2011–12 Southern Football League


The 2011–12 season was the 109th 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.
The league allocations were released on 20 May 2011. From this season onwards, the Southern League was known as The Evo-Stik League Southern, following a sponsorship deal with Evo-Stik.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season and seven new clubs:
Brackley Town won the Southern League Premier Division and were promoted to the Conference North along with play-off winners Oxford City.
Evesham United, Swindon Supermarine and Cirencester Town finished in the relegation zone and, as in the previous season, all three relegating clubs were placed to the Division One South & West, while Hemel Hempstead Town were reprieved from relegation for the second time in three seasons due to Conference Premier clubs demotion.

League table

Play-offs

Semi-finals
Final

Results

Stadia and locations

ClubStadiumCapacity
AFC TottonTestwood Stadium3,000
Arlesey TownHitchin Road2,920
Banbury UnitedSpencer Stadium2,000
BarwellKirkby Road2,500
BashleyBashley Road2,000
Bedford TownThe Eyrie3,000
Brackley TownSt. James Park3,500
Cambridge CityCity Ground2,300
Chesham UnitedThe Meadow5,000
Chippenham TownHardenhuish Park2,815
Cirencester TownCorinium Stadium4,500
Evesham UnitedSt George's Lane 3,000
Frome TownBadgers Hill2,000
Hemel Hempstead TownVauxhall Road3,152
Hitchin TownTop Field4,000
LeamingtonNew Windmill Ground3,000
Oxford CityCourt Place Farm2,000
Redditch UnitedThe Valley5,000
St Albans CityClarence Park5,007
StourbridgeWar Memorial Athletic Ground2,626
Swindon SupermarineHunts Copse Ground3,000
WeymouthBob Lucas Stadium6,600

Division One Central

Division One Central consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from previous season and four new clubs:
St Neots Town won the division in their inaugural season in the Southern League and were promoted to Premier Division along with play-off winners Bedworth United. Marlow finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the Hellenic League, while second bottom Fleet Town were reprieved from relegation due to Bedfont Town's resignation.

League table

Play-offs

Semi-finals
Final

Results

Stadia and locations

ClubStadiumCapacity
A.F.C. HayesFarm Park1,500
Ashford TownThe Robert Parker Stadium2,550
AylesburyHaywood Way1,300
Barton RoversSharpenhoe Road4,000
Beaconsfield SYCOBHolloways Park3,500
Bedfont TownThe Orchard2,100
Bedworth UnitedThe Oval3,000
Biggleswade TownThe Carlsberg Stadium3,000
BurnhamThe Gore2,500
Chalfont St PeterMill Meadow1,500
Chertsey TownAlwyns Lane2,500
Daventry TownCommunications Park5,000
Fleet TownCalthorpe Park2,000
Leighton TownBell Close2,800
MarlowAlfred Davis Memorial Ground3,000
North Greenford UnitedBerkeley Fields2,000
NorthwoodNorthwood Park3,075
Rugby TownButlin Road6,000
Slough TownHolloways Park 3,500
St Neots TownNew Rowley Park3,500
UxbridgeHoneycroft3,770
Woodford UnitedByfield Road3,000

Division One South & West

Shortly before the start of the season Andover resigned from the league and folded. No replacement club was admitted and the season was played with 21 clubs. Therefore, relegation zone was reduced to one place in order to make up the numbers for the 2012-13 season.
Division One South & West consisted of 21 clubs, including 17 clubs from previous season and four new clubs:
Bideford won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Gosport Borough. Stourport Swifts finished bottom of the table and were relegated.

League table

Play-offs

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Semi-finals
Final

Results

Stadia and locations

ClubStadiumCapacity
Abingdon UnitedNorthcourt Road2,000
BidefordThe Sports Ground2,000
Bishops CleeveKayte Lane1,500
Bridgwater TownFairfax Park2,500
Cinderford TownCauseway Ground3,500
Clevedon TownHand Stadium3,500
Didcot TownDraycott Engineering Loop Meadow Stadium3,000
Gosport BoroughPrivett Park4,500
Halesowen TownThe Grove5,000
Hungerford TownBulpit Lane2,500
Mangotsfield UnitedCossham Street2,500
North LeighEynsham Hall Park Sports Ground2,000
Paulton RoversAthletic Field2,500
Poole TownTatnam Ground2,500
SholingUniversal Stadium1,000
Stourport SwiftsWalshes Meadow2,000
Taunton TownWordsworth Drive2,500
Thatcham TownWaterside Park1,500
Tiverton TownLadysmead3,500
Wimborne TownThe Cuthbury3,250
Yate TownLodge Road2,000

League Cup

The Southern League Cup 2011–12 is the 74th season of the Southern League Cup, the cup competition of the Southern Football League.

Preliminary round

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final