | 2–2 | Oxford City (P) | |
Chippenham Town won 5–4 on penalties | ||||
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2 | Sutton Coldfield Town (M) | 1–1 | Halesowen Town (P) | |
Halesowen Town won 6–5 on penalties |
First round
Second round
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Third round
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Final
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See also
References
- ↑ "Division One Midlands 2008-2009". Southern Football League. Archived from the original on 12 May 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2013.