Southern Football League Tables
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Southern Football League Midland Division 1981/82
- With the re-introduction of a Premier Division (Tier 6), the Midland Division dropped to Tier 7 (from 82/83)
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 88 | 32 | +56 | 65 | ▲Promoted APL |
| 2nd | Alvechurch | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 79 | 34 | +45 | 62 | ►SFL Premier |
| 3rd | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 56 | ►SFL Premier |
| 4th | Stourbridge | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 52 | ►SFL Premier |
| 5th | Gloucester City | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 51 | ►SFL Premier |
| 6th | Bedworth United | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 50 | ►SFL Premier |
| 7th | Enderby Town | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 79 | 65 | +13 | 50 | ►SFL Premier |
| 8th | Witney Town | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 46 | ►SFL Premier |
| 9th | Barry Town | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 46 | Resigned |
| 10th | Corby Town | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 70 | 59 | +11 | 46 | ►SFL Premier |
| 11th | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 44 | ▼SFL Midland |
| 12th | Wellingborough Town | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 42 | ▼SFL Midland |
| 13th | Bridgend Town | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 50 | 62 | -12 | 39 | ▼SFL Midland |
| 14th | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 57 | 63 | -6 | 38 | ▼SFL Midland |
| 15th | Bedford Town | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 45 | 54 | -9 | 37 | Resigned |
| 16th | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 65 | 68 | -3 | 36 | ▼SFL Midland |
| 17th | Taunton Town | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 46 | 76 | -30 | 32 | ▼SFL Midland |
| 18th | Banbury United | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 63 | 91 | -28 | 30 | ▼SFL Midland |
| 19th | Minehead | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 38 | 69 | -31 | 30 | ▼SFL Midland |
| 20th | Cambridge City | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 38 | 80 | -42 | 28 | ▼SFL Midland |
| 21st | Milton Keynes City | 42 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 70 | -36 | 23 | ▼SFL Midland |
| 22nd | Redditch United | 42 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 37 | 102 | -65 | 21 | ▼SFL Midland |
Southern Football League Southern Division 1981/82
- With the re-introduction of a Premier Division (Tier 6), the Southern Division dropped to Tier 7 (from 82/83)
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Wealdstone | 46 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 100 | 32 | +68 | 72 | ▲Promoted APL |
| 2nd | Hastings United | 46 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 79 | 34 | +45 | 71 | ►SFL Premier |
| 3rd | Dorchester Town | 46 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 76 | 41 | +35 | 60 | ►SFL Premier |
| 4th | Gosport Borough | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 76 | 45 | +31 | 60 | ►SFL Premier |
| 5th | Fareham Town | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 54 | ►SFL Premier |
| 6th | Poole Town | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 92 | 63 | +29 | 53 | ►SFL Premier |
| 7th | Waterlooville | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 75 | 53 | +22 | 53 | ►SFL Premier |
| 8th | Welling United | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 70 | 48 | +22 | 51 | ►SFL Premier |
| 9th | Addlestone & Weybridge Town | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 51 | ►SFL Premier |
| 10th | Chelmsford City | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 58 | +11 | 51 | ►SFL Premier |
| 11th | Aylesbury United | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 79 | 61 | +18 | 50 | ▼SFL Southern |
| 12th | Basingstoke Town | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 74 | 61 | +13 | 48 | ▼SFL Southern |
| 13th | Dover | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 61 | 63 | -2 | 46 | ▼SFL Southern |
| 14th | Ashford Town (Kent) | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 52 | 56 | -4 | 46 | ▼SFL Southern |
| 15th | Tonbridge Angels | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 62 | 70 | -8 | 45 | ▼SFL Southern |
| 16th | Dunstable | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 63 | 68 | -5 | 44 | ▼SFL Southern |
| 17th | Salisbury | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 64 | 81 | -17 | 42 | ▼SFL Southern |
| 18th | Hounslow | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 59 | 83 | -24 | 41 | ▼SFL Southern |
| 19th | Hillingdon Borough | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 46 | 58 | -12 | 38 | ▼SFL Southern |
| 20th | Canterbury City | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 49 | 78 | -29 | 36 | ▼SFL Southern |
| 21st | Crawley Town | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 46 | 81 | -35 | 30 | ▼SFL Southern |
| 22nd | Folkestone | 46 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 49 | 101 | -52 | 26 | ▼SFL Southern |
| 23rd | Andover | 46 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 39 | 100 | -61 | 19 | ▼SFL Southern |
| 24th | Thanet United | 46 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 37 | 110 | -73 | 17 | ▼SFL Southern |
Southern Football League - End of Season Notes
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Teams Leaving the Southern Football League |
| ▲Nuneaton Borough were Promoted to the Alliance Premier League |
| ▲Wealdstone were Promoted to the Alliance Premier League |
| ▼Barry Town Resigned from the League and Joined the Welsh Football League |
| ▼Bedford Town Resigned from the League and Folded |
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Teams Joining the Southern Football League |
| ▼AP Leamington were Relegated from the Alliance Premier League |
| ▼Dartford were Relegated from the Alliance Premier League |
| ▼Gravesend & Northfleet were Relegated from the Alliance Premier League |
| ▲Bridgwater Town Joined from the Western Football League |
| ▲Dudley Town Joined from the West Midlands (Regional) League |
| ▲Erith & Belvedere Joined from the Kent Football League |
| ▲Fisher Athletic Joined from the London Spartan League |
| ▲Forest Green Rovers Joined from the Hellenic Football League |
| ▲Oldbury United Joined from the Midland Football Combination |
| ▲Road-Sea Southampton Joined from the City of Southampton Sunday League |
| ▲Sutton Coldfield Town Joined from the West Midlands (Regional) League |
| ▲Willenhall Town Joined from the West Midlands (Regional) League |
| ▲Woodford Town Joined from the Athenian League |
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