2011–12 Southern Football League

The 2011–12 season was the 109th 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.

The league allocations were released on 20 May 2011.^[1] From this season onwards, the Southern League was known as The Evo-Stik League Southern, following a sponsorship deal with Evo-Stik.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season and seven new clubs:

• Two clubs promoted from Division One Central:
  • Arlesey Town
  • Hitchin Town

• Two clubs promoted from Division One South & West:
  • A.F.C. Totton
  • Frome Town

• Plus:
  • Barwell, promoted from Northern Premier League Division One South
  • Redditch United, relegated from the Conference North
  • St Albans City, relegated from the Conference South

Brackley Town won the Southern League Premier Division and were promoted to the Conference North along with play-off winners Oxford City.

Evesham United, Swindon Supermarine and Cirencester Town finished in the relegation zone and, as in the previous season, all three relegating clubs were placed to the Division One South & West, while Hemel Hempstead Town were reprieved from relegation for the second time in three seasons due to Conference Premier clubs demotion.

League table

Football league season

Source: fchd.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Play-offs

Semi-finals

Oxford City v Cambridge City

AFC Totton v Chesham United

Final

Oxford City v AFC Totton

Results

Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2012. Source: Southern Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

AFC Totton

Arlesey Town

Banbury United

Barwell

Bashley

Bedford Town

Brackley Town

Cambridge City

Chesham United

Chippenham Town

Cirencester Town

Evesham United

Frome
Town

HHT

Hitchin Town

Leamington

Oxford
City

Redditch

St Albans City

Stourbridge

Swindon S

Weymouth

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Locations of the Premier Division clubs

Division One Central

Division One Central consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from previous season and four new clubs:

• Chalfont St Peter, promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League
• Chertsey Town, promoted from the Combined Counties League
• Fleet Town, transferred from Isthmian League Division One South
• St Neots Town, promoted from the United Counties League

St Neots Town won the division in their inaugural season in the Southern League and were promoted to Premier Division along with play-off winners Bedworth United. Marlow finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the Hellenic League, while second bottom Fleet Town were reprieved from relegation due to Bedfont Town's resignation.

League table

Football league season

Source: fchd.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Play-offs

Semi-finals

Slough Town v Beaconsfield SYCOB

Bedworth United v Uxbridge

Final

Bedworth United v Beaconsfield SYCOB

Results

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: Southern Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

Aylesbury

Barton Rovers

Beaconsfield & Slough Town

Bedworth United

Biggleswade Town

Burnham

Chertsey Town

Daventry Town

Fleet
Town

Leighton Town

Marlow

Rugby
Town

St Neots Town

Woodford United

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Locations of Division One Central clubs

AFC
Hayes

Ashford Town

Bedfont Town

Chalfont St Peter

North Greenford United

Northwood

Uxbridge

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Greater London Division One Central Clubs

Shortly before the start of the season Andover resigned from the league and folded. No replacement club was admitted and the season was played with 21 clubs.^[2] Therefore, relegation zone was reduced to one place in order to make up the numbers for the 2012–13 season.

Division One South & West consisted of 21 clubs, including 17 clubs from previous season and four new clubs:

• Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
  • Didcot Town
  • Halesowen Town
  • Tiverton Town

• Plus:
  • Poole Town, promoted as champions of the Wessex League

Bideford won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Gosport Borough. Stourport Swifts finished bottom of the table and were relegated.

League table

Football league season

Source: fchd.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Andover resigned from the league and were wound up in July 2011.^[3]

Play-offs

^*AET

Semi-finals

Poole Town v Hungerford Town

Gosport Borough v Sholing

Final

Poole Town v Gosport Borough

Results

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: Southern Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

Abingdon United

Bideford

Bishop's Cleeve

Bridgwater Town

Cinderford Town

Clevedon Town

Didcot Town

Gosport Borough

Halesowen Town

Hungerford Town

Mangotsfield United

North Leigh

Paulton Rovers

Poole
Town

Sholing

Stourport Swifts

Taunton Town

Thatcham Town

Tiverton Town

Wimborne Town

Yate Town

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Locations of Division One South & West clubs

League Cup

Football tournament season

The Southern League Cup 2011–12 (billed as the RedInsure Cup 2011–12 for sponsorship reasons) is the 74th season of the Southern League Cup, the cup competition of the Southern Football League.

Preliminary round

Stourbridge v Evesham United

Weymouth v Sholing

First round

Bishop's Cleeve v Paulton Rovers

Bedford Town v St Neots Town

Cinderford Town v Clevedon Town

Abingdon United v Oxford City

A.F.C. Hayes v Chertsey Town

A.F.C. Totton v Gosport Borough

Aylesbury v North Leigh

Banbury United v Bedworth United

Barton Rovers v Arlesey Town

Bideford v Tiverton Town

Bridgwater Town v Taunton Town

Daventry Town v Barwell

Fleet Town v Uxbridge

Leighton Town v Cambridge City

Marlow v Bedfont Town

North Greenford United v Burnham

Northwood v Ashford Town

Redditch United v Halesowen Town

Slough Town v Chesham United

Stourbridge v Stourport Swifts

Woodford United v Rugby Town

Yate Town v Mangotsfield United

Frome Town v Cirencester Town

Swindon Supermarine v Chippenham Town

Thatcham Town v Didcot Town

Hitchin Town v Biggleswade Town

Bashley v Poole Town

Chalfont St Peter v Beaconsfield SYCOB

Leamington v Brackley Town

St Albans City v Hemel Hempstead Town

Sholing v Wimborne Town

Second round

Beaconsfield SYCOB v Bedfont Town

Hitchin Town v Hemel Hempstead Town

A.F.C. Totton v Poole Town

Bideford v Taunton Town

Clevedon Town v Paulton Rovers

Hungerford Town v Daventry Town

North Greenford United v Chertsey Town

Northwood v Uxbridge

Wimborne Town v Thatcham Town

Yate Town v Frome Town

Swindon Supermarine v Brackley Town

Chesham United v Barton Rovers

Leighton Town v Bedford Town

Oxford City v North Leigh

Rugby Town v Stourbridge

Redditch United v Banbury United

Third round

Beaconsfield SYCOB v Hemel Hempstead Town

A.F.C. Totton v Swindon Supermarine

Bedford Town v North Greenford United

Bideford v Clevedon Town

Chesham United v Northwood

Oxford City v Banbury United

Thatcham Town v Frome Town

Rugby Town v Daventry Town

Quarter-finals

A.F.C. Totton v North Greenford United

Thatcham Town v Clevedon Town

Chesham United v Rugby Town

Hemel Hempstead Town v Banbury United

Semi-finals

A.F.C. Totton v Clevedon Town

Banbury United v Chesham United

Final

Clevedon Town v Banbury United

Banbury United v Clevedon Town

See also

• Southern Football League
• 2011–12 Isthmian League
• 2011–12 Northern Premier League

References

1. "NON LEAGUE RESTRUCTURING 2011/12 ‐ PROPOSED CLUB ALLOCATIONS" (PDF). The FA. Pitchero. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
2. "Evo-Stik Southern League news". Southern Football League. 25 July 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
3. "Andover Football Club collapses". Southern Daily Echo. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.

External links

• Official website