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:- Two clubs promoted from Division One Midlands:
- *Leamington
- *Nuneaton Town
- Two clubs promoted from Division One South & West:
- *Didcot Town
- *Truro City
- Plus:
- *Hednesford Town, transferred from Northern Premier League
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
Club | Stadium | Capacity |
Banbury United | Spencer Stadium | 2,000 |
Bashley | Bashley Road | 2,000 |
Bedford Town | The Eyrie | 3,000 |
Brackley Town | St. James Park | 3,500 |
Cambridge City | City Ground | 2,300 |
Chippenham Town | Hardenhuish Park | 2,815 |
Clevedon Town | Hand Stadium | 3,500 |
Didcot Town | Draycott Engineering Loop Meadow Stadium | 3,000 |
Evesham United | St George's Lane | 3,000 |
Farnborough | Cherrywood Road | 7,000 |
Halesowen Town | The Grove | 5,000 |
Hednesford Town | Keys Park | 6,039 |
Hemel Hempstead Town | Vauxhall Road | 3,152 |
Leamington | New Windmill Ground | 3,000 |
Merthyr Tydfil | Penydarren Park | 4,500 |
Nuneaton Borough | Liberty Way | 4,614 |
Oxford City | Court Place Farm | 2,000 |
Rugby Town | Butlin Road | 6,000 |
Stourbridge | War Memorial Athletic Ground | 2,626 |
Swindon Supermarine | Hunts Copse Ground | 3,000 |
Tiverton Town | Ladysmead | 3,500 |
Truro City | Treyew Road | 3,200 |
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:- Three clubs transferred from Division One South & West:
- *Beaconsfield SYCOB
- *Burnham
- *Slough Town
- Plus:
- *Biggleswade Town, promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League
- *Hitchin Town, relegated from the Premier Division
League table
Play-offs
Results
Stadia and locations
Club | Stadium | Capacity |
AFC Sudbury | King's Marsh | 3,800 |
Arlesey Town | Hitchin Road | 2,920 |
Atherstone Town | Sheepy Road | 3,500 |
Aylesbury United | Bell Close | 2,800 |
Barton Rovers | Sharpenhoe Road | 4,000 |
Beaconsfield SYCOB | Holloways Park | 3,500 |
Bedworth United | The Oval | 3,000 |
Biggleswade Town | The Carlsberg Stadium | 3,000 |
Bromsgrove Rovers | Victoria Ground | 4,893 |
Burnham | The Gore | 2,500 |
Bury Town | Ram Meadow | 3,500 |
Chesham United | The Meadow | 5,000 |
Hitchin Town | Top Field | 4,000 |
Leighton Town | Bell Close | 2,800 |
Marlow | Alfred Davis Memorial Ground | 3,000 |
Romulus | The Central Ground | 2,000 |
Rothwell Town | Cecil Street | 3,500 |
Slough Town | Holloways Park | 3,500 |
Soham Town Rangers | Julius Martin Lane | 2,000 |
Stourport Swifts | Walshes Meadow | 2,000 |
Sutton Coldfield Town | The Central Ground | 2,000 |
Woodford United | Byfield Road | 3,000 |
Division One South & West
Division One South & West consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from previous season and six new clubs:- Bedfont Green, promoted from the Combined Counties League
- Frome Town, promoted from the Western League
- Hungerford Town, promoted from the Hellenic League
- Mangotsfield United, relegated from the Premier Division
- VT, promoted from the Wessex League
- Yate Town, relegated from the Premier Division
League table
Play-offs
Results
Stadia and locations
Club | Stadium | Capacity |
A.F.C. Hayes | Farm Park | 1,500 |
AFC Totton | Testwood Stadium | 3,000 |
Abingdon United | Northcourt Road | 2,000 |
Andover | Portway Stadium | 3,000 |
Bedfont Town | The Orchard | 2,100 |
Bishops Cleeve | Kayte Lane | 1,500 |
Bracknell Town | Larges Lane | 2,500 |
Bridgwater Town | Fairfax Park | 2,500 |
Cinderford Town | Causeway Ground | 3,500 |
Cirencester Town | Corinium Stadium | 4,500 |
Frome Town | Badgers Hill | 2,000 |
Gosport Borough | Privett Park | 4,500 |
Hungerford Town | Bulpit Lane | 2,500 |
Mangotsfield United | Cossham Street | 2,500 |
North Leigh | Eynsham Hall Park Sports Ground | 2,000 |
Paulton Rovers | Athletic Field | 2,500 |
VT | Universal Stadium | 1,000 |
Taunton Town | Wordsworth Drive | 2,500 |
Thatcham Town | Waterside Park | 1,500 |
Uxbridge | Honeycroft | 3,770 |
Windsor & Eton | Stag Meadow | 4,500 |
Yate Town | Lodge Road | 2,000 |