The 2015–16 season was the 113th in the history of the Southern League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales. From the 2014–15 season onwards, the Southern League is known as Evo-Stik League Southern, following a sponsorship deal with Evo-Stik.
The league constitution was announced on 15 May 2015.
After the constitution was announced, Clevedon Town of Division One South & West were demoted because their floodlights were not to the required standard. As a result, Ware were transferred to Division One Central from Isthmian League Division One North, Fleet Town and Petersfield Town were transferred from Division One South & West to Division One Central, and Burnham, Marlow and newly promoted Flackwell Heath were transferred in the opposite direction.
Flackwell Heath subsequently decided to refuse their promotion and stay in the Hellenic League. Redhill, who had been relegated from Isthmian League Division One South, were offered Flackwell Heath's place, but they refused due to travelling and financial reasons. Their position was then offered to Wessex League runners-up Winchester City, who accepted.
Premier Division The Premier Division consisted of 24 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs: Two clubs promoted from Division One Central: Bedworth United Kettering Town
Two clubs promoted from Division One South & West: Merthyr Town Stratford Town
Plus: King's Lynn Town, transferred from the Northern Premier League Leamington, relegated from Conference North
League table
Top scorers
PlayerClubGoals Andy SandellChippenham Town22 Tom MeechanSt Neots Town21 Charlie GriffinCirencester Town Benjamin WhiteheadChippenham Town Nathaniel JarvisHungerford Town19 Jordan ArcherBedworth Town Ryan ProsserMerthyr Town 18 Jonny McNamaraHitchin Town 17 Sam MersonRedditch United
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Results
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Capacity Bedworth United The Oval Ground 3,000 Bideford The Sports Ground 2,000 Biggleswade Town The Carlsberg Stadium 3,000 Cambridge City Westwood Road (groundshare with St Ives Town) 2,000 Chesham United The Meadow 5,000 Chippenham Town Hardenhuish Park 2,815 Cirencester Town Corinium Stadium 4,500 Dorchester Town The Avenue Stadium 5,009 Dunstable Town Creasey Park 3,200 Frome Town Badgers Hill 2,000 Histon Bridge Road 4,300 Hitchin Town Top Field 4,000 Hungerford Town Bulpit Lane 2,500 Kettering Town Latimer Park (groundshare with Burton Park Wanderers) 2,400 King's Lynn Town The Walks 5,733 Leamington New Windmill Ground 3,000 Merthyr Town Penydarren Park 10,000 Paulton Rovers Athletic Field 2,500 Poole Town Tatnam Ground 2,500 Redditch United The Valley 5,000 Slough Town Holloways Park (groundshare with Beaconsfield SYCOB) 3,500 St Neots Town New Rowley Park 3,500 Stratford Town DCS Stadium 1,400 Weymouth Bob Lucas Stadium 6,600
Division One Central Division One Central consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from previous season and six new clubs: AFC Rushden & Diamonds, promoted from the United Counties League Arlesey Town, relegated from the Premier Division Fleet Town, transferred from Division One South & West Kings Langley, promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League Petersfield Town, promoted from the Wessex League Ware, transferred from Isthmian League Division One North
League table
Top scorers
PlayerClubGoals Anthony MendyChalfont St Peter31 Mitchell WeissKings Langley29 Kieran BishopWare23 Brendan MatthewEgham Town Aaron BerryBeaconsfield SYCOB21
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Results
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Capacity AFC Rushden & Diamonds Dog & Duck 2,500 Arlesey Town Hitchin Road 2,920 Aylesbury Haywood Way 1,300 Aylesbury United The ASM Stadium (groundshare with Thame United) 2,000 Barton Rovers Sharpenhoe Road 4,000 Beaconsfield SYCOB Holloways Park 3,500 Bedford Town The Eyrie 3,000 Chalfont St Peter Mill Meadow 1,500 Egham Town The Runnymede Stadium 5,565 Fleet Town Calthorpe Park 2,000 Godalming Town Weycourt 3,000 Hanwell Town Reynolds Field 3,000 Kings Langley CRY Community Stadium 1,963 Leighton Town Bell Close 2,800 North Greenford United Berkeley Fields 2,000 Northwood Northwood Park 3,075 Petersfield Town The Love Lane Stadium 3,000 Potters Bar Town Parkfield 2,000 Royston Town Garden Walk 5,000 St Ives Town Westwood Road 2,000 Uxbridge Honeycroft 3,770 Ware Wodson Park 3,300
Division One South & West Division One South & West consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from previous season and five new clubs: Banbury United, relegated from the Premier Division Burnham, relegated from the Premier Division Marlow, transferred from Division One Central Slimbridge, promoted from the Western League Winchester City, promoted from the Wessex League
Flackwell Heath were initially promoted from the Hellenic League, but refused promotion after being switched from Division One Central to Division One South & West. Their place eventually went to Winchester City.
League table
Top scorers
PlayerClubGoals Warren BentleyWinchester City44 Lewis PowellTaunton Town35 Adam MannEvesham United30 Ethan MooreCinderford Town29 Ricky JohnsonBanbury United26
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Results
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Capacity AFC Totton Testwood Stadium 3,000 Banbury United Spencer Stadium 2,000 Bashley Bashley Road 2,000 Bishops Cleeve Kayte Lane 1,500 Bridgwater Town Fairfax Park 2,500 Burnham The Gore 2,500 Cinderford Town Causeway Ground 3,500 Didcot Town Draycott Engineering Loop Meadow Stadium 3,000 Evesham United Spiers and Hartwell Jubilee Stadium 3,000 Larkhall Athletic The Plain Ham Ground 1,000 Mangotsfield United Cossham Street 2,500 Marlow Alfred Davis Memorial Ground 3,000 North Leigh Eynsham Hall Park Sports Ground 2,000 Shortwood United Meadowbank Ground 2,000 Slimbridge Thornhill Park 1,500 Swindon Supermarine Hunts Copse Ground 3,000 Taunton Town The Viridor Stadium 2,500 Tiverton Town Ladysmead 3,500 Wantage Town Alfredian Park 1,500 Wimborne Town The Cuthbury 3,250 Winchester City The City Ground 4,500 Yate Town Lodge Road 2,000
League Cup
The Southern League Cup 2015–16 (billed as the RedInsure Cup 2015–16 for sponsorship reasons) is the 78th season of the Southern League Cup, the cup competition of the Southern Football League.
Preliminary round
1st round
2nd round
3rd round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
First leg
Second leg
See also Southern Football League 2015–16 Isthmian League 2015–16 Northern Premier League
References
External links Official website