1981–82 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1981–82 Southern Football League season was the 79th in the history of the league, an English football competition. The league was split into Midland and Southern Divisions for a third and final season, at the end of it league restructuring for the forthcoming season meant that the top ten in each division (minus promoted clubs) would remain at the sixth level in a new Premier Division, whilst clubs finishing lower would be relegated to the seventh level. Nuneaton Borough won the Midland Division, whilst Wealdstone won the Southern Division, both earning promotion to the Alliance Premier League, having both also been relegated from the APL the previous season. Wealdstone were declared Southern League champions after defeating Nuneaton on penalties, after the two championship play-offs had finished 2–2 on aggregate (Wealdstone won 2–1 at home and Nuneaton won 1–0).WEALDSTO Wealdstone They completed the double by also winning the Southern League Cup. At the end of the season Bedford Town folded, whilst Barry Town left to join the Welsh Football League. Midland Division The Midland Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 21 clubs from the previous season and one new club: Nuneaton Borough, relegated from the Alliance Premier League League table Southern Football LeagueMidland Division 1981–82 Nuneaton Borough Nuneaton Borough 11 clubs 462 1295 1980–81 1982–83 (Premier Division)1982–83 (Midland Division) main WDL PR 2 Midland Division NUN Nuneaton Borough ALV Alvechurch KID Kidderminster Harriers STO Stourbridge GLO Gloucester City BWU Bedworth United END Enderby Town WIT Witney Town BAR Barry Town COR Corby Town MER Merthyr Tydfil WEL Wellingborough Town BRI Bridgend Town BRO Bromsgrove Rovers BED Bedford Town CHL Cheltenham Town TAU Taunton Town BAN Banbury United MIN Minehead CAM Cambridge City MKC Milton Keynes City RED Redditch United 27 11 4 88 32 26 10 6 79 34 22 12 8 71 40 21 10 11 69 47 21 9 12 64 48 20 10 12 59 40 20 10 12 79 66 19 8 15 71 49 16 14 12 59 46 19 8 15 70 59 16 12 14 63 54 15 12 15 50 45 13 13 16 50 62 15 8 19 57 63 12 13 17 45 54 11 14 17 65 68 12 8 22 46 76 11 8 23 63 91 12 6 24 38 69 10 8 24 38 80 6 11 25 34 70 8 5 29 37 102 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Alliance Premier League P #FFCCCC Left to join Welsh Football League TW #FFCCCC Relegated to the Midland Division R R R R R R R R R R R #FFCCCC Folded at end of season FLD complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Southern Division The Southern Division consisted of 24 clubs, including 22 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs: Wealdstone, relegated from the Alliance Premier League Welling United, joined from the Athenian League At the end of the previous season, Margate had been renamed Thanet United. League table Southern Football LeagueSouthern Division 1981–82 Wealdstone Wealdstone 14 clubs 552 1541 1980–81 1982–83 (Premier Division)1982–83 (Southern Division) main WDL PR 2 Southern Division WEA Wealdstone HAS Hastings United DOR Dorchester Town GOS Gosport Borough FAR Fareham Town POO Poole Town WAT Waterlooville WEL Welling United AWT Addlestone & Weybridge CHE Chelmsford City AYL Aylesbury United BAS Basingstoke Town DOV Dover ASH Ashford Town (Kent) TON Tonbridge DUN Dunstable SAL Salisbury HOU Hounslow HIL Hillingdon Borough CAN Canterbury City CRA Crawley Town FOL Folkestone AND Andover MAR Thanet United 32 8 6 100 32 31 9 6 79 34 21 18 7 76 41 26 8 12 76 45 20 14 12 58 48 19 15 12 92 63 22 9 15 75 53 19 13 14 70 48 17 17 12 71 53 20 11 15 64 53 19 12 15 79 61 18 12 16 74 61 19 8 19 61 63 16 14 16 52 56 19 7 20 62 70 18 8 20 63 68 16 10 20 64 81 15 11 20 59 83 14 10 22 46 58 10 16 20 49 78 9 12 25 46 81 10 6 30 49 101 4 11 31 39 100 5 7 34 37 110 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Alliance Premier League P #FFCCCC Relegated to the Southern Division R R R R R R R R R R R R R R complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. See also Southern Football League 1981–82 Isthmian League 1981–82 Northern Premier League References Category:Southern Football League seasons 6