The2006–07 season was the 104th in the history of theSouthern League, which is an Englishfootball competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales. This season was the first to feature the new Division One sections after reform of theIsthmian League structure.
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from theprevious season and six new clubs:
Bath City won the league and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Maidenhead United, who returned to the Conference after relegation in 2006. Only Northwood were relegated this season, and the other clubs finished in the relegation zone were reprieved due to Farnborough Town and Scarborough folding, and Hayes merging with Yeading.
| Season | 2006–07 |
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| Champions | Bath City |
| Promoted | Bath City Maidenhead United |
| Relegated | Northwood |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,321 (2.86 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Anthony Thomas (Hemel Hempstead Town) – 25 including League Cup goals |
| Biggest home win | Bath City 6 – 0Rugby Town,28 April 2007 |
| Biggest away win | Cirencester Town 1 – 6King's Lynn,2 September 2006 Maidenhead United 0 – 5Clevedon Town,23 September 2006 |
| Highest scoring | Cirencester Town 6 – 3Northwood,13 January 2007 |
| Highest attendance | 2044 (Bath City 1 – 0Chippenham Town,9 April 2007) |
| Lowest attendance | 84 (Team Bath 1 – 0Northwood,18 November 2006) |
2007–08 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Bath City | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 84 | 29 | +55 | 91 | Promoted to theConference South |
| 2 | Team Bath | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 78 | Qualified for theplay-offs |
| 3 | King's Lynn | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 76 | |
| 4 | Maidenhead United | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 70 | Qualified for theplay-offs, then promoted to theConference South |
| 5 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 79 | 60 | +19 | 69 | Qualified for theplay-offs |
| 6 | Halesowen Town | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 67 | |
| 7 | Chippenham Town | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 66 | |
| 8 | Stamford | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 59 | Transferred to theNorthern Premier League Premier Division |
| 9 | Mangotsfield United | 42 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 58 | |
| 10 | Gloucester City | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 67 | 70 | −3 | 58 | |
| 11 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 57 | |
| 12 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 56 | |
| 13 | Banbury United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 64 | −4 | 55 | |
| 14 | Yate Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 71 | −12 | 54 | |
| 15 | Tiverton Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 67 | −11 | 50 | |
| 16 | Cheshunt | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 56 | 71 | −15 | 49 | |
| 17 | Rugby Town | 42 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 58 | 79 | −21 | 49 | |
| 18 | Clevedon Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 48 | |
| 19 | Wealdstone | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 69 | 82 | −13 | 48 | Transferred to theIsthmian League Premier Division |
| 20 | Corby Town | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 39 | Reprieved from relegation[a] |
| 21 | Cirencester Town | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 76 | −30 | 39 | |
| 22 | Northwood | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 44 | 74 | −30 | 34 | Relegated toIsthmian League Division One North |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Team Bath | 3 | |||||||
| 5 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Team Bath | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Maidenhead United | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | King's Lynn | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Maidenhead United | 1 | |||||||
| Club | Stadium |
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| Banbury United | Spencer Stadium |
| Bath City | Twerton Park |
| Cheshunt | Cheshunt Stadium |
| Chippenham Town | Hardenhuish Park |
| Cirencester Town | Corinium Stadium |
| Clevedon Town | Hand Stadium |
| Corby Town | Steel Park |
| Gloucester City | Meadow Park, Gloucester |
| Halesowen Town | The Grove |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | Vauxhall Road |
| Hitchin Town | Top Field |
| King's Lynn | The Walks |
| Maidenhead United | York Road |
| Mangotsfield United | Cossham Street |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Penydarren Park |
| Northwood | Chestnut Avenue |
| Rugby Town | Butlin Road |
| Stamford | Hanson's Field |
| Team Bath | Twerton Park (groundshare withBath City) |
| Tiverton Town | Ladysmead |
| Wealdstone | Chestnut Avenue (groundshare with Northwood) |
| Yate Town | Lodge Road |
After the end of the previous season, the regional divisions were restructured due to the reorganisation of theIsthmian League. Most of the previous season's Eastern Division clubs were transferred to the Isthmian League. Southern League Eastern and Western divisions were replaced by Division One Midlands and Division One South & West.
