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2001–02 Southern Football League

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Season
  
2001–02

Promoted
  
Kettering Town

Goals scored
  
1341 (2.9 per match)

Champions
  
Kettering Town

Matches played
  
462

Relegated
  
Newport IOW King's Lynn Merthyr Tydfil Salisbury City

The 2001–02 Southern Football League season saw Kettering Town win the Premier Division to earn promotion to the Football Conference. Newport IOW, King's Lynn, Merthyr Tydfil and Salisbury City were relegated from the Premier Division, whilst Hastings Town, Halesowen Town, Grantham Town and Chippenham Town were promoted from the Eastern and Western Divisions, the former two as champions. Wisbech Town were relegated to the eighth level and Bilston Town resigned and dropped to the eleventh level, whilst Bloxwich United of the Western Division folded during the season and their record was expunged.

Contents

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured six new teams:

  • Chelmsford City, promoted as runners-up from Division One East
  • Hednesford Town, relegated from the Conference
  • Hinckley United, promoted as champions from Division One West
  • Kettering Town, relegated from the Conference
  • Newport IOW, promoted as champions from Division One East
  • Tiverton Town, promoted as runners-up from Division One West

    • League table

    Updated to games played on 29 Apr 2001.
    Source: [1]
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

    Division One East

    Division One East featured four new teams:

  • Chatham Town, promoted from the Kent Football League
  • Dorchester Town, relegated from the Premier Division
  • Fisher Athletic, relegated from the Premier Division
  • Rugby United, transferred from Division One West

    • League table

    Updated to games played on 29 Apr 2001.
    Source: [2]
    *Banbury United deducted one point
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

    Division One West

    Division One West featured five new teams:

  • Chippenham Town, promoted from the Western Football League
  • Clevedon Town, relegated from the Premier Division
  • Halesowen Town, relegated from the Premier Division
  • Stourport Swifts, promoted from the Midland Football Alliance
  • Swindon Supermarine, promoted from the Hellenic Football League

    • League table

    Updated to games played on 29 Apr 2002.
    Source: [3]
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

    References

    2001–02 Southern Football League Wikipedia
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