Southern Football League Tables

1996/97 Tables 1997/98 Tables 1998/99 Tables

Southern Football League Premier Division  1997/98

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Forest Green Rovers 42 27 8 7 93 55 +38 89 ▲Champions
2nd  Merthyr Tydfil 42 24 12 6 80 42 +38 84 Runners Up
3rd  Burton Albion 42 21 8 13 64 43 +21 71 -
4th  Dorchester Town 42 19 13 10 63 38 +25 70 -
5th  Halesowen Town 42 18 15 9 70 38 +32 69 -
6th  Bath City 42 19 12 11 72 51 +21 69 -
7th  Worcester City 42 19 11 12 53 44 +9 68 -
8th  King's Lynn 42 19 10 13 64 64 0 67 -
9th  Atherstone United 42 17 12 13 55 49 +6 63 -
10th  Crawley Town 42 17 8 17 63 60 +3 59 -
11th  Gloucester City 42 16 11 15 57 57 0 58 -
12th  Nuneaton Borough 42 17 6 19 68 61 +7 57 -
13th  Cambridge City 42 16 8 18 62 70 -8 56 -
14th  Hastings Town 42 14 12 16 67 70 -3 54 -
15th  Tamworth 42 14 11 17 68 65 +3 53 -
16th  Rothwell Town 42 11 16 15 55 73 -18 49 -
17th  Gresley Rovers 42 14 6 22 59 77 -18 48 -
18th  Salisbury City 42 12 12 18 53 72 -19 48 -
19th  Bromsgrove Rovers 42 13 6 23 67 85 -18 45 -
20th  Sittingbourne 42 12 8 22 47 66 -19 44 South Div
21st  Ashford Town (Kent) 42 8 5 29 34 85 -51 29 South Div
22nd  St Leonards Stamcroft 42 5 10 27 48 97 -49 25 South Div

Southern Football League Midland Division  1997/98

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Grantham Town 40 30 4 6 87 39 +48 94 ▲Champions
2nd  Ilkeston Town 40 29 6 5 123 39 +84 93 Runners Up
3rd  Solihull Borough 40 22 9 9 81 48 +33 75 -
4th  Raunds Town 40 20 8 12 73 44 +29 68 South Division
5th  Wisbech Town 40 20 7 13 79 56 +23 67 -
6th  Moor Green 40 20 7 13 72 55 +17 67 -
7th  Bilston Town 40 20 5 15 69 57 +12 65 -
8th  Blakenall 40 17 13 10 66 56 +10 64 -
9th  Stafford Rangers 40 18 6 16 57 56 +1 60 -
10th  Redditch United 40 16 11 13 58 40 +18 59 -
11th  Stourbridge 40 16 9 15 56 55 +1 57 -
12th  Hinckley United 40 15 11 14 59 56 +3 56 -
13th  Brackley Town 40 15 7 18 44 57 -13 52 South Division
14th  Bedworth United 40 15 5 20 50 73 -23 50 -
15th  Racing Club Warwick 40 11 9 20 49 56 -7 42 -
16th  Shepshed Dynamo 40 9 14 17 55 74 -19 41 -
17th  Sutton Coldfield Town 40 9 12 19 42 68 -26 39 -
18th  Paget Rangers 40 9 12 19 40 75 -35 39 -
19th  VS Rugby 40 8 12 20 53 93 -40 36 -
20th  Evesham United 40 7 9 24 48 94 -46 30 -
21st  Corby Town 40 2 8 30 41 111 -70 14 South Division

Southern Football League Southern Division  1997/98

- Chelmsford City were Denied Promotion due to ground grading

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Weymouth 42 32 2 8 107 48 +59 98 ▲Champions
2nd  Chelmsford City 42 29 8 5 86 39 +47 95 Runners Up
3rd  Bashley 42 29 4 9 101 59 +42 91 -
4th  Newport (Isle of Wight) 42 25 9 8 72 34 +38 84 -
5th  Fisher Athletic 42 25 5 12 87 50 +37 80 -
6th  Margate 42 23 8 11 71 42 +29 77 -
7th  Newport 42 21 6 15 83 65 +18 69 Mid Division
8th  Witney Town 42 20 9 13 74 58 +16 69 -
9th  Clevedon Town 42 20 7 15 57 55 +2 67 Mid Division
10th  Waterlooville 42 17 7 18 69 64 +5 58 Merged
11th  Dartford 42 17 7 18 60 60 0 58 -
12th  Havant Town 42 13 14 15 65 70 -5 53 Merged
13th  Fleet Town 42 16 5 21 63 83 -20 53 -
14th  Tonbridge Angels 42 14 10 18 49 55 -6 52 -
15th  Trowbridge Town 42 14 6 22 55 69 -14 48 Folded
16th  Erith & Belvedere 42 11 13 18 47 68 -21 46 -
17th  Fareham Town 42 12 9 21 75 87 -12 45 Resigned
18th  Cirencester Town 42 12 7 23 63 88 -25 43 -
19th  Weston-super-Mare 42 12 5 25 49 86 -37 41 Mid Division
20th  Baldock Town 42 10 5 27 53 81 -28 35 -
21st  Cinderford Town 42 6 5 31 40 112 -72 23 Mid Division
22nd  Yate Town 42 5 7 30 44 97 -53 22 -

Southern Football League - End of Season Notes

Teams Leaving the Southern Football League

 Forest Green Rovers were Promoted to the 1998/99 Football Conference
 - Havant Town merged with Waterlooville
 - Waterlooville merged with Havant Town
 Fareham Town Resigned from the League and joined the Wessex League
 Trowbridge Town Resigned from the League and Folded

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Teams Joining the Southern Football League

 ►Boston United Transferred from the Northern Premier League Premier Division
 Andover were Promoted from the Wessex League
 ▲Bloxwich Town were Promoted from the Midland Alliance
 ▲Folkestone Invicta were Promoted from the Kent League
 Havant & Waterlooville - formed following merger between Havant Town and Waterlooville
 Stamford were Promoted from the United Counties League

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