2021–22 Southern Football League

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The 2021–22 Southern Football League season was the 119th in the history of the Southern League since its establishment in 1894. The league had two Premier divisions (Central and South) at Step 3 of the National League System (NLS) and two Division One divisions (Central and South) at Step 4. These correspond to levels 7 and 8 of the English football league system.

The allocations for Step 4 this season were announced by The Football Association (FA) on 17 May 2021.[1]

The scheduled restructuring of the non-League system took place at the end of the 2020–21 season and a new division was added to the Northern Premier League at Step 4 for 2021–22,[2] which resulted in some reallocations into or out of, and promotions to, the Southern League's Step 4 divisions.[2]

Premier Division Central

Southern Football League
Premier Division Central
Season 2021–22
Champions Banbury United
Promoted Banbury United
Peterborough Sports
Relegated Biggleswade United
Lowestoft Town
Matches played 420
Goals scored 1271 (3.03 per match)
Highest attendance 1,835
Banbury United 1–1 Tamworth (2 April 2022)
Total attendance 178,706
Average attendance 425 (+18.4% to previous full season)

After Kings Langley were transferred to the Premier Division South, The Premier Division Central consisted of 21 clubs, all from the previous aborted season.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Source: Southern League, Non League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[3]

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
           
2 Peterborough Sports 2
5 Alvechurch 1
2 Peterborough Sports 2
3 Coalville Town 0
3 Coalville Town 3
4 Rushall Olympic 0

Semi-finals

Final

Results

Home \ Away
Source: Southern League

Stadia and locations

Locations of the Premier Division Central clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Rushden & Diamonds Rushden Hayden Road 2,000
Alvechurch Alvechurch Lye Meadow 3,000
Banbury United Banbury Spencer Stadium 2,000
Barwell Barwell Kirkby Road 2,500
Biggleswade Town Biggleswade Langford Road 3,000
Bromsgrove Sporting Bromsgrove Victoria Ground 4,893
Coalville Town Coalville Owen Street Sports Ground 2,000
Hednesford Town Hednesford Keys Park 6,039
Hitchin Town Hitchin Top Field 4,554
Leiston Leiston Victory Road 2,250
Lowestoft Town Lowestoft Crown Meadow 3,000
Needham Market Needham Market Bloomfields 4,000
Nuneaton Borough Nuneaton Liberty Way 4,614
Peterborough Sports Peterborough Lincoln Road 2,300
Redditch United Redditch The Valley 5,000
Royston Town Royston Garden Walk 5,000
Rushall Olympic Walsall (Rushall) Dales Lane 2,000
St Ives Town St Ives Westwood Road 2,000
Stourbridge Stourbridge War Memorial Athletic Ground 2,626
Stratford Town Stratford-upon-Avon Knights Lane 2,000
Tamworth Tamworth The Lamb Ground 4,565

Premier Division South

Southern Football League
Premier Division South
Season 2021–22
Champions Taunton Town
Promoted Taunton Town
Farnborough
Relegated Wimborne Town
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1391 (3.01 per match)
Highest attendance 2,303
Taunton Town 2–1 Farnborough (23 April 2022)
Total attendance 162,690
Average attendance 352 (+4.1% to previous full season)

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs: 20 clubs from the previous season, and two new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Source: Southern League, Non League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[3]

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
           
2 Hayes & Yeading United 2
5 Weston-Super-Mare 1
2 Hayes & Yeading United 1
3 Farnborough 2
3 Farnborough 2
4 Metropolitan Police 1

