2017–18 Southern Football League

The 2017–18 season was the 115th in the history of the Southern League since its establishment in 1894. It was also the last to have a single Premier Division. From the 2014–15 season onwards, the Southern League is known as Evo-Stik League Southern, following a sponsorship deal with Evo-Stik.

The league constitution was announced in May 2017.[1]

Premier Division

Southern Football League
Premier Division
Season 2017–18
Champions Hereford
Promoted Hereford
Slough Town
Relegated Dunstable Town
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1,871 (3.39 per match)
Top goalscorer 38 goals - Brandon Goodship (Weymouth)
Biggest home win Chesham United 13 – 1 Merthyr Town, 18 November
Biggest away win Gosport Borough 0 – 8 Basingstoke Town, 28 August
Highest scoring Chesham United 13 – 1 Merthyr Town, 18 November
Highest attendance 4,556 – Hereford 4 – 1 Kettering Town, 21 April
Lowest attendance 67 – St Ives Town 2 – 6 Stratford Town, 17 April
Total attendance 256,331
Average attendance 464 (+35.6% to previous season)

At the end of the season a new division was created at the seventh level. Also, the number of clubs in the seventh level divisions was decreased from 24 to 22. To make up the number of clubs at the seventh level only one Premier Division club was relegated this season.

The Premier Division for this season featured six new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hereford (C, P) 46 36 5 5 111 33 +78 113 Promoted to the National League North
2 King's Lynn Town 46 30 10 6 99 39 +60 100 Qualified for the Premier Division play-offs, then transferred to Premier Division Central[lower-alpha 1]
3 Slough Town (O, P) 46 30 9 7 111 49 +62 99 Qualified for the Premier Division play-offs, then promoted to the National League South
4 Kettering Town 46 30 7 9 122 56 +66 97 Qualified for the Premier Division play-offs, then transferred to Premier Division Central
5 Weymouth 46 30 7 9 103 48 +55 97 Qualified for the Premier Division play-offs, then transferred to Premier Division South
6 Tiverton Town 46 24 6 16 78 69 +9 78 Transferred to Premier Division South
7 Royston Town 46 24 5 17 84 65 +19 77 Transferred to Premier Division Central
8 Chesham United 46 21 11 14 85 61 +24 74 Transferred to Premier Division South
9 Banbury United 46 19 15 12 90 59 +31 72 Transferred to Premier Division Central
10 Basingstoke Town 46 21 8 17 92 72 +20 71 Transferred to Premier Division South
11 Hitchin Town 46 19 9 18 67 66 +1 66 Transferred to Premier Division Central
12 St Neots Town 46 17 13 16 79 79 0 64
13 Frome Town 46 18 7 21 78 96 18 61 Transferred to Premier Division South
14 Redditch United 46 15 10 21 73 73 0 55 Transferred to Premier Division Central
15 Stratford Town 46 15 10 21 68 81 13 55
16 Biggleswade Town 46 14 11 21 52 63 11 53
17 Merthyr Town 46 13 14 19 76 98 22 53 Transferred to Premier Division South
18 Bishop's Stortford 46 14 10 22 74 79 5 52 Transferred to the Isthmian League Premier Division
19 Dorchester Town 46 13 12 21 62 83 21 51 Transferred to Premier Division South
20 Farnborough 46 15 6 25 82 120 38 51
21 Kings Langley 46 8 14 24 63 98 35 38
22 St Ives Town 46 8 9 29 54 105 51 33 Transferred to Premier Division Central
23 Gosport Borough 46 5 5 36 41 142 101 19[lower-alpha 2] Transferred to Premier Division South
24 Dunstable Town (R) 46 4 5 37 27 137 110 17 Relegated to Division One Central
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2018. Source: Southern League Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [3]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Four teams played for one spot and promotion to the National League North / South.
  2. Gosport Borough were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player in their draw against Biggleswade Town on 31 March.[2]

