1984–85 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1984–85 Southern Football League season was the 82nd in the history of the league, an English football competition. Premier Division The Premier Division consisted of 20 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs: Two clubs promoted from the Midland Division: Shepshed Charterhouse Willenhall Town Two clubs promoted from the Southern Division: Crawley Town Road-Sea Southampton Plus: Trowbridge Town, relegated from the Alliance Premier League League table Southern Football LeaguePremier Division 1984–85 Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town AP LeamingtonGloucester CityTrowbridge Town 380 1144 1983–84 1985–86 main WDL PR Premier Division CHL Cheltenham Town KLY King's Lynn CRA Crawley Town WIL Willenhall Town RSS Road-Sea Southampton WEL Welling United FOL Folkestone FIS Fisher Athletic CHE Chelmsford City CHR Shepshed Charterhouse COR Corby Town BWU Bedworth United GRN Gravesend & Northfleet FAR Fareham Town ALV Alvechurch HAS Hastings United WIT Witney Town GLO Gloucester City TRO Trowbridge Town LEA AP Leamington 24 5 9 83 41 23 6 9 73 48 22 8 8 76 52 20 8 10 57 38 21 4 13 76 52 18 11 9 55 38 19 6 13 70 54 19 5 14 67 57 17 10 11 52 50 18 5 15 67 50 15 6 17 56 54 14 8 16 48 52 12 12 14 46 46 13 8 17 52 55 11 7 20 53 59 11 7 20 46 71 9 12 17 51 58 10 6 22 49 74 10 5 23 45 83 2 5 31 22 112 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Alliance Premier League P #FFCCCC Club folded FLD inherit Reprieved from relegation REP #FFCCCC Relegated to the Midland Division RM RM #FFCCCC Relegated to the Southern Division RS complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Midland Division The Midland Division consisted of 19 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs: Hednesford Town, joined from the West Midlands (Regional) League Stourbridge, relegated from the Premier Division Sutton Coldfield Town, relegated from the Premier Division League table Southern Football LeagueMidland Division 1984–85 Dudley Town Aylesbury UnitedDudley Town 306 922 1983–84 1985–86 main WDL PR Midland Division DUD Dudley Town AYL Aylesbury United HED Hednesford Town MOO Moor Green RUG VS Rugby BRO Bromsgrove Rovers STO Stourbridge RED Redditch United SUT Sutton Coldfield Town BRI Bridgnorth Town COV Coventry Sporting MER Merthyr Tydfil RUS Rushden Town FOR Forest Green Rovers WEL Wellingborough Town OLD Oldbury United BAN Banbury United LEI Leicester United MKC Milton Keynes City 21 8 5 70 36 20 7 7 62 30 18 7 9 58 42 17 9 8 63 43 17 9 8 59 41 16 10 8 53 42 15 11 8 52 45 12 11 11 68 57 13 6 15 50 56 13 5 16 67 65 11 9 14 45 52 10 11 13 43 46 10 7 17 42 52 9 10 15 49 65 10 7 17 39 63 10 6 18 52 66 9 5 20 33 59 3 6 25 17 62 0 0 0 0 0 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P #CCCCCC Club folded, record expunged FLD complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Southern Division The Southern Division consisted of 20 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs: Dorchester Town, relegated from the Premier Division Gosport Borough, relegated from the Premier Division Sheppey United, joined from the Kent Football League Also, at the end of the previous season Hillingdon Borough was renamed Hillingdon. At the end of the season Hillingdon merged with London Spartan League club Burnham to form a new club Burnham & Hillingdon, who took over a place in the Southern Football League. League table Southern Football LeagueSouthern Division 1984–85 Basingstoke Town Basingstoke TownGosport Borough 380 1085 1983–84 1985–86 main WDL PR Southern Division BAS Basingstoke Town GOS Gosport Borough POO Poole Town HIL Hillingdon MAR Thanet United SAL Salisbury SHE Sheppey United AWT Addlestone & Weybridge Town WAT Waterlooville CAN Canterbury City WOO Woodford Town TON Tonbridge AND Andover DOR Dorchester Town CAM Cambridge City CHA Chatham Town ASH Ashford Town (Kent) DUN Dunstable DOV Dover Athletic E&B Erith & Belvedere 24 9 5 61 22 22 6 10 78 41 20 12 6 69 38 19 10 9 51 23 19 9 10 63 47 19 5 14 55 54 18 6 14 49 45 16 9 13 68 54 15 10 13 71 63 15 7 16 61 64 13 13 12 46 53 16 3 19 59 62 15 5 18 42 54 13 7 18 45 60 11 11 16 59 71 12 8 18 44 66 10 9 19 54 69 8 10 20 35 56 7 7 24 39 78 6 8 24 36 65 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P inherit Merged into Burnham & Hillingdon MER #FFCCCC Club folded FLD complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. See also Southern Football League 1984–85 Isthmian League 1984–85 Northern Premier League References RSSF – Southern Football League archive Category:Southern Football League seasons 6