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The 2024–25 Southern Football League season is the 122nd 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 Steps 3 and 4 this season were announced by The Football Association (FA) on 17 May 2024. There were to be 88 teams in the Southern League, 22 in each of the four divisions. However, Coalville Town, who were due to have competed in the Premier Division Central, subsequently resigned from the Southern League; their place was filled by Hitchin Town who were reprieved from relegation to Division One Central leaving an unfilled vacancy in that division, which therefore comprised 21 teams instead of 22.[1][2]

Premier Division Central

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Southern Football League
Premier Division Central
Season2024–25

Premier Division Central comprises 22 teams, 15 of which competed in the previous season.

Team changes

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Premier Division Central table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kettering Town 16 11 3 2 34 14 +20 36 Promotion to the National League North
2 Halesowen Town 16 10 2 4 28 21 +7 32 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 AFC Telford United 16 9 3 4 31 28 +3 30
4 Redditch United 17 9 1 7 25 23 +2 28
5 Stourbridge 16 8 3 5 25 16 +9 27
6 Stratford Town 17 7 6 4 22 16 +6 27
7 AFC Sudbury 17 7 5 5 30 21 +9 26
8 Stamford 16 8 2 6 22 22 0 26
9 Bedford Town 17 7 4 6 28 25 +3 25
10 Leiston 17 6 7 4 23 21 +2 25
11 Bishop's Stortford 17 7 3 7 24 24 0 24
12 Banbury United 17 6 5 6 14 15 −1 23
13 St Ives Town 17 7 1 9 23 23 0 22
14 Harborough Town 17 5 5 7 21 20 +1 20
15 Alvechurch 16 6 2 8 16 18 −2 20
16 Barwell 16 5 4 7 22 21 +1 19
17 Royston Town 15 5 4 6 17 21 −4 19
18 Lowestoft Town 15 6 1 8 23 35 −12 19
19 Spalding United 16 6 0 10 18 30 −12 18 Relegation to Step 4
20 Hitchin Town 17 4 3 10 24 37 −13 15
21 Bromsgrove Sporting 17 4 2 11 18 27 −9 14
22 Biggleswade Town 15 1 6 8 15 25 −10 9
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. 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]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams played for one spot and promotion to the National League.

Results table

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Home \ Away SUD TEL ALV BAN BAR BED BIG BIS BRO HAL HAR HIT KET LEI LOW RED ROY SPA STI STA STO STR
AFC Sudbury — 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 6–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 3–0
AFC Telford United — 1–1 4–1 2–1 5–4 1–3 3–1 1–5 2–1
Alvechurch — 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–2
Banbury United 1–1 — 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0
Barwell 5–3 0–1 — 4–0 0–0 1–2 0–1
Bedford Town 3–1 1–3 — 2–1 4–3 2–0 1–1 0–3
Biggleswade Town 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 — 0–1 1–1 0–2
Bishop's Stortford 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 — 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–2 3–1
Bromsgrove Sporting 3–0 0–3 — 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–3 1–3
Halesowen Town 3–1 1–4 3–1 — 1–0 0–4 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–3
Harborough Town 1–2 4–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 — 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–1
Hitchin Town 0–1 1–2 1–3 3–0 — 0–3 1–1 2–5 2–1 1–5 0–1
Kettering Town 2–1 2–2 1–1 — 2–1 4–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–1
Leiston 3–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 — 2–0 1–1
Lowestoft Town 1–2 2–1 3–0 0–5 1–0 — 0–1 3–2
Redditch United 1–2 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 — 2–1 1–3
Royston Town 0–2 1–0 3–2 2–2 1–0 3–1 — 0–3 0–1
Spalding United 0–3 0–1 2–0 1–0 3–2 1–3 1–2 3–2 —
St Ives Town 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–3 3–1 0–3 5–1 —
Stamford 1–3 3–1 2–3 2–1 3–2 2–0 2–1 — 1–0
Stourbridge 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–4 4–0 1–0 1–0 — 0–2
Stratford Town 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Premier Division South

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Southern Football League
Premier Division South
Season2024–25

Premier Division South comprises 22 teams, 15 of which competed in the previous season.

Team changes

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Premier Division South table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Merthyr Town 15 11 2 2 47 16 +31 35 Promotion to the National League South
2 Gloucester City 17 9 6 2 29 21 +8 33 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 AFC Totton 14 9 4 1 30 11 +19 31
4 Walton & Hersham 17 7 6 4 34 23 +11 27
5 Havant & Waterlooville 17 7 6 4 33 24 +9 27
6 Dorchester Town 17 6 8 3 27 20 +7 26
7 Swindon Supermarine 18 7 4 7 33 30 +3 25
8 Bracknell Town 15 5 9 1 21 15 +6 24
9 Basingstoke Town 17 5 8 4 25 25 0 23
10 Poole Town 17 6 5 6 18 22 −4 23
11 Hanwell Town 16 6 4 6 23 22 +1 22
12 Chertsey Town 15 6 3 6 34 26 +8 21
13 Taunton Town 15 5 6 4 25 24 +1 21
14 Gosport Borough 14 5 5 4 23 19 +4 20
15 Wimborne Town 16 6 2 8 18 27 −9 20
16 Sholing 16 4 7 5 19 27 −8 19
17 Hungerford Town 16 3 7 6 25 25 0 16
18 Tiverton Town 17 4 4 9 19 36 −17 16
19 Winchester City 16 3 6 7 21 29 −8 15 Relegation to Step 4
20 Plymouth Parkway 16 3 4 9 25 37 −12 13
21 Marlow 17 2 3 12 16 44 −28 9
22 Frome Town 16 1 5 10 10 32 −22 8
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. 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]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the National League.

