1994–95 Southern Football League
The 1994–95 Southern Football League season was the 92nd in the history of the league, an English football competition.
Hednesford Town won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the Football Conference. Solihull Borough, Sittingbourne, Trowbridge Town and Corby Town were relegated to the Midland and Southern Divisions, whilst Newport, Salisbury City, Ilkeston Town and Baldock Town were promoted to the Premier Division, the former two as champions.
The clubs finishing bottom of the Midland and Southern Divisions, Armitage and Burnham, were relegated to level eight leagues.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:
- Two clubs promoted from the Midland Division:
- Two clubs promoted from the Southern Division:
- Plus:
- Leek Town, transferred from the Northern Premier League
League table
Season | 1994–95 |
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Champions | Hednesford Town |
Promoted | Hednesford Town |
Relegated | Corby Town Sittingbourne Solihull Borough Trowbridge Town |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,361 (2.95 per match) |
← 1993–94 1995–96 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hednesford Town | 42 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 99 | 49 | +50 | 93 | Promoted to the Football Conference |
2 | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 87 | 39 | +48 | 86 | |
3 | Burton Albion | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 75 | |
4 | Gloucester City | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 76 | 48 | +28 | 74 | |
5 | Rushden & Diamonds | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 99 | 65 | +34 | 68 | |
6 | Dorchester Town | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 84 | 61 | +23 | 67 | |
7 | Leek Town | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 67 | Transferred to the Northern Premier League |
8 | Gresley Rovers | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 70 | 63 | +7 | 63 | |
9 | Cambridge City | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 62 | |
10 | Worcester City | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 57 | |
11 | Crawley Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 71 | −7 | 55 | |
12 | Hastings Town | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 53 | |
13 | Halesowen Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 81 | 80 | +1 | 52 | |
14 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 52 | |
15 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 48 | |
16 | Atherstone United | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 48 | |
17 | VS Rugby | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 47 | |
18 | Sudbury Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 77 | −27 | 46 | |
19 | Solihull Borough | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 39 | 65 | −26 | 45 | Relegated to the Midland Division |
20 | Sittingbourne | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 51 | 73 | −22 | 43 | Relegated to the Southern Division |
21 | Trowbridge Town | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 43 | 69 | −26 | 40 | |
22 | Corby Town | 42 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 113 | −77 | 21[lower-alpha 1] | Relegated to the Midland Division |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Corby Town were deducted one point.
Midland Division
The Midland Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:
- Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
- Plus:
- Buckingham Town, transferred from the Southern Division
- Ilkeston Town, promoted from the West Midlands (Regional) League
- Rothwell Town, promoted from the United Counties League
League table
Season | 1994–95 |
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Champions | Newport |
Promoted | Ilkeston Town Newport |
Relegated | Armitage 90 |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,516 (3.28 per match) |
← 1993–94 1995–96 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Newport | 42 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 106 | 39 | +67 | 95 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Ilkeston Town | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 101 | 75 | +26 | 81 | |
3 | Tamworth | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 98 | 70 | +28 | 80 | |
4 | Moor Green | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 105 | 63 | +42 | 77 | |
5 | Bridgnorth Town | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 75 | 49 | +26 | 76 | |
6 | Buckingham Town | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 74 | |
7 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 76 | 55 | +21 | 68 | |
8 | Rothwell Town | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 64 | |
9 | King's Lynn | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 76 | 64 | +12 | 62 | |
10 | Racing Club Warwick | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 63 | +5 | 62 | |
11 | Dudley Town | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 65 | 69 | −4 | 61 | |
12 | Bilston Town | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 73 | 64 | +9 | 59 | |
13 | Bedworth United | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 64 | 68 | −4 | 58 | |
14 | Evesham United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 52 | |
15 | Hinckley Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 76 | −15 | 52 | |
16 | Stourbridge | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 59 | 77 | −18 | 52 | |
17 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 46 | |
18 | Forest Green Rovers | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 76 | −20 | 46 | Transferred to the Southern Division |
19 | Redditch United | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 38 | |
20 | Leicester United | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 51 | 99 | −48 | 38 | |
21 | Grantham Town | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 55 | 93 | −38 | 33 | |
22 | Armitage 90 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 116 | −81 | 11 | Relegated to the Midland Alliance |
Southern Division
The Southern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:
- Three clubs transferred from the Midland Division:
- Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
League table
Season | 1994–95 |
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Champions | Salisbury City |
Promoted | Baldock Town Salisbury City |
Relegated | Burnham |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,477 (3.2 per match) |
← 1993–94 1995–96 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Salisbury City | 42 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 88 | 37 | +51 | 97 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Baldock Town | 42 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 92 | 44 | +48 | 94 | |
3 | Havant Town | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 81 | 34 | +47 | 85 | |
4 | Waterlooville | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 77 | 36 | +41 | 80 | |
5 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 106 | 72 | +34 | 75 | |
6 | Weston-super-Mare | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 82 | 54 | +28 | 67 | |
7 | Bashley | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 65 | |
8 | Weymouth | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 61 | |
9 | Newport (Isle of Wight) | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 61 | |
10 | Witney Town | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 56 | |
11 | Clevedon Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 73 | 64 | +9 | 55 | |
12 | Tonbridge Angels | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 74 | 87 | −13 | 54 | |
13 | Margate | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 60 | 72 | −12 | 52 | |
14 | Braintree Town | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 64 | 71 | −7 | 49 | |
15 | Wealdstone | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 76 | 94 | −18 | 47 | Transferred to the Isthmian League |
16 | Yate Town | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 75 | −18 | 46 | |
17 | Fisher | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 43 | |
18 | Bury Town | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 59 | 86 | −27 | 41 | Transferred to the Midland Division |
19 | Erith & Belvedere | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 49 | 94 | −45 | 39 | |
20 | Poole Town | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 53 | 79 | −26 | 38 | |
21 | Fareham Town | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 46 | 91 | −45 | 38 | |
22 | Burnham | 42 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 40 | 89 | −49 | 28 | Relegated to the Hellenic League |