Semi-finals

Final

Results

Home \ Away
Source: Southern League

Stadia and locations

Locations of the Premier Division South clubs
Greater London and environ Premier Division South clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Beaconsfield Town Beaconsfield Holloways Park 3,500
Chesham United Chesham The Meadow 5,000
Dorchester Town Dorchester The Avenue Stadium 5,000
Farnborough Farnborough Cherrywood Road 7,000
Gosport Borough Gosport Privett Park 4,500
Harrow Borough Harrow Earlsmead Stadium 3,000
Hartley Wintney Hartley Wintney The Memorial Playing Fields 2,000
Hayes & Yeading United Hayes, Hillingdon SkyEx Community Stadium 3,000
Hendon Hendon Silver Jubilee Park 2,000
Kings Langley Kings Langley Sadiku Stadium 1,963
Merthyr Town Merthyr Tydfil Penydarren Park 4,000
Metropolitan Police East Molesey Imber Court 3,000
Poole Town Poole Tatnam Ground 2,500
Salisbury Salisbury Raymond McEnhill Stadium 5,000
Swindon Supermarine Swindon (South Marston) Hunts Copse Ground 3,000
Taunton Town Taunton Wordsworth Drive 2,500
Tiverton Town Tiverton Ladysmead 3,500
Truro City Plymouth Bolitho Park (groundshare with Plymouth Parkway) 3,500
Walton Casuals Walton-on-Thames Elmbridge Sports Hub 2,500
Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare Woodspring Stadium 3,500
Wimborne Town Wimborne Minster The Cuthbury 3,000
Yate Town Yate Lodge Road 2,000

Division One Central

Southern Football League
Division One Central
Season 2021–22
Champions Bedford Town
Promoted Bedford Town
North Leigh
Relegated Colne Town
Wantage Town
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1244 (3.27 per match)
Highest attendance 1,254
Bedford Town 2–0 Berkhamsted (29 January 2022)
Total attendance 68,899
Average attendance 181 (-4.2% to previous full season)

Division One Central consisted of 20 clubs: 14 clubs from the previous season, and six new clubs.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Source: Southern League, Non League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[3]

