The 1982–83

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 80th in the history of the league, an English

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competition. This season saw the reintroduction of the Premier Division. AP Leamington won the Premier Division, winning their first Southern League title, whilst Kidderminster Harriers was promoted to the Alliance Premier League.

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, Sutton Coldfield Town, Fisher Athletic were all promoted to the Premier Division, the last two for the first time in their history.

Premier Division

The Premier Division was reformed and consisted of the best clubs from the Midland and the Southern divisions. It also featured three new clubs, relegated from the Alliance Premier League: * AP Leamington *

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* Gravesend & Northfleet At the end of the season Enderby Town changed name to Leicester United.

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Midland Division

After the Premier Division reintroduction at the end of the previous season, the Midland Division consisted of 17 clubs, including 11 clubs from the previous season Midland Division and six new clubs: *Three clubs joined from the

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** Dudley Town ** Sutton Coldfield Town ** Willenhall Town *Plus: ** Bridgwater Town, joined from the

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** Oldbury United, joined from the

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, joined from the

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Southern Division

After the Premier Division reintroduction at the end of the previous season, the Southern Division consisted of 18 clubs, including 14 clubs from the previous season Southern Division and four new clubs: * Erith & Belvedere, joined from the

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* Fisher Athletic, joined from the

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* Road-Sea Southampton, joined from the City of Southampton Sunday League * Woodford Town, joined from the

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References

RSSF – Southern Football League archive
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Premier Division

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Midland Division

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Southern Division

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See also

References