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1995–96 Southern Football League

December 31, 2022

The 1995–96 Southern Football League season was the 93rd in the history of the league, an English football competition.

The Max Griggs-funded Rushden & Diamonds won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the Football Conference. Ilkeston Town, Stafford Rangers and VS Rugby were relegated to the Midland and Southern Divisions, whilst Nuneaton Borough, Sittingbourne, King's Lynn and Ashford Town (Kent) were promoted to the Premier Division, the former two as champions.

In the Midland Division, the bottom two clubs, Bury Town and Bridgnorth Town, were relegated to level eight leagues. Poole Town, who finished bottom of the Southern Division with just one point (from a 0–0 draw with Bashley) dropped two levels into the Hampshire League.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:

League table

Southern Football League
Premier Division
Season1995–96
ChampionsRushden & Diamonds
PromotedRushden & Diamonds
RelegatedIlkeston Town
Stafford Rangers
VS Rugby
Matches played462
Goals scored1,361 (2.95 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Rushden & Diamonds 42 29 7 6 99 41 +58 94 Promoted to the Football Conference
2 Halesowen Town 42 27 11 4 70 36 +34 92
3 Cheltenham Town 42 21 11 10 76 57 +19 74
4 Gloucester City 42 21 8 13 65 47 +18 71
5 Gresley Rovers 42 20 10 12 70 58 +12 70
6 Worcester City 42 19 12 11 61 43 +18 69
7 Merthyr Tydfil 42 19 6 17 67 59 +8 63
8 Hastings Town 42 16 13 13 68 56 +12 61
9 Crawley Town 42 15 13 14 57 56 +1 58
10 Sudbury Town 42 15 10 17 69 71 −2 55
11 Gravesend & Northfleet 42 15 10 17 60 62 −2 55
12 Chelmsford City 42 13 16 13 46 53 −7 55
13 Dorchester Town 42 15 8 19 62 57 +5 53
14 Newport 42 13 13 16 53 59 −6 52
15 Salisbury City 42 14 10 18 57 69 −12 52
16 Burton Albion 42 13 12 17 55 56 −1 51
17 Atherstone United 42 12 12 18 58 75 −17 48
18 Baldock Town 42 11 14 17 51 56 −5 47
19 Cambridge City 42 12 10 20 56 68 −12 46
20 Ilkeston Town 42 11 10 21 53 87 −34 43 Relegated to the Midland Division
21 Stafford Rangers 42 11 4 27 58 90 −32 37
22 VS Rugby 42 5 10 27 37 92 −55 25
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Midland Division

The Midland Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:

League table

Southern Football League
Midland Division
Season1995–96
ChampionsNuneaton Borough
PromotedKing's Lynn
Nuneaton Borough
RelegatedBridgnorth Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,516 (3.28 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Nuneaton Borough 42 30 5 7 82 35 +47 95 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 King's Lynn 42 27 5 10 85 43 +42 84[a]
3 Bedworth United 42 24 10 8 76 42 +34 81[b]
4 Moor Green 42 22 8 12 81 47 +34 74
5 Paget Rangers 42 21 9 12 70 45 +25 72
6 Tamworth 42 22 3 17 97 64 +33 69
7 Solihull Borough 42 19 9 14 77 64 +13 66
8 Rothwell Town 42 17 14 11 79 62 +17 65
9 Buckingham Town 42 18 9 15 74 62 +12 63 Transferred to the Southern Division
10 Dudley Town 42 15 16 11 83 66 +17 61
11 Stourbridge 42 17 8 17 60 63 −3 59
12 Bilston Town 42 16 9 17 61 62 −1 57
13 Sutton Coldfield Town 42 16 9 17 62 67 −5 57
14 Grantham Town 42 17 5 20 71 83 −12 56
15 Redditch United 42 14 11 17 57 77 −20 53
16 Leicester United 42 13 13 16 58 72 −14 52
17 Hinckley Town 42 14 7 21 62 83 −21 49
18 Racing Club Warwick 42 10 13 19 67 90 −23 43
19 Evesham United 42 11 6 25 59 94 −35 39
20 Corby Town 42 9 7 26 52 95 −43 34
21 Bury Town 42 8 8 26 57 95 −38 32 Relegated to the Eastern Counties League
22 Bridgnorth Town 42 7 6 29 53 112 −59 27 Relegated to the Midland Alliance
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ King's Lynn were deducted two points.
  2. ^ Bedworth United were deducted one point.

