The 2006–07 season was the 104th in the history of the Southern League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales. This season was the first to feature the new Division One sections after reform of the Isthmian League structure. Premier Division The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs: Two clubs promoted from the Eastern Division: Corby Town Stamford
Two clubs promoted from the Western Division: Clevedon Town Hemel Hempstead Town
Plus: Maidenhead United, relegated from the Conference South Wealdstone, transferred from the Isthmian League
Bath City won the league and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Maidenhead United, who returned to the Conference after relegation in 2006. Only Northwood were relegated this season, and the other clubs finished in the relegation zone were reprieved due to Farnborough Town and Scarborough folding, and Hayes merging with Yeading.
League table
Play-offs
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Banbury United Spencer Stadium Bath City Twerton Park Cheshunt Cheshunt Stadium Chippenham Town Hardenhuish Park Cirencester Town Corinium Stadium Clevedon Town Hand Stadium Corby Town Steel Park Gloucester City Meadow Park, Gloucester Halesowen Town The Grove Hemel Hempstead Town Vauxhall Road Hitchin Town Top Field King's Lynn The Walks Maidenhead United York Road Mangotsfield United Cossham Street Merthyr Tydfil Penydarren Park Northwood Chestnut Avenue Rugby Town Butlin Road Stamford Hanson's Field Team Bath Twerton Park (groundshare with Bath City) Tiverton Town Ladysmead Wealdstone Chestnut Avenue (groundshare with Northwood) Yate Town Lodge Road
Division One Midlands After the end of the previous season, the regional divisions were restructured due to the reorganisation of the Isthmian League. Most of the previous season's Eastern Division clubs were transferred to the Isthmian League. Southern League Eastern and Western divisions were replaced by Division One Midlands and Division One South & West.
Brackley Town won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Bromsgrove Rovers. Both clubs that finished in the relegation zone were reprieved, due to clubs folding or resigning from other leagues.Swifts given relegation lifeline Worcester News, 15 May 2007
League formation Division One Midlands consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from previous season Southern League divisions and six new clubs:
Clubs relegated from the Premier Division: Aylesbury United Evesham United Clubs from the Western Division: Bedworth United Brackley Town Bromsgrove Rovers Cinderford Town Dunstable Town Leighton Town Rushall Olympic Solihull Borough Stourport Swifts Sutton Coldfield Town Willenhall Town
Clubs from the Eastern Division: Barton Rovers Berkhamsted Town Rothwell Town Clubs promoted from the Midland Alliance: Chasetown Malvern Town Stourbridge Plus: Bishop's Cleeve, promoted from the Hellenic League Spalding United, transferred from Northern Premier League Division One Woodford United, promoted from the United Counties League
League table
Play-offs
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Aylesbury United The Meadow (groundshare with Chesham United) Barton Rovers Sharpenhoe Road Bedworth United The Oval Berkhamsted Broadwater Bishops Cleeve Kayte Lane Brackley Town St. James Park Bromsgrove Rovers Victoria Ground Chasetown The Scholars Ground Cinderford Town Causeway Ground Dunstable Town Creasey Park Evesham United St George's Lane (groundshare with Worcester City) Leighton Town Bell Close Malvern Town Langland Stadium Rothwell Town Cecil Street Rushall Olympic Dales Lane Solihull Borough Damson Park Spalding United Sir Halley Stewart Field Stourbridge War Memorial Athletic Ground Stourport Swifts Walshes Meadow Sutton Coldfield Town The Central Ground Willenhall Town Noose Lane Woodford United Byfield Road
Division One South & West After the end of the previous season, the regional divisions were restructured due to the reorganisation of the Isthmian League. Most of the previous season's Eastern Division clubs were transferred to the Isthmian League. Southern League Eastern and Western divisions were replaced by Division One Midlands and Division One South & West.
Bashley won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Swindon Supermarine. Hanwell Town and Beaconsfield SYCOB were relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League, while Lymington & New Milton resigned from the league before the next season started.
League formation Division One South & West consisted of 22 clubs, including nine clubs from previous season Southern League divisions and 13 new clubs:
Clubs joined from the Western Division: Beaconsfield SYCOB Bracknell Town Burnham Marlow Paulton Rovers Swindon Supermarine Taunton Town Clubs transferred from Isthmian League Division One: Bashley Lymington & New Milton Newport (Isle of Wight) Clubs promoted from the Hellenic League: Abingdon United Didcot Town
Clubs promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League: Hanwell Town Hillingdon Borough Oxford City Clubs promoted from the Wessex League: Andover Thatcham Town Winchester City Plus: Brook House, promoted from Isthmian League Division Two Chesham United, relegated from the Premier Division Uxbridge, joined the Eastern Division Windsor & Eton, relegated from Isthmian League Premier Division
At the end of the season Brook House changed name to AFC Hayes.
