2013–14 Southern Football League
The 2013–14 season was the 111th in the history of the Southern League since its establishment in 1894. From the 2013–14 season onwards, the Southern League is known as The Calor Gas League Southern, following a sponsorship deal with Calor Gas.
Following the liquidation of Premier Division club Hinckley United[1] and the resignation of Thatcham Town from Division One South & West at the end of the season,[2] plus the resignation of Vauxhall Motors from the Conference North,[3] Fleet Town were reprieved from relegation in Division One South & West.[4]
Premier Division
| Season | 2013-14 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hemel Hempstead Town |
| Promoted |
Hemel Hempstead Town St Albans City |
| Relegated |
AFC Totton Bedford Town Bashley |
| Matches played | 506 |
| Goals scored | 1,711 (3.38 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Adam Marriott (Cambridge City) – 35 goals |
| Biggest home win | Hemel Hempstead Town 10 – 0 Bashley, 5 November 2013 |
| Biggest away win | Chippenham Town 0 – 9 Stourbridge, 29 October 2013 |
| Highest scoring |
Truro City 3 – 7 St Albans City, 5 October 2013 Hemel Hempstead Town 10 – 0 Bashley, 5 November 2013 |
| Highest attendance | 1943 – Hemel Hempstead Town 0 – 0 Chesham United, 21 April 2014 |
| Lowest attendance | 62 – Hungerford Town 1 – 1 Biggleswade Town, 19 November 2013 |
| Total attendance | 150,771 |
| Average attendance | 298 |
|
← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
The Premier Division featured seven new clubs in a division expanded from 22 to 24 clubs:
- Biggleswade Town, promoted as play-off winners of Division One Central
- Burnham, promoted as champions of Division One Central
- Corby Town, relegated from the Conference North
- Hinckley United, relegated from the Conference North
- Hungerford Town, promoted as play-off winners of Division One South & West
- Poole Town, promoted as champions of Division One South & West
- Truro City, relegated from the Conference South
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hemel Hempstead Town (C) (P) | 44 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 128 | 38 | +90 | 102 | Promotion to 2014–15 Conference South |
| 2 | Chesham United | 44 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 102 | 47 | +55 | 92 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 3 | Cambridge City | 44 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 95 | 49 | +46 | 88 | |
| 4 | St Albans City (O) (P) | 44 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 89 | 49 | +40 | 85 | |
| 5 | Stourbridge | 44 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 114 | 54 | +60 | 84 | Transferred to the NPL Premier Division |
| 6 | Hungerford Town | 44 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 83 | 45 | +38 | 84 | |
| 7 | Poole Town | 44 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 82 | 48 | +34 | 82‡ | |
| 8 | Bideford | 44 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 75 | 64 | +11 | 67 | |
| 9 | Biggleswade Town | 44 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 85 | 61 | +24 | 64 | |
| 10 | Redditch United | 44 | 20 | 3 | 21 | 68 | 85 | −17 | 63 | |
| 11 | Corby Town | 44 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 65 | 68 | −3 | 60 | |
| 12 | Weymouth | 44 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 80 | −11 | 60 | |
| 13 | Hitchin Town | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 59 | |
| 14 | Frome Town | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 63 | 74 | −11 | 57 | |
| 15 | Arlesey Town | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 68 | 79 | −11 | 55 | |
| 16 | St Neots Town | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 74 | 76 | −2 | 54 | |
| 17 | Truro City | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 68 | 84 | −16 | 54 | |
| 18 | Chippenham Town | 44 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 59 | 87 | −28 | 48 | |
| 19 | Banbury United | 44 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 64 | 116 | −52 | 47 | |
| 20 | Burnham | 44 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 60 | 91 | −31 | 44 | |
| 21 | AFC Totton (R) | 44 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 58 | 119 | −61 | 37 | Relegation to 2014–15 SFL Division One Central/S&W |
| 22 | Bedford Town (R) | 44 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 46 | 114 | −68 | 24 | |
| 23 | Bashley (R) | 44 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 33 | 131 | −98 | 16 | |
| 24 | Hinckley United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0† | Club folded, record expunged |
Updated to games played on 5 May 2014.
Source: http://www.southern-football-league.co.uk
† Hinckley United folded on 7 October 2013,[5] and their record of P10 W1 D3 L6 GF9 GA20 Pts6 was officially expunged from the league table on 21 October.