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
           
2 Berkhamsted 1
6 North Leigh 2
4 Ware 2
6 North Leigh 4
3 AFC Dunstable 0 (3)
4 Ware 0 (4)

Semi-finals

Final

Inter-step play-offs

Results

Home \ Away AYU BAR BDT BER BIG COL DID DUN ROM HAR HER KEM KID NOR STN THM WAL WAN WAR WGC
Aylesbury United — 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-4 2-0 0-2 1-1 4-0 2-1 2-0 3-1 3-0 1-3 1-2 0-1 1-2 0-1 2-1 3-4
Barton Rovers 1-1 — 0-2 0-3 0-1 3-0 0-1 0-2 0-3 0-2 0-1 2-1 0-3 1-2 2-0 0-0 1-1 3-1 2-1 2-5
Bedford Town 2-1 2-1 — 2-0 2-1 3-0 4-0 2-0 5-1 4-0 3-2 5-1 3-0 0-0 1-0 3-0 2-2 8-1 2-3 1-0
Berkhamsted 3-1 2-2 1-0 — 2-0 1-0 2-0 1-1 4-2 2-3 2-0 2-0 4-0 1-1 0-1 2-1 1-0 5-0 0-1 2-1
Biggleswade 0-0 2-1 1-1 0-3 — 0-0 1-2 0-3 3-0 2-1 4-1 3-1 1-0 1-2 1-2 0-3 2-1 1-2 3-0 2-1
Colney Heath 3-1 1-2 0-3 0-1 2-3 — 2-3 0-1 1-2 1-3 2-0 3-1 2-3 3-2 1-0 0-0 0-3 1-2 0-5 0-2
Didcot Town 3-3 4-0 0-3 0-2 0-4 0-1 — 1-0 2-4 1-3 2-0 2-2 0-3 1-4 2-2 0-2 1-2 1-0 3-1 2-3
AFC Dunstable 1-2 1-0 1-0 3-0 3-2 2-0 1-2 — 5-1 2-0 2-2 4-1 2-0 2-2 1-1 1-1 1-0 3-0 0-2 2-1
F.C. Romania 3-1 1-4 0-1 1-1 0-2 6-1 1-2 1-2 — 1-3 5-4 3-1 2-0 0-1 1-2 0-4 2-1 3-2 1-0 2-3
Harlow Town 1-1 2-0 1-2 0-1 4-1 3-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 — 2-1 1-3 4-2 0-0 1-1 2-2 3-2 7-0 2-3 3-2
Hertford Town 2-1 2-3 0-3 1-2 1-3 3-2 5-0 0-2 0-4 0-4 — 1-2 1-4 0-4 4-1 1-1 2-1 2-1 1-2 3-1
Kempston Rovers 2-3 1-1 0-5 1-3 1-1 6-1 2-0 1-2 1-6 0-6 4-3 — 3-1 1-1 0-3 1-2 1-2 2-0 0-5 0-2
Kidlington 2-5 3-1 1-1 1-1 2-3 1-0 1-1 1-1 4-3 0-0 2-5 1-1 — 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-3 3-2 2-2 1-7
North Leigh 4-2 1-2 1-4 0-1 3-2 6-1 3-0 1-2 2-1 0-0 0-3 1-0 7-0 — 2-0 3-1 0-3 2-0 0-0 1-1
St Neots Town 3-2 6-2 1-1 1-1 0-0 6-1 0-4 0-4 1-2 1-1 1-1 2-3 4-0 0-1 — 1-0 0-0 2-1 3-4 0-2
Thame United 1-3 0-3 2-2 1-2 1-3 5-2 1-1 1-1 5-0 3-1 2-2 4-0 3-1 2-2 2-0 — 1-1 1-0 0-1 3-0
Waltham Abbey 4-3 1-5 2-5 0-1 3-0 3-1 3-3 0-2 3-1 2-1 3-0 4-2 0-0 1-2 1-3 0-3 — 1-0 1-3 1-1
Wantage Town 1-5 1-1 0-7 1-1 1-3 0-1 0-1 0-0 3-5 0-1 3-3 3-0 2-1 2-4 1-2 1-3 1-3 — 0-3 1-2
Ware 5-2 1-0 2-3 3-3 2-2 3-1 2-2 3-2 2-0 1-2 1-1 5-2 5-1 0-0 0-0 4-0 4-1 10-1 — 0-1
Welwyn Garden City 3-0 1-1 1-2 0-0 5-0 2-1 2-0 2-0 2-2 3-1 1-0 6-1 1-1 2-0 1-4 1-1 5-3 2-2 1-0 —
Source: Southern League

Stadia and locations

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Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Dunstable Dunstable Creasey Park 3,200
Aylesbury United Aylesbury The Meadow (groundshare with Chesham United) 5,000
Barton Rovers Barton-le-Clay Sharpenhoe Road 4,000
Bedford Town Bedford The Eyrie 3,000
Berkhamsted Berkhamsted Broadwater 2,500
Biggleswade Biggleswade The Eyrie (groundshare with Bedford Town) 3,000
Colney Heath Colney Heath Recreation Ground n/a
Didcot Town Didcot Loop Meadow 3,000
FC Romania Cheshunt Cheshunt Stadium (groundshare with Cheshunt) 3,000
Harlow Town Harlow The Harlow Arena 3,500
Hertford Town Hertford Hertingfordbury Park 6,500
Kempston Rovers Kempston Hillgrounds Leisure 2,000
Kidlington Kidlington Yarnton Road 1,500
North Leigh North Leigh Eynsham Hall Park Sports Ground 2,000
St Neots Town St Neots New Rowley Park 3,500
Thame United Thame Meadow View Park 2,000
Waltham Abbey Waltham Abbey Capershotts 3,500
Wantage Town Wantage Alfredian Park 1,500
Ware Ware Wodson Park 3,300
Welwyn Garden City Welwyn Garden City Herns Way 1,000

Division One South

Southern Football League
Division One South
Season 2021–22
Champions Plymouth Parkway
Promoted Plymouth Parkway
Winchester City
Relegated Cinderford Town
Mangotsfield United
Barnstaple Town
Matches played 342
Goals scored 1138 (3.33 per match)
Highest attendance 1,362
Plymouth Parkway 2–0 Cinderford Town (23 April 2022)
Total attendance 82,944
Average attendance 243 (+42.1% to previous full season)

