| Southern Football League |
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| Southern Football League 2007-08 |
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| Founded |
| 1894 |
| Nation |
| England God Save the Queen Unofficial: Rule Britannia Land of Hope and Glory Jerusalem... [click for more] |
| WalesWales (Welsh: Cymru; pronounced "Kum-REE", IPA: ) is a country or nation and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom, the other three being England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Wales has a land boundary with England in the island of Great Britain and is otherwise bounded by sea.... [click for more] |
| Feeder To |
| Conference SouthConference South (often referred to as Nationwide South for sponsorship reasons) is a new division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. Along with Conference North it is at the second level of the National League System, and at the sixth tier overall of the English football league system.... [click for more] Conference NorthConference North (often referred to as Nationwide North for sponsorship reasons) is a new division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. Along with Conference South it is at the second level of the National League System and the sixth overall tier of the English football league system.... [click for more] |
| Divisions |
| Premier Division Division One South & West Division One Midlands |
| Number of Teams |
| 65 |
| Level on Pyramid |
| Level 7 and Level 8The English football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England (though for historical reasons — namely that the league system was originally intended to be United Kingdom-wide — a small number of Welsh clubs also compete).... [click for more] |
| Cups |
| Southern League Cup |
| Current Champions (2007-08) |
| King's Lynn (Premier Division) Farnborough (D1 South & West) Evesham United (D1 Midlands) |
| Website |
| Official |
- For other uses, see Southern Football League (disambiguation).
The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England. For historical reasons the Welsh club Merthyr TydfilMerthyr Tydfil F.C. are a football team from the Welsh town of Merthyr Tydfil. Despite being from Wales, they play in the Southern League section of the English National League System....
[click for more] also currently play in the Southern League.
The structure of the Southern League has changed several times since its formation in 1894, and currently there are 65 clubs which are divided into three divisions. The Premier Division is at Level 3 of the National League SystemThe National League System, otherwise known as the football pyramid, is a comprehensive league structure for football clubs in England playing below the level of the FA Premier League and The Football League. Comprising some 2,200 leagues and 40,000 clubs playing so-called non-league football, it comes under the jurisdiction of The Football Association. The National League System has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels, and allows even the smallest club to...
[click for more], and is a feeder division to Conference SouthConference South (often referred to as Nationwide South for sponsorship reasons) is a new division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. Along with Conference North it is at the second level of the National League System, and at the sixth tier overall of the English football league system....
[click for more]. Feeding the Premier Division are two regional divisions, known as Division One Midlands and Division One South & West, which are at Level 4 of the system. These divisions are in turn fed by various regional leagues.
For sponsorship reasons the Southern League is currently known as the British Gas Business Football League
Professional football (and professional sportProfessional sports are sports in which the participants receive payment for playing, as opposed to amateur sports where they are not. Professionalism Professionalism has increasingly come to the fore through a combination of developments: mass media and increased leisure have brought larger audiences, so that sports organisations or teams can command large incomes. As a result, more sportspeople can afford to make sport their primary career, and sportspeople often attain superstar, celebrity status. This c...
[click for more] in general) developed more slowly in southern EnglandSouthern England is defined by the See of Canterbury, which is administered by the Archbishop of Canterbury and it includes the Channel Islands. The prevailing culture is shared by Brythonic Wales and Cornwall whilst genetic relations are with Germanic Midlands. The Secretary of State for the Southern Department was in charge of governing this area. The highest bearer of pedigree in the South is HRH Charles, Prince of Wales....
[click for more] than in the northNorthern England is a rather ill-defined term, with no universally accepted definition. Its scope may depend upon the latitude of the speaker, or administrative aims, convenience, commercial, geographical, historical or other factors will influence the decision on how to divide up England. Different factors may cause individuals, Government or Government agencies, companies, or other types of body or association to make different divisions....
[click for more]. Professionalism was sanctioned by the The Football Association The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England (and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man). The FA was established in 1863 and is the oldest football association in the world. It was instrumental in formulating the rules of the modern game and has a special place in the history of the sport. It is a member of UEFA and FIFA, and holds a permanent seat on the International Football Association Board (IFAB)....
[click for more] as early as 18851885 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January January 4 - The first successful appendectomy is performed (Dr. William Grant; patient was Mary Gartside). January 20 - L.A. Thompson patents the roller coaster. January 26 - Troops loyal to the Mahdi conquer Khartoum ...
[click for more], but when The Football LeagueThe Football League is an organisation representing 72 professional football clubs in England and Wales, and runs the oldest professional football league competition in the world. It also organises two knockout cup competitions. The Football League was founded in 1888 with 12 member clubs, but steady growth and the addition of more divisions meant that by 1959 the League had 92 clubs. Financial considerations led to a major shake-up in 1992 when, in a step to maximise their revenue, the leading members of T...
[click for more] was founded in 18881888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). In Germany, 1888 is known as the 1888 Year of Three Emperors. ...
[click for more] it was based entirely in the north and midlandsThe midlands of a territory are its central regions. "The Midlands" (with a capital M) usually means the English Midlands, an area generally considered to include the counties of Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, the West Midlands and Worcestershire. It lies between South England and North England....
[click for more] with the establishment and county FAsThe County Football Associations are the local governing bodies of association football in England. County FAs exist to govern all aspects of Sunday league football. They also sometimes deal with such matters as the training of new referees and coaches....
[click for more] in the south being firmly opposed to professionalism.
Woolwich Arsenal (nowadays simply Arsenal Arsenal F.C. (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) is a north London football team founded in 1886. They play at Arsenal Stadium, Highbury....
[click for more]) were the first London club to turn professional in 1891 and were one of the prime motivators behind an attempt to set up a Southern League to mirror the existing Northern- and Midlands-based Football League. However, this venture failed in the face of opposition from the London FA and Woolwich Arsenal instead joined the Football League as its only representative south of Birmingham in 1893. Additionally, an amateur league called the Southern Alliance was founded in 1892, involving seven teams from the region, but folded after one incomplete season.
