1982–83 Southern Football League

Season of the Southern Football League March 2026 The 1982–83 Southern Football League season was the 80th in the history of the league, an English football competition. This season saw the reintroduction of the Premier Division. AP Leamington won the Premier Division, winning their first Southern League title, whilst Kidderminster Harriers was promoted to the Alliance Premier League. Cheltenham Town, Folkestone, Sutton Coldfield Town, Fisher Athletic were all promoted to the Premier Division, the last two for the first time in their history. Premier Division The Premier Division was reformed and consisted of the best clubs from the Midland and the Southern divisions. It also featured three new clubs, relegated from the Alliance Premier League: AP Leamington Dartford Gravesend & Northfleet At the end of the season Enderby Town changed name to Leicester United. League table Southern Football LeaguePremier Division 1982–83 AP Leamington Kidderminster Harriers Addlestone & Weybridge TownEnderby TownPoole TownWaterlooville 380 1105 1981–82 (Midland Division)1981–82 (Southern Division) 1983–84 main WDL PR Premier Division LEA AP Leamington KID Kidderminster Harriers WEL Welling United CHE Chelmsford City BWU Bedworth United DAR Dartford GOS Gosport Borough FAR Fareham Town DOR Dorchester Town GRN Gravesend & Northfleet GLO Gloucester City WIT Witney Town ALV Alvechurch STO Stourbridge COR Corby Town HAS Hastings United END Enderby Town WAT Waterlooville POO Poole Town AWT Addlestone & Weybridge Town 25 4 9 78 50 23 7 8 69 40 21 6 11 63 40 16 11 11 57 40 16 11 11 47 39 16 8 14 48 38 14 13 11 47 43 16 7 15 73 82 14 12 12 52 50 14 12 12 49 50 13 12 13 61 57 12 13 13 60 48 -2 13 8 17 60 66 12 11 15 48 54 12 11 15 58 67 11 11 16 48 61 11 9 18 44 62 10 9 19 62 83 9 9 20 57 73 5 10 23 24 62 Witney Town were deducted two points. #ACE1AF Promoted to the Alliance Premier League P #FFCCCC Relegated to the Midland Division RM #FFCCCC Relegated to the Southern Division RS RS RS complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Midland Division After the Premier Division reintroduction at the end of the previous season, the Midland Division consisted of 17 clubs, including 11 clubs from the previous season Midland Division and six new clubs: Three clubs joined from the West Midlands (Regional) League Dudley Town Sutton Coldfield Town Willenhall Town Plus: Bridgwater Town, joined from the Western Football League Oldbury United, joined from the Midland Football Combination Forest Green Rovers, joined from the Hellenic Football League League table Southern Football LeagueMidland Division 1982–83 Cheltenham Town Cheltenham TownSutton Coldfield Town 272 832 1981–82 1983–84 main WDL PR Midland Division CHL Cheltenham Town SUT Sutton Coldfield Town FOR Forest Green Rovers MER Merthyr Tydfil WIL Willenhall Town OLD Oldbury United BAN Banbury United BRI Bridgend Town WEL Wellingborough Town BRO Bromsgrove Rovers DUD Dudley Town BWT Bridgwater Town AYL Aylesbury United RED Redditch United TAU Taunton Town MIN Minehead MKC Milton Keynes City 22 5 5 65 29 21 7 4 62 24 21 3 8 68 32 17 7 8 64 45 17 6 9 74 49 16 6 10 52 49 15 3 14 59 55 12 11 9 46 37 13 7 12 49 37 13 5 14 47 47 12 7 13 40 45 12 6 14 42 43 12 5 15 37 51 8 6 18 51 73 5 7 20 30 64 5 7 20 24 62 0 4 28 22 90 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P #FFCCCC Transferred to the Welsh Football League TW #FFCCCC Resigned to the Western Football League R R complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Southern Division After the Premier Division reintroduction at the end of the previous season, the Southern Division consisted of 18 clubs, including 14 clubs from the previous season Southern Division and four new clubs: Erith & Belvedere, joined from the Kent Football League Fisher Athletic, joined from the London Spartan League Road-Sea Southampton, joined from the City of Southampton Sunday League Woodford Town, joined from the Athenian League League table Southern Football LeagueSouthern Division 1982–83 Fisher Athletic Fisher AthleticFolkestone 306 878 1981–82 1983–84 main WDL PR Southern Division FIS Fisher Athletic FOL Folkestone RSS Road-Sea Southampton DUN Dunstable HIL Hillingdon Borough SAL Salisbury CRA Crawley Town ASH Ashford Town (Kent) TON Tonbridge HOU Hounslow CAN Canterbury City CAM Cambridge City DOV Dover MAR Thanet United BAS Basingstoke Town WOO Woodford Town AND Andover E&B Erith & Belvedere 23 5 6 79 34 22 6 6 79 41 21 7 6 66 30 19 5 10 57 39 14 11 9 41 30 14 10 10 58 49 14 9 11 51 43 13 10 11 51 41 14 5 15 57 57 11 12 11 46 47 12 9 13 52 63 12 5 17 56 63 11 7 16 35 52 10 5 19 30 61 8 10 16 37 56 6 9 19 29 57 6 8 20 28 53 5 9 20 26 62 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P #FFCCCC Club folded FLD complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. See also Southern Football League 1982–83 Isthmian League 1982–83 Northern Premier League References RSSF – Southern Football League archive Category:Southern Football League seasons 6