The 1992–93

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 90th in the history of the league, an English

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competition. Dover Athletic won the Premier Division to earned promotion to the

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. VS Rugby and Weymouth were relegated to the Midland and Southern Division respectively, whilst Dartford withdrew from the league after four matches due to financial problems and joined the Kent League the following season. Nuneaton Borough,

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and Gresley Rovers (in their first season in the Southern League) were promoted to the Premier Division, the former two as champions. Despite finishing second in the Southern Division,

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were denied promotion due to ground grading, saving Premier Division club

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from relegation. Barry Town left the Southern League to join the

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, whilst

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dropped into the

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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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** Solihull Borough *Two clubs promoted from the Southern Division: ** Hastings Town ** Weymouth *Plus: **

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, relegated from the

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Midland Division

The Midland Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs: * Evesham United, promoted from the Midland Combination * Gresley Rovers, promoted from the

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, promoted from the Western League At the end of the previous season

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reverted name to Forest Green Rovers, while

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merged with the

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club

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to create new club

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, who took over place in the Midland Division.

League table

Southern Division

The Southern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four clubs, relegated from the Premier Division: * Fisher Athletic * Gravesend & Northfleet * Poole Town *

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At the end of the season

changed name to Salisbury City, and Fisher Athletic changed name to Fisher.

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References

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Midland Division

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Southern Division

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See also

References