1982–83 Southern Football League

The 1982–83 season was the 80th in the history of the Southern League. This season saw the reintroduction of the Premier Division.

Premier Division

Southern Football League
Premier Division
Season	1982–83
Champions	AP Leamington
Promoted	Kidderminster Harriers
Relegated	Addlestone & Weybridge Town Enderby Town Poole Town Waterlooville
Matches played	380
Goals scored	1,105 (2.91 per match)
← 1981–82 1983–84 →

The Premier Division was reformed and included the 2nd–10th teams from the previous season's Southern and Midland Divisions. It also featured three new teams:

AP Leamington, Dartford, Gravesend & Northfleet relegated from the Alliance Premier League

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAvg	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	AP Leamington !AP Leamington (C)	38	25	4	9	78	50	+28	79
2	Kidderminster Harriers !Kidderminster Harriers (P)	38	23	7	8	69	40	+29	76	Promotion to 1983–84 Alliance Premier League
3	Welling United !Welling United	38	21	6	11	63	40	+23	69
4	Chelmsford City !Chelmsford City	38	16	11	11	57	40	+17	59
5	Bedworth United !Bedworth United	38	16	11	11	47	39	+8	59
6	Dartford !Dartford	38	16	8	14	48	38	+10	56
7	Gosport Borough !Gosport Borough	38	14	13	11	47	43	+4	55
8	Fareham Town !Fareham Town	38	16	7	15	73	82	−9	55
9	Dorchester Town !Dorchester Town	38	14	12	12	52	50	+2	54
10	Gravesend & Northfleet !Gravesend & Northfleet	38	14	12	12	49	50	−1	54
11	Gloucester City !Gloucester City	38	13	12	13	61	57	+4	51
12	Witney Town !Witney Town	38	12	13	13	60	48	+12	047^*
13	Alvechurch !Alvechurch	38	13	8	17	60	66	−6	47
14	Stourbridge !Stourbridge	38	12	11	15	48	54	−6	47
15	Corby Town !Corby Town	38	12	11	15	58	67	−9	47
16	Hastings United !Hastings United	38	11	11	16	48	61	−13	44
17	Enderby Town !Enderby Town (R)	38	11	9	18	44	62	−18	42	Relegation to SFL Midland Division
18	Waterlooville !Waterlooville (R)	38	10	9	19	62	83	−21	39	Relegation to SFL Southern Division
19	Poole Town !Poole Town (R)	38	9	9	20	57	73	−16	36
20	Addlestone & Weybridge Town !Addlestone & Weybridge Town (R)	38	5	10	23	24	62	−38	25

Source:
^*Witney Town deducted two points.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Midland Division

Southern Football League
Midland Division
Season	1982–83
Champions	Cheltenham Town
Promoted	Cheltenham Town Sutton Coldfield Town
Relegated	Minehead Taunton Town
Matches played	272
Goals scored	832 (3.06 per match)
← 1981–82 1983–84 →

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAvg	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Cheltenham Town !Cheltenham Town (C) (P)	32	22	5	5	65	29	+36	71	Promotion to 1983–83 Southern League Premier Division
2	Sutton Coldfield Town !Sutton Coldfield Town (P)	32	21	7	4	62	24	+38	70	Promotion to 1983–83 Southern League Premier Division
3	Forest Green Rovers !Forest Green Rovers	32	21	3	8	68	32	+36	66
4	Merthyr Tydfil !Merthyr Tydfil	32	17	7	8	64	45	+19	58
5	Willenhall Town !Willenhall Town	32	17	6	9	74	49	+25	57
6	Oldbury United !Oldbury United	32	16	6	10	52	49	+3	54
7	Banbury United !Banbury United	32	15	3	14	59	55	+4	48
8	Bridgend Town !Bridgend Town	32	12	11	9	46	37	+9	47	Transferred to Welsh Football League
9	Wellingborough Town !Wellingborough Town	32	13	7	12	49	37	+12	46
10	Bromsgrove Rovers !Bromsgrove Rovers	32	13	5	14	47	47	0	44
11	Dudley Town !Dudley Town	42	12	7	23	40	45	−5	43
12	Bridgwater Town !Bridgwater Town	32	12	6	14	42	43	−1	42
13	Aylesbury United !Aylesbury United	32	12	5	15	37	51	−14	41
14	Redditch United !Redditch United	32	8	6	18	51	73	−22	30
15	Taunton Town !Taunton Town (R)	32	5	7	20	30	64	−34	22	Relegation to Western Football League
16	Minehead !Minehead (R)	32	5	7	20	24	62	−38	22	Relegation to Western Football League
17	Milton Keynes City !Milton Keynes City	32	0	4	28	22	90	−68	4

