The 1990–91
Southern Football League
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season was the 88th in the history of the league, an English
football
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competition.
Farnborough Town won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the
Football Conference
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, having been relegated from the Conference the year before.
Weymouth, who finished bottom of the Premier Division, were relegated to the Southern Division, whilst
Rushden Town
Rushden Town F.C. was a football club from Rushden, England. Founded in 1889, the club merged with Irthlingborough Diamonds to form Rushden & Diamonds in 1992. Nicknamed "the Russians", the club played at Hayden Road.
History
The club was foun ...
, despite finishing fourteenth, were relegated to the Midland Division as their ground did not meet the Premier Division criteria. The champions of the Midland and Southern divisions both failed to win promotion, meaning that only the second-placed clubs,
Corby Town and
Trowbridge Town were promoted.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the
previous season and five new clubs:
*Two clubs promoted from the Midland Division:
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Halesowen Town
Halesowen Town Football Club is a football club based in Halesowen, West Midlands, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Grove Recreation Ground.
History
The club was believed to have been established around 1873, but rec ...
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Rushden Town
Rushden Town F.C. was a football club from Rushden, England. Founded in 1889, the club merged with Irthlingborough Diamonds to form Rushden & Diamonds in 1992. Nicknamed "the Russians", the club played at Hayden Road.
History
The club was foun ...
*Two clubs promoted from the Southern Division:
**
Bashley
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Poole Town
*Plus:
**
Farnborough Town, relegated from the
Football Conference
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League table
Midland Division
The Midland Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the
previous season and four new clubs:
*Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
**
Alvechurch
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Corby Town
*Plus:
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Hinckley Town, promoted from the
West Midlands (Regional) League
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Newport, promoted from the
Hellenic League
League table
Southern Division
The Southern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the
previous season and five new clubs:
*Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
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Ashford Town (Kent)
**
Gosport Borough
*Plus:
**
Folkestone Town, elected to replace the defunct
Folkestone
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Newport (Isle of Wight), promoted from the
Wessex League
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**
Sudbury Town, promoted from the
Eastern Counties League
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League table
See also
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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 ...
*
1990–91 Isthmian League The 1990–91 season was the 76th season of the Isthmian League, an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England.
The league consisted of three divisions. The Second Division w ...
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1990–91 Northern Premier League
References
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Southern Football League seasons
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