Nonetheless, another attempt was made to form the Southern League, and this time it was successful; a competition for both professional and amateur clubs, was founded in 1894 under the initiative of Millwall Athletic Millwall Football Club is a football team based at the 20,146 capacity New Den Stadium in south-east London, England. They currently play in the Football League Championship....
[click for more] (now simply Millwall). Initially only one division was envisaged but such was the enthusiasm that eventually two divisions were formed. The 16 founder members were:[1]
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2nd Scots Guards withdrew before the first season started and were replaced by Southampton St Mary's Southampton F.C. (originally St. Mary's YMA) is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints. Based in the city of Southampton in Hampshire, the team was formed in November 1885. In 1898 the team moved into The Dell, the ground which was to be their home for over 100 years. However, as a result of poor stadium capacity, the team moved to St Mary's Stadium in 2001....
[click for more]. Woolwich Arsenal attempted to add their reserve side to the second division but this application was refused.
The Southern League soon became the dominant competition outside The Football LeagueThe Football League is an organisation representing 72 professional football clubs in England and Wales, and runs the oldest professional football league competition in the world. It also organises two knockout cup competitions. The Football League was founded in 1888 with 12 member clubs, but steady growth and the addition of more divisions meant that by 1959 the League had 92 clubs. Financial considerations led to a major shake-up in 1992 when, in a step to maximise their revenue, the leading members of T...
[click for more] in southern and central England. Indeed, in 1907, it accepted Bradford Park Avenue, a top northern club as a member, reflecting its senior position at the time. Of the 16 original founder members, six – Gillingham (as New Brompton were renamed), Luton Town, Millwall, Reading, Southampton and Swindon Town – are now League clubs.
Whilst still a Southern League club, Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is a North London association football team, also known by the nickname Spurs. Their home ground is White Hart Lane in Tottenham. Their motto is Audere Est Facere (To Dare Is To Do)....
[click for more] became the first and so far only team to win the FA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is the main "knockout" cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association. The FA Cup is the oldest football competition in the world. As such its prestige as the sport's premier domestic cup competition is without par around the world. As it involves clubs of all standards playing against each other, there is great scope for "giant-killers" from the lower divisions to eliminate top clubs from the tournam...
[click for more] after the establishment of the league as a non-League club; this happened in 1901 Events January-March January 1 - World celebrates what is regarded as the start of the new century. (Zero-ists' argument that new century should be celebrated in 1900 rejected worldwide). January 1 - The six colonies that make up Australia are federated as under an act of the British Parliament, though full independence is a gradual process (see Australian Constitutional History). January 1 - Nigeria becomes a British protectorate January 7 - Alferd Packer is released from prison after serving 18 years for...
[click for more], although Southampton reached the final in 1900 and 1902 showing the strength of the Southern League. The relative strengths of the two leagues was during this period elucidated through the annual Charity ShieldThe FA Community Shield (formerly the Charity Shield) is an English association football trophy. It is contested in an annual match between the champions of the FA Premier League and the winners of the FA Cup. If a team wins The Double (both the Premiership and the FA Cup), the Double winner plays the Premier League runner-up. Traditionally the game is played on the weekend before the start of the regular domestic season. Currently, the game is played at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales whilst Wembley S...
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In 19201920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. January 9 - Britain announces it will build 100,000 homes for war veterans. January 10 - League of Nations holds its first meeting and ratifies the Treaty of Versailles ending World War I. January 15 - Prohibition goes into effect. January 16 - Allies demand that Netherlands extradite German Kaiser who has fled there. January 19 - The United S...
[click for more], virtually the entire top division of the Southern League was absorbed by the Football League to become that league's new Third DivisionUntil the 2004/05 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest division in the overall English football league system. Before that it was the third division overall, but that ended with the creation of the FA Premier League prior to the start of the 1992/93 season....
[click for more]. A year later this became the Third Division SouthThe Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958....
[click for more], the delay in the incorporation of the Third Division North...
[click for more] being due to the lack of an overall coherent structure in the North outside of the Football League.
For the next six decades, the Football League and Southern League would exchange a limited number of clubs as a result of the older league's re-election process. From 1920 on, the Southern League's status as a semi-professional league was firmly established.
With its clubs seeking a more regular means of advancing to the Football League, in 19791979 is a common year starting on Monday. Events January January 1 - Sino-American relations: United States and the People's Republic of China establish diplomatic relations January 4 - State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of dead and injured in Kent State University shootings. January 7 - Vietnam and Vietnam-backed Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodian capital, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge retreat to Thailand January 8 - The French ta...
[click for more] the Southern League became a feeder to the new Football ConferenceThe Football Conference is a football league at the top of the National League System of so-called non-league football in England. Conference National is the highest of the three divisions within The Football Conference, and Conference North and Conference South serve as regional feeders one step down. The Football Conference consisted of only one division up until 2004, but expanded as part of an extensive restructuring of the National League System which took effect beginning with the 2004-05 season....
[click for more] along with the Isthmian LeagueThe Isthmian League is a regional football league covering London and South East England. It is more commonly known by the name of its official title sponsor as the Ryman League, and before that as the Diadora League, ICIS League and Vauxhall-Opel League....
[click for more] and the Northern Premier LeagueThe Northern Premier League, known in recent years as the UniBond League under a title sponsorship contract, is one of the three regional English football leagues whose champions are promoted to the Football Conference, currently called the Nationwide Conference. From now on its champions will be promoted to the Conference North division rather than the national....
[click for more], and the top Southern clubs of the day joined the new league. In turn, the Conference would eventually succeed in become a feeder to the Football League. The league lost more of its top clubs in 20042004 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) Elections were held in 73 countries during 2004. See a list of elections....
[click for more] when the Conference added two regional divisions below the existing Conference NationalConference National (often referred to as the Nationwide Conference for sponsorship reasons) is the top division of the Football Conference. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system. Two clubs from Conference National are eligible for promotion to the Football League Two at the end of each season, and the three bottom clubs are liable to be relegated to either Conference North or Conference South, the lower regional divisions of Th...
