The 1993–94 Southern Football League season was the 91st in the history of the league, an English football competition.
Farnborough Town won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the Football Conference. Moor Green, Waterlooville, Bashley and Nuneaton Borough were relegated to the Midland and Southern Divisions, whilst Rushden & Diamonds, Gravesend & Northfleet, VS Rugby and Sudbury Town were promoted to the Premier Division, the former two as champions.
Despite neither finishing bottom of the table, both Dunstable and Canterbury City dropped into level eight leagues.
Premier Division
[edit]The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:
- Two clubs promoted from the Midland Division:
- Plus:
- Farnborough Town, relegated from the Football Conference
- Sittingbourne, promoted from the Southern Division
League table
[edit]Season | 1993–94 |
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Champions | Farnborough Town |
Promoted | Farnborough Town |
Relegated | Bashley Moor Green Nuneaton Borough Waterlooville |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,243 (2.69 per match) |
← 1992–93 1994–95 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Farnborough Town | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 74 | 44 | +30 | 82 | Promoted to the Football Conference |
2 | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 75 | |
3 | Halesowen Town | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 69 | 46 | +23 | 74 | |
4 | Atherstone United | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 73 | |
5 | Crawley Town | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 73 | |
6 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 74 | 59 | +15 | 70 | |
7 | Trowbridge Town | 42 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 65 | |
8 | Sittingbourne | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 64 | |
9 | Corby Town | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 59 | |
10 | Gloucester City | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 57 | |
11 | Burton Albion | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 56 | |
12 | Hastings Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 55 | |
13 | Hednesford Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 67 | 66 | +1 | 54 | |
14 | Gresley Rovers | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 72 | −11 | 53 | |
15 | Worcester City | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 70 | −9 | 51 | |
16 | Solihull Borough | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 50 | |
17 | Cambridge City | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 50 | |
18 | Dorchester Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 47 | |
19 | Moor Green | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 43 | Relegated to the Midland Division |
20 | Waterlooville | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 47 | 69 | −22 | 43 | Relegated to the Southern Division |
21 | Bashley | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 47 | 80 | −33 | 43 | |
22 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 42 | 66 | −24 | 41 | Relegated to the Midland Division |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Midland Division
[edit]The Midland Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:
- Armitage 90, promoted from the Midland Football Combination
- Clevedon Town, promoted from the Western League
- VS Rugby, relegated from the Premier Division
League table
[edit]Season | 1993–94 |
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Champions | Rushden & Diamonds |
Promoted | Rushden & Diamonds VS Rugby |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,451 (3.14 per match) |
← 1992–93 1994–95 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rushden & Diamonds | 42 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 109 | 37 | +72 | 98 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | VS Rugby | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 98 | 41 | +57 | 92 | |
3 | Weston-super-Mare | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 94 | 39 | +55 | 91 | Transferred to the Southern Division |
4 | Newport | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 84 | 37 | +47 | 87 | |
5 | Clevedon Town | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 75 | 46 | +29 | 82 | Transferred to the Southern Division |
6 | Redditch United | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 79 | 62 | +17 | 68 | |
7 | Tamworth | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 82 | 68 | +14 | 64 | |
8 | Bilston Town | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 65 | 73 | −8 | 58 | |
9 | Stourbridge | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 71 | 75 | −4 | 57 | |
10 | Evesham United | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 56 | |
11 | Grantham Town | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 77 | 73 | +4 | 54 | |
12 | Bridgnorth Town | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 56 | 68 | −12 | 51 | |
13 | Racing Club Warwick | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 53 | 66 | −13 | 51 | |
14 | Dudley Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 49 | |
15 | Forest Green Rovers | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 61 | 84 | −23 | 48 | |
16 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 53 | 75 | −22 | 44 | |
17 | Bedworth United | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 62 | 81 | −19 | 43 | |
18 | Hinckley Town | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 44 | 71 | −27 | 43 | |
19 | Leicester United | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 73 | −39 | 42 | |
20 | King's Lynn | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 47 | 72 | −25 | 38 | |
21 | Yate Town | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 48 | 86 | −38 | 36 | Transferred to the Southern Division |
22 | Armitage 90 | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 45 | 103 | −58 | 35 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Southern Division
[edit]The Southern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs:
- Tonbridge, promoted from the Kent League
- Weymouth, relegated from the Premier Division
At the end of the previous season Salisbury changed name to Salisbury City, and Fisher Athletic changed name to Fisher.
At the end of the season Tonbridge changed name to Tonbridge Angels.
League table
[edit]Season | 1993–94 |
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Champions | Gravesend & Northfleet |
Promoted | Gravesend & Northfleet Sudbury Town |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,428 (3.09 per match) |
← 1992–93 1994–95 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 87 | 24 | +63 | 92 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Sudbury Town | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 98 | 47 | +51 | 89 | |
3 | Witney Town | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 36 | +33 | 89 | |
4 | Salisbury City | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 90 | 39 | +51 | 88 | |
5 | Havant Town | 42 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 101 | 41 | +60 | 85 | |
6 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 42 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 93 | 46 | +47 | 85 | |
7 | Baldock Town | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 85 | |
8 | Newport (Isle of Wight) | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 74 | |
9 | Margate | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 76 | 58 | +18 | 68 | |
10 | Weymouth | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 63 | |
11 | Tonbridge | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 62 | |
12 | Buckingham Town | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 56 | Transferred to the Midland Division |
13 | Braintree Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 72 | 84 | −12 | 55 | |
14 | Fareham Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 75 | −21 | 48 | |
15 | Poole Town | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 54 | 86 | −32 | 45 | |
16 | Burnham | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 53 | 92 | −39 | 39 | |
17 | Fisher | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 52 | 81 | −29 | 37 | |
18 | Dunstable | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 50 | 91 | −41 | 34 | Resigned to the United Counties League |
19 | Erith & Belvedere | 42 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 40 | 72 | −32 | 32 | |
20 | Canterbury City | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 80 | −45 | 31 | Resigned to the Kent League |
21 | Wealdstone | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 45 | 95 | −50 | 25 | |
22 | Bury Town | 42 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 36 | 121 | −85 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.