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Southern Division

Southern Football League
Southern Division
Season	1982–83
Champions	Fisher Athletic
Promoted	Fisher Athletic Folkestone
Relegated	None
Matches played	306
Goals scored	878 (2.87 per match)
← 1981–82 1983–84 →

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAvg	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Fisher Athletic !Fisher Athletic (C) (P)	34	23	5	6	79	34	+45	74	Promotion to 1983–84 Southern League Premier Division
2	Folkestone !Folkestone (P)	34	22	6	6	79	41	+38	72	Promotion to 1983–84 Southern League Premier Division
3	Road-Sea Southampton !Road-Sea Southampton	34	21	7	6	66	30	+36	70
4	Dunstable !Dunstable	34	19	5	10	57	39	+18	62
5	Hillingdon Borough !Hillingdon Borough	34	14	11	9	41	30	+11	53
6	Salisbury !Salisbury	34	14	10	10	58	49	+9	52
7	Crawley Town !Crawley Town	34	14	9	11	51	43	+8	51
8	Ashford Town !Ashford Town	34	13	10	11	51	41	+10	49
9	Tonbridge !Tonbridge	34	14	5	15	57	57	0	47
10	Hounslow !Hounslow	34	11	12	11	46	47	−1	45
11	Canterbury City !Canterbury City	34	12	9	13	52	63	−11	45
12	Cambridge City !Cambridge City	34	12	5	17	56	63	−7	41
13	Dover !Dover	34	11	7	16	35	52	−17	40	Club folded
14	Thanet United !Thanet United	34	10	5	19	30	61	−31	35
15	Basingstoke Town !Basingstoke Town	34	8	10	16	37	56	−19	34
16	Woodford Town !Woodford Town	34	6	9	19	29	57	−28	27
17	Andover !Andover	34	6	8	20	28	53	−25	26
18	Erith & Belvedere !Erith & Belvedere	34	5	9	20	26	62	−36	24

References

RSSF – Southern Football League archive

Southern League
South Premier	Banbury United Basingstoke Town Biggleswade Town Bishop's Stortford Chesham United Dorchester Town Dunstable Town Farnborough Frome Town Gosport Borough Hereford Hitchin Town Kettering Town King's Lynn Town King's Langley Merthyr Town Redditch United Royston Town Slough Town St Ives Town St Neots Town Stratford Town Tiverton Town Weymouth
South East	AFC Dunstable AFC Rushden & Diamonds Arlesey Town Ashford Town Aylesbury Aylesbury United Barton Rovers Beaconsfield Town Bedford Town Cambridge City Chalfont St Peter Egham Town Fleet Town Hanwell Town Hartley Wintney Hayes and Yeading United Kempston Rovers Marlow Moneyfields Northwood Thame United Uxbridge
South West	AFC Totton Barnstaple Town Bideford Bishop's Cleeve Bristol Manor Farm Cinderford Town Cirencester Town Didcot Town Evesham United Kidlington Larkhall Athletic Mangotsfield United North Leigh Paulton Rovers Salisbury Shortwood United Slimbridge Swindon Supermarine Taunton Town Wimborne Town Winchester City 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 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

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