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2003–04 Southern Football League

January 01, 1970

The 2003–04 Southern Football League season was the 101st in the history of the league, an English football competition.

It was the last season for the Southern Football League as a feeder for the Conference Premier. At the end of the season, the Premier Division was replaced as a level 6 league (along with the Northern Premier League Premier Division and Isthmian League Premier Division) by the newly formed Conference North and Conference South. The Premier Division lost more than half its clubs to newly formed divisions, and the two regional divisions had a number of their clubs promoted to the Premier Division to replace them. Thus, the Southern Football League divisions downgraded to 7-8 levels.

Premier Division edit

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

Crawley Town won the division and were promoted to the Conference National. Clubs finished higher than 14th position were to transfer to the newly created Conference North and South divisions and clubs finished higher than 18th position plus winners of divisions One were to participate in the play-offs for a two final spots in Conference North/South.

There were no relegation from the Premier Division this season, though, due to league reform, clubs remained in the division downgraded from sixth tier to seventh.

League table edit

Southern Football League
Premier Division
Season2003–04
ChampionsCrawley Town
PromotedCrawley Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,238 (2.68 per match)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Crawley Town 42 25 9 8 77 43 +34 84 Promoted to the Conference National
2 Weymouth 42 20 12 10 76 47 +29 72 Qualified for the Conference South
3 Stafford Rangers 42 19 11 12 55 43 +12 68 Qualified for the Conference North
4 Nuneaton Borough 42 17 15 10 65 49 +16 66
5 Worcester City 42 18 9 15 71 50 +21 63
6 Hinckley United 42 15 14 13 55 46 +9 59
7 Newport County 42 15 14 13 52 50 +2 59 Qualified for the Conference South
8 Cambridge City 42 14 15 13 54 53 +1 57
9 Welling United 42 16 8 18 56 58 −2 56
10 Weston-super-Mare 42 14 13 15 52 52 0 55
11 Eastbourne Borough 42 14 13 15 48 56 −8 55
12 Havant & Waterlooville 42 15 10 17 59 70 −11 55
13 Moor Green 42 14 12 16 42 54 −12 54 Qualified for the Conference North
14 Merthyr Tydfil 42 13 14 15 60 66 −6 53 Qualified for the play-offs
15 Tiverton Town 42 12 15 15 63 64 −1 51
16 Bath City 42 13 12 17 49 57 −8 51
17 Dorchester Town 42 14 9 19 56 69 −13 51 Qualified for the play-offs, then qualified to the Conference South
18 Chelmsford City 42 11 16 15 46 53 −7 49 Qualified for the play-offs, then transferred to the Isthmian League
19 Dover Athletic 42 12 13 17 50 59 −9 49 Transferred to the Isthmian League
20 Hednesford Town 42 12 12 18 56 69 −13 48
21 Chippenham Town 42 10 17 15 51 63 −12 47
22 Grantham Town 42 10 15 17 45 67 −22 45
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Play-offs edit

Semifinals Final
      
16P Bath City 2
17P Dorchester Town 4
15P Tiverton Town 1
17P Dorchester Town 3
15P Tiverton Town 1
18P Chelmsford City 0
Semifinals Final
      
1ed King's Lynn 0
1wd Redditch United 1
14P Merthyr Tydfil 0
1wd Redditch United 3
14P Merthyr Tydfil W/O
 

Stadia and locations edit

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Locations of the Premier Division clubs

