2021–22 Southern Football League

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The 2021–22 Southern Football League season is the 119th in the history of the Southern League since its establishment in 1894. The league has 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
Season2021–22

Premier Division Central comprises 21 teams, one fewer than the set of 22 which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.

Team changes[]

From Premier Division Central

Transferred to Premier Division South

  • Kings Langley

Premier Division Central table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Banbury United 22 18 3 1 52 20 +32 57 Promotion to the National League North or South
2 Coalville Town 22 15 4 3 51 21 +30 49 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Peterborough Sports 21 15 0 6 62 27 +35 45
4 Rushall Olympic 22 11 8 3 41 26 +15 41
5 Alvechurch 23 12 5 6 33 22 +11 41
6 Leiston 22 11 2 9 41 42 −1 35
7 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 22 10 4 8 28 28 0 34
8 Royston Town 24 9 6 9 39 33 +6 33
9 Hednesford Town 22 7 8 7 37 36 +1 29
10 Stratford Town 21 8 2 11 28 37 −9 26
11 Stourbridge 22 7 5 10 31 45 −14 26
12 St Ives Town 24 7 5 12 36 61 −25 26
13 Tamworth 20 7 4 9 26 27 −1 25
14 Bromsgrove Sporting 21 6 7 8 21 34 −13 25
15 Barwell 24 6 6 12 34 43 −9 24
16 Needham Market 18 5 7 6 31 28 +3 22
17 Redditch United 22 5 7 10 21 31 −10 22
18 Biggleswade Town 20 5 6 9 30 29 +1 21 Reprieved from relegation[b]
19 Hitchin Town 23 5 5 13 26 38 −12 20 Possible relegation to Step 4[b]
20 Nuneaton Borough 23 5 4 14 33 47 −14 19 Relegation to Step 4
21 Lowestoft Town 22 5 4 13 27 53 −26 19
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2021. 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[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Step 2
  2. ^ a b Seven clubs at Step 3, all four fourth-from-bottom teams and three that are placed third-from-bottom and have the most points per game (PPG), will be reprieved.[3]

Results[]

Home \ Away RUD ALV BAN BAR BIG BRO COA HED HIT LEI LOW NEE NUN PSP RED ROY RUS STI STO STR TAM
AFC Rushden & Diamonds — 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–3
Alvechurch — 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 5–1 2–1 2–1
Banbury United — 3–2 3–1 3–1 3–2 3–0 3–3 1–0 2–0 1–0 5–1 1–1 1–0
Barwell — 1–0 2–1 2–3 0–0 4–5 0–1 4–0 0–1
Biggleswade Town 1–1 0–2 7–0 — 0–0 3–2 2–1 0–3 0–1 3–2 7–1 2–2
Bromsgrove Sporting 2–1 1–3 2–0 — 2–1 1–0 0–4 0–4 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–1
Coalville Town 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 — 4–1 2–0 4–1 6–2 2–0 3–0 3–0 3–1
Hednesford Town 2–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 — 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–1 3–2 2–2
Hitchin Town 1–2 0–1 3–2 0–2 — 4–1 1–6 2–1 0–2 0–3 0–1
Leiston 2–1 2–1 2–1 — 4–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–4 3–1 2–1 1–1
Lowestoft Town 3–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–2 3–5 — 0–0 1–0 2–3 2–2 2–0
Needham Market 2–2 2–2 3–0 0–1 — 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–0
Nuneaton Borough 0–1 2–2 3–3 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 — 1–4 0–2 2–0
Peterborough Sports 0–1 2–3 3–1 4–1 1–2 5–0 4–0 — 0–1 3–0 2–0 8–4 2–0
Redditch United 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–4 2–1 1–3 0–1 — 2–3 1–1 0–2
Royston Town 1–2 0–0 1–3 2–2 0–0 2–2 2–0 0–1 3–3 2–0 — 2–3 1–2 3–0
Rushall Olympic 3–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 — 3–1 1–2
St Ives Town 1–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 2–2 2–4 1–0 2–2 2–7 2–1 1–7 — 0–4 1–2
Stourbridge 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–4 3–0 1–1 2–6 1–1 1–3 —
Stratford Town 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 4–2 2–5 2–1 3–0 0–3 1–0 —
Tamworth 0–1 0–4 1–1 0–0 1–3 6–1 3–0 4–0 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2021. Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations[]

2021–22 Southern Football League is located in Southern England
Rushden
Alvechurch
Banbury
Barwell
Biggleswade Town
Biggleswade
Town
Bromsgrove
Bromsgrove
Coalville
Coalville
Hednesford
Hednesford
Hitchin
Leiston
Lowestoft
Needham Market
Needham Market
Nuneaton
Nuneaton
Peterborough Sports
Peterborough Sports
Redditch
Redditch
Royston
Rushall
St Ives Town
Stourbridge
Stratford
Stratford
Tamworth
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
Season2021–22

Premier Division South comprises 22 teams, 20 of which competed in the previous season.

