2010–11 Southern Football League

The 2010–11 season was the 108th in the history of the Southern League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales.

Premier Division

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

At the end of the previous season Salisbury City failed to come out of administration and thus were relegated two divisions down due to a breach of Conference rules. In the middle of the season Windsor & Eton folded due to financial problems, the club was expelled from the league, their record was expunged.

Truro City won the Premier Division to earn a fourth promotion in five seasons, and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Salisbury City.

Didcot Town, Halesowen Town and Tiverton Town were relegated this season. No clubs were reprieved from relegation from Premier Division for the first time since 2005–06 season.

League table
Southern Football League
Premier Division
Season2010–11
ChampionsTruro City
PromotedTruro City
Salisbury City
RelegatedDidcot Town
Halesowen Town
Tiverton Town
Matches played420
Goals scored1,212 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorerCraig Hammond (Cambridge City) - 31
Biggest home winHednesford Town 9 – 0 Weymouth, 23 October 2010
Biggest away winHalesowen Town 0 – 8 Evesham United, 5 February 2011
Highest scoringHednesford Town 9 – 0 Weymouth, 23 October 2010

Stourbridge 7–2 Weymouth, 6 November 2010

Truro City 7–2 Swindon Supermarine, 2 April 2011
Highest attendance1696 (Truro City 3 – 2 Weymouth, 25 April 2011)
Lowest attendance47 (Cirencester Town 5 – 0 Halesowen Town, 15 February 2011)
Average attendance323
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Truro City 40 27 6 7 91 35 +56 87 Promoted to the Conference South
2 Hednesford Town 40 26 5 9 82 38 +44 83 Qualified for the play-offs, then transferred to the Northern Premier League
3 Salisbury City 40 23 10 7 82 45 +37 79 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Conference South
4 Cambridge City 40 24 7 9 74 40 +34 79 Qualified for the play-offs
5 Leamington 40 24 6 10 68 39 +29 78
6 Chesham United 40 20 11 9 64 35 +29 71
7 Chippenham Town 40 18 14 8 54 41 +13 68
8 Stourbridge 40 18 8 14 72 61 +11 62
9 Brackley Town 40 16 10 14 67 47 +20 58
10 Swindon Supermarine 40 17 7 16 56 58 −2 58
11 Bashley 40 14 10 16 55 63 −8 52
12 Evesham United 40 14 9 17 54 49 +5 51
13 Cirencester Town 40 13 8 19 59 67 −8 47
14 Oxford City 40 11 12 17 48 54 −6 45
15 Hemel Hempstead Town 40 13 6 21 50 59 −9 45
16 Banbury United 40 11 8 21 44 67 −23 40[lower-alpha 1]
17 Bedford Town 40 10 7 23 41 76 −35 37
18 Weymouth 40 12 8 20 55 85 −30 34[lower-alpha 2]
19 Didcot Town 40 7 11 22 39 69 −30 32 Relegated to Division One South & West
20 Tiverton Town 40 7 8 25 33 77 −44 29
21 Halesowen Town 40 5 9 26 24 107 −83 24
22 Windsor & Eton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club folded, record expunged[lower-alpha 3]
Source: fchd.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Banbury United deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player.
  2. Weymouth deducted 10 points for being in administration.
  3. Windsor & Eton FC was wound up in the High Court on 2 February 2011, due to unpaid taxes.[1]
    Their record of P26 W8 D12 L6 GF33 GA35 Pts36 was expunged on 8 February.

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2 Hednesford Town 3
5 Leamington 1
2 Hednesford Town 2 (2)
3 Salisbury City (pens) 2 (3)
3 Salisbury City 1
4 Cambridge City 0

Stadia and locations
Locations of the Premier Division clubs
Club Stadium Capacity
Banbury UnitedSpencer Stadium2,000
BashleyBashley Road2,000
Bedford TownThe Eyrie3,000
Brackley TownSt. James Park3,500
Cambridge CityCity Ground2,300
Chesham UnitedThe Meadow5,000
Chippenham TownHardenhuish Park2,815
Cirencester TownCorinium Stadium4,500
Didcot TownDraycott Engineering Loop Meadow Stadium3,000
Evesham UnitedSt George's Lane (groundshare with Worcester City)3,000
Halesowen TownThe Grove5,000
Hednesford TownKeys Park6,039
Hemel Hempstead TownVauxhall Road3,152
LeamingtonNew Windmill Ground3,000
Oxford CityCourt Place Farm2,000
Salisbury CityRaymond McEnhill Stadium5,000
StourbridgeWar Memorial Athletic Ground2,626
Swindon SupermarineHunts Copse Ground3,000
Tiverton TownLadysmead3,500
Truro CityTreyew Road3,200
WeymouthBob Lucas Stadium6,600
Windsor & EtonStag Meadow4,500

Division One Central

Division One Central consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from previous season Midland division and five new clubs:

Arlesey Town won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Hitchin Town. Beaconsfield SYCOB finished bottom of the table were reprieved after Premier Division club Windsor & Eton folded and Atherstone Town resigned from the league.