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Listed below are the clubs currently competing in the three divisions of the Southern League, for the 2007–08 season.
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| 1894-95 | Millwall Athletic Millwall Football Club is a football team based at the 20,146 capacity New Den Stadium in south-east London, England. They currently play in the Football League Championship.... [click for more] |
New Brompton |
| 1895-96 | Millwall Athletic | Wolverton L & NWR |
| 1896-97 | Southampton St Mary's Southampton F.C. (originally St. Mary's YMA) is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints. Based in the city of Southampton in Hampshire, the team was formed in November 1885. In 1898 the team moved into The Dell, the ground which was to be their home for over 100 years. However, as a result of poor stadium capacity, the team moved to St Mary's Stadium in 2001.... [click for more] |
Dartford |
| 1897-98 | Southampton | Royal Artillery Portsmouth |
For the 1898-99 season, Division Two was divided into London and South-West sections, with a playoff contested between the winners of each section.
| Season | Division One | Division Two (London) | Division Two (SW) | Division Two Playoff |
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| 1898-99 | Southampton | Thames Ironworks | Cowes | Thames won 3-1 |
For the 1899-00 season, the league reverted to the old format.
| Season | Division One | Division Two |
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| 1899-00 | Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is a North London association football team, also known by the nickname Spurs. Their home ground is White Hart Lane in Tottenham. Their motto is Audere Est Facere (To Dare Is To Do).... [click for more] |
Watford Watford Football Club is an English Football League team located in Watford, Hertfordshire. The team was formerly owned by Elton John, who is now honorary life president. Best known of the club's past managers is former England manager Graham Taylor. Under Taylor, the team rose from the Fourth Division to the old First Division (now the Premiership). In 1984 Watford reached the FA Cup final and finished second in that Division, but began a slow decline after that. Graham Taylor left the club in 1987, and t... [click for more] |
| 1900-01 | Southampton | Brentford Brentford F.C. are an English association football club from the town of Brentford, West London and are currently playing in Football League One.... [click for more] |
| 1901-02 | Portsmouth Founded in 1898, Portsmouth Football Club are an English association football club, based in the south coast city port of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey, and is currently playing in the Premier League. The club is owned by Serbian-American businessman Milan Mandaric. The best known chant from the Pompey supporters is the "Pompey Chimes" ("Play up Pompey, Pompey play up" sung to the tune of a striking clock).... [click for more] |
Fulham Fulham Football Club is a football team based in Fulham, London. Founded in 1879, they are celebrating their 125th anniversary in 2004, and they will be playing in the top tier of English football, the FA Premiership. Had it not been for the intervention of millionaire Mohammed Al-Fayed, they would still be languishing in the depths of the lower divisions of professional football.... [click for more] |
| 1902-03 | Southampton | Fulham |
| 1903-04 | Southampton | Watford |
| 1904-05 | Bristol RoversBristol Rovers F.C. is the oldest professional football team in Bristol, England. It was formed in 1883 as The Black Arabs (taking the name the Arabs from a rugby team that played on an adjoining pitch and adding black because of their kit colour), and renamed Bristol Rovers in 1897 after briefly being called Eastville Rovers and Bristol Eastville Rovers. The club joined the Southern League in 1899, and were founder members of the Football League Third Division in 1920. They currently play in Football Leagu... [click for more] |
Fulham Reserves |
| 1905-06 | Fulham | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace Football Club is a football club playing in the FA Premier League, based in London. History Crystal Palace was formed in 1905, with its headquarters at The Crystal Palace in Sydenham. The team played in the Southern League until 1920, when they were promoted to Division Three of the Football League.... [click for more] |
| 1906-07 | Fulham | Southend UnitedSouthend United F.C. are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall stadium in Victoria Avenue Prittlewell. Their nicknames are 'The Shrimpers' or 'The Blues'. Currently the team is managed by former player Steve Tilson. The club was founded in 1906, and has played at Roots Hall since the early 1950's. Their main rival is Colchester United, who currently play in Football League One.... [click for more] |
| 1907-08 | Queens Park RangersQueens Park Rangers are an English football team, from Shepherd's Bush, London. The team currently plays in the Football League Championship after finishing second in the Second Division.... [click for more] |
Southend United |
| 1908-09 | Northampton TownNorthampton Town F.C. is a football team in Northampton, England. The club was formed in 1897 by a group of teachers and is nicknamed The Cobblers. They are currently in Football League Two, and play their trade at the Sixfields Stadium since moving from the County Ground in October 1994. They usually play in Claret and White, and the Cobblers' main rivals are Peterborough United and Rushden & Diamonds.... [click for more] |
Croydon Common |
For the 1909-10 season, Division Two was split into an 'A' section and a 'B' section, with the winners of each section contesting a play-off for the Division Two championship.
| Season | Division One | Division Two (A) | Division Two (B) | Division Two Playoff |
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| 1909-10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Stoke Stoke City F.C. (known as Stoke F.C. until 1925) is a football club from Stoke-on-Trent in England. The club is reputedly the second oldest football league club in the world after Notts County F.C. claiming to have been formed in 1863 (disputed by some who claim it to be 1868). The club’s nickname is The Potters. They currently play in the Football League Championship.... [click for more] |
Hastings & St Leonards | Stoke won 6-0 |
For the 1910-11 season, the league again reverted back to the previous format.