Eastern Division edit

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

League table edit

Southern Football League
Eastern Division
Season2003–04
ChampionsKing's Lynn
Matches played462
Goals scored1,359 (2.94 per match)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 King's Lynn 42 28 7 7 90 35 +55 91 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division
2 Histon 42 26 10 6 96 41 +55 88 Promoted to the Premier Division
3 Tonbridge Angels 42 27 7 8 82 46 +36 88 Promoted to the Isthmian League Premier Division
4 Eastleigh 42 27 4 11 88 40 +48 82[a]
5 Folkestone Invicta 42 20 15 7 91 45 +46 75
6 Salisbury City 42 21 11 10 73 45 +28 74
7 Stamford 42 20 11 11 63 45 +18 71 Promoted to the Premier Division
8 Banbury United 42 19 10 13 65 57 +8 67
9 Burgess Hill Town 42 19 7 16 67 54 +13 64 Transferred to the Isthmian League Division One
10 Sittingbourne 42 18 8 16 61 55 +6 62
11 Bashley 42 18 7 17 66 58 +8 61 Transferred to the Isthmian League Division One
12 Ashford Town (Kent) 42 15 9 18 51 53 −2 54
13 Chatham Town 42 13 10 19 49 67 −18 49
14 Fisher Athletic 42 13 10 19 61 81 −20 49
15 Corby Town 42 12 9 21 44 75 −31 45 Transferred to the Western Division
16 Dartford 42 13 6 23 48 81 −33 45
17 Burnham 42 12 11 19 52 76 −24 44[b] Transferred to the Western Division
18 Hastings United 42 12 7 23 60 91 −31 43 Transferred to the Isthmian League Division One
19 Newport (Isle of Wight) 42 11 7 24 42 69 −27 40
20 Rothwell Town 42 9 11 22 30 47 −17 38 Transferred to the Western Division
21 Erith & Belvedere 42 7 10 25 45 84 −39 31
22 Fleet Town 42 5 7 30 35 114 −79 22 Transferred to the Isthmian League Division One
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Eastleigh were deducted three points
  2. ^ Burnham were deducted three points

Stadia and locations edit

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Locations of the Eastern Division clubs

Western Division edit

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

League table edit

Southern Football League
Western Division
Season2003–04
ChampionsRedditch United
Matches played420
Goals scored1,166 (2.78 per match)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Redditch United 40 25 9 6 75 30 +45 84 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Conference North
2 Gloucester City 40 24 7 9 77 46 +31 79 Promoted to the Premier Division
3 Cirencester Town 40 24 4 12 73 40 +33 76
4 Halesowen Town 40 20 13 7 64 40 +24 73
5 Rugby United 40 21 8 11 57 40 +17 71
6 Team Bath 40 21 6 13 62 41 +21 69
7 Solihull Borough 40 19 9 12 50 31 +19 66
8 Sutton Coldfield Town 40 16 15 9 52 38 +14 63
9 Bromsgrove Rovers 40 16 11 13 60 48 +12 59
10 Ilkeston Town 40 16 10 14 58 59 −1 58 Transferred to the Northern Premier League Division One
11 Clevedon Town 40 16 5 19 55 59 −4 53
12 Gresley Rovers 40 15 7 18 52 60 −8 52 Transferred to the Northern Premier League Division One
13 Mangotsfield United 40 14 8 18 70 70 0 50
14 Evesham United 40 15 5 20 56 57 −1 50
15 Taunton Town 40 14 8 18 50 55 −5 50
16 Yate Town 40 11 9 20 51 79 −28 42
17 Swindon Supermarine 40 10 9 21 41 69 −28 39
18 Stourport Swifts 40 9 11 20 43 62 −19 38
19 Bedworth United 40 8 12 20 39 61 −22 36
20 Cinderford Town 40 7 9 24 50 94 −44 30
21 Shepshed Dynamo 40 5 13 22 31 87 −56 28 Transferred to the Northern Premier League Division One
22 Atherstone United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club folded
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Stadia and locations edit

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Locations of the Western Division clubs
Club Stadium
Atherstone Town Sheepy Road
Bedworth United The Oval
Bromsgrove Rovers Victoria Ground
Cinderford Town Causeway Ground
Cirencester Town Corinium Stadium
Gloucester City Meadow Park, Gloucester
Clevedon Town Hand Stadium
Evesham United Common Road
Gresley Rovers Moat Ground
Halesowen Town The Grove
Ilkeston Town New Manor Ground
Mangotsfield United Cossham Street
Redditch United The Valley
Rugby Town Butlin Road
Shepshed Dynamo The Dovecote Stadium
Solihull Borough Damson Park
Stourport Swifts Walshes Meadow
Sutton Coldfield Town The Central Ground
Swindon Supermarine Hunts Copse Ground
Taunton Town Wordsworth Drive
Team Bath Twerton Park (groundshare with Bath City)
Yate Town Lodge Road

