The 2010–11 season was the 108th 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.
Premier Division The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs: Chesham United, promoted from Division One Central Cirencester Town, promoted from Division One South & West Salisbury City, demoted from the Conference Premier Weymouth, relegated from the Conference South Windsor & Eton, promoted from Division One South & West
At the end of the previous season Salisbury City failed to come out of administration and thus were relegated two divisions down due to a breach of Conference rules. In the middle of the season Windsor & Eton folded due to financial problems, the club was expelled from the league, their record was expunged.
Truro City won the Premier Division to earn a fourth promotion in five seasons, and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Salisbury City.
Didcot Town, Halesowen Town and Tiverton Town were relegated this season. No clubs were reprieved from relegation from Premier Division for the first time since 2005–06 season.
League table
Play-offs
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Capacity Banbury United Spencer Stadium 2,000 Bashley Bashley Road 2,000 Bedford Town The Eyrie 3,000 Brackley Town St. James Park 3,500 Cambridge City City Ground 2,300 Chesham United The Meadow 5,000 Chippenham Town Hardenhuish Park 2,815 Cirencester Town Corinium Stadium 4,500 Didcot Town Draycott Engineering Loop Meadow Stadium 3,000 Evesham United St George's Lane (groundshare with Worcester City) 3,000 Halesowen Town The Grove 5,000 Hednesford Town Keys Park 6,039 Hemel Hempstead Town Vauxhall Road 3,152 Leamington New Windmill Ground 3,000 Oxford City Court Place Farm 2,000 Salisbury City Raymond McEnhill Stadium 5,000 Stourbridge War Memorial Athletic Ground 2,626 Swindon Supermarine Hunts Copse Ground 3,000 Tiverton Town Ladysmead 3,500 Truro City Treyew Road 3,200 Weymouth Bob Lucas Stadium 6,600 Windsor & Eton Stag Meadow 4,500
Division One Central Division One Central consisted of 22 clubs, including 13 clubs from previous season Midland division and nine new clubs: Three clubs transferred from Division One South & West: A.F.C. Hayes Bedfont Green, also changed name to Bedfont Town Uxbridge
Plus: Ashford Town (Middlesex), relegated from Isthmian League Premier Division Aylesbury, promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League Daventry Town, promoted from the United Counties League North Greenford United, promoted from the Combined Counties League Northwood, transferred from Isthmian League Division One North Rugby Town, relegated from the Premier Division
Arlesey Town won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Hitchin Town. Beaconsfield SYCOB finished bottom of the table were reprieved after Premier Division club Windsor & Eton folded and Atherstone Town resigned from the league.
League table
Play-offs
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Capacity A.F.C. Hayes Farm Park 1,500 Arlesey Town Hitchin Road 2,920 Ashford Town The Robert Parker Stadium 2,550 Atherstone Town Sheepy Road 3,500 Aylesbury Haywood Way 1,300 Barton Rovers Sharpenhoe Road 4,000 Beaconsfield SYCOB Holloways Park 3,500 Bedfont Town The Orchard 2,100 Bedworth United The Oval 3,000 Biggleswade Town The Carlsberg Stadium 3,000 Burnham The Gore 2,500 Daventry Town Communications Park 5,000 Hitchin Town Top Field 4,000 Leighton Town Bell Close 2,800 Marlow Alfred Davis Memorial Ground 3,000 North Greenford United Berkeley Fields 2,000 Northwood Northwood Park 3,075 Rugby Town Butlin Road 6,000 Slough Town Holloways Park (groundshare with Beaconsfield SYCOB) 3,500 Soham Town Rangers Julius Martin Lane 2,000 Uxbridge Honeycroft 3,770 Woodford United Byfield Road 3,000
Division One South & West Division One South & West consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from previous season and six new clubs: Almondsbury Town, promoted from the Hellenic League Bideford, promoted from the Western League Bromsgrove Rovers, transferred from Division One Central Clevedon Town, relegated from the Premier Division Stourport Swifts, transferred from Division One Central Wimborne Town, promoted from the Wessex League
Before the start of the season Bromsgrove Rovers were removed from the league due to ground problems. No club was promoted to take the place of Bromsgrove, and therefore the season was played with 21 clubs. VT F.C. were renamed Sholing.
A.F.C. Totton won the title and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Frome Town. In April 2011 it was announced that Almondsbury Town would resign from the league at the end of the season due to ground problems, and so Andover, the only South & West club that finished in the relegation zone, were reprieved.
League table
Play-offs
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Capacity AFC Totton Testwood Stadium 3,000 Abingdon United Northcourt Road 2,000 Almondsbury Town Oaklands Park 3,500 Andover Portway Stadium 3,000 Bideford The Sports Ground 2,000 Bishops Cleeve Kayte Lane 1,500 Bridgwater Town Fairfax Park 2,500 Cinderford Town Causeway Ground 3,500 Clevedon Town Hand Stadium 3,500 Frome Town Badgers Hill 2,000 Gosport Borough Privett Park 4,500 Hungerford Town Bulpit Lane 2,500 Mangotsfield United Cossham Street 2,500 North Leigh Eynsham Hall Park Sports Ground 2,000 Paulton Rovers Athletic Field 2,500 Sholing Universal Stadium 1,000 Stourport Swifts Walshes Meadow 2,000 Taunton Town Wordsworth Drive 2,500 Thatcham Town Waterside Park 1,500 Wimborne Town The Cuthbury 3,250 Yate Town Lodge Road 2,000
League Cup
The Southern League Cup 2010–11 (billed as the RedInsure Cup 2010–11 for sponsorship reasons) is the 73rd season of the Southern League Cup, the cup competition of the Southern Football League. 65 clubs took part. The competition commenced on 21 September 2010. The winners were Hednesford Town who beat Hemel Hempstead Town 5–1 on aggregate over two legs.
