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2008–09 Southern Football League
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March 2026
The 2008–09 season was the 106th 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 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:
Evesham United
Stourbridge
Two clubs promoted from Division One South & West:
Farnborough
Oxford City
Plus:
Cambridge City, relegated from the Conference South
Corby Town won the Premier Division and along with play-off winners Gloucester City got a place in the Conference North next year.
Mangotsfield United, Yate Town and Hitchin Town relegated to the divisions One, while Banbury United were reprieved from relegation after two Conference South clubs folded.
League table
Southern Football LeaguePremier Division 2008–09 Corby Town Corby TownGloucester City Hitchin TownYate TownMangotsfield United 462 1328 David Kolodynski (Rugby Town) - 24 Stourbridge 6 – 1 Clevedon Town, 30 August 2008
Cambridge City 5 – 0 Bashley, 20 September 2008
Brackley Town 5 – 0 Corby Town, 27 December 2008
Bedford Town 5 – 0 Hitchin Town, 20 January 2009
Corby Town 5 – 0 Banbury United, 25 April 2009 Banbury United 0 – 6 Evesham United, 14 February 2009 Stourbridge 8–4 Yate Town, 20 December 2008 2230 (Farnborough 3 – 3 Corby Town, 21 March 2009) 71 (Evesham United 3 – 1 Mangotsfield United, 27 January 2009) 310 2007–08 2009–10
main WDL PR Premier Division COR Corby Town FAR Farnborough GLO Gloucester City CAM Cambridge City HEM Hemel Hempstead Town OXC Oxford City MER Merthyr Tydfil CHI Chippenham Town EVE Evesham United HAL Halesowen Town BRK Brackley Town TIV Tiverton Town SWI Swindon Supermarine BAS Bashley BED Bedford Town STB Stourbridge RUG Rugby Town CLE Clevedon Town BAN Banbury United HIT Hitchin Town YAT Yate Town MAN Mangotsfield United 25 9 8 85 38 23 14 5 67 36 21 12 9 80 45 21 10 11 62 40 21 7 14 71 48 19 10 13 76 55 19 10 13 66 55 20 8 14 64 51 -3 16 13 13 48 39 19 6 17 65 73 -3 15 12 15 69 62 16 9 17 51 50 15 12 15 59 61 15 12 15 52 58 14 8 20 44 55 13 11 18 62 78 11 10 21 63 71 11 10 21 51 80 11 8 23 43 83 10 10 22 57 79 9 9 24 54 91 10 6 26 39 80 Chippenham were docked 3 points for fielding an ineligible player. Halesowen were docked 3 points for fielding an ineligible player. #ACE1AF Promoted to the Conference North P #D0F0C0 Qualified for the play-offs PP PP PP #D0F0C0 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Conference North PPP inherit Reprieved from relegation NR #FFCCCC Relegated to Division One Central R1C #FFCCCC Relegated to Division One South & West R1SW R1SW complete fchd.com 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Play-offs
Semifinals Final 2 Farnborough 0(4) 5 Hemel Hempstead Town 0(3) 3 Gloucester City 3 4 Cambridge City 1 2 Farnborough 0 3 Gloucester City 1
Results
main FBR grey BAN BAS BED BRK CAM CHI CLE COR EVE FAR GLO HAL HEM HIT MAN MER OXC RUG STB SWI TIV YAT Banbury United 1–0 4–0 3–1 2–2 0–5 3–1 0–4 0–6 0–2 1–5 2–1 3–0 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–5 0–3 3–0 Bashley 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–3 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–1 4–0 0–1 1–3 3–2 3–1 4–1 2–2 0–3 1–1 Bedford Town 3–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 5–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 Brackley Town 1–2 2–4 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 5–0 2–1 1–1 2–3 4–1 3–2 1–2 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 3–0 0–3 1–2 0–1 Cambridge City 3–1 5–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–2 2–3 0–2 2–1 3–0 1–0 3–1 0–2 3–0 1–0 3–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 Chippenham Town 1–0 2–3 1–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–0 3–0 Clevedon Town 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 3–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–4 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–3 1–5 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 4–3 Corby Town 5–0 3–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 3–0 4–0 0–0 3–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–4 1–1 Evesham United 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 4–1 2–1 3–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 4–1 Farnborough 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–3 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 