Results table

Home \ Away[1] BAN BAS BIGBSTCHEDORDUNFARFROGOSHERHITKETKLTKILMERREDROYSLOSTISTNSTRTIVWEY
Banbury United 11 11 21 11 51 12 41 34 50 01 10 11 12 11 33 13 30 22 31 11 40 12 12
Basingstoke Town 31 20 32 50 11 20 43 13 30 31 10 32 12 43 20 30 00 14 32 10 21 62 33
Biggleswade Town 11 12 22 03 11 02 30 12 20 01 21 00 22 20 21 10 11 35 02 20 31 40 12
Bishop's Stortford 05 20 00 11 10 41 22 40 21 01 03 02 23 20 40 30 03 22 43 12 11 12 23
Chesham United 13 41 20 21 22 20 00 51 30 13 00 20 13 10 131 20 12 11 40 22 13 11 06
Dorchester Town 02 10 21 10 11 11 40 14 72 01 14 41 02 10 12 10 10 01 60 04 12 30 03
Dunstable Town 05 06 02 05 14 01 10 12 02 04 04 12 04 14 06 11 05 03 00 23 23 12 21
Farnborough 10 43 21 05 20 33 40 53 12 24 41 34 52 04 22 13 01 12 21 24 14 23 26
Frome Town 02 10 23 21 13 31 30 11 20 03 34 22 00 21 12 10 14 04 01 22 30 01 14
Gosport Borough 04 08 11 13 15 33 10 24 70 04 03 07 17 12 11 25 23 15 00 01 01 05 04
Hereford 30 41 10 20 30 41 20 01 10 51 50 41 02 30 11 52 20 01 40 10 52 10 20
Hitchin Town 03 21 01 10 00 00 10 13 51 21 03 00 04 60 20 10 10 01 22 22 40 12 31
Kettering Town 30 30 31 60 31 43 60 62 30 20 13 41 10 11 50 10 41 00 41 30 20 23 20
King's Lynn Town 11 21 30 21 01 30 50 31 00 20 32 20 21 32 00 31 40 10 11 11 41 20 11
Kings Langley 34 11 11 41 00 22 10 03 27 11 33 12 25 00 22 12 10 02 03 43 20 22 23
Merthyr Town 13 11 02 00 12 11 31 30 34 50 00 00 24 01 41 22 21 45 32 10 31 21 03
Redditch United 22 30 10 22 31 40 50 71 41 42 02 22 00 01 22 11 10 14 40 22 02 32 12
Royston Town 11 10 40 42 02 31 11 43 30 50 14 21 43 20 40 51 21 04 21 21 12 30 12
Slough Town 01 11 21 24 21 20 81 51 21 51 22 40 12 22 11 32 40 21 30 21 11 20 30
St Ives Town 22 22 12 01 02 12 21 24 22 10 02 13 34 13 11 23 10 13 14 11 26 12 12
St Neots Town 30 21 00 22 31 50 22 01 16 04 13 11 24 05 32 52 21 31 31 31 22 10 12
Stratford Town 23 01 10 31 13 20 51 22 12 20 12 12 04 15 31 22 00 11 01 30 11 12 00
Tiverton Town 00 32 31 21 12 00 71 20 22 20 22 31 03 10 32 31 10 12 30 23 12 21 21
Weymouth 11 32 20 11 10 22 20 60 02 50 02 30 31 31 20 32 50 30 10 01 31 11 20

Updated to games played on 28 April 2018.
Source: The Evo-Stik 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.

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 King's Lynn Town 3
5 Weymouth 0
2 King's Lynn Town 1
3 Slough Town 2
3 Slough Town 3
4 Kettering Town 1

Semi-finals

Final

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
Banbury UnitedSpencer Stadium2,000
Basingstoke TownThe Camrose6,000
Biggleswade TownLangford Road3,000
Bishop's StortfordWoodside Park4,525
Chesham UnitedThe Meadow5,000
Dorchester TownThe Avenue Stadium5,009
Dunstable TownCreasey Park3,200
FarnboroughCherrywood Road7,000
Frome TownBadgers Hill2,000
Gosport BoroughPrivett Park4,500
HerefordEdgar Street4,913
Hitchin TownTop Field4,000
Kettering TownLatimer Park (groundshare with Burton Park Wanderers)2,400
King's Lynn TownThe Walks5,733
Kings LangleyGaywood Park1,000
Merthyr TownPenydarren Park10,000
Redditch UnitedThe Valley5,000
Royston TownGarden Walk5,000
Slough TownArbour Park1,950
St Ives TownWestwood Road2,000
St Neots TownNew Rowley Park3,500
Stratford TownKnights Lane1,400
Tiverton TownLadysmead3,500
WeymouthBob Lucas Stadium6,600

