The 2026–27 Southern Football League season is the 124th 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 this season were announced by The Football Association (FA) on 14 May 2026. There will be 88 teams in the Southern League, 22 in each of the four divisions.
Premier Division Central
The Premier Division Central comprises 22 teams, 15 of which competed in the previous season. Team changes
To the Premier Division Central Promoted from Division One Central Hitchin Town Leighton Town
Promoted from the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands Anstey Nomads Racing Club Warwick
Relegated from the National League North Leamington Peterborough Sports
Transferred from the Northern Premier League Premier Division Rushall Olympic
From the Premier Division Central Promoted to the National League North Harborough Town Spalding United
Transferred to the Northern Premier League Premier Division Quorn
Relegated to Division One Central Royston Town
Relegated to the Isthmian League North Division AFC Sudbury
Relegated to the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands Barwell St Ives Town
Premier Division Central table
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium Capacity Alvechurch Alvechurch Lye Meadow 3,000 Anstey Nomads Anstey Cropston Road 1,000Banbury United Banbury Spencer Stadium 3,116Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park 4,525 Bromsgrove Sporting Bromsgrove Victoria Ground 3,500 Bury Town Bury St Edmunds Ram Meadow 3,500 Halesowen Town Halesowen The Grove 3,150 Hitchin Town Hitchin Top Field 3,529 Kettering Town Kettering Latimer Park (groundshare with Burton Park Wanderers) 3,029Leamington Leamington New Windmill Ground 3,050 Leighton Town Leighton Buzzard Bell Close 2,800 Leiston Leiston Victory Road 2,250Needham Market Needham Market Bloomfields 4,000Peterborough Sports Peterborough Lincoln Road 2,300 Racing Club Warwick Warwick Townsend Meadow 2,100 Real Bedford Bedford McMullen Park 1,500 Redditch United Redditch The Valley 5,000 Rushall Olympic Walsall (Rushall) Dales Lane 1,400 Stamford Stamford Borderville Sports Centre 2,000 Stourbridge Stourbridge War Memorial Athletic Ground 2,035 Stratford Town Stratford-upon-Avon Knights Lane 2,000 Worcester City Worcester Sixways Stadium 12,067
Premier Division South
The Premier Division South comprises 22 teams, 16 of which competed in the previous season.
Team changes
To the Premier Division South Promoted from Division One South Frome Town Malvern Town
Promoted from the Isthmian League South Central Division Hanworth Villa
Relegated from the National League South Bath City Chippenham Town
Transferred from the Isthmian League Premier Division Chichester City
From the Premier Division South Promoted to the National League South Farnham Town Walton & Hersham
Relegated to Division One South Dorchester Town Hungerford Town Tiverton Town Weymouth
Premier Division South table
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium Capacity Basingstoke Town Basingstoke Winklebury Football Complex 2,000 Bath City Bath (Twerton) Twerton Park 8,840 Berkhamsted Berkhamsted Broadwater 1,950 Bracknell Town Sandhurst SB Stadium 1,950 Chertsey Town Chertsey Alwyns Lane 2,500 Chichester City Chichester Oaklands Park 2,000 Chippenham Town Chippenham Hardenhuish Park 3,000 Evesham United Evesham Jubilee Stadium 3,000 Frome Town Frome Badgers Hill 3,000 Gloucester City Gloucester Meadow Park 4,000 Gosport Borough Gosport Privett Park 4,500 Hanwell Town London (Perivale) Powerday Stadium 3,000 Hanworth Villa London (Hanworth) Rectory Meadow 1,800 Havant & Waterlooville Havant Westleigh Park 5,300 Malvern Town Malvern Langland Stadium 2,500 Plymouth Parkway Plymouth Bolitho Park 3,500 Poole Town Poole The BlackGold Stadium 2,500 Sholing Southampton (Sholing) Universal Stadium 2,500 Taunton Town Taunton Wordsworth Drive 3,000 Uxbridge London (West Drayton) Honeycroft 3,770 Wimborne Town Wimborne Minster The Cuthbury 3,250 Yate Town Yate Lodge Road 2,000
Division One Central
Division One Central comprises 22 teams, 16 of which competed in the previous season.
