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.
Premier Division Central
Premier Division Central comprises 22 teams, one more than the set of 21 which competed in the previous season.
Team changes
To the Premier League Central Promoted from the Division One Central Bedford Town
Promoted from the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands Ilkeston Town
Transferred from the Northern Premier League Premier Division Basford United Mickleover
Transferred from the Premier Division South Kings Langley
From the Premier Division Central Promoted to the National League North Banbury United Peterborough Sports
Relegated to Division One Central Biggleswade Town
Relegated to the Isthmian League North Division Lowestoft Town
Premier Division Central table
Results
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Stadia and locations
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 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 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 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
Premier Division South comprises 22 teams, 17 of which competed in the previous season.
Team changes
To the Premier Division South Promoted from Division One Central North Leigh
Promoted from Division One South Plymouth Parkway Winchester City
Promoted from the Isthmian League South Central Division Bracknell Town Hanwell Town
From the Premier Division South Promoted to the National League South Farnborough Taunton Town
Relegated to Division One South Wimborne Town
Club folded Walton Casuals
Transferred back to the Premier Division Central Kings Langley
Premier Division South table
Metropolitan Police chose to relegate themselves.
Results
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Stadium and locations
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 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
Division One Central comprises 20 teams, 15 of which competed in the previous season.
Team changes
To Division One Central Promoted from the Essex Senior League Walthamstow
Promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Hadley
Relegated from the Premier Division Central Biggleswade Town
Transferred from Division One South Cirencester Town Highworth Town
From Division One Central Promoted to the Premier Division Central Bedford Town
Promoted to the Premier Division South North Leigh
Relegated to the Hellenic League Premier Division Wantage Town
Relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Colney Heath
Transferred to the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands St Neots Town
Division One Central table
Results
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Inter-step play-offs
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 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 Wadham Lodge 3,500 Ware Ware Wodson Park 3,300 Welwyn Garden City Welwyn Garden City Herns Way 1,000
Division One South
Division One South comprises 20 teams, 12 of which competed in the previous season.
Team changes
To Division One South Promoted from the Hellenic League Premier Division Bishop's Cleeve Westbury United
Promoted from the Wessex League Premier Division Bashley Hamworthy United
Promoted from the Western League Premier Division Exmouth Town Tavistock
Relegated from the Premier Division South Wimborne Town
From Division One South Promoted to the Premier Division South Plymouth Parkway Winchester City
Relegated to the Hellenic League Premier Division Mangotsfield United
Relegated to the Western League Premier Division Barnstaple Town
Transferred to Division One Central Cirencester Town Highworth Town
Division One South table
Results
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Inter-step play-off
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 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 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 Southern Football League 2022–23 Isthmian League 2022–23 Northern Premier League
References
External links Official website