2010–11 Southern Football League

The 2010–11 season was the 107th in the history of the Southern Football League.

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Premier Division

Southern Football League Premier Division
Season 2010–11
Champions Truro City
Promoted Truro City, Salisbury City
Relegated Didcot Town
Halesowen Town
Tiverton Town
Matches played 420
Goals scored 1212 (2.89 per match)

The Premier Division features five new clubs for the 2010–11 season:


League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Truro City (C) (P) 40 27 6 7 91 35 +56 87 Promotion to the 2011–12 Conference South
2 Hednesford Town 40 26 5 9 82 38 +44 83 Qualification to the Playoffs and transferred to NPL Premier Division
3 Salisbury City (P) 40 23 10 7 82 45 +37 79 Qualification to the Playoffs
4 Cambridge City 40 24 7 9 74 40 +34 79
5 Leamington 40 24 6 10 68 39 +29 78
6 Chesham United 40 20 11 9 64 35 +29 71
7 Chippenham Town 40 18 14 8 54 41 +13 68
8 Stourbridge 40 18 8 14 72 61 +11 62
9 Brackley Town 40 16 10 14 67 47 +20 58
10 Swindon Supermarine 40 17 7 16 56 58 −2 58
11 Bashley 40 14 10 16 55 63 −8 52
12 Evesham United 40 14 9 17 54 49 +5 51
13 Cirencester Town 40 13 8 19 59 67 −8 47
14 Oxford City 40 11 12 17 48 54 −6 45
15 Hemel Hempstead Town 40 13 6 21 50 59 −9 45
16 Banbury United 40 11 8 21 44 67 −23 040
17 Bedford Town 40 10 7 23 41 76 −35 37
18 Weymouth 40 12 8 20 55 85 −30 034*
19 Didcot Town (R) 40 7 11 22 39 69 −30 32 Relegation to the SFL Division One Central / South & West
20 Tiverton Town (R) 40 7 8 25 33 77 −44 29
21 Halesowen Town (R) 40 5 9 26 24 107 −83 24
22 Windsor & Eton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 Club folded, record expunged

Updated to games played on 25 April 2011
Source: Southern Football League.
Windsor & Eton FC was wound up in the High Court on 2 February 2011, due to unpaid taxes.[1]
Their record of P26 W8 D12 L6 GF33 GA35 Pts36 was expunged on 8 February.
*Weymouth deducted 10 points for being in administration.
Banbury United deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player.

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.

Playoffs

  Semifinals Final
                 
2  Hednesford Town 3  
5  Leamington 1  
    2  Hednesford Town 2 (2)
  3  Salisbury City (pens) 2 (3)
3  Salisbury City 1
4  Cambridge City 0  

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
Weymouth Bob Lucas Stadium 6,600
Hednesford Town Keys Park 6,500
Chesham United The Meadow 5,000
Halesowen Town The Grove 5,000
Evesham United St George's Lane (groundshare with Worcester City) 4,749
Cirencester Town Corinium Stadium 4,500
Windsor & Eton Stag Meadow 4,500
Bashley The Recreation Ground 4,250
Bedford Town The New Eyrie 4,000
Brackley Town St James Park 3,500
Salisbury City Raymond McEnhill Stadium 3,500
Tiverton Town Ladysmead 3,500
Truro City Treyew Road 3,500
Hemel Hempstead Town Vauxhall Road 3,152
Didcot Town NPower Loop Meadow Stadium 3,000
Swindon Supermarine The Web's Wood Stadium 3,000
Chippenham Town Hardenhuish Park 2,815
Cambridge City City Ground 2,300
Leamington New Windmill Ground 2,300
Stourbridge War Memorial Athletic Ground 2,014
Banbury United Spencer Stadium 2,000
Oxford City Court Place Farm 2,000

Division One Central

Southern Football League Division One Central
Season 2010–11
Champions Arlesey Town
Promoted Arlesey Town, Hitchin Town
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1547 (3.35 per match)