Gloucester City 1–1 3–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–3 2–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 4–1 5–2 1–1 2–2 3–0 4–0 3–1 2–1 4–0 Halesowen Town 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–2 2–2 2–2 3–5 0–5 3–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 5–2 0–4 1–3 2–4 0–1 5–3 Hemel Hempstead Town 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 4–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 4–2 3–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 4–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 Hitchin Town 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–1 3–1 Mangotsfield United 1–0 1–0 3–2 0–3 0–3 0–4 2–0 0–3 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–3 2–2 0–2 1–2 2–1 3–2 1–2 Merthyr Tydfil 3–0 0–2 3–0 1–4 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–2 3–2 1–0 2–2 3–3 4–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 Oxford City 3–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–2 5–3 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 2–3 2–3 4–0 1–4 3–2 1–1 1–2 3–0 4–0 Rugby Town 0–0 2–3 3–0 3–3 2–3 0–1 4–0 0–2 0–1 2–3 1–3 0–2 0–5 4–3 2–1 3–0 1–1 4–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 Stourbridge 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 6–1 0–2 0–2 0–3 1–1 2–2 1–6 1–0 4–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 8–4 Swindon Supermarine 4–4 3–2 2–1 4–4 0–2 1–3 0–1 1–4 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–4 0–4 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 Tiverton Town 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–2 0–2 0–1 0–2 2–2 3–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 Yate Town 3–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–3 1–3 2–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 2–3 2–1 2–1 4–0 2–3 2–4 2–4 0–0 0–0 complete Southern Football League
Stadia and locations
England south
right
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England south 52.0568 -1.3258 Banbury United 85 left
England south 50.7730 -1.6569 Bashley 85 top
England south 52.1288 -0.4139 Bedford Town 85 top
England south 52.0274 -1.1432 Brackley Town 85 right
England south 52.2164 0.1225 Cambridge City 85 right
England south 51.4656 -2.1287 Chippenham Town 85 right
England south 51.4233 -2.8368 Clevedon Town 85 bottom
England south 52.5066 -0.7185 CorbyTown 85 top
England south 52.2054 -2.2222 Evesham United 85 left
England south 51.3104 -0.7623 Farnborough 85 bottom
England south 51.7117 -1.9445 Gloucester City 85 top
England south 52.4538 -2.0577 Halesowen Town 85 right
England south 51.7532 -0.4486 Hemel Hempstead Town 85 right
England south 51.9545 -0.2841 Hitchin Town 85 right
England south 51.4828 -2.4816 Mangotsfield United 85 left
England south 51.7511 -3.3778 Merthyr Tydfil 85 top
England south 51.7520 -1.2577 Oxford City 85 top
England south 52.3732 -1.2350 RugbyTown 85 right
England south 52.4624 -2.1512 Stourbridge 85 left
England south 51.6051 -1.7301 Swindon Supermarine 85 right
England south 50.9092 -3.4902 Tiverton Town 85 bottom
England south 51.5493 -2.4387 YateTown 85 top
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 Corby Town Steel Park 3,893 Evesham United St George's Lane (groundshare with Worcester City) 3,000 Farnborough Cherrywood Road 7,000 Gloucester City The Corinium Stadium (groundshare with Cirencester Town) 4,500 Halesowen Town The Grove 5,000 Hemel Hempstead Town Vauxhall Road 3,152 Hitchin Town Top Field 4,000 Mangotsfield United Cossham Street 2,500 Merthyr Tydfil Penydarren Park 4,500 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 Yate Town Lodge Road 2,000
Division One Midlands
Division One Midlands consisted of 22 clubs, including 14 clubs from previous season and eight new clubs:
Three clubs transferred from Isthmian League Division North:
AFC Sudbury
Arlesey Town
Bury Town
Plus:
Atherstone Town, promoted from the Midland Alliance
Bromsgrove Rovers, relegated from the Premier Division
Marlow, transferred from Division South & West
Nuneaton Town, demoted from the Conference South
Soham Town Rangers, promoted from the Eastern Counties League
Nuneaton Borough, finished 7th in the Conference North went into liquidation due to financial difficulties, were immediately reformed under the name Nuneaton Town and placed two divisions below in Midlands division.
