The 2000–01

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 98th in the history of the league, an English

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competition.

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won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the

Football Conference The National League of English Football Clubs is a professional Association football, football league in England that consists of 72 teams, divided equally between the National League (division), National League North and National League South ...

. Clevedon Town, Dorchester Town, Fisher Athletic and

Halesowen Town Halesowen Town Football Club is a football club based in Halesowen, West Midlands, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Grove Recreation Ground. History The club was believed to have been established around 1873, but rec ...

were relegated from the Premier Division, whilst Chelmsford City, Tiverton Town, Newport (Isle of Wight) and Hinckley United were promoted from the Eastern and Western Divisions, the former two as champions. Bromsgrove Rovers and Paget Rangers were relegated to the eighth level, whilst Baldock Town and Witney Town of the Eastern Division folded at the end of the season.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs: *Two clubs promoted from the Eastern Division: ** Fisher Athletic ** Folkestone Invicta *Two clubs promoted from the Western Division: **

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** Stafford Rangers *Plus: **

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, relegated from the

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Eastern Division

The Eastern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs: *Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division: ** Grantham Town ** Rothwell Town *Plus: **

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, promoted from the Hellenic League **

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, promoted from the

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** Langney Sports, promoted from the

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At the end of the season Langney Sports changed name to Eastbourne Borough.

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Western Division

The Western Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs: *Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division: ** Atherstone United ** Gloucester City *Plus: ** Mangotsfield United, promoted from the

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** Rugby United, transferred from the Eastern Division At the end of the season Blakenall merged with Bloxwich Town of the

Midland Alliance The Midland Football Alliance was an English association football league for semi-professional teams. It covered Leicestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire and also southern parts of Derbyshire and ...

to form Bloxwich United.

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Eastern Division

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Western Division

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