Team changes
To Division One Central Promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Haringey Borough Winslow United
Relegated from the Premier Division Central Royston Town
Relegated from the Isthmian League Premier Division Potters Bar Town
Transferred from Division One South Didcot Town
Transferred from the Isthmian League North Division Waltham Abbey
From Division One Central Promoted to the Premier Division Central Hitchin Town Leighton Town
Relegated to the Combined Counties League Premier Division North Northwood Rayners Lane
Relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Enfield
Merged with Dunstable Town AFC Dunstable
Division One Central table
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium Capacity Aylesbury United Chesham The Meadow (groundshare with Chesham United) 5,000 Barton Rovers Barton-le-Clay Sharpenhoe Road 4,000 Beaconsfield Town Beaconsfield Holloways Park 3,500 Biggleswade Biggleswade The Eyrie (groundshare with Bedford Town) 3,000 Biggleswade Town Biggleswade Langford Road 3,000 Didcot Town Didcot Loop Meadow 3,000 Flackwell Heath Flackwell Heath Wilks Park 2,000 Hadley London (Arkley) Brickfield Lane 2,000Haringey Borough London (Tottenham) Coles Park 2,500 Hertford Town Hertford Hertingfordbury Park 6,500 Leverstock Green Leverstock Green Pancake Lane 1,500 London Lions Chipping Barnet Rowley Lane 1,500 Marlow Marlow Alfred Davis Memorial Ground 3,000 Milton Keynes Irish Milton Keynes (Fenny Stratford) Manor Fields 1,500 Potters Bar Town Potters Bar Parkfield 2,000 Royston Town Royston Garden Walk 5,000 Stotfold Stotfold The JSJ Stadium 1,500 Thame United Thame Meadow View Park 2,500 Waltham Abbey Waltham Abbey Capershotts 550 Ware Ware Wodson Park 3,300 Welwyn Garden City Welwyn Garden City Herns Way 3,000Winslow United Winslow Elmfields Gate 2,000
Division One South
Division One South comprises 22 teams, 13 of which competed in the previous season.
Team changes
To Division One South Promoted from the Hellenic League Premier Division Slimbridge Worcester Raiders
Promoted from the Wessex League Premier Division Portland United
Promoted from the Western League Premier Division Barnstaple Town Paulton Rovers
Relegated from the Premier Division South Dorchester Town Hungerford Town Tiverton Town Weymouth
From Division One South Promoted to the Premier Division South Frome Town Malvern Town
Transferred to Division One Central Didcot Town
Transferred to the Isthmian League South Central Division Winchester City
Relegated to the Western League Premier Division Brixham Portishead Town Tavistock
Relegated to the Wessex League Premier Division Bashley
Resigned to the South West Peninsula League Premier Division West Mousehole
Division One South table
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium Capacity Barnstaple Town Barnstaple Mill Road 5,000 Bideford Bideford The Sports Ground 6,000 Bishop's Cleeve Bishop's Cleeve Kayte Lane 1,500 Bristol Manor Farm Bristol The Creek 1,700 Dorchester Town Dorchester The Avenue Stadium 5,229 Exmouth Town Exmouth Southern Road 1,500 Falmouth Town Falmouth Bickland Park 3,572 Hartpury Hartpury Hartpury University Stadium 2,000 Hungerford Town Hungerford Bulpit Lane 2,500 Larkhall Athletic Bath The Plain Ham Ground 1,429 Melksham Town Melksham Oakfield Stadium 2,500 Paulton Rovers Paulton Winterfield Stadium 2,500 Portland United Portland Camp and Satherley Stadium 2,000 Shaftesbury Shaftesbury Cockrams 2,500 Slimbridge Slimbridge Thornhill Park 1,500 Sporting Club Inkberrow Inkberrow Recreation Ground 500 Swindon Supermarine South Marston Hunts Copse Ground 2,000 Tiverton Town Tiverton Ladysmead 3,500 Westbury United Westbury Meadow Lane 2,500 Weymouth Weymouth Bob Lucas Stadium 6,600 Willand Rovers Willand The Stan Robinson Stadium 1,000 Worcester Raiders Worcester Claines Lane 1,000
References
External links Official website