See also edit

References edit

January 01, 1970
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The 2003 04 Southern Football League season was the 101st in the history of the league an English football competition It was the last season for the Southern Football League as a feeder for the Conference Premier At the end of the season the Premier Division was replaced as a level 6 league along with the Northern Premier League Premier Division and Isthmian League Premier Division by the newly formed Conference North and Conference South The Premier Division lost more than half its clubs to newly formed divisions and the two regional divisions had a number of their clubs promoted to the Premier Division to replace them Thus the Southern Football League divisions downgraded to 7 8 levels Contents 1 Premier Division 1 1 League table 1 2 Play offs 1 3 Stadia and locations 2 Eastern Division 2 1 League table 2 2 Stadia and locations 3 Western Division 3 1 League table 3 2 Stadia and locations 4 See also 5 ReferencesPremier Division editThe Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs Two clubs promoted from the Eastern Division Dorchester Town Eastbourne Borough Two clubs promoted from the Western Division Merthyr Tydfil Weston super Mare Plus Nuneaton Borough relegated from the Football Conference Crawley Town won the division and were promoted to the Conference National Clubs finished higher than 14th position were to transfer to the newly created Conference North and South divisions and clubs finished higher than 18th position plus winners of divisions One were to participate in the play offs for a two final spots in Conference North South There were no relegation from the Premier Division this season though due to league reform clubs remained in the division downgraded from sixth tier to seventh League table edit Southern Football LeaguePremier DivisionSeason2003 04ChampionsCrawley TownPromotedCrawley TownMatches played462Goals scored1 238 2 68 per match 2002 032004 05 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation 1 Crawley Town 42 25 9 8 77 43 34 84 Promoted to the Conference National 2 Weymouth 42 20 12 10 76 47 29 72 Qualified for the Conference South 3 Stafford Rangers 42 19 11 12 55 43 12 68 Qualified for the Conference North 4 Nuneaton Borough 42 17 15 10 65 49 16 66 5 Worcester City 42 18 9 15 71 50 21 63 6 Hinckley United 42 15 14 13 55 46 9 59 7 Newport County 42 15 14 13 52 50 2 59 Qualified for the Conference South 8 Cambridge City 42 14 15 13 54 53 1 57 9 Welling United 42 16 8 18 56 58 2 56 10 Weston super Mare 42 14 13 15 52 52 0 55 11 Eastbourne Borough 42 14 13 15 48 56 8 55 12 Havant amp Waterlooville 42 15 10 17 59 70 11 55 13 Moor Green 42 14 12 16 42 54 12 54 Qualified for the Conference North 14 Merthyr Tydfil 42 13 14 15 60 66 6 53 Qualified for the play offs 15 Tiverton Town 42 12 15 15 63 64 1 51 16 Bath City 42 13 12 17 49 57 8 51 17 Dorchester Town 42 14 9 19 56 69 13 51 Qualified for the play offs then qualified to the Conference South 18 Chelmsford City 42 11 16 15 46 53 7 49 Qualified for the play offs then transferred to the Isthmian League 19 Dover Athletic 42 12 13 17 50 59 9 49 Transferred to the Isthmian League 20 Hednesford Town 42 12 12 18 56 69 13 48 21 Chippenham Town 42 10 17 15 51 63 12 47 22 Grantham Town 42 10 15 17 45 67 22 45Source fchd com rsssf comRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Play offs edit SemifinalsFinal 16PBath City217PDorchester Town415PTiverton Town117PDorchester Town315PTiverton Town118PChelmsford City0 SemifinalsFinal 1edKing s Lynn01wdRedditch United114PMerthyr Tydfil01wdRedditch United314PMerthyr TydfilW O Stadia and locations edit nbsp nbsp BathCity nbsp Cambridge City nbsp Chelmsford City nbsp Chippenham Town nbsp Crawley Town nbsp Dorchester