| Season | Division One | Division Two |
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| 1910-11 | Swindon TownSwindon Town F.C. are an English football team. As of 2003-4, they play in Football League One. They play at the County Ground, Swindon, which has an approximate capacity of 15,500.... [click for more] |
Reading Reading F.C. is a football team based in Reading, England, currently playing in the Football League Championship.... [click for more] |
| 1911-12 | Queens Park RangersQueens Park Rangers are an English football team, from Shepherd's Bush, London. The team currently plays in the Football League Championship after finishing second in the Second Division.... [click for more] |
Merthyr Town |
| 1912-13 | Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle by season: 2001/02 - 2002/03 - 2003/04 - 2004/05 Plymouth Argyle Football Club, also known as the Pilgrims and based in Plymouth, are one of only two football clubs in the English Football League to play in a principally green home strip. Traditionally the team play in a white away strip, but this was changed to one which was principally tangerine in colour for the 2002/03 and 2003/04 seasons, an act of homage to their highly successful former manager Paul Sturrock whose supported club, Dun... [click for more] |
Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club is a football team based in Cardiff. They currently play in the Football League Championship. Their current ground is Ninian Park, but the club are in the process of planning and construcing a new stadium to be located opposite the old one. They are managed by Lennie Lawrence. The existing Chairman of the club is the well-known Lebanese businessman Sam Hammam.... [click for more] |
| 1913-14 | Swindon Town | Croydon Common |
| 1914-15 | Watford Watford Football Club is an English Football League team located in Watford, Hertfordshire. The team was formerly owned by Elton John, who is now honorary life president. Best known of the club's past managers is former England manager Graham Taylor. Under Taylor, the team rose from the Fourth Division to the old First Division (now the Premiership). In 1984 Watford reached the FA Cup final and finished second in that Division, but began a slow decline after that. Graham Taylor left the club in 1987, and t... [click for more] |
Stoke Stoke City F.C. (known as Stoke F.C. until 1925) is a football club from Stoke-on-Trent in England. The club is reputedly the second oldest football league club in the world after Notts County F.C. claiming to have been formed in 1863 (disputed by some who claim it to be 1868). The club’s nickname is The Potters. They currently play in the Football League Championship.... [click for more] |
| 1919-20 | Portsmouth Founded in 1898, Portsmouth Football Club are an English association football club, based in the south coast city port of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey, and is currently playing in the Premier League. The club is owned by Serbian-American businessman Milan Mandaric. The best known chant from the Pompey supporters is the "Pompey Chimes" ("Play up Pompey, Pompey play up" sung to the tune of a striking clock).... [click for more] |
Mid Rhondda |
At the end of the 1919-20 season, the majority of the teams in the First Division moved into the new Third Division of the Football League. The Southern League was therefore split into two national sections for England and Wales, with the winners of each section contesting a playoff for the Southern League championship.
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| 1920-21 | Brighton & Hove Albion Reserves | BarryBarry Town F.C. is a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s, but finished bottom in 2003-04 and are expected to be relegated to the Welsh Football League First Division. They normally play at Jenner Park, Barry, where their ground accommodates 3,500 spectators (2,900 seated).... [click for more] |
Brighton won 2-1 |
| 1921-22 | Plymouth Argyle Reserves | Ebbw Vale | Plymouth won 3-0 |
| 1922-23 | Bristol City ReservesBristol City is a football club in Bristol, England, which plays in Football League One. Its home is Ashton Gate Stadium. As of June 2004, Brian Tinnion is the team's player-manager.... [click for more] |
Ebbw Vale | Ebbw Vale won 2-1 |
For the 1923-24 season, the league was split into two regional sections, with the winners of each section contesting a playoff for the Southern League championship.
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| 1923-24 | Peterborough & Fletton United Peterborough United F.C. are an English football team currently playing in Football League One. The club was formed in 1934, and was first admitted to the league in 1960. The side play at the London Road ground in Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. Known as The Posh, they are currently managed by Barry Fry.... [click for more] |
Yeovil & Petters United Yeovil Town F.C. are an English football team based in Yeovil. The club currently plays in Football League Two. Along with Plymouth Argyle, they are in a minority of English clubs to play in a largely green strip. Even so, for the 2003/2004 season they play mostly in white with green stripes.... [click for more] |
Yeovil won 3-1 |
| 1924-25 | Southampton Reserves | Swansea Town Reserves | Southampton won 2-1 |
| 1925-26 | Millwall Reserves | Plymouth Argyle Reserves | Plymouth won 1-0 |
| 1926-27 | Brighton & Hove Albion Reserves | Torquay United Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football team based in Torquay. They currently play in Football League One. The club plays in a distinct yellow and navy strip. Its local rivals are the other two professional Devon clubs; Exeter City and Plymouth Argyle as well as Yeovil Town. However local derbies are currently rare due to Plymouth, Exeter and Yeovil being in different divisions.... [click for more] |
Brighton won 4-0 |
| 1927-28 | Kettering TownKettering Town Football Club are an English football club based in Kettering, Northants. They currently play in the Conference North.... [click for more] |
Bristol City ReservesBristol City is a football club in Bristol, England, which plays in Football League One. Its home is Ashton Gate Stadium. As of June 2004, Brian Tinnion is the team's player-manager.... [click for more] |
Kettering won 5-0 |
| 1928-29 | Kettering Town | Plymouth Argyle Reserves | Plymouth won 4-2 |
| 1929-30 | Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club was founded in the spring of 1992 just after the closure of debt ridden fourth division club Aldershot F.C., who had been founded in 1925 and had been league members since 1932. Like the old club, the new Aldershot football club played its home games at the Recreation Ground in Aldershot town centre. They joined the Ryman (Diadora) League Division Three for the 1992-93 season, and at the end of 1997-98 won promotion to the Premier Division of the league. Two years later they fi... [click for more] |
Bath CityBath City is a football club currently playing in the Southern League. They are nicknamed The Romans and they play their home matches at Twerton Park. Their current manager (As at March 7, 2005) is Gary Owers.... [click for more] |
Aldershot won 3-2 |
| 1930-31 | Dartford | Exeter City ReservesExeter City F.C. is an English football club, based in Exeter, who have played in the English Football League for most of its history, but now play in the Nationwide Conference.... [click for more] |
Dartford won 7-2 |
| 1931-32 | Dartford | Yeovil & Petters United | Dartford won 2-1 |
| 1932-33 | Norwich City Reserves Norwich City Football Club are a football team based in Norwich, England. They are known as the "Canaries" due to their yellow and green strip. From 1995 until 2004 the club played in the First Division of the Football League, but after winning the league championship under Nigel Worthington in 2003/04, they are in the FA Premier League as of the 2004/05 season.... [click for more] |
Bath City | Norwich won 2-1 |
For the 1933-34 season an extra section, the Central Section was introduced to provide additional fixtures. The Central included teams from the other two sections and did not contribute to the overall championship.