Leamington won the division in the second attempt and got a place in Premier Division along with play-off winners Nuneaton Town. Dunstable and Malvern finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the lower leagues. At the end of the season Division One Midlands was renamed Division One Central.
League table
Southern Football LeagueDivision One Midlands 2008–09 Leamington LeamingtonNuneaton Town Dunstable TownMalvern Town 462 1344 Mark Bellingham (Leamington) - 45 Marlow 9 – 1 Malvern Town, 27 September 2008
Bury Town 8 – 0 Rothwell Town, 10 March 2009
Leamington 8 – 0 Malvern Town, 18 April 2009 Woodford United 0 – 8 Sutton Coldfield Town, 11 October 2008 Marlow 9 – 1 Malvern Town, 27 September 2008
Dunstable Town 3 – 7 Bury Town, 20 January 2009 2302 (Bedworth United 1 – 2 Nuneaton Town, 27 December 2008) 30 (Malvern Town 2 – 2 Barton Rovers, 17 March 2009) 234 2007–08 2009–10
main WDL PR Division One Midlands LEA Leamington NUN Nuneaton Town ATH Atherstone Town CHA Chasetown CHE Chesham United SUT Sutton Coldfield Town BUR Bury Town LEI Leighton Town MAR Marlow AYL Aylesbury United ROM Romulus SUD AFC Sudbury BRO Bromsgrove Rovers BWU Bedworth United SOH Soham Town Rangers SPS Stourport Swifts BAR Barton Rovers ARL Arlesey Town RTH Rothwell Town WFU Woodford United DUN Dunstable Town MAL Malvern Town 32 5 5 114 44 28 8 6 85 31 24 13 5 82 45 25 9 8 67 31 22 10 10 70 38 24 4 14 79 62 22 9 11 88 41 18 13 11 57 46 19 9 14 65 53 19 7 16 65 58 17 10 15 60 42 17 10 15 66 65 15 8 19 58 53 14 7 21 50 66 13 7 22 48 79 10 10 22 46 74 12 4 26 50 79 11 5 26 40 70 8 12 22 35 79 9 7 26 38 80 11 3 28 54 89 -13 2 10 30 27 119 Dunstable Town deducted 13 points deducted for fielding an ineligible player and other irregularities (Subject to Right of Appeal)http://www.southern-football-league.co.uk/league-tables/midlands.asp?section=league-tables Division One Midlands 2008-2009 Southern Football League https://web.archive.org/web/20090512205922/http://www.southern-football-league.co.uk/league-tables/midlands.asp?section=league-tables 12 May 2009 dead 8 May 2013 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P #D0F0C0 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division PPPD #D0F0C0 Qualified for the play-offs PP PP #D0F0C0 Qualified for the play-offs, then transferred to NPL Division One South PPP1S #FFCCCC Relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League RSS #FFCCCC Relegated to the Midland Alliance RMFA complete fchd.com 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Play-offs
Semifinals Final 2 Nuneaton Town 2 5 Chesham United 1 3 Atherstone Town 0 4 Chasetown 5 2 Nuneaton Town 1 4 Chasetown 0
Results
main FBR grey SUD ARL ATH AYL BAR BWU BRO BUR CHA CHE DUN LEA LEI MAL MAR NUN ROM RTH SOH SPS SUT WFU AFC Sudbury 0–0 0–3 2–2 4–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 4–2 0–4 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 Arlesey Town 2–3 0–1 2–0 1–3 1–2 1–2 3–2 0–0 0–2 3–2 1–4 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–3 1–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 Atherstone Town 2–0 3–3 3–5 5–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–3 2–1 0–0 1–1 7–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 5–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–2 Aylesbury United 0–3 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 4–0 1–2 0–0 5–1 0–3 0–4 2–1 2–0 4–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 Barton