1992–93 Southern Football League
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The 1992–93 Southern Football League
season saw Dover Athletic
win the Premier Division to earn 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
.
Southern Football League
The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
season saw Dover Athletic
Dover Athletic F.C.
Dover Athletic Football Club is an association football team based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club was formed in 1983 after the dissolution of the town's previous club, Dover, whose place in the Southern League was taken by the new club...
win the Premier Division to earn promotion to the Football Conference
Football Conference
The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional...
. VS Rugby and Weymouth
Weymouth F.C.
Weymouth F.C. are an English football club based in the town of Weymouth, who currently play in the Southern League Premier Division.-History:Weymouth Football Club were founded in 1890 and played their first game on 24 September of that year...
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
Kent League
The Kent League is an English football league for teams based in Kent and south east London, which was established in 1966. It was also the name of a similar league which existed from 1894 until 1959.-History:...
the following season. Nuneaton Borough, Sittingbourne
Sittingbourne F.C.
Sittingbourne F.C. are a football club based in Sittingbourne, Kent, England. They were established in 1886 and were founder members of the Kent League. They have reached the 2nd round of the FA Cup at least twice in their history...
and Gresley Rovers
Gresley Rovers F.C.
Gresley Football Club are an English football club from Church Gresley, near Swadlincote, Derbyshire. Gresley are currently in the Midland Football Alliance, playing their home games at The Moat Ground...
(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
Salisbury City F.C.
Salisbury City Football Club is an English football club based in Salisbury, Wiltshire currently playing in the Conference South. They were formed in 1947 and play at The Raymond McEnhill Stadium...
were denied promotion due to ground grading, saving Premier Division club Moor Green
Moor Green F.C.
Moor Green F.C. was a non-league association football team originally from the Hall Green area of south Birmingham but later based in the town of Solihull, West Midlands, England...
from relegation. Barry Town
Barry Town F.C.
Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s, but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated...
left the Southern League to join the League of Wales, whilst Andover
Andover F.C.
Andover F.C. was a football club based in Andover, Hampshire, established in 1883. Since the 2007–08 season, Andover had been a member of the Southern League Division One South and West at Step 4 of the National League System...
dropped into the Wessex League
Wessex League
The Wessex League is an English association football league formed in 1986, with its premier division currently at the fifth step of the National League System, or the ninth tier of the overall English football league system...
.
Premier Division
The Premier Division featured five new clubs:- Cheltenham Town (relegated from the Football Conference)
- Hastings Town (promoted from the Southern Division)
- Hednesford Town (promoted from the Midland Division)
- Solihull Borough (promoted from the Midland Division)
- Weymouth (promoted from the Southern Division)
Pos | |Team | |Pld | |W | |D | |L | |F | |A | GD | |Pts | Notes |
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1 | Dover Athletic Dover Athletic F.C. Dover Athletic Football Club is an association football team based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club was formed in 1983 after the dissolution of the town's previous club, Dover, whose place in the Southern League was taken by the new club... |
40 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 65 | 23 | 42 | 86 | Promoted to the Football Conference |
2 | Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town F.C. Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more... |
40 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 76 | 40 | 36 | 73 | |
3 | Corby Town Corby Town F.C. Corby Town F.C. is an English football club based in Corby, Northamptonshire. They will be members of the Conference North for the 2011–12 season. The Steelmen play their home games at the newly built Steel Park, adjacent to their previous ground, Rockingham Triangle Sports Stadium, which is... |
40 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 68 | 43 | 25 | 72 | |
4 | Hednesford Town Hednesford Town F.C. Hednesford Town Football Club are an association football team based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They play at Keys Park.-History:... |
40 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 72 | 52 | 20 | 70 | |
5 | Trowbridge Town Trowbridge Town F.C. Trowbridge Town F.C. are a football club based in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, and they play at Woodmarsh on the southern edge of the town. They are currently members of the Hellenic Football League Division One West.-History:... |
40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 70 | 66 | 4 | 62 | |