Brackley Town won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Bromsgrove Rovers. Both clubs that finished in the relegation zone were reprieved, due to clubs folding or resigning from other leagues.[1]
Division One Midlands consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs fromprevious season Southern League divisions and six new clubs:
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| Season | 2006–07 |
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| Champions | Brackley Town |
| Promoted | Brackley Town Bromsgrove Rovers |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,391 (3.01 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Nathan Lamey (Bromsgrove Rovers) – 31 including League Cup goals |
| Biggest home win | Brackley Town 7 – 0Barton Rovers,28 November 2006 |
| Biggest away win | Bromsgrove Rovers 1 – 7Cinderford Town,4 November 2006 |
| Highest scoring | 8 goals – 8 matches |
| Highest attendance | 544 (Bromsgrove Rovers 2 – 0Brackley Town,17 March 2007), (Stourbridge 3 – 3Bromsgrove Rovers,14 November 2006) |
| Lowest attendance | 40 (Bishop's Cleeve 2 – 3Rothwell Town,2 March 2007) |
| Average attendance | 146 |
2007–08 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brackley Town | 42 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 95 | 53 | +42 | 91 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 86 | 62 | +24 | 76 | Qualified for theplay-offs, then promoted to thePremier Division |
| 3 | Chasetown | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 39 | +20 | 75 | Qualified for theplay-offs |
| 4 | Willenhall Town | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 72 | |
| 5 | Evesham United | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 72 | |
| 6 | Aylesbury United | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 71 | |
| 7 | Stourbridge | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 66 | |
| 8 | Woodford United | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 71 | 54 | +17 | 65 | |
| 9 | Cinderford Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 64 | |
| 10 | Rothwell Town | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 72 | 61 | +11 | 61 | |
| 11 | Dunstable Town | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 60 | |
| 12 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 63 | −1 | 57 | |
| 13 | Bishop's Cleeve | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 68 | 66 | +2 | 56 | |
| 14 | Solihull Borough | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 72 | 84 | −12 | 56 | Merged intoSolihull Moors |
| 15 | Rushall Olympic | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 54 | |
| 16 | Bedworth United | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 73 | 83 | −10 | 47 | |
| 17 | Malvern Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 46 | 66 | −20 | 47 | |
| 18 | Leighton Town | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 44 | |
| 19 | Spalding United | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 42 | Transferred toNPL Division One South |
| 20 | Barton Rovers | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 51 | 93 | −42 | 42 | |
| 21 | Berkhamsted Town | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 53 | 97 | −44 | 37 | Reprieved from relegation[a] |
| 22 | Stourport Swifts | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 43 | 87 | −44 | 34 |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | Evesham United | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Willenhall Town | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Chasetown | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Willenhall Town | 1 | |||||||
| Club | Stadium |
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| Aylesbury United | The Meadow (groundshare with Chesham United) |
| Barton Rovers | Sharpenhoe Road |
| Bedworth United | The Oval |
| Berkhamsted | Broadwater |
| Bishops Cleeve | Kayte Lane |
| Brackley Town | St. James Park |
| Bromsgrove Rovers | Victoria Ground |
| Chasetown | The Scholars Ground |
| Cinderford Town | Causeway Ground |
| Dunstable Town | Creasey Park |
| Evesham United | St George's Lane (groundshare withWorcester City) |
| Leighton Town | Bell Close |
| Malvern Town | Langland Stadium |
| Rothwell Town | Cecil Street |
| Rushall Olympic | Dales Lane |
| Solihull Borough | Damson Park |
| Spalding United | Sir Halley Stewart Field |
| Stourbridge | War Memorial Athletic Ground |
| Stourport Swifts | Walshes Meadow |
| Sutton Coldfield Town | The Central Ground |
| Willenhall Town | Noose Lane |
| Woodford United | Byfield Road |
After the end of the previous season, the regional divisions were restructured due to the reorganisation of theIsthmian League. Most of the previous season's Eastern Division clubs were transferred to the Isthmian League. Southern League Eastern and Western divisions were replaced by Division One Midlands and Division One South & West.
Bashley won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Swindon Supermarine. Hanwell Town and Beaconsfield SYCOB were relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League, while Lymington & New Milton resigned from the league before the next season started.