Team changes[]

To Premier Division South

Returned after one-season absence

  • Merthyr Town

Transferred from Premier Division Central

  • Kings Langley

Premier Division South table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Farnborough 22 16 2 4 49 29 +20 50 Promotion to the National League South
2 Metropolitan Police 22 13 5 4 32 17 +15 44 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Hayes & Yeading United 18 13 2 3 47 17 +30 41
4 Chesham United 25 10 10 5 43 33 +10 40
5 Gosport Borough 23 11 4 8 37 29 +8 37
6 Taunton Town 21 10 6 5 41 24 +17 36
7 Yate Town 20 10 6 4 37 21 +16 36
8 Poole Town 24 10 6 8 44 39 +5 36
9 Walton Casuals 24 10 5 9 37 40 −3 35
10 Harrow Borough 23 11 2 10 35 40 −5 35
11 Weston-super-Mare 20 11 1 8 28 21 +7 34
12 Hendon 22 9 3 10 36 35 +1 30
13 Salisbury 21 8 6 7 33 34 −1 30
14 Truro City 18 8 4 6 27 23 +4 28
15 Swindon Supermarine 23 7 7 9 30 36 −6 28
16 Beaconsfield Town 25 8 4 13 36 57 −21 28
17 Tiverton Town 21 6 7 8 34 32 +2 25
18 Dorchester Town 24 7 2 15 26 36 −10 23
19 Hartley Wintney 23 6 4 13 30 47 −17 22 Reprieved from relegation[b]
20 Kings Langley 24 3 7 14 27 46 −19 16 Possible relegation to Step 4[b]
21 Merthyr Town 23 2 6 15 24 54 −30 12 Relegation to Step 4
22 Wimborne Town 20 2 5 13 18 41 −23 11
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2021. 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[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Step 2
  2. ^ a b Seven clubs at Step 3, all four fourth-from-bottom teams and three that are placed third-from-bottom and have the most points per game (PPG), will be reprieved.[5]

Results[]

Home \ Away BEA CHE DOR FAR GOS HAB HAR HAY HEN KLL MER MET POO SAL SWI TAU TIV TRU WAL WES WIM YAT
Beaconsfield Town — 2–2 1–0 0–2 2–2 2–1 3–3 5–1 2–4 0–4
Chesham United 2–2 — 5–1 1–3 0–0 4–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–1
Dorchester Town 1–2 — 1–2 0–2 3–1 3–2 0–1 2–0 1–4 0–1 2–0 0–1 3–0
Farnborough 2–0 — 3–1 1–3 3–0 4–1 3–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 0–0
Gosport Borough 2–1 3–0 1–1 — 1–3 1–1 5–0 1–2 4–3 1–3 3–2 2–0 2–1
Harrow Borough 3–1 0–4 2–0 1–2 1–0 — 2–2 1–4 0–4 3–2 1–0 2–0 1–2
Hartley Wintney 1–4 0–1 0–3 — 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–2
Hayes & Yeading United 2–1 4–2 6–1 — 1–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–1
Hendon 0–3 1–3 1–0 2–6 — 3–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 0–2 3–1
Kings Langley 0–1 2–2 0–2 5–0 2–1 — 1–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 3–3 0–1 0–1 0–1
Merthyr Town 4–0 1–1 2–3 1–2 2–2 0–5 0–2 — 0–3 1–2 1–3 0–2 0–3
Metropolitan Police 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 — 1–1 0–0 0–2 2–2 1–0
Poole Town 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–4 2–1 6–2 — 2–2 2–2 2–1 1–4 0–3
Salisbury 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 — 4–2 1–3 2–1 0–2 1–1
Swindon Supermarine 1–0 5–2 0–0 2–4 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 — 0–1 2–1 1–3
Taunton Town 7–1 2–1 2–1 7–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 — 2–1 3–0
Tiverton Town 5–1 0–0 2–3 2–2 0–0 4–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 — 1–2 1–0
Truro City 0–1 4–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–4 1–1 —
Walton Casuals 1–0 4–3 3–2 2–1 4–0 0–5 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 1–0 2–2
Weston-super-Mare 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–3 3–1 0–1 1–3 2–0 2–2 2–1 — 1–2
Wimborne Town 1–3 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–4 3–3 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–4 —
Yate Town 4–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–1 5–2 0–0 0–2 3–1 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2021. Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations[]