East Division

Southern Football League
East Division
Season 2017–18
Champions Beaconsfield Town
Promoted Beaconsfield Town
AFC Rushden & Diamonds
Hartley Wintney
Relegated Arlesey Town
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,492 (3.23 per match)
Top goalscorer 34 goals - Daniel West (Thame United)
Biggest home win Ashford Town 10 – 0 Fleet Town, 24 October
Biggest away win Arlesey Town 1 – 9 Hayes & Yeading United, 20 January
Highest scoring 10 goals (3 matches)

At the end of the previous season Central Division was renamed East Division.

At the end of the season a new division was created at the seventh level. To make up the number of clubs at the seventh level two clubs from each eighth division, one club with best points-per-game and six play-off winners were promoted this season. Also, a new division was added at the eighth level under the Isthmian League, while the number of clubs in every eighth division was decreased to 20. To make up the number of clubs only one club was relegated from division.

The East Division for this season featured six new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Beaconsfield Town (C, P) 42 29 5 8 99 46 +53 92 Promoted to Premier Division South
2 AFC Rushden & Diamonds (P) 42 27 10 5 92 25 +67 91 Promoted to Premier Division Central
3 Hayes & Yeading United 42 26 5 11 103 49 +54 83 Qualified for the East Division play-offs, then transferred to the Isthmian League South Central Division[lower-alpha 1]
4 Hartley Wintney (O, P) 42 26 4 12 96 53 +43 82 Qualified for the East Division play-offs, then promoted to Premier Division South
5 AFC Dunstable 42 23 10 9 80 37 +43 79 Qualified for the East Division play-offs
6 Cambridge City 42 23 8 11 99 53 +46 77
7 Kempston Rovers 42 21 10 11 80 68 +12 73
8 Bedford Town 42 22 6 14 70 48 +22 72
9 Chalfont St Peter 42 20 12 10 56 39 +17 72 Transferred to the Isthmian League South Central Division
10 Moneyfields 42 19 12 11 79 63 +16 69 Transferred to Division One South
11 Thame United 42 20 4 18 84 78 +6 64
12 Ashford Town 42 16 8 18 81 68 +13 56 Transferred to the Isthmian League South Central Division
13 Aylesbury United 42 17 4 21 52 73 21 52[lower-alpha 2]
14 Marlow 42 13 10 19 54 75 21 49 Transferred to the Isthmian League South Central Division
15 Uxbridge 42 14 7 21 58 87 29 49
16 Egham Town 42 13 9 20 54 88 34 48
17 Northwood 42 10 11 21 54 71 17 41
18 Hanwell Town 42 9 7 26 48 88 40 34
19 Fleet Town 42 8 10 24 38 86 48 34 Transferred to Division One South
20 Barton Rovers 42 8 9 25 39 86 47 33
21 Aylesbury 42 9 6 27 40 88 48 33
22 Arlesey Town (R) 42 3 5 34 36 123 87 14 Relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2018. Source: Southern League Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [3]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Four teams played for one spot and promotion to Level 7.
  2. Aylesbury United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Ashford Town on 23 January.[4]