After Moneyfields voluntary relegated from the league, Division One South consisted of 19 clubs: 17 clubs from the previous season, and two new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Source: Southern League website, Non League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[3]

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
           
2 Frome Town 1
5 Bristol Manor Farm 3
4 Winchester City 4
5 Bristol Manor Farm 1
3 Cirencester Town 1
4 Winchester City 4

Semi-finals

Final

Inter-step play-offs

Results

Home \ Away TOT BAR BID BMF CIN CIR EVE FRO HWT LAR LYM MAN MEL PAU PLY SHO SLI WIL WIN
AFC Totton — 0-0 4-2 1-2 4-0 1-0 1-0 3-0 3-1 1-2 7-1 3-0 1-0 2-4 1-0 0-1 0-3 2-0 2-2
Barnstaple Town 1-8 — 1-0 4-5 0-7 1-5 2-1 1-4 4-0 2-1 1-3 2-1 0-2 1-5 0-4 0-3 3-2 0-4 2-4
Bideford 1-0 1-0 — 1-0 0-2 0-2 0-1 2-2 2-1 1-0 1-2 4-0 0-2 0-2 1-2 0-3 2-0 0-4 1-2
Bristol Manor Farm 2-2 3-1 0-2 — 0-0 1-0 2-1 0-3 4-0 3-0 0-0 2-0 1-3 2-0 4-2 1-0 0-0 2-0 2-2
Cinderford Town 1-8 3-2 1-0 1-2 — 0-0 1-2 2-3 1-1 1-0 3-3 3-0 1-0 2-4 2-3 1-4 1-2 2-1 2-5
Cirencester Town 2-0 2-1 1-1 3-2 2-0 — 3-1 1-1 1-0 1-1 3-0 2-2 3-1 4-3 3-1 1-0 6-0 0-1 4-2
Evesham United 3-3 3-2 0-0 1-1 2-1 0-3 — 1-4 4-1 2-0 4-3 2-1 0-1 1-4 3-1 2-2 1-2 1-4 1-5
Frome Town 0-2 9-2 2-0 0-0 5-2 0-2 1-1 — 1-0 1-1 2-0 3-0 3-3 2-1 1-0 3-2 2-0 3-0 2-0
Highworth Town 0-3 1-0 4-1 1-2 2-1 1-3 5-1 1-0 — 0-0 1-2 2-0 1-0 4-1 1-2 1-1 0-0 3-3 0-3
Larkhall Athletic 1-2 9-1 0-1 2-2 3-3 0-3 3-3 0-0 1-0 — 1-1 0-2 0-2 2-1 0-1 0-3 3-1 1-0 0-2
Lymington Town 0-4 3-2 2-1 1-2 3-2 0-0 3-1 0-5 1-1 1-1 — 3-0 2-2 0-7 1-4 2-5 2-3 2-2 0-1
Mangotsfield United 0-5 2-2 3-1 0-3 3-1 1-5 3-2 0-2 0-1 1-4 3-1 — 0-2 2-4 0-6 0-2 2-0 2-2 2-4
Melksham Town 0-1 1-2 2-2 0-4 4-2 1-1 1-3 0-3 2-0 0-0 3-2 3-3 — 1-0 4-3 1-0 2-1 4-2 2-2
Paulton Rovers 0-0 3-2 1-2 1-3 3-0 1-2 1-2 0-2 2-3 0-0 2-2 1-1 3-0 — 1-2 1-0 5-1 3-2 0-4
Plymouth Parkway 1-0 4-1 4-0 0-2 3-0 1-0 2-0 2-2 2-0 1-0 4-1 4-0 1-1 5-1 — 4-1 6-1 4-1 1-0
Sholing 2-1 1-0 1-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 4-0 0-0 3-1 4-1 5-0 0-2 0-2 — 2-1 2-1 2-0
Slimbridge 1-3 3-0 1-0 1-1 3-3 3-2 2-0 0-2 4-2 2-3 3-0 3-5 0-5 3-3 1-3 3-0 — 2-3 0-4
Willand Rovers 1-4 1-1 1-2 1-2 3-1 0-3 1-0 1-2 0-1 1-0 1-2 1-1 3-1 0-0 3-4 1-2 3-0 — 1-3
Winchester City 3-1 7-1 2-2 5-1 3-1 1-3 2-0 0-0 0-1 2-4 5-1 2-1 3-0 2-2 3-3 3-1 4-0 1-1 —
Source: Southern League

