The2019–20 Southern Football League season (known as theBetVictor Southern League , following a sponsorship deal withBetVictor ) was the 117th in the history of theSouthern League since its establishment in 1894. The league has two Premier divisions (Central and South) at step 3 of theNational League System (NLS) and two Division One divisions (Central and South) at step 4 of the NLS. These correspond with Levels 7 and 8 of theEnglish football league system .
As a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic , this season's competition was formally abandoned on 26 March 2020, with all results from the season being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to, from, or within the competition.[ 1] On 30 March 2020, sixty-six non-league clubs sent anopen letter to theFootball Association requesting that they reconsider their decision.[ 2] A legal appeal against the decision, funded bySouth Shields of theNorthern Premier League , was dismissed in June 2020.[ 3]
Premier Division Central [ edit ] Football league season
Southern Football League Premier Division Central Season 2019–20 Champions Peterborough Sports Matches 349 Goals 1,112 (3.19 per match) Top goalscorer 24 goals - Michael Taylor (Bromsgrove Sporting) Highest attendance 1,764 Bromsgrove Sporting 1–0 Tamworth Total attendance 124,074 Average attendance 356 (-0.9% to previous season)
The Premier Division Central consisted of 17 clubs from theprevious season , and five new clubs:
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2020. Source:
Southern League website ,
Non League Matters Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results
[ 4] (C) Champions
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2020. Source:
Southern Football League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Stadia and locations [ edit ] Locations of the Premier Division Central clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity AFC Rushden & Diamonds Rushden Hayden Road 2,000 Alvechurch Alvechurch Lye Meadow 3,000 Banbury United Banbury Spencer Stadium 2,000 Barwell Barwell Kirkby Road 2,500 Biggleswade Town Biggleswade Langford Road 3,000 Bromsgrove Sporting Bromsgrove Victoria Ground 4,893 Coalville Town Coalville Owen Street Sports Ground 2,000 Hednesford Town Hednesford Keys Park 6,039 Hitchin Town Hitchin Top Field 4,554 Kings Langley Kings Langley Sadiku Stadium 1,963 Leiston Leiston Victory Road 2,250 Lowestoft Town Lowestoft Crown Meadow 3,000 Needham Market Needham Market Bloomfields 4,000 Nuneaton Borough Nuneaton Liberty Way 4,614 Peterborough Sports Peterborough Lincoln Road 2,300 Redditch United Redditch The Valley 5,000 Royston Town Royston Garden Walk 5,000 Rushall Olympic Walsall (Rushall ) Dales Lane 2,000 St Ives Town St Ives Westwood Road 2,000 Stourbridge Stourbridge War Memorial Athletic Ground 2,626 Stratford Town Stratford-upon-Avon Knights Lane 2,000 Tamworth Tamworth The Lamb Ground 4,565
Premier Division South [ edit ] Football league season
Southern Football League Premier Division South Season 2019–20 Champions Truro City Matches 341 Goals 1,042 (3.06 per match) Top goalscorer 19 goals -Tyler Harvey (Truro City) Highest attendance 1,068 Taunton Town 3–1 Tiverton Total attendance 104,593 Average attendance 307 (-9.2% to previous season)
The Premier Division South consisted of 17 clubs from theprevious season , and five new clubs:
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2020. Source:
Southern League website ,
Non League Matters Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results
[ 4] (C) Champions
Notes:
^ Merthyr Town left the league for the next season due toCOVID-19 pandemic in Wales .[ 5] ^ Blackfield & Langley resigned from the Southern League at the end of the season.[ 6] Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2020. Source:
Southern Football League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Stadia and locations [ edit ] Locations of the Premier Division South clubs
Greater London and environ Premier Division South clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity Beaconsfield Town Beaconsfield Holloways Park 3,500 Blackfield & Langley Blackfield Gang Warily Recreation Centre 1,500 Chesham United Chesham The Meadow 5,000 Dorchester Town Dorchester The Avenue Stadium 5,000 Farnborough Farnborough Cherrywood Road 7,000 Gosport Borough Gosport Privett Park 4,500 Harrow Borough Harrow Earlsmead Stadium 3,000 Hartley Wintney Hartley Wintney The Memorial Playing Fields 2,000 Hayes & Yeading United Hayes, Hillingdon SkyEx Community Stadium 3,000 Hendon Hendon Silver Jubilee Park 2,000 Merthyr Town Merthyr Tydfil Penydarren Park 4,000 Metropolitan Police East Molesey Imber Court 3,000 Poole Town Poole The BlackGold Stadium 2,500 Salisbury Salisbury Raymond McEnhill Stadium 5,000 Swindon Supermarine Swindon (South Marston ) Hunts Copse Ground 3,000 Taunton Town Taunton Wordsworth Drive 2,500 Tiverton Town Tiverton Ladysmead 3,500 Truro City Truro Treyew Road 3,200 Walton Casuals Walton-on-Thames Elmbridge Xcel Sports Hub 2,500 Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare Woodspring Stadium 3,500 Wimborne Town Wimborne Minster The Cuthbury 3,000 Yate Town Yate Lodge Road 2,000
Division One Central [ edit ] Football league season
Southern Football League Division One Central Season 2019–20 Champions Berkhamstead Matches 280 Goals 946 (3.38 per match) Top goalscorer 25 goals - Lewis Toomey (Berkhamsted) Highest attendance 811 Halesowen Town 4–0 Kempston Rovers Total attendance 47,344 Average attendance 169 (-10.6% to previous season)
Division One Central consisted of 14 clubs from theprevious season , and six new clubs.
