2022–23 Southern Football League

The 2022–23 Southern Football League season was the 120th in the history of the Southern League since its establishment in 1894. The league has two Premier divisions (Central and South) at Step 3 of the National League System (NLS) and two Division One divisions (Central and South) at Step 4. These correspond to levels 7 and 8 of the English football league system.

The allocations for Step 4 this season were announced by The Football Association (FA) on 12 May 2022.[1][2]

Premier Division Central

Southern Football League
Premier Division Central
Season2022–23

Premier Division Central comprises 22 teams, one more than the set of 21 which competed in the previous season.

Team changes

Premier Division Central table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Tamworth (C, P) 42 27 8 7 93 40 +53 89 Promoted to the National League North
2 Coalville Town 42 27 8 7 92 42 +50 89 Qualified for the play-offs[a]
3 Leiston 42 24 13 5 84 47 +37 85
4 Nuneaton Borough 42 23 10 9 67 45 +22 79
5 Rushall Olympic (O, P) 42 22 7 13 71 52 +19 73
6 Mickleover 42 22 6 14 82 66 +16 72
7 Ilkeston Town 42 16 13 13 79 66 +13 61 Transferred to the Northern Premier League Premier
8 Barwell 42 17 10 15 69 63 +6 61
9 Redditch United 42 18 7 17 57 59 −2 61
10 Stourbridge 42 15 14 13 69 56 +13 59
11 Alvechurch 42 17 8 17 63 65 −2 59
12 Hitchin Town 42 16 11 15 52 60 −8 59
13 Royston Town 42 15 10 17 63 73 −10 55
14 Stratford Town 42 13 13 16 58 70 −12 52
15 Basford United 42 14 10 18 49 62 −13 52 Transferred to the Northern Premier League Premier
16 St Ives Town 42 14 8 20 64 72 −8 50
17 Needham Market 42 13 9 20 46 54 −8 48
18 Bromsgrove Sporting 42 13 9 20 58 78 −20 48
19 Kings Langley (R) 42 10 9 23 45 69 −24 39 Relegated to Division One Central
20 Hednesford Town (R) 42 7 10 25 45 76 −31 31 Relegated to the Northern Premier League West
21 AFC Rushden & Diamonds (R) 42 8 7 27 40 87 −47 31 Relegated to the Northern Premier League Midlands
22 Bedford Town (R) 42 8 6 28 49 93 −44 30 Relegated to Division One Central
Source: Southern League, Non League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams played for one spot and promotion to Step 2.

Results

Home \ Away RUD ALV BAR BAS BDT BRO COA HED HIT ILK KLL LEI MIC NEE NUN RED ROY RUS STI STO STR TAM
AFC Rushden & Diamonds — 0–2 0–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 0–7 0–1 1–2 1–1 4–2 0–0 1–4 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–3 0–2 1–3
Alvechurch 2–0 — 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–3 2–1 2–2 3–3 2–1 1–1 1–3 3–3 2–1 1–2 4–1 3–0 4–2 1–3
Barwell 1–2 1–1 — 2–2 1–2 1–1 3–1 5–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–3 2–5 2–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–1 0–2
Basford United 2–1 3–0 0–4 — 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 0–4 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–3
Bedford Town 6–1 0–3 3–2 0–2 — 3–4 2–1 1–3 3–0 2–2 2–0 3–4 0–3 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–4 0–3 1–8
Bromsgrove Sporting 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 — 0–4 3–1 2–1 2–3 2–0 1–7 1–3 2–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 3–4 0–1 0–1
Coalville Town 3–0 4–1 3–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 — 3–2 5–1 1–4 2–1 0–0 4–1 1–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–0
Hednesford Town 5–0 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 2–3 1–3 — 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–3 0–3 4–0 1–2 0–1 3–3 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–1
Hitchin Town 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 — 3–1 2–4 0–3 4–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1
Ilkeston Town 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 3–1 1–2 4–1 3–1 — 3–0 2–2 2–3 3–3 2–3 1–1 3–3 1–1 2–3 0–2 2–1 0–2
Kings Langley 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–5 1–3 2–1 0–1 1–2 — 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–3 1–1 1–1
Leiston 5–1 1–1 2–0 6–2 3–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 — 3–1 2–1 3–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1
Mickleover 2–0 1–0 2–3 2–1 2–0 4–1 2–4 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 — 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 4–3 2–3
Needham Market 2–0 0–3 1–2 3–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–3 1–2 0–1 2–0 — 1–1 1–0 5–0 0–2 4–2 3–1 0–1 3–2
Nuneaton Borough 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 4–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 4–2 1–1 — 1–0 3–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–1
Redditch United 1–0 1–0 1–3 2–1 3–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–4 2–3 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–2 — 4–2 2–3 2–0 0–3 2–2 0–3
Royston Town 2–1 1–0 2–4 3–1 3–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 4–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 — 2–1 1–3 3–3 4–2 0–2
Rushall Olympic 3–1 1–4 1–1 0–1 1–3 3–1 0–3 3–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–3 1–0 3–0 7–2 2–3 — 1–0 2–0 4–3 2–2
St Ives Town 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–3 2–0 3–2 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 — 1–5 5–0 2–0
Stourbridge 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–3 3–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–3 5–1 2–0 2–2 — 4–0 1–1
Stratford Town 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 4–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–5 3–3 1–1 — 0–4
Tamworth 2–2 3–0 4–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–4 9–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 3–1 3–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 0–3 2–0 —
Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Coalville Town 1 (3)
5 Rushall Olympic 1 (4)
5 Rushall Olympic 0 (4)
4 Nuneaton Borough 0 (3)
3 Leiston 1
4 Nuneaton Borough 2

