The 1998–99

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 ...

season was the 96th in the history of the league, an English

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competition.

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won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the

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. Hastings Town, Gresley Rovers and Bromsgrove Rovers were relegated from the Premier Division, whilst

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, Clevedon Town,

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and Newport County were promoted from the Southern and Midland Divisions, the former two as champions. Bloxwich Town and

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were relegated to the eighth level whilst

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resigned from the league. At the end of the season Midland Division was renamed Western Division, and Southern Division was renamed Eastern Division.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs: *Two clubs promoted from the Midland Division: ** Grantham Town ** Ilkeston Town *Plus: **

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, transferred from the

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** Weymouth, promoted from the Southern Division

League table

Midland Division

The Midland Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs: *Four clubs transferred from the Southern Division: ** Cinderford Town ** Clevedon Town ** Newport **

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*Plus: ** Bloxwich Town, promoted from the

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** Stamford, promoted from the

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At the end of the season Midland Division was renamed Western Division.

League table

Southern Division

The Southern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 13 clubs from the previous season and nine new clubs, relegated from the Premier Division: *Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division: ** Ashford Town (Kent) **

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** St. Leonards Stamcroft, who also changed name to St. Leonards. *Three clubs transferred from the Midland Division: **

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** Raunds Town *Plus: **

, promoted from the

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, promoted from the Kent League **

, new club formed as a merger of Havant Town and

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At the end of the season Southern Division was renamed Eastern Division.

League table

Cup competition

The league's cup competition, the Dr Martens League Cup, was won by Cambridge City who beat Sutton Coldfield Town 2–1 on aggregate in the final. The first round, semi-finals and final were played over two legs with the second, third and fourth rounds going to a replay if the tie finished all square. Cambridge had beaten Dorchester Town 4–3 on aggregate to reach the final and Sutton Coldfield defeated Boston United 2–1 on aggregate to reach the final.The Official Football Association Non League Club Directory 2000

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Premier Division

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Midland Division

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Southern Division

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Cup competition

See also

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