The 2025–26 Southern Football League season is the 123rd in the history of the Southern League since its establishment in 1894. The league has two Premier divisions (Central and South) at Step 3 of the National League System (NLS) and two Division One divisions (Central and South) at Step 4. These correspond to levels 7 and 8 of the English football league system.
The allocations for Steps 3 and 4 this season were announced by The Football Association (FA) on 15 May 2025. There will be 88 teams in the Southern League, 22 in each of the four divisions.
Premier Division Central
Premier Division Central comprises 22 teams, 17 of which competed in the previous season. Team changes
To the Premier Division Central Promoted from Division One Central Real Bedford
Promoted from the Isthmian League North Division Bury Town
Promoted from the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands Quorn Worcester City
Relegated from the National League North Needham Market
From the Premier Division Central Promoted to the National League North AFC Telford United Bedford Town
Relegated to Division One Central Biggleswade Town Hitchin Town
Relegated to the Isthmian League North Division Lowestoft Town
Premier Division Central table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Results table
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium Capacity AFC Sudbury Sudbury King's Marsh 2,500 Alvechurch Alvechurch Lye Meadow 3,000Banbury United Banbury Spencer Stadium 3,116 Barwell Barwell Kirkby Road 2,500Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park 4,525 Bromsgrove Sporting Bromsgrove Victoria Ground 3,500 Bury Town Bury St Edmunds Ram Meadow 3,500 Halesowen Town Halesowen The Grove 3,150 Harborough Town Market Harborough Bowden Park 1,000 Kettering Town Kettering Latimer Park (groundshare with Burton Park Wanderers) 3,029 Leiston Leiston Victory Road 2,250Needham Market Needham Market Bloomfields 4,000 Quorn Quorn Farley Way Stadium 1,477 Real Bedford Bedford McMullen Park 1,500 Redditch United Redditch The Valley 5,000 Royston Town Royston Garden Walk 5,000 Spalding United Spalding Sir Halley Stewart Field 2,700 St Ives Town St Ives Westwood Road 2,000 Stamford Stamford Borderville Sports Centre 2,000 Stourbridge Stourbridge War Memorial Athletic Ground 2,035 Stratford Town Stratford-upon-Avon Knights Lane 2,000 Worcester City Worcester Sixways Stadium 12,067
Premier Division South
Premier Division South comprises 22 teams, 16 of which competed in the previous season.
Team changes
To the Premier Division South Promoted from Division One Central Berkhamsted
Promoted from Division One South Evesham United Yate Town
Promoted from the Isthmian League South Central Division Farnham Town Uxbridge
Relegated from the National League South Weymouth
From the Premier Division South Promoted to the National League North Merthyr Town
Promoted to the National League South AFC Totton
Relegated to Division One Central Marlow
Relegated to Division One South Frome Town Swindon Supermarine Winchester City
Premier Division South table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Results table
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium Capacity Basingstoke Town Basingstoke Winklebury Football Complex 2,000 Berkhamsted Berkhamsted Broadwater 1,950 Bracknell Town Sandhurst SB Stadium 1,950 Chertsey Town Chertsey Alwyns Lane 2,500 Dorchester Town Dorchester The Avenue Stadium 5,229 Evesham United Evesham Jubilee Stadium 3,000 Farnham Town Farnham The Memorial Ground 1,500 Gloucester City Gloucester Meadow Park 4,000 Gosport Borough Gosport Privett Park 4,500 Hanwell Town Perivale Powerday Stadium 3,000 Havant & Waterlooville Havant Westleigh Park 5,300 Hungerford Town Hungerford Bulpit Lane 2,500 Plymouth Parkway Plymouth Bolitho Park 3,500 Poole Town Poole The BlackGold Stadium 2,500 Sholing Sholing Universal Stadium 2,500 Taunton Town Taunton Wordsworth Drive 3,000 Tiverton Town Tiverton Ladysmead 3,500 Uxbridge West Drayton Honeycroft 3,770 Walton & Hersham Walton-on-Thames Elmbridge Sports Hub 2,097 Weymouth Weymouth Bob Lucas Stadium 6,600 Wimborne Town Wimborne Minster The Cuthbury 3,250 Yate Town Yate Lodge Road 2,000
Division One Central
Division One Central comprises 22 teams, 16 of which competed in the previous season.