Semi-finals

26 April 2023 Coalville Town1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Rushall Olympic Coalville
19:45
Report
Stadium: Owen Street Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,610
Referee: Richard Eley
Penalties
26 April 2023 Leiston1–2 (a.e.t.) Nuneaton Borough Leiston
19:45
Report
Stadium: Victory Road
Attendance: 464

Final

1 May 2023 Nuneaton Borough0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Rushall Olympic Nuneaton
15:00 Report Stadium: Liberty Way
Attendance: 3,563
Penalties

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the Premier Division Central clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Rushden & Diamonds Rushden Hayden Road 2,000
Alvechurch Alvechurch Lye Meadow 3,000
Barwell Barwell Kirkby Road 2,500
Basford United Nottingham (Basford) Greenwich Avenue 2,200
Bedford Town Bedford The Eyrie 3,000
Bromsgrove Sporting Bromsgrove Victoria Ground 4,893
Coalville Town Coalville Owen Street Sports Ground 2,000
Hednesford Town Hednesford Keys Park 6,039
Hitchin Town Hitchin Top Field 4,554
Ilkeston Town Ilkeston New Manor Ground 3,029
Kings Langley Kings Langley Sadiku Stadium 1,963
Leiston Leiston Victory Road 2,250
Mickleover Derby (Mickleover) Station Road 1,500
Needham Market Needham Market Bloomfields 4,000
Nuneaton Borough Nuneaton Liberty Way 4,614
Redditch United Redditch The Valley 5,000
Royston Town Royston Garden Walk 5,000
Rushall Olympic Walsall (Rushall) Dales Lane 2,000
St Ives Town St Ives Westwood Road 2,000
Stourbridge Stourbridge War Memorial Athletic Ground 2,626
Stratford Town Stratford-upon-Avon Knights Lane 2,000
Tamworth Tamworth The Lamb Ground 4,565

Premier Division South

Southern Football League
Premier Division South
Season2022–23

Premier Division South comprises 22 teams, 17 of which competed in the previous season.

