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competition for teams in the

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. At the time, there were no Southern teams in the

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and no equivalent competition existed for clubs in the south. John Oliver, a carpet manufacturer in the City of London was noted as being responsible for the formation of the Southern Alliance which was set up in 1892 and ran for just one season in 1892-93. The league featured seven leading amateur teams from the

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, namely: *

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* Old St Stephen's *

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* Upton Park * Windsor & Eton Notable in their absence were leading Southern sides such as Woolwich Arsenal (who had turned professional in 1891 and were banned from local competitions) and Millwall Athletic.

Final table

Not all matches in the 1892-93 competition were played, however Old St. Stephens topped the final table. The competition was disbanded at the end of the season. * Noted in ''Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated'' by ''Phil Soar'' Slough played Upton Park on 29 April and Windsor played Polytechnic on 23 April however the results of those games have not been record.

References

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Final league table and details of Tottenham's campaign

Final table

References

See also