The 2020–21 Southern Football League season was the 118th in the history of the Southern League since its establishment in 1894. The league has two Premier divisions (Central and South) at Step 3 of the National League System (NLS) and two Division One divisions (Central and South) at Step 4. These correspond to levels 7 and 8 of the English football league system.
The allocations for Steps 3 and 4 for season 2020–21 were announced by the FA on 21 July 2020.
Due to the restrictions on clubs' ability to play matches in the lockdowns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, competitions at Steps 3–6 were curtailed on 24 February 2021. The scheduled restructuring of non-league took place at the end of the season, with a new division to be added to Northern Premier League at step 4 for 2021–22, which resulted in some reallocations into or out of, and promotions to, the Southern League's Step 4 divisions.
Premier Division Central
The Premier Division Central comprised the same set of 22 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.
League table
Results
Stadia and locations
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 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
The Premier Division South comprised 20 teams, two fewer than the previous season, following Blackfield & Langley's resignation and voluntary relegation to the Wessex League, and Merthyr Town's decision to withdraw for one season due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales.
League table
Results
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium Capacity Beaconsfield Town Beaconsfield Holloways Park 3,500 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 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 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
Division One Central comprised the same set of 20 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.
League table
Results
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium Capacity AFC Dunstable Dunstable Creasey Park 3,200 Aylesbury United Aylesbury The Meadow (groundshare with Chesham 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 with Biggleswade 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
Division One South
Division One South comprised the same set of 20 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.
League table
Results
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium Capacity AFC Totton Totton Testwood Stadium 3,000 Barnstaple Town Barnstaple Mill Road 5,000 Basingstoke Town Basingstoke The City Ground 4,500 Bideford Bideford The Sports Ground 2,000 Bristol Manor Farm Bristol 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 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
See also Southern Football League 2020–21 Isthmian League 2020–21 Northern Premier League
References
External links Official website