Team changes

Premier Division South table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Weston-super-Mare (C, P) 42 28 9 5 89 32 +57 93 Promoted to the National League South
2 Bracknell Town 42 28 6 8 100 53 +47 90 Qualified for the play-offs[a]
3 Truro City (O, P) 42 27 8 7 88 41 +47 89
4 Poole Town 42 23 11 8 86 51 +35 80
5 Chesham United 42 23 10 9 88 57 +31 79
6 Swindon Supermarine 42 23 8 11 88 66 +22 77
7 Hayes & Yeading United 42 21 8 13 80 58 +22 71
8 Metropolitan Police (R) 42 18 7 17 61 59 +2 61 Relegated to the Isthmian League South
9 Merthyr Town 42 18 6 18 73 64 +9 60
10 Plymouth Parkway 42 16 10 16 63 62 +1 58
11 Beaconsfield Town 42 15 12 15 75 73 +2 57
12 Tiverton Town 42 15 10 17 62 77 −15 55
13 Dorchester Town 42 16 6 20 57 79 −22 54
14 Hanwell Town 42 14 8 20 55 65 −10 50
15 Salisbury 42 14 7 21 55 71 −16 49
16 Winchester City 42 12 12 18 56 72 −16 48
17 Gosport Borough 42 14 5 23 58 78 −20 47
18 Hendon 42 9 11 22 55 81 −26 38
19 Harrow Borough 42 9 10 23 44 80 −36 37
20 North Leigh (R) 42 9 7 26 50 86 −36 34 Relegated to Division One Central
21 Yate Town (R) 42 9 7 26 50 92 −42 34 Relegated to Division One South
22 Hartley Wintney (R) 42 8 8 26 40 76 −36 32 Relegated to the Isthmian League South
Source: Southern League, Non League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams played for one spot and promotion to Step 2

Metropolitan Police chose to relegate themselves.[1]

Results

Home \ Away BEA BRA CHE DOR GOS HAN HAB HAR HAY HEN MER MET NOR PLY POO SAL SWI TIV TRU WSM WIN YAT
Beaconsfield Town — 2–3 5–2 0–1 3–2 2–2 1–3 1–0 5–2 1–1 3–5 2–2 3–3 3–1 0–2 2–1 2–3 1–2 3–2 1–0 0–1 3–2
Bracknell Town 3–1 — 0–3 2–0 3–1 1–1 4–1 5–0 2–2 3–2 1–0 3–2 6–0 0–0 0–2 6–1 4–2 2–1 0–3 2–2 3–1 0–3
Chesham United 4–2 2–1 — 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 0–3 2–0 1–2 3–2 1–0 4–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 5–1
Dorchester Town 0–2 1–2 1–3 — 2–2 3–0 3–2 4–2 1–3 3–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–6 1–0 3–4 1–2 1–0 0–3 2–1 2–0
Gosport Borough 3–2 0–4 2–3 2–2 — 0–2 1–3 1–0 3–2 1–0 3–2 0–2 2–0 5–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–4 2–2 0–1
Hanwell Town 1–1 2–3 2–0 2–1 4–1 — 1–1 3–2 3–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 5–1 1–0 0–2 0–3 1–3 1–0 1–3 0–1 1–2 3–1
Harrow Borough 1–0 0–4 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–1 — 1–0 1–2 1–3 1–2 0–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–3 2–2 1–4 1–5 1–1 3–1
Hartley Wintney 0–3 1–2 1–5 2–4 3–1 2–1 1–0 — 0–0 2–3 1–2 1–1 1–0 4–4 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–0
Hayes & Yeading United 2–2 2–1 0–3 4–0 3–2 1–0 2–2 1–2 — 1–0 3–2 3–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 7–0 3–4 0–1 4–0 3–0
Hendon 1–1 3–4 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 — 1–1 2–3 0–2 3–1 0–4 1–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–3 0–2 0–1
Merthyr Town 3–2 1–3 0–1 1–3 2–3 3–1 2–2 4–1 1–3 1–2 — 1–2 0–3 0–1 1–2 5–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–3 5–2 1–2
Metropolitan Police 2–3 0–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 2–0 1–3 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 — 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–3 1–0 4–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–1
North Leigh 0–2 0–5 2–3 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 — 1–2 0–4 1–1 1–2 4–2 1–2 2–0 2–4 3–3
Plymouth Parkway 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–0 3–1 6–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 — 4–0 3–1 2–1 4–2 3–3 1–4 1–0 2–1
Poole Town 2–2 2–2 3–3 3–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 — 1–2 2–2 2–4 3–0 1–3 1–0 5–0
Salisbury 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 0–0 1–3 0–2 3–3 1–2 1–4 4–2 0–1 1–3 — 2–1 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 0–0
Swindon Supermarine 1–1 1–2 5–3 3–2 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–5 4–1 2–1 4–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 — 3–3 3–2 0–0 1–2 2–0
Tiverton Town 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–3 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 3–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–4 1–3 — 1–1 0–2 2–4 4–2
Truro City 1–1 1–0 3–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 0–0 2–0 6–0 1–3 1–1 4–0 4–0 3–2 — 0–0 3–0 4–0
Weston-super-Mare 2–2 1–3 1–3 3–1 3–0 3–0 7–0 4–0 1–0 4–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 0–1 — 3–1 3–2
Winchester City 4–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–3 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–3 0–1 1–6 1–2 1–3 0–1 — 1–0
Yate Town 0–2 0–2 0–3 0–0 5–4 2–3 3–3 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–3 4–0 2–3 0–4 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–4 3–3 —
Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Bracknell Town 1
5 Chesham United 0
2 Bracknell Town 2
3 Truro City 3
3 Truro City 1 (4)
4 Poole Town 1 (1)