‡ Poole Town were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Redditch United on 14 December 2013.[6]
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Chesham United | 2 | |||||||
| 5 | Stourbridge | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Chesham United | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | St Albans City | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Cambridge City | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | St Albans City | 4 | |||||||
Semi-finals
| 29 April 2014 | Chesham United | 2 – 1 | Stourbridge | The Meadow, Chesham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Roberts  Dillon |
Brown |
Attendance: 728 |
| 30 April 2014 | Cambridge City | 2 – 4 | St Albans City | Bridge Road, Impington |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Kelly Marriott |
Frendo Wales Martin Comley |
Attendance: 768 |
Final
| 5 May 2014 | Chesham United | 1 – 3 | St Albans City | The Meadow, Chesham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Potton |
Frendo Wales |
Attendance: 2,960 |
Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2013–14 Southern League Premier Division teams
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Weymouth | Bob Lucas Stadium | 6,600 |
| Chesham United | The Meadow | 5,000 |
| Redditch United | The Valley | 5,000 |
| St Albans City | Clarence Park | 4,500 |
| Hinckley United | Greene King Stadium | 4,329 |
| Bashley | The Recreation Ground | 4,250 |
| Bedford Town | The New Eyrie | 4,000 |
| Hitchin Town | Top Field | 4,000 |
| Corby Town | Steel Park | 3,893 |
| Truro City | Treyew Road | 3,500 |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | Vauxhall Road | 3,152 |
| Biggleswade Town | The Carlsberg Stadium | 3,000 |
| AFC Totton | Testwood Stadium | 3,000 |
| Arlesey Town | aRMadillo Stadium | 2,920 |
| Chippenham Town | Hardenhuish Park | 2,815 |
| Burnham | The Gore | 2,500 |
| Hungerford Town | Bulpit Lane | 2,500 |
| Cambridge City | Bridge Road | 4,300 |
| Stourbridge | War Memorial Athletic Ground | 2,014 |
| Banbury United | Spencer Stadium | 2,000 |
| Bideford | The Sports Ground | 2,000 |
| Frome Town | Badgers Hill | 2,000 |
| Poole Town | Tatnam | 2,000 |
| St Neots Town | New Rowley Park | 2,000 |
Results
| Home \ Away[1] | TOT | ARL | BAN | BAS | BED | BID | BIG | BUR | CAM | CHE | CHI | COR | FRO | HEM | HIN | HIT | HUN | POO | RED | SAC | STN | STB | TRU | WEY |
| AFC Totton | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | ||
| Arlesey Town | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | ||
| Banbury United | 3–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 6–4 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–7 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | ||
| Bashley | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–7 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | ||
| Bedford Town | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | ||
| Bideford | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||
| Biggleswade Town | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| Burnham | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | ||
| Cambridge City | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | ||
| Chesham United | 4–1 | 3–3 | 8–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | ||
| Chippenham Town | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–9 | 3–1 | 2–1 | ||
| Corby Town | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 3–1 | ||
| Frome Town | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | ||
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 8–1 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 10–0 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | ||
| Hinckley United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hitchin Town | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | ||
| Hungerford Town | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | ||
| Poole Town | 2–0 | 5–3 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||
| Redditch United | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–6 | 3–1 | 0–4 | ||
| St Albans City | 4–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | ||
| St Neots Town | 6–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | ||
| Stourbridge | 3–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 7–0 | ||
| Truro City | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–7 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| Weymouth | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 2–5 |
Source: Southern Football League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Division One Central
| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dunstable Town |
| Promoted |
Dunstable Town Slough Town |
| Relegated |
Chertsey Town Ashford Town |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,526 (3.3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | David Kolodynski (Rugby Town) – 35 goals |
| Biggest home win |
Rugby Town 8 – 1 Chertsey Town, 21 September 2013 Potters Bar Town 7 – 0 Chertsey Town, 29 March 2014 |
| Biggest away win |
North Greenford United 1 – 7 Slough Town, 25 March 2014 A.F.C. Hayes 0 – 6 Rugby Town, 26 April 2014 |
| Highest scoring | Northwood 8 – 3 Chertsey Town, 8 October 2013 |