Town nbsp Dover Athletic nbsp Eastbourne Borough nbsp Grantham Town nbsp Havant amp Waterlooville nbsp Hednesford Town nbsp Hinckley United nbsp Merthyr Tydfil nbsp Moor Green nbsp Newport County nbsp Nuneaton Town nbsp Stafford Rangers nbsp Tiverton Town nbsp Welling United nbsp Weston super Mare nbsp Weymouth nbsp Worcester Cityclass notpageimage Locations of the Premier Division clubs Club Stadium Bath City Twerton Park Cambridge City City Ground Chelmsford City New Lodge groundshare with Billericay Town Chippenham Town Hardenhuish Park Crawley Town Broadfield Stadium Dorchester Town The Avenue Stadium Dover Athletic Crabble Athletic Ground Eastbourne Borough Priory Lane Grantham Town South Kesteven Sports Stadium Havant amp Waterlooville West Leigh Park Hednesford Town Keys Park Hinckley United Middlefield Lane Merthyr Tydfil Penydarren Park Moor Green The Moorlands Newport County Rodney Parade Nuneaton Borough Liberty Way Stafford Rangers Marston Road Tiverton Town Ladysmead Welling United Park View Road Weston super Mare Woodspring Park Weymouth Bob Lucas Stadium Worcester City St Georges LaneEastern Division editThe Eastern Division consisted of 22 clubs including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division Hastings United Folkestone Invicta Plus Burgess Hill Town promoted from the Sussex County League Eastleigh promoted from the Wessex League League table edit Southern Football LeagueEastern DivisionSeason2003 04ChampionsKing s LynnMatches played462Goals scored1 359 2 94 per match 2002 032004 05 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation 1 King s Lynn 42 28 7 7 90 35 55 91 Qualified for the play offs then promoted to the Premier Division 2 Histon 42 26 10 6 96 41 55 88 Promoted to the Premier Division 3 Tonbridge Angels 42 27 7 8 82 46 36 88 Promoted to the Isthmian League Premier Division 4 Eastleigh 42 27 4 11 88 40 48 82 a 5 Folkestone Invicta 42 20 15 7 91 45 46 75 6 Salisbury City 42 21 11 10 73 45 28 74 7 Stamford 42 20 11 11 63 45 18 71 Promoted to the Premier Division 8 Banbury United 42 19 10 13 65 57 8 67 9 Burgess Hill Town 42 19 7 16 67 54 13 64 Transferred to the Isthmian League Division One 10 Sittingbourne 42 18 8 16 61 55 6 62 11 Bashley 42 18 7 17 66 58 8 61 Transferred to the Isthmian League Division One 12 Ashford Town Kent 42 15 9 18 51 53 2 54 13 Chatham Town 42 13 10 19 49 67 18 49 14 Fisher Athletic 42 13 10 19 61 81 20 49 15 Corby Town 42 12 9 21 44 75 31 45 Transferred to the Western Division 16 Dartford 42 13 6 23 48 81 33 45 17 Burnham 42 12 11 19 52 76 24 44 b Transferred to the Western Division 18 Hastings United 42 12 7 23 60 91 31 43 Transferred to the Isthmian League Division One 19 Newport Isle of Wight 42 11 7 24 42 69 27 40 20 Rothwell Town 42 9 11 22 30 47 17 38 Transferred to the Western Division 21 Erith amp Belvedere 42 7 10 25 45 84 39 31 22 Fleet Town 42 5 7 30 35 114 79 22 Transferred to the Isthmian League Division OneSource fchd com rsssf comRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Notes Eastleigh were deducted three points Burnham were deducted three points Stadia and locations edit nbsp nbsp Ashford Town nbsp Banbury United nbsp Bashley nbsp Burgess Hill Town nbsp Burnham nbsp Chatham Town nbsp CorbyTown nbsp Dartford nbsp Eastleigh nbsp Erith amp Belvedere nbsp Fisher Athletic nbsp Fleet Town nbsp Folkestone Invicta nbsp Hastings United nbsp Histon nbsp King s Lynn nbsp Newport IOW nbsp Rothwell Town nbsp Salisbury City nbsp Stamford nbsp Sittingbourne nbsp Tonbridge Angelsclass notpageimage Locations of the Eastern Division clubs Club Stadium Ashford Town Kent The Homelands Banbury United Spencer Stadium Bashley Bashley Road Burgess Hill Town Leylands Park Burnham The Gore Chatham Town The Sports Ground Corby Town Steel Park Dartford Stonebridge Road