Semi-finals

26 April 2023 Bracknell Town 1–0 (a.e.t.)Chesham UnitedSandhurst
19:45
Report Stadium: SB Stadium
Attendance: 734
Referee: Charles Martland
26 April 2023 Truro City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)		Poole TownPlymouth
19:45
Report
Stadium: Bolitho Park
Attendance: 338
Referee: James Gould
Penalties

Final

1 May 2023 Bracknell Town2–3 Truro City Sandhurst
15:00
Report
Stadium: SB Stadium
Attendance: 1,554

Stadium and locations

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Locations of the Premier Division South clubs
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Greater London and environ Premier Division South clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Beaconsfield Town Beaconsfield Holloways Park 3,500
Bracknell Town Sandhurst SB Stadium 1,950
Chesham United Chesham The Meadow 5,000
Dorchester Town Dorchester The Avenue Stadium 5,000
Gosport Borough Gosport Privett Park 4,500
Hanwell Town Perivale Powerday Stadium 3,000
Harrow Borough Harrow Earlsmead Stadium 3,000
Hartley Wintney Hartley Wintney The Memorial Playing Fields 2,000
Hayes & Yeading United Hayes, Hillingdon SkyEx Community Stadium 3,000
Hendon Hendon Silver Jubilee Park 2,000
Merthyr Town Merthyr Tydfil Penydarren Park 4,000
Metropolitan Police East Molesey Imber Court 3,000
North Leigh North Leigh Eynsham Hall Park Sports Ground 2,000
Plymouth Parkway Plymouth Bolitho Park 3,500
Poole Town Poole The BlackGold Stadium 2,500
Salisbury Salisbury Raymond McEnhill Stadium 5,000
Swindon Supermarine Swindon (South Marston) Hunts Copse Ground 3,000
Tiverton Town Tiverton Ladysmead 3,500
Truro City Plymouth Bolitho Park (groundshare with Plymouth Parkway) 3,500
Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare Woodspring Stadium 3,500
Winchester City Winchester The City Ground 4,500
Yate Town Yate Lodge Road 2,000

Division One Central

Southern Football League
Division One Central
Season2022–23

Division One Central comprises 20 teams, 15 of which competed in the previous season.

Team changes

Division One Central table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Berkhamsted (C, P) 36 28 4 4 91 32 +59 88 Promoted to the Premier Division Central
2 Biggleswade 36 20 9 7 73 44 +29 69 Qualified for the play-offs[a]
3 Didcot Town (O, P) 36 20 6 10 55 42 +13 66 Promoted to the Premier Division South
4 Walthamstow 36 19 6 11 58 49 +9 63 Transferred to the Isthmian League North
5 Ware 36 19 5 12 76 60 +16 62 Qualified for the play-offs[a]
6 Cirencester Town 36 17 7 12 67 39 +28 58
7 Biggleswade Town 36 16 10 10 70 54 +16 58
8 Welwyn Garden City 36 16 7 13 56 60 −4 55
9 Hadley 36 15 8 13 64 55 +9 53
10 Kidlington 36 15 8 13 47 48 −1 53
11 Waltham Abbey 36 14 6 16 55 51 +4 48
12 Thame United 36 13 8 15 60 54 +6 47
13 AFC Dunstable 36 12 10 14 53 47 +6 46
14 Hertford Town 36 11 8 17 70 70 0 41
15 Aylesbury United 36 11 7 18 41 64 −23 40
16 Kempston Rovers 36 9 7 20 51 69 −18 34
17 Highworth Town (R) 36 6 10 20 51 93 −42 28 Qualified for the inter-step play-offs,
then relegated to the Hellenic League
18 Barton Rovers (O) 36 5 8 23 32 78 −46 23 Qualified for the inter-step play-offs
19 FC Romania (R) 36 6 6 24 36 97 −61 21[b] Relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League
20 Harlow Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned from the league[4]
Source: Southern League, Non League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Four teams played for one spot and possible promotion to Step 3.
  2. ^ FC Romania were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.[5]

