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1995–96 Southern Football League

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The1995–96Southern Football League season was the 93rd in the history of the league, an Englishfootball competition.

TheMax Griggs-fundedRushden & Diamonds won the Premier Division and earned promotion to theFootball Conference.Ilkeston Town,Stafford Rangers andVS Rugby were relegated to the Midland and Southern Divisions, whilstNuneaton Borough,Sittingbourne,King's Lynn andAshford Town (Kent) were promoted to the Premier Division, the former two as champions.

In the Midland Division, the bottom two clubs,Bury Town andBridgnorth Town, were relegated to level eight leagues.Poole Town, who finished bottom of the Southern Division with just one point (from a 0–0 draw withBashley) dropped two levels into theHampshire League.

Premier Division

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The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from theprevious season and six new clubs:

Two clubs promoted from the Midland Division:
- Ilkeston Town
- Newport

Two clubs promoted from the Southern Division:
- Baldock Town
- Salisbury City

Two clubs relegated from theFootball Conference:
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Stafford Rangers

League table

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Football league season

Southern Football League
Premier Division
Season	1995–96
Champions	Rushden & Diamonds
Promoted	Rushden & Diamonds
Relegated	Ilkeston Town Stafford Rangers VS Rugby
Matches	462
Goals	1,361 (2.95 per match)
←1994–95 1996–97 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Rushden & Diamonds	42	29	7	6	99	41	+58	94	Promoted to theFootball Conference
2	Halesowen Town	42	27	11	4	70	36	+34	92
3	Cheltenham Town	42	21	11	10	76	57	+19	74
4	Gloucester City	42	21	8	13	65	47	+18	71
5	Gresley Rovers	42	20	10	12	70	58	+12	70
6	Worcester City	42	19	12	11	61	43	+18	69
7	Merthyr Tydfil	42	19	6	17	67	59	+8	63
8	Hastings Town	42	16	13	13	68	56	+12	61
9	Crawley Town	42	15	13	14	57	56	+1	58
10	Sudbury Town	42	15	10	17	69	71	−2	55
11	Gravesend & Northfleet	42	15	10	17	60	62	−2	55
12	Chelmsford City	42	13	16	13	46	53	−7	55
13	Dorchester Town	42	15	8	19	62	57	+5	53
14	Newport	42	13	13	16	53	59	−6	52
15	Salisbury City	42	14	10	18	57	69	−12	52
16	Burton Albion	42	13	12	17	55	56	−1	51
17	Atherstone United	42	12	12	18	58	75	−17	48
18	Baldock Town	42	11	14	17	51	56	−5	47
19	Cambridge City	42	12	10	20	56	68	−12	46
20	Ilkeston Town	42	11	10	21	53	87	−34	43	Relegated to theMidland Division
21	Stafford Rangers	42	11	4	27	58	90	−32	37
22	VS Rugby	42	5	10	27	37	92	−55	25

Source:fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Midland Division

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The Midland Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from theprevious season and four new clubs:

Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
- Corby Town
- Solihull Borough

Plus:
- Bury Town, transferred from the Southern Division
- Paget Rangers, promoted from theMidland Alliance

League table

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Football league season

Southern Football League
Midland Division
Season	1995–96
Champions	Nuneaton Borough
Promoted	King's Lynn Nuneaton Borough
Relegated	Bridgnorth Town
Matches	462
Goals	1,516 (3.28 per match)
←1994–95 1996–97 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Nuneaton Borough	42	30	5	7	82	35	+47	95	Promoted to thePremier Division
2	King's Lynn	42	27	5	10	85	43	+42	84^[a]	Promoted to thePremier Division
3	Bedworth United	42	24	10	8	76	42	+34	81^[b]
4	Moor Green	42	22	8	12	81	47	+34	74
5	Paget Rangers	42	21	9	12	70	45	+25	72
6	Tamworth	42	22	3	17	97	64	+33	69
7	Solihull Borough	42	19	9	14	77	64	+13	66
8	Rothwell Town	42	17	14	11	79	62	+17	65
9	Buckingham Town	42	18	9	15	74	62	+12	63	Transferred to theSouthern Division
10	Dudley Town	42	15	16	11	83	66	+17	61
11	Stourbridge	42	17	8	17	60	63	−3	59
12	Bilston Town	42	16	9	17	61	62	−1	57
13	Sutton Coldfield Town	42	16	9	17	62	67	−5	57
14	Grantham Town	42	17	5	20	71	83	−12	56
15	Redditch United	42	14	11	17	57	77	−20	53
16	Leicester United	42	13	13	16	58	72	−14	52
17	Hinckley Town	42	14	7	21	62	83	−21	49
18	Racing Club Warwick	42	10	13	19	67	90	−23	43
19	Evesham United	42	11	6	25	59	94	−35	39
20	Corby Town	42	9	7	26	52	95	−43	34
21	Bury Town	42	8	8	26	57	95	−38	32	Relegated to theEastern Counties League
22	Bridgnorth Town	42	7	6	29	53	112	−59	27	Relegated to theMidland Alliance

Source:fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^King's Lynn were deducted two points.
^Bedworth United were deducted one point.

