1993–94 Southern Football League
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
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:
- Gresley Rovers
- Nuneaton Borough
- Plus:
- Farnborough Town, relegated from the Football Conference
- Sittingbourne, promoted from the Southern Division
=League table=
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Southern Football League
Premier Division
|season=1993–94
|winners= Farnborough Town
|promoted= Farnborough Town
|relegated= Bashley
Moor Green
Nuneaton Borough
Waterlooville
|matches= 462
|total goals= 1243
|prevseason= 1992–93
|nextseason= 1994–95
}}
|res_col_header=PR
|section=Premier Division
|team1=FAR|name_FAR=Farnborough Town
|team2=CHT|name_CHT=Cheltenham Town
|team3=HAL|name_HAL=Halesowen Town
|team4=ATH|name_ATH=Atherstone United
|team5=CRA|name_CRA=Crawley Town
|team6=CHE|name_CHE=Chelmsford City
|team7=TRO|name_TRO=Trowbridge Town
|team8=SIT|name_SIT=Sittingbourne
|team9=COR|name_COR=Corby Town
|team10=GLO|name_GLO=Gloucester City
|team11=BRT|name_BRT=Burton Albion
|team12=HAS|name_HAS=Hastings Town
|team13=HED|name_HED=Hednesford Town
|team14=GRE|name_GRE=Gresley Rovers
|team15=WOR|name_WOR=Worcester City
|team16=SOL|name_SOL=Solihull Borough
|team17=CAM|name_CAM=Cambridge City
|team18=DOR|name_DOR=Dorchester Town
|team19=MOO|name_MOO=Moor Green
|team20=WAT|name_WAT=Waterlooville
|team21=BAS|name_BAS=Bashley
|team22=NUN|name_NUN=Nuneaton Borough
|win_FAR=25|draw_FAR=7|loss_FAR=10|gf_FAR=74|ga_FAR=44
|win_CHT=21|draw_CHT=12|loss_CHT=9|gf_CHT=67|ga_CHT=38
|win_HAL=21|draw_HAL=11|loss_HAL=10|gf_HAL=69|ga_HAL=46
|win_ATH=22|draw_ATH=7|loss_ATH=13|gf_ATH=57|ga_ATH=43
|win_CRA=21|draw_CRA=10|loss_CRA=11|gf_CRA=56|ga_CRA=42
|win_CHE=21|draw_CHE=7|loss_CHE=14|gf_CHE=74|ga_CHE=59
|win_TRO=16|draw_TRO=17|loss_TRO=9|gf_TRO=52|ga_TRO=41
|win_SIT=17|draw_SIT=13|loss_SIT=12|gf_SIT=65|ga_SIT=48
|win_COR=17|draw_COR=8|loss_COR=17|gf_COR=52|ga_COR=56
|win_GLO=17|draw_GLO=6|loss_GLO=19|gf_GLO=55|ga_GLO=60
|win_BRT=15|draw_BRT=11|loss_BRT=16|gf_BRT=57|ga_BRT=49
|win_HAS=16|draw_HAS=7|loss_HAS=19|gf_HAS=51|ga_HAS=60
|win_HED=15|draw_HED=9|loss_HED=18|gf_HED=67|ga_HED=66
|win_GRE=14|draw_GRE=11|loss_GRE=17|gf_GRE=61|ga_GRE=72
|win_WOR=14|draw_WOR=9|loss_WOR=19|gf_WOR=61|ga_WOR=70
|win_SOL=13|draw_SOL=11|loss_SOL=18|gf_SOL=52|ga_SOL=57
|win_CAM=13|draw_CAM=11|loss_CAM=18|gf_CAM=50|ga_CAM=60
|win_DOR=12|draw_DOR=11|loss_DOR=19|gf_DOR=38|ga_DOR=51
|win_MOO=11|draw_MOO=10|loss_MOO=21|gf_MOO=49|ga_MOO=66
|win_WAT=11|draw_WAT=10|loss_WAT=21|gf_WAT=47|ga_WAT=69
|win_BAS=11|draw_BAS=10|loss_BAS=21|gf_BAS=47|ga_BAS=80
|win_NUN=11|draw_NUN=8|loss_NUN=23|gf_NUN=42|ga_NUN=66
|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promoted to the Football Conference
|result1=P
|col_R1=#ffcccc|text_R1=Relegated to the Midland Division
|result19=R1|result22=R1
|col_R2=#ffcccc|text_R2=Relegated to the Southern Division
|result20=R2|result21=R2
|update=complete
