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The 2017–18 season was the 115th in the history of the Southern League since its establishment in 1894. It was also the last to have a single Premier Division. From the 2014–15 season onwards, the Southern League is known as Evo-Stik League Southern, following a sponsorship deal with Evo-Stik. The league constitution was announced in May 2017.


Premier Division

At the end of the season a new division was to be created at step 3. Also, the number of clubs in step 3 divisions was reduced from 24 to 22. To make up the number of clubs at step 3 only one Premier Division club was to be relegated this season. The Premier Division consisted of 24 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season, and six new clubs: *Two clubs promoted from Division One Central: ** Farnborough ** Royston Town *Two clubs promoted from Division One South & West: **
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** Tiverton Town *Two clubs relegated from the
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: **
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** Gosport Borough


League table


Results table


Play-offs

Semi-finals Final


Stadia and locations


Division One East

For this season, Division One Central was renamed Division One East. At the end of the season a new division was to be created at step 3. To make up the number of clubs at step 3 two clubs from each step 4 division, one club with best points-per-game among the step 4 division clubs and six play-off winners were to be promoted this season. Also, a new division were to be added at step 4 within the Isthmian League, while the number of clubs in every step 4 division was decreased to 20. To make up the number of clubs only one club was to be relegated. Division One East consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season Division One Central, and six new clubs: *
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, transferred from the
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* Cambridge City, relegated from the Premier Division *
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, promoted from the
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* Hayes & Yeading United, relegated from the Premier Division * Moneyfields, promoted from the
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* Thame United, promoted from the Hellenic League For 2018–19, Division One East was renamed Division One Central.


League table


Results table


Play-offs

Semi-finals Final


Stadia and locations


Division One West

For this season, Division One South & West was renamed Division One West. At the end of the season a new division was to be created at step 3. To make up the number of clubs at step 3 two clubs from each step 4 division, one club with best points-per-game among the step 4 division clubs and six play-off winners were to be promoted this season. Also, a new division were to be added at step 4 within the Isthmian League, while the number of clubs in every step 4 division was decreased to 20. To make up the number of clubs only one club was to be relegated. Division One West featured four new clubs: * Bristol Manor Farm, promoted from the Western League * Cinderford Town, relegated from the Premier Division * Cirencester Town, relegated from the Premier Division *
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, transferred from Division One Central For 2018–19, Division One West was renamed Division One South.


League table


Results table


Play-offs

Semi-finals Final


Stadia and locations


League Cup

The 2017–18 Southern League Cup (billed as The BigFreeBet.com Challenge Cup) was the 80th edition of the Southern League Cup, the cup competition of the
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.
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, Mangotsfield United, and
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declined to participate. The defending champions, Hayes & Yeading United, were defeated in the semi-finals by Hitchin Town.


Preliminary round


First round


Second round


Third round


Quarter-finals


Semi-finals


Final


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 ...
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2017–18 Isthmian League The 2017–18 season was the 103rd season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. It was also the twelfth season for the current incarna ...
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2017–18 Northern Premier League The 2017–18 season was the 50th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the eleventh and last season of the Division One North and South. The league sponsors for 2017–18 were Evo-Stik. Premier Division Team changes The ...


References


External links


Official website
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