Southern Division

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The Southern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from theprevious season and five new clubs:

Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
- Sittingbourne
- Trowbridge Town

Plus:
- Cinderford Town, promoted from theHellenic League
- Fleet Town, promoted from theWessex League
- Forest Green Rovers, transferred from the Midland Division

League table

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Football league season

Southern Football League
Southern Division
Season	1995–96
Champions	Sittingbourne
Promoted	Ashford Town (Kent) Sittingbourne
Matches	462
Goals	1,477 (3.2 per match)
←1994–95 1996–97 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Sittingbourne	42	28	4	10	102	44	+58	88	Promoted to thePremier Division
2	Ashford Town (Kent)	42	25	9	8	75	44	+31	84	Promoted to thePremier Division
3	Waterlooville	42	24	8	10	87	44	+43	80
4	Newport (Isle of Wight)	42	24	6	12	75	58	+17	78
5	Braintree Town	42	24	8	10	93	70	+23	77^[a]	Transferred to theIsthmian League Division Three
6	Weymouth	42	24	4	14	75	55	+20	76
7	Havant Town	42	23	11	8	73	42	+31	74^[b]
8	Forest Green Rovers	42	22	8	12	85	55	+30	74
9	Trowbridge Town	42	18	8	16	86	51	+35	62
10	Yate Town	42	17	8	17	85	71	+14	59
11	Margate	42	18	5	19	68	62	+6	59
12	Witney Town	42	16	11	15	60	54	+6	59
13	Weston-super-Mare	42	16	9	17	78	68	+10	57
14	Cinderford Town	42	16	8	18	74	77	−3	56
15	Fisher	42	14	13	15	58	59	−1	55
16	Bashley	42	14	11	17	63	61	+2	53
17	Clevedon Town	42	15	6	21	70	80	−10	51
18	Tonbridge Angels	42	13	10	19	58	79	−21	49
19	Fleet Town	42	14	5	23	58	79	−21	47
20	Fareham Town	42	12	5	25	71	97	−26	41
21	Erith & Belvedere	42	4	4	34	38	111	−73	16
22	Poole Town	42	0	1	41	17	188	−171	1	Demoted to theHampshire League

Source:fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^Braintree Town were deducted three points.
^Havant Town were deducted six points.

References

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Southern League

2025–26
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Premier Central	AFC Sudbury Alvechurch Banbury United Barwell Bishop's Stortford Bromsgrove Sporting Bury Town Halesowen Town Harborough Town Kettering Town Leiston Needham Market Quorn Real Bedford Redditch United Royston Town Spalding United Stamford St Ives Town Stourbridge Stratford Town Worcester City
Premier South	Basingstoke Town Berkhamsted Bracknell Town Chertsey Town Dorchester Town Evesham United Farnham Town Gloucester City Gosport Borough Hanwell Town Havant & Waterlooville Hungerford Town Plymouth Parkway Poole Town Sholing Taunton Town Tiverton Town Uxbridge Walton & Hersham Weymouth Wimborne Town Yate Town
Central	AFC Dunstable Aylesbury United Barton Rovers Beaconsfield Town Biggleswade Biggleswade Town Enfield Flackwell Heath Hadley Hertford Town Hitchin Town Leighton Town Leverstock Green London Lions Marlow Milton Keynes Irish Northwood Rayners Lane Stotfold Thame United Ware Welwyn Garden City
South	Bashley Bideford Bishop's Cleeve Bristol Manor Farm Brixham Didcot Town Exmouth Town Falmouth Town Frome Town Hartpury Larkhall Athletic Malvern Town Melksham Town Mousehole Portishead Town Shaftesbury Sporting Club Inkberrow Swindon Supermarine Tavistock Westbury United Willand Rovers Winchester City

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National teams

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	Football League(First Division,Second Division,Third Division,play-offs)
Level 5	Football Conference
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League(Premier,One) Northern Premier League(Premier,One) Southern League(Premier,Midland,Southern)
Levels 8–9	Isthmian League(Two,Three) Combined Counties League (level 8 only) Eastern Counties League(Premier,One) Essex Senior League (level 8 only) Hellenic League(Premier,One) Kent League (level 8 only) Midland Alliance (level 8 only) Midland Football Combination (level 9 only) North West Counties League(One,Two) Northern Counties East League(Premier,One) Northern League(One,Two) South Midlands League(Premier,Senior) Spartan League(Premier,One) Sussex County League(One,Two) United Counties League(Premier,One) Wessex League (level 8 only) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only) Western League(Premier,One)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup(Qualifying rounds,Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy(Final)
Football League cups	League Cup(Final) Football League Trophy(Final)

European competitions

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Chelsea Coventry City Everton Leeds United Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wimbledon
First Division	Barnsley Birmingham City Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace Derby County Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Leicester City Luton Town Millwall Norwich City Oldham Athletic Portsmouth Port Vale Reading Sheffield United Southend United Stoke City Sunderland Tranmere Rovers Watford West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Blackpool Bournemouth Bradford City Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Bristol Rovers Burnley Carlisle United Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Hull City Notts County Oxford United Peterborough United Shrewsbury Town Stockport County Swansea City Swindon Town Walsall Wrexham Wycombe Wanderers York City
Third Division	Barnet Bury Cambridge United Cardiff City Chester City Colchester United Darlington Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Fulham Gillingham Hartlepool United Hereford United Leyton Orient Lincoln City Mansfield Town Northampton Town Plymouth Argyle Preston North End Rochdale Scarborough Scunthorpe United Torquay United Wigan Athletic