2021–22 Southern Football League is located in Southern England
Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield
Chesham United
Chesham United
Dorchester Town
Dorchester Town
Farnborough
Farnborough
Gosport Borough
Hartley Wintney
Kings Langley
Kings Langley
Merthyr Town
Merthyr Town
Poole Town
Poole
Town
Salisbury
Swindon Supermarine
Taunton Town
Tiverton Town
Tiverton Town
Truro City
Walton Casuals
Walton Casuals
Weston-super-Mare
Wimborne
Yate
Yate
Harrow Borough
Harrow Borough
Hayes & Yeading
Hayes & Yeading
Hendon
Hendon
Metropolitan Police
Metropolitan Police
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 Truro Treyew Road 3,200
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
Season2021–22

Division One Central comprises 20 teams, 14 of which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.

Team changes[]

Division One Central league table[]

Prior to the first match(es) being played the Pos column shows alphabetic sequence of teams rather than league position.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bedford Town 21 15 3 3 55 19 +36 48 Promotion to Step 3[a]
2 Berkhamsted 19 14 3 2 33 9 +24 45 Qualification for the play-offs[b]
3 AFC Dunstable 20 13 2 5 38 18 +20 41
4 Ware 21 11 4 6 51 29 +22 37
5 North Leigh 22 11 5 6 43 26 +17 38
6 Harlow Town 19 10 4 5 36 23 +13 34
7 Didcot Town 20 10 4 6 31 30 +1 34
8 Thame United 20 9 5 6 37 29 +8 32
9 Welwyn Garden City 18 10 2 6 31 24 +7 32
10 Aylesbury United 19 9 4 6 39 30 +9 31
11 FC Romania 21 10 1 10 39 38 +1 31
12 Biggleswade 22 9 3 10 35 36 −1 30
13 St Neots Town 20 8 4 8 33 33 0 28
14 Waltham Abbey 20 8 4 8 36 37 −1 28
15 Barton Rovers 20 7 2 11 28 34 −6 23
16 Hertford Town 21 4 5 12 32 46 −14 17
17 Kidlington 21 3 7 11 22 51 −29 16 Reprieved from inter-step play-offs[a]
18 Kempston Rovers 20 4 2 14 28 57 −29 14 Possible qualification to inter-step play-offs
19 Wantage Town 21 2 3 16 21 64 −43 9 Relegation to Step 5
20 Colney Heath 21 2 1 18 18 53 −35 7
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2021. 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[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight fourth-from-bottom placed teams and two that are third-from-bottom and have the most points per game (PPG), will be reprieved. The remaining six teams that are also third-from-bottom will contest one-off play-off matches with six runners-up from Step 5 that have the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. The winner of each match will rise to or stay at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while each loser will drop to or remain at Step 5.[5]
  2. ^ Four teams play for one spot and possible promotion to Step 3.

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 2–0 0–2 2–1 3–0 1–3 1–2 2–1
Barton Rovers — 0–3 3–0 0–1 0–2 0–3 0–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–1
Bedford Town 2–1 — 2–1 4–0 3–2 5–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 8–1 2–3 1–0
Berkhamsted 1–0 — 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 5–0 0–1 2–1
Biggleswade 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–3 — 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 2–1
Colney Heath 0–3 2–3 — 2–3 0–1 1–2 1–3 2–0 2–3 1–0 0–3 1–2
Didcot Town 3–3 0–3 0–4 — 1–0 1–3 2–0 0–3 1–0 2–3
AFC Dunstable 1–2 1–0 3–0 3–2 2–0 1–2 — 2–0 2–2 4–1 3–0
F.C. Romania 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 — 5–4 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–3
Harlow Town 2–0 1–2 0–1 4–1 — 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 3–2
Hertford Town 2–1 1–3 0–4 — 0–4 4–1 1–1 1–2
Kempston Rovers 2–3 6–1 2–0 1–6 0–6 4–3 — 1–1 0–3 1–2 2–0 0–2
Kidlington 2–5 3–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 2–5 1–1 — 1–1 0–1 2–2
North Leigh 1–2 1–4 0–1 3–2 6–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 7–0 — 2–0 0–3 2–0
St Neots Town 6–2 1–1 0–4 0–4 1–2 1–1 4–0 — 0–0 2–1 3–4
Thame United 1–3 0–3 1–2 1–3 5–2 1–1 5–0 2–2 2–0 — 3–0
Waltham Abbey 4–3 1–5 2–5 3–0 3–1 3–3 0–2 3–1 4–2 0–0 0–3 — 1–0
Wantage Town 1–5 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–5 3–3 2–4 1–3 — 1–2
Ware 2–2 3–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 5–2 5–1 0–0 4–0 4–1 10–1 —
Welwyn Garden City 2–1 2–0 1–0 6–1 1–1 2–0 1–4 1–1 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2021. Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations[]