Rovers 3–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 3–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 3–1 2–1 3–2 0–1 1–2 2–5 2–3 0–1 Bedworth United 3–4 1–0 1–4 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–4 1–0 1–3 3–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–3 3–3 Bromsgrove Rovers 2–0 5–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–3 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–4 0–0 2–1 0–2 7–0 2–0 1–2 Bury Town 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 3–1 2–2 4–0 7–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 8–0 5–0 7–2 0–2 2–0 Chasetown 3–1 0–0 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 1–3 2–0 0–0 4–0 4–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 0–0 4–1 1–2 1–0 Chesham United 3–2 3–1 0–1 2–3 8–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 4–0 Dunstable Town 1–3 4–0 1–2 2–1 4–2 2–0 3–1 3–7 0–1 0–1 0–4 2–4 4–0 1–1 0–1 3–2 3–2 2–3 0–0 0–1 2–0 Leamington 3–5 3–1 3–0 1–2 4–1 4–1 2–0 2–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 3–3 8–0 7–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–3 7–1 Leighton Town 3–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–5 3–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 Malvern Town 1–2 0–1 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–4 1–1 0–3 1–4 0–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 0–3 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 Marlow 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–4 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 9–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 Nuneaton Town 3–1 4–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 4–1 1–1 0–1 6–1 0–2 2–1 3–1 2–4 2–0 0–1 2–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 Romulus 2–0 3–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 3–0 2–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 3–0 1–2 2–0 7–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 1–2 Rothwell Town 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–2 0–7 1–2 0–1 3–2 0–6 3–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 Soham Town Rangers 3–3 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–3 1–0 0–2 0–3 1–3 3–2 2–3 3–4 4–2 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–0 1–3 0–1 0–3 Stourport Swifts 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 2–3 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 2–1 2–1 0–4 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 Sutton Coldfield Town 1–4 1–2 1–2 4–2 2–0 0–3 3–3 2–1 0–3 0–5 2–0 3–3 2–1 5–2 4–1 1–2 2–1 4–1 4–0 3–1 2–1 Woodford United 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–2 1–3 3–0 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–6 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–8 complete Southern Football League
Stadia and locations
England south
right
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Locations of Division One Midlands clubs
England south 52.0402 0.7161 Sudbury 85 right
England south 52.0012 -0.2648 Arlesey Town 85 right
England south 52.5845 -1.5481 Atherstone Town 85 top
England south 51.9642 -0.4289 Barton Rovers 85 left
England south 52.4766 -1.4713 Bedworth United 85 right
England south 52.3396 -2.0564 Bromsgrove 85 right
England south 52.2489 0.7210 Bury Town 85 right
England south 52.6701 -1.9408 Chasetown 85 left
England south 51.6989 -0.6140 Chesham United &Aylesbury United 85 right
