The 2000–01
Southern Football League season was the 98th in the history of the league, an English
football competition.
Margate
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The town has been a significan ...
won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the
Football Conference
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.
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
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History Chelmsford
Chelmsford Football Club was established in 1878 by members of ...
,
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:
**
Moor Green
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**
Stafford Rangers
*Plus:
**
Welling United
Welling United Football Club is a professional football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The club's first team play in the National League South, at the sixth tier of English football.
History
Welling United Foot ...
, relegated from the
Football Conference
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League table
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:
**
Banbury United
Banbury United Football Club is a football club based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Spencer Stadium.
History
The club was established in 1931 as Spencer Sports Club, a works team of the Sp ...
, promoted from the
Hellenic League
**
Histon
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, promoted from the
Eastern Counties League
**
Langney Sports, promoted from the
Sussex County League
At the end of the season Langney Sports changed name to
Eastbourne Borough.
League table
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
Western Football League
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**
Rugby United, transferred from the Eastern Division
At the end of the season
Blakenall
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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 Not ...
to form
Bloxwich United.
League table
See also
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Southern Football League
*
2000–01 Isthmian League The 2000–01 season was the 86th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. The league consisted of four divisions.
Premier Div ...
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2000–01 Northern Premier League
The 2000–01 Northern Premier League season was the 33rd in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.
Premier Division
The Premier Divis ...
References
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