The 2001–02
Southern Football League
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season was the 99th in the history of the league, an English
football
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competition.
Kettering Town won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the
Football Conference
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.
Newport (Isle of Wight),
King's Lynn
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,
Merthyr Tydfil
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and
Salisbury City were relegated from the Premier Division, whilst
Hastings Town,
Halesowen Town,
Grantham Town and
Chippenham Town were promoted from the Eastern and Western Divisions, the former two as champions.
Wisbech Town were relegated to the eighth level and
Bilston Town resigned and dropped to the ninth level, whilst
Bloxwich United of the Western Division folded during the season and their record was expunged.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the
previous season and six new clubs:
*Two clubs promoted from the Eastern Division:
**
Chelmsford City
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Newport (Isle of Wight)
*Two clubs promoted from the Western Division:
**
Hinckley United
**
Tiverton Town
*Two clubs relegated from the
Football Conference
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**
Hednesford Town
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History
The club was established in 1880 as a merger of t ...
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Kettering Town
League table
Eastern Division
The Eastern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the
previous season and four new clubs:
*Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
**
Dorchester Town
**
Fisher Athletic
*Plus:
**
Chatham Town, promoted from the
Kent League
**
Rugby United, transferred from the Western Division
Also, Langney Sports changed name to
Eastbourne Borough.
At the end of the season
Hastings Town changed name to Hastings United.
League table
Western Division
The Western Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the
previous season and five new clubs:
*Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
**
Clevedon Town
**
Halesowen Town
*Plus:
**
Chippenham Town, promoted from the
Western League
**
Stourport Swifts, promoted from the
Midland Alliance
**
Swindon Supermarine
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, promoted from the
Hellenic League
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 ...
*
2001–02 Isthmian League
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2001–02 Northern Premier League
The 2001–02 Northern Premier League season was the 34th 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 Divisio ...
References
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Southern Football League seasons
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