1981–82 Southern Football League

The 1981–82 Southern Football League season saw the league split into Midland and Southern Divisions for a third season.^[1] However, league restructuring for the forthcoming season meant that the top ten in each division (minus promoted clubs) would remain at the sixth level in a new Premier Division, whilst clubs finishing lower would be relegated to the re-established Division One Midlands and Division One South.

Nuneaton Borough won the Midland Division, whilst Wealdstone won the Southern Division, both earning promotion to the Alliance Premier League, having both also been relegated from the APL the previous season. Wealdstone were declared Southern League champions after defeating Nuneaton on penalties, after the two championship play-offs had finished 3-3 on aggregate (Wealdstone won 2-1 at home and Nuneaton won 1-0).^[2] They completed the double by also winning the League Cup.

At the end of the season Bedford Town folded, whilst Barry Town left to join the Welsh Football League.

1 Final tables
- 1.1 Midland Division
- 1.2 Southern Division
2 References

Final tables

Midland Division

The Midland Division featured one new club, Nuneaton Borough, who had been relegated from the Alliance Premier League.

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Nuneaton Borough	42	27	11	4	88	32	56	65	Promoted to the Alliance Premier League
2	Alvechurch	42	26	10	6	79	34	45	62
3	Kidderminster Harriers	42	22	12	8	71	40	31	56
4	Stourbridge	42	21	10	11	69	47	22	52
5	Gloucester City	42	21	9	12	64	48	16	51
6	Bedworth United	42	20	10	12	59	40	19	50
7	Enderby Town	42	20	10	12	79	66	13	50
8	Witney Town	42	19	8	15	71	49	22	46
9	Barry Town	42	16	14	12	59	46	13	46	Left to join Welsh Football League
10	Corby Town	42	19	8	15	70	59	11	46
11	Merthyr Tydfil	42	16	12	14	63	54	9	44	Relegated
12	Wellingborough Town	42	15	12	15	50	45	5	42
13	Bridgend Town	42	13	13	16	50	62	-12	39
14	Bromsgrove Rovers	42	15	8	19	57	63	-6	38
15	Bedford Town	42	12	13	17	45	54	-9	37	Folded at end of season
16	Cheltenham Town	42	11	14	17	65	68	-3	36	Relegated
17	Taunton Town	42	12	8	22	46	76	-30	32
18	Banbury United	42	11	8	23	63	91	-28	30
19	Minehead	42	12	6	24	38	69	-31	30
20	Cambridge City	42	10	8	24	38	80	-42	28
21	Milton Keynes City	42	6	11	25	34	70	-36	23
22	Redditch United	42	8	5	29	37	102	-65	21

Southern Division

The Southern Division featured two new clubs:

Wealdstone (relegated from the Alliance Premier League)
Welling United (promoted from the Athenian League)

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Wealdstone	46	32	8	6	100	32	68	72	Promoted to the Alliance Premier League
2	Hastings United	46	31	9	6	79	34	45	71
3	Dorchester Town	46	21	18	7	76	41	35	60
4	Gosport Borough	46	26	8	12	76	45	31	60
5	Fareham Town	46	20	14	12	58	48	10	54
6	Poole Town	46	19	15	12	92	63	29	53
7	Waterlooville	46	22	9	15	75	53	22	53
8	Welling United	46	19	13	14	70	48	22	51
9	Addlestone & Weybridge	46	17	17	12	71	53	18	51
10	Chelmsford City	46	20	11	15	64	53	11	51
11	Aylesbury United	46	19	12	15	79	61	18	50	Relegated
12	Basingstoke Town	46	18	12	16	74	61	13	48
13	Dover	46	19	8	19	61	63	-2	46
14	Ashford Town	46	16	14	16	52	56	-4	46
15	Tonbridge	46	19	7	20	62	70	-8	45
16	Dunstable	46	18	8	20	63	68	-5	44
17	Salisbury	46	16	10	20	64	81	-17	42
18	Hounslow	46	15	11	20	59	83	-24	41
19	Hillingdon Borough	46	14	10	22	46	58	-12	38
20	Canterbury City	46	10	16	20	49	78	-29	36
21	Crawley Town	46	9	12	25	46	81	-35	30
22	Folkestone	46	10	6	30	49	101	-52	26
23	Andover	46	4	11	31	39	100	-61	19
24	Thanet United	46	5	7	34	37	110	-73	17

References

^ England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF
^ Wealdstone at the Football Club History Database

Southern League

Premier Division	Arlesey Town AFC Totton Banbury United Barwell Bashley Bedford Town Brackley Town Cambridge City Chesham United Chippenham Town Cirencester Town Evesham United Frome Town Hemel Hempstead Town Hitchin Town Leamington Oxford City Redditch United St. Albans City Stourbridge Swindon Supermarine Weymouth

Division One Central	Ashford Town AFC Hayes Aylesbury Barton Rovers Beaconsfield SYCOB Bedfont Town Bedworth United Biggleswade Town Burnham Chalfont St. Peter Chertsey Town Daventry Town Fleet Town Leighton Town Marlow North Greenford United Northwood Rugby Town Slough Town St Neots Town Uxbridge Woodford United

Division One South & West	Abingdon United Bideford Bishop's Cleeve Bridgwater Town Cinderford Town Clevedon Town Didcot Town Gosport Borough Halesowen Town Hungerford Town Mangotsfield United North Leigh Paulton Rovers Poole Town Sholing Stourport Swifts Taunton Town Thatcham Town Tiverton Town Wimborne Town Yate Town

Seasons	1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12

1981–82 in English football

« 1980–81 1982–83 »

FA competitions	FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final) • Charity Shield • FA Trophy

Football League	Football League (First Division • Second Division • Third Division • Fourth Division) • League Cup (Final)

Lower leagues	Alliance Premier League · Northern Premier League · Southern Football League · Isthmian League

European competitions	European Cup (Final) · UEFA Cup · European Cup Winners' Cup

Related to national team	Ron Greenwood • Home Championship • 1982 FIFA World Cup (qualification)

Club seasons

First Division	Arsenal · Aston Villa · Birmingham City · Brighton & Hove Albion · Coventry City · Everton · Ipswich Town · Leeds United · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Middlesbrough · Nottingham Forest · Notts County · Southampton · Stoke City · Sunderland · Swansea City · Tottenham Hotspur · West Bromwich Albion · West Ham United · Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Barnsley · Blackburn Rovers · Bolton Wanderers · Cambridge United · Cardiff City · Charlton Athletic · Chelsea · Crystal Palace · Derby County · Grimsby Town · Leicester City · Leyton Orient · Luton Town · Newcastle United · Norwich City · Oldham Athletic · Queens Park Rangers · Rotherham United · Sheffield Wednesday · Shrewsbury Town · Watford · Wrexham

Third Division	Brentford · Bristol City · Bristol Rovers · Burnley · Carlisle United · Chester · Chesterfield · Doncaster Rovers · Exeter City · Fulham · Gillingham · Huddersfield Town · Lincoln City · Millwall · Newport County · Oxford United · Plymouth Argyle · Portsmouth · Preston North End · Reading · Southend United · Swindon Town · Walsall · Wimbledon

Fourth Division	Aldershot · Blackpool · Bournemouth · Bradford City · Bury · Colchester United · Crewe Alexandra · Darlington · Halifax Town · Hartlepool United · Hereford United · Hull City · Mansfield Town · Northampton Town · Peterborough United · Port Vale · Rochdale · Scunthorpe United · Sheffield United · Southport · Stockport County · Torquay United · Tranmere Rovers · York City

1981–82 Southern Football League

Contents

Final tables

Midland Division

Southern Division

References