Results

Home \ Away DUN AYU BAR BER BIG BIT CIR DID ROM HAD HER HWT KEM KID THM WAA WAL WAR WGC
AFC Dunstable — 0–0 4–0 2–4 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 5–1 1–1 4–4 3–0 0–0 1–3 1–2 1–0 3–0 3–0 3–1
Aylesbury United 1–1 — 2–1 0–4 0–2 1–3 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 5–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–1 1–2
Barton Rovers 0–2 0–2 — 1–4 2–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–1
Berkhamsted 4–0 4–0 5–0 — 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–0 6–1 2–1 2–0 5–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–2
Biggleswade 3–1 0–2 4–3 2–2 — 0–1 3–1 2–0 8–0 2–3 4–1 0–2 2–2 4–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–3 1–0
Biggleswade Town 3–2 4–1 5–1 1–2 0–2 — 0–0 1–2 5–3 3–3 2–2 4–1 2–2 2–2 3–2 2–0 1–1 4–2 2–3
Cirencester Town 1–0 3–0 0–2 3–4 4–1 0–1 — 2–0 3–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–2 3–3 6–1 3–0 1–2
Didcot Town 3–2 1–1 0–0 0–4 1–0 1–0 1–0 — 4–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 2–2 3–2 1–0 0–3 0–1
FC Romania 0–1 4–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–5 — 4–1 2–1 4–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–3 0–4
Hadley 0–0 4–3 3–0 1–2 1–2 4–2 1–0 1–3 1–1 — 3–1 5–3 3–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–1
Hertford Town 0–0 4–4 2–1 3–1 2–2 1–3 1–0 3–5 5–0 1–1 — 2–2 1–2 2–1 4–2 2–3 4–1 1–2 0–2
Highworth Town 1–1 1–2 3–3 1–4 2–2 0–3 0–4 0–6 5–0 1–0 2–3 — 3–3 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–3 2–2 2–4
Kempston Rovers 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–4 3–2 1–1 — 0–1 3–0 0–2 2–3 1–2 5–0
Kidlington 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–4 0–4 0–1 2–0 1–2 3–0 3–2 0–4 5–1 1–1 — 1–0 1–2 0–1 4–1 5–2
Thame United 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–3 1–1 3–1 7–2 4–1 2–1 4–0 3–1 0–2 — 1–3 0–1 1–2 2–2
Waltham Abbey 2–1 0–1 5–1 0–2 0–1 3–3 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 — 2–3 0–1 1–1
Walthamstow 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–2 0–0 1–0 6–0 0–4 1–4 2–0 3–2 0–1 0–2 3–2 — 3–0 0–0
Ware 2–1 3–0 5–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 3–4 0–1 3–0 2–2 4–2 1–4 4–1 3–0 1–1 0–3 4–6 — 1–2
Welwyn Garden City 3–0 3–0 2–1 0–3 2–3 1–1 0–4 1–1 3–0 0–4 0–3 3–2 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–1 0–3 1–3 —
Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Biggleswade 1
5 Ware 4
3 Didcot Town 1
5 Ware 0
3 Didcot Town 3
4 Walthamstow 1

Semi-finals

26 April 2023 Biggleswade1–4 Ware Biggleswade
19:45
Report
Stadium: The Eyrie
Attendance: 341
Referee: Luke Scott
26 April 2023 Didcot Town 3–1WalthamstowDidcot
19:45
Report
Stadium: Loop Meadow
Attendance: 628
Referee: Ollie Scott

Final

May 2023 Didcot Town 1–0WareDidcot
15:00
Report Stadium: Loop Meadow
Attendance: 1,938

Inter-step play-offs

29 April 2023 Barton Rovers 2–0Thetford TownBarton-le-Clay
15:00
Report Stadium: Sharpenhoe Road
Attendance: 312
29 April 2023 Highworth Town1–4 Malvern Town Highworth
15:00
Report
Stadium: The Elms Recreation Ground
Attendance: 474