Southern Division

The Southern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:

League table

Southern Football League
Southern Division
Season1995–96
ChampionsSittingbourne
PromotedAshford Town (Kent)
Sittingbourne
Matches played462
Goals scored1,477 (3.2 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Sittingbourne 42 28 4 10 102 44 +58 88 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Ashford Town (Kent) 42 25 9 8 75 44 +31 84
3 Waterlooville 42 24 8 10 87 44 +43 80
4 Newport (Isle of Wight) 42 24 6 12 75 58 +17 78
5 Braintree Town 42 24 8 10 93 70 +23 77[a] Transferred to the Isthmian League Division Three
6 Weymouth 42 24 4 14 75 55 +20 76
7 Havant Town 42 23 11 8 73 42 +31 74[b]
8 Forest Green Rovers 42 22 8 12 85 55 +30 74
9 Trowbridge Town 42 18 8 16 86 51 +35 62
10 Yate Town 42 17 8 17 85 71 +14 59
11 Margate 42 18 5 19 68 62 +6 59
12 Witney Town 42 16 11 15 60 54 +6 59
13 Weston-super-Mare 42 16 9 17 78 68 +10 57
14 Cinderford Town 42 16 8 18 74 77 −3 56
15 Fisher 42 14 13 15 58 59 −1 55
16 Bashley 42 14 11 17 63 61 +2 53
17 Clevedon Town 42 15 6 21 70 80 −10 51
18 Tonbridge Angels 42 13 10 19 58 79 −21 49
19 Fleet Town 42 14 5 23 58 79 −21 47
20 Fareham Town 42 12 5 25 71 97 −26 41
21 Erith & Belvedere 42 4 4 34 38 111 −73 16
22 Poole Town 42 0 1 41 17 188 −171 1 Demoted to the Hampshire League
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Braintree Town were deducted three points.
  2. ^ Havant Town were deducted six points.

