The 2024–25 Southern Football League season was 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.
Bedford Town were the champions.
Premier Division Central
Premier Division Central comprises 22 teams, 15 of which competed in the previous season. Team changes
To the Premier Division Central Promoted from Division One Central Bedford Town Biggleswade Town
Promoted from the Isthmian League North Division Lowestoft Town
Promoted from the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands Harborough Town Spalding United
Relegated from the National League North Banbury United Bishop's Stortford
From the Premier Division Central Promoted to the National League North Leamington Needham Market
Transferred to the Northern Premier League Premier Division Mickleover
Relegated to Division One Central Berkhamsted
Relegated to the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands Long Eaton United
Resigned to the Midland Football League Division One Nuneaton Borough
Resigned to the United Counties League Division One Coalville Town
Premier Division Central table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Results table
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium Capacity AFC Sudbury Sudbury King's Marsh 2,500 AFC Telford United Telford New Bucks Head 6,300 Alvechurch Alvechurch Lye Meadow 3,000Banbury United Banbury Spencer Stadium 2,000 Barwell Barwell Kirkby Road 2,500 Bedford Town Bedford The Eyrie 3,000 Biggleswade Town Biggleswade Langford Road 3,000Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park 4,525 Bromsgrove Sporting Bromsgrove Victoria Ground 4,893 Halesowen Town Halesowen The Grove 3,150 Harborough Town Market Harborough Bowden Park 1,000 Hitchin Town Hitchin Top Field 4,554 Kettering Town Kettering Latimer Park (groundshare with Burton Park Wanderers) 2,400 Leiston Leiston Victory Road 2,250 Lowestoft Town Lowestoft Crown Meadow 3,000 Redditch United Redditch The Valley 5,000 Royston Town Royston Garden Walk 5,000 Spalding United Spalding Sir Halley Stewart Field 3,500 St Ives Town St Ives Westwood Road 2,000 Stamford Stamford Borderville Sports Centre 2,000 Stourbridge Stourbridge War Memorial Athletic Ground 2,626 Stratford Town Stratford-upon-Avon Knights Lane 2,000
Premier Division South
Premier Division South comprises 22 teams, 15 of which competed in the previous season.
Team changes
To the Premier Division South Promoted from Division One South Frome Town Wimborne Town
Promoted from the Isthmian League South Central Division Chertsey Town Marlow
Relegated from the National League North Gloucester City
Relegated from the National League South Havant & Waterlooville Taunton Town
From the Premier Division South Promoted to the National League South Chesham United Salisbury
Transferred to the Isthmian League Premier Division Hendon
Relegated to Division One Central Beaconsfield Town
Relegated to Division One South Didcot Town
Relegated to the Isthmian League South Central Division Harrow Borough Hayes & Yeading United
Premier Division South table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Results table
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium Capacity AFC Totton Totton Testwood Stadium 3,000 Basingstoke Town Basingstoke Winklebury Football Complex 2,000 Bracknell Town Sandhurst SB Stadium 1,950 Chertsey Town Chertsey Alwyns Lane 2,500 Dorchester Town Dorchester The Avenue Stadium 5,000 Frome Town Frome Badgers Hill 2,000 Gloucester City Gloucester Meadow Park 3,600 Gosport Borough Gosport Privett Park 4,500 Hanwell Town Perivale Powerday Stadium 3,000 Havant & Waterlooville Havant Westleigh Park 5,300 Hungerford Town Hungerford Bulpit Lane 2,500 Marlow Marlow Alfred Davis Memorial Ground 3,000 Merthyr Town Merthyr Tydfil Penydarren Park 4,000 Plymouth Parkway Plymouth Bolitho Park 3,500 Poole Town Poole The BlackGold Stadium 2,500 Sholing Sholing Universal Stadium 1,000 Swindon Supermarine South Marston Hunts Copse Ground 3,000 Taunton Town Taunton Wordsworth Drive 2,500 Tiverton Town Tiverton Ladysmead 3,500 Walton & Hersham Walton-on-Thames Elmbridge Sports Hub 2,500 Wimborne Town Wimborne Minster The Cuthbury 3,000 Winchester City Winchester The City Ground 4,500
Division One Central
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.
