The2007–08 season was the 105th 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.
King's Lynn won the Southern League Premier and were promoted to theConference North, while play-off winners Team Bath were promoted to theConference South. Bromsgrove Rovers, Cirencester Town and Cheshunt were relegated to Division One. Bedford Town also ended the season in the relegation zone but were reprieved from the second relegation in a row after Football Conference clubsHalifax Town folded andNuneaton Borough were demoted to Division One Midlands.
Also, shortly before the start of the season Slimbridge withdrew and were not replaced. Therefore, the relegation zone was reduced to one place in order to make up the numbers for the next season.
Evesham United won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Stourbridge, who returned to the top Southern League division after the relegation in 1984. Berkhamsted finished bottom of the table and were the only club relegated this season.
Also, Brook House were renamedA.F.C. Hayes prior to the start of the season.
Farnborough, who replaced Farnborough Town that folded at the end of the previous season, won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Oxford City. Slough Town finished in the relegation zone for the second season in a row, but this time were reprieved due to the expulsion ofHalifax Town from the Football Conference, so only Newport (Isle of Wight) were relegated this season.
42 clubs, (all of the Division One Midlands and all but one of the Division One South & West clubs), entered at the first round.Bridgwater Town did not enter at this stage because there were only 21 clubs in Division One Midlands.
The 12 fixtures of the Second Round were played on the weekend of 30 October 2007. Joining the winners of the previous round wereBridgwater Town, plusChippenham Town andGloucester City from the Premier Division.