The 2020–21 Southern Football League season was the 118th 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. 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 Steps 3 and 4 for season 2020–21 were announced by the FA on 21 July 2020.
Due to the restrictions on clubs' ability to play matches in the
lockdowns
A lockdown is a restriction policy for people, community or a country to stay where they are, usually due to specific risks (such as COVID-19) that could possibly harm the people if they move and interact freely.
The term is used for a prison ...
associated with the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
, competitions at Steps 3–6 were curtailed on 24 February 2021. The scheduled restructuring of non-league took place at the end of the season, with a new division to be added to
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 ...
at step 4 for 2021–22,
which resulted in some reallocations into or out of, and promotions to, the Southern League's Step 4 divisions.
Premier Division Central
The Premier Division Central comprised the same set of 22 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.
League table
Results
Stadia and locations
Premier Division South
The Premier Division South comprised 20 teams, two fewer than the previous season, following
Blackfield & Langley's resignation and voluntary relegation to 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 par ...
,
and
Merthyr Town
Merthyr Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Merthyr) is a Welsh semi-professional association football, football club based in Merthyr Tydfil, currently playing in the , in the seventh tier of the English football league system.
The ...
's decision to withdraw for one season due to the effects of the
COVID-19 pandemic in Wales
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Wales on 28 February 2020, with a case being reported in the Swansea area; this first known case was a person who had recently returned from Italy. The first known case of community transm ...
.
League table
Results
Stadia and locations
Division One Central
Division One Central comprised the same set of 20 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.
League table
Results
Stadia and locations
Division One South
Division One South comprised the same set of 20 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.
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 ...
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2020–21 Isthmian League
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2020–21 Northern Premier League
References
External links
Official website
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