Results table

Home \ Away[1] AFD RUS ARLASHAYBAYLBARBEABEDCAMCHAEGHFLEHANHARH&YKEMMARMONNORTHAUXB
AFC Dunstable 03 50 22 20 30 10 22 10 22 02 61 40 61 01 33 21 21 00 20 10 21
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 10 00 10 71 41 50 12 00 20 10 00 71 20 20 01 31 00 22 40 60 11
Arlesey Town 07 12 13 02 02 00 12 02 16 11 23 00 23 16 19 04 01 04 13 23 02
Ashford Town 13 02 32 20 01 10 02 22 12 11 23 100 14 01 40 71 42 21 22 11 41
Aylesbury 12 04 15 22 01 01 13 04 12 02 00 11 03 20 02 22 31 02 23 11 32
Aylesbury United 11 02 10 21 12 23 14 03 16 12 40 11 10 02 10 02 10 22 20 72 22
Barton Rovers 02 02 11 12 31 02 23 01 01 01 01 10 11 13 12 22 40 12 11 11 01
Beaconsfield Town 40 11 70 50 03 32 00 00 32 12 31 20 20 12 01 24 40 10 22 01 40
Bedford Town 02 01 20 10 41 31 60 01 14 20 21 20 10 11 03 51 32 31 00 10 02
Cambridge City 02 01 73 12 01 10 01 12 51 00 61 41 30 41 02 11 71 11 10 42 51
Chalfont St Peter 10 22 20 20 10 01 12 42 04 11 30 00 01 31 11 11 11 12 20 12 30
Egham Town 00 21 12 11 41 20 03 15 21 12 01 30 10 12 20 13 22 12 22 12 33
Fleet Town 22 04 02 12 20 01 10 02 01 12 11 30 00 03 04 22 20 14 10 42 60
Hanwell Town 02 01 21 21 23 13 41 15 05 22 23 01 20 24 14 12 00 33 13 02 02
Hartley Wintney 10 21 41 21 40 34 70 01 20 12 11 71 20 51 16 21 30 51 20 20 40
Hayes & Yeading United 02 10 21 12 11 40 50 02 40 31 12 61 30 22 31 30 30 22 42 42 40
Kempston Rovers 10 11 50 32 20 40 41 43 21 04 01 22 11 11 10 32 21 31 11 04 41
Marlow 10 24 10 11 10 01 22 01 22 33 11 42 12 31 30 31 12 30 10 31 11
Moneyfields 11 13 10 20 52 30 51 24 02 11 10 20 11 31 22 25 21 31 20 41 23
Northwood 22 11 31 17 01 30 11 23 12 23 02 01 21 20 31 20 30 12 11 13 01
Thame United 05 03 71 30 20 31 52 12 31 10 41 23 40 31 03 01 13 40 23 33 10
Uxbridge 01 14 32 24 21 10 61 13 31 12 02 11 32 12 22 30 02 12 00 21 15

Updated to games played on 1 May 2018.
Source: The Evo-Stik 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.

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
3 Hayes & Yeading United 0
6 Cambridge City 1
4 Hartley Wintney 1
6 Cambridge City 0
4 Hartley Wintney 2
5 AFC Dunstable 0

Semi-finals

Final

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
AFC DunstableCreasey Park (groundshare with Dunstable Town)3,500
AFC Kempston RoversHillgrounds Leisure2,000
AFC Rushden & DiamondsHayden Road1,500
Arlesey TownHitchin Road2,920
Ashford TownRobert Parker Stadium2,550
AylesburyHaywood Way1,300
Aylesbury UnitedThe Meadow5,000
Barton RoversSharpenhoe Road4,000
Beaconsfield TownHolloways Park3,500
Bedford TownThe Eyrie3,000
Cambridge CityWestwood Road (groundshare with St Ives Town)2,000
Chalfont St PeterMill Meadow1,500
Egham TownThe Runnymede Stadium5,565
Fleet TownCalthorpe Park2,000
Hanwell TownReynolds Field3,000
Hartley WintneyThe Memorial Playing Fields2,000
Hayes & Yeading UnitedBeaconsfield Road3,000
MarlowAlfred Davis Memorial Ground3,000
MoneyfieldsMoneyfields Sports Ground2,000
NorthwoodNorthwood Park3,075
Thame UnitedMeadow View Park2,000
UxbridgeHoneycroft3,770

West Division

Southern Football League
West Division
Season 2017–18
Champions Taunton Town
Promoted Taunton Town
Salisbury
Swindon Supermarine
Wimborne Town
Relegated Shortwood United
Bishop's Cleeve
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,635 (3.54 per match)
Top goalscorer 43 goals - Benjamin Whitehead (Cirencester Town) and Tobias Holmes (Wimborne Town)
Biggest home win Taunton Town 9 – 0 Slimbridge, 24 April and Cinderford Town 9 – 0 Slimbridge, 19 April
Biggest away win Shortwood United 0 – 8 Salisbury, 9 September
Highest scoring Salisbury 8 – 2 Cirencester Town, 19 September

At the end of the previous season South & West Division was renamed West Division.

