2000–01 Southern Football League

The 2000–01 Southern Football League season was the 98th in the history of the league, an English football competition.

Margate won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the Football Conference. Clevedon Town, Dorchester Town, Fisher Athletic and Halesowen Town were relegated from the Premier Division, whilst Chelmsford City, Tiverton Town, Newport (Isle of Wight) and Hinckley United were promoted from the Eastern and Western Divisions, the former two as champions. Bromsgrove Rovers and Paget Rangers were relegated to the eighth level, whilst Baldock Town and Witney Town of the Eastern Division folded at the end of the season.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:

League table
Southern Football League
Premier Division
Season2000–01
ChampionsMargate
PromotedMargate
RelegatedClevedon Town
Dorchester Town
Fisher Athletic
Halesowen Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,308 (2.83 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Margate 42 28 7 7 75 27 +48 91 Promoted to the Football Conference
2 Burton Albion 42 25 13 4 76 36 +40 88 Transferred to the Northern Premier League
3 King's Lynn 42 18 11 13 67 58 +9 65
4 Welling United 42 17 13 12 59 55 +4 64
5 Weymouth 42 17 12 13 69 51 +18 63
6 Havant & Waterlooville 42 18 9 15 66 54 +12 63
7 Stafford Rangers 42 18 9 15 70 59 +11 63
8 Worcester City 42 18 8 16 52 53 −1 62
9 Moor Green 42 18 8 16 50 53 −3 62
10 Newport County 42 17 10 15 70 61 +9 61
11 Crawley Town 42 17 10 15 61 54 +7 61
12 Tamworth 42 17 8 17 58 55 +3 59
13 Salisbury City 42 17 8 17 64 69 −5 59
14 Ilkeston Town 42 16 11 15 51 61 −10 59
15 Bath City 42 15 13 14 67 68 −1 55[lower-alpha 1]
16 Cambridge City 42 13 11 18 56 59 −3 50
17 Folkestone Invicta 42 14 6 22 49 74 −25 48
18 Merthyr Tydfil 42 11 13 18 49 62 −13 46
19 Clevedon Town 42 11 7 24 61 74 −13 40 Relegated to the Western Division
20 Fisher Athletic 42 12 6 24 51 85 −34 39[lower-alpha 2] Relegated to the Eastern Division
21 Dorchester Town 42 10 8 24 40 71 −31 38
22 Halesowen Town 42 8 13 21 47 69 −22 37 Relegated to the Western Division
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Bath City were deducted three points.
  2. Fisher Athletic were deducted three points.

Eastern Division

The Eastern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:

At the end of the season Langney Sports changed name to Eastbourne Borough.

League table
Southern Football League
Eastern Division
Season2000–01
ChampionsNewport (Isle of Wight)
PromotedChelmsford City
Newport (Isle of Wight)
Matches played462
Goals scored1,438 (3.11 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Newport (Isle of Wight) 42 28 10 4 91 30 +61 94 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Chelmsford City 42 27 9 6 102 45 +57 90
3 Grantham Town 42 25 11 6 100 47 +53 86
4 Histon 42 23 11 8 84 53 +31 80
5 Baldock Town 42 23 10 9 81 44 +37 79 Club folded
6 Hastings Town 42 22 10 10 72 50 +22 76
7 Stamford 42 20 11 11 69 59 +10 71
8 Tonbridge Angels 42 18 11 13 79 58 +21 65
9 Langney Sports 42 19 8 15 75 55 +20 65
10 Rothwell Town 42 20 5 17 86 74 +12 62[lower-alpha 1]
11 Corby Town 42 14 10 18 64 92 −28 52
12 Ashford Town (Kent) 42 15 4 23 53 83 −30 49
13 Banbury United 42 12 11 19 57 54 +3 47
14 Witney Town 42 12 11 19 55 71 −16 47 Club folded
15 Bashley 42 10 14 18 57 71 −14 44
16 Dartford 42 11 11 20 49 67 −18 44
17 Burnham 42 10 14 18 39 65 −26 43[lower-alpha 2]
18 Wisbech Town 42 10 9 23 45 89 −44 39
19 St. Leonards 42 9 10 23 55 87 −32 37
20 Erith & Belvedere 42 10 7 25 49 92 −43 37
21 Sittingbourne 42 8 9 25 41 79 −38 33
22 Spalding United 42 7 12 23 35 73 −38 33
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Rothwell Town were deducted three points.
  2. Burnham were deducted one point.

Western Division

The Western Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:

League table
Southern Football League
Western Division
Season2000–01
ChampionsHinckley United
PromotedHinckley United
Tiverton Town
RelegatedBromsgrove Rovers
Paget Rangers
Matches played462
Goals scored1,427 (3.09 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hinckley United 42 30 8 4 102 38 +64 98 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Tiverton Town 42 28 7 7 97 36 +61 91
3 Bilston Town 42 27 9 6 88 48 +40 90
4 Evesham United 42 27 5 10 86 46 +40 86
5 Mangotsfield United 42 25 9 8 91 45 +46 84
6 Solihull Borough 42 22 12 8 73 43 +30 78
7 Redditch United 42 17 13 12 76 69 +7 64
8 Weston-super-Mare 42 17 10 15 68 58 +10 61
9 Atherstone United 42 16 11 15 64 58 +6 59
10 Rocester 42 18 5 19 57 77 −20 59
11 Cirencester Town 42 14 15 13 65 74 −9 57
12 Rugby United 42 13 10 19 51 68 −17 49 Transferred to the Eastern Division
13 Gloucester City 42 12 11 19 76 84 −8 47
14 Blakenall 42 13 10 19 54 64 −10 46[lower-alpha 1]
15 Shepshed Dynamo 42 12 9 21 54 73 −19 45
16 Bedworth United 42 12 9 21 38 60 −22 45
17 Racing Club Warwick 42 13 6 23 46 77 −31 45
18 Gresley Rovers 42 11 8 23 46 65 −19 41
19 Cinderford Town 42 11 8 23 56 84 −28 41
20 Sutton Coldfield Town 42 7 14 21 45 66 −21 35
21 Paget Rangers 42 9 4 29 38 93 −55 31 Relegated to the Midland Alliance
22 Bromsgrove Rovers 42 7 9 26 47 92 −45 30
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Blakenall were deducted three points.

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