The1983–84Southern Football League season was the 81st in the history of the league, an Englishfootball competition.
Dartford won the Premier Division, winning their fourth Southern League title and were promoted to the Alliance Premier League, whileShepshed Charterhouse,Willenhall Town andRoad-Sea Southampton were promoted to the Premier Division for the first time in their history along withCrawley Town, who returned after 15 seasons.
The Premier Division consisted of 20 clubs, including 15 clubs from theprevious season and five new clubs:
| Season | 1983–84 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dartford |
| Promoted | Dartford |
| Relegated | Dorchester Town Gosport Borough Stourbridge Sutton Coldfield Town |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,125 (2.96 per match) |
1984–85 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dartford | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 67 | 32 | +35 | 78 | Promoted to theAlliance Premier League |
| 2 | Fisher Athletic | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 80 | 42 | +38 | 75 | |
| 3 | Chelmsford City | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 66 | |
| 4 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 63 | |
| 5 | Witney Town | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 75 | 50 | +25 | 60 | |
| 6 | King's Lynn | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 60 | |
| 7 | Folkestone | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 60 | 56 | +4 | 57 | |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 55 | |
| 9 | Gloucester City | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 54 | |
| 10 | Hastings United | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 54 | |
| 11 | Bedworth United | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 54 | |
| 12 | Welling United | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 52 | |
| 13 | AP Leamington | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 73 | 83 | −10 | 51 | |
| 14 | Corby Town | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 50 | |
| 15 | Fareham Town | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 65 | 70 | −5 | 50 | |
| 16 | Alvechurch | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 48 | |
| 17 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 44 | Relegated to theMidland Division |
| 18 | Gosport Borough | 38 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 31 | 64 | −33 | 33 | Relegated to theSouthern Division |
| 19 | Dorchester Town | 38 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 40 | 69 | −29 | 20 | |
| 20 | Stourbridge | 38 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 82 | −52 | 19 | Relegated to theMidland Division |
The Midland Division expanded up to 20 clubs, including 12 clubs from theprevious season and eight new clubs:
| Season | 1983–84 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Willenhall Town |
| Promoted | Shepshed Charterhouse Willenhall Town |
| Relegated | Tamworth |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,180 (3.11 per match) |
1984–85 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willenhall Town | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 100 | 44 | +56 | 85 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Shepshed Charterhouse | 38 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 88 | 37 | +51 | 80 | |
| 3 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 73 | 43 | +30 | 68 | |
| 4 | Dudley Town | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 71 | 43 | +28 | 67 | |
| 5 | Aylesbury United | 38 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 62 | 35 | +27 | 66 | |
| 6 | Moor Green | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 66 | |
| 7 | Rushden Town | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 63 | |
| 8 | Merthyr Tydfil | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 62 | |
| 9 | Redditch United | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 60 | |
| 10 | VS Rugby | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 68 | 51 | +17 | 57 | |
| 11 | Forest Green Rovers | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 57 | |
| 12 | Bridgnorth Town | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 57 | |
| 13 | Leicester United | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 45 | |
| 14 | Oldbury United | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 43 | |
| 15 | Coventry Sporting | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 40 | |
| 16 | Bridgwater Town | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 39 | 65 | −26 | 38 | Club folded |
| 17 | Wellingborough Town | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 43 | 80 | −37 | 30 | |
| 18 | Banbury United | 38 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 37 | 78 | −41 | 29 | |
| 19 | Milton Keynes City | 38 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 110 | −79 | 18 | |
| 20 | Tamworth | 38 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 118 | −93 | 13 | Relegated to theWest Midlands (Regional) League |
The Midland Division expanded up to 20 clubs, including 15 clubs from theprevious season and five new clubs:
At the end of the season Hillingdon Borough was renamedHillingdon.
| Season | 1983–84 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Road-Sea Southampton |
| Promoted | Crawley Town Road-Sea Southampton |
| Relegated | Hounslow |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,017 (2.68 per match) |
1984–85 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Road-Sea Southampton | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 83 | 35 | +48 | 84 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Crawley Town | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 68 | 28 | +40 | 75 | |
| 3 | Basingstoke Town | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 69 | |
| 4 | Tonbridge | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 69 | |
| 5 | Addlestone & Weybridge Town | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 68 | |
| 6 | Poole Town | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 67 | |
| 7 | Hillingdon Borough | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 65 | |
| 8 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 62 | |
| 9 | Salisbury | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 59 | |
| 10 | Cambridge City | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 48 | |
| 11 | Canterbury City | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 45 | |
| 12 | Waterlooville | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 56 | 69 | −13 | 45 | |
| 13 | Dover Athletic | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 51 | 74 | −23 | 45 | |
| 14 | Chatham Town | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 43 | |
| 15 | Andover | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 42 | |
| 16 | Erith & Belvedere | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 42 | |
| 17 | Dunstable | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 38 | 65 | −27 | 38 | |
| 18 | Thanet United | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 65 | −25 | 35 | |
| 19 | Woodford Town | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 69 | −39 | 29 | |
| 20 | Hounslow | 38 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 58 | −28 | 24 | Relegated to theHellenic Football League |