| Season | Eastern Section | Western Section | Central Section | Championship Playoff |
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| 1933-34 | Norwich City Reserves Norwich City Football Club are a football team based in Norwich, England. They are known as the "Canaries" due to their yellow and green strip. From 1995 until 2004 the club played in the First Division of the Football League, but after winning the league championship under Nigel Worthington in 2003/04, they are in the FA Premier League as of the 2004/05 season.... [click for more] |
Plymouth Argyle Reserves | Plymouth Argyle Reserves | Plymouth won 3-0 |
| 1934-35 | Norwich City Reserves | Yeovil & Petters United Yeovil Town F.C. are an English football team based in Yeovil. The club currently plays in Football League Two. Along with Plymouth Argyle, they are in a minority of English clubs to play in a largely green strip. Even so, for the 2003/2004 season they play mostly in white with green stripes.... [click for more] |
Folkestone | Norwich won 7-2 |
| 1935-36 | MargateMargate F.C. are an English football team which played the in the Nationwide Conference for the 2003-4 season. Although Margate finished the 2003-4 season in 16th place, the club has been demoted to the new Conference South for 2004-5 after they were unable to extend their lease of a stadium in Dover. As of 2004, the club's Hartsdown Park stadium did not meet the minimum standards for use in the national division.... [click for more] |
Plymouth Argyle Reserves | Margate | Margate won 3-1 |
For the 1936-37 season, the Eastern and Western sections were merged into a single division. Additional fixtures were obtained through the Midweek Section which did not contribute to the overall championship.
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| 1936-37 | Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. are the professional football team of Ipswich, in East Anglia, England. They are popularly known as the Tractor Boys because of Ipswich's agricultural history, and by most supporters as the Blues for the colour of their jerseys or Town derived from the team name. Ipswich won the League in the 1961/62 under the management of Sir Alf Ramsey, and the FA Cup in 1978 with Bobby Robson at the helm. Town also won the UEFA Cup in 1981, beating Dutch team AZ Alkmaar 5-4 in a two-legged final.... [click for more] |
MargateMargate F.C. are an English football team which played the in the Nationwide Conference for the 2003-4 season. Although Margate finished the 2003-4 season in 16th place, the club has been demoted to the new Conference South for 2004-5 after they were unable to extend their lease of a stadium in Dover. As of 2004, the club's Hartsdown Park stadium did not meet the minimum standards for use in the national division.... [click for more] |
| 1937-38 | Guildford City | Millwall Reserves |
| 1938-39 | Colchester UnitedColchester United F.C. are an English football team currently playing in Football League One. External link Colchester United Official Homepage ... [click for more] |
Tunbridge Wells Rangers |
For the 1945-46 season, the Midweek Section was not played due to power restrictions after the Second World WarWorld War II was a global conflict fought between 1937-1945 or 1939-1945 involving every continent and the majority of the world's states. It was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world....
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| Season | Southern League |
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| 1945-46 | Chelmsford City |
| 1946-47 | Gillingham |
| 1947-48 | Merthyr TydfilMerthyr Tydfil F.C. are a football team from the Welsh town of Merthyr Tydfil. Despite being from Wales, they play in the Southern League section of the English National League System.... [click for more] |
| 1948-49 | Gillingham |
| 1949-50 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 1950-51 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 1951-52 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 1952-53 | Headington UnitedOxford United F.C. is an English football team currently playing in Football League Two. The club is owned by chairman Firoz Kassam and is managed by Ramon Diaz. Its home ground is the Kassam Stadium in Oxford with a capacity of 12,500.... [click for more] |
| 1953-54 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 1954-55 | Yeovil Town |
| 1955-56 | Guildford City |
| 1956-57 | Kettering TownKettering Town Football Club are an English football club based in Kettering, Northants. They currently play in the Conference North.... [click for more] |
| 1957-58 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
For the 1958-59 season the Southern League was again divided into two sections: North-Western and South-Eastern. The winners of each section contested a playoff for the Southern League championship
| Season | North-Western Section | South-Eastern Section | Championship Playoff |
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| 1958-59 | Hereford UnitedHereford United F.C. are a football team from Hereford, currently playing in England's Conference National. The geographical location of Hereford and a lack of local interest meant a senior football team was formed comparitavely late when Hereford United were founded in 1924.... [click for more] |
Bedford TownBedford Town is a football club currently playing in the Southern League. They are nicknamed The Eagles and they play their home matches at The New Eyrie. Their current manager (As at March 7, 2005) is Nick Platnnauer.... [click for more] |
Bedford won 3-0 |
The following season saw the two sections merged to form a Premier Division, and a new Division One introduced.
