Southern Football League 2000/2001

First Division South League West
First Division South League West
Top places
Champion	Hinckley united
Second place	Tiverton town
Third place	Bilston town
Exchange between leagues
Increase	Hinckley united; Tiverton town
Departure	Paget Rangers; Bromsgrove Rovers
Championship Statistics
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1427 (3.09 per match)

First Division South League East
First Division South League East
Top places
Champion	Newport (OU)
Second place	Chelmsford city
Third place	Grantham Town
Exchange between leagues
Increase	Newport (OU); Chelmsford city
Departure	Baldock Town; Whitney Town
Championship Statistics
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1438 (3.11 per match)

South League Premier Division
South League Premier Division
Top places
Champion	Margate
Second place	Burton albion
Third place	Kings lynn
Exchange between leagues
Increase	Margate
Departure	Clevedon Town; Fisher Athletic; Dorchester town; Halesoven Town
Championship Statistics
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1308 (2.83 per match)

The 2000/01 season is the 98th season in Southern League history.

Premier Division

Five new teams have come to the Premier Division:

Fisher Athletic rose as East Division Champions
Folkestone Invicta rose as silver medalists of the First Division East
Moore Green rose as the silver medalists of the First Division West
Stafford Rangers rose as West Division champions
Welling United , departed from the Conference

League table


Pos	Club	M	AT	N	P	MH	MP	RM	ABOUT	Qualification and retirement
one	Margate (C)	42	28	7	7	75	27	+48	91	Conference Access
2	Burton albion	42	25	13	four	76	36	+40	88	moved to the Premier Division of the Northern Premier League
3	Kings lynn	42	18	eleven	13	67	58	+9	65
four	Welling united	42	17	13	12	59	55	+4	64
five	Weymouth	42	17	12	13	69	51	+18	63
6	Havant and Waterloville	42	18	9	15	66	54	+12	63
7	Stafford rangers	42	18	9	15	70	59	+11	63
eight	Worcester City	42	18	eight	sixteen	52	53	−1	62
9	Moore Green	42	18	eight	sixteen	50	53	−3	62
ten	Newport County	42	17	ten	15	70	61	+9	61
eleven	Crowley Town	42	17	ten	15	61	54	+7	61
12	Tamworth	42	17	eight	17	58	55	+3	59
13	Salisbury city	42	17	eight	17	64	69	−5	59
14	Eakleston town	42	sixteen	eleven	15	51	61	−10	59
15	Bath city	42	15	13	14	67	68	−1	0 55 ^*
sixteen	Cambridge city	42	13	eleven	18	56	59	−3	50
17	Folkestone Invicta	42	14	6	22	49	74	−25	48
18	Merthyr Tydfil	42	eleven	13	18	49	62	−13	46
nineteen	Clevedon Town (R)	42	eleven	7	24	61	74	−13	40	Head to West / East Division
20	Fisher Athletic (R)	42	12	6	24	51	85	−34	0 39 ^*
21	Dorchester Town (R)	42	ten	eight	24	40	71	−31	38
22	Halesoven Town (R)	42	eight	13	21	47	69	−22	37

Last updated: April 29, 2001
Source: [1]
^* Bath City and Fisher Athletic lose three points
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) the number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Retired; (P) = Went out; (O) = Playoff winner; (A) = Passed to the next round.

Vostok First Division

Five new teams came to the First Division Vostok:

Banbury United , promoted from Hellenic Football League
Grantham Town , departed from the Premier Division
Histon rose from Eastern Counties Football League
Langney Sports rose from Sussex County League
Rothwell Town , departed from the Premier Division