6 | Crawley Town Crawley Town F.C. Crawley Town Football Club is an English football club based in Crawley, West Sussex. They won the title of the Football Conference, by a record 15 point margin on second place, and with it promotion to The Football League, in April 2011.-1896–2009:... |
40 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 68 | 59 | 9 | 60 | |
7 | Solihull Borough Solihull Borough F.C. Solihull Borough F.C. was an English football club from Solihull. In 2007 the club merged with Moor Green to form a new club, Solihull Moors.-History:... |
40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 68 | 59 | 9 | 60 | |
8 | Burton Albion Burton Albion F.C. Burton Albion Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005... |
40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 53 | 50 | 3 | 59 | |
9 | Bashley Bashley F.C. Bashley F.C. is a football club based in Bashley, near New Milton, Hampshire, England. It was established in 1947 and is currently a member of the Southern League Premier Division.... |
40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 59 | Three points deducted |
10 | Halesowen Town Halesowen Town F.C. Halesowen Town is an English association football club formed in 1873, since 2011 playing in the Southern League Division One South & West]]. The team is nicknamed "The Yeltz".-History:... |
40 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 67 | 54 | 13 | 56 | |
11 | Waterlooville Waterlooville F.C. Waterlooville F.C. was an English football club based in Waterlooville, Hampshire. They ceased to exist in 1998 when they merged with Havant Town to form Havant & Waterlooville.-History:... |
40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 54 | |
12 | Chelmsford City Chelmsford City F.C. Chelmsford City F.C. is an English semi-professional football club based in the town of Chelmsford, Essex. The club are currently members of the Conference South and play at the Melbourne Stadium.-Chelmsford:... |
40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 69 | −10 | 54 | |
13 | Gloucester City | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 66 | 68 | −2 | 53 | |
14 | Cambridge City Cambridge City F.C. Cambridge City Football Club is an English football club currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division.-History:The club was founded in 1908 Cambridge Town F.C., as Cambridge had not been granted city status at that point, and were committed to amateur sport... |
40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 73 | −11 | 52 | |
15 | Atherstone United | 40 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 50 | Three points deducted |
16 | Hastings Town | 40 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 50 | |
17 | Worcester City Worcester City F.C. Worcester City Football Club is an English football club based in Worcester, Worcestershire. The club are currently members of the Conference North and play at St George's Lane.-History:... |
40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 45 | |
18 | Dorchester Town Dorchester Town F.C. Dorchester Town Football Club are a semi-professional football club, based in Dorchester, Dorset, England, and currently playing in the Blue Square Bet South... |
40 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 52 | 74 | −22 | 42 | |
19 | Moor Green Moor Green F.C. Moor Green F.C. was a non-league association football team originally from the Hall Green area of south Birmingham but later based in the town of Solihull, West Midlands, England... |
40 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 58 | 79 | −21 | 36 | |
20 | VS Rugby | 40 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 36 | Relegated to Midland Division |
21 | Weymouth Weymouth F.C. Weymouth F.C. are an English football club based in the town of Weymouth, who currently play in the Southern League Premier Division.-History:Weymouth Football Club were founded in 1890 and played their first game on 24 September of that year... |
40 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 82 | −43 | 23 | Two points deducted, relegated to Southern Division |
22 | Dartford Dartford F.C. Dartford F.C. are an English football club based in Dartford, Kent. After finishing as champions of the Isthmian League Division One North in the 2007–08 season, they compete in the Isthmian League Premier Division. They finished in 8th position in their first season... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned mid-season, record expunged, dropped into Kent League Kent League The Kent League is an English football league for teams based in Kent and south east London, which was established in 1966. It was also the name of a similar league which existed from 1894 until 1959.-History:... |
Midland Division
The Midland Division featured three new clubs:- Evesham United (promoted from the Midland CombinationMidland Football CombinationThe Midland Football Combination is an English football league covering parts of the West Midlands. It comprises five divisions, a Premier Division, Divisions One and Two and two Reserves Divisions...
) - Gresley Rovers (promoted from the West Midlands (Regional) League)
- Weston-super-Mare (promoted from the Western LeagueWestern LeagueWestern League may refer to:* Western League , the predecessor to North American baseball's modern American League* Western League , one of two professional baseball minor leagues in Japan...
