Southern League
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Southern League |
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The league was formed with two divisions.
| Season | Division One | Division Two |
|---|---|---|
| 1894-95 | Millwall Athletic | New Brompton |
| 1895-96 | Millwall Athletic | Wolverton L & N W R |
| 1896-97 | Southampton St Mary's | Dartford |
In 1897, Division Two was split into London and South West sections
| Season | Division One | Division Two London | Division Two South West |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897-98 | Southampton | Thames Ironworks | Cowes |
After only one season, Division Two was re-united
| Season | Division One | Division Two |
|---|---|---|
| 1899-00 | Tottenham Hotspur | Watford |
| 1900-01 | Southampton | Brentford |
| 1901-02 | Portsmouth | Fulham |
| 1902-03 | Southampton | Fulham |
| 1903-04 | Southampton | Watford |
| 1904-05 | Bristol Rovers | Fulham reserves |
| 1905-06 | Fulham | Crystal Palace |
| 1906-07 | Fulham | Southend United |
| 1907-08 | Queens Park Rangers | Southend United |
| 1908-09 | Northampton Town | Croydon Common |
In 1909, Division Two was split into "A" and "B" Sections
| Season | Division One | Division Two A | Division Two B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1909-10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Stoke | Hastings & St Leonards |
In 1910, Divisions Two A and B were merged back to a single Division Two
| Season | Division One | Division Two |
|---|---|---|
| 1910-11 | Swindon Town | Reading |
| 1911-12 | Queens Park Rangers | Merthyr Town |
| 1912-13 | Plymouth Argyle | Cardiff City |
| 1913-14 | Swindon Town | Croydon Common |
| 1914-15 | Watford | Stoke |
| 1915-19 | Comeptition suspended during World War I | |
| 1919-20 | Portsmouth | Mid Rhondda |
In 1920, all the Division One Clubs joined the Football League. The remaining clubs were allocated into separate English and Welsh sections
| Season | English Section | Welsh Section |
|---|---|---|
| 1920-21 | Brighton & Hove Albion reserves | Barry |
| 1921-22 | Plymouth Argyle reserves | Ebbw Vale |
| 1922-23 | Bristol City reserves | Ebbw Vale |
In 1923, the divisions were re-arranged into Eastern and Western sections
| Season | Eastern Section | Western Section |
|---|---|---|
| 1923-24 | Peterborough & Fletton United | Yeovil & Petters United |
| 1924-25 | Southampton reserves | Swansea Town reserves |
| 1925-26 | Millwall reserves | Plymouth Argyle reserves |
| 1926-27 | Brighton & Hove Albion reserves | Torquay United |
| 1927-28 | Kettering Town | Bristol City reserves |
| 1928-29 | Kettering Town | Plymouth Argyle reserves |
| 1929-30 | Aldershot Town | Bath City |
| 1930-31 | Dartford | Exeter City reserves |
| 1931-32 | Dartford | Yeovil & Petters United |
| 1932-33 | Norwich City reserves | Bath City |
In 1933, a third ("Central") section was added, mostly consisting of clubs already in the Eastern or Western Sections to give them extra comeptitive fixtures.
| Season | Eastern Section | Western Section | Central Section |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933-34 | Norwich City reserves | Plymouth Argyle reserves | Plymouth Argyle reserves |
| 1934-35 | Norwich City reserves | Yeovil & Petters United | Folkestone |
| 1935-36 | Margate | Plymouth Argyle reserves | Margate |
In 1936, the regional sections were merged, and a Mid-week section was added to give teams additional fixtures.