League table
Play-offs
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Abingdon United Northcourt Road Andover Portway Stadium Bashley Bashley Road Beaconsfield SYCOB Holloways Park Bracknell Town Larges Lane Brook House Farm Park Burnham The Gore Chesham United The Meadow Didcot Town Draycott Engineering Loop Meadow Stadium Hanwell Town Reynolds Field Hillingdon Borough Middlesex Stadium Lymington & New Milton Fawcetts Field Marlow Alfred Davis Memorial Ground Newport (Isle of Wight) St Georges Park Oxford City Court Place Farm Paulton Rovers Athletic Field Swindon Supermarine Hunts Copse Ground Taunton Town Wordsworth Drive Thatcham Town Waterside Park Uxbridge Honeycroft Winchester City The City Ground Windsor & Eton Stag Meadow
League Cup
First round Clubs playing in the Southern League Premier Division were exempt from the first round. All teams in the two divisions One entered the competition at this stage.
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)1Rushall Olympic (M)0–1Bedworth United (M)2Woodford United (M)7–0Leighton Town (M)3Sutton Coldfield Town (M)1–5Willenhall Town (M)4Paulton Rovers (SW)1–2Andover (SW)After extra time5Abingdon United (SW)0–2Oxford City (SW)6Barton Rovers (M)2–1Aylesbury United (M)7Bashley (SW)2–3Winchester City (SW)8Berkhamsted Town (M)1–2Dunstable Town (M)9Brook House (SW)3–2Bracknell Town (SW)After extra time10Chasetown (M)1–0Bromsgrove Rovers (M)11Chesham United (M)4–0Burnham (SW)
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)12Cinderford Town (M)0–5Malvern Town (M)13Didcot Town (SW)3–2Brackley Town (M)14Hanwell Town (SW)0–1Windsor & Eton (SW)15Hillingdon Borough (SW)4–3Marlow (SW)After extra time16Spalding United (M)4–1Rothwell Town (M)17Stourbridge (M)4–3Evesham United (M)18Thatcham Town (SW)1–1Swindon Supermarine (SW)Thatcham Town won 3–2 on penalties19Uxbridge (SW)2–1Beaconsfield SYCOB (SW)20Bishop's Cleeve (M)0–1Taunton Town (SW)21Newport (IoW) (SW)0–2Lymington & New Milton (SW)22Solihull Borough (M)1–3Stourport Swifts (M)
Second round Cirencester Town and Northwood entered at this stage along with all the clubs who won their first round ties. All other Premier Division clubs were exempt.
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)23Cirencester Town (P)0–4Didcot Town (SW)24Northwood (P)0–1Chesham United (M)25Andover (SW)1–3Thatcham Town (SW)26Barton Rovers (M)1–2Uxbridge (SW)27Bedworth United (M)0–1Stourport Swifts (M)28Chasetown (M)1–0Malvern Town (M)
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)29Hillingdon Borough (SW)1–3Brook House (SW)30Stourbridge (M)3–0Spalding United (M)31Windsor & Eton (SW)1–2Dunstable Town (M)32Lymington & New Milton (SW)1–0Winchester City (SW)33Taunton Town (SW)1–0Oxford City (SW)34Willenhall Town (M)2–1Woodford United (M)
Third round All clubs who had been previously exempt entered at this stage of the competition along with the 12 teams who won their second round fixtures.
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)35Chippenham Town (P)1–2Lymington & New Milton (SW)36Hitchin Town (P)0–1Corby Town (P)37Rugby Town (P)2–1Halesowen Town (P)After extra time38Stamford (P)1–2King's Lynn (P)39Stourport Swifts (M)0–1Stourbridge (M)40Uxbridge (SW)1–3Brook House (SW)After extra time41Wealdstone (P)0–2Cheshunt (P)42Taunton Town (SW)2–3Mangotsfield United (P)
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)43Banbury United (P)2–0Chesham United (M)44Maidenhead United (P)1–3Thatcham Town (SW)After extra time45Hemel Hempstead Town (P)3–0Dunstable Town (M)46Merthyr Tydfil (P)1–0Team Bath (P)47Tiverton Town (P)4–2Yate Town (P)48Clevedon Town (P)0–1Bath City (P)49Gloucester City (P)2–3Didcot Town (SW)After extra time50Chasetown (M)2–1Willenhall Town (M)
Fourth round
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)51Cheshunt (P)5–0Brook House (SW)52King's Lynn (P)2–1Corby Town (P)53Tiverton Town (P)3–1Bath City (P)54Lymington & New Milton (SW)0–1Mangotsfield United (P)
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)55Banbury United (P)1–0Chasetown (M)56Rugby Town (P)2–1Stourbridge (M)57Thatcham Town (SW)2–3Hemel Hempstead Town (P)58Didcot Town (SW)4–1Merthyr Tydfil (P)
Quarter-finals
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)59Hemel Hempstead Town (P)3–2Cheshunt (P)60King's Lynn (P)0–1Rugby Town (P)
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)61Tiverton Town (P)2–0Mangotsfield United (P)62Didcot Town (SW)1–3Banbury United (P)
Semi-finals
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)63Rugby Town (P)3–4Hemel Hempstead Town (P)64Tiverton Town (P)2–0Banbury United (P)
Final
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)65Hemel Hempstead Town (P)0–1Tiverton Town (P)66Tiverton Town (P)2–2Hemel Hempstead Town (P)
See also Southern Football League 2006–07 Isthmian League 2006–07 Northern Premier League
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