1983–84 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1983–84 Southern Football League season was the 81st in the history of the league, an English football competition. Dartford won the Premier Division, winning their fourth Southern League title and were promoted to the Alliance Premier League, while Shepshed Charterhouse, Willenhall Town and Road-Sea Southampton were promoted to the Premier Division for the first time in their history along with Crawley Town, who returned after 15 seasons. 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: Cheltenham Town Sutton Coldfield Town Two clubs promoted from the Southern Division: Fisher Athletic Folkestone Plus: King's Lynn, transferred from the Northern Premier League League table Southern Football LeaguePremier Division 1983–84 Dartford Dartford Dorchester TownGosport BoroughStourbridgeSutton Coldfield Town 380 1125 1982–83 1984–85 main WDL PR Premier Division DAR Dartford FIS Fisher Athletic CHE Chelmsford City GRN Gravesend & Northfleet WIT Witney Town KLY King's Lynn FOL Folkestone CHL Cheltenham Town GLO Gloucester City HAS Hastings United BWU Bedworth United WEL Welling United LEA AP Leamington COR Corby Town FAR Fareham Town ALV Alvechurch SUT Sutton Coldfield Town GOS Gosport Borough DOR Dorchester Town STO Stourbridge 23 9 6 67 32 22 9 7 80 42 19 9 10 67 45 18 9 11 50 38 18 6 14 75 50 18 6 14 42 45 16 9 13 60 56 16 7 15 63 56 13 15 10 55 50 15 9 14 55 57 15 9 14 51 55 15 7 16 61 61 14 9 15 73 83 12 14 12 55 54 13 11 14 65 70 12 12 14 56 63 10 14 14 49 53 6 15 17 31 64 4 8 26 40 69 4 7 27 30 82 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Alliance Premier League P #FFCCCC Relegated to the Midland Division RM RM #FFCCCC Relegated to the Southern Division RS RS complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Midland Division The Midland Division expanded up to 20 clubs, including 12 clubs from the previous season and eight new clubs: Two clubs joined from the Midland Football Combination: Bridgnorth Town Moor Green Two clubs joined from the West Midlands (Regional) League: Coventry Sporting VS Rugby Plus: Enderby Town, relegated from the Premier Division and changed name to Leicester United Rushden Town, promoted from the United Counties League Shepshed Charterhouse, promoted from the Northern Counties East League Tamworth, relegated from the Northern Premier League League table Southern Football LeagueMidland Division 1983–84 Willenhall Town Shepshed CharterhouseWillenhall Town Tamworth 380 1180 1982–83 1984–85 main WDL PR Midland Division WIL Willenhall Town CHR Shepshed Charterhouse BRO Bromsgrove Rovers DUD Dudley Town AYL Aylesbury United MOO Moor Green RUS Rushden Town MER Merthyr Tydfil RED Redditch United RUG VS Rugby FOR Forest Green Rovers BRI Bridgnorth Town LEI Leicester United OLD Oldbury United COV Coventry Sporting BWT Bridgwater Town WEL Wellingborough Town BAN Banbury United MKC Milton Keynes City TAM Tamworth 27 4 7 100 44 25 5 8 88 37 20 8 10 73 43 18 13 7 71 43 17 15 6 62 35 18 12 8 63 44 17 12 9 68 42 18 8 12 63 44 17 9 12 67 67 15 12 11 68 51 15 12 11 67 51 16 9 13 64 52 12 9 17 58 58 10 13 15 53 51 11 7 20 40 67 10 8 20 39 65 7 9 22 43 80 6 11 21 37 78 3 9 26 31 110 2 7 29 25 118 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P #FFCCCC Club folded FLD #FFCCCC Relegated to the West Midlands (Regional) League R complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Southern Division The Midland Division expanded up to 20 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs: Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division: Addlestone & Weybridge Town Poole Town Waterlooville Plus: Chatham Town, joined from the Kent Football League Dover Athletic, new club formed after Dover folded At the end of the season Hillingdon Borough was renamed Hillingdon. League table Southern Football LeagueSouthern Division 1983–84 Road-Sea Southampton Crawley TownRoad-Sea Southampton Hounslow 380 1017 1982–83 1984–85 main WDL PR Southern Division RSS Road-Sea Southampton CRA Crawley Town BAS Basingstoke Town TON Tonbridge AWT Addlestone & Weybridge Town POO Poole Town HIL Hillingdon Borough ASH Ashford Town (Kent) SAL Salisbury CAM Cambridge City CAN Canterbury City WAT Waterlooville DOV Dover Athletic CHA Chatham Town AND Andover E&B Erith & Belvedere DUN Dunstable MAR Thanet United WOO Woodford Town HOU Hounslow 26 6 6 83 35 22 9 7 68 28 20 9 9 54 36 20 9 9 61 44 19 11 8 58 34 20 7 11 68 42 18 11 9 43 20 19 5 14 65 47 17 8 13 61 48 13 9 16 43 53 12 9 17 44 52 12 9 17 56 69 12 9 17 51 74 11 10 17 46 56 12 6 20 35 54 11 9 18 43 68 10 8 20 38 65 9 8 21 40 65 7 8 23 30 69 4 12 22 30 58 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P #FFCCCC Relegated to the Hellenic Football League R complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. See also Southern Football League 1983–84 Isthmian League 1983–84 Northern Premier League References RSSF – Southern Football League archive Category:Southern Football League seasons 6