Team changes
To Division One Central Promoted from the Spartan South Midlands Football League Premier Division Leverstock Green Real Bedford
Promoted from the Combined Counties Football League Premier Division North Flackwell Heath
Relegated from the Premier Division Central Berkhamsted
Relegated from the Premier Division South Beaconsfield Town
Transferred from the Isthmian League North Division Enfield
Transferred from the Isthmian League South Central Division Northwood
From Division One Central Promoted to the Premier Division Central Bedford Town Biggleswade Town
Transferred to the Isthmian League North Division Waltham Abbey
Relegated to the Spartan South Midlands Football League Premier Division Kempston Rovers
Resigned to the Hellenic Football League Premier Division Cirencester Town
Division One Central table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Results table
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium Capacity AFC Dunstable Dunstable Creasey Park 3,200 Aylesbury United Chesham The Meadow (groundshare with Chesham United) 5,000 Barton Rovers Barton-le-Clay Sharpenhoe Road 4,000 Beaconsfield Town Beaconsfield Holloways Park 3,500 Berkhamsted Berkhamsted Broadwater 2,500 Biggleswade Biggleswade The Eyrie (groundshare with Bedford Town) 3,000Enfield Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park (groundshare with Bishop's Stortford) 4,525 Flackwell Heath Flackwell Heath Wilks Park 2,000 Hadley London (Arkley) Brickfield Lane 2,000 Hertford Town Hertford Hertingfordbury Park 6,500 Kidlington Kidlington Yarnton Road 1,500 Kings Langley Kings Langley Sadiku Stadium 1,963 Leighton Town Leighton Buzzard Bell Close 2,800 Leverstock Green Leverstock Green Pancake Lane 1,500 North Leigh North Leigh Eynsham Hall Park Sports Ground 2,000 Northwood Northwood Northwood Park 3,075 Real Bedford Bedford McMullen Park 1,500 Stotfold Stotfold The JSJ Stadium 1,500 Thame United Thame Meadow View Park 2,000 Ware Ware Wodson Park 3,300 Welwyn Garden City Welwyn Garden City Herns Way 1,000
Division One South
Division One South comprises 22 teams, 16 of which competed in the previous season.
Team changes
To Division One South Promoted from the Hellenic Football League Premier Division Cinderford Town
Promoted from the Wessex Football League Premier Division Shaftesbury
Promoted from the Western Football League Premier Division Falmouth Town Helston Athletic
Relegated from the Premier Division South Didcot Town
Transferred from the Isthmian League South Central Division Thatcham Town
From Division One South Promoted to the Premier Division South Frome Town Wimborne Town
Relegated to the Western Football League Premier Division Paulton Rovers
Resigned to the Wessex League Division One Hamworthy United
Division One South table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Results table
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium Capacity Bashley Bashley Bashley Road 4,250 Bemerton Heath Harlequins Bemerton Moon Park 2,100 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 Cribbs Cribbs Causeway The Lawns 1,000 Didcot Town Didcot Loop Meadow 3,000 Evesham United Evesham Jubilee Stadium 3,000 Exmouth Town Exmouth Southern Road 1,500 Falmouth Town Falmouth Bickland Park 3,572 Helston Athletic Helston Kellaway Park 1,300 Larkhall Athletic Bath The Plain Ham Ground 1,000 Malvern Town Malvern Langland Stadium 2,500 Melksham Town Melksham Oakfield Stadium 2,500 Mousehole Mousehole Trungle Parc 1,000 Shaftesbury Shaftesbury Cockrams 1,000 Tavistock Tavistock Langsford Park 2,000 Thatcham Town Thatcham Waterside Park 1,500 Westbury United Westbury Meadow Lane 1,000 Willand Rovers Willand The Stan Robinson Stadium 1,000 Yate Town Yate Lodge Road 2,000
References
External links Official website