1984–85 Southern Football League

The 1984–85 Southern Football League season was the 82nd in the history of the league, an English football competition.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 20 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:

League table
Southern Football League
Premier Division
Season1984–85
ChampionsCheltenham Town
PromotedCheltenham Town
RelegatedAP Leamington
Gloucester City
Trowbridge Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,144 (3.01 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Cheltenham Town 38 24 5 9 83 41 +42 77 Promoted to the Alliance Premier League
2 King's Lynn 38 23 6 9 73 48 +25 75
3 Crawley Town 38 22 8 8 76 52 +24 74
4 Willenhall Town 38 20 8 10 57 38 +19 68
5 Road-Sea Southampton 38 21 4 13 76 52 +24 67
6 Welling United 38 18 11 9 55 38 +17 65
7 Folkestone 38 19 6 13 70 54 +16 63
8 Fisher Athletic 38 19 5 14 67 57 +10 62
9 Chelmsford City 38 17 10 11 52 50 +2 61
10 Shepshed Charterhouse 38 18 5 15 67 50 +17 59
11 Corby Town 38 15 6 17 56 54 +2 51
12 Bedworth United 38 14 8 16 48 52 −4 50
13 Gravesend & Northfleet 38 12 12 14 46 46 0 48
14 Fareham Town 38 13 8 17 52 55 −3 47
15 Alvechurch 38 11 7 20 53 59 −6 40
16 Hastings United 38 11 7 20 46 71 −25 40 Club folded
17 Witney Town 38 9 12 17 51 58 −7 39 Reprieved from relegation
18 Gloucester City 38 10 6 22 49 74 −25 36 Relegated to the Midland Division
19 Trowbridge Town 38 10 5 23 45 83 −38 35 Relegated to the Southern Division
20 AP Leamington 38 2 5 31 22 112 −90 11 Relegated to the Midland Division
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Midland Division

The Midland Division consisted of 20 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:

League table
Southern Football League
Midland Division
Season1984–85
ChampionsDudley Town
PromotedAylesbury United
Dudley Town
Matches played306
Goals scored922 (3.01 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Dudley Town 34 21 8 5 70 36 +34 71 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Aylesbury United 34 20 7 7 62 30 +32 67
3 Hednesford Town 34 18 7 9 58 42 +16 61
4 Moor Green 34 17 9 8 63 43 +20 60
5 VS Rugby 34 17 9 8 59 41 +18 60
6 Bromsgrove Rovers 34 16 10 8 53 42 +11 58
7 Stourbridge 34 15 11 8 52 45 +7 56
8 Redditch United 34 12 11 11 68 57 +11 47
9 Sutton Coldfield Town 34 13 6 15 50 56 −6 45
10 Bridgnorth Town 34 13 5 16 67 65 +2 44
11 Coventry Sporting 34 11 9 14 45 52 −7 42
12 Merthyr Tydfil 34 10 11 13 43 46 −3 41
13 Rushden Town 34 10 7 17 42 52 −10 37
14 Forest Green Rovers 34 9 10 15 49 65 −16 37
15 Wellingborough Town 34 10 7 17 39 63 −24 37
16 Oldbury United 34 10 6 18 52 66 −14 36
17 Banbury United 34 9 5 20 33 59 −26 32
18 Leicester United 34 3 6 25 17 62 −45 15
19 Milton Keynes City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club folded, record expunged
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Southern Division

The Southern Division consisted of 20 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:

Also, at the end of the previous season Hillingdon Borough was renamed Hillingdon.

At the end of the season Hillingdon merged with London Spartan League club Burnham to form a new club Burnham & Hillingdon, who took over a place in the Southern Football League.

League table
Southern Football League
Southern Division
Season1984–85
ChampionsBasingstoke Town
PromotedBasingstoke Town
Gosport Borough
Matches played380
Goals scored1,085 (2.86 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Basingstoke Town 38 24 9 5 61 22 +39 81 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Gosport Borough 38 22 6 10 78 41 +37 72
3 Poole Town 38 20 12 6 69 38 +31 72
4 Hillingdon 38 19 10 9 51 23 +28 67 Merged into Burnham & Hillingdon
5 Thanet United 38 19 9 10 63 47 +16 66
6 Salisbury 38 19 5 14 55 54 +1 62
7 Sheppey United 38 18 6 14 49 45 +4 60
8 Addlestone & Weybridge Town 38 16 9 13 68 54 +14 57 Club folded
9 Waterlooville 38 15 10 13 71 63 +8 55
10 Canterbury City 38 15 7 16 61 64 −3 52
11 Woodford Town 38 13 13 12 46 53 −7 52
12 Tonbridge 38 16 3 19 59 62 −3 51
13 Andover 38 15 5 18 42 54 −12 50
14 Dorchester Town 38 13 7 18 45 60 −15 46
15 Cambridge City 38 11 11 16 59 71 −12 44
16 Chatham Town 38 12 8 18 44 66 −22 44
17 Ashford Town (Kent) 38 10 9 19 54 69 −15 39
18 Dunstable 38 8 10 20 35 56 −21 34
19 Dover Athletic 38 7 7 24 39 78 −39 28
20 Erith & Belvedere 38 6 8 24 36 65 −29 26
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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