1980–81 Southern Football League
The 1980–81 Southern Football League season saw the league split into Midland and Southern Divisions.[1] Alvechurch won the Midland Division, whilst Dartford won the Southern Division. Alvechurch were declared Southern League champions after defeating Dartford 4–3 on penalties, after the two championship play-offs had finished 3–3 on aggregate (Alvechurch won 1–0 at home and Dartford won 3–2).[2] Despite Alvechuch being champions, they were not promoted to the Alliance Premier League alongside Dartford, with fourth-placed Trowbridge Town going up in their place. There was no relegation for the second successive season, although Bognor Regis Town transferred to the Isthmian League at the end of the season.
Bedford Town won the League Cup.
Final tables
Midland Division
The Midland Division featured one new club, Redditch United, who had been relegated from the Alliance Premier League.
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alvechurch | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 76 | 40 | 36 | 61 | |
2 | Bedford Town | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 32 | 31 | 61 | |
3 | Trowbridge Town | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 69 | 39 | 30 | 57 | Promoted to the Alliance Premier League |
4 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 67 | 41 | 26 | 55 | |
5 | Barry Town | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 60 | 40 | 20 | 51 | |
6 | Stourbridge | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 75 | 49 | 26 | 50 | |
7 | Enderby Town | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 71 | 47 | 24 | 50 | |
8 | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 59 | 11 | 48 | |
9 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 50 | 15 | 47 | |
10 | Corby Town | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 69 | 58 | 11 | 45 | |
11 | Bridgend Town | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 74 | 64 | 10 | 45 | |
12 | Minehead | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 45 | |
13 | Gloucester City | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 82 | 72 | 10 | 44 | |
14 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 50 | 10 | 42 | |
15 | Bedworth United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 40 | |
16 | Banbury United | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 33 | |
17 | Taunton Town | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 29 | |
18 | Cambridge City | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 46 | 87 | −41 | 28 | |
19 | Witney Town | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 44 | 65 | −21 | 27 | |
20 | Wellingborough Town | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 43 | 91 | −48 | 27 | |
21 | Redditch United | 42 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 54 | 92 | −38 | 26 | |
22 | Milton Keynes City | 42 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 103 | −75 | 13 |
Southern Division
There were no new clubs in the Southern Division this season.
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dartford | 46 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 76 | 39 | 37 | 66 | Promoted to the Alliance Premier League |
2 | Bognor Regis Town | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 95 | 43 | 52 | 63 | Transferred to the Isthmian League at end of season |
3 | Hastings United | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 87 | 43 | 44 | 62 | |
4 | Gosport Borough | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 84 | 52 | 32 | 60 | |
5 | Waterlooville | 46 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 67 | 50 | 17 | 59 | |
6 | Dorchester Town | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 84 | 56 | 28 | 55 | |
7 | Dover | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 70 | 50 | 20 | 54 | |
8 | Poole Town | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 70 | 56 | 14 | 52 | |
9 | Addlestone & Weybridge | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 66 | 57 | 9 | 51 | |
10 | Dunstable | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 73 | 68 | 5 | 51 | |
11 | Aylesbury United | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 66 | 60 | 6 | 50 | |
12 | Hounslow | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 65 | 55 | 10 | 47 | |
13 | Hillingdon Borough | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 47 | |
14 | Basingstoke Town | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 69 | 58 | 11 | 46 | |
15 | Crawley Town | 46 | 18 | 4 | 24 | 64 | 78 | −14 | 40 | |
16 | Ashford Town | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 76 | −21 | 39 | |
17 | Tonbridge | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 39 | |
18 | Chelmsford City | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 54 | 78 | −24 | 38 | |
19 | Canterbury City | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 37 | |
20 | Salisbury | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 57 | 76 | −19 | 36 | |
21 | Folkestone | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 33 | |
22 | Margate | 46 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 65 | 117 | −52 | 29 | Changed name to Thanet United at end of season |
23 | Fareham Town | 46 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 31 | 73 | −42 | 28 | |
24 | Andover | 46 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 41 | 94 | −53 | 22 |
References
- ↑ England – Southern League Final Tables RSSSF
- ↑ Dartford at the Football Club History Database