| Season | Main Section | Midweek Section | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936-37 | Ipswich Town | Margate | ||
| 1937-38 | Guildford City | Millwall reserves | ||
| 1938-39 | Colchester United | Tunbridge Wells Rangers | ||
| Season | East Section | West Section | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939-40 | Chelmsford City | Lovells Athletic | ||
| Season | Champions |
|---|---|
| 1945-46 | Chelmsford City |
| 1946-47 | Gillingham |
| 1947-48 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 1948-49 | Gillingham |
| 1949-50 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 1950-51 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 1951-52 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 1952-53 | Headington United |
| 1953-54 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 1954-55 | Yeovil Town |
| 1955-56 | Guildford City |
| 1956-57 | Kettering Town |
| 1957-58 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
In 1958, enough new clubs were added to split into two sections, initially split solely on a geographic basis
| Season | North West | South East |
|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | Hereford United | Bedford Town |
In 1959, the Divisions were re-organised to become a Premier Division and a Division One
| Season | Premier Division | Division One |
|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | Bath City | Clacton Town |
| 1960-61 | Oxford United | Kettering Town |
| 1961-62 | Oxford United | Wisbech Town |
| 1962-63 | Cambridge City | Margate |
| 1963-64 | Yeovil Town | Folkestone Town |
| 1964-65 | Weymouth | Hereford United |
| 1965-66 | Weymouth | Barnet |
| 1966-67 | Romford | Dover |
| 1967-68 | Chelmsford City | Worcester City |
| 1968-69 | Cambridge United | Brentwood Town |
| 1969-70 | Cambridge United | Bedford Town |
| 1970-71 | Yeovil Town | Guildford City |
In 1971, Division One was split into North and South Sections
| Season | Premier Division | Division One North | Division One South |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | Chelmsford City | Kettering Town | Waterlooville |
| 1972-73 | Kettering Town | Grantham Town | Maidstone United |
| 1973-74 | Dartford | Stourbridge | Wealdstone |
| 1974-75 | Wimbledon | Bedford Town | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 1975-76 | Wimbledon | Redditch United | Minehead |
| 1976-77 | Wimbledon | Worcester City | Barnet |
| 1977-78 | Bath City | Witney Town | Margate |
| 1978-79 | Worcester City | Grantham | Dover |
In 1979, with clubs leaving to form the Alliance Premier League, the Premier Division was dropped
| Season | Midland Division | Southern Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | Bridgend Town | Dorchester Town |
| 1980-81 | Alvechurch | Dartford |
| 1981-82 | Nuneaton Borough | Wealdstone |
In 1982, a Premier Division was re-introduced
| Season | Premier Division | Midland Division | Southern Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | A P Leamington | Cheltenham Town | Fisher Athletic |
| 1983-84 | Dartford | Willenhall Town | R S Southampton |
| 1984-85 | Cheltenham Town | Dudley Town | Basingstoke Town |
| 1985-86 | Welling United | Bromsgrove Rovers | Cambridge City |
| 1986-87 | Fisher Athletic | V S Rugby | Dorchester Town |
| 1987-88 | Aylesbury United | Merthyr Tydfil | Dover Athletic |
| 1988-89 | Merthyr Tydfil | Gloucester City | Chelmsford City |
| 1989-90 | Dover Athletic | Halesowen Town | Bashley |
| 1990-91 | Farnborough Town | Stourbridge | Buckingham Town |
| 1991-92 | Bromsgrove Rovers | Solihull Borough | Hastings Town |
| 1992-93 | Dover Athletic | Nuneaton Borough | Sittingbourne |
| 1993-94 | Farnborough Town | Rushden & Diamonds | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 1994-95 | Hednesford Town | Newport A F C | Salisbury City |
| 1995-96 | Rushden & Diamonds | Nuneaton Borough | Sittingbourne |
| 1996-97 | Gresley Rovers | Tamworth | Forest Green Rovers |
| 1997-98 | Forest Green Rovers | Grantham Town | Weymouth |
| 1998-99 | Nuneaton Borough | Clevedon Town | Havant & Waterlooville |
| Season | Premier Division | Division One East | Division One West |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | Boston United | Fisher Athletic London | Stafford Rangers |
| 2000-01 | Margate | Newport IOW | Hinckley United |
| 2001-02 | Kettering Town | Hastings Town | Halesowen Town |
| 2002-03 | Tamworth | Dorchester Town | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 2003-04 | Crawley Town | King's Lynn | Redditch United |
| 2004-05 | Histon | Fisher Athletic London | Mangotsfield United |
| 2005-06 | Salisbury | Boreham Wood | Clevedon Town |
In 2006, the lower divisions were renamed and the geographical boundaries amended
| Season | Premier Division | Division One Midlands | Division One South & West |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | Bath City | Brackley Town | Bashley |
| 2007-08 | King's Lynn | Evesham United | Farnborough |
| 2008-09 | Corby Town | Leamington | Truro City |
| 2009-10 | Farnborough | Bury Town | Windsor & Eton |
In 2010, Division One Midlands was renamed Division One Central
| Season | Premier Division | Division One Central | Division One South & West |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | Truro City | Arlesey Town | A F C Totton |
| 2011-12 | Brackley Town | St Neots Town | Bideford |
| 2012-13 | Leamington | Burnham | Poole Town |
| 2013-14 | Hemel Hempstead Town | Dunstable Town | Cirencester Town |
| 2014-15 | Corby Town | Kettering Town | Merthyr Town |
| 2015-16 | Poole Town | King's Langley | Cinderford Town |
| 2016-17 | Chippenham Town | Royston Town | Hereford |
The Division Ones were renamed in 2017
| Season | Premier Division | Division One East | Division One West |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | Hereford | Beaconsfield Town | Taunton Town |
In 2018, an extra Premier Division section was formed and the Division Ones were renamed again.
| Season | Premier Division Central | Premier Division South | Division One Central | Division One South |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | Kettering Town | Weymouth | Peterborough Sports | Blackfield & Langley |
| 2019-20 | Season declared null and void | |||
The F.C.H.D. has the complete final table information for this league. Early tables were originally taken from an A.F.S. "Tables of..." publication of March 1986, and later checked against The Southern League History Book, BNLF and Non-League Directories. Tables since 1985 were originally compiled from contemporary sources. A full set of tables was most recently published in the book "Non-League Tables 2010" published by Soccer Books Limited
However, some of the tables do not balance.
Please acknowledge the F.C.H.D. when using this information elsewhere