England south 51.8929 -0.5391 Dunstable Town 85 right
England south 52.2443 -1.5029 Leamington 85 left
England south 51.9129 -0.6596 Leighton Town 85 left
England south 52.1167 -2.3041 Malvern Town 85 bottom
England south 52.5207 -1.4425 Nuneaton Town 85 right
England south 51.5770 -0.7740 Marlow 85 left
England south 52.5567 -1.8187 Romulus &Sutton Coldfield Town 85 left
England south 52.4258 -0.8013 Rothwell Town 85 right
England south 52.3394 0.3302 Soham Town Rangers 85 top
England south 52.3354 -2.2807 Stourport Swifts 85 left
England south 52.1735 -1.2060 Woodford United 85 right
Club Stadium Capacity AFC Sudbury King's Marsh 3,800 Arlesey Town Hitchin Road 2,920 Atherstone Town Sheepy Road 3,500 Aylesbury United The Meadow (groundshare with Chesham United) 5,000 Barton Rovers Sharpenhoe Road 4,000 Bedworth United The Oval 3,000 Bromsgrove Rovers Victoria Ground 4,893 Bury Town Ram Meadow 3,500 Chasetown The Scholars Ground 2,000 Chesham United The Meadow 5,000 Dunstable Town Creasey Park 3,200 Leamington New Windmill Ground 3,000 Leighton Town Bell Close 2,800 Malvern Town Langland Stadium 2,500 Marlow Alfred Davis Memorial Ground 3,000 Nuneaton Borough Liberty Way 4,614 Romulus The Central Ground (groundshare with Sutton Coldfield Town) 2,000 Rothwell Town Cecil Street 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 15 clubs from previous season and seven new clubs:
AFC Totton, promoted from the Wessex League
Beaconsfield SYCOB, promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League
Bishops Cleeve, transferred from Midlands Division
Cinderford Town, transferred from Midlands Division
Cirencester Town, relegated from Premier Division
North Leigh, promoted from the Hellenic League
Truro City, promoted from the Western League
Truro City won the division in an inaugural season and got a place in Premier Division along with play-off winners Didcot Town. Bracknell Town finished second bottom but were reprieved from relegation due to higher league clubs' problems. Winchester City finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the lower league.
League table
Southern Football LeagueDivision One South & West 2008–09 Truro City Truro CityDidcot Town Winchester City 462 1521 Stewart Yetton (Truro City) - 31 AFC Totton 6 – 0 AFC Hayes, 18 August 2008
Didcot Town 6 – 0 Bishops Cleeve, 27 September 2008
Bridgwater Town 6 – 0 Slough Town, 26 March 2009 Andover 1 – 9 Truro City, 4 November 2008 Andover 1 – 9 Truro City, 4 November 2008 1119 (Truro City 4 – 2 Windsor & Eton, 24 March 2009) 27 (AFC Hayes 4 – 3 Gosport Borough, 27 January 2009) 171 2007–08 2009–10
main WDL PR Division One South & West TRU Truro City W&E Windsor & Eton TOT AFC Totton BEA Beaconsfield SYCOB DID Didcot Town THA Thatcham Town BRI Bridgwater Town NOR North Leigh HAY A.F.C. Hayes PAU Paulton Rovers CIN Cinderford Town GOS Gosport Borough UXB Uxbridge CIR Cirencester Town ABI Abingdon United SLO Slough Town BUR Burnham BIS Bishop's Cleeve AND Andover TAU Taunton Town BNT Bracknell Town WCC Winchester City 29 8 5 120 49 26 7 9 77 44 23 13 6 89 39 24 9 9 77 44 21 10 11 91 52 20 8 14 74 58 19 8 15 69 56 17 10 15 68 64 18 7 17 80 92 16 10 16 65 62 15 11 16 71 75 15 10 17 64 67 15 9 18 76 72 14 10 18 78 79 15 7 20 63 77 11 12 19 62 91 12 9 21 52 83 10 13 19 51 71 10 12 20 58 102 9 9 24 50 85 9 8 25 39 75 10 8 24 47 84 -3 Winchester were docked 3 points for fielding an ineligible player. #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P #D0F0C0 Qualified for the play-offs PP PP #D0F0C0 Qualified for the play-offs, then transferred to Division One Central PPT1C #D0F0C0 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division PPPD #CCCCFF Transferred to the Division One Central T1C T1C inherit Reprieved from relegation NR #FFCCCC Relegated to the Wessex League RWL complete fchd.com 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Play-offs
