Season 2004–05 Promoted HistonHednesford Town Goals scored 1391 (3.01 per match) | Matches played 462 | |
Relegated Hemel Hempstead TownDunstable TownStamfordSolihull Borough | ||
The 2004–05 season was the 102nd in the history of the Southern League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the East Midlands, West Midlands, East, South East and South West England. Therefore it was the inaugural season for the league at the seventh and eighth tiers in the English league system.
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Premier Division
After the creation of the Conference North and South placed above the Southern League, most of the previous season teams were transferred to the newly created divisions.
Histon won the Premier Division and get a second promotion in a row along with play-off winners Hednesford Town. Hemel Hempstead, Dunstable, Stamford and Solihull Moors were relegated and returned back to Division Ones.
League formation
The Premier Division featured only six teams from the previous season and 16 new clubs:
League table
Updated to games played on 29 Apr 2006.
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Hemel Hempstead Town deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player.
(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
After the creation of the Conference North and South one step above the Southern League, most of the Premier Division teams were transferred to the newly created divisions. Сonsequently, most of the Division One East teams took up the empty spots in higher divisions.
Fisher Athletic won the division and were promoted along with runners-up East Thurrock United and play-off winners Maldon Town, who get the second promotion in a row. Erith & Belvedere and Tilbury finished bottom of the league and were relegated.
League formation
In the first season as an eighth tier league, the Division One East featured five teams from the previous season and 17 new clubs:
League table
Updated to games played on 29 Apr 2006.
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Berkhamsted Town deducted 7 points for fielding an ineligible player.
† Erith & Belvedere deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.
(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
After the creation of the Conference North and South one step above the Southern League, most of the Premier Division teams were transferred to the newly created divisions. Сonsequently, most of the Division One West teams took up the empty spots in higher divisions.
Mangotsfield United won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with runners-up Yate Town and play-off winners Evesham United. Oxford City and Egham Town finished bottom of the table and were relegated.
League formation
In the first season as an eighth tier league, the Division One West featured eleven teams from the previous season and eleven new clubs:
League table
Updated to games played on 29 Apr 2006.
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Sutton Coldfield Town deducted 11 points for fielding an ineligible player.
(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.