Results table

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Home \ Away TOT BAS BRA CHE DOR FRO GLO GOS HAN HAV HUN MAR MER PLY POO SHO SWI TAU TIV W&H WIM WIN
AFC Totton — 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 5–1 1–0 4–0
Basingstoke Town — 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–0 0–2 1–3 1–0
Bracknell Town 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 4–2 2–0 0–0
Chertsey Town 3–0 — 1–1 0–2 4–1 1–2 4–0 3–4 3–3
Dorchester Town 3–2 3–1 — 4–0 1–0 0–3 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–1
Frome Town 1–1 1–2 — 0–2 2–3 0–2 1–2 2–2 0–1
Gloucester City 1–1 0–2 2–0 — 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 1–0
Gosport Borough 3–3 2–2 0–1 — 0–1 3–2 3–0
Hanwell Town 1–2 3–1 0–0 — 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–1
Havant & Waterlooville 1–1 3–0 5–0 5–2 — 0–0 5–1 1–1 3–1
Hungerford Town 1–2 0–0 5–2 — 9–3 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–1
Marlow 0–2 2–2 0–5 2–2 1–2 — 1–2 3–2 1–1
Merthyr Town 4–0 0–0 2–1 5–1 2–1 — 3–0 6–0 6–0 3–1
Plymouth Parkway 1–2 1–3 5–0 2–4 — 2–2 1–2 2–1 0–3
Poole Town 0–1 1–3 1–2 0–1 0–0 3–1 — 1–0 1–1 1–0
Sholing 0–3 1–5 1–1 0–0 1–1 5–1 1–0 0–0 —
Swindon Supermarine 2–2 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–5 2–2 5–0 1–2 — 4–0 2–0
Taunton Town 1–1 3–3 3–3 5–2 1–1 3–1 —
Tiverton Town 2–3 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 3–3 — 2–1
Walton & Hersham 3–2 4–4 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–0 5–2 2–1 0–1 —
Wimborne Town 1–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 3–0 0–4 —
Winchester City 0–0 2–4 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One Central

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Southern Football League
Division One Central
Season2024–25

Division One Central comprises 21 teams, 14 of which competed in the previous season. It had been intended that there would be 22 teams, but Hitchin Town were reprieved from relegation from the Premier Division Central following the resignation of Coalville Town.[2]

Team changes

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Division One Central table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Berkhamsted 16 12 1 3 43 23 +20 37 Promotion to Step 3
2 Real Bedford 15 11 3 1 47 10 +37 36 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Hadley 16 10 5 1 40 19 +21 35
4 Flackwell Heath 16 10 2 4 35 19 +16 32
5 Thame United 15 10 0 5 33 22 +11 30
6 Welwyn Garden City 18 9 3 6 32 24 +8 30
7 Barton Rovers 16 9 3 4 31 26 +5 30
8 Aylesbury United 16 9 1 6 21 14 +7 28
9 Ware 18 7 4 7 31 29 +2 25
10 AFC Dunstable 15 7 2 6 23 31 −8 23
11 Enfield 16 5 5 6 24 26 −2 20
12 Kings Langley 16 5 4 7 27 28 −1 19
13 Beaconsfield Town 16 4 5 7 22 26 −4 17
14 Stotfold 15 5 2 8 17 31 −14 17
15 Leighton Town 16 4 4 8 24 27 −3 16
16 Biggleswade 13 4 4 5 22 27 −5 16
17 Hertford Town 16 4 4 8 22 33 −11 16
18 Kidlington 15 3 2 10 18 35 −17 11
19 Northwood 15 3 1 11 13 32 −19 10 Relegation to Step 5
20 Leverstock Green 14 1 5 8 18 28 −10 8
21 North Leigh 15 1 2 12 11 44 −33 5
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. 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]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and possible promotion to Step 3.

