The 2013–14 season was the 111th in the history of the
Southern League, which is an English
football
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competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales. From the 2013–14 season onwards, the Southern League is known as The Calor Gas League Southern, following a sponsorship deal with
Calor Gas
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The company was formed in 1935, and is one of the UK's largest suppliers of liquefied petrol ...
.
Following the liquidation of Premier Division club
Hinckley United and the resignation of
Thatcham Town from Division One South & West at the end of the season, plus the resignation of
Vauxhall Motors
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from the
Conference North
The National League North, formerly Conference North, is a division of the National League in England, immediately below the National League division. Along with the National League South, it is at the second level of the National League Sy ...
,
Fleet Town were reprieved from relegation in Division One South & West.
Premier Division
The Premier Division expanded up to 24 clubs and consisted of 17 clubs from the
previous season and seven new clubs:
*Two clubs promoted from Division One Central:
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Biggleswade Town
Biggleswade Town Football Club is a football club based in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England. The club are currently members of the and play at Langford Road.
History
The club were established in 1874 as Biggleswade, later becoming known as ...
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Burnham
*Two clubs promoted from Division One South & West:
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Hungerford Town
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Poole Town
*Two clubs relegated from the
Conference North
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Corby Town
Corby Town Football Club is a football club based in Corby, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Steel Park.
History
The club was established in 1948, taking over from Stewarts & Lloyds as the main team ...
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Hinckley United
*Plus:
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Truro City, relegated from the
Conference South
The National League South, formerly Conference South, is one of the second divisions of the National League in England, immediately below the top division National League. Along with National League North, it is in the second level of the N ...
League table
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Results
Stadia and locations
Division One Central
Division One Central consisted of 22 clubs, including 15 clubs from
previous season and seven new clubs:
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Aylesbury United
Aylesbury United Football Club is a football club based in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. They are currently members of Division One Central of the Southern League and play at Chesham United's Meadow ground, having been evicted from their ...
, promoted from the
Spartan South Midlands League
The Spartan South Midlands Football League is an English football league covering Hertfordshire, northwest Greater London, central Buckinghamshire and southern Bedfordshire. It is a feeder to the Southern Football League or the Isthmian League, ...
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Dunstable Town, promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League
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Egham Town, promoted from the
Combined Counties League
The Combined Counties Football League is a regional men's football league in south-eastern England with members in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Jersey, Kent, Middlesex, Oxfordshire, Surrey, and the western half and sou ...
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Kettering Town
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, relegated from the Premier Division
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Marlow, promoted from the
Hellenic League
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Potters Bar Town
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, transferred from
Isthmian League Division One North
The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs.
Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 teams ...
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St Ives Town, promoted from the
United Counties League
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League table
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Results
Stadia and locations
Division One South & West
Division One South & West consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from
previous season and five new clubs:
*Four clubs transferred from Division One Central:
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Fleet Town
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Godalming Town
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Guildford City
Guildford City Football Club (formerly Guildford United and AFC Guildford) is a football club based in Guildford, Surrey, England. The club was established in 1921, folded in 1974 and was reformed in 1996. Guildford City play in the .
Histo ...
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Thatcham Town
*Plus:
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Stratford Town, promoted from 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 ...
League table
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Results
Stadia and locations
League Cup
The Southern League Cup 2013–14 (billed as the RedInsure Cup 2013–14 for sponsorship reasons) is the 76th season of the
Southern League Cup , the cup competition of the
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 ...
.
Preliminary round
First round
Second round
Third round
Quarter finals
Semi-finals
Final
First leg
Second leg
See also
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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 ...
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2013–14 Isthmian League The 2013–14 season was the 99th 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 season saw all three divisions increase from 22 t ...
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2013–14 Northern Premier League
The 2013–14 season in English football is the 46th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the seventh season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South.
The League sponsors for 2013–14 are Evo-Sti ...
References
External links
Official website
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