Team changes
To Division One Central Promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division London Lions Milton Keynes Irish
Relegated from the Premier Division Central Biggleswade Town Hitchin Town
Relegated from the Premier Division South Marlow
Transferred from the Isthmian League South Central Division Rayners Lane
From Division One Central Promoted to the Premier Division Central Real Bedford
Promoted to the Premier Division South Berkhamsted
Relegated to the Combined Counties League Premier Division North Kidlington North Leigh
Relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Kings Langley
Division One Central table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Results table
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium Capacity AFC Dunstable Dunstable Creasey Park 3,065 Aylesbury United Chesham The Meadow (groundshare with Chesham United) 5,000 Barton Rovers Barton-le-Clay Sharpenhoe Road 4,000 Beaconsfield Town Beaconsfield Holloways Park 3,500 Biggleswade Biggleswade The Eyrie (groundshare with Bedford Town) 3,000 Biggleswade Town Biggleswade Langford Road 3,000Enfield Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park (groundshare with Bishop's Stortford) 4,525 Flackwell Heath Flackwell Heath Wilks Park 2,000 Hadley London (Arkley) Brickfield Lane 2,000 Hertford Town Hertford Hertingfordbury Park 6,500 Hitchin Town Hitchin Top Field 3,529 Leighton Town Leighton Buzzard Bell Close 2,800 Leverstock Green Leverstock Green Pancake Lane 1,500 London Lions Chipping Barnet Rowley Lane 1,500 Marlow Marlow Alfred Davis Memorial Ground 3,000 Milton Keynes Irish Milton Keynes (Fenny Stratford) Manor Fields 1,500 Northwood Northwood Northwood Park 3,075 Rayners Lane Rayners Lane The Tithe Farm Social Club 1,000 Stotfold Stotfold The JSJ Stadium 1,500 Thame United Thame Meadow View Park 2,500 Ware Ware Wodson Park 3,300 Welwyn Garden City Welwyn Garden City Herns Way 3,000
Division One South
Division One South comprises 22 teams, 15 of which competed in the previous season.
Team changes
To Division One South Promoted from the Hellenic League Premier Division Hartpury Sporting Club Inkberrow
Promoted from the Western League Premier Division Brixham Portishead Town
Relegated from the Premier Division South Frome Town Swindon Supermarine Winchester City
From Division One South Promoted to the Premier Division South Evesham United Yate Town
Relegated to the Combined Counties League Premier Division South Thatcham Town
Relegated to the Hellenic League Premier Division Cinderford Town Cribbs
Relegated to the Western League Premier Division Helston Athletic
Resigned to the Wessex League Premier Division Bemerton Heath Harlequins
Division One South table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Results table
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium Capacity Bashley Bashley Bashley Road 4,250 Bideford Bideford The Sports Ground 6,000 Bishop's Cleeve Bishop's Cleeve Kayte Lane 1,500 Bristol Manor Farm Bristol The Creek 1,700 Brixham Brixham Wall Park Road 2,000 Didcot Town Didcot Loop Meadow 3,000 Exmouth Town Exmouth Southern Road 1,500 Falmouth Town Falmouth Bickland Park 3,572 Frome Town Frome Badgers Hill 3,000 Hartpury Hartpury Hartpury University Stadium 2,000 Larkhall Athletic Bath The Plain Ham Ground 1,429 Malvern Town Malvern Langland Stadium 2,500 Melksham Town Melksham Oakfield Stadium 2,500 Mousehole Mousehole Trungle Parc 2,000 Portishead Town Portishead Bristol Road 1,400 Shaftesbury Shaftesbury Cockrams 2,500 Sporting Club Inkberrow Inkberrow Recreation Ground 500 Swindon Supermarine South Marston Hunts Copse Ground 2,000 Tavistock Tavistock Langsford Park 2,000 Westbury United Westbury Meadow Lane 2,500 Willand Rovers Willand The Stan Robinson Stadium 1,000 Winchester City Winchester The City Ground 4,500
References
External links Official website