2003–04 Southern Football League


The 2003–04 Southern Football League season was the 101st in the history of the league, an English football competition.
It was the last season for the Southern Football League as a feeder for the Conference Premier. At the end of the season, the Premier Division was replaced as a level 6 league by the newly formed Conference North and Conference South. The Premier Division lost more than half its clubs to newly formed divisions, and the two regional divisions had a number of their clubs promoted to the Premier Division to replace them. Thus, the Southern Football League divisions downgraded to 7-8 levels.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:
Crawley Town won the division and were promoted to the Conference National. Clubs finished higher than 14th position were to transfer to the newly created Conference North and South divisions and clubs finished higher than 18th position plus winners of divisions One were to participate in the play-offs for a two final spots in Conference North/South.
There were no relegation from the Premier Division this season, though, due to league reform, clubs remained in the division downgraded from sixth tier to seventh.

League table

Play-offs

Stadia and locations

ClubStadium
Bath CityTwerton Park
Cambridge CityCity Ground
Chelmsford CityNew Lodge
Chippenham TownHardenhuish Park
Crawley TownBroadfield Stadium
Dorchester TownThe Avenue Stadium
Dover AthleticCrabble Athletic Ground
Eastbourne BoroughPriory Lane
Grantham TownSouth Kesteven Sports Stadium
Havant & WaterloovilleWest Leigh Park
Hednesford TownKeys Park
Hinckley UnitedMiddlefield Lane
Merthyr TydfilPenydarren Park
Moor GreenThe Moorlands
Newport CountyRodney Parade
Nuneaton BoroughLiberty Way
Stafford RangersMarston Road
Tiverton TownLadysmead
Welling UnitedPark View Road
Weston-super-MareWoodspring Park
WeymouthBob Lucas Stadium
Worcester CitySt Georges Lane

Eastern Division

The Eastern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:

Stadia and locations

ClubStadium
Ashford Town The Homelands
Banbury UnitedSpencer Stadium
BashleyBashley Road
Burgess Hill TownLeylands Park
BurnhamThe Gore
Chatham TownThe Sports Ground
Corby TownSteel Park
DartfordStonebridge Road
EastleighTen Acres
Erith & BelvederePark View Road
Fleet TownCalthorpe Park
Folkestone InvictaCheriton Road
Fisher AthleticChampion Hill
Hastings UnitedThe Pilot Field
HistonBridge Road
King's LynnThe Walks
Newport St Georges Park
Rothwell TownCecil Street
Salisbury CityRaymond McEnhill Stadium
SittingbourneBourne Park
StamfordHanson's Field
Tonbridge AngelsLongmead Stadium

Western Division

The Western Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:

Stadia and locations

ClubStadium
Atherstone TownSheepy Road
Bedworth UnitedThe Oval
Bromsgrove RoversVictoria Ground
Cinderford TownCauseway Ground
Cirencester TownCorinium Stadium
Gloucester CityMeadow Park, Gloucester
Clevedon TownHand Stadium
Evesham UnitedCommon Road
Gresley RoversMoat Ground
Halesowen TownThe Grove
Ilkeston TownNew Manor Ground
Mangotsfield UnitedCossham Street
Redditch UnitedThe Valley
Rugby TownButlin Road
Shepshed DynamoThe Dovecote Stadium
Solihull BoroughDamson Park
Stourport SwiftsWalshes Meadow
Sutton Coldfield TownThe Central Ground
Swindon SupermarineHunts Copse Ground
Taunton TownWordsworth Drive
Team BathTwerton Park
Yate TownLodge Road