2000–01 Southern Football League#Premier Division
The 2000–01 Southern Football League season was the 98th in the history of the league, an English football competition.
Margate won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the Football Conference. Clevedon Town, Dorchester Town, Fisher Athletic and Halesowen Town were relegated from the Premier Division, whilst Chelmsford City, Tiverton Town, Newport (Isle of Wight) and Hinckley United were promoted from the Eastern and Western Divisions, the former two as champions. Bromsgrove Rovers and Paget Rangers were relegated to the eighth level, whilst Baldock Town and Witney Town of the Eastern Division folded at the end of the season.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:
- Two clubs promoted from the Eastern Division:
- Fisher Athletic
- Folkestone Invicta
- Two clubs promoted from the Western Division:
- Moor Green
- Stafford Rangers
- Plus:
- Welling United, relegated from the Football Conference
=League table=
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Southern Football League
Premier Division
|season=2000–01
|winners= Margate
|promoted= Margate
|relegated= Clevedon Town
Dorchester Town
Fisher Athletic
Halesowen Town
|matches= 462
|total goals= 1308
|prevseason= 1999–2000
|nextseason= 2001–02
}}
|res_col_header=PR
|section=Premier Division
|team1=MAR|name_MAR=Margate
|team2=BRT|name_BRT=Burton Albion
|team3=KLY|name_KLY=King's Lynn
|team4=WEL|name_WEL=Welling United
|team5=WEY|name_WEY=Weymouth
|team6=H&W|name_H&W=Havant & Waterlooville
|team7=STA|name_STA=Stafford Rangers
|team8=WOR|name_WOR=Worcester City
|team9=MOO|name_MOO=Moor Green
|team10=NPC|name_NPC=Newport County
|team11=CRA|name_CRA=Crawley Town
|team12=TAM|name_TAM=Tamworth
|team13=SAL|name_SAL=Salisbury City
|team14=ILK|name_ILK=Ilkeston Town
|team15=BAT|name_BAT=Bath City
|team16=CAM|name_CAM=Cambridge City
|team17=FOL|name_FOL=Folkestone Invicta
|team18=MER|name_MER=Merthyr Tydfil
|team19=CLE|name_CLE=Clevedon Town
|team20=FIS|name_FIS=Fisher Athletic
|team21=DOR|name_DOR=Dorchester Town
|team22=HAL|name_HAL=Halesowen Town
|win_MAR=28|draw_MAR=7|loss_MAR=7|gf_MAR=75|ga_MAR=27
|win_BRT=25|draw_BRT=13|loss_BRT=4|gf_BRT=76|ga_BRT=36
|win_KLY=18|draw_KLY=11|loss_KLY=13|gf_KLY=67|ga_KLY=58
|win_WEL=17|draw_WEL=13|loss_WEL=12|gf_WEL=59|ga_WEL=55
|win_WEY=17|draw_WEY=12|loss_WEY=13|gf_WEY=69|ga_WEY=51
|win_H&W=18|draw_H&W=9|loss_H&W=15|gf_H&W=66|ga_H&W=54
|win_STA=18|draw_STA=9|loss_STA=15|gf_STA=70|ga_STA=59
|win_WOR=18|draw_WOR=8|loss_WOR=16|gf_WOR=52|ga_WOR=53
|win_MOO=18|draw_MOO=8|loss_MOO=16|gf_MOO=50|ga_MOO=53
|win_NPC=17|draw_NPC=10|loss_NPC=15|gf_NPC=70|ga_NPC=61
|win_CRA=17|draw_CRA=10|loss_CRA=15|gf_CRA=61|ga_CRA=54
|win_TAM=17|draw_TAM=8|loss_TAM=17|gf_TAM=58|ga_TAM=55
|win_SAL=17|draw_SAL=8|loss_SAL=17|gf_SAL=64|ga_SAL=69
|win_ILK=16|draw_ILK=11|loss_ILK=15|gf_ILK=51|ga_ILK=61
|win_BAT=15|draw_BAT=13|loss_BAT=14|gf_BAT=67|ga_BAT=68|adjust_points_BAT=-3
|win_CAM=13|draw_CAM=11|loss_CAM=18|gf_CAM=56|ga_CAM=59
|win_FOL=14|draw_FOL=6|loss_FOL=22|gf_FOL=49|ga_FOL=74
|win_MER=11|draw_MER=13|loss_MER=18|gf_MER=49|ga_MER=62
|win_CLE=11|draw_CLE=7|loss_CLE=24|gf_CLE=61|ga_CLE=74
|win_FIS=12|draw_FIS=6|loss_FIS=24|gf_FIS=51|ga_FIS=85|adjust_points_FIS=-3
|win_DOR=10|draw_DOR=8|loss_DOR=24|gf_DOR=40|ga_DOR=71
|win_HAL=8|draw_HAL=13|loss_HAL=21|gf_HAL=47|ga_HAL=69
|hth_BAT=Bath City were deducted three points.
