The 2007–08 season was the 105th in the history of the
Southern League, which is an English
football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the
previous season and five new clubs:
*Two clubs promoted from Division One Midlands:
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Brackley Town
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Bromsgrove Rovers
*Two clubs promoted from Division One South & West:
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Bashley
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Swindon Supermarine
*Plus:
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Bedford Town, relegated from the
Conference South
King's Lynn won the Southern League Premier and were promoted to 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 Syst ...
, while play-off winners Team Bath were promoted to the
Conference South. Bromsgrove Rovers, Cirencester Town and Cheshunt were relegated to Division One. Bedford Town also ended the season in the relegation zone but were reprieved from the second relegation in a row after Football Conference clubs
Halifax Town
FC Halifax Town is a professional association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in and play at the Shay. They replaced Halifax Town A.F.C., which went into administration in the 2007–08 season. ...
folded and
Nuneaton Borough were demoted to Division One Midlands.
League table
Play-offs
Results
Stadia and locations
Division One Midlands
Division One Midlands consisted of 21 clubs, including 18 clubs from
previous season and three new clubs:
*Two clubs 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 ...
:
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Leamington
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Romulus
*Plus:
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Chesham United, transferred from Division One South & West
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Slimbridge, promoted from the
Hellenic League
Also, shortly before the start of the season Slimbridge withdrew and were not replaced. Therefore, the relegation zone was reduced to one place in order to make up the numbers for the next season.
Evesham United won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Stourbridge, who returned to the top Southern League division after the relegation in 1984. Berkhamsted finished bottom of the table and were the only club relegated this season.
League table
Play-offs
Stadia and locations
Division One South & West
Division One South & West consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from
previous season and six new clubs:
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Bridgwater Town, promoted from the
Western League
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Farnborough, demoted from the
Conference South
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Fleet Town, transferred from
Isthmian League Division One South
*
Godalming Town, transferred from
Isthmian League Division One South
*
Gosport Borough, promoted from the
Wessex League
The Wessex Football League is an English association football league formed in 1986, with its premier division currently at the fifth step of the National League System, or the ninth tier of the overall English football league system. The part ...
*
Slough Town
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, relegated from
Isthmian League Premier Division
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Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 teams ...
Also, Brook House were renamed
A.F.C. Hayes prior to the start of the season.
Farnborough, who had been demoted from the Conference South at the end of the previous season, won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Oxford City. Slough Town finished in the relegation zone for the second season in a row, but this time were reprieved due to the expulsion of
Halifax Town
FC Halifax Town is a professional association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in and play at the Shay. They replaced Halifax Town A.F.C., which went into administration in the 2007–08 season. ...
from the Football Conference, so only Newport (Isle of Wight) were relegated this season.
League table
Play-offs
Stadia and locations
League Cup
First round
42 clubs, (all of the Division One Midlands and all but one of the Division One South & West clubs), entered at the first round.
Bridgwater Town did not enter at this stage because there were only 21 clubs in Division One Midlands.
Second round
The 12 fixtures of the Second Round were played on the weekend of 30 October 2007. Joining the winners of the previous round were
Bridgwater Town, plus
Chippenham Town and
Gloucester City from the Premier Division.
Third round
Fourth round
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were played on 12 February 2008.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on 4 March 2008.
Final
The first leg was played on 8 April 2008, with the second leg on 22 April 2008.
See also
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Southern Football League
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2007–08 Isthmian League The 2007–08 season was the 93rd season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of ...
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2007–08 Northern Premier League
The 2007–08 is the 40th season for the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the first season for the Northern Premier League Division One North and South.
Created as part of non-league restructuring, the Division One leagues tempo ...
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