League table
Southern Football League
Division One Central
Season2010–11
ChampionsArlesey Town
PromotedArlesey Town
Hitchin Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,547 (3.35 per match)
Top goalscorerJohn Frendo (Hitchin Town) - 28
Biggest home winArlesey Town 12 – 0 Atherstone Town, 19 February 2011
Biggest away winNorthwood 0 – 7 Hitchin Town, 11 December 2010
Atherstone Town 0 – 7 Marlow, 12 April 2011
Highest scoringArlesey Town 12 – 0 Atherstone Town, 19 February 2011
Highest attendance1508 (Hitchin Town 0 – 1 Arlesey Town, 25 April 2011)
Lowest attendance37 (North Greenford United 2 – 2 Barton Rovers, 8 January 2011)
Average attendance133
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Arlesey Town 42 30 7 5 108 34 +74 88[lower-alpha 1] Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Hitchin Town 42 26 9 7 107 44 +63 87 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division
3 Daventry Town 42 26 9 7 95 47 +48 81[lower-alpha 2] Qualified for the play-offs
4 Biggleswade Town 42 24 9 9 89 51 +38 81
5 Slough Town 42 24 4 14 91 66 +25 76
6 Rugby Town 42 20 11 11 74 56 +18 71
7 Leighton Town 42 19 12 11 72 50 +22 69
8 Aylesbury 42 19 11 12 73 62 +11 68
9 Woodford United 42 18 9 15 61 59 +2 63
10 Bedfont Town 42 17 12 13 66 66 0 63
11 Marlow 42 15 9 18 68 65 +3 54
12 Barton Rovers 42 14 9 19 59 64 −5 51
13 Uxbridge 42 14 8 20 76 87 −11 50
14 Burnham 42 14 7 21 61 87 −26 49
15 Bedworth United 42 12 12 18 49 62 −13 48
16 Ashford Town (Middlesex) 42 13 8 21 69 85 −16 47
17 Soham Town Rangers 42 10 10 22 55 81 −26 40 Transferred to IL Division One North
18 North Greenford United 42 10 10 22 51 86 −35 40
19 A.F.C. Hayes 42 11 6 25 54 96 −42 39
20 Northwood 42 11 6 25 59 106 −47 39
21 Atherstone Town 42 10 6 26 61 118 −57 36 Resigned to the Midland Football Alliance[lower-alpha 3]
22 Beaconsfield SYCOB 42 7 12 23 49 75 −26 33 Reprieved from relegation
Source: fchd.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Arlesey Town deducted 9 points for fielding an ineligible player.
  2. Daventry Town deducted 6 points for fielding an ineligible player.
  3. On 18 December 2010 Atherstone Town announced that they would be resigning from the Southern League at the end of the 2010–11 season.[2]

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2 Hitchin Town 4
5 Slough Town 1
2 Hitchin Town 2
3 Daventry Town 0
3 Daventry Town 2
4 Biggleswade Town 0

Stadia and locations
Locations of Division One Central clubs
Greater London Division One Central Clubs
Club Stadium Capacity
A.F.C. HayesFarm Park1,500
Arlesey TownHitchin Road2,920
Ashford TownThe Robert Parker Stadium2,550
Atherstone TownSheepy Road3,500
AylesburyHaywood Way1,300
Barton RoversSharpenhoe Road4,000
Beaconsfield SYCOBHolloways Park3,500
Bedfont TownThe Orchard2,100
Bedworth UnitedThe Oval3,000
Biggleswade TownThe Carlsberg Stadium3,000
BurnhamThe Gore2,500
Daventry TownCommunications Park5,000
Hitchin TownTop Field4,000
Leighton TownBell Close2,800
MarlowAlfred Davis Memorial Ground3,000
North Greenford UnitedBerkeley Fields2,000
NorthwoodNorthwood Park3,075
Rugby TownButlin Road6,000
Slough TownHolloways Park (groundshare with Beaconsfield SYCOB)3,500
Soham Town RangersJulius Martin Lane2,000
UxbridgeHoneycroft3,770
Woodford UnitedByfield Road3,000

Division One South & West

Division One South & West consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from previous season and six new clubs:

Before the start of the season Bromsgrove Rovers were removed from the league due to ground problems.[3] No club was promoted to take the place of Bromsgrove, and therefore the season was played with 21 clubs. VT F.C. were renamed Sholing.