See also

References

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The 1995 96 Southern Football League season was the 93rd in the history of the league an English football competition The Max Griggs funded Rushden amp Diamonds won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the Football Conference Ilkeston Town Stafford Rangers and VS Rugby were relegated to the Midland and Southern Divisions whilst Nuneaton Borough Sittingbourne King s Lynn and Ashford Town Kent were promoted to the Premier Division the former two as champions In the Midland Division the bottom two clubs Bury Town and Bridgnorth Town were relegated to level eight leagues Poole Town who finished bottom of the Southern Division with just one point from a 0 0 draw with Bashley dropped two levels into the Hampshire League Contents 1 Premier Division 1 1 League table 2 Midland Division 2 1 League table 3 Southern Division 3 1 League table 4 See also 5 ReferencesPremier Division EditThe Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs Two clubs promoted from the Midland Division Ilkeston Town NewportTwo clubs promoted from the Southern Division Baldock Town Salisbury CityTwo clubs relegated from the Football Conference Merthyr Tydfil Stafford RangersLeague table Edit Southern Football LeaguePremier DivisionSeason1995 96ChampionsRushden amp DiamondsPromotedRushden amp DiamondsRelegatedIlkeston TownStafford RangersVS RugbyMatches played462Goals scored1 361 2 95 per match 1994 951996 97 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation1 Rushden amp Diamonds 42 29 7 6 99 41 58 94 Promoted to the Football Conference2 Halesowen Town 42 27 11 4 70 36 34 923 Cheltenham Town 42 21 11 10 76 57 19 744 Gloucester City 42 21 8 13 65 47 18 715 Gresley Rovers 42 20 10 12 70 58 12 706 Worcester City 42 19 12 11 61 43 18 697 Merthyr Tydfil 42 19 6 17 67 59 8 638 Hastings Town 42 16 13 13 68 56 12 619 Crawley Town 42 15 13 14 57 56 1 5810 Sudbury Town 42 15 10 17 69 71 2 5511 Gravesend amp Northfleet 42 15 10 17 60 62 2 5512 Chelmsford City 42 13 16 13 46 53 7 5513 Dorchester Town 42 15 8 19 62 57 5 5314 Newport 42 13 13 16 53 59 6 5215 Salisbury City 42 14 10 18 57 69 12 5216 Burton Albion 42 13 12 17 55 56 1 5117 Atherstone United 42 12 12 18 58 75 17 4818 Baldock Town 42 11 14 17 51 56 5 4719 Cambridge City 42 12 10 20 56 68 12 4620 Ilkeston Town 42 11 10 21 53 87 34 43 Relegated to the Midland Division21 Stafford Rangers 42 11 4 27 58 90 32 3722 VS Rugby 42 5 10 27 37 92 55 25Source fchd com rsssf comRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Midland Division EditThe Midland Division consisted of 22 clubs including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division Corby Town Solihull BoroughPlus Bury Town transferred from the Southern Division Paget Rangers promoted from the Midland AllianceLeague table Edit Southern Football LeagueMidland DivisionSeason1995 96ChampionsNuneaton BoroughPromotedKing s LynnNuneaton BoroughRelegatedBridgnorth TownMatches played462Goals scored1 516 3 28 per match 1994 951996 97 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation1 Nuneaton Borough 42 30 5 7 82 35 47 95 Promoted to the Premier Division2 King s Lynn 42 27 5 10 85 43 42 84 a 3 Bedworth United 42 24 10 8 76 42 34 81 b 4 Moor Green 42 22 8 12 81 47 34 745 Paget Rangers 42 21 9 12 70 45 25 726 Tamworth 42 22 3 17 97 64 33 697 Solihull Borough 42 19 9 14 77 64 13 668 Rothwell Town 42 17 14 11 79 62 17 659 Buckingham Town 42 18 9 15 74 62 12 63 Transferred to the Southern Division10 Dudley Town 42 15 16 11 83 66 17 6111 Stourbridge 42 17 8 17 60 63 3 5912 Bilston Town 42 16 9 17 61 62 1 5713 Sutton Coldfield Town 42 16 9 17 62 67 5 5714 Grantham Town 42 17 5 20 71 83 12 5615 Redditch United 42 14 11 17 57 77 20 5316 Leicester United 42 13 13 16 58 72 14 5217 Hinckley Town 42 14 7 21 62 83 21 4918 Racing Club Warwick 42 10 13 19 67 90 23 4319 Evesham United 42 11 6 25 59 94 35 3920 Corby Town 42 9 7 26 52 95 43 3421 Bury Town 42 8 8 26 57 95 38 32 Relegated to the Eastern Counties League22 Bridgnorth Town 42 7 6 29 53 112 59 27 Relegated to the Midland AllianceSource fchd com rsssf comRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Notes King s Lynn were deducted two points Bedworth United were deducted one point Southern Division EditThe Southern Division consisted of 22 clubs including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division Sittingbourne Trowbridge TownPlus Cinderford Town promoted from the Hellenic League Fleet Town promoted from the Wessex League Forest Green Rovers transferred from the Midland DivisionLeague table Edit Southern Football LeagueSouthern DivisionSeason1995 96ChampionsSittingbournePromotedAshford Town Kent SittingbourneMatches played462Goals scored1 477 3 2 per match 1994 951996 97 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation1 Sittingbourne 42 28 4 10 102 44 58 88 Promoted to the Premier Division2 Ashford Town Kent 42 25 9 8 75 44 31 843 Waterlooville 42 24 8 10 87 44 43 804 Newport Isle of Wight 42 24 6 12 75 58 17 785 Braintree Town 42 24 8 10 93 70 23 77 a Transferred to the Isthmian League Division Three6 Weymouth 42 24 4 14 75 55 20 767 Havant Town 42 23 11 8 73 42 31 74 b 8 Forest Green Rovers 42 22 8 12 85 55 30 749 Trowbridge Town 42 18 8 16 86 51 35 6210 Yate Town 42 17 8 17 85 71 14 5911 Margate 42 18 5 19 68 62 6 5912 Witney Town 42 16 11 15 60 54 6 5913 Weston super Mare 42 16 9 17 78 68 10 5714 Cinderford Town 42 16 8 18 74 77 3 5615 Fisher 42 14 13 15 58 59 1 5516 Bashley 42 14 11 17 63 61 2 5317 Clevedon Town 42 15 6 21 70 80 10 5118 Tonbridge Angels 42 13 10 19 58 79 21 4919 Fleet Town 42 14 5 23 58 79 21 4720 Fareham Town 42 12 5 25 71 97 26 4121 Erith amp Belvedere 42 4 4 34 38 111 73 1622 Poole Town 42 0 1 41 17 188 171 1 Demoted to the Hampshire LeagueSource fchd com rsssf comRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Notes Braintree Town were deducted three points Havant Town were deducted six points See also EditSouthern Football League 1995 96 Isthmian League 1995 96 Northern Premier LeagueReferences Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1995 96 Southern Football League amp oldid 1062215848, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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