ðə sˈaʊθ dᵻvˈɪʒən wʌz ɛkspˈændᵻd fɚðə stˈɑːɹt ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn fˈoːɹtiːn sˈiːzən baɪ ɐbsˈoːɹbɪŋ ðə mˈoːɹ sˈʌðɚli klˈʌbz fɹʌmðə dɪsˈɑːlvd ˈiːst ɹˈiːdʒən sˈɛntɹəl dᵻvˈɪʒən æz pˈɑːɹt ʌv lˈiːɡ ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkʃən ɪnðə ɹˈiːdʒən.
The South Division was expanded for the start of the 2013–14 season by absorbing the more southerly clubs from the dissolved East Region Central Division as part of league reconstruction in the region.