1992–93 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1992–93 Southern Football League season was the 90th in the history of the league, an English football competition. Dover Athletic won the Premier Division to earned promotion to the Football Conference. VS Rugby and Weymouth were relegated to the Midland and Southern Division respectively, whilst Dartford withdrew from the league after four matches due to financial problems and joined the Kent League the following season. Nuneaton Borough, Sittingbourne and Gresley Rovers (in their first season in the Southern League) were promoted to the Premier Division, the former two as champions. Despite finishing second in the Southern Division, Salisbury were denied promotion due to ground grading, saving Premier Division club Moor Green from relegation. Barry Town left the Southern League to join the League of Wales, whilst Andover dropped into the Wessex League. Premier Division The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs: Two clubs promoted from the Midland Division: Hednesford Town Solihull Borough Two clubs promoted from the Southern Division: Hastings Town Weymouth Plus: Cheltenham Town, relegated from the Football Conference League table Southern Football LeaguePremier Division 1992–93 Dover Athletic Dover Athletic VS RugbyWeymouth 420 1253 1991–92 1993–94 main WDL PR Premier Division DOV Dover Athletic CHT Cheltenham Town COR Corby Town HED Hednesford Town TRO Trowbridge Town CRA Crawley Town SOL Solihull Borough BRT Burton Albion BAS Bashley HAL Halesowen Town WAT Waterlooville CHE Chelmsford City GLO Gloucester City CAM Cambridge City ATH Atherstone United HAS Hastings Town WOR Worcester City DOR Dorchester Town MOO Moor Green RUG VS Rugby WEY Weymouth DAR Dartford 25 11 4 65 23 21 10 9 76 40 20 12 8 68 43 21 7 12 72 52 18 8 14 70 66 16 12 12 68 59 17 9 14 68 59 16 11 13 53 50 18 8 14 60 60 -3 15 11 14 67 54 15 9 16 59 62 15 9 16 59 69 14 11 15 66 68 14 10 16 62 73 13 14 13 56 60 -3 13 11 16 50 55 12 9 19 45 62 12 6 22 52 74 10 6 24 58 79 10 6 24 40 63 5 10 25 39 82 -2 0 0 0 0 0 Bashley were deducted three points. Atherstone United were deducted three points. Weymouth were deducted two points. #ACE1AF Promoted to the Football Conference P #ffcccc Relegated to the Midland Division RM #ffcccc Relegated to the Southern Division RS #cccccc Resigned mid-season, record expunged, dropped into Kent League RES complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Midland Division The Midland Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs: Evesham United, promoted from the Midland Combination Gresley Rovers, promoted from the West Midlands (Regional) League Weston-super-Mare, promoted from the Western League At the end of the previous season Stroud reverted name to Forest Green Rovers, while Rushden Town merged with the United Counties League club Irthlingborough Diamonds to create new club Rushden & Diamonds, who took over place in the Midland Division. League table Southern Football LeagueMidland Division 1992–93 Nuneaton Borough Gresley RoversNuneaton Borough 462 1556 1991–92 1993–94 main WDL PR Midland Division NUN Nuneaton Borough GRE Gresley Rovers R&D Rushden & Diamonds BAR Barry Town NPC Newport BWU Bedworth United STO Stourbridge SUT Sutton Coldfield Town RED Redditch United TAM Tamworth WSM Weston-super-Mare LEI Leicester United GRN Grantham Town BIL Bilston Town EVE Evesham United BRI Bridgnorth Town DUD Dudley Town YAT Yate Town FGR Forest Green Rovers HIN Hinckley Town KLY King's Lynn RCW Racing Club Warwick 29 5 8 102 45 27 6 9 94 55 25 10 7 85 41 26 5 11 82 49 23 8 11 73 58 22 8 12 72 55 17 9 16 93 79 17 9 16 82 78 18 6 18 75 79 16 11 15 65 51 17 7 18 79 86 16 9 17 67 67 16 9 17 60 73 15 10 17 74 69 15 8 19 67 83 15 7 20 61 68 14 8 20 60 75 15 5 22 63 81 12 6 24 61 97 9 11 22 56 89 -1 10 6 26 45 90 3 7 32 40 88 Hinckley Town were deducted one point. #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P #CCCCFF Transferred to the League of Wales T complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Southern Division The Southern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four clubs, relegated from the Premier Division: Fisher Athletic Gravesend & Northfleet Poole Town Wealdstone At the end of the season Salisbury changed name to Salisbury City, and Fisher Athletic changed name to Fisher. League table Southern Football LeagueSouthern Division 1992–93 Sittingbourne Sittingbourne 462 1498 1991–92 1993–94 main WDL PR Southern Division SIT Sittingbourne SAL Salisbury WIT Witney Town GRN Gravesend & Northfleet HAV Havant Town SUD Sudbury Town E&B Erith & Belvedere ASH Ashford Town (Kent) BRA Braintree Town MAR Margate WEA Wealdstone BUC Buckingham Town BAL Baldock Town POO Poole Town FAR Fareham Town BRN Burnham CAN Canterbury City NEW Newport (Isle of Wight) FIS Fisher Athletic AND Andover DUN Dunstable BRY Bury Town 26 12 4 102 43 27 7 8 87 50 25 9 8 77 37 25 4 13 99 63 23 6 13 78 55 20 11 11 89 54 22 5 15 73 66 20 8 14 91 66 20 6 16 95 65 19 7 16 65 58 18 7 17 75 69 16 11 15 61 58 15 9 18 59 63 15 7 20 61 69 14 8 20 67 65 14 8 20 53 77 12 10 20 54 76 9 16 17 44 56 8 9 25 38 98 7 9 26 42 99 5 14 23 42 92 8 5 29 46 119 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P #ffcccc Dropped into Wessex League DROP complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. See also Southern Football League 1992–93 Isthmian League 1992–93 Northern Premier League References Category:Southern Football League seasons 6