| Highest attendance | 1228 – Kettering Town 2 – 0 Daventry Town, 21 August 2013 |
| Lowest attendance | 36 – Chalfont St Peter 2 – 1 Chertsey Town, 26 April 2014 |
| Total attendance | 73,575 |
| Average attendance | 159 |
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← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
Division One Central featured seven new clubs:
- Aylesbury United, promoted as runners-up in the Spartan South Midlands League
- Dunstable Town, promoted as champions of the Spartan South Midlands League
- Egham Town, promoted as champions of the Combined Counties League
- Kettering Town, relegated from the Premier Division
- Marlow, promoted as champions of the Hellenic League
- Potters Bar Town, transferred from Isthmian League Division One North
- St Ives Town, promoted as runners-up in the United Counties League
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunstable Town (C) (P) | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 94 | 44 | +50 | 90 | Promotion to SFL Premier Division |
| 2 | Rugby Town | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 100 | 45 | +55 | 89 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 3 | Kettering Town | 42 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 86 | 41 | +45 | 88 | |
| 4 | Daventry Town | 42 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 82 | 40 | +42 | 86 | |
| 5 | Slough Town (O) (P) | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 101 | 51 | +50 | 83 | |
| 6 | Barton Rovers | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 79 | 48 | +31 | 80 | |
| 7 | Royston Town | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 80 | 58 | +22 | 73 | |
| 8 | Beaconsfield Town | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 79 | 60 | +19 | 73 | |
| 9 | Northwood | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 72 | 62 | +10 | 69 | |
| 10 | Uxbridge | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 84 | 70 | +14 | 61 | |
| 11 | Egham Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 80 | 58 | +22 | 60 | |
| 12 | Aylesbury United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 64 | 72 | −8 | 57 | |
| 13 | St Ives Town | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 68 | 77 | −9 | 56 | |
| 14 | Chalfont St Peter | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 50 | |
| 15 | Potters Bar Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 86 | −25 | 49 | |
| 16 | Aylesbury | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 56 | 73 | −17 | 48 | |
| 17 | Marlow | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 73 | 84 | −11 | 47 | |
| 18 | A.F.C. Hayes | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 51 | 74 | −23 | 44 | |
| 19 | Leighton Town | 42 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 45 | 85 | −40 | 31 | |
| 20 | North Greenford United | 42 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 52 | 114 | −62 | 26 | |
| 21 | Chertsey Town (R) | 42 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 38 | 117 | −79 | 22 | Relegation to Combined Counties League |
| 22 | Ashford Town (R) | 42 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 32 | 107 | −75 | 21 |
Updated to games played on 5 May 2014.
Source: Southern Football League
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Rugby Town | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | Slough Town | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Kettering Town | 2 | |||||||
| 5 | Slough Town | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Kettering Town | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Daventry Town | 0 | |||||||
Semi-finals
| 29 April 2014 | Rugby Town | 0 – 3 | Slough Town | Butlin Road, Rugby |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Smith Dyer W. Harris |
Attendance: 522 |
| 29 April 2014 | Kettering Town | 1 – 0 | Daventry Town | Latimer Park, Burton Latimer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Eze |
Attendance: 1,446 |
Final
| 5 May 2014 | Kettering Town | 2 – 3 | Slough Town | Latimer Park, Burton Latimer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Logan Eze |
Dyer McClurg |
Attendance: 2,331 |
Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2013–14 Southern League Division One Central teams
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Rugby Town | Butlin Road | 6,000 |
| Daventry Town | Communications Park | 5,000 |
| Barton Rovers | Sharpenhoe Road | 4,000 |
| Royston Town | Garden Walk | 4,000 |
| Uxbridge | Honeycroft | 3,770 |
| Beaconsfield Town | Holloways Park | 3,500 |
| Slough Town | Holloways Park# | 3,500 |
| Dunstable Town | Creasey Park | 3,200 |
| Northwood | Chestnut Avenue (Northwood Park) | 3,075 |
| Leighton Town | Bell Close | 2,800 |
| Ashford Town | The Robert Parker Stadium | 2,550 |
| Chertsey Town | Alwyns Lane | 2,500 |
| Kettering Town | Latimer Park | 2,400 |
| North Greenford United | Berkeley Fields | 2,000 |
| Potters Bar Town | Parkfield | 2,000 |
| St Ives Town | Westwood Road | 2,000 |
| A.F.C. Hayes | Farm Park | 1,500 |
| Chalfont St Peter | Mill Meadow | 1,500 |
| Aylesbury | Haywood Way | 1,300 |
| Aylesbury United | Bell Close* | |
| Egham Town | Runnymede Stadium | |
| Marlow | Alfred Davis Memorial Ground |
#Slough Town ground-shared with Beaconsfield SYCOB. *Aylesbury United ground-shared with Leighton Town.