groundshare with Gravesend amp Northfleet Eastleigh Ten Acres Erith amp Belvedere Park View Road groundshare with Welling United Fleet Town Calthorpe Park Folkestone Invicta Cheriton Road Fisher Athletic Champion Hill groundshare with Dulwich Hamlet Hastings United The Pilot Field Histon Bridge Road King s Lynn The Walks Newport Isle of Wight St Georges Park Rothwell Town Cecil Street Salisbury City Raymond McEnhill Stadium Sittingbourne Bourne Park Stamford Hanson s Field Tonbridge Angels Longmead StadiumWestern Division editThe Western Division consisted of 22 clubs including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division Halesowen Town Ilkeston Town Plus Team Bath promoted from the Western League Yate Town promoted from the Hellenic League League table edit Southern Football LeagueWestern DivisionSeason2003 04ChampionsRedditch UnitedMatches played420Goals scored1 166 2 78 per match 2002 032004 05 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation 1 Redditch United 40 25 9 6 75 30 45 84 Qualified for the play offs then promoted to the Conference North 2 Gloucester City 40 24 7 9 77 46 31 79 Promoted to the Premier Division 3 Cirencester Town 40 24 4 12 73 40 33 76 4 Halesowen Town 40 20 13 7 64 40 24 73 5 Rugby United 40 21 8 11 57 40 17 71 6 Team Bath 40 21 6 13 62 41 21 69 7 Solihull Borough 40 19 9 12 50 31 19 66 8 Sutton Coldfield Town 40 16 15 9 52 38 14 63 9 Bromsgrove Rovers 40 16 11 13 60 48 12 59 10 Ilkeston Town 40 16 10 14 58 59 1 58 Transferred to the Northern Premier League Division One 11 Clevedon Town 40 16 5 19 55 59 4 53 12 Gresley Rovers 40 15 7 18 52 60 8 52 Transferred to the Northern Premier League Division One 13 Mangotsfield United 40 14 8 18 70 70 0 50 14 Evesham United 40 15 5 20 56 57 1 50 15 Taunton Town 40 14 8 18 50 55 5 50 16 Yate Town 40 11 9 20 51 79 28 42 17 Swindon Supermarine 40 10 9 21 41 69 28 39 18 Stourport Swifts 40 9 11 20 43 62 19 38 19 Bedworth United 40 8 12 20 39 61 22 36 20 Cinderford Town 40 7 9 24 50 94 44 30 21 Shepshed Dynamo 40 5 13 22 31 87 56 28 Transferred to the Northern Premier League Division One 22 Atherstone United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club foldedSource fchd com rsssf comRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Stadia and locations edit nbsp nbsp Atherstone Town nbsp Bedworth United nbsp Bromsgrove nbsp Cinderford Town nbsp Cirencester Town nbsp Clevedon Town nbsp Evesham United nbsp Gloucester City nbsp Gresley Rovers nbsp Halesowen Town nbsp Ilkeston Town nbsp Mangotsfield United nbsp Redditch nbsp RugbyTown nbsp Shepshed Dynamo nbsp Solihull nbsp Stourport Swifts nbsp Sutton Coldfield Town nbsp Swindon Supermarine nbsp Taunton Town nbsp TeamBath nbsp YateTownclass notpageimage Locations of the Western Division clubs Club Stadium Atherstone Town Sheepy Road Bedworth United The Oval Bromsgrove Rovers Victoria Ground Cinderford Town Causeway Ground Cirencester Town Corinium Stadium Gloucester City Meadow Park Gloucester Clevedon Town Hand Stadium Evesham United Common Road Gresley Rovers Moat Ground Halesowen Town The Grove Ilkeston Town New Manor Ground Mangotsfield United Cossham Street Redditch United The Valley Rugby Town Butlin Road Shepshed Dynamo The Dovecote Stadium Solihull Borough Damson Park Stourport Swifts Walshes Meadow Sutton Coldfield Town The Central Ground Swindon Supermarine Hunts Copse Ground Taunton Town Wordsworth Drive Team Bath Twerton Park groundshare with Bath City Yate Town Lodge RoadSee also editSouthern Football League 2003 04 Isthmian League 2003 04 Northern Premier LeagueReferences edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2003 04 Southern Football League amp oldid 1136948376, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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