2021–22 Southern Football League is located in Southern England
Dunstable
Aylesbury United
Aylesbury United
Barton Rovers
Bedford Town
Bedford Town
Berkhamsted
Biggleswade
Colney Heath
Colney Heath
Didcot Town
FC Romania
FC Romania
Harlow Town
Harlow Town
Hertford Town
Hertford Town
Kempston Rovers
Kidlington
London Colney
London Colney
North Leigh
St Neots
St Neots
Thame United
Thame United
Wantage Town
Wantage Town
Ware
Ware
Waltham Abbey
Waltham Abbey
Welwyn Garden City
Welwyn Garden City
Locations of Division One Central clubs (clubs indicated by blue dots in greater detail on the right map)
2021–22 Southern Football League is located in Southeast England
Colney Heath
FC Romania
Harlow Town
Harlow Town
Hertford Town
Hertford Town
Waltham Abbey
Ware
Welwyn Garden City
Welwyn
Garden
City
Locations of South Central Division clubs
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
Ware Ware Wodson Park 3,300
Wantage Town Wantage Alfredian Park 1,500
Welwyn Garden City Welwyn Garden City Herns Way 1,000

Division One South[]

Southern Football League
Division One South
Season2021–22

Division One South comprises 19 teams, 17 of which competed in the aborted competition the previous season. Moneyfields' voluntary relegation left a vacancy in this division.

Team changes[]

Division One South league table[]

Prior to the first match(es) being played the Pos column shows alphabetic sequence of teams rather than league position.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Frome Town 19 13 4 2 47 19 +28 43 Promotion to Step 3
2 AFC Totton 18 12 3 3 56 21 +35 39 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Cirencester Town 18 11 5 2 40 15 +25 38
4 Sholing 17 11 3 3 30 12 +18 36
5 Paulton Rovers 20 11 2 7 51 33 +18 35
6 Bristol Manor Farm 21 9 6 6 35 33 +2 33
7 Winchester City 18 9 4 5 47 26 +21 31
8 Melksham Town 19 9 3 7 35 30 +5 30
9 Plymouth Parkway 15 9 1 5 40 23 +17 28
10 Larkhall Athletic 17 7 6 4 36 24 +12 27
11 Highworth Town 17 8 2 7 26 22 +4 26
12 Lymington Town 20 6 5 9 27 48 −21 23
13 Willand Rovers 19 6 4 9 33 37 −4 22
14 Evesham United 19 6 3 10 29 43 −14 21
15 Slimbridge 18 6 2 10 26 43 −17 20
16 Cinderford Town 18 2 6 10 30 46 −16 12 Reprieved from inter-step play-offs[b]
17 Bideford 17 3 3 11 14 30 −16 12 Possible qualification to inter-step play-offs[b]
18 Mangotsfield United 20 3 3 14 21 55 −34 12 Relegation to Step 5
19 Barnstaple Town 20 1 1 18 20 83 −63 4
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2021. 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[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and possible promotion to Step 3.
  2. ^ a b Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight fourth-from-bottom placed teams and two that are third-from-bottom and have the most points per game (PPG), will be reprieved. The remaining six teams that are also third-from-bottom will contest one-off play-off matches with six runners-up from Step 5 that have the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. The winner of each match will rise to or stay at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while each loser will drop to or remain at Step 5.[5]

Results[]