Division One South & West
| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cirencester Town |
| Promoted |
Cirencester Town Paulton Rovers |
| Relegated | Guildford City |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,595 (3.45 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Richard Gregory (Stratford Town) – 36 |
| Biggest home win | Merthyr Town 12 – 0 Guildford City, 8 February 2014 |
| Biggest away win | Guildford City 0 – 7 North Leigh, 12 April 2014 |
| Highest scoring | Merthyr Town 12 – 0 Guildford City, 8 February 2014 |
| Highest attendance | 712 – Merthyr Town 1 – 0 Evesham United, 21 April 2014 |
| Lowest attendance | 40 – North Leigh 1 – 0 Thatcham Town, 18 February 2014 |
| Total attendance | 69,780 |
| Average attendance | 151 |
|
← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
Division One South & West featured five new clubs:
- Four clubs transferred from Division One Central:
- Plus:
- Stratford Town, promoted as champions of the Midland Football Alliance
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cirencester Town (C) (P) | 42 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 95 | 45 | +50 | 92 | Promotion to SFL Premier Division |
| 2 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 111 | 58 | +53 | 89 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 3 | Tiverton Town | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 80 | 51 | +29 | 86 | |
| 4 | Paulton Rovers (O) (P) | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 102 | 54 | +48 | 81 | |
| 5 | Swindon Supermarine | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 91 | 52 | +39 | 79 | |
| 6 | Shortwood United | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 91 | 44 | +47 | 78 | |
| 7 | North Leigh | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 83 | 46 | +37 | 72 | |
| 8 | Taunton Town | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 71 | 58 | +13 | 69‡ | |
| 9 | Yate Town | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 81 | 69 | +12 | 68 | |
| 10 | Stratford Town | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 103 | 85 | +18 | 62 | |
| 11 | Mangotsfield United | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 61 | |
| 12 | Didcot Town | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 70 | 85 | −15 | 57 | |
| 13 | Wimborne Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 78 | 70 | +8 | 55 | |
| 14 | Bridgwater Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 53 | |
| 15 | Cinderford Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 69 | 79 | −10 | 49 | |
| 16 | Evesham United | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 66 | 80 | −14 | 47 | |
| 17 | Clevedon Town | 42 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 48 | 96 | −48 | 41 | |
| 18 | Godalming Town | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 47 | 79 | −32 | 39 | Transferred to the SFL Division One Central |
| 19 | Thatcham Town | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 41 | 99 | −58 | 39 | Resigned at the end of the season |
| 20 | Bishop's Cleeve | 42 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 52 | 93 | −41 | 34 | |
| 21 | Fleet Town | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 43 | 90 | −47 | 29† | |
| 22 | Guildford City (R) | 42 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 45 | 134 | −89 | 27 | Relegation to Combined Counties League |
Updated to games played on 5 May 2014.
Source: Southern Football League
‡ Taunton Town were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player in two games during August 2013.[7]
† Fleet Town were reprieved from relegation.