| Season | Premier Division | Division One |
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| 1959-60 | Bath CityBath City is a football club currently playing in the Southern League. They are nicknamed The Romans and they play their home matches at Twerton Park. Their current manager (As at March 7, 2005) is Gary Owers.... [click for more] |
Clacton Town |
| 1960-61 | Oxford United | Kettering TownKettering Town Football Club are an English football club based in Kettering, Northants. They currently play in the Conference North.... [click for more] |
| 1961-62 | Oxford United | Wisbech Town |
| 1962-63 | Cambridge CityCambridge City Football Club is an English association football club currently playing in the Conference South. Founded in 1908, they were known as Cambridge Town F.C. until the city of Cambridge was formally granted city status in 1951. Both they and their neighbours Abbey United F.C. then applied to change their name to Cambridge City F.C. Cambridge Town's application was approved because it arrived first and therefore Abbey United changed their name to Cambridge United F.C..... [click for more] |
MargateMargate F.C. are an English football team which played the in the Nationwide Conference for the 2003-4 season. Although Margate finished the 2003-4 season in 16th place, the club has been demoted to the new Conference South for 2004-5 after they were unable to extend their lease of a stadium in Dover. As of 2004, the club's Hartsdown Park stadium did not meet the minimum standards for use in the national division.... [click for more] |
| 1963-64 | Yeovil Town | Folkestone Town |
| 1964-65 | WeymouthWeymouth F.C. are an English Association football (soccer) club, who currently play in the Conference South Division. They were managed by former Leicester, Portsmouth and Millwall striker, Steve Claridge until his sacking in October 2004.... [click for more] |
Hereford UnitedHereford United F.C. are a football team from Hereford, currently playing in England's Conference National. The geographical location of Hereford and a lack of local interest meant a senior football team was formed comparitavely late when Hereford United were founded in 1924.... [click for more] |
| 1965-66 | Weymouth | BarnetBarnet Football Club are an English football team from Barnet, northwest of London. They currently play in the Nationwide Conference. In March 2004 they were in one of the play off positions, but failed to gein promotion to League Two, the lowest flight of the Football League. Currently (February 2005), the team is leading the Conference by a considerable margin, and it appears likely that the team will again be in the potential running for promotion at the end of the season.... [click for more] |
| 1966-67 | Romford | DoverDover Athletic Football Club are an association football team that play in the town of Dover, Kent, England. They currently play in the Southern League, having being relegated relegated from the Football Conference at the end of the 2001/02 season.... [click for more] |
| 1967-68 | Chelmsford City | Worcester City |
| 1968-69 | Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club are a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They currently play in Football League Two. Often known just as Cambridge (ignoring their older non-league neighbours Cambridge City), they are nicknamed the U's.... [click for more] |
Brentwood Town |
| 1969-70 | Cambridge United | Bedford TownBedford Town is a football club currently playing in the Southern League. They are nicknamed The Eagles and they play their home matches at The New Eyrie. Their current manager (As at March 7, 2005) is Nick Platnnauer.... [click for more] |
| 1970-71 | Yeovil Town | Guildford City |
For the 1971-72 season Division One was regionalised.
| Season | Premier Division | Division One North | Division One South |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | Chelmsford City | Kettering TownKettering Town Football Club are an English football club based in Kettering, Northants. They currently play in the Conference North.... [click for more] |
Waterlooville |
| 1972-73 | Kettering Town | GranthamGrantham Town is a football club currently playing in the Southern League. They are nicknamed The Gingerbreads and they play their home matches at the South Kesteven Sports Stadium.... [click for more] |
Maidstone United Maidstone United F.C. are an English football team from Maidstone, Kent. They currently play in the Kent League. ... [click for more] |
| 1973-74 | Dartford | Stourbridge | WealdstoneWealdstone Football Club is a football club in the north-west London Borough of Harrow. There were two Wealdstone Football Clubs in existence well back into the 19th century, but the present club was formed at the start of the 1899/1900 season. They kicked off with a friendly on 7.10.1899. winning 6-1 at Northwood. Unfortunately, just 7 years later, the club closed down through lack of interest among both players and fans. They reformed in time for the 1908/9 season, enjoying a successful period before anot... [click for more] |
| 1974-75 | Wimbledon Milton Keynes Dons F.C. is a football club that currently plays in the English Football League One, having just been relegated from the First Division. Their new name reflects their controversial move to Milton Keynes.... [click for more] |
Bedford TownBedford Town is a football club currently playing in the Southern League. They are nicknamed The Eagles and they play their home matches at The New Eyrie. Their current manager (As at March 7, 2005) is Nick Platnnauer.... [click for more] |
Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 1975-76 | Wimbledon | Redditch UnitedRedditch United F.C., founded in 1891 as Redditch Town, are a British Association football club. They play in the Conference North.... [click for more] |
Minehead |
| 1976-77 | Wimbledon | Worcester City | BarnetBarnet Football Club are an English football team from Barnet, northwest of London. They currently play in the Nationwide Conference. In March 2004 they were in one of the play off positions, but failed to gein promotion to League Two, the lowest flight of the Football League. Currently (February 2005), the team is leading the Conference by a considerable margin, and it appears likely that the team will again be in the potential running for promotion at the end of the season.... [click for more] |
| 1977-78 | Bath CityBath City is a football club currently playing in the Southern League. They are nicknamed The Romans and they play their home matches at Twerton Park. Their current manager (As at March 7, 2005) is Gary Owers.... [click for more] |
Witney Town | MargateMargate F.C. are an English football team which played the in the Nationwide Conference for the 2003-4 season. Although Margate finished the 2003-4 season in 16th place, the club has been demoted to the new Conference South for 2004-5 after they were unable to extend their lease of a stadium in Dover. As of 2004, the club's Hartsdown Park stadium did not meet the minimum standards for use in the national division.... [click for more] |
| 1978-79 | Worcester City | Grantham | DoverDover Athletic Football Club are an association football team that play in the town of Dover, Kent, England. They currently play in the Southern League, having being relegated relegated from the Football Conference at the end of the 2001/02 season.... [click for more] |
For the 1979-80 season, thirteen Premier Division clubs joined the newly-formed Alliance Premier League. The Premier Division and Division One were subsequently merged, and two regional divisions formed.
| Season | Midland Division | Southern Division |
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| 1979-80 | Bridgend Town | Dorchester Town |
| 1980-81 | Alvechurch | Dartford |
| 1981-82 | Nuneaton BoroughNuneaton Borough F.C. are the major football club in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, and currently play in the Conference North division. The club was founded in 1937 and previous club names include Nuneaton St Nicholas and Nuneaton Town. Boro, as they are known to supporters, play at Manor Park, which has a capacity of 6,500 although 22,114 spectators packed into the ground for an FA Cup tie against Rotherham United in 1967. The clubs most recent run into the FA Cup saw them eliminate Stoke City after a replay fol... [click for more] |
WealdstoneWealdstone Football Club is a football club in the north-west London Borough of Harrow. There were two Wealdstone Football Clubs in existence well back into the 19th century, but the present club was formed at the start of the 1899/1900 season. They kicked off with a friendly on 7.10.1899. winning 6-1 at Northwood. Unfortunately, just 7 years later, the club closed down through lack of interest among both players and fans. They reformed in time for the 1908/9 season, enjoying a successful period before anot... [click for more] |
For the 1982-83 season, the Premier Division was re-introduced, above the regional divisions.