Calendar
Round Matches played on Matches Clubs Preliminary Round 21 September 2010 2 65 → 63 First round 25 October 2010 to 3 November 2010 31 63 → 32 Second Round 23 November 2010 to 30 December 2010 16 32 → 16 Third Round 11 January 2011 to 18 January 2011 8 16 → 8 Quarterfinals 8 February 2011 4 8 → 4 Semifinals 1 March 2011 2 4 → 2 Final 5 and 12 April 2011 1 2 → 1
Preliminary round
In the preliminary round, the four clubs played each other for a places in the first round.
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)1Daventry Town (C)3–2AETBrackley Town (P)1342Truro City (P)0–1Bideford (SW)63
First round
The two clubs to have made it through the preliminary round were entered into the draw with sixty Southern League club, making sixty-two clubs, while Hednesford Town received a bye to the next round.
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)3Abingdon United (SW)2–3Banbury United (P)654AFC Hayes (C)3–2AETBedfont Town (C)315AFC Totton (SW)1–2Sholing (SW)1276Ashford Town (C)2–2Northwood (C)39Ashford Town advance 4–3 on penalties7Atherstone Town (C)0–1Cinderford Town (SW)868Barton Rovers (C)0–2Cambridge City (P)1119Bashley (P)5–2Weymouth (P)13310Beaconsfield SYCOB (C)3–2Marlow (C)7511Bedworth United (C)3–1Stourport Swifts (SW)5712Bideford (SW)1–2Tiverton Town (P)16613Biggleswade Town (C)0–2Arlesey Town (C)5114Bishops Cleeve (SW)0–2Stourbridge (P)7215Burnham (C)1–1North Greenford United (C)47North Greenford United advance 4–1 on penalties16Cirencester Town (P)6–4AETNorth Leigh (SW)2717Clevedon Town (SW)4–0Almondsbury Town (SW)9218Daventry Town (C)4–1Woodford United (C)158
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)19Didcot Town (P)1–2Chippenham Town (P)7320Evesham United (P)0–0Leamington (P)112Leamington advance 3–1 on penalties21Frome Town (SW)1–1Paulton Rovers (SW)202Paulton Rovers advance 5–4 on penalties22Gosport Borough (SW)2–0Andover (SW)8423Halesowen Town (P)1–3Rugby Town (C)9124Hemel Hempstead Town (P)2–1Soham Town Rangers (C)8225Hitchin Town (C)2–1Bedford Town (P)12226Leighton Town (C)1–3Slough Town (C)6927Mangotsfield United (SW)3–0Yate Town (SW)10928Oxford City (P)2–1AETThatcham Town (SW)10229Swindon Supermarine (P)3–4Hungerford Town (SW)10330Taunton Town (SW)3–0Bridgwater Town (SW)26431Uxbridge (C)2–4Aylesbury (C)3632Wimborne Town (SW)1–2Salisbury City (P)25333Windsor & Eton (SW)3–2Chesham United (P)100
Second round
The thirty-two clubs to have made it through the first round were entered into the second round draw. Hednesford Town received a bye to this round.
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)34AFC Hayes (C)1–5Windsor & Eton (SW)4835Arlesey Town (C)0–3Cambridge City (P)12436Ashford Town (C)2–1Aylesbury (C)3337Bashley (P)0–3Salisbury City (P)16638Bedworth United (C)0–1Daventry Town (C)5439Chippenham Town (P)1–0Paulton Rovers (SW)18040Cinderford Town (SW)0–3Stourbridge (P)4941Cirencester Town (P)3–1Hungerford Town (SW)6342Clevedon Town (SW)3–0Tiverton Town (P)88
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)43Hednesford Town (P)2–0Banbury United (P)12344Hitchin Town (C)1–2AETHemel Hempstead Town (P)9445Leamington (P)3–0Rugby Town (C)28546North Greenford United (C)5–1Beaconsfield SYCOB (C)4847Oxford City (P)0–2Slough Town (C)8748Sholing (SW)5–2Gosport Borough (SW)8849Taunton Town (SW)2–2Mangotsfield United (SW)97Taunton Town advance 5–4 on penalties
Third round
The sixteen clubs to have made it through the second round were entered into the third round draw.
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)50Ashford Town (C)1–2Slough Town (C)8551Cambridge City (P)1–0North Greenford United (C)11352Cirencester Town (P)1–4Sholing (SW)4153Clevedon Town (SW)1–3Taunton Town (SW)94
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)54Leamington (P)0–1Hednesford Town (P)18155Salisbury City (P)2–3Chippenham Town (P)30256Stourbridge (P)2–1Daventry Town (C)14157Windsor & Eton (P)2–0Hemel Hempstead Town1 (P)69
1 Hemel Hempsted Town advanced as Windsor & Eton resigned from the Southern League and folded.
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
See also Southern Football League 2010–11 Isthmian League 2010–11 Northern Premier League
References
External links Official website