2009–10 Southern Football League


The 2009–10 season was the 107th 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.
At the end of the previous season Division One Midlands was renamed Division One Central.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:
Farnborough won the Premier Division and were promoted to the Conference South, while play-off winners Nuneaton Town achieved the second promotion in two seasons after club reorganization to return in Conference.
Clevedon Town and Rugby Town were the only clubs relegated this season, while Merthyr Tydfil were expelled from the league after failing to meet a FA deadline to give assurances that they could trade effectively during 2010–11, liquidated and reborn under the name Merthyr Town three divisions below Southern League Premier Division. Tiverton Town and Hemel Hempstead Town were reprieved from relegation due to clubs higher up the pyramid folded and demoted.

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
Cambridge CityCity Ground2,300
Chippenham TownHardenhuish Park2,815
Clevedon TownHand Stadium3,500
Didcot TownDraycott Engineering Loop Meadow Stadium3,000
Evesham UnitedSt George's Lane 3,000
FarnboroughCherrywood Road7,000
Halesowen TownThe Grove5,000
Hednesford TownKeys Park6,039
Hemel Hempstead TownVauxhall Road3,152
LeamingtonNew Windmill Ground3,000
Merthyr TydfilPenydarren Park4,500
Nuneaton BoroughLiberty Way4,614
Oxford CityCourt Place Farm2,000
Rugby TownButlin Road6,000
StourbridgeWar Memorial Athletic Ground2,626
Swindon SupermarineHunts Copse Ground3,000
Tiverton TownLadysmead3,500
Truro CityTreyew Road3,200

Division One Central

The division was renamed at the end of the previous season and consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from previous season Midland division and five new clubs:
Bury Town won the division in their second season in the Southern League and returned to the Isthmian League to take a place in Premier Division, while play-off winners Chesham United went back to Southern League Premier Division after three seasons of absence. Aylesbury United finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the lower leagues along with Rothwell United who resigned from the league at the end of the season. Thus, Barton Rovers finished second bottom were reprieved from relegation.

League table

Play-offs

Results

Stadia and locations

ClubStadiumCapacity
AFC SudburyKing's Marsh3,800
Arlesey TownHitchin Road2,920
Atherstone TownSheepy Road3,500
Aylesbury UnitedBell Close 2,800
Barton RoversSharpenhoe Road4,000
Beaconsfield SYCOBHolloways Park3,500
Bedworth UnitedThe Oval3,000
Biggleswade TownThe Carlsberg Stadium3,000
Bromsgrove RoversVictoria Ground4,893
BurnhamThe Gore2,500
Bury TownRam Meadow3,500
Chesham UnitedThe Meadow5,000
Hitchin TownTop Field4,000
Leighton TownBell Close2,800
MarlowAlfred Davis Memorial Ground3,000
RomulusThe Central Ground 2,000
Rothwell TownCecil Street3,500
Slough TownHolloways Park 3,500
Soham Town RangersJulius Martin Lane2,000
Stourport SwiftsWalshes Meadow2,000
Sutton Coldfield TownThe Central Ground2,000
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:
Windsor & Eton won the division and got a place in Premier Division along with play-off winners Cirencester Town, who returned there at the second push. A.F.C. Hayes finished second bottom but were reprieved from relegation due to higher league clubs problems. Thus, Bracknell Town, finished bottom of the table, were the only club relegated to the lower league this season.

League table

Play-offs

* after extra time

Results

Stadia and locations

ClubStadiumCapacity
A.F.C. HayesFarm Park1,500
AFC TottonTestwood Stadium3,000
Abingdon UnitedNorthcourt Road2,000
AndoverPortway Stadium3,000
Bedfont TownThe Orchard2,100
Bishops CleeveKayte Lane1,500
Bracknell TownLarges Lane2,500
Bridgwater TownFairfax Park2,500
Cinderford TownCauseway Ground3,500
Cirencester TownCorinium Stadium4,500
Frome TownBadgers Hill2,000
Gosport BoroughPrivett Park4,500
Hungerford TownBulpit Lane2,500
Mangotsfield UnitedCossham Street2,500
North LeighEynsham Hall Park Sports Ground2,000
Paulton RoversAthletic Field2,500
VTUniversal Stadium1,000
Taunton TownWordsworth Drive2,500
Thatcham TownWaterside Park1,500
UxbridgeHoneycroft3,770
Windsor & EtonStag Meadow4,500
Yate TownLodge Road2,000