Southern Football League 2023/24
Mid table finishes for Barwell & Coalville Town.
Current results and league tables can be found on the Official League Website.
Leicestershire & Rutland teams in the league this season
Premier Division Central
Barwell, Coalville Town
Honours
| Winners | Runners Up | |
|---|---|---|
| Premier Division Central | Needham Market | AFC Telford United |
| Premier Division South | Chesham United | AFC Totton |
| Division One Central | Biggleswade Town | Bedford Town |
| Division One South | Wimborne Town | Frome Town |
Before the start of the season the following teams moved to the league:
From the National League
AFC Telford United, Hungerford Town, Kettering Town, Leamington
From the Isthmian League
AFC Sudbury, Basingstoke Town, Walton & Hersham
From the Northern Premier League
Halesowen Town, Long Eaton United, Stamford
From the Hellenic League
Cribbs, Malvern Town
From the Spartan South Midlands League
Leighton Town, Stotfold
From the Wessex League
Bemerton Heath Harlequins
From the Western League
Mousehole
Premier Division Central
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Needham MarketM | 40 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 74 | 34 | 40 | 85 |
| 2 | AFC Telford United | 40 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 69 | 34 | 35 | 82 |
| 3 | LeamingtonM | 40 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 61 | 32 | 29 | 71 |
| 4 | Redditch United | 40 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 65 | 52 | 13 | 70 |
| 5 | Mickleover (-12)M | 40 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 77 | 43 | 34 | 69 |
| 6 | Stratford Town | 40 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 69 | 57 | 12 | 69 |
| 7 | Stamford | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 80 | 58 | 22 | 66 |
| 8 | Halesowen Town | 40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 54 | 50 | 4 | 62 |
| 9 | St. Ives Town | 40 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 87 | 72 | 15 | 58 |
| 10 | Royston Town | 40 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 63 | 61 | 2 | 57 |
| 11 | Coalville TownM | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 68 | 57 | 11 | 55 |
| 12 | Stourbridge | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 52 | 50 | 2 | 52 |
| 13 | Leiston | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 56 | 71 | -15 | 52 |
| 14 | Barwell | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 64 | 65 | -1 | 51 |
| 15 | Kettering Town | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 49 | 74 | -25 | 48 |
| 16 | Alvechurch | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 49 | 70 | -21 | 45 |
| 17 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 40 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 44 | 51 | -7 | 44 |
| 18 | AFC Sudbury | 40 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 53 | 62 | -9 | 40 |
| 19 | Hitchin Town | 40 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 46 | 64 | -18 | 39 |
| 20 | Long Eaton UnitedM | 40 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 39 | 109 | -70 | 22 |
| 21 | BerkhamstedR | 40 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 31 | 84 | -53 | 21 |
- Nuneaton Borough resigned from the league during the season.
Premier Division Central Promotion Playoffs
Semi Finals
| 1st May 2024 | ||
| AFC Telford United | 2 – 0 | Mickleover |
| Leamington | 1 – 0 (aet) | Redditch United |
Final
| 6th May 2024 | ||
| AFC Telford United | 0 – 1 | Leamington |
Premier Division South
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chesham UnitedM | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 83 | 46 | 37 | 90 |
| 2 | AFC Totton | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 89 | 45 | 44 | 81 |
| 3 | SalisburyM | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 70 | 46 | 24 | 79 |
| 4 | Gosport Borough | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 75 | 43 | 32 | 78 |
| 5 | Bracknell Town | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 84 | 71 | 13 | 68 |
| 6 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 85 | 59 | 26 | 67 |
| 7 | Walton & Hersham | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 78 | 67 | 11 | 65 |
| 8 | Hungerford Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 77 | 70 | 7 | 64 |
| 9 | Dorchester Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 66 | 77 | -11 | 60 |
| 10 | HendonM | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 70 | 65 | 5 | 58 |
| 11 | Winchester City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 63 | 67 | -4 | 57 |
| 12 | Basingstoke Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 69 | 83 | -14 | 53 |
| 13 | Poole Town | 42 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 70 | 76 | -6 | 52 |
| 14 | Tiverton Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 64 | 74 | -10 | 52 |
| 15 | Sholing | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 52 | 63 | -11 | 49 |
| 16 | Swindon Supermarine | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 73 | 92 | -19 | 49 |
| 17 | Hanwell Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 64 | 71 | -7 | 48 |
| 18 | Plymouth Parkway | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 68 | -8 | 48 |
| 19 | Beaconsfield TownR | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 78 | -15 | 48 |