|hth_FIS=Fisher Athletic were deducted three points.
|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promoted to the Football Conference
|result1=P
|col_T=#CCCCFF|text_T=Transferred to the Northern Premier League Premier Division
|result2=T
|col_R1=#FFCCCC|text_R1=Relegated to the Eastern Division
|result20=R1|result21=R1
|col_R2=#FFCCCC|text_R2=Relegated to the Western Division
|result19=R2|result22=R2
|update=complete
|source=[http://fchd.info/lghist/south2001.htm fchd.com] [https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html rsssf.com]
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
}}
Eastern Division
The Eastern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:
- Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
- Grantham Town
- Rothwell Town
- Plus:
- Banbury United, promoted from the Hellenic League
- Histon, promoted from the Eastern Counties League
- Langney Sports, promoted from the Sussex County League
At the end of the season Langney Sports changed name to Eastbourne Borough.
=League table=
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Southern Football League
Eastern Division
|season=2000–01
|winners= Newport (Isle of Wight)
|promoted= Chelmsford City
Newport (Isle of Wight)
|relegated=
|matches= 462
|total goals= 1438
|prevseason= 1999–2000
|nextseason= 2001–02
}}
|res_col_header=PR
|section=Eastern Division
|team1=NEW|name_NEW=Newport (Isle of Wight)
|team2=CHE|name_CHE=Chelmsford City
|team3=GRN|name_GRN=Grantham Town
|team4=HIS|name_HIS=Histon
|team5=BAL|name_BAL=Baldock Town
|team6=HAS|name_HAS=Hastings Town
|team7=STA|name_STA=Stamford
|team8=TON|name_TON=Tonbridge Angels
|team9=EBB|name_EBB=Langney Sports
|team10=ROT|name_ROT=Rothwell Town
|team11=COR|name_COR=Corby Town
|team12=ASH|name_ASH=Ashford Town (Kent)
|team13=BAN|name_BAN=Banbury United
|team14=WIT|name_WIT=Witney Town
|team15=BAS|name_BAS=Bashley
|team16=DAR|name_DAR=Dartford
|team17=BRN|name_BRN=Burnham
|team18=WIS|name_WIS=Wisbech Town
|team19=STL|name_STL=St. Leonards
|team20=E&B|name_E&B=Erith & Belvedere
|team21=SIT|name_SIT=Sittingbourne
|team22=SPA|name_SPA=Spalding United
|win_NEW=28|draw_NEW=10|loss_NEW=4|gf_NEW=91|ga_NEW=30
|win_CHE=27|draw_CHE=9|loss_CHE=6|gf_CHE=102|ga_CHE=45
|win_GRN=25|draw_GRN=11|loss_GRN=6|gf_GRN=100|ga_GRN=47
|win_HIS=23|draw_HIS=11|loss_HIS=8|gf_HIS=84|ga_HIS=53
|win_BAL=23|draw_BAL=10|loss_BAL=9|gf_BAL=81|ga_BAL=44
|win_HAS=22|draw_HAS=10|loss_HAS=10|gf_HAS=72|ga_HAS=50
|win_STA=20|draw_STA=11|loss_STA=11|gf_STA=69|ga_STA=59
|win_TON=18|draw_TON=11|loss_TON=13|gf_TON=79|ga_TON=58
|win_EBB=19|draw_EBB=8|loss_EBB=15|gf_EBB=75|ga_EBB=55