Relegated from the Premier Division Central:
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2020. Source:
Southern League website ,
Non League Matters Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results
[ 4] (C) Champions
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2020. Source:
Southern Football League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Stadia and locations [ edit ] Locations of Division One Central clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity AFC Dunstable Dunstable Creasey Park 3,200 Aylesbury United Aylesbury The Meadow (groundshare withChesham United ) 5,000 Barton Rovers Barton-le-Clay Sharpenhoe Road 4,000 Bedford Town Bedford The Eyrie 3,000 Bedworth United Bedworth The Oval 3,000 Berkhamsted Berkhamsted Broadwater 2,500 Biggleswade Biggleswade Langford Road (groundshare withBiggleswade Town ) 3,000 Coleshill Town Coleshill Pack Meadow 2,070 Corby Town Corby Steel Park 3,893 Daventry Town Daventry Communications Park 3,000 Didcot Town Didcot Loop Meadow 3,000 Halesowen Town Halesowen The Grove 3,150 Kempston Rovers Kempston Hillgrounds Leisure 2,000 Kidlington Kidlington Yarnton Road 1,500 North Leigh North Leigh Eynsham Hall Park Sports Ground 2,000 St Neots Town St Neots New Rowley Park 3,500 Thame United Thame Meadow View Park 2,000 Wantage Town Wantage Alfredian Park 1,500 Welwyn Garden City Welwyn Garden City Herns Way 1,000 Yaxley Yaxley Leading Drove 1,500
Football league season
Southern Football League Division One South Season 2019–20 Champions Thatcham Town Matches 269 Goals 932 (3.46 per match) Top goalscorer 21 goals - Ben Bament (Paulton Rovers) Highest attendance 702 Melksham Town 4–1 Frome Town Total attendance 49,045 Average attendance 182 (+6.4% to previous season)
Division One South consisted of 16 clubs from theprevious season , and four new clubs:
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source:
Southern League website ,
Non League Matters Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results
[ 4] (C) Champions
Notes:
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source:
Southern Football League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Stadia and locations [ edit ] Locations of Division One South clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity AFC Totton Totton Testwood Stadium 3,000 Barnstaple Town Barnstaple Mill Road 5,000 Basingstoke Town Basingstoke The City Ground(groundshare withWinchester City ) 4,500 Bideford Bideford The Sports Ground 2,000 Bristol Manor Farm Bristol (Sea Mills ) The Creek 2,000 Cinderford Town Cinderford Causeway Ground 3,500 Cirencester Town Cirencester Corinium Stadium 4,500 Evesham United Evesham Jubilee Stadium 3,000 Frome Town Frome Badgers Hill 2,000 Highworth Town Highworth The Elms Recreation Ground 2,000 Larkhall Athletic Bath (Larkhall ) The Plain Ham Ground 1,000 Mangotsfield United Mangotsfield Cossham Street 2,500 Melksham Town Melksham Oakfield Stadium 2,500 Moneyfields Portsmouth Moneyfields Sports Ground 2,000 Paulton Rovers Paulton Athletic Field 2,500 Sholing Sholing Universal Stadium 1,000 Slimbridge Slimbridge Thornhill Park 1,500 Thatcham Town Thatcham Waterside Park 1,500 Willand Rovers Willand The Stan Robinson Stadium 1,000 Winchester City Winchester The City Ground 4,500
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