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Merthyr Town | 5 | |||||||
| 5 | Swindon Supermarine | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Merthyr Town | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Paulton Rovers | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Tiverton Town | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Paulton Rovers | 3 | |||||||
Semi-finals
| 29 April 2014 | Merthyr Town | 5 – 2 | Swindon Supermarine | Penydarren Park, Merthyr Tydfil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Colborne McLaggon Traylor |
Edenborough |
Attendance: 920 |
| 29 April 2014 | Tiverton Town | 1 – 3 | Paulton Rovers | Ladysmead, Tiverton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Nardiello |
McCootie Mapstone |
Attendance: 354 |
Final
| 5 May 2014 | Merthyr Town | 0 – 2 | Paulton Rovers | Penydarren Park, Merthyr Tydfil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | McCootie |
Attendance: 2,201 |
Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2013–14 Southern League Division One South & West teams
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Seated | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merthyr Town | Penydarren Park | 10,000 | – | [8] |
| Paulton Rovers | Athletic Field | 5,000 | 253 | [9] |
| Evesham United | Jubilee Stadium | 3,000 | ||
| Clevedon Town | Hand Stadium | 3,500 | 300 | [10] |
| Cinderford Town | The Causeway | 3,500 | 250 | [11] |
| Tiverton Town | Ladysmead | 3,500 | 520 | [12] |
| Wimborne Town | Cuthbury | 3,250 | 275 | [13] |
| Didcot Town | NPower Loop Meadow Stadium | 3,000 | 150 | [14] |
| Godalming Town | Weycourt | 3,000 | ||
| Swindon Supermarine | The Webb's Wood Stadium | 3,000 | ||
| Bridgwater Town | Fairfax Park | 2,500 | 128 | [15] |
| Mangotsfield United | Cossham Street | 2,500 | 300 | [16] |
| Taunton Town | Wordsworth Drive | 2,500 | 300 | [11] |
| North Leigh | Eynsham Hall Park Sports Ground | 2,000 | 100 | [11] |
| Fleet Town | Calthorpe Park | 2,000 | ||
| Guildford City | Guildford Spectrum | 2,000 | ||
| Yate Town | Lodge Road | 2,000 | 236 | [17] |
| Bishop's Cleeve | Kayte Lane | 1,500 | 50 | [11] |
| Thatcham Town | Waterside Park | 1,500 | ||
| Cirencester Town | Corinium Stadium | TBC | ||
| Stratford Town | DCS Stadium | TBC | ||
| Shortwood United | The Meadowbank Ground | TBC |
League Cup
| Country |
 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 68 |
| Champions | St Neots Town |
| Runners-up | Tiverton Town |
|
← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
The Southern League Cup 2013–14 (billed as the RedInsure Cup 2013–14 for sponsorship reasons) is the 76th season of the Southern League Cup , the cup competition of the Southern Football League.
Preliminary round[18]
| 24 September 2013 | AFC Totton | 1 – 3 | Wimborne Town | Testwood Stadium, Totton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Roberts |
Davidson Kemble Gamble |
Attendance: 196 |
First round[18]
| 14 October 2013 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 2 – 4 | Aylesbury United | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Diarra Toomey |
Field Armstrong |
Attendance: 211 |
| 14 October 2013 | Hinckley United | w/o | Corby Town | |||
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | ||||||
|
Note: Hinckley United were disbanded on 7 October 2013, and Corby Town were awarded a walkover. | ||||||
| 14 October 2013 | Hungerford Town | 3 – 1 | Didcot Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Hopkins Stanley O'Brien |
Mills |
Attendance: 70 |
| 14 October 2013 | Stratford Town | 4 – 6 | Redditch United | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Sterling Halsall Adkins Fagan |
Sterling-James Parker Molyneux Hands Headley |
Attendance: 140 |
| 15 October 2013 | Arlesey Town | 4 – 3 | Biggleswade Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Forsythe Frater Farrell |
York Peacock Donnelly |
Attendance: 96 |
| 15 October 2013 | Ashford Town | 1 – 3 | Northwood | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Lynch |
Muir |
Attendance: 34 |
| 15 October 2013 | Barton Rovers | 0 – 1 | Royston Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Hammond |
Attendance: 39 |
| 15 October 2013 | Bideford | 3 – 2 | Taunton Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Howe Downing Parkins |
Pepperell Murray |
Attendance: 86 |
| 15 October 2013 | Chertsey Town | 0 – 3 | Slough Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Smith S Harris |
Attendance: 81 |
| 15 October 2013 | Dunstable Town | 1 – 0 | Aylesbury | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Hutchins |
Attendance: 40 |
| 15 October 2013 | Egham Town | 6 – 1 | Guildford City | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | O'Toole Houghton Graham Andrews Joseph |
Cox |
Attendance: 42 |
| 15 October 2013 | Evesham United | 1 – 3 | Bishop's Cleeve | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Dovey |
Lee Williams |
Attendance: 67 |
| 15 October 2013 | Marlow | 4 – 0 | Fleet Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Gladwin Bennett |