A.F.C. Totton won the title and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Frome Town. In April 2011 it was announced that Almondsbury Town would resign from the league at the end of the season due to ground problems, and so Andover, the only South & West club that finished in the relegation zone, were reprieved.

League table
Southern Football League
Division One South & West
Season2010–11
ChampionsAFC Totton
PromotedAFC Totton
Frome Town
RelegatedAlmondsbury Town
Matches played420
Goals scored1,308 (3.11 per match)
Top goalscorerMichael Gosney (AFC Totton) - 36
Biggest home winAFC Totton 9 – 0 Andover, 5 April 2011
Biggest away winPaulton Rovers 1 – 6 Sholing, 24 January 2011

Stourport Swifts 0 – 5 AFC Totton, 12 February 2011
Andover 0 – 5 Bishops Cleeve, 12 February 2011

Bridgwater Town 0 – 5 Yate Town, 26 March 2011
Highest scoringAbingdon United 5 – 4 Cinderford Town, 21 August 2010

North Leigh 5 – 4 Almondsbury Town, 8 January 2011
North Leigh 5 – 4 Bideford, 12 February 2011
North Leigh 6 – 3 Bridgwater Town, 29 March 2011

AFC Totton 9 – 0 Andover, 5 April 2011
Highest attendance744 (AFC Totton 5 – 1 Paulton Rovers, 19 February 2011)
Lowest attendance32 (Bishops Cleeve 1 – 1 Clevedon Town, 17 November 2010)
Average attendance147
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 AFC Totton 40 31 4 5 121 35 +86 97 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Sholing 40 30 5 5 90 27 +63 95 Qualified for the play-offs
3 Mangotsfield United 40 26 7 7 79 48 +31 85
4 Frome Town 40 24 7 9 77 31 +46 79 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division
5 Thatcham Town 40 20 7 13 70 43 +27 67 Qualified for the play-offs
6 North Leigh 40 19 8 13 81 81 0 65
7 Hungerford Town 40 17 12 11 58 43 +15 63
8 Almondsbury Town 40 17 12 11 62 54 +8 63[lower-alpha 1] Resigned at the end of the season
9 Taunton Town 40 16 10 14 49 49 0 58
10 Bideford 40 17 7 16 68 73 −5 58
11 Paulton Rovers 40 15 12 13 64 63 +1 57
12 Cinderford Town 40 16 8 16 63 61 +2 56
13 Gosport Borough 40 16 7 17 58 65 −7 55
14 Yate Town 40 12 8 20 43 48 −5 44
15 Bishop's Cleeve 40 10 12 18 47 59 −12 42
16 Abingdon United 40 11 7 22 56 85 −29 40
17 Stourport Swifts 40 10 10 20 52 81 −29 40
18 Bridgwater Town 40 9 11 20 47 86 −39 38
19 Wimborne Town 40 10 5 25 45 81 −36 35
20 Clevedon Town 40 6 8 26 46 86 −40 26
21 Andover 40 2 5 33 32 109 −77 11 Reprieved from relegation
22 Bromsgrove Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Removed from the league, club later folded
Source: fchd.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. On 7 April 2011 it was announced that Almondsbury Town would resign from the league at the end of the season due to the loss of their playing facilities.[4][5]

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2 Sholing 2
5 Thatcham Town 0
2 Sholing 0
4 Frome Town 1
3 Mangotsfield United 1
4 Frome Town 3

Stadia and locations
Locations of Division One South & West clubs
Club Stadium Capacity
AFC TottonTestwood Stadium3,000
Abingdon UnitedNorthcourt Road2,000
Almondsbury TownOaklands Park3,500
AndoverPortway Stadium3,000
BidefordThe Sports Ground2,000
Bishops CleeveKayte Lane1,500
Bridgwater TownFairfax Park2,500
Cinderford TownCauseway Ground3,500
Clevedon TownHand Stadium3,500
Frome TownBadgers Hill2,000
Gosport BoroughPrivett Park4,500
Hungerford TownBulpit Lane2,500
Mangotsfield UnitedCossham Street2,500
North LeighEynsham Hall Park Sports Ground2,000
Paulton RoversAthletic Field2,500
SholingUniversal Stadium1,000
Stourport SwiftsWalshes Meadow2,000
Taunton TownWordsworth Drive2,500
Thatcham TownWaterside Park1,500
Wimborne TownThe Cuthbury3,250
Yate TownLodge Road2,000

