Season 2009–10 Matches played 462 | Goals scored 1,439 | |
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The 2009–10 season was the 107th in the history of the Southern League.
Contents
Premier Division
A total of 22 teams contest the division, including 17 sides from last season, four clubs promoted from Division Ones plus one club who had been transferred from the Northern Premier League:
Farnborough won the Southern League Premier and were promoted to Conference South, while play-off winners Nuneaton Town achieved the second promotion in two seasons after club reorganization to return in Conference.
Clevedon Town and Rugby Town were the only clubs relegated this season, while Merthyr Tydfil were liquidated and reborn under the name Merthyr Town three divisions below Southern League Premier Division. Thus, two clubs, Tiverton Town and Hemel Hempstead Town were reprieved from relegation.
League table
Updated to games played on 17 May 2010.
Source: Southern Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Merthyr Tydfil and Halesowen Town deducted 10 points for entering administration
† Tiverton Town reprieved from relegation.
Merthyr Tydfil were later expelled from the league after failing to meet a FA deadline to give assurances that they could trade effectively during 2010–11.
† Hemel Hempstead Town were thus 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 contest 22 sides, including 17 teams from previous season, one team promoted from Spartan South Midlands League, one team relegated from Premier Division and three teams transferred from Division One South & West:
Bury Town won the division in its second season in Southern League and returned to Isthmian League to take a place in Premier Division, while play-off winners Chesham United went back to Southern League Premier Division after three seasons of absence. Aylesbury United finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the lower leagues along with Rothwell United resigned from the league at the end of the season. Thus, Barton Rovers finished second bottom were reprieved from relegation.
League table
Updated to games played on 17 May 2010.
Source: Southern Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Bromsgrove Rovers deducted 10 points for entering administration
† Rothwell Town resigned from the league after the end of the season. and Barton Rovers were reprieved.
(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 South & West
Division contest 22 sides, including 16 teams from previous season, two teams relegated from Premier Division and four teams promoted from feeder leagues:
Windsor & Eton won the division and got a place in Premier Division along with play-off winners Cirencester Town, who returned there at the second push. A.F.C. Hayes finished second bottom but were reprieved from relegation due to higher league clubs problems. Thus, Bracknell Town, finished bottom of the table, were the only team relegated to the lower league this season.
League table
Updated to games played on 17 May 2010.
Source: Southern Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Gosport Borough deducted 1 point for fielding ineligible players
**Hungerford Town deducted 12 points for fielding ineligible player
† AFC Hayes were 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.
Playoffs
* after extra time
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.