At the end of the season a new division was created at the seventh level. To make up the number of clubs at the seventh level two clubs from each eighth division, one club with best points-per-game and six play-off winners were promoted this season. Also, a new division was added at the eighth level under the Isthmian League, while the number of clubs in every eighth division was decreased to 20. To make up the number of clubs only one club was relegated from division.

West Division for this season featured four new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Taunton Town (C, P) 42 31 10 1 107 41 +66 103 Promoted to Premier Division South
2 Salisbury (P) 42 25 9 8 108 55 +53 84
3 Wimborne Town (P) 42 23 8 11 104 57 +47 77[lower-alpha 1] Qualified for the West Division play-offs, then promoted to Premier Division South[lower-alpha 2]
4 Evesham United 42 23 7 12 73 53 +20 76 Qualified for the West Division play-offs
5 Swindon Supermarine (O, P) 42 21 11 10 86 54 +32 74 Qualified for the West Division play-offs, then promoted to Premier Division South
6 Didcot Town 42 21 10 11 89 63 +26 73 Qualified for the West Division play-offs, then transferred to Division One Central
7 Cirencester Town 42 22 7 13 93 74 +19 73
8 Bideford 42 21 9 12 79 58 +21 72
9 Bristol Manor Farm 42 20 9 13 83 61 +22 69
10 AFC Totton 42 19 9 14 65 49 +16 66
11 Winchester City 42 17 10 15 73 66 +7 61
12 Kidlington 42 15 12 15 80 64 +16 57 Transferred to Division One Central
13 Cinderford Town 42 14 12 16 81 71 +10 54
14 Yate Town 42 14 14 14 72 74 2 53[lower-alpha 3]
15 Larkhall Athletic 42 13 6 23 66 78 12 45
16 Mangotsfield United 42 10 11 21 53 86 33 41
17 Shortwood United (R) 42 10 10 22 63 124 61 40 Resigned at the end of the season, then demoted to the Western League
18 North Leigh 42 10 8 24 53 84 31 38 Transferred to Division One Central
19 Paulton Rovers 42 10 7 25 57 81 24 37
20 Slimbridge 42 9 8 25 54 130 76 35
21 Barnstaple Town 42 7 8 27 53 105 52 29
22 Bishop's Cleeve (R) 42 8 3 31 43 107 64 24[lower-alpha 4] Relegated to the Hellenic League
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2018. Source: Southern League Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [3]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Wimborne Town were promoted after Shaw Lane folded from the Northern Premier League Premier Division.
  2. Four teams played for one spot and promotion to Level 7.
  3. Yate Town were deducted three points for fielding two ineligible players in their win over Taunton Town on 26 September.[5]
  4. Bishop's Cleeve were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Kidlington on 24 March.[6]

