Season 2008–09 Matches played 462 | Champions Corby Town Goals scored 1,328 | |
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Promoted Corby TownGloucester City Biggest home win Stourbridge 6 – 1 Clevedon Town, 30 August 2008Cambridge City 5 – 0 Bashley, 20 September 2008Brackley Town 5 – 0 Corby Town, 27 December 2008Bedford Town 5 – 0 Hitchin Town, 20 January 2009Corby Town 5 – 0 Banbury United, 25 April 2009 People also search for 2009–10 Southern Football League | ||
The 2008-09 season was the 106th in the history of the Southern League since its establishment in 1894.
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Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from previous season, four clubs promoted from the Division Ones plus one club who had been relegated from the Conference South:
Corby Town won the Southern League Premier Division and along with play-off winners Gloucester City got a places in the Conference North next year.
Mangotsfield United, Yate Town and Hitchin Town relegated to the Division Ones, while Banbury United were reprieved from relegation after two Conference South clubs folded.
League table
Source: Southern Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Chippenham were docked 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.
2Halesowen were docked 3 points for fielding an ineligible player
2 (subject to appeal).
†Banbury United reprieved from relegation
(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.
Results
Source: Southern Football League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Division One Midlands
Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 14 clubs from previous season, one club transferred from Division One South & West, three clubs transferred from Isthmian League Division One North, two clubs promoted from each Midland Football Alliance and Eastern Counties League, and two clubs relegated from each Premier Division and Conference South:
Nuneaton Borough, finished 7th in the Conference North went into liquidation due to financial difficulties, were immediately reformed under the name Nuneaton Town and relegated 2 divisions down to get a place in Midlands division.
Leamington won the division in the second attempt and got a place in Premier Division along with play-off winners Nuneaton Town. Dunstable and Malvern finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the lower leagues.
League table
Source: Southern Football League
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.
* Dunstable Town deducted 13 points deducted for fielding an ineligible player and other irregularities (Subject to Rright of Appeal)
Results
Source: Southern Football League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Division One South & West
Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 15 clubs from previous season, two teams transferred from Midlands Division, one team relegated from Premier Division and one team promoted from each Hellenic, Spartan South Midlands, Wessex and Western leagues:
Truro City won the division in an inaugural season and got a place in Premier Division along with play-off winners Didcot Town. Bracknell Town finished second bottom but were reprieved from relegation due to higher league clubs' problems. Winchester City finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the lower league.
League table
Source: Southern Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Winchester were docked 3 points for fielding an ineligible player (subject to appeal).
†Bracknell Town reprieved from relegation
(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.
Results
Source: Southern Football League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.