2005–06 Southern Football League

The 2005-06 season was the 102nd 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.

1 Premier Division
- 1.1 League table
- 1.2 Play-offs
2 Division One East
- 2.1 League table
- 2.2 Play-offs
3 Division One West
- 3.1 League table
- 3.2 Play-offs
4 References

Premier Division

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Salisbury City (C) (P)	42	30	5	7	83	27	+56	95	Promotion to the Conf North/South
2	Bath City	42	25	8	9	66	33	+33	83	Qualification to the Playoffs
3	King's Lynn	42	25	7	10	73	41	+32	82
4	Chippenham Town	42	22	11	9	69	45	+24	77
5	Bedford Town (P)	42	22	10	10	69	53	+16	76
6	Yate Town	42	21	5	16	78	74	+4	68
7	Banbury United	42	17	11	14	66	61	+5	62
8	Halesowen Town	42	15	15	12	54	45	+9	60
9	Merthyr Tydfil	42	17	9	16	62	58	+4	60
10	Mangotsfield United	42	15	13	14	67	67	0	58
11	Grantham Town	42	15	11	16	49	49	0	56	Transferred to Northern PL Premier Division
12	Tiverton Town	42	14	10	18	69	65	+4	52
13	Gloucester City	42	14	10	18	57	60	−3	52
14	Hitchin Town	42	13	12	17	59	76	−17	51
15	Rugby Town	42	13	11	18	58	66	−8	50
16	Cheshunt	42	13	9	20	57	70	−13	48
17	Team Bath	42	14	6	22	55	68	−13	48
18	Cirencester Town	42	14	4	24	49	68	−19	46
19	Northwood	42	12	6	24	53	88	−35	42
20	Evesham United (R)	42	9	14	19	46	58	−12	41	Relegation to the Division One Midlands/South & West
21	Aylesbury United (R)	42	9	12	21	43	69	−26	39
22	Chesham United (R)	42	9	9	24	43	84	−41	36

Updated to games played on 29 Apr 2006
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Play-offs

Semifinals			Final

1	Bath City	0
4	Bedford Town	1
			4	Bedford Town	3
			3	Chippenham Town	2
2	King's Lynn	1
3	Chippenham Town	3

Division One East

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Boreham Wood (C) (P)	42	24	12	6	84	41	+43	84	Promotion to the Isthmian League Premier Division
2	Corby Town (P)	42	25	9	8	63	33	+30	84	Promotion to the Southern FL Premier Division
3	Enfield Town	42	24	9	9	75	43	+32	81	Qualification to the Playoffs
4	Stamford (P)	42	20	10	12	73	53	+20	70
5	Barking & East Ham United	42	20	10	12	63	47	+16	70
6	Wivenhoe Town	42	17	11	14	56	54	+2	62
7	Dartford	42	16	13	13	65	57	+8	61	Transferred to Isthmian League Division One South
8	Waltham Forest	42	17	8	17	65	66	−1	59	Transferred to Isthmian League Division One North
9	Harlow Town	42	14	16	12	57	56	+1	58
10	Arlesey Town	42	15	11	16	58	65	−7	56
11	Rothwell Town	42	13	14	15	48	53	−5	53
12	Wingate & Finchley	42	13	14	15	57	64	−7	53	Transferred to Isthmian League Division One North
13	Great Wakering Rovers	42	13	12	17	65	67	−2	51	Transferred to Isthmian League Division One North
14	Uxbridge	42	13	11	18	62	64	−2	50
15	Potters Bar Town	42	13	11	18	60	66	−6	50	Transferred to Isthmian League Division One North
16	Enfield	42	13	11	18	52	64	−12	50	Transferred to Isthmian League Division One North
17	Chatham Town	42	13	10	19	51	57	−6	49	Transferred to Isthmian League Division One South
18	Sittingbourne	42	12	12	18	53	69	−16	48	Transferred to Isthmian League Division One South
19	Barton Rovers	42	13	8	21	59	73	−14	47
20	Aveley	42	11	13	18	51	70	−19	46	Transferred to Isthmian League Division One North
21	Ilford	42	8	17	17	35	59	−24	41	Transferred to Isthmian League Division One North
22	Berkhamsted Town	42	8	12	22	51	81	−30	36

Updated to games played on 29 Apr 2006
Source: [2][3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Play-offs

Semifinals			Final

1	Enfield Town	1
4	Wivenhoe Town	3*
			4	Wivenhoe Town	1
			2	Stamford	2
2	Stamford	3
3	Barking & East Ham United	2

* after extra time
† Enfield Town, Wivenhoe Town and Barking & East Ham United were transferred to the Isthmian League Division One North after their play-off defeats. However, before the 2006-07 season started, Barking & East Ham United resigned from the league and folded. A new club, Barking, was formed and admitted into the Essex Senior Football League. Rothwell Town, Barton Rovers and Berkhamsted Town were admitted into the new Division One Midlands for the 2006-07 season, while Uxbridge joined the Division One South & West.

