The 1979–80

Southern Football League The Southern League is a football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from East Anglia, the South and Midlands of England, and South Wales. Together with the Isthmian League and the Northern Premier League it forms levels seven a ...

season was the 77th in the history of the league, an English

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competition. At the end of the previous season the

Alliance Premier League The National League of English Football Clubs is a professional football league in England that consists of 72 teams, divided equally between the National League (division), National League North and National League South. The National League ...

was established as a new, national top division of non-League football. Thirteen clubs from the Premier Division joined the new league, leading to a restructuring of the Southern League for this season, in which it was divided solely into Midland and Southern divisions. Bridgend Town won the Midland Division, whilst Dorchester Town won the Southern Division. Bridgend were declared Southern League champions after defeating Dorchester 3–0 at home and 2–1 away to win a championship play-off. There was no promotion to the Alliance Premier League and no relegation to feeder leagues.

Midland Division

At the end of the previous season

on the top of non-league was created. Following that Southern Football League was restructured with Midland and Southern divisions replacing three old divisions. The Midland Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season Division One North and six new clubs: *Three clubs from the Premier Division: ** Bridgend Town **

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** Witney Town *Three clubs from Division One South: **

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** Trowbridge Town ** Taunton Town

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Southern Division

At the end of the previous season

on the top of non-league was created. Following that Southern Football League was restructured with Midland and Southern divisions replacing three old divisions. The Southern Division consisted of 24 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season Division One South and six new clubs: *Five clubs from the Premier Division: **

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** Dorchester Town ** Hastings United ** Hillingdon Borough **

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*Plus: ** Fareham Town, joined from the

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At the end of the season

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was renamed Addlestone & Weybridge Town and Folkestone and Shepway was renamed Folkestone.

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Midland Division

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Southern Division

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