The 1999–2000 season was the 97th for the
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 ...
. At the end of the previous season Midland Division was renamed Western Division, and Southern Division was renamed Eastern Division.
Boston United
Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system.
The club is known as 'the ...
won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the
Football Conference
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.
Atherstone United,
Gloucester City,
Grantham Town and
Rothwell Town were relegated from the Premier Division, whilst
Folkestone Invicta,
Moor Green
Moor Green is a historic home located near Brentsville, Prince William County, Virginia. It dates to the early-19th century, and is a two-story, five-bay, Federal style brick residence, with a one-room, two-story ell. It has a standing seam m ...
,
Fisher Athletic and
Stafford Rangers were promoted from the Eastern and Western divisions, the former two as champions.
Fleet Town,
Yate Town and
Stourbridge
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at the southwester ...
were relegated to the eighth level whilst
Raunds Town resigned from the league.
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:
**
Clevedon Town
**
Newport, who also changed name to Newport County.
*Two clubs promoted from the Southern Division:
**
Havant & Waterlooville
**
Margate
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League table
Eastern Division
The Eastern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the
previous season Southern Division and six new clubs:
*Three clubs transferred from the Midland Division:
**
Stamford
**
VS Rugby
**
Wisbech Town
*Plus:
**
Burnham, promoted from the
Hellenic League
**
Hastings Town, demoted from the Premier Division
**
Spalding United, promoted from the
United Counties League
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League table
Western Division
The Western Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the
previous season Midland Division and six new clubs:
*Two clubs transferred from the Southern Division:
**
Cirencester Town
**
Yate Town
*Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
**
Bromsgrove Rovers
**
Gresley Rovers
*Plus:
**
Rocester
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Geography
The village is about north of Utto ...
, promoted from the
Midland Alliance
**
Tiverton Town, promoted from the
Western League
League table
See also
*
1999–2000 Isthmian League The 1999–2000 season was the 85th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English Association football, football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East of England, East and South East England. The league con ...
*
1999–2000 Northern Premier League
The 1999–2000 Northern Premier League season was the 32nd in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.
Premier Division
The Premier Divi ...
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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 ...
References
RSSF – Southern Football League archive
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Southern Football League seasons
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