Stadia and locations

Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Dunstable Dunstable Creasey Park 3,200
Aylesbury United Aylesbury The Meadow (groundshare with Chesham United) 5,000
Barton Rovers Barton-le-Clay Sharpenhoe Road 4,000
Berkhamsted Berkhamsted Broadwater 2,500
Biggleswade Biggleswade The Eyrie (groundshare with Bedford Town) 3,000
Biggleswade Town Biggleswade Langford Road 3,000
Cirencester Town Cirencester Corinium Stadium 4,500
Didcot Town Didcot Loop Meadow 3,000
FC Romania Cheshunt Cheshunt Stadium (groundshare with Cheshunt) 3,000
Hadley London (Arkley) Brickfield Lane 2,000
Harlow Town Harlow The Harlow Arena 3,500
Hertford Town Hertford Hertingfordbury Park 6,500
Highworth Town Highworth The Elms Recreation Ground 2,000
Kempston Rovers Kempston Hillgrounds Leisure 2,000
Kidlington Kidlington Yarnton Road 1,500
Thame United Thame Meadow View Park 2,000
Waltham Abbey Waltham Abbey Capershotts 3,500
Walthamstow London (Walthamstow) Wadham Lodge 3,500
Ware Ware Wodson Park 3,300
Welwyn Garden City Welwyn Garden City Herns Way 1,000

Division One South

Southern Football League
Division One South
Season2022–23

Division One South comprises 20 teams, 12 of which competed in the previous season.

Team changes

Division One South table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 AFC Totton (C, P) 38 27 7 4 88 28 +60 88 Promoted to the Premier Division South
2 Sholing (O, P) 38 24 9 5 75 35 +40 81 Qualified for the play-offs[a]
3 Hamworthy United 38 22 8 8 75 51 +24 74
4 Evesham United 38 18 6 14 53 44 +9 60
5 Wimborne Town 38 17 9 12 60 61 −1 60
6 Tavistock 38 18 4 16 66 63 +3 58
7 Bashley 38 15 10 13 49 37 +12 55
8 Frome Town 38 15 9 14 62 50 +12 54
9 Bishop's Cleeve 38 16 4 18 66 74 −8 52
10 Westbury United 38 13 11 14 51 53 −2 50
11 Larkhall Athletic 38 12 13 13 44 58 −14 49
12 Melksham Town 38 13 9 16 64 68 −4 48
13 Paulton Rovers 38 14 5 19 57 68 −11 47
14 Exmouth Town 38 12 10 16 50 51 −1 46
15 Willand Rovers 38 11 11 16 49 47 +2 44
16 Lymington Town (R) 38 12 7 19 50 67 −17 43 Relegated to the Wessex League
17 Bideford 38 10 12 16 41 57 −16 42
18 Bristol Manor Farm (O) 38 11 9 18 56 76 −20 42 Qualified for the inter-step play-off
19 Cinderford Town (R) 38 8 10 20 47 85 −38 34 Relegated to the Hellenic League
20 Slimbridge (R) 38 6 9 23 44 74 −30 27
Source: Southern League website, Non League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams played for one spot and possible promotion to Step 3.