Division One South & West consisted of 22 clubs, including nine clubs fromprevious season Southern League divisions and 13 new clubs:
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At the end of the seasonBrook House changed name toAFC Hayes.
| Season | 2006–07 |
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| Champions | Bashley |
| Promoted | Bashley Swindon Supermarine |
| Relegated | Lymington & New Milton Hanwell Town Beaconsfield SYCOB |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,511 (3.27 per match) |
2007–08 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Bashley | 42 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 111 | 35 | +76 | 102 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Paulton Rovers | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 74 | Qualified for theplay-offs |
| 3 | Burnham | 42 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 74 | 60 | +14 | 73 | |
| 4 | Swindon Supermarine | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 71 | Qualified for theplay-offs, then promoted to thePremier Division |
| 5 | Taunton Town | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 71 | Qualified for theplay-offs |
| 6 | Thatcham Town | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 70 | |
| 7 | Marlow | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 69 | |
| 8 | Uxbridge | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 68 | |
| 9 | Andover | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 70 | 59 | +11 | 66 | |
| 10 | Didcot Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 86 | 67 | +19 | 61 | |
| 11 | Abingdon United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 68 | 67 | +1 | 59 | |
| 12 | Oxford City | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 62 | 75 | −13 | 59 | |
| 13 | Winchester City | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 67 | 65 | +2 | 58 | |
| 14 | Windsor & Eton | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 76 | 75 | +1 | 58 | |
| 15 | Chesham United | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 68 | 79 | −11 | 57 | Transferred toDivision One Midlands |
| 16 | Hillingdon Borough | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 80 | 85 | −5 | 52 | |
| 17 | Lymington & New Milton | 42 | 16 | 3 | 23 | 81 | 79 | +2 | 51 | Resigned to theWessex League |
| 18 | Brook House | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 71 | 92 | −21 | 48 | |
| 19 | Bracknell Town | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 46 | |
| 20 | Newport (Isle of Wight) | 42 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 44 | 106 | −62 | 30 | |
| 21 | Hanwell Town | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 52 | 102 | −50 | 24[a] | Relegated to theSpartan South Midlands League |
| 22 | Beaconsfield SYCOB | 42 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 36 | 104 | −68 | 21 |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Paulton Rovers | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | Taunton Town | 4 | |||||||
| 5 | Taunton Town | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Swindon Supermarine | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Burnham | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Swindon Supermarine | 2 | |||||||
| Club | Stadium |
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| Abingdon United | Northcourt Road |
| Andover | Portway Stadium |
| Bashley | Bashley Road |
| Beaconsfield SYCOB | Holloways Park |
| Bracknell Town | Larges Lane |
| Brook House | Farm Park |
| Burnham | The Gore |
| Chesham United | The Meadow |
| Didcot Town | Draycott Engineering Loop Meadow Stadium |
| Hanwell Town | Reynolds Field |
| Hillingdon Borough | Middlesex Stadium |
| Lymington & New Milton | Fawcetts Field |
| Marlow | Alfred Davis Memorial Ground |
| Newport (Isle of Wight) | St Georges Park |
| Oxford City | Court Place Farm |
| Paulton Rovers | Athletic Field |
| Swindon Supermarine | Hunts Copse Ground |
| Taunton Town | Wordsworth Drive |
| Thatcham Town | Waterside Park |
| Uxbridge | Honeycroft |
| Winchester City | The City Ground |
| Windsor & Eton | Stag Meadow |
| Tournament details | |
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| Country | England |
| Teams | 66 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Tiverton Town |
| Runners-up | Hemel Hempstead Town |
Clubs playing in the Southern League Premier Division were exempt from the first round. All teams in the two divisions One entered the competition at this stage.
Cirencester Town and Northwood entered at this stage along with all the clubs who won their first round ties. All other Premier Division clubs were exempt.
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All clubs who had been previously exempt entered at this stage of the competition along with the 12 teams who won their second round fixtures.
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| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 63 | Rugby Town (P) | 3–4 | Hemel Hempstead Town (P) | |
| 64 | Tiverton Town (P) | 2–0 | Banbury United (P) |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 65 | Hemel Hempstead Town (P) | 0–1 | Tiverton Town (P) | |
| 66 | Tiverton Town (P) | 2–2 | Hemel Hempstead Town (P) |