Home \ Away TOT BAR BID BMF CIN CIR EVE FRO HWT LAR LYM MAN MEL PAU PLY SHO SLI WIL WIN
AFC Totton — 3–0 3–1 7–1 1–0 2–4 1–0 0–3 2–2
Barnstaple Town 1–8 — 1–0 4–5 0–7 1–5 1–3 0–2 1–5 0–3 0–4
Bideford 1–0 — 0–1 2–2 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–3 1–2
Bristol Manor Farm 2–2 3–1 0–2 — 0–0 1–0 0–3 0–0 2–0 1–3 4–2 0–0
Cinderford Town 1–8 — 2–3 1–1 3–3 1–0 2–4 2–3 2–5
Cirencester Town 1–1 3–2 2–0 — 3–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 4–3 1–0 6–0
Evesham United 3–3 3–2 1–1 0–3 — 1–4 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–4
Frome Town 9–2 — 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–3 1–0 3–2 2–0 3–0 2–0
Highworth Town 1–0 4–1 1–2 2–1 5–1 1–0 — 1–2 2–0 1–1
Larkhall Athletic 1–2 9–1 2–2 3–3 3–3 1–0 — 2–1 0–3 3–1
Lymington Town 0–4 3–2 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 — 3–0 0–7 1–4 2–2
Mangotsfield United 0–5 2–2 3–1 0–3 3–1 3–2 1–4 — 0–2 2–4 0–6 0–2 2–4
Melksham Town 0–1 1–1 1–3 0–3 2–0 3–2 — 4–3 4–2 2–2
Paulton Rovers 1–3 3–0 1–2 2–3 0–0 3–0 — 5–1 3–2 0–4
Plymouth Parkway 1–0 4–0 1–0 2–2 5–1 — 4–1
Sholing 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 4–1 0–2 — 2–1 2–0
Slimbridge 3–0 1–0 3–3 4–2 2–3 3–0 0–5 — 2–3 0–4
Willand Rovers 1–4 1–2 3–1 0–3 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–4 1–2 —
Winchester City 7–1 2–2 5–1 1–3 2–0 0–1 2–4 4–0 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2021. Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations[]

2021–22 Southern Football League is located in South West (region)
AFC Totton
AFC Totton
Barnstaple Town
Barnstaple Town
Bideford
Bristol Manor Farm
Cinderford Town
Cirencester Town
Cirencester Town
Evesham United
Evesham United
Frome
Highworth Town
Larkhall Athletic
Lymington Town
Mangotsfield
Melksham Town
Paulton
Paulton
Plymouth Parkway
Plymouth Parkway
Sholing
Sholing
Slimbridge
Willand Rovers
Willand Rovers
Winchester City
Locations of Division One South clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Totton Totton Testwood Stadium 3,000
Barnstaple Town Barnstaple Mill Road 5,000
Lymington Town Lymington The Sports Ground n/a
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
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, will be reprieved from relegation. The remaining team will be relegated to Step 4.[6]

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

Pos Team League Pld Pts PPG Qualification
5 Hitchin Town Southern League Premier Division Central 23 20 0.870 Retention at Step 3
6 Mickleover Northern Premier League Premier Division 25 21 0.840
7 East Thurrock United Isthmian League Premier Division 21 17 0.801
8 Kings Langley Southern League Premier Division South 24 16 0.667 Relegation to Step 4

Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2021. Source: Football Web Pages.

Step 4[]

Ten of the 16 clubs at Step 4, all eight fourth-from-bottom teams and two that are placed third-from-bottom, which are also the top two on a points per game (PPG) basis, will be reprieved from relegation. The remaining six teams will contest one-off play-off matches with six runners-up from Step 5 that have the fewest PPG at the end of the 2021–22 season. The winner of each match will play at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while each loser will also play at Step 5.[5]

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

Pos Team League Pld Pts PPG Qualification
9 Bridlington Town Northern Premier League Division One East 18 15 0.833 Retention in Step 4
Lancing Isthmian League South East Division 18 15 0.833
Witham Town Isthmian League North Division 18 15 0.833 Relegation match with a Step 5 team
12 Staines Town Isthmian League South Central Division 18 13 0.722
13 Kempston Rovers Southern League Division One Central 20 14 0.700
14 Prescot Cables Northern Premier League Division One West 21 14 0.667
Cinderford Town Southern League Division One South 18 12 0.667
16 Wisbech Town Northern Premier League Division One Midlands 19 12 0.632

Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2021. Source: Football Web Pages.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "National League System club allocations – Steps 1 to 4, Season 2021–22" (PDF). The Football Association. 17 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure". The Non-League Paper. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. ^ "[Promotion and relegation for 2021/22]". The Football Association. September 2021. "7 clubs across Step 3 to be reprieved. Reprieves are based on those with the highest PPG, starting with 4th from bottom Clubs, then 3rd from bottom (and so on). As it stands, this would be all four 4th from bottom Clubs and the best three 3rd from bottom Clubs."
  4. ^ a b c d "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
  5. ^ a b c d "Promotion / Relegation – 2021/22 Season". Southern Counties East Football League. November 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference changes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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