Results

Home \ Away TOT BAS BID BIS BMF CIN EVE EXM FRO HMW LAR LYM MEL PAU SHO SLI TAV WES WIL WIM
AFC Totton — 1–0 8–1 2–1 4–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 3–0 7–0 0–1 3–0 6–1 5–3 1–0 1–1
Bashley 0–0 — 0–1 0–4 2–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–3 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 5–2
Bideford 1–1 0–1 — 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 3–4 1–3 0–1
Bishop's Cleeve 1–2 1–0 1–2 — 2–4 2–2 1–0 2–2 0–2 1–5 4–2 2–3 3–1 2–1 0–2 3–2 4–2 2–1 1–0 3–6
Bristol Manor Farm 2–4 0–3 0–0 1–3 — 3–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–5 4–3 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–0
Cinderford Town 1–6 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–3 — 3–1 1–3 5–0 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 2–2 2–1 0–4 3–2 0–2 1–2
Evesham United 3–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 3–2 0–0 — 2–0 1–0 1–2 5–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–2
Exmouth Town 1–3 3–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 4–1 — 5–0 0–1 0–3 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–3 2–2 1–0 0–0 3–3 1–0
Frome Town 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 5–1 1–0 1–0 — 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–3 4–1 0–4 3–0 3–3 3–0
Hamworthy United 2–1 1–0 5–1 2–1 5–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–2 — 5–0 3–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 6–2 3–2 0–0 2–1
Larkhall Athletic 0–3 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 0–4 0–1 — 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–3
Lymington Town 1–2 3–3 0–2 2–2 2–4 1–2 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 — 3–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 3–7 3–0 3–1 0–2
Melksham Town 0–1 0–3 1–0 0–1 3–3 1–1 2–2 1–3 3–2 3–5 1–1 3–2 — 2–3 1–3 3–2 1–2 3–2 3–0 3–1
Paulton Rovers 0–1 2–1 3–2 2–4 3–1 5–2 3–2 1–0 3–2 0–1 2–4 4–1 1–3 — 0–2 3–2 1–4 1–1 0–0 1–1
Sholing 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 5–1 2–0 — 1–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 0–0
Slimbridge 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–3 1–1 2–3 2–2 0–4 0–1 4–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–3 — 2–4 0–1 0–4 1–0
Tavistock 0–0 0–2 2–0 4–1 1–3 2–0 1–2 3–1 4–3 0–2 0–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 — 1–2 0–3 1–2
Westbury United 1–2 2–1 2–3 1–0 0–1 4–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 3–0 1–1 — 1–0 2–1
Willand Rovers 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 4–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–2 3–3 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 3–1 0–0 — 1–0
Wimborne Town 0–4 0–5 1–1 2–1 3–2 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–4 2–0 2–0 5–1 1–1 3–2 0–4 3–3 2–0 3–3 2–1 —
Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Sholing 2
5 Wimborne Town 1
2 Sholing 2
3 Hamworthy United 0
3 Hamworthy United 3
4 Evesham United 0

Semi-finals

26 April 2023 Sholing 2–1Wimborne TownSholing
19:45
Report
Stadium: Universal Stadium
Attendance: 393
Referee: Will Briers
26 April 2023 Hamworthy United 3–0Evesham UnitedDorchester
19:45
Report Stadium: The Avenue Stadium
Attendance: 283
Referee: Harrison Blair

Final

1 May 2023 Sholing 2–0Hamworthy UnitedSholing
15:00
Report Stadium: Universal Stadium
Attendance: 1,289

Inter-step play-off

29 April 2023 Bristol Manor Farm 2–0Saltash UnitedSea Mills
15:00
Stadium: The Creek
Attendance: 361
Referee: James Towson

Stadia and locations

Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Totton Totton Testwood Stadium 3,000
Bashley Bashley Bashley Road 4,250
Bideford Bideford The Sports Ground 2,000
Bishop's Cleeve Bishop's Cleeve Kayte Lane 1,500
Bristol Manor Farm Bristol (Sea Mills) The Creek 2,000
Cinderford Town Cinderford Causeway Ground 3,500
Evesham United Evesham Jubilee Stadium 3,000
Exmouth Town Exmouth Southern Road n/a
Frome Town Frome Badgers Hill 2,000
Hamworthy United Hamworthy The Country Ground 2,000
Larkhall Athletic Bath (Larkhall) The Plain Ham Ground 1,000
Lymington Town Lymington The Sports Ground n/a
Melksham Town Melksham Oakfield Stadium 2,500
Paulton Rovers Paulton Athletic Field 2,500
Sholing Sholing Universal Stadium 1,000
Slimbridge Slimbridge Thornhill Park 1,500
Tavistock Tavistock Langsford Park 2,000
Westbury United Westbury Meadow Lane n/a
Willand Rovers Willand The Stan Robinson Stadium 1,000
Wimborne Town Wimborne Minster The Cuthbury 3,000

See also

References

  1. ^ "National League System club allocations – Steps 1 to 4, Season 2022–23". The Football Association. 12 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Club Allocations for 2022/23". Pitching In partners with Southern Football League. 12 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
  4. ^ "Statement on Harlow Town FC". Harlow Council. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  5. ^ "FC Romania deducted three points". Pitching In partners with Southern Football League. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.