Attendance: 63 |
| 15 October 2013 | Merthyr Town | 4 – 1 | Shortwood United | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Traylor Keddle Morgan Misbah |
Slack |
Attendance: 112 |
| 15 October 2013 | North Greenford United | 2 – 4 | Uxbridge | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Walker |
Madigan Todd Thomas |
Attendance: 51 |
| 15 October 2013 | St Neots Town | 5 – 0 | Hitchin Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Woolley Deeney Hilliard N'Guessan |
Attendance: 96 |
| 15 October 2013 | Thatcham Town | 0 – 3 | Beaconsfield Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | O'Sullivan Lansiquot Webb |
Attendance: 35 |
| 16 October 2013 | A.F.C. Hayes | 0 – 4 | Burnham | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Blake Yorke Dobson Grey |
Attendance: 48 |
| 16 October 2013 | Bedford Town | 2 – 3 | St Ives Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Ferrari Phillips |
Cunniff Vieria Fordham |
Attendance: 133 |
| 16 October 2013 | Chalfont St Peter | 1 – 1 (3 – 4 p) |
Godalming Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Clarke |
Mazzone |
Attendance: 45 |
| 16 October 2013 | Chesham United | 5 – 0 | Potters Bar Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Potton Roberts Dillon Harris |
Attendance: 106 |
| 16 October 2013 | Cinderford Town | 0 – 1 | Cirencester Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Bumfrey |
Attendance: 61 |
| 16 October 2013 | Frome Town | 1 – 2 | Chippenham Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Wood |
Phillips Knighton |
Attendance: 127 |
| 16 October 2013 | Leighton Town | 2 – 2 (1 – 4 p) |
St Albans City | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | McKee Gallant |
Keemleyside Henry |
Attendance: 109 |
| 16 October 2013 | Poole Town | 1 – 1 (5 – 4 p) |
Wimborne Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Byerley |
Davidson |
Attendance: 206 |
| 16 October 2013 | Swindon Supermarine | 3 – 0 | North Leigh | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Jackson |
Attendance: 84 |
| 21 October 2013 | Kettering Town | 5 – 0 | Daventry Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Newman Fuller Bukasa Hamilton |
Attendance: 153 |
| 22 October 2013 | Bashley | 0 – 5 | Weymouth | |||
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Symes Allen Ford |
Attendance: 112 |
||||
|
Note: Match was due to be played on 16 October, but was postponed due to a floodlight failure. | ||||||
| 22 October 2013 | Bridgwater Town | 3 – 3 (6 – 5 p) |
Truro City | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Faux Robbins |
Eddy Brokenshire |
Attendance: 117 |
| 22 October 2013 | Paulton Rovers | 1 – 2 | Yate Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Chandler |
Jackson |
Attendance: 81 |
| 22 October 2013 | Rugby Town | 5 – 2 | Banbury United | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Marsden Kolodynski McBride |
Lawless |
Attendance: 140 |
| 29 October 2013 | Tiverton Town | 4 – 1 | Clevedon Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Emati-Emati Palmer Baily |
Reid |
Attendance: 105 |
Second round[18]
| 18 November 2013 | Redditch United | 3 – 2 | Rugby Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Sterling-James Ahenkorah Headley |
Youngs |
Attendance: 96 |
| 25 November 2013 | St Albans City | 2 – 4 | Beaconsfield Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Georgiou Ngoyi |
Lockhart-Adams McCluskey Hutchinson |
Attendance: 90 |
| 12 November 2013 | Godalming Town | 3 – 0 | Egham Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Mazzone Palmer Musgrove |
Attendance: 86 |
| 12 November 2013 | Hungerford Town | 4 – 0 | Bishop's Cleeve | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | O'Brien Brown Draycott |
Attendance: 63 |
| 12 November 2013 | Merthyr Town | 2 – 2 (6 – 5 p) |
Chippenham Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Griffiths Rubery |
Knighton Tovey |
Attendance: 141 |
| 12 November 2013 | Slough Town | 5 – 1 | Uxbridge | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Dyer Fousler S Harris Wheeler |
Julienne |
Attendance: 127 |
| 26 November 2013 | St Ives Town | 2 – 3 | Royston Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Newman Ogbonna |
Fehmi Edwards Lockett |
Attendance: 124 |
| 12 November 2013 | Tiverton Town | 4 – 2 | Bridgwater Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Kelly Wright Searle |
O'Connor Mawford |
Attendance: 145 |
| 13 November 2013 | Swindon Supermarine | 0 – 3 | Cirencester Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Bumphrey Davidge J Smith |
Attendance: 89 |
| 19 November 2013 | Arlesey Town | 0 – 3 | Kettering Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Thorpe Joseph |
Attendance: 84 |
| 19 November 2013 | Burnham | 6 – 2 | Northwood | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Couch Blake Malloy |
Muir |
Attendance: 27 |
| 19 November 2013 | St Neots Town | 3 – 0 | Corby Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Davies Hilliard Wilson |
Attendance: 93 |
| 20 November 2013 | Weymouth | 4 – 0 | Poole Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Ford |
