The 2022–23 Southern Football League season is the 120th 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 (NLS) and two Division One divisions (Central and South) at Step 4. These correspond to 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 ...
.
The allocations for Step 4 this season were announced by
The Football Association
The Football Association (also known as The FA) is the Sports governing body, governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the ...
(FA) on 12 May 2022.
Premier Division Central
Premier Division Central comprises 22 teams, one more than the set of 21 which competed in the previous season.
Team changes
;To the Premier League Central
Promoted from the
Division One Central
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Bedford Town
Promoted from the
Northern Premier League Division One Midlands
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 Division ...
*
Ilkeston Town
Transferred from the
Northern Premier League Premier Division
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 Division ...
*
Basford United
*
Mickleover
Mickleover is a large suburban village of Derby, in Derbyshire, England. It is west of Derby city centre, northeast of Burton-upon-Trent, west of Nottingham city centre, southeast of Ashbourne, Derbyshire, Ashbourne and northeast of Uttoxete ...
Transferred from the
Premier Division South
*
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 ...
;From the Premier Division Central
Promoted to the
National League 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 ...
*
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 ...
*
Peterborough Sports
Relegated to
Division One Central
*
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 ...
Relegated to the
Isthmian League North Division
*
Lowestoft Town
Premier Division Central table
Prior to the first match(es) being played the ''Pos'' column shows alphabetic sequence of teams rather than league position.
Results
Stadia and locations
Premier Division South
Premier Division South comprises 22 teams, 17 of which competed in the previous season.
Team changes
;To the Premier Division South
Promoted from
Division One Central
*
North Leigh
North Leigh is a village and civil parish about northeast of Witney in Oxfordshire. The parish includes the hamlet of East End and since 1932 has also included the hamlet of Wilcote. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,929.
...
Promoted from
Division One South
*
Plymouth Parkway
*
Winchester City
Promoted from the
Isthmian League South Central Division
*
Bracknell Town
*
Hanwell Town
;From the Premier Division South
Promoted to 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 ...
*
Farnborough
*
Taunton Town
Taunton Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Taunton, Somerset. They compete in the , the sixth tier of English football and play their home matches at Wordsworth Drive, which they moved into during the 1953 season. ...
Relegated to
Division One South
*
Wimborne Town
Club folded
*
Walton Casuals
Transferred back to the
Premier Division Central
*
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 ...
Premier Division South table
Prior to the first match(es) being played the ''Pos'' column shows alphabetic sequence of teams rather than league position.
Results
Stadium and locations
Division One Central
Division One Central comprises 20 teams, 15 of which competed in the previous season.
Team changes
;To Division One Central
Promoted from the
Essex Senior League
The Essex Senior Football League is an English men's football league. It contains clubs from the Essex FA, Hertfordshire FA, London FA, Middlesex FA and the Amateur Football Alliance. It is a feeder league to Division One North of the Isthm ...
*
Walthamstow
Walthamstow ( or ) is a large town in East London, east London, England, within the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Greater London and the Historic counties of England, ancient county of Essex. Situated northeast of Chari ...
Promoted from the
Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division
*
Hadley
Relegated from the
Premier Division Central
*
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 ...
Transferred from
Division One South
*
Cirencester Town
*
Highworth Town
Highworth Town Football Club is a football club based in Highworth, Wiltshire
Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset ...
;From Division One Central
Promoted to the
Premier Division Central
*
Bedford Town
Promoted to the
Premier Division South
*
North Leigh
North Leigh is a village and civil parish about northeast of Witney in Oxfordshire. The parish includes the hamlet of East End and since 1932 has also included the hamlet of Wilcote. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,929.
...
Relegated to the
Hellenic League Premier Division
*
Wantage Town
Relegated to the
Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division
*
Colney Heath
Colney Heath is a large village in Hertfordshire, England. The village became a civil parish in 1947 when the St. Peter Rural parish was split to form Colney Heath and London Colney. There is a converted windmill in the village. The civil paris ...
Transferred to the
Northern Premier League Division One Midlands
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 Division ...
*
St Neots Town
Division One Central league table
Prior to the first match(es) being played the ''Pos'' column shows alphabetic sequence of teams rather than league position.
Results
Stadia and locations
Division One South
Division One South comprises 20 teams, 12 of which competed in the previous season.
Team changes
;To Division One South
Promoted from the
Hellenic League Premier Division
*
Bishop's Cleeve
Bishop's Cleeve is a large village and civil parish in the Borough of Tewkesbury in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham. The village lies at the foot of Cleeve Hill, the highest point in the Cotswolds. Bishop's Cleev ...
*
Westbury United
Promoted from the
Wessex League Premier Division
*
Bashley
*
Hamworthy United
Promoted from the
Western League Premier Division
*
Exmouth Town
*
Tavistock
Tavistock ( ) is an ancient stannary and market town within West Devon, England. It is situated on the River Tavy from which its name derives. At the 2011 census the three electoral wards (North, South and South West) had a population of 13,028 ...
Relegated from the
Premier Division South
*
Wimborne Town
;From Division One South
Promoted to the
Premier Division South
*
Plymouth Parkway
*
Winchester City
Relegated to the
Hellenic League Premier Division
*
Mangotsfield United
Relegated to the
Western League Premier Division
*
Barnstaple Town
Transferred to
Division One Central
*
Cirencester Town
*
Highworth Town
Highworth Town Football Club is a football club based in Highworth, Wiltshire
Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset ...
Division One South league table
Prior to the first match(es) being played the ''Pos'' column shows alphabetic sequence of teams rather than league position.
Results
Stadia and locations
League Cup
The 2022–23 Southern League Cup will be the 8X edition 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 ...
if it held.
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 ...
*
2022–23 Isthmian League
*
2022–23 Northern Premier League
References
External links
Official website
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Southern Football League seasons
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Football in England