The 2013–14 season was the 111th 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. From the 2013–14 season onwards, the Southern League is known as The Calor Gas League Southern, following a sponsorship deal with Calor Gas.
Following the liquidation of Premier Division club Hinckley United and the resignation of Thatcham Town from Division One South & West at the end of the season, plus the resignation of Vauxhall Motors from the Conference North, Fleet Town were reprieved from relegation in Division One South & West.
Premier Division The Premier Division expanded up to 24 clubs and consisted of 17 clubs from the previous season and seven new clubs: Two clubs promoted from Division One Central: Biggleswade Town Burnham
Two clubs promoted from Division One South & West: Hungerford Town Poole Town
Two clubs relegated from the Conference North Corby Town Hinckley United
Plus: Truro City, relegated from the Conference South
League table
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Results
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Capacity AFC Totton Testwood Stadium 3,000 Arlesey Town Hitchin Road 2,920 Banbury United Spencer Stadium 2,000 Bashley Bashley Road 2,000 Bedford Town The Eyrie 3,000 Bideford The Sports Ground 2,000 Biggleswade Town The Carlsberg Stadium 3,000 Burnham The Gore 2,500 Cambridge City Bridge Road (groundshare with Histon) 4,300 Chesham United The Meadow 5,000 Chippenham Town Hardenhuish Park 2,815 Corby Town Steel Park 3,893 Frome Town Badgers Hill 2,000 Hemel Hempstead Town Vauxhall Road 3,152 Hinckley United De Montfort Park 4,329 Hitchin Town Top Field 4,000 Hungerford Town Bulpit Lane 2,500 Poole Town Tatnam Ground 2,500 Redditch United The Valley 5,000 St Albans City Clarence Park 5,007 St Neots Town New Rowley Park 3,500 Stourbridge War Memorial Athletic Ground 2,626 Truro City Treyew Road 3,200 Weymouth Bob Lucas Stadium 6,600
Division One Central Division One Central consisted of 22 clubs, including 15 clubs from previous season and seven new clubs: Aylesbury United, promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League Dunstable Town, promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League Egham Town, promoted from the Combined Counties League Kettering Town, relegated from the Premier Division Marlow, promoted from the Hellenic League Potters Bar Town, transferred from Isthmian League Division One North St Ives Town, promoted from the United Counties League
League table
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Results
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Capacity A.F.C. Hayes Farm Park 1,500 Ashford Town The Robert Parker Stadium 2,550 Aylesbury Haywood Way 1,300 Aylesbury United Bell Close (groundshare with Leighton Town) 2,800 Barton Rovers Sharpenhoe Road 4,000 Beaconsfield SYCOB Holloways Park 3,500 Chalfont St Peter Mill Meadow 1,500 Chertsey Town Alwyns Lane 2,500 Daventry Town Communications Park 5,000 Dunstable Town Creasey Park 3,200 Egham Town The Runnymede Stadium 5,565 Kettering Town Latimer Park (groundshare with Burton Park Wanderers) 2,400 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 Potters Bar Town Parkfield 2,000 Royston Town Garden Walk 5,000 Rugby Town Butlin Road 6,000 Slough Town Holloways Park (groundshare with Beaconsfield SYCOB) 3,500 St Ives Town Westwood Road 2,000 Uxbridge Honeycroft 3,770
Division One South & West Division One South & West consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from previous season and five new clubs: Four clubs transferred from Division One Central: Fleet Town Godalming Town Guildford City Thatcham Town Plus: Stratford Town, promoted from the Midland Alliance
League table
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Results
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Capacity Bishops Cleeve Kayte Lane 1,500 Bridgwater Town Fairfax Park 2,500 Cinderford Town Causeway Ground 3,500 Cirencester Town Corinium Stadium 4,500 Clevedon Town Hand Stadium 3,500 Didcot Town Draycott Engineering Loop Meadow Stadium 3,000 Evesham United Spiers and Hartwell Jubilee Stadium 3,000 Fleet Town Calthorpe Park 2,000 Godalming Town Weycourt 3,000 Guildford City Guildford Spectrum 2,000 Mangotsfield United Cossham Street 2,500 Merthyr Town Penydarren Park 10,000 North Leigh Eynsham Hall Park Sports Ground 2,000 Paulton Rovers Athletic Field 2,500 Shortwood United Meadowbank Ground 2,000 Stratford Town DCS Stadium 1,400 Swindon Supermarine Hunts Copse Ground 3,000 Taunton Town Wordsworth Drive 2,500 Thatcham Town Waterside Park 1,500 Tiverton Town Ladysmead 3,500 Wimborne Town The Cuthbury 3,250 Yate Town Lodge Road 2,000
League Cup
The Southern League Cup 2013–14 (billed as the RedInsure Cup 2013–14 for sponsorship reasons) is the 76th season of the Southern League Cup, the cup competition of the Southern Football League.
Preliminary round
First round
Second round
Third round
Quarter finals
Semi-finals
Final
First leg
Second leg
See also Southern Football League 2013–14 Isthmian League 2013–14 Northern Premier League
References
External links Official website