Attendance: 205 |
| 20 November 2013 | Aylesbury United | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (4 – 3 p) |
Chesham United | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Reynolds Baines |
Williams Wales |
Attendance: 123 |
| 26 November 2013 | Dunstable Town | 4 – 3 | Marlow | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Cashman Roache Marsh |
Davies Devontae |
Attendance: 33 |
Third round[18]
| 6 January 2014 | Beaconsfield Town | 2 – 0 | Godalming Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | O'Reagan Lockhart-Adams |
Attendance: 64 |
| 7 January 2014 | Burnham | 3 – 3 (4 - 2 p) |
Slough Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Blake Couch Charles-Smith |
S Harris Rumbold Hollis |
Attendance: 130 |
| 7 January 2014 | Dunstable Town | 0 – 3 | St Neots Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Hilliard Ford Davies |
Attendance: 71 |
| 7 January 2014 | Merthyr Town | 1 – 1 (4 - 2 p) |
Yate Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Thomas |
Cox |
Attendance: 116 |
| 14 January 2014 | Weymouth | 1 – 2 | Tiverton Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Walker |
Smith Richards |
Attendance: 203 |
| 21 January 2014 | Cirencester Town | 1 – 4 | Hungerford Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Shepherd |
Brown Stow Day |
Attendance: 27 |
| 21 January 2014 | Kettering Town | 4 – 5 | Redditch United | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Gooding Jepson Moreman |
Hylton Sterling-James Sammons |
Attendance: 216 |
| 4 February 2014 | Royston Town | 6 - 0 | Aylesbury United | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Fehmi Hammond Dobson Mason |
Attendance: 94 |
Quarter finals
| 3 February 2014 | Redditch United | 3 – 1 | Beaconsfield Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Hylton McGarry Sammons |
Haule |
Attendance: 84 |
| 4 February 2014 | Hungerford Town | 7 – 3 | Burnham | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Clark Brown Draycott |
Kabamba Webb Wilman |
Attendance: 43 |
| 4 February 2014 | Merthyr Town | 0 – 2 | Tiverton Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Rewbury Palmer |
Attendance: 118 |
| 11 February 2014 | St Neots Town | 3 – 2 | Royston Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Nolan Hilliard Davies |
Fehmi Dobson |
Attendance: 137 |
Semi-finals
| 24 February 2014 | Redditch United | 1 – 3 | St Neots Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Hylton |
Hilliard |
Attendance: 153 |
| 25 February 2014 | Tiverton Town | 3 – 1 | Hungerford Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Kowal Smith |
Draycott |
Attendance: 156 |
Final
First leg
| 18 March 2014 | Tiverton Town | 0 – 0 | St Neots Town | |
| 19:30 GMT (UTC) | Attendance: 237 |
Second leg
| 8 April 2014 | St Neots Town | 1 – 0 (1 - 0 agg.) |
Tiverton Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Hilliard |
Attendance: 522 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Hinckley United wound up over debts of more than £200,000". BBC Sport. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ "Thatcham Town FC resigns from Southern League". Newbury Weekly News. 11 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ↑ "Vauxhall Motors to quit Conference North in bid to save club". Liverpool Echo. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ↑ "FA Club Allocations, 2014–15" (PDF). Pitchero. 15 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
- ↑ "Hinckley United wound up over debts of more than £200,000". BBC Sport. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ "Poole Town deducted three points for fielding suspended player". Blackmore Vale Magazine. 8 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ↑ "Taunton Town FC FA appeal fail". 97.3 Apple FM. 26 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-12. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ Wales Directory – Pennydarren park
- ↑ "Paulton Rovers". Pyramid Passion. David Bauckham. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ "Clevedon Town". Pyramid Passion. David Bauckham. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "ESLD1SW Directory". Mangotsfield United F.C. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ↑ "Tiverton Town". Pyramid Passion. David Bauckham. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ "Wimborne Town". Pyramid Passion. David Bauckham. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ "FAQ – What Facilities are there at the Club?". Didcot Town FC. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ "Club Facilities – Bridgwater Town Football Club". Bridgwater Town FC. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ "Visitors Information". Mangotsfield United FC. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ "Yate Town". Pyramid Passion. David Bauckham. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "RedInsure Cup results". Southern Football League.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
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