The 1983–84

Southern Football League The Southern League is a men's football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from the South and Midlands of England. Together with the Isthmian League and the Northern Premier League it forms levels seven and eight of the English fo ...

season was the 81st in the history of the league, an English

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competition.

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won the Premier Division, winning their fourth Southern League title and were promoted to the Alliance Premier League, while

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, Willenhall Town and Road-Sea Southampton were promoted to the Premier Division for the first time in their history along with

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, who returned after 15 seasons.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 20 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs: *Two clubs promoted from the Midland Division: **

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** Sutton Coldfield Town *Two clubs promoted from the Southern Division: ** Fisher Athletic **

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*Plus: **

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, transferred from the

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Midland Division

The Midland Division expanded up to 20 clubs, including 12 clubs from the previous season and eight new clubs: *Two clubs joined from the

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: **

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*Two clubs joined from the

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: ** Coventry Sporting ** VS Rugby *Plus: ** Enderby Town, relegated from the Premier Division and changed name to Leicester United ** Rushden Town, promoted from the

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, promoted from the

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** Tamworth, relegated from the

League table

Southern Division

The Midland Division expanded up to 20 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs: *Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division: ** Addlestone & Weybridge Town ** Poole Town **

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*Plus: ** Chatham Town, joined from the

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, new club formed after

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folded At the end of the season Hillingdon Borough was renamed

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League table

References

RSSF – Southern Football League archive
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Premier Division

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Midland Division

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Southern Division

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See also

References