Results table

Home \ Away[1] TOT BAR BIDBISBMFCINCIRDIDEVEKIDLARMANNORPAUSALSHTSLISWITAUWIMWCCYAT
AFC Totton 31 23 60 31 11 21 21 11 13 20 40 21 03 13 12 12 31 04 11 10 50
Barnstaple Town 03 12 32 02 12 02 04 02 33 03 11 15 40 02 13 03 13 02 11 14 23
Bideford 21 11 10 31 22 30 10 13 04 41 33 20 21 22 22 31 01 01 12 20 12
Bishop's Cleeve 13 15 12 02 03 01 15 23 10 03 40 11 32 13 40 11 05 13 17 42 02
Bristol Manor Farm 23 51 10 60 42 22 33 15 10 21 31 10 31 23 33 30 11 11 41 41 11
Cinderford Town 10 13 34 40 20 23 71 13 02 31 43 11 34 11 34 90 11 23 11 22 00
Cirencester Town 30 31 21 31 11 54 12 01 32 12 51 31 21 23 61 40 42 02 12 10 44
Didcot Town 00 42 00 10 20 11 40 30 10 42 34 30 30 31 11 40 00 04 42 24 42
Evesham United 10 20 30 21 10 10 25 02 13 20 11 32 10 12 22 30 33 03 12 10 11
Kidlington 00 52 12 20 23 41 11 33 03 12 22 21 30 01 30 22 11 22 13 11 22
Larkhall Athletic 01 20 01 02 20 01 33 23 22 11 02 50 21 12 30 22 33 23 13 12 10
Mangotsfield United 11 03 11 20 21 11 11 20 02 25 31 13 10 05 32 12 03 01 12 11 13
North Leigh 01 50 43 31 25 03 12 02 02 05 11 10 53 21 12 11 03 11 11 12 14
Paulton Rovers 11 12 13 30 01 11 03 22 20 01 13 24 01 02 32 12 02 22 10 22 20
Salisbury 20 01 10 00 11 23 82 21 00 61 12 30 20 22 61 51 02 22 20 22 62
Shortwood United 13 33 06 23 22 21 03 33 04 05 10 10 21 23 08 22 31 12 05 24 11
Slimbridge 02 22 43 12 21 01 13 36 35 31 42 02 02 14 25 13 13 22 18 20 15
Swindon Supermarine 10 30 05 42 10 40 21 10 20 22 42 22 11 21 22 51 80 23 01 11 20
Taunton Town 21 30 11 40 21 10 21 31 10 32 52 21 10 30 41 33 90 10 33 41 14
Wimborne Town 11 52 22 31 13 01 51 01 34 10 13 31 50 41 42 52 50 30 11 30 42
Winchester City 11 11 23 21 12 20 12 20 20 01 31 30 20 11 45 51 30 32 05 10 41
Yate Town 01 33 01 20 13 22 22 22 21 31 31 11 33 04 01 30 11 20 02 20 11

Updated to games played on 2 May 2018.
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
3 Wimborne Town 2
6 Didcot Town 0
3 Wimborne Town 0 (3)
5 Swindon Supermarine 0 (4)
4 Evesham United 1 (4)
5 Swindon Supermarine 1 (5)

Semi-finals

Final

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
AFC TottonTestwood Stadium3,000
Barnstaple TownMill Road5,000
BidefordThe Sports Ground2,000
Bishops CleeveKayte Lane1,500
Bristol Manor FarmThe Creek2,000
Cinderford TownCauseway Ground3,500
Cirencester TownCorinium Stadium4,500
Didcot TownLoop Meadow3,000
Evesham UnitedJubilee Stadium3,000
KidlingtonYarnton Road1,500
Larkhall AthleticThe Plain Ham Ground1,000
Mangotsfield UnitedCossham Street2,500
North LeighEynsham Hall Park Sports Ground2,000
Paulton RoversAthletic Field2,500
SalisburyRaymond McEnhill Stadium5,000
Shortwood UnitedMeadowbank Ground2,000
SlimbridgeThornhill Park1,500
Swindon SupermarineHunts Copse Ground3,000
Taunton TownWordsworth Drive2,500
Wimborne TownThe Cuthbury3,250
Winchester CityThe City Ground4,500
Yate TownLodge Road2,000

League Cup

2017–18 Southern League Cup
Country  England,  Wales
Teams 65
Champions Hitchin Town
Runners-up Didcot Town

The 2017–18 Southern League Cup (billed as The BigFreeBet.com Challenge Cup) was the 80th edition of the Southern League Cup, the cup competition of the Southern Football League.

Hereford, Mangotsfield United, and North Leigh declined to participate. The defending champions, Hayes & Yeading United, were defeated in the semi-finals by Hitchin Town.

Preliminary round

First round

Second round

Notes
  1. Royston Town were expelled for fielding an ineligible player. Kempston Rovers were reinstated and advanced to the third round.

Third round

Notes
  1. Taunton Town forfeited due to a lack of available team members.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

See also

References

  1. "CLUB ALLOCATIONS FOR STEPS 1 TO 4 OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM CONFIRMED FOR 2017-18". The FA. 14 May 2017.
  2. Evo-Stik South League (18 May 2018). "Points deductions". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "The FA Handbook Standardised Rules 2017-2018 (page 539, section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  4. Evo-Stik South League (18 May 2018). "Points deductions". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  5. Evo-Stik South League (21 April 2018). "Yate Town FC Deducted 3 Points". Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  6. Evo-Stik South League (18 May 2018). "Points deductions". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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