| Season | Premier Division | Midland Division | Southern Division |
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| 1982-83 | Leamington | Cheltenham TownFounded in 1892, Cheltenham Town F.C. are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two. The team play their home games at Whaddon Road (capacity: 7407), Cheltenham, and traditionally play in red and white stripes.... [click for more] |
Fisher Athletic |
| 1983-84 | Dartford | Willenhall Town | Road-Sea Southampton |
| 1984-85 | Cheltenham Town | Dudley Town | Basingstoke Town Basingstoke Town Football Club are an English association football club, currently playing in the Conference South. While Basingstoke didn't originally qualify for their place in the newly formed division for 2004/05, they were awarded Hendon's place when the Middlesex team declined it as the next highest placed team in the Isthmian League Premier Division that season.... [click for more] |
| 1985-86 | Welling UnitedFounded in 1963 Welling United FC is currently in the Dr Martens League Premier Division. They play in Park View road. Park View Road has been Welling United's humble abode since 1977 when they took over the ground which had been vacated by the defunct Bexley United. Having been unoccupied for some time it was almost derelict at the time, though some would say it still is. Erith and Belvedere FC have been Ground Sharing since last season. Plans have now been accepted for improvements to the ground in the fo... [click for more] |
Bromsgrove RoversBromsgrove Rovers are a non-league football club from the town of Bromsgrove in Worcestershire. The club were once in the Football Conference but have since been in decline. The team play in green and white with black on the sleeves. The away kit is currently blue. The manager is Joe Jackson and the chairman is Tom Herbert. They play home matches at the Victoria Ground in the centre of Bromsgrove.... [click for more] |
Cambridge CityCambridge City Football Club is an English association football club currently playing in the Conference South. Founded in 1908, they were known as Cambridge Town F.C. until the city of Cambridge was formally granted city status in 1951. Both they and their neighbours Abbey United F.C. then applied to change their name to Cambridge City F.C. Cambridge Town's application was approved because it arrived first and therefore Abbey United changed their name to Cambridge United F.C..... [click for more] |
| 1986-87 | Fisher Athletic | VS Rugby | Dorchester Town |
| 1987-88 | Aylesbury UnitedAylesbury United is a football club currently playing in the Southern League. They are nicknamed the Ducks and they play their home matches at Buckingham Road. Their current manager (As at March 7, 2005) is Danny Nicholls.... [click for more] |
Merthyr TydfilMerthyr Tydfil F.C. are a football team from the Welsh town of Merthyr Tydfil. Despite being from Wales, they play in the Southern League section of the English National League System.... [click for more] |
Dover Athletic |
| 1988-89 | Merthyr Tydfil | Gloucester City | Chelmsford City |
| 1989-90 | Dover Athletic | Halesowen TownHalesowen Town is a football club currently playing in the Southern League. They are nicknamed The Yeltz and they play their home matches at the The Grove. Their current manager (As at March 7, 2005) is Paul Holleran.... [click for more] |
Bashley |
| 1990-91 | Farnborough TownFarnborough Town F.C. are an English football team currently playing in the Nationwide Conference. Their home ground is known as Cherrywood Road.... [click for more] |
Stourbridge | Buckingham Town |
| 1991-92 | Bromsgrove Rovers | Solihull BoroughSolihull Borough is a football club currently playing in the Southern League. They are nicknamed The Boro and they play their home matches at Damson Park. Their current manager (As at March 7, 2005) is Guy Russell.... [click for more] |
Hastings Town |
| 1992-93 | Dover Athletic | Nuneaton BoroughNuneaton Borough F.C. are the major football club in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, and currently play in the Conference North division. The club was founded in 1937 and previous club names include Nuneaton St Nicholas and Nuneaton Town. Boro, as they are known to supporters, play at Manor Park, which has a capacity of 6,500 although 22,114 spectators packed into the ground for an FA Cup tie against Rotherham United in 1967. The clubs most recent run into the FA Cup saw them eliminate Stoke City after a replay fol... [click for more] |
Sittingbourne |
| 1993-94 | Farnborough Town | Rushden & Diamonds | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 1994-95 | Hednesford TownHednesford Town Football Club are an association football team based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They play at Keys Park. The club was formed in 1880 by the merger of two leading Hednesford clubs, and after many years in local competitions joined the Southern League in 1984. They gained promotion to the Football Conference in 1995, but were relegated again in 2001.... [click for more] |
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Salisbury City |
| 1995-96 | Rushden & Diamonds | Nuneaton Borough | Sittingbourne |
| 1996-97 | Gresley Rovers | TamworthTamworth F.C. are an English football team currently playing in the Nationwide Conference. They won the FA Vase in 1989 at Wembley Stadium, London and also the Southern League in 2003/03.... [click for more] |
Forest Green RoversForest Green Rovers F.C. is an English football team currently playing in the Nationwide Conference. History 1968-69 - Founder members of Gloucestershire County League 1975-76 - Joined Hellenic League Premier Division 1981-82 - Hellenic League Champions. FA Vase Winners; promoted to Southern League Midland Division 1989 - Changed name to Stroud 1992 - Changed name back to Forest Green Rovers 1995-96 - Switched to Southern Division 1996-97 - Southern League Southern Division Champions; promoted to Premier Di... [click for more] |
| 1997-98 | Forest Green Rovers | Grantham Town | WeymouthWeymouth F.C. are an English Association football (soccer) club, who currently play in the Conference South Division. They were managed by former Leicester, Portsmouth and Millwall striker, Steve Claridge until his sacking in October 2004.... [click for more] |
| 1998-99 | Nuneaton Borough | Clevedon Town | Havant & Waterlooville |
| 1999-00 | Boston United Boston United Football Club are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two. The club was formed in 1933 as a successor to Boston F.C., and had a moderate amount of success in various leagues, including the Midland League and Southern League. They were founder members of the Northern Premier League in 1968, of which they were champions four times, and of the Alliance Premier League (now the Football Conference) in 1979.... [click for more] |
Stafford Rangers | Fisher Athletic |
For the 2000-01 season, the regional divisions were renamed the Western and Eastern divisions.