|source=[http://fchd.info/lghist/south1994.htm fchd.com] [https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html rsssf.com]
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
}}
Midland Division
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=
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Southern Football League
Midland Division
|season=1993–94
|winners= Rushden & Diamonds
|promoted= Rushden & Diamonds
VS Rugby
|relegated=
|matches= 462
|total goals= 1451
|prevseason= 1992–93
|nextseason= 1994–95
}}
|res_col_header=PR
|section=Midland Division
|team1=R&D|name_R&D=Rushden & Diamonds
|team2=RUG|name_RUG=VS Rugby
|team3=WSM|name_WSM=Weston-super-Mare
|team4=NPC|name_NPC=Newport
|team5=CLE|name_CLE=Clevedon Town
|team6=RED|name_RED=Redditch United
|team7=TAM|name_TAM=Tamworth
|team8=BIL|name_BIL=Bilston Town
|team9=STO|name_STO=Stourbridge
|team10=EVE|name_EVE=Evesham United
|team11=GRN|name_GRN=Grantham Town
|team12=BRI|name_BRI=Bridgnorth Town
|team13=RCW|name_RCW=Racing Club Warwick
|team14=DUD|name_DUD=Dudley Town
|team15=FGR|name_FGR=Forest Green Rovers
|team16=SUT|name_SUT=Sutton Coldfield Town
|team17=BWU|name_BWU=Bedworth United
|team18=HIN|name_HIN=Hinckley Town
|team19=LEI|name_LEI=Leicester United
|team20=KLY|name_KLY=King's Lynn
|team21=YAT|name_YAT=Yate Town
|team22=ARM|name_ARM=Armitage 90
|win_R&D=29|draw_R&D=11|loss_R&D=2|gf_R&D=109|ga_R&D=37
|win_RUG=28|draw_RUG=8|loss_RUG=6|gf_RUG=98|ga_RUG=41
|win_WSM=27|draw_WSM=10|loss_WSM=5|gf_WSM=94|ga_WSM=39
|win_NPC=26|draw_NPC=9|loss_NPC=7|gf_NPC=84|ga_NPC=37
|win_CLE=24|draw_CLE=10|loss_CLE=8|gf_CLE=75|ga_CLE=46
|win_RED=19|draw_RED=11|loss_RED=12|gf_RED=79|ga_RED=62
|win_TAM=19|draw_TAM=7|loss_TAM=16|gf_TAM=82|ga_TAM=68
|win_BIL=16|draw_BIL=10|loss_BIL=16|gf_BIL=65|ga_BIL=73
|win_STO=17|draw_STO=6|loss_STO=19|gf_STO=71|ga_STO=75
|win_EVE=16|draw_EVE=8|loss_EVE=18|gf_EVE=50|ga_EVE=60
|win_GRN=16|draw_GRN=6|loss_GRN=20|gf_GRN=77|ga_GRN=73
|win_BRI=15|draw_BRI=6|loss_BRI=21|gf_BRI=56|ga_BRI=68
|win_RCW=13|draw_RCW=12|loss_RCW=17|gf_RCW=53|ga_RCW=66
|win_DUD=13|draw_DUD=10|loss_DUD=19|gf_DUD=64|ga_DUD=61
|win_FGR=12|draw_FGR=12|loss_FGR=18|gf_FGR=61|ga_FGR=84
|win_SUT=12|draw_SUT=8|loss_SUT=22|gf_SUT=53|ga_SUT=75
|win_BWU=12|draw_BWU=7|loss_BWU=23|gf_BWU=62|ga_BWU=81
|win_HIN=11|draw_HIN=10|loss_HIN=21|gf_HIN=44|ga_HIN=71
|win_LEI=11|draw_LEI=9|loss_LEI=22|gf_LEI=34|ga_LEI=73
|win_KLY=9|draw_KLY=11|loss_KLY=22|gf_KLY=47|ga_KLY=72
|win_YAT=10|draw_YAT=6|loss_YAT=26|gf_YAT=48|ga_YAT=86
|win_ARM=8|draw_ARM=11|loss_ARM=23|gf_ARM=45|ga_ARM=103
|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promoted to the Premier Division
|result1=P|result2=P
|col_T=#CCCCFF|text_T=Transferred to the Southern Division
|result3=T|result5=T|result21=T
|update=complete
|source=[http://fchd.info/lghist/south1994.htm fchd.com] [https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html rsssf.com]
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
}}
Southern Division
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=