Semifinals Final 2 Windsor & Eton 0 5 Didcot Town 2 3 A.F.C. Totton 2 4 Beaconsfield SYCOB 1 3 A.F.C. Totton 1 5 Didcot Town 2
Results
main FBR grey ABI HAY TOT AND BEA BIS BNT BRI BUR CIN CIR DID GOS NOR PAU SLO TAU THA TRU UXB WCC W&E Abingdon United 3–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–2 3–2 2–2 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–3 1–4 1–2 0–2 2–0 A.F.C. Hayes 4–4 1–1 4–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–4 3–2 0–0 4–3 0–3 4–3 0–4 2–2 2–1 5–2 4–2 1–7 1–3 5–1 0–1 AFC Totton 4–1 6–0 3–1 0–0 5–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 3–3 2–0 3–1 3–3 4–0 2–3 4–2 3–0 3–2 0–2 3–2 4–1 1–1 Andover 1–2 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 0–5 1–2 0–3 3–5 1–2 4–3 1–6 1–9 0–3 3–1 0–3 Beaconsfield Town 4–0 3–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 4–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 4–3 2–1 0–0 4–0 2–3 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 Bishop's Cleeve 0–3 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 0–0 4–3 0–4 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 4–0 0–1 Bracknell Town 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–3 0–0 0–1 0–4 1–3 5–1 1–1 3–2 Bridgwater Town 2–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 3–2 0–0 3–0 3–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 6–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–2 3–0 0–2 Burnham 4–1 1–1 0–5 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 4–0 0–3 1–1 0–6 1–0 3–0 3–3 1–3 2–6 1–1 1–0 0–2 Cinderford Town 1–3 2–3 0–2 5–0 1–1 3–3 3–2 0–4 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–3 1–3 0–0 4–1 1–1 2–2 1–4 1–4 4–0 1–5 Cirencester Town 2–2 1–2 2–4 3–3 0–1 5–2 0–0 2–2 2–3 1–2 2–1 1–1 4–1 1–2 4–1 2–0 4–3 2–5 3–2 3–0 3–1 Didcot Town 5–4 4–0 0–1 3–1 3–3 6–0 3–0 1–2 6–2 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 5–0 0–0 3–4 1–1 2–2 0–1 Gosport Borough 2–2 0–3 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–4 1–2 5–0 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–3 3–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 1–0 2–4 0–1 1–2 1–2 North Leigh 2–0 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–4 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–3 2–1 1–2 6–1 1–1 0–4 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 Paulton Rovers 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 3–2 3–2 0–1 2–4 2–3 3–1 1–2 1–3 4–1 1–2 3–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 Slough Town 0–3 2–3 0–0 4–3 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–3 3–2 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 3–3 1–2 4–0 3–2 Taunton Town 2–2 1–4 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–3 1–2 1–3 1–0 3–0 1–3 Thatcham Town 1–3 2–0 0–5 1–1 4–2 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 4–2 1–2 0–2 3–1 3–1 0–5 1–0 3–0 1–2 Truro City 4–0 3–1 0–0 4–0 1–2 0–0 4–0 3–1 3–0 3–2 1–1 2–4 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 0–0 3–2 5–0 4–2 Uxbridge 2–0 2–3 2–2 2–3 1–3 3–3 5–0 1–2 3–2 1–1 2–2 3–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 5–2 1–4 0–2 Winchester City 3–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 1–3 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 3–2 1–2 Windsor & Eton 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–0 2–2 4–0 1–1 6–2 2–1 1–0 0–4 1–2 2–4 complete Southern Football League