)
Pos | |Team | |Pld | |W | |D | |L | |F | |A | GD | |Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 102 | 45 | 57 | 92 | Promoted to Premier Division |
2 | Gresley Rovers Gresley Rovers F.C. Gresley Football Club are an English football club from Church Gresley, near Swadlincote, Derbyshire. Gresley are currently in the Midland Football Alliance, playing their home games at The Moat Ground... |
42 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 94 | 55 | 39 | 87 | |
3 | Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds F.C. Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of... |
42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 85 | 41 | 44 | 85 | |
4 | Barry Town Barry Town F.C. Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s, but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated... |
42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 82 | 49 | 33 | 83 | Left to join League of Wales at end of season |
5 | Newport Newport County A.F.C. Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system... |
42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 73 | 58 | 15 | 77 | |
6 | Bedworth United Bedworth United F.C. Bedworth United Football Club is a football club based in Bedworth, Warwickshire, England, currently playing in the Southern League Division One Central.... |
42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 55 | 17 | 74 | |
7 | Stourbridge Stourbridge F.C. Stourbridge Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Stourbridge, West Midlands. The club currently plays in the Southern League Premier Division.-Early years:The club was founded in 1876 and was originally known as Stourbridge Standard... |
42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 93 | 79 | 14 | 60 | |
8 | Sutton Coldfield Town Sutton Coldfield Town F.C. Sutton Coldfield Town F.C. are a football club based in Sutton Coldfield, England. They were formed in 1879 and currently play in the Northern Premier League First Division South .... |
42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 82 | 78 | 4 | 60 | |
9 | Redditch United Redditch United F.C. Redditch United F.C. is an English football club based in Redditch, Worcestershire. The club are currently members of the Southern League Premier Division and play at the Valley.-Birmingham Combination:... |
42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 75 | 79 | −4 | 60 | |
10 | Tamworth Tamworth F.C. Tamworth Football Club are an English semi-professional football club based in the town of Tamworth, Staffordshire. Nicknamed 'The Lambs', they are currently members of the Conference National, the fifth highest tier in the English league system.... |
42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 51 | 14 | 59 | |
11 | Weston-super-Mare | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 79 | 86 | −7 | 58 | |
12 | Leicester United Leicester United F.C. Leicester United Football Club were an English football team based in the East Midlands city of Leicester, Leicestershire. They were formed in 1949. They were wound up in 1996.-History:... |
42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 57 | |
13 | Grantham Town Grantham Town F.C. Grantham Town F.C. is a football club, based in Grantham, Lincolnshire, currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South. They are nicknamed The Gingerbreads and they play their home matches at the South Kesteven Sports Stadium . They were established in August 1874... |
42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 60 | 73 | −13 | 57 | |
14 | Bilston Town Bilston Town F.C. Bilston Town Football Club is an English association football club based in Bilston, West Midlands. In the 2011–12 season they are playing in the West Midlands League Division One... |
42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 74 | 69 | 5 | 55 | |
15 | Evesham United Evesham United F.C. Evesham United F.C. are an English football club based in Evesham, Worcestershire. They reached the First Round Proper of the FA Cup for the first time in the 2008-2009 season. In 2005, they entered the Southern League Premier Division for the first time in their history but were relegated after... |
42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 67 | 83 | −16 | 53 | |
16 | Bridgnorth Town Bridgnorth Town F.C. Bridgnorth Town F.C. are a football club based in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England. They joined the Worcestershire Combination in 1938 and have twice reached the 5th round of the FA Vase... |
42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 61 | 68 | −7 | 52 | |
17 | Dudley Town Dudley Town F.C. Dudley Town F.C. are a football club based in Dudley, West Midlands, England. The club is one of the oldest non-league teams in the Midlands region, having been established in 1888... |
42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 75 | −15 | 50 | |
18 | Yate Town Yate Town F.C. Yate Town F.C. is a football club based in Yate, South Gloucestershire, England. They were established in 1906 as Yate Rovers and changed their name to Yate YMCA in 1946, becoming Yate Town in 1969... |
42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 63 | 81 | −18 | 50 | |
19 | Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers F.C. Forest Green Rovers Football Club is an English football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, currently the longest-serving members of the Conference National. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.-Early years:... |
42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 61 | 97 | −36 | 42 | |
20 | Hinckley Town | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 56 | 89 | −33 | 37 | One point deducted |
21 | King's Lynn King's Lynn F.C. King's Lynn F.C. was an English football club based in King's Lynn, Norfolk. Established in 1879, they were wound up at the High Court on 25 November 2009 with debts of £77,000 and went out of business in December after a failed appeal... |
42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 45 | 90 | −45 | 36 | |
22 | Racing Club Warwick Racing Club Warwick F.C. Racing Club Warwick Football Club is a football club based in Warwick, Warwickshire, England.-History:They were formed in 1919 under the name of Saltisford Rovers and played in various local leagues including the Warwick League, Leamington & District League and the Warwickshire Combination until 1967... |
42 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 40 | 88 | −48 | 16 |
Southern Division
The Southern Division featured four new clubs, all of which had been relegated from the Premier Division the previous season:- Fisher Athletic
- Gravesend & Northfleet
- Poole Town
- Wealdstone
Pos | |Team | |Pld | |W | |D | |L | |F | |A | GD | |Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sittingbourne Sittingbourne F.C. Sittingbourne F.C. are a football club based in Sittingbourne, Kent, England. They were established in 1886 and were founder members of the Kent League. They have reached the 2nd round of the FA Cup at least twice in their history... |