League table


Pos	Club	M	AT	N	P	MH	MP	RM	ABOUT	Qualification and retirement
one	Newport (OU) (C)	42	28	ten	four	91	thirty	+61	94	Access to the Premier Division
2	Chelmsford city	42	27	9	6	102	45	+57	90	Access to the Premier Division
3	Grantham Town	42	25	eleven	6	100	47	+53	86
four	Histon	42	23	eleven	eight	84	53	+31	80
five	Baldock Town	42	23	ten	9	81	44	+37	79	Club disbanded
6	Hastings town	42	22	ten	ten	72	50	+22	76
7	Stamford	42	20	eleven	eleven	69	59	+10	71
eight	Tonbridge Angels	42	18	eleven	13	79	58	+21	65
9	Langney sports	42	nineteen	eight	15	75	55	+20	65
ten	Rothwell Town	42	20	five	17	86	74	+12	0 62 ^*
eleven	Corby town	42	14	ten	18	64	92	−28	52
12	Ashford town	42	15	four	23	53	83	−30	49
13	Banbury United	42	12	eleven	nineteen	57	54	+3	47
14	Whitney Town	42	12	eleven	nineteen	55	71	−16	47	Club disbanded
15	Bashley	42	ten	14	18	57	71	−14	44
sixteen	Dartford	42	eleven	eleven	20	49	67	−18	44
17	Burnham	42	ten	14	18	39	65	−26	0 43 ^#
18	Visbich Town	42	ten	9	23	45	89	−44	39
nineteen	Saint Leonards	42	9	ten	23	55	87	−32	37
20	Irie and Belvedere	42	ten	7	25	49	92	−43	37
21	Sittingbourne	42	eight	9	25	41	79	−38	33
22	Spalding United	42	7	12	23	35	73	−38	33

Last updated: April 29, 2001
Source: [2]
^* Rothwell Town is deprived of three points
^# Burnham is deprived of one point
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) the number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Retired; (P) = Went out; (O) = Playoff winner; (A) = Passed to the next round.

First Division West

Four new teams came to the First Division West:

Averston United flew out of Premier Division
Gloucester City , departed from the Premier Division
Mangotsfield United have risen from the Western League (Western Football League)
Rugby United relocated from First Division East

League table


Pos	Club	M	AT	N	P	MH	MP	RM	ABOUT	Qualification and retirement
one	Hinckley United (C)	42	thirty	eight	four	102	38	+64	98	Access to the Premier Division
2	Tiverton town	42	28	7	7	97	36	+61	91	Access to the Premier Division
3	Bilston town	42	27	9	6	88	48	+40	90
four	Evesham United	42	27	five	ten	86	46	+40	86
five	Mangotsfield United	42	25	9	eight	91	45	+46	84
6	Solihull borough	42	22	12	eight	73	43	+30	78
7	Redditch United	42	17	13	12	76	69	+7	64
eight	Weston super mayor	42	17	ten	15	68	58	+10	61
9	Averston United	42	sixteen	eleven	15	64	58	+6	59
ten	Rooster	42	18	five	nineteen	57	77	−20	59
eleven	Cirencester Town	42	14	15	13	65	74	−9	57
12	Rugby united	42	13	ten	nineteen	51	68	−17	49	Moved to Vostok First Division
13	Gloucester City	42	12	eleven	nineteen	76	86	−10	47
14	Blackenall	42	13	ten	nineteen	54	64	−10	0 46 ^*
15	Dynamo Shepstead	42	12	9	21	56	73	−17	45
sixteen	Bedworth United	42	12	9	21	38	60	−22	45
17	Racing Club Warwick	42	13	6	23	46	77	−31	45
18	Grisley Rovers	42	eleven	eight	23	46	65	−19	41
nineteen	Cinderford town	42	eleven	eight	23	56	84	−28	41
20	Sutton Coldfield Town	42	7	14	21	45	66	−21	35
21	Paget Rangers (R)	42	9	four	29th	45	91	−46	31	Retirement in Midland Alliance
22	Bromsgrove Rovers (R)	42	7	9	26	47	92	−45	thirty	Retirement in Midland Alliance

Last updated: April 29, 2001
Source: [3]
^* Blackenall was stripped of three points
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) the number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Retired; (P) = Went out; (O) = Playoff winner; (A) = Passed to the next round.

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