| 20 | Hayes & Yeading UnitedM | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 59 | 67 | -8 | 46 |
| 21 | Harrow BoroughM | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 60 | 97 | -37 | 39 |
| 22 | Didcot TownR | 42 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 45 | 94 | -49 | 28 |
Premier Division South Promotion Playoffs
Semi Finals
| 1st May 2024 | ||
| AFC Totton | 2 – 1 (aet) | Bracknell Town |
| Salisbury | 2 – 1 | Gosport Borough |
Final
| 6th May 2024 | ||
| AFC Totton | 2 – 2 (3 – 4 pens) | Salisbury |
Division One Central
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biggleswade TownP | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 77 | 39 | 38 | 72 |
| 2 | Bedford TownP | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 79 | 37 | 42 | 69 |
| 3 | AFC Dunstable | 36 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 77 | 66 | 11 | 64 |
| 4 | Waltham AbbeyM | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 70 | 55 | 15 | 61 |
| 5 | Ware | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 69 | 61 | 8 | 59 |
| 6 | Cirencester TownM | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 66 | 44 | 22 | 57 |
| 7 | Stotfold | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 67 | 56 | 11 | 55 |
| 8 | Hadley | 36 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 64 | 60 | 4 | 55 |
| 9 | Welwyn Garden City | 36 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 79 | 79 | 0 | 54 |
| 10 | Biggleswade | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 62 | 58 | 4 | 48 |
| 11 | Kings Langley | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 71 | 74 | -3 | 48 |
| 12 | Barton Rovers | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 58 | 65 | -7 | 44 |
| 13 | Kidlington | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 44 |
| 14 | Hertford Town | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 55 | 73 | -18 | 44 |
| 15 | Aylesbury United | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 61 | 74 | -13 | 43 |
| 16 | North Leigh | 36 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 52 | 80 | -28 | 43 |
| 17 | Leighton Town | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 42 |
| 18 | Thame United | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 51 | 70 | -19 | 37 |
| 19 | Kempston RoversM | 36 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 36 | 80 | -44 | 29 |
Division One Central Promotion Playoffs
Semi Finals
| 1st May 2024 | ||
| Bedford Town | 2 – 1 | Ware |
| AFC Dunstable | 3 – 3 (8 – 9 pens) | Waltham Abbey |
Final
| 6th May 2024 | ||
| Bedford Town | 2 – 1 | Waltham Abbey |
Division One South
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wimborne TownP | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 76 | 42 | 34 | 79 |
| 2 | Frome TownP | 36 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 74 | 42 | 32 | 75 |
| 3 | Cribbs | 36 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 56 | 46 | 10 | 66 |
| 4 | Bristol Manor Farm | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 67 | 50 | 17 | 59 |
| 5 | Mousehole | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 82 | 58 | 24 | 58 |
| 6 | Larkhall Athletic | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 67 | 53 | 14 | 58 |
| 7 | Evesham United | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 56 | 47 | 9 | 51 |
| 8 | Yate Town | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 46 | 10 | 50 |
| 9 | Bishop’s Cleeve | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 68 | 63 | 5 | 48 |
| 10 | Malvern Town | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 59 | 61 | -2 | 47 |
| 11 | Tavistock | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 71 | -9 | 46 |
| 12 | Bideford AFC | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 58 | -12 | 46 |
| 13 | Bemerton Heath Harlequins | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 52 | 71 | -19 | 43 |
| 14 | Willand Rovers | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 60 | -10 | 42 |
| 15 | Bashley | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 45 | 59 | -14 | 42 |
| 16 | Melksham Town | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 52 | 65 | -13 | 40 |
| 17 | Westbury United | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 45 | 62 | -17 | 34 |
| 18 | Exmouth Town | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 49 | 67 | -18 | 33 |
| 19 | Paulton RoversM | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 37 | 78 | -41 | 26 |
- Hamworthy United resigned from the league.
Division One South Promotion Playoffs
Semi Finals
| 1st May 2024 | ||
| Frome Town | 3 – 0 | Mousehole |
| Cribbs | 1 – 2 | Bristol Manor Farm |
Final
| 6th May 2024 | ||
| Frome Town | 3 – 1 | Bristol Manor Farm |
After the season finished the following teams moved from the league:
Promoted to the National League
Chesham United. Leamington, Needham Market and Salisbury.
Moved to the Isthmian League
Hendon and Waltham Abbey.
Moved to the Northern Premier League
Mickleover.
Relegated to the Hellenic League
Cirencester Town.
Relegated to the Isthmian League
Harrow Borough and Hayes & Yeading United.
Relegated to the Northern Premier League
Long Eaton United.
Relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League.
Kempston Rovers.
Relegated to the United Counties League
Coalville Town.
Relegated to the Western League
Paulton Rovers.