Replacing the Division One Midlands, the Division One Central features nine new clubs for the 2010~11 season:

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Arlesey Town (C) (P) 42 30 7 5 108 34 +74 088 Promotion to the 2011–12 SFL Premier Division
2 Hitchin Town (P) 42 26 9 7 107 44 +63 87 Qualification to the Playoffs
3 Daventry Town 42 26 9 7 95 47 +48 081
4 Biggleswade Town 42 24 9 9 89 51 +38 81
5 Slough Town 42 24 4 14 91 66 +25 76
6 Rugby Town 42 20 11 11 74 56 +18 71
7 Leighton Town 42 19 12 11 72 50 +22 69
8 Aylesbury 42 19 11 12 73 62 +11 68
9 Woodford United 42 18 9 15 61 59 +2 63
10 Bedfont Town 42 17 12 13 66 66 0 63
11 Marlow 42 15 9 18 68 65 +3 54
12 Barton Rovers 42 14 9 19 59 64 −5 51
13 Uxbridge 42 14 8 20 76 87 −11 50
14 Burnham 42 14 7 21 61 87 −26 49
15 Bedworth United 42 12 12 18 49 62 −13 48
16 Ashford Town 42 13 8 21 69 85 −16 47
17 Soham Town Rangers 42 10 10 22 55 81 −26 40 Transferred to the IL Division One North
18 North Greenford United 42 10 10 22 51 86 −35 40
19 A.F.C. Hayes 42 11 6 25 54 96 −42 39
20 Northwood 42 11 6 25 59 106 −47 39
21 Atherstone Town 42 10 6 26 61 118 −57 036* Resigned at the end of the season
22 Beaconsfield SYCOB 42 7 12 23 49 75 −26 033

Updated to games played on 25 April 2011
Source: Southern Football League.
*On 18 December 2010 Atherstone Town announced that they would be resigning from the Southern League at the end of the 2010–11 season.[2]
Arlesey Town deducted 9 points for fielding an ineligible player.
Daventry Town deducted 6 points for fielding an ineligible player.
Beaconsfield SYCOB reprieved from relegation.
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.

Playoffs

  Semifinals Final
                 
2  Hitchin Town 4  
5  Slough Town 1  
    2  Hitchin Town 2
  3  Daventry Town 0
3  Daventry Town 2
4  Biggleswade Town 0  

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
Rugby Town Butlin Road 6,000
Daventry Town Communications Park 5,000
Barton Rovers Sharpenhoe Road 4,000
Hitchin Town Top Field 4,000
Uxbridge Honeycroft 3,770
Atherstone Town Sheepy Road 3,500
Beaconsfield SYCOB Holloways Park ‡ 3,500
Bedworth United The Oval Ground 3,500
Slough Town Holloways Park ‡ 3,500
Northwood Northwood Park Stadium 3,075
Biggleswade Town The Carlsberg Stadium 3,000
Marlow Alfred Davis Memorial Ground 3,000
Woodford United Byfield Road 3,000
Arlesey Town aRMadillo Stadium 2,920
Leighton Town Bell Close 2,800
Ashford Town Robert Parker Stadium 2,550
Burnham The Gore 2,500
Bedfont Town The Orchard 2,100
North Greenford United Berkeley Fields 2,000
Soham Town Rangers Julius Martin Lane 2,000
A.F.C. Hayes Farm Park 1,500
Aylesbury Haywood Way 1,300

‡ Slough Town and Beaconsfield SYCOB groundshare at Holloways Park.