|win_ROT=20|draw_ROT=5|loss_ROT=17|gf_ROT=86|ga_ROT=74|adjust_points_ROT=-3
|win_COR=14|draw_COR=10|loss_COR=18|gf_COR=64|ga_COR=92
|win_ASH=15|draw_ASH=4|loss_ASH=23|gf_ASH=53|ga_ASH=83
|win_BAN=12|draw_BAN=11|loss_BAN=19|gf_BAN=57|ga_BAN=54
|win_WIT=12|draw_WIT=11|loss_WIT=19|gf_WIT=55|ga_WIT=71
|win_BAS=10|draw_BAS=14|loss_BAS=18|gf_BAS=57|ga_BAS=71
|win_DAR=11|draw_DAR=11|loss_DAR=20|gf_DAR=49|ga_DAR=67
|win_BRN=10|draw_BRN=14|loss_BRN=18|gf_BRN=39|ga_BRN=65|adjust_points_BRN=-1
|win_WIS=10|draw_WIS=9|loss_WIS=23|gf_WIS=45|ga_WIS=89
|win_STL=9|draw_STL=10|loss_STL=23|gf_STL=55|ga_STL=87
|win_E&B=10|draw_E&B=7|loss_E&B=25|gf_E&B=49|ga_E&B=92
|win_SIT=8|draw_SIT=9|loss_SIT=25|gf_SIT=41|ga_SIT=79
|win_SPA=7|draw_SPA=12|loss_SPA=23|gf_SPA=35|ga_SPA=73
|hth_ROT=Rothwell Town were deducted three points.
|hth_BRN=Burnham were deducted one point.
|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promoted to the Premier Division
|result1=P|result2=P
|col_FLD=#FFCCCC|text_FLD=Club folded
|result5=FLD|result14=FLD
|update=complete
|source=[http://fchd.info/lghist/south2001.htm fchd.com] [https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html rsssf.com]
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
}}
Western Division
The Western Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:
- Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
- Atherstone United
- Gloucester City
- Plus:
- Mangotsfield United, promoted from the Western Football League
- Rugby United, transferred from the Eastern Division
At the end of the season Blakenall merged with Bloxwich Town of the Midland Alliance to form Bloxwich United.
=League table=
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Southern Football League
Western Division
|season=2000–01
|winners= Hinckley United
|promoted= Hinckley United
Tiverton Town
|relegated= Bromsgrove Rovers
Paget Rangers
|matches= 462
|total goals= 1427
|prevseason= 1999–2000
|nextseason= 2001–02
}}
|res_col_header=PR
|section=Western Division
|team1=HIN|name_HIN=Hinckley United
|team2=TIV|name_TIV=Tiverton Town
|team3=BIL|name_BIL=Bilston Town
|team4=EVE|name_EVE=Evesham United
|team5=MAN|name_MAN=Mangotsfield United
|team6=SOL|name_SOL=Solihull Borough
|team7=RED|name_RED=Redditch United
|team8=WSM|name_WSM=Weston-super-Mare
|team9=ATH|name_ATH=Atherstone United
|team10=ROC|name_ROC=Rocester
|team11=CIR|name_CIR=Cirencester Town
|team12=RUG|name_RUG=Rugby United
|team13=GLO|name_GLO=Gloucester City
|team14=BLA|name_BLA=Blakenall
|team15=SHE|name_SHE=Shepshed Dynamo
|team16=BWU|name_BWU=Bedworth United
|team17=RCW|name_RCW=Racing Club Warwick
|team18=GRE|name_GRE=Gresley Rovers
|team19=CIN|name_