| Season | Premier Division | Western Division | Eastern Division |
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| 2000-01 | MargateMargate F.C. are an English football team which played the in the Nationwide Conference for the 2003-4 season. Although Margate finished the 2003-4 season in 16th place, the club has been demoted to the new Conference South for 2004-5 after they were unable to extend their lease of a stadium in Dover. As of 2004, the club's Hartsdown Park stadium did not meet the minimum standards for use in the national division.... [click for more] |
Hinckley UnitedHinckley United are an English football club, from Hinckley, Leicestershire. The club currently plays in the Conference North.... [click for more] |
Newport IOW |
| 2001-02 | Kettering TownKettering Town Football Club are an English football club based in Kettering, Northants. They currently play in the Conference North.... [click for more] |
Halesowen TownHalesowen Town is a football club currently playing in the Southern League. They are nicknamed The Yeltz and they play their home matches at the The Grove. Their current manager (As at March 7, 2005) is Paul Holleran.... [click for more] |
Hastings Town |
| 2002-03 | TamworthTamworth F.C. are an English football team currently playing in the Nationwide Conference. They won the FA Vase in 1989 at Wembley Stadium, London and also the Southern League in 2003/03.... [click for more] |
Merthyr TydfilMerthyr Tydfil F.C. are a football team from the Welsh town of Merthyr Tydfil. Despite being from Wales, they play in the Southern League section of the English National League System.... [click for more] |
Dorchester Town |
| 2003-04 | Crawley TownCrawley Town F.C. are an English football team from Crawley, Sussex. The club was formed in 1896 and played its formative years in the West Sussex League. Five seasons the club entered the Mid-Sussex League as well and won the Senior Division in only their second season. Crawley entered the Sussex County League in 1951, although they had played in an Emergency County League competition in 1945-46.... [click for more] |
Redditch UnitedRedditch United F.C., founded in 1891 as Redditch Town, are a British Association football club. They play in the Conference North.... [click for more] |
King's Lynn |
| 2004-05 | HistonHiston is a football club currently playing in the Southern League. They are nicknamed The Stutes and they play their home matches at The Glassworld Stadium. Their current manager (As at March 7, 2005) is Steve Fallon.... [click for more] |
Mangotsfield United | Fisher Athletic |
| 2005-06 | Salisbury City | Clevedon Town | Boreham Wood |
For the 2006-07 season, the two regional divisions were renamed Division One Midlands and Division One South & West.
| Season | Premier Division | Division One Midlands | Division One South & West |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | Bath CityBath City is a football club currently playing in the Southern League. They are nicknamed The Romans and they play their home matches at Twerton Park. Their current manager (As at March 7, 2005) is Gary Owers.... [click for more] |
Brackley Town | Bashley |
| 2007-08 | King's Lynn | Evesham United | Farnborough |
The league structure has changed several times over the years, and currently consists of a Premier Division at step 3 of the pyramid, and Division One South & West and Division One Midlands at step 4. The winners of the Premier Division, together with the winners of a playoff, will be promoted to the Conference NorthConference North (often referred to as Nationwide North for sponsorship reasons) is a new division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. Along with Conference South it is at the second level of the National League System and the sixth overall tier of the English football league system....
[click for more] or Conference SouthConference South (often referred to as Nationwide South for sponsorship reasons) is a new division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. Along with Conference North it is at the second level of the National League System, and at the sixth tier overall of the English football league system....
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Clubs relegated from the Southern League can be placed in any of the fourteen leagues below, but in practice it is likely to be one of the following (based on geography):
- Combined Counties LeagueThe Combined Counties Football League is a regional English football league comprised of teams in several counties near London. It has had a succession of title sponsors,most recently a company called Seagrave Haulage (during this period the league emblem was a moving truck on a shield with the letters SHL,for Seagrave Haulage League,superimposed) but has no such relationship at present....
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- Essex Senior LeagueThe Essex Senior League is an English football league covering Essex and east London. It is a feeder to the Isthmian League. ...
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- Midland Football Alliance
- Spartan South Midlands League
- United Counties League
- Wessex LeagueThe Sydenhams Wessex League is an English association football league at the fifth step of the National League System, or the ninth tier of the overall English football league system. In 2004, it absorbed most of the clubs from its feeder league, the Hampshire League, which will form a new Division Two and Division Three....
[click for more] - Western LeagueThe Western League is a football league in the south west of England. Recent restructuring of the English football league system has placed its two divisions of twenty clubs each at the ninth and tenth tiers overall, known as Step 5 and Step 6 of the National League System, below the Western Division of the Southern League. Below the Western League are five local leagues covering even smaller areas, the Somerset Senior League, South Western League, Wiltshire League, Devon County League, and Gloucestershire ...
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- ^ The History of the Southern Football League. Southern Football League official website. Retrieved on 20072007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. Predicted events January January 1 - Target date for the admission of Romania and Bulgaria to the European Union. January 1 - Changing of ISBN Numbering system to be 13 Digit Code. ...
[click for more]-04-23 April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). There are 252 days remaining. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasum. AD 303 - Saint George is put to death because of his strong faith in Christianity. 1014 - Battle of Clontarf: Brian Boru defeats Viking invaders, but is killed in battle. 1348 - The founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III of England was announced ...
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