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The 1991–92
Southern Football League The Southern League is a football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from East Anglia, the South and Midlands of England, and South Wales. Together with the Isthmian League and the Northern Premier League it forms levels seven a ...
season was the 89th in the history of the league, an English
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competition. Bromsgrove Rovers won the Premier Division to earned promotion to the
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.
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, Poole Town, Fisher Athletic (who had just been relegated from the Conference) and Gravesend & Northfleet were all relegated from the Premier Division, whilst Solihull Borough (in their first season in the Southern League), Hastings Town,
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and Weymouth were all promoted to the Premier Division, the former two as champions. Only two clubs,
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and Gosport Borough, were relegated from the Southern League, whilst Hythe Town folded and
Rushden Town Rushden Town F.C. was a football club from Rushden, England. Founded in 1889, the club merged with Irthlingborough Diamonds to form Rushden & Diamonds in 1992. Nicknamed "the Russians", the club played at Hayden Road. History The club was foun ...
merged with
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club
Irthlingborough Diamonds Irthlingborough Diamonds was a football club from Irthlingborough, England. Founded in 1946, in 1992 the club merged with Rushden Town to form Rushden & Diamonds, which played at Irthlingborough's Nene Park until financial troubles caused it to e ...
to form
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.


Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs: * Corby Town, promoted from the Midland Division * Fisher Athletic, relegated from the
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* Trowbridge Town, promoted from the Southern Division


League table


Midland Division

The Midland Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs: *
Rushden Town Rushden Town F.C. was a football club from Rushden, England. Founded in 1889, the club merged with Irthlingborough Diamonds to form Rushden & Diamonds in 1992. Nicknamed "the Russians", the club played at Hayden Road. History The club was foun ...
, relegated from the Premier Division * Solihull Borough, promoted from the Midland Combination * Yate Town, transferred from the Southern Division At the end of the season
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reverted name to Forest Green Rovers, while
Rushden Town Rushden Town F.C. was a football club from Rushden, England. Founded in 1889, the club merged with Irthlingborough Diamonds to form Rushden & Diamonds in 1992. Nicknamed "the Russians", the club played at Hayden Road. History The club was foun ...
merged into new club
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, who took over place in the Midland Division.


League table


Southern Division

The Southern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs: * Braintree Town, promoted from the Eastern Counties League * Havant Town, promoted from the
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*
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, promoted from the Kent League * Weymouth, relegated from the Premier Division


League table


See also

*
Southern Football League The Southern League is a football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from East Anglia, the South and Midlands of England, and South Wales. Together with the Isthmian League and the Northern Premier League it forms levels seven a ...
*
1991–92 Isthmian League The 1991–92 season was the 77th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. For the first time league consisted of four divisions ...
* 1991–92 Northern Premier League


References

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