Stadia and locations

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Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Totton Totton Testwood Stadium 3,000
Barnstaple Town Barnstaple Mill Road 5,000
Bideford Bideford The Sports Ground 2,000
Bristol Manor Farm Bristol (Sea Mills) The Creek 2,000
Cinderford Town Cinderford Causeway Ground 3,500
Cirencester Town Cirencester Corinium Stadium 4,500
Evesham United Evesham Jubilee Stadium 3,000
Frome Town Frome Badgers Hill 2,000
Highworth Town Highworth The Elms Recreation Ground 2,000
Larkhall Athletic Bath (Larkhall) The Plain Ham Ground 1,000
Lymington Town Lymington The Sports Ground 1,000
Mangotsfield United Mangotsfield Cossham Street 2,500
Melksham Town Melksham Oakfield Stadium 2,500
Paulton Rovers Paulton Athletic Field 2,500
Plymouth Parkway Plymouth Bolitho Park 3,500
Sholing Sholing Portsmouth Road 1,000
Slimbridge Slimbridge Thornhill Park 1,500
Willand Rovers Willand Silver Street 1,000
Winchester City Winchester The City Ground 4,500

Relegation reprieves

Step 3

Seven clubs at Step 3, all four fourth-from-bottom teams and those placed third-from-bottom that are the top three on a points per game (PPG) basis, were reprieved from relegation. The remaining team was relegated to Step 4.[4]

The final points-per-game ranking of the third-from-bottom placed teams in Step 3 divisions was as follows:

Pos Team League Pld Pts PPG Qualification
5 Basford United Northern Premier League Premier Division 42 45 1.071 Retention at Step 3
6 Barwell Southern League Premier Division Central 40 41 1.025
7 Kings Langley Southern League Premier Division South 42 37 0.881
8 Leatherhead Isthmian League Premier Division 42 36 0.857 Relegation to Step 4

Source:[4]

Step 4

Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight fourth-from-bottom teams and two clubs placed third-from-bottom, one at the top and the other in third place on a points per game (PPG) basis, were reprieved from contesting relegation play-offs. The FA granted third-placed Sheffield a reprieve after demoting Yorkshire Amateur from the Northern Premier League for non-compliance with Step 4 ground grading requirements.[5] The remaining six teams contested one-off matches with six runners-up from Step 5 that had the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. Three winners of their matches stayed at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while three others lost theirs and were relegated to Step 5.[4]

The final points-per-game ranking of the 3rd-from-bottom-placed teams in Step 4 divisions was also as follows:

Pos Team League Pld Pts PPG Qualification
9 Prescot Cables Northern Premier League Division One West 38 39 1.026 Retention at Step 4
10 Lancing Isthmian League South East Division 38 36 0.947 Relegation match with a Step 5 team
11 Sheffield Northern Premier League Division One East 36 33 0.917 Retention at Step 4
12 Witham Town Isthmian League North Division 38 33 0.863 Relegation match with a Step 5 team
13 Cinderford Town Southern League Division One South 36 31 0.861
14 Kempston Rovers Southern League Division One Central 38 29 0.763
15 Histon Northern Premier League Division One Midlands 38 24 0.632
16 Chalfont St Peter Isthmian League South Central Division 36 21 0.583

Source: [4]

See also

References

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