Results table

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Home \ Away DUN AYU BAR BEA BER BIG ENF FLA HAD HER KID KLL LEI LEV NLE NWD RBE STO THM WAR WGC
AFC Dunstable — 0–1 1–3 1–2 4–2 1–0 3–2 2–1 3–1
Aylesbury United — 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–0
Barton Rovers — 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 0–4 4–2
Beaconsfield Town 2–2 0–3 — 1–2 1–3 4–2 3–0 1–2 2–2
Berkhamsted — 3–5 3–1 1–0 5–1 4–0 2–0 4–3
Biggleswade 0–3 — 2–3 1–0 1–3 3–3 2–3
Enfield 3–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 — 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–3 0–1
Flackwell Heath 6–0 0–3 2–4 — 3–1 2–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–2
Hadley 3–0 1–0 5–0 3–1 4–1 — 1–4 2–2
Hertford Town 2–2 1–1 2–2 — 4–1 4–2 0–3 1–5
Kidlington 1–2 1–3 3–1 1–2 1–1 — 0–1 1–0 2–4
Kings Langley 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–4 2–3 — 3–1 0–2 2–3 2–2
Leighton Town 2–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 2–4 — 2–0 3–4 1–1
Leverstock Green 4–0 1–1 2–2 — 0–3 0–1 1–3
North Leigh 0–3 0–2 0–0 2–3 2–6 0–2 3–2 — 0–1
Northwood 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 — 1–0
Real Bedford 6–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 0–0 8–0 — 7–2 1–1 1–2
Stotfold 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 3–2 0–3 0–2 — 1–4 2–1
Thame United 2–3 4–0 0–4 4–0 5–0 2–1 — 4–0 0–1
Ware 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 4–0 0–1 2–3 — 1–2
Welwyn Garden City 1–4 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 4–0 4–0 3–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One South

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Southern Football League
Division One South
Season2024–25

Division One South comprises 22 teams, 16 of which competed in the previous season.

Team changes

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Division One South table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Yate Town 16 12 3 1 22 9 +13 39 Promotion to Step 3
2 Exmouth Town 17 10 3 4 31 16 +15 33 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Helston Athletic 15 8 4 3 37 29 +8 28
4 Evesham United 17 8 3 6 20 20 0 27
5 Melksham Town 13 7 4 2 30 15 +15 25
6 Bristol Manor Farm 16 7 4 5 37 26 +11 25
7 Bishop's Cleeve 15 8 1 6 24 13 +11 25
8 Mousehole 16 7 4 5 29 24 +5 25
9 Bashley 16 7 4 5 25 24 +1 25
10 Bemerton Heath Harlequins 16 6 4 6 34 31 +3 22
11 Willand Rovers 17 5 7 5 27 25 +2 22
12 Didcot Town 16 6 4 6 24 28 −4 22
13 Malvern Town 16 5 6 5 31 29 +2 21
14 Larkhall Athletic 16 6 3 7 25 29 −4 21
15 Westbury United 16 5 4 7 21 20 +1 19
16 Falmouth Town 16 5 3 8 23 30 −7 18
17 Tavistock 15 5 2 8 19 25 −6 17
18 Bideford 16 4 4 8 20 29 −9 16
19 Shaftesbury 16 4 3 9 19 27 −8 15 Relegation to Step 5
20 Cribbs 14 4 2 8 12 23 −11 14
21 Thatcham Town 14 4 0 10 13 27 −14 12
22 Cinderford Town 17 3 2 12 17 41 −24 11
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. 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]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and possible promotion to Step 3.

Results table

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Home \ Away BAS BHH BID BIS BMF CIN CRI DID EVE EXM FAL HEL LAR MAL MEL MOU SHA TAV THA WES WIL YAT
Bashley — 3–2 2–1 2–3 0–4 2–1 2–2 1–2
Bemerton Heath Harlequins — 1–1 3–2 5–2 4–3 2–2 5–1 0–1 2–1
Bideford 3–1 — 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–2 1–2 0–2
Bishop's Cleeve 1–0 0–1 — 4–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–0
Bristol Manor Farm 2–0 4–1 0–2 — 5–1 5–5 0–0 0–0
Cinderford Town 1–2 1–3 1–6 — 1–2 1–3 0–1 0–3 2–2 0–2
Cribbs 1–0 0–2 1–3 — 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–0
Didcot Town 2–1 1–0 — 1–1 0–2 3–2 1–0 3–5 1–0 0–1
Evesham United 2–2 2–0 1–0 — 3–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–4
Exmouth Town 2–0 — 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–2 2–0
Falmouth Town 0–3 2–2 0–1 2–1 — 1–0 1–0 3–3 2–3
Helston Athletic 2–1 2–1 2–1 — 3–4 4–2 1–1 3–3 2–2
Larkhall Athletic 1–1 1–5 3–2 1–1 2–3 — 1–1 3–0 3–2
Malvern Town 2–2 0–3 5–4 5–1 — 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1
Melksham Town 1–0 2–3 6–1 0–1 3–3 — 2–0 4–0
Mousehole 3–2 4–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–4 — 1–2
Shaftesbury 2–2 4–1 0–3 4–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 — 1–0
Tavistock 3–3 0–1 1–4 3–0 3–1 — 2–0 0–1 0–1
Thatcham Town 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–3 2–3 1–0 — 4–1
Westbury United 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 —
Willand Rovers 0–1 2–2 2–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 — 1–1
Yate Town 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ "NEWS | LEAGUE CONSTITUTION 2024/25". Pitching In partners with Southern Football League. 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Mills, Jason (28 May 2024). "Premier Central Reprieve". The Southern League. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
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