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Southern Football League
Southern Division
|season=1993–94
|winners= Gravesend & Northfleet
|promoted= Gravesend & Northfleet
Sudbury Town
|relegated=
|matches= 462
|total goals= 1428
|prevseason= 1992–93
|nextseason= 1994–95
}}
|res_col_header=PR
|section=Southern Division
|team1=GRN|name_GRN=Gravesend & Northfleet
|team2=SUD|name_SUD=Sudbury Town
|team3=WIT|name_WIT=Witney Town
|team4=SAL|name_SAL=Salisbury City
|team5=HAV|name_HAV=Havant Town
|team6=ASH|name_ASH=Ashford Town (Kent)
|team7=BAL|name_BAL=Baldock Town
|team8=NEW|name_NEW=Newport (Isle of Wight)
|team9=MAR|name_MAR=Margate
|team10=WEY|name_WEY=Weymouth
|team11=TON|name_TON=Tonbridge
|team12=BUC|name_BUC=Buckingham Town
|team13=BRA|name_BRA=Braintree Town
|team14=FAR|name_FAR=Fareham Town
|team15=POO|name_POO=Poole Town
|team16=BRN|name_BRN=Burnham
|team17=FIS|name_FIS=Fisher
|team18=DUN|name_DUN=Dunstable
|team19=E&B|name_E&B=Erith & Belvedere
|team20=CAN|name_CAN=Canterbury City
|team21=WEA|name_WEA=Wealdstone
|team22=BRY|name_BRY=Bury Town
|win_GRN=27|draw_GRN=11|loss_GRN=4|gf_GRN=87|ga_GRN=24
|win_SUD=27|draw_SUD=8|loss_SUD=7|gf_SUD=98|ga_SUD=47
|win_WIT=27|draw_WIT=8|loss_WIT=7|gf_WIT=69|ga_WIT=36
|win_SAL=26|draw_SAL=10|loss_SAL=6|gf_SAL=90|ga_SAL=39
|win_HAV=27|draw_HAV=4|loss_HAV=11|gf_HAV=101|ga_HAV=41
|win_ASH=24|draw_ASH=13|loss_ASH=5|gf_ASH=93|ga_ASH=46
|win_BAL=26|draw_BAL=7|loss_BAL=9|gf_BAL=76|ga_BAL=40
|win_NEW=22|draw_NEW=8|loss_NEW=12|gf_NEW=74|ga_NEW=51
|win_MAR=20|draw_MAR=8|loss_MAR=14|gf_MAR=76|ga_MAR=58
|win_WEY=18|draw_WEY=9|loss_WEY=15|gf_WEY=71|ga_WEY=65
|win_TON=19|draw_TON=5|loss_TON=18|gf_TON=59|ga_TON=62
|win_BUC=14|draw_BUC=14|loss_BUC=14|gf_BUC=43|ga_BUC=42
|win_BRA=16|draw_BRA=7|loss_BRA=19|gf_BRA=72|ga_BRA=84
|win_FAR=12|draw_FAR=12|loss_FAR=18|gf_FAR=54|ga_FAR=75
|win_POO=13|draw_POO=6|loss_POO=23|gf_POO=54|ga_POO=86
|win_BRN=10|draw_BRN=9|loss_BRN=23|gf_BRN=53|ga_BRN=92
|win_FIS=9|draw_FIS=10|loss_FIS=23|gf_FIS=52|ga_FIS=81
|win_DUN=9|draw_DUN=7|loss_DUN=26|gf_DUN=50|ga_DUN=91
|win_E&B=9|draw_E&B=5|loss_E&B=28|gf_E&B=40|ga_E&B=72
|win_CAN=8|draw_CAN=7|loss_CAN=27|gf_CAN=35|ga_CAN=80
|win_WEA=6|draw_WEA=7|loss_WEA=29|gf_WEA=45|ga_WEA=95
|win_BRY=3|draw_BRY=5|loss_BRY=34|gf_BRY=36|ga_BRY=121
|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promoted to the Premier Division
|result1=P|result2=P
|col_T=#CCCCFF|text_T=Transferred to the Midland Division
|result12=T
|col_DROP1=#ffcccc|text_DROP1=Resigned to the United Counties League
|result18=DROP1
|col_DROP2=#ffcccc|text_DROP2=Resigned to the Kent League
|result20=DROP2
|update=complete
|source=[http://fchd.info/lghist/south1994.htm fchd.com] [https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html rsssf.com]
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{Southern Football League seasons}}
{{1993–94 in English football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1993-94 Southern Football League}}