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1999–2000 Southern Football League

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The 1999–2000 season was the 97th for the Southern Football League. At the end of the previous season Midland Division was renamed Western Division, and Southern Division was renamed Eastern Division.

Boston United won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the Football Conference. Atherstone United, Gloucester City, Grantham Town and Rothwell Town were relegated from the Premier Division, whilst Folkestone Invicta, Moor Green, Fisher Athletic and Stafford Rangers were promoted from the Eastern and Western divisions, the former two as champions. Fleet Town, Yate Town and Stourbridge were relegated to the eighth level whilst Raunds Town resigned from the league.

Premier Division edit

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

  • Two clubs promoted from the Midland Division:

League table edit

Southern Football League
Premier Division
Season1999–2000
ChampionsBoston United
PromotedBoston United
RelegatedAtherstone United
Gloucester City
Grantham Town
Rothwell Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,357 (2.94 per match)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Boston United 42 27 11 4 102 39 +63 92 Promoted to the Football Conference
2 Burton Albion 42 23 9 10 73 43 +30 78
3 Margate 42 23 8 11 64 43 +21 77
4 Bath City 42 19 15 8 70 49 +21 72
5 King's Lynn 42 19 14 9 59 43 +16 71
6 Tamworth 42 20 10 12 80 51 +29 70
7 Newport County 42 16 18 8 67 50 +17 66
8 Clevedon Town 42 18 9 15 52 52 0 63
9 Ilkeston Town 42 16 12 14 77 69 +8 60
10 Weymouth 42 14 16 12 60 51 +9 58
11 Halesowen Town 42 14 14 14 52 54 −2 56
12 Crawley Town 42 15 8 19 68 82 −14 53
13 Havant & Waterlooville 42 13 13 16 63 68 −5 52
14 Cambridge City 42 14 10 18 52 66 −14 52
15 Worcester City 42 13 11 18 60 66 −6 50
16 Salisbury City 42 14 8 20 70 84 −14 50
17 Merthyr Tydfil 42 13 9 20 51 63 −12 48
18 Dorchester Town 42 10 17 15 56 65 −9 47
19 Grantham Town 42 14 5 23 63 76 −13 47 Relegated to the Eastern Division
20 Gloucester City 42 8 14 20 40 82 −42 38 Relegated to the Western Division
21 Rothwell Town 42 5 14 23 48 85 −37 29 Relegated to the Eastern Division
22 Atherstone United 42 5 13 24 30 76 −46 28 Relegated to the Western Division
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Eastern Division edit

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

League table edit

Southern Football League
Eastern Division
Season1999–2000
ChampionsFisher Athletic
PromotedFisher Athletic
Folkestone Invicta
RelegatedFleet Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,401 (3.03 per match)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Fisher Athletic 42 31 5 6 107 42 +65 98 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Folkestone Invicta 42 30 7 5 101 39 +62 97
3 Newport (Isle of Wight) 42 25 7 10 74 40 +34 82
4 Chelmsford City 42 24 8 10 74 38 +36 80
5 Hastings Town 42 22 9 11 76 56 +20 75
6 Ashford Town (Kent) 42 21 9 12 70 49 +21 72
7 Tonbridge Angels 42 20 10 12 82 60 +22 70
8 Dartford 42 17 6 19 52 58 −6 57
9 Burnham 42 15 9 18 55 64 −9 54
10 Baldock Town 42 14 10 18 57 69 −12 52
11 Erith & Belvedere 42 14 9 19 62 68 −6 51
12 Witney Town 42 13 11 18 48 60 −12 50
13 VS Rugby 42 13 11 18 58 79 −21 50 Transferred to the Western Division
14 Wisbech Town 42 14 7 21 58 66 −8 49
15 Spalding United 42 14 6 22 52 71 −19 48
16 Sittingbourne 42 13 7 22 48 75 −27 46
17 Stamford 42 9 18 15 50 62 −12 45
18 St. Leonards 42 11 12 19 67 81 −14 45
19 Raunds Town 42 11 12 19 44 63 −19 45 Resigned to the United Counties League
20 Bashley 42 12 7 23 56 95 −39 43
21 Corby Town 42 11 12 19 56 62 −6 42[a]
22 Fleet Town 42 8 8 26 54 104 −50 32 Relegated to the Wessex League
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Corby Town were deducted three points

Western Division edit

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

League table edit

Southern Football League
Western Division
Season1999–2000
ChampionsStafford Rangers
PromotedMoor Green
Stafford Rangers
RelegatedStourbridge
Yate Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,429 (3.09 per match)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Stafford Rangers 42 29 6 7 107 47 +60 93 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Moor Green 42 26 12 4 85 33 +52 90
3 Hinckley United 42 25 12 5 89 47 +42 87
4 Tiverton Town 42 26 7 9 91 44 +47 85
5 Solihull Borough 42 20 11 11 85 66 +19 71
6 Blakenall 42 19 12 11 70 46 +24 69
7 Cirencester Town 42 20 8 14 72 64 +8 68
8 Bilston Town 42 16 18 8 66 52 +14 66
9 Cinderford Town 42 17 11 14 62 64 −2 62
10 Redditch United 42 17 10 15 73 65 +8 61
11 Gresley Rovers 42 14 15 13 54 49 +5 57
12 Weston-super-Mare 42 16 9 17 55 58 −3 57
13 Sutton Coldfield Town 42 13 17 12 49 52 −3 56
14 Evesham United 42 13 12 17 69 61 +8 51
15 Bedworth United 42 13 10 19 52 71 −19 49
16 Rocester 42 12 12 18 63 78 −15 48
17 Bromsgrove Rovers 42 13 7 22 59 72 −13 46
18 Shepshed Dynamo 42 12 7 23 44 66 −22 43
19 Paget Rangers 42 11 4 27 44 79 −35 37
20 Racing Club Warwick 42 7 14 21 41 82 −41 35
21 Stourbridge 42 10 3 29 45 101 −56 33 Relegated to the Midland Alliance
22 Yate Town 42 3 3 36 28 106 −78 12 Relegated to the Hellenic League
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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