Stadia and locations
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Locations of Division One South & West clubs
England south 51.6813 -1.2747 Blue 000080 pog.svg Abingdon United 85 right
England south 51.2194 -1.5152 Blue 000080 pog.svg Andover 85 left
England south 50.9342 -1.5099 Blue 000080 pog.svg AFC Totton 85 left
England south 51.5934 -0.6296 Blue 000080 pog.svg Beaconsfield & Slough Town 85 right
England south 51.9375 -2.0580 Blue 000080 pog.svg Bishop's Cleeve 85 right
England south 51.4133 -0.7443 Blue 000080 pog.svg Bracknell Town 85 bottom
England south 51.1319 -2.9894 Blue 000080 pog.svg Bridgwater Town 85 left
England south 51.5379 -0.6668 Blue 000080 pog.svg Burnham 85 left
England south 51.8269 -2.4933 Blue 000080 pog.svg Cinderford Town 85 top
England south 51.7118 -1.9445 Blue 000080 pog.svg Cirencester Town 85 left
England south 51.6141 -1.2398 Blue 000080 pog.svg DidcotTown 85 left
England south 50.7949 -1.1565 Blue 000080 pog.svg Gosport Borough 85 right
England south 51.8121 -1.4281 Blue 000080 pog.svg North Leigh 85 right
England south 51.3026 -2.4955 Blue 000080 pog.svg Paulton Rovers 85 top
England south 51.0167 -3.0851 Blue 000080 pog.svg Taunton Town 85 bottom
England south 51.3914 -1.2424 Blue 000080 pog.svg Thatcham Town 85 left
England south 50.2592 -5.0659 Blue 000080 pog.svg Truro City 85 right
England south 51.0716 -1.3101 Blue 000080 pog.svg Winchester City 85 right
England south 51.4791 -0.6095 Blue 000080 pog.svg W&E 85 left
England south 51.5347 -0.4147 Blue 000080 pog.svg AFC Hayes 85 right
England south 51.5141 -0.4577 Blue 000080 pog.svg Uxbridge 85 bottom
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 Beaconsfield SYCOB Holloways Park 3,500 Bishops Cleeve Kayte Lane 1,500 Bracknell Town Larges Lane 2,500 Bridgwater Town Fairfax Park 2,500 Burnham The Gore 2,500 Cinderford Town Causeway Ground 3,500 Cirencester Town Corinium Stadium 4,500 Didcot Town Draycott Engineering Loop Meadow Stadium 3,000 Gosport Borough Privett Park 4,500 North Leigh Eynsham Hall Park Sports Ground 2,000 Paulton Rovers Athletic Field 2,500 Slough Town Holloways Park (groundshare with Beaconsfield SYCOB) 3,500 Taunton Town Wordsworth Drive 2,500 Thatcham Town Waterside Park 1,500 Truro City Treyew Road 3,200 Uxbridge Honeycroft 3,770 Winchester City The City Ground 4,500 Windsor & Eton Stag Meadow 4,500
League Cup
Southern League Cup 2008–09 England 66 Atherstone Town Bridgwater Town 2007–08
Preliminary round
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att. Attendance1Chippenham Town (P) 2–2Oxford City (P)Chippenham Town won 5–4 on penalties2Sutton Coldfield Town (M) 1–1Halesowen Town (P)Halesowen Town won 6–5 on penalties
First round