Division One South & West

Southern Football League Division One South & West
Season 2010–11
Champions A.F.C. Totton
Promoted A.F.C. Totton, Frome Town
Matches played 420
Goals scored 1308 (3.11 per match)

The Division One South & West features six new clubs for the 2010–11 season:

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 A.F.C. Totton (C) (P) 40 31 4 5 121 35 +86 97 Promotion to the 2011–12 SFL Premier Division
2 Sholing 40 30 5 5 90 27 +63 95 Qualification to the Playoffs
3 Mangotsfield United 40 26 7 7 79 48 +31 85
4 Frome Town (P) 40 24 7 9 77 31 +46 79
5 Thatcham Town 40 20 7 13 70 43 +27 67
6 North Leigh 40 19 8 13 81 81 0 65
7 Hungerford Town 40 17 12 11 58 43 +15 63
8 Almondsbury Town 40 17 12 11 62 54 +8 063* Resigned at the end of the season
9 Taunton Town 40 16 10 14 49 49 0 58
10 Bideford 40 17 7 16 68 73 −5 58
11 Paulton Rovers 40 15 12 13 64 63 +1 57
12 Cinderford Town 40 16 8 16 63 61 +2 56
13 Gosport Borough 40 16 7 17 58 65 −7 55
14 Yate Town 40 12 8 20 43 48 −5 44
15 Bishop's Cleeve 40 10 12 18 47 59 −12 42
16 Abingdon United 40 11 7 22 56 85 −29 40
17 Stourport Swifts 40 10 10 20 52 81 −29 40
18 Bridgwater Town 40 9 11 20 47 86 −39 38
19 Wimborne Town 40 10 5 25 45 81 −36 35
20 Clevedon Town 40 6 8 26 46 86 −40 26
21 Andover 40 2 5 33 32 109 −77 11
22 Bromsgrove Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Removed from League, club later folded

Updated to games played on 25 April 2011
Source: Southern Football League
*On 7 April 2011 it was announced that Almondsbury Town will resign from the league at the end of the season due to the loss of their playing facilities.[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.

Playoffs

  Semifinals Final
                 
2  Sholing 2  
5  Thatcham Town 0  
    2  Sholing 0
  4  Frome Town 1
3  Mangotsfield United 1
4  Frome Town 3  

Stadia

Team Stadium Capacity
Yate Town Lodge Road 6,745
Bideford The Sports Ground 6,000
Paulton Rovers Athletic Field 5,000
Gosport Borough Privett Park 4,500
Clevedon Town Hand Stadium 3,900
Almondsbury Town Oaklands Park 3,500
Wimborne Town Cuthbury 3,250
Cinderford Town The Causeway 3,500
A.F.C. Totton Testwood Stadium 3,000
Andover Portway Stadium 3,000
Thatcham Town Waterside Park 3,000
Bridgwater Town Fairfax Park 2,500
Hungerford Town Bulpit Lane 2,500
Mangotsfield United Cossham Street 2,500
Taunton Town Wordsworth Drive 2,500
Abingdon United Northcourt Road 2,000
Frome Town Badgers Hill 2,000
North Leigh Eynsham Hall Park Sports Ground 2,000
Sholing VT Group Sports Ground 2,000
Stourport Swifts Walshes Meadow 2,000
Bishop's Cleeve Kayte Lane 1,500

League Cup

2010–11 Southern League Cup
Country  England
Teams 65
Champions Hednesford Town
Runner-up Hemel Hempstead Town

The Southern League Cup 2010–11 (billed as the RedInsure Cup 2010–11 for sponsorship reasons) is the 73rd season of the Southern League Cup, the cup competition of the Southern Football League. 65 clubs took part. The competition commenced on 21 September 2010. The winners were Hednesford Town who beat Hemel Hempstead Town 5–1 on aggregate over two legs.

Calendar

Round Matches played on Matches Clubs
Preliminary Round 21 September 2010 2 65 → 63
First Round 25 October 2010 to 3 November 2010 31 63 → 32
Second Round 23 November 2010 to 30 December 2010 16 32 → 16
Third Round 11 January 2011 to 18 January 2011 8 16 → 8
Quarterfinals 8 February 2011 4 8 → 4
Semifinals 1 March 2011 2 4 → 2
Final 5 and 12 April 2011 1 2 → 1

Preliminary round


In the Preliminary Round, the four lowest ranked clubs in the Southern League played each other for a place in the First Round.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Daventry Town 3–2
AET
Brackley Town 134
2 Truro City 0–1 Bideford 63

