2005–06 Southern Football League
The 2005–06 season was the 103rd in the history of the Southern League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales.
At the end of the season Eastern and Western divisions were restructured after a single Division One of the Isthmian League was divided into Division One North and Division One South, while large number of the clubs left to the Isthmian League. For the next season regional divisions were renamed Division One Midlands and Division One South & West.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from last season, and six new clubs:
- Three clubs were transferred from the Isthmian League Premier Division:
- Three were promoted from the Western Division:
Salisbury City won the division and were promoted to the Conference along with play-off winners Bedford Town, both clubs for the first time in their history. Aylesbury United, Chesham United and Evesham United were relegated to the Division One.
League table
Season | 2005–06 |
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Champions | Salisbury City |
Promoted | Bedford Town Salisbury City |
Relegated | Aylesbury United Chesham United Evesham United |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,325 (2.87 per match) |
← 2004–05 2006–07 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Salisbury City | 42 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 83 | 27 | +56 | 95 | Promoted to the Conference South |
2 | Bath City | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 66 | 33 | +33 | 83 | Qualified for the play-offs |
3 | King's Lynn | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 73 | 41 | +32 | 82 | |
4 | Chippenham Town | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 77 | |
5 | Bedford Town | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 76 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Conference South |
6 | Yate Town | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 78 | 74 | +4 | 68 | |
7 | Banbury United | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 62 | |
8 | Halesowen Town | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 60 | |
9 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 60 | |
10 | Mangotsfield United | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 58 | |
11 | Grantham Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 56 | Transferred to the Northern Premier League |
12 | Tiverton Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 69 | 65 | +4 | 52 | |
13 | Gloucester City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 52 | |
14 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 59 | 76 | −17 | 51 | |
15 | Rugby Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 50 | |
16 | Cheshunt | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 70 | −13 | 48 | |
17 | Team Bath | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 48 | |
18 | Cirencester Town | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 49 | 68 | −19 | 46 | |
19 | Northwood | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 53 | 88 | −35 | 42[a] | |
20 | Evesham United | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 41 | Relegated to Division One Midlands |
21 | Aylesbury United | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 69 | −26 | 39 | |
22 | Chesham United | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 43 | 84 | −41 | 36 | Relegated to Division One South & West |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Northwood had superior record to same placed Isthmian League team, and consequently kept place in the division.
Play-offs
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Bath City | 0 | |||||||
5 | Bedford Town | 1 | |||||||
5 | Bedford Town | 3 | |||||||
4 | Chippenham Town | 2 | |||||||
3 | King's Lynn | 1 | |||||||
4 | Chippenham Town | 3 |
Stadia and locations
Club | Stadium |
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Aylesbury United | Buckingham Road |
Banbury United | Spencer Stadium |
Bath City | Twerton Park |
Bedford Town | The Eyrie |
Chesham United | The Meadow |
Cheshunt | Cheshunt Stadium |
Chippenham Town | Hardenhuish Park |
Cirencester Town | Corinium Stadium |
Evesham United | Common Road |
Gloucester City | Meadow Park, Gloucester |
Grantham Town | South Kesteven Sports Stadium |
Halesowen Town | The Grove |
Hitchin Town | Top Field |
King's Lynn | The Walks |
Mangotsfield United | Cossham Street |
Merthyr Tydfil | Penydarren Park |
Northwood | Chestnut Avenue |
Rugby Town | Butlin Road |
Salisbury City | Raymond McEnhill Stadium |
Team Bath | Twerton Park (groundshare with Bath City) |
Tiverton Town | Ladysmead |
Yate Town | Lodge Road |
Eastern Division
The Eastern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 15 clubs from last season, and seven new clubs:
- Two clubs transferred from Western Division:
- Two clubs promoted from Isthmian League Division Two:
- Plus:
- Enfield Town, promoted from the Essex Senior League
- Potters Bar Town, promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League
- Stamford, relegated from the Premier Division
Boreham Wood won the division and returned to the Premier Division of the Isthmian League after relegation in 2003. Runners-up Corby Town and play-off winners Stamford promoted to the Premier Division. At the end of the season a single Division One of the Isthmian League was divided into Division One North and Division One South. Fifteen Eastern division clubs left the Southern League and joined new divisions, while Eastern and Western divisions were renamed Division One Midlands and Division One South & West.
League table
Season | 2005–06 |
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Champions | Stamford |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,302 (2.82 per match) |
← 2004–05 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 84 | 41 | +43 | 84 | Promoted to IL Premier Division |
2 | Corby Town | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 84 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
3 | Enfield Town | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 75 | 43 | +32 | 81 | Qualified for the play-offs, then transferred to IL Division One North |
4 | Stamford | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 70 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division |
5 | Barking & East Ham United | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 70 | Qualified for the play-offs, then transferred to IL Division One North |
6 | Wivenhoe Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 62 | |
7 | Dartford | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 65 | 57 | +8 | 61 | Transferred to IL Division One South |
8 | Waltham Forest
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42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 64 | 66 | −2 | 59 | Transferred to IL Division One North |
9 | Harlow Town | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 58 | |
10 | Arlesey Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 56 | |
11 | Rothwell Town | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 53 | Placed in Division One Midlands |
12 | Wingate & Finchley | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 57 | 64 | −7 | 53 | Transferred to IL Division One North |
13 | Great Wakering Rovers | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 65 | 67 | −2 | 51 | |
14 | Uxbridge | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 50 | Placed in Division One South & West |
15 | Potters Bar Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 50 | Transferred to IL Division One North |
16 | Enfield | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 50 | |
17 | Chatham Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 49 | Transferred to IL Division One South |
18 | Sittingbourne | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 53 | 69 | −16 | 48 | |
19 | Barton Rovers | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 59 | 73 | −14 | 47 | Placed in Division One Midlands |
20 | Aveley | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 51 | 70 | −19 | 46 | Transferred to IL Division One North |
21 | Ilford | 42 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 35 | 59 | −24 | 41 | |
22 | Berkhamsted Town | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 51 | 81 | −30 | 36 | Placed in Division One Midlands |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Play-offs
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Enfield Town | 1 | |||||||
5 | Wivenhoe Town | 3* | |||||||
5 | Wivenhoe Town | 1 | |||||||
3 | Stamford | 2 | |||||||
3 | Stamford | 3 | |||||||
4 | Barking & East Ham United | 2 |
* after extra time