2007–08 Southern Football League


The 2007–08 season was the 105th 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:
King's Lynn won the Southern League Premier and were promoted to the Conference North, while play-off winners Team Bath were promoted to the Conference South. Bromsgrove Rovers, Cirencester Town and Cheshunt were relegated to Division One. Bedford Town also ended the season in the relegation zone but were reprieved from the second relegation in a row after Football Conference clubs Halifax Town folded and Nuneaton Borough were demoted to Division One Midlands.

League table

Play-offs

Results

Stadia and locations

ClubStadiumCapacity
Banbury UnitedSpencer Stadium2,000
BashleyBashley Road2,000
Bedford TownThe Eyrie3,000
Brackley TownSt. James Park3,500
Bromsgrove RoversVictoria Ground4,893
CheshuntCheshunt Stadium3,500
Chippenham TownHardenhuish Park2,815
Cirencester TownCorinium Stadium4,500
Clevedon TownHand Stadium3,500
Corby TownSteel Park3,893
Gloucester CityThe New Lawn 5,032
Halesowen TownThe Grove5,000
Hemel Hempstead TownVauxhall Road3,152
Hitchin TownTop Field4,000
King's LynnThe Walks5,733
Mangotsfield UnitedCossham Street2,500
Merthyr TydfilPenydarren Park4,500
Rugby TownButlin Road6,000
Swindon SupermarineHunts Copse Ground3,000
Team BathTwerton Park 4,500
Tiverton TownLadysmead3,500
Yate TownLodge Road2,000

Division One Midlands

Division One Midlands consisted of 21 clubs, including 18 clubs from previous season and three new clubs:
Also, shortly before the start of the season Slimbridge withdrew and were not replaced. Therefore, the relegation zone was reduced to one place in order to make up the numbers for the next season.
Evesham United won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Stourbridge, who returned to the top Southern League division after the relegation in 1984. Berkhamsted finished bottom of the table and were the only club relegated this season.

League table

Play-offs

Stadia and locations

ClubStadiumCapacity
Aylesbury UnitedThe Meadow 5,000
Barton RoversSharpenhoe Road4,000
Bedworth UnitedThe Oval3,000
BerkhamstedBroadwater2,500
Bishops CleeveKayte Lane1,500
ChasetownThe Scholars Ground2,000
Chesham UnitedThe Meadow5,000
Cinderford TownCauseway Ground3,500
Dunstable TownCreasey Park3,200
Evesham UnitedSt George's Lane 3,000
LeamingtonNew Windmill Ground3,000
Leighton TownBell Close2,800
Malvern TownLangland Stadium2,500
RomulusThe Central Ground 2,000
Rothwell TownCecil Street3,500
Rushall OlympicDales Lane1,400
StourbridgeWar Memorial Athletic Ground2,626
Stourport SwiftsWalshes Meadow2,000
Sutton Coldfield TownThe Central Ground2,000
Willenhall TownNoose Lane2,500
Woodford UnitedByfield Road3,000

Division One South & West

Division One South & West consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from previous season and six new clubs:
Also, Brook House were renamed A.F.C. Hayes prior to the start of the season.
Farnborough, who had been demoted from the Conference South at the end of the previous season, won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Oxford City. Slough Town finished in the relegation zone for the second season in a row, but this time were reprieved due to the expulsion of Halifax Town from the Football Conference, so only Newport were relegated this season.

League table

Play-offs

Stadia and locations

ClubStadiumCapacity
A.F.C. HayesFarm Park1,500
Abingdon UnitedNorthcourt Road2,000
AndoverPortway Stadium3,000
Bracknell TownLarges Lane2,500
Bridgwater TownFairfax Park2,500
BurnhamThe Gore2,500
Didcot TownDraycott Engineering Loop Meadow Stadium3,000
FarnboroughCherrywood Road7,000
Fleet TownCalthorpe Park2,000
Godalming TownWeycourt3,000
Gosport BoroughPrivett Park4,500
Hillingdon BoroughMiddlesex Stadium3,587
MarlowAlfred Davis Memorial Ground3,000
Newport St Georges Park3,200
Oxford CityCourt Place Farm2,000
Paulton RoversAthletic Field2,500
Slough TownHolloways Park 3,500
Taunton TownWordsworth Drive2,500
Thatcham TownWaterside Park1,500
UxbridgeHoneycroft3,770
Winchester CityThe City Ground4,500
Windsor & EtonStag Meadow4,500

League Cup

First round

42 clubs,, entered at the first round. Bridgwater Town did not enter at this stage because there were only 21 clubs in Division One Midlands.
TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
12Marlow 4-3Burnham -
13Oxford City 4-2Fleet Town -
14Romulus 2-1Rushall Olympic -
15Stourbridge 0-1Malvern Town -
16Stourport Swifts 1-2Evesham United -
17Willenhall Town 0-3Winchester City -
18Windsor & Eton 1-0Winchester City -
19Bishops Cleeve 1-2Cinderford Town -
20Rothwell Town 1-3Leamington -
21Taunton Town 2-1Newport -

Second round

The 12 fixtures of the Second Round were played on the weekend of 30 October 2007. Joining the winners of the previous round were Bridgwater Town, plus Chippenham Town and Gloucester City from the Premier Division.
TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
28Marlow 3-2A.F.C. Hayes -
29Oxford City 3-4Didcot Town -
30Romulus 0-2Sutton Coldfield Town -
31Uxbridge 1-0Dunstable Town -
32Cinderford Town 2-0Malvern Town -
33Taunton Town 0-2Gosport Borough -

Third round

TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
34Banbury United 2-0Brackley Town -
35Bedford Town 3-1Corby Town -
36Clevedon Town 2-1Tiverton Town -
37Gosport Borough 0-2Didcot Town -
38Hillingdon Borough 3-0Berkhamsted Town -
39King's Lynn 3-1Hitchin Town -
40Mangotsfield United 4-1Yate Town -
41Marlow 1-3Cheshunt -
42Rugby Town 2-0Halesowen Town -

Fourth round

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were played on 12 February 2008.
TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
60King's Lynn 4-1Rugby Town -
61Swindon Supermarine 0-6Clevedon Town -

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on 4 March 2008.

Final

The first leg was played on 8 April 2008, with the second leg on 22 April 2008.