League Cup
2010–11 Southern League Cup
Country England
Teams65
ChampionsHednesford Town
Runners-upHemel Hempstead Town

The Southern League Cup 2010–11 (billed as the RedInsure Cup 2010–11 for sponsorship reasons) is the 73rd season of the Southern League Cup, the cup competition of the Southern Football League. 65 clubs took part. The competition commenced on 21 September 2010. The winners were Hednesford Town who beat Hemel Hempstead Town 5–1 on aggregate over two legs.

Calendar
RoundMatches played onMatchesClubs
Preliminary Round21 September 2010265 → 63
First Round25 October 2010 to 3 November 20103163 → 32
Second Round23 November 2010 to 30 December 20101632 → 16
Third Round11 January 2011 to 18 January 2011816 → 8
Quarterfinals8 February 201148 → 4
Semifinals1 March 201124 → 2
Final5 and 12 April 201112 → 1

Preliminary round

In the Preliminary Round, the four clubs played each other for a places in the First Round.

Tie Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier) Att.
1 Daventry Town (C) 3–2
AET		 Brackley Town (P) 134
2 Truro City (P) 0–1 Bideford (SW) 63

First round

The two clubs to have made it through the Preliminary Round were entered into the draw with sixty Southern League club, making sixty-two clubs, while Hednesford Town received a bye to the next round.

Second round

The thirty-two clubs to have made it through the First Round were entered into the Second Round draw. Hednesford Town received a bye to this round.

Third round

The sixteen clubs to have made it through the Second Round were entered into the Third Round draw.

1 Hemel Hempsted Town advanced as Windsor & Eton resigned from the Southern League and folded.

Quarterfinals
8 February 2011 58Cambridge City (P)3–2Slough Town (C)City Ground, Cambridge, Cambridge
19:45 Kolodynski  31'
Hughes  36'
Hammond  42'		 Report Sweeney  6'
Martin  44' (pen.)		 Attendance: 170
8 February 2011 59Hednesford Town (P)4–2Stourbridge (P)Keys Park, Hednesford
19:45 Wellecomme  38'
Patterson  83'
Robinson  86', 90'		 Report Canavan  56'
Rock  65'		 Attendance: 215
8 February 2011 60Hemel Hempstead Town (P)2–2
(4 – 2 p)		Sholing (SW)Vauxhall Road, Hemel Hempstead
19:45 Williams  30', 32' Report Gibbens  23'
B. Mason  57'		 Attendance: 79
8 February 2011 61Taunton Town (SW)0–2Chippenham Town (P)Wordsworth Drive, Taunton
19:45 Report Lamb  22'
Griffin  38'		 Attendance: 166
Referee: Tony Mason (Sidcup)

Semifinals
1 March 2011 62Chippenham Town (P)0–1Hednesford Town (P)Hardenhuish Park, Chippenham
19:45 Report Tindle  6' (o.g.) Attendance: 152
1 March 2011 63Hemel Hempstead Town (P)2–1Cambridge City (P)Vauxhall Road, Hemel Hempstead
19:45 Pearce  32', 42' Report Kolodynski  59' Attendance: 141

Final
5 April 2011 64Hemel Hempstead Town (P)1–2Hednesford Town (P)Vauxhall Road, Hemel Hempstead
19:45 Pearce  29' Campion  32'
Petterson  65'		 Attendance: 182
12 April 2011 65Hednesford Town (P)3–0Hemel Hempstead Town (P)Keys Park, Hednesford
19:45 Clements  40', 90'
Robinson  90+5'		 Attendance: 611

See also

References
  1. "Windsor & Eton wound up due to an unpaid tax bill". BBC Sport. 3 February 2011.
  2. "Athestone Town - Adders Resign from League". Archived from the original on 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
  3. "Bromsgrove booted out of Zamaretto League". Archived from the original on 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  4. Gazette Series - Almondsbury Town to withdraw from the Southern League
  5. "Almonds resign from Zamaretto". Almondsbury Town F.C. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
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