42 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 102 | 43 | 59 | 90 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Salisbury Salisbury City F.C. Salisbury City Football Club is an English football club based in Salisbury, Wiltshire currently playing in the Conference South. They were formed in 1947 and play at The Raymond McEnhill Stadium... |
42 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 87 | 50 | 37 | 88 | Changed name to Salisbury City at end of season |
3 | Witney Town | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 77 | 37 | 40 | 84 | |
4 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 99 | 63 | 36 | 79 | |
5 | Havant Town Havant Town F.C. Havant Town F.C. was an English football club based in Havant, Hampshire. They ceased to exist in 1998 when they merged with Waterlooville to form Havant & Waterlooville.-History:... |
42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 78 | 55 | 23 | 75 | |
6 | Sudbury Town Sudbury Town F.C. Sudbury Town F.C. was an English football club based in Sudbury, Suffolk. Established in 1885, the club merged with Sudbury Wanderers in 1999 to form A.F.C. Sudbury.-History:... |
42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 89 | 54 | 35 | 71 | |
7 | Erith & Belvedere Erith & Belvedere F.C. Erith & Belvedere F.C., established 1922, is a football club representing Erith, in the London Borough of Bexley. They are currently members of the Kent League Premier Division after being relegated from the Southern League Division One East in 2005.They were also founder members of the Corinthian... |
42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 73 | 66 | 7 | 71 | |
8 | Ashford Town Ashford Town F.C. Ashford Town F.C. are an English football club based in Ashford, Surrey. The club are currently members of Division One Central of the Southern League and play at Short Lane... |
42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 91 | 66 | 25 | 68 | |
9 | Braintree Town Braintree Town F.C. Braintree Town F.C. is an English football club based in Braintree, Essex. The club are currently members of the Conference National and play their home matches at Cressing Road.-History:... |
42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 95 | 65 | 30 | 66 | |
10 | Margate Margate F.C. Margate Football Club is an English football team based in the seaside resort of Margate, Kent, currently playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division. The club was known for a number of years during the 1980s as Thanet United.... |
42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 65 | 58 | 7 | 64 | |
11 | Wealdstone Wealdstone F.C. Wealdstone Football Club are an English semi-professional football club who formed in Wealdstone, in the London Borough of Harrow, but are currently based a few miles away in Ruislip, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. At present, the club are members of the Isthmian League Premier Division. They... |
42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 75 | 69 | 6 | 61 | |
12 | Buckingham Town Buckingham Town F.C. Buckingham Town F.C. is an English football club based in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire. The club are currently members of Division One of the United Counties League and play at Ford Meadow.-History:... |
42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 58 | 3 | 59 | |
13 | Baldock Town Baldock Town F.C. Baldock Town F.C. is an English association football club based in Baldock, Hertfordshire. The club existed from 1889 until 2001, when it folded but the name Baldock Town was revived in 2006 when a club previously called simply Baldock changed its name... |
42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 54 | |
14 | Poole Town Poole Town F.C. Poole Town F.C. is a football club based in Poole, England. They were established in 1890 and joined the Western League Division Two in 1930. They won the Western League title in 1957 and reached the First Round Proper of the FA Cup four times in their history. They are currently members of the... |
42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 61 | 69 | −8 | 52 | |
15 | Fareham Town Fareham Town F.C. Fareham Town F.C. is a football club based in Fareham, Hampshire, England. They were formed in 1946 and have reached the 1st round proper of the FA Cup on four occasions in their history. Fareham's most successful exploit in the FA Trophy came in the 1986–87 season when they reached the semi finals... |
42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 67 | 65 | 2 | 50 | |
16 | Burnham Burnham F.C. Burnham F.C. is a non-League football club from Burnham in Buckinghamshire, near Slough. They currently compete in the Southern Football League Division One Central. The team play in blue and white quartered shirts and blue shorts. The manager is Martin Stone and the chairman is Bob Breen. Home... |
42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 53 | 77 | −24 | 50 | |
17 | Canterbury City Canterbury City F.C. Canterbury City F.C. are a football club currently based in Herne Bay near Canterbury, England. Reformed in 2007, they are the first football club formed as a Community interest company. For the 2011–12 season they will compete in the Kent League Premier Division... |
42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 54 | 76 | −22 | 46 | |
18 | Newport IOW | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 43 | |
19 | Fisher Athletic Fisher Athletic F.C. Fisher Athletic F.C. was a semi-professional football club from South East London, which last played in the Conference South, which is one of the two leagues that form the sixth tier of the English football league system. The Bermondsey-based club ground-shared at Champion Hill Stadium, the home... |
42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 38 | 98 | −60 | 33 | Changed name to Fisher 93 at end of season |
20 | Andover Andover F.C. Andover F.C. was a football club based in Andover, Hampshire, established in 1883. Since the 2007–08 season, Andover had been a member of the Southern League Division One South and West at Step 4 of the National League System... |
42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 42 | 99 | −57 | 30 | Dropped into Wessex League Wessex League The Wessex League is an English association football league formed in 1986, with its premier division currently at the fifth step of the National League System, or the ninth tier of the overall English football league system... |
21 | Dunstable | 42 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 42 | 92 | −50 | 29 | |
22 | Bury Town Bury Town F.C. Bury Town Football Club is an English semi-professional football club, based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. The club are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division and play at Ram Meadow.-Early history:... |
42 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 46 | 119 | −73 | 29 |