The 2019–20 Southern Football League season (known as the BetVictor Southern League, following a sponsorship deal with
BetVictor) was the 117th in the history of the
Southern League since its establishment in 1894. The league has two Premier divisions (Central and South) at step 3 of the
National League System
The National League System comprises the six levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the English Football League. It comes under the jurisdiction of The Football Association. The National League System has a h ...
(NLS) and two Division One divisions (Central and South) at step 4 of the NLS. These correspond with Levels 7 and 8 of the
English football league system
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for men's association football clubs in England, with five teams from Wales, one from Guernsey, one from Jersey and one from the Isl ...
.
As a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, this season's competition was formally abandoned on 26 March 2020, with all results from the season being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to, from, or within the competition. On 30 March 2020, sixty-six non-league clubs sent an
open letter to the
Football Association
The Football Association (also known as The FA) is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest football association in the world an ...
requesting that they reconsider their decision. A legal appeal against the decision, funded by
South Shields
South Shields () is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. Historically, it was known in Roman times as Arbeia, and as Caer Urfa by Early Middle Ages. According to the 20 ...
of the
Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. It has four divisions: the Premier Division (which stands at level 7 of the English football league system), Division One East, Division One West and Divisio ...
, was dismissed in June 2020.
Premier Division Central
The Premier Division Central consisted of 17 clubs from the
previous season, and five new clubs:
*
Bromsgrove Sporting, promoted from Division One Central
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Hednesford Town
Hednesford Town Football Club is a football club based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Keys Park.
History
The club was established in 1880 as a merger of the Red & Whites and Hill Top. , transferred from the
Northern Premier League Premier Division
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Kings Langley
Kings Langley is a village, former Manorialism, manor and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, north-west of Westminster in the historic centre of London and to the south of the Chiltern Hills. It now forms part o ...
, transferred from the Premier Division South
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Nuneaton Borough
Nuneaton Borough Football Club is an English football club that is based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The men's 1st team competes in the , the seventh tier of English football.
In 1889, Nuneaton St. Nicholas FC was the first team in Nuneaton t ...
, relegated from the
National League North
*
Peterborough Sports, promoted from Division One Central
League table
Results
Stadia and locations
Premier Division South
The Premier Division South consisted of 17 clubs from the
previous season, and five new clubs:
*
Blackfield & Langley, promoted from Division One South
*
Hayes & Yeading United
Hayes & Yeading United Football Club is an association football club based in Hayes, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. The club was formed in 2007 from a merger of Hayes Football Club (founded in 1909) and Yeading Football Club (f ...
, promoted from the
Isthmian League Division One South Central
*
Truro City
Truro City Football Club ( kw, Klub Peldroes Truru) is an English football club based in Truro, Cornwall. They currently play in the Southern League, at the seventh tier of the English football league system. They are the highest ranked clu ...
, relegated from the
National League 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 ...
*
Weston-super-Mare, relegated from the
National League 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 ...
*
Yate Town, promoted from Division One South
League table
Results
Stadia and locations
Division One Central
Division One Central consisted of 14 clubs from the
previous season, and six new clubs.
*Relegated from the Premier Division Central:
**
Bedworth United
Bedworth United Football Club is a football club based in Bedworth, Warwickshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Oval.
History
The first club from which the modern Bedworth United traces its lineage was Bedworth ...
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Halesowen Town
**
St Neots Town
*Plus:
**
Biggleswade, 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, ...
**
Daventry Town, promoted from the
United Counties League
**
Wantage Town, promoted from the
Hellenic League
League table
Results
Stadia and locations
Division One South
Division One South consisted of 16 clubs from the
previous season, and four new clubs:
*
Basingstoke Town, relegated from the Premier Division South
*
Frome Town, relegated from the Premier Division South
*
Sholing, promoted from the
Wessex League
*
Willand Rovers, promoted from the
Western League
League table
Results
Stadia and locations
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 ...
*
2019–20 Isthmian League The 2019–20 season was the 105th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. This was the second season to consist of four division ...
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2019–20 Northern Premier League
The 2019–20 season was the 52nd season of the Northern Premier League. After one season, the two divisions of Division One were re-aligned from West and East to North West and South East.
The League announced on 8 July 2019 that the new sponsors ...
References
External links
Official website
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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 ...