Division One West

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Clevedon Town (C) (P)	42	28	6	8	86	45	+41	90	Promotion to the Southern FL Premier Division
2	Ashford Town (P)	42	24	8	10	84	50	+34	80	Promotion to the Isthmian League Premier Division
3	Brackley Town	42	23	9	10	71	34	+37	78	Qualification to the Playoffs
4	Hemel Hempstead Town (P)	42	22	9	11	86	47	+39	75
5	Swindon Supermarine	42	22	9	11	70	47	+23	75
6	Marlow	42	22	6	14	62	59	+3	72
7	Sutton Coldfield Town	42	21	6	15	91	62	+29	69
8	Leighton Town	42	19	8	15	55	48	+7	65
9	Willenhall Town	42	17	12	13	78	61	+17	63
10	Rushall Olympic	42	17	11	14	73	57	+16	62
11	Bromsgrove Rovers	42	17	11	14	65	50	+15	62
12	Solihull Borough	42	15	13	14	50	51	−1	58
13	Beaconsfield SYCOB	42	14	13	15	60	66	−6	55
14	Burnham	42	16	5	21	58	71	−13	53
15	Cinderford Town	42	14	9	19	71	79	−8	51
16	Bedworth United	42	14	9	19	46	57	−11	51
17	Paulton Rovers	42	12	10	20	55	76	−21	46
18	Taunton Town	42	12	9	21	67	81	−14	45
19	Bracknell Town	42	12	6	24	53	77	−24	42
20	Stourport Swifts	42	9	14	19	55	80	−25	41
21	Dunstable Town	42	8	12	22	45	91	−46	36
22	Thame United (R)	42	4	5	33	30	122	−92	17	Relegation to the Level 9

Updated to games played on 29 Apr 2006
Source: [4][5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Play-offs

Semifinals			Final

1	Brackley Town	2
4	Marlow	1
			1	Brackley Town	2
			2	Hemel Hempstead Town	3
2	Hemel Hempstead Town	3
3	Swindon Supermarine	0

† After their play-off defeats Brackley Town were admitted into Division One Midlands, while Swindon Supermarine and Marlow were admitted into Division One South & West. Of the other clubs, Sutton Coldfield Town, Leighton Town, Willenhall Town, Rushall Olympic, Bromsgrove Rovers, Solihull Borough, Cinderford Town, Bedworth United, Stourport Swifts and Dunstable Town all joined Division One Midlands. Beaconsfield SYCOB, Burnham, Taunton Town and Bracknell Town joined Division One South & West.

References

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

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2005–06 in English football

« 2004–05 2006–07 »

FA competitions	FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds · Final) · Community Shield · FA Trophy (Final)

Premier League and Football League	Premier League · Football League (Championship · League One · League Two) · League Cup (Final) · Football League Trophy (Final) · Play-offs (Championship Final · League One Final · League Two Final)

Football Conference	Football Conference (National · North · South)

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

European competitions	Champions League (Final) · UEFA Cup (Final) · Intertoto Cup · Super Cup

Related to national team	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA Group 6) · Sven-Göran Eriksson

Other events	2006 English football corruption investigation

Club seasons

Premier League	Arsenal · Aston Villa · Birmingham City · Blackburn Rovers · Bolton Wanderers · Charlton Athletic · Chelsea · Everton · Fulham · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Middlesbrough · Newcastle United · Portsmouth · Sunderland · Tottenham Hotspur · West Bromwich Albion · West Ham United · Wigan Athletic

Championship	Brighton & Hove Albion · Burnley · Cardiff City · Coventry City · Crewe Alexandra · Crystal Palace · Derby County · Hull City · Ipswich Town · Leeds United · Leicester City · Luton Town · Millwall · Norwich City · Plymouth Argyle · Preston North End · Queens Park Rangers · Reading · Sheffield United · Sheffield Wednesday · Southampton · Stoke City · Watford · Wolverhampton Wanderers

League One	Barnsley · Blackpool · Bournemouth · Bradford City · Brentford · Bristol City · Chesterfield · Colchester United · Doncaster Rovers · Gillingham · Hartlepool United · Huddersfield Town · Milton Keynes Dons · Nottingham Forest · Oldham Athletic · Port Vale · Rotherham United · Scunthorpe United · Southend United · Swansea City · Swindon Town · Tranmere Rovers · Walsall · Yeovil Town

League Two	Barnet · Boston United · Bristol Rovers · Bury · Carlisle United · Cheltenham Town · Chester City · Darlington · Grimsby Town · Leyton Orient · Lincoln City · Macclesfield Town · Mansfield Town · Northampton Town · Notts County · Oxford United · Peterborough United · Rochdale · Rushden & Diamonds · Shrewsbury Town · Stockport County · Torquay United · Wrexham · Wycombe Wanderers

Conference National	Accrington Stanley · Aldershot Town · Altrincham · Burton Albion · Cambridge United · Canvey Island · Crawley Town · Dagenham & Redbridge · Exeter City · Forest Green Rovers · Gravesend & Northfleet · Grays Athletic · Halifax Town · Hereford United · Kidderminster Harriers · Morecambe · Scarborough · Southport · Stevenage Borough · Tamworth · Woking · York City

Conference South	Newport County

Northern Premier League	Gateshead

Summer 2005 transfers · Winter 2005–06 transfers · Summer 2006 transfers

2005–06 Southern Football League

Contents

Premier Division

League table

Play-offs

Division One East

League table

Play-offs

Division One West

League table

Play-offs

References