First round


The two clubs to have made it through the Preliminary Round were entered into the draw with every other Southern League club, making sixty-four teams.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
3 Abingdon United 2–3 Banbury United 65
4 AFC Hayes 3–2
Bedfont Town 31
5 AFC Totton 1–2 Sholing 127
6 Ashford Town 2–2 Northwood 39
Ashford Town advance 4–3 on penalties
7 Atherstone Town 0–1 Cinderford Town 86
8 Barton Rovers 0–2 Cambridge City 111
9 Bashley 5–2 Weymouth 133
10 Beaconsfield SYCOB 3–2 Marlow 75
11 Bedworth United 3–1 Stourport Swifts 57
12 Bideford 1–2 Tiverton Town 166
13 Biggleswade Town 0–2 Arlesey Town 51
14 Bishops Cleeve 0–2 Stourbridge 72
15 Burnham 1–1 North Greenford United 47
North Greenford United advance 4–1 on penalties
16 Cirencester Town 6–4
AET
North Leigh 27
17 Clevedon Town 4–0 Almondsbury Town 92
18 Daventry Town 4–1 Woodford United 158
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
19 Didcot Town 1–2 Chippenham Town 73
20 Evesham United 0–0 Leamington 112
Leamington advance 3–1 on penalties
21 Frome Town 1–1 Paulton Rovers 202
Paulton Rovers advance 5–4 on penalties
22 Gosport Borough 2–0 Andover 84
23 Halesowen Town 1–3 Rugby Town 91
24 Hemel Hempstead Town 2–1 Soham Town Rangers 82
25 Hitchin Town 2–1 Bedford Town 122
26 Leighton Town 1–3 Slough Town 69
27 Mangotsfield United 3–0 Yate Town 109
28 Oxford City 2–1
AET
Thatcham Town 102
29 Swindon Supermarine 3–4 Hungerford Town 103
30 Taunton Town 3–0 Bridgwater Town 264
31 Uxbridge 2–4 Aylesbury 36
32 Wimborne Town 1–2 Salisbury City 253
33 Windsor & Eton 3–2 Chesham United 100

Second round


The thirty-two clubs to have made it through the First Round were entered into the Second Round draw. Hednesford Town received a bye to this round.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
34 AFC Hayes 1–5 Windsor & Eton 48
35 Arlesey Town 0–3 Cambridge City 124
36 Ashford Town 2–1 Aylesbury 33
37 Bashley 0–3 Salisbury City 166
38 Bedworth United 0–1 Daventry Town 54
39 Chippenham Town 1–0 Paulton Rovers 180
40 Cinderford Town 0–3 Stourbridge 49
41 Cirencester Town 3–1 Hungerford Town 63
42 Clevedon Town 3–0 Tiverton Town 88
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
43 Hednesford Town 2–0 Banbury United 123
44 Hitchin Town 1–2
AET
Hemel Hempstead Town 94
45 Leamington 3–0 Rugby Town 285
46 North Greenford United 5–1 Beaconsfield SYCOB 48
47 Oxford City 0–2 Slough Town 87
48 Sholing 5–2 Gosport Borough 88
49 Taunton Town 2–2 Mangotsfield United 97
Taunton Town advance 5–4 on penalties

Third round


The sixteen clubs to have made it through the Second Round were entered into the Third Round draw.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
50 Ashford Town 1–2 Slough Town 85
51 Cambridge City 1–0 North Greenford United 113
52 Cirencester Town 1–4 Sholing 41
53 Clevedon Town 1–3 Taunton Town 94
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
54 Leamington 0–1 Hednesford Town 181
55 Salisbury City 2–3 Chippenham Town 302
56 Stourbridge 2–1 Daventry Town 141
57 Windsor & Eton 2–0 Hemel Hempstead Town1 69

1 Hemel Hempsted Town advanced as Windsor & Eton resigned from the Southern League and folded.

Quarterfinals


Semifinals


Final


First Leg

Second Leg

See also

References

External links