2009–10 Southern Football League
Introduction The '''2009–10 season''' was the 107th 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 previous season Division One Midlands was renamed Division One Central.
Premier Division The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:*Two clubs promoted from Division One Midlands:**Leamington**Nuneaton Town*Two clubs promoted from Division One South & West:**Didcot Town**Truro City*Plus:**Hednesford Town, transferred from Northern Premier LeagueFarnborough won the Premier Division and were promoted to the Conference South, while play-off winners Nuneaton Town achieved the second promotion in two seasons after club reorganization to return in Conference.Clevedon Town and Rugby Town were the only clubs relegated this season, while Merthyr Tydfil were expelled from the league after failing to meet a FA deadline to give assurances that they could trade effectively during 2010–11, liquidated and reborn under the name Merthyr Town three divisions below Southern League Premier Division. Tiverton Town and Hemel Hempstead Town were reprieved from relegation due to clubs higher up the pyramid folded and demoted.===League table======Play-offs======Results======Stadia and locations=== Club Stadium Capacity Banbury United  Spencer Stadium  2,000 Bashley  Bashley Road  2,000 Bedford Town  The Eyrie  3,000 Brackley Town  St. James Park  3,500 Cambridge City  City Ground  2,300 Chippenham Town  Hardenhuish Park  2,815 Clevedon Town  Hand Stadium  3,500 Didcot Town  Draycott Engineering Loop Meadow Stadium  3,000 Evesham United  St George's Lane (groundshare with Worcester City)  3,000 Farnborough  Cherrywood Road  7,000 Halesowen Town  The Grove  5,000 Hednesford Town  Keys Park  6,039 Hemel Hempstead Town  Vauxhall Road  3,152 Leamington  New Windmill Ground  3,000 Merthyr Tydfil  Penydarren Park  4,500 Nuneaton Borough  Liberty Way  4,614 Oxford City  Court Place Farm  2,000 Rugby Town  Butlin Road  6,000 Stourbridge  War Memorial Athletic Ground  2,626 Swindon Supermarine  Hunts Copse Ground  3,000 Tiverton Town  Ladysmead  3,500 Truro City  Treyew Road  3,200
Division One Central The division was renamed at the end of the previous season and consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from previous season Midland division and five new clubs:*Three clubs transferred from Division One South & West:**Beaconsfield SYCOB**Burnham**Slough Town*Plus:**Biggleswade Town, promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League**Hitchin Town, relegated from the Premier Division Bury Town won the division in their second season in the Southern League and returned to the Isthmian League to take a place in Premier Division, while play-off winners Chesham United went back to Southern League Premier Division after three seasons of absence. Aylesbury United finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the lower leagues along with Rothwell United who resigned from the league at the end of the season. Thus, Barton Rovers finished second bottom were reprieved from relegation.===League table======Play-offs======Results======Stadia and locations=== Club Stadium Capacity AFC Sudbury  King's Marsh  3,800 Arlesey Town  Hitchin Road  2,920 Atherstone Town  Sheepy Road  3,500 Aylesbury United  Bell Close (groundshare with Leighton Town) 2,800 Barton Rovers  Sharpenhoe Road  4,000 Beaconsfield SYCOB  Holloways Park  3,500 Bedworth United  The Oval  3,000 Biggleswade Town  The Carlsberg Stadium  3,000 Bromsgrove Rovers  Victoria Ground  4,893 Burnham  The Gore  2,500 Bury Town  Ram Meadow  3,500 Chesham United  The Meadow  5,000 Hitchin Town  Top Field  4,000 Leighton Town  Bell Close  2,800 Marlow  Alfred Davis Memorial Ground  3,000 Romulus  The Central Ground  (groundshare with Sutton Coldfield Town)  2,000 Rothwell Town  Cecil Street  3,500 Slough Town  Holloways Park (groundshare with Beaconsfield SYCOB)  3,500 Soham Town Rangers  Julius Martin Lane  2,000 Stourport Swifts  Walshes Meadow  2,000 Sutton Coldfield Town  The Central Ground  2,000 Woodford United  Byfield Road  3,000
Division One South & West Division One South & West consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from previous season and six new clubs:*Bedfont Green, promoted from the Combined Counties League*Frome Town, promoted from the Western League*Hungerford Town, promoted from the Hellenic League*Mangotsfield United, relegated from the Premier Division*VT, promoted from the Wessex League*Yate Town, relegated from the Premier DivisionWindsor & Eton won the division and got a place in Premier Division along with play-off winners Cirencester Town, who returned there at the second push. A.F.C. Hayes finished second bottom but were reprieved from relegation due to higher league clubs problems. Thus, Bracknell Town, finished bottom of the table, were the only club relegated to the lower league this season.===League table======Play-offs=== after extra time===Results======Stadia and locations=== Club Stadium Capacity A.F.C. Hayes  Farm Park  1,500 AFC Totton  Testwood Stadium  3,000 Abingdon United  Northcourt Road  2,000 Andover  Portway Stadium  3,000 Bedfont Green  The Orchard  2,100 Bishops Cleeve  Kayte Lane  1,500 Bracknell Town  Larges Lane  2,500 Bridgwater Town  Fairfax Park  2,500 Cinderford Town  Causeway Ground  3,500 Cirencester Town  Corinium Stadium  4,500 Frome Town  Badgers Hill  2,000 Gosport Borough  Privett Park  4,500 Hungerford Town  Bulpit Lane  2,500 Mangotsfield United  Cossham Street  2,500 North Leigh  Eynsham Hall Park Sports Ground  2,000 Paulton Rovers Athletic Field  2,500 VT  Universal Stadium  1,000 Taunton Town  Wordsworth Drive  2,500 Thatcham Town  Waterside Park  1,500 Uxbridge  Honeycroft  3,770 Windsor & Eton  Stag Meadow  4,500 Yate Town  Lodge Road  2,000
See also *Southern Football League*2009–10 Isthmian League*2009–10 Northern Premier League
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