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att. Attendance3Abingdon United (SW) 1–1Banbury United (P)Abingdon United won 5–3 on penalties4Andover (SW) 2–2Farnborough (P)Andover won 3–0 on penalties5Atherstone Town (M) 2–2Nuneaton Town (M)Atherstone Town won 4–3 on penalties6Aylesbury United (M) 3–0Burnham (SW)7Barton Rovers (M) 0–3Dunstable Town (M)8Beaconsfield SYCOB (SW) 4–1Marlow (M)9Bracknell Town (SW) 0-1Windsor & Eton (SW)10Bridgwater Town (SW) 4–3Taunton Town (SW)11Bromsgrove Rovers (M) 0-1Romulus (M)12Bury Town (M) 2–0A.F.C. Sudbury (M)13Chasetown (M) 1–3Leamington (M)14Chippenham Town (P) 1–3Brackley Town (P)15Corby Town (P) 0–1Rothwell Town (M)16Didcot Town (SW) 1–2Swindon Supermarine (P)17Evesham United (P) 0–3Gloucester City (P)
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att. Attendance18Gosport Borough (SW) 1–0A.F.C. Totton (SW)19Halesowen Town (P) 1–0Stourbridge (P)20Hemel Hempstead Town (P) 3–0Bedford Town (P)21Hitchin Town (P) 4–0Arlesey Town (M)22Leighton Town (M) 3–0Slough Town (SW)23Malvern Town (M) 1–2Cirencester Town (SW)24Mangotsfield United (P) 3–1Clevedon Town (P)25Merthyr Tydfil (P) 4–2Bishops Cleeve (SW)26Paulton Rovers (SW) 0–1Yate Town (P)27Rugby Town (P) 1–2Bedworth United (M)28Soham Town Rangers (M) 3–4Cambridge City (P)29Stourport Swifts (M) 3–4Cinderford Town (SW)30Thatcham Town (SW) 2-4Chesham United (M)31Tiverton Town (P) 3–4Truro City (SW)32Uxbridge (SW) 3–4A.F.C. Hayes (SW)33Winchester City (SW) 3–4Bashley (P)34Woodford United (M) 0–1North Leigh (SW)
Second round
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att. Attendance35A.F.C. Hayes (SW) 2–4Chesham United (M)36Andover (SW) 2–1Bashley (P)37Atherstone Town (M) 2–1Leamington (M)38Brackley Town (P) 3–2Romulus (M)39Cinderford Town (SW) 4–3Merthyr Tydfil (P)40Gloucester City (P) 3–0Abingdon United (SW)41Hitchin Town (P) 1–0Cambridge City (P)42Gosport Borough (SW) 1–2Beaconsfield SYCOB (SW)
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att. Attendance43Hemel Hempstead Town (P) 4–4Dunstable Town (M)Dunstable Town won 5–4 on penalties44Leighton Town (M) 1–3Bury Town (M)45Mangotsfield United (P) 1–2Yate Town (P)46North Leigh (SW) 4–0Rothwell Town (M)47Bedworth United (M) 0–2Halesowen Town (P)48Aylesbury United (M) 1–2Windsor & Eton (SW)49Swindon Supermarine (P) 1–0Cirencester Town (SW)50Truro City (SW) 0–3Bridgwater Town (SW)
Third round
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att. Attendance51Brackley Town (P) 3–0North Leigh (SW)52Bury Town (M) 2–0Hitchin Town (P)53Chesham United (M) 4–1Beaconsfield SYCOB (SW)54Cinderford Town (SW) 2–2Bridgwater Town (SW)Bridgwater Town won 5–3 on penalties
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att. Attendance55Dunstable Town (M) 1–2Windsor & Eton (SW)56Gloucester City (P) 3–0Yate Town (P)57Halesowen Town (P) 0–2Atherstone Town (SW)58Andover (SW) 2–6Swindon Supermarine (P)
Quarterfinals
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att. Attendance59Atherstone Town (M) 2–0Brackley Town (P)60Bridgwater Town (SW) 2–1Gloucester City (P)
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att. Attendance61Bury Town (M) 3–1Chesham United (M)62Swindon Supermarine (P) 3–0Windsor & Eton (SW)
Semifinals
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att. Attendance63Atherstone Town (M) 2–2Bury Town (M)Atherstone Town won 3–1 on penalties64Bridgwater Town (SW) 3–0Swindon Supermarine (P)
Final
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att. AttendanceFirst Leg65Atherstone Town (M) 2–1Bridgwater Town (SW)Second Leg66Bridgwater Town (SW) 1–3Atherstone Town (M)Atherstone Town won 5–2 on aggregate
See also
Southern Football League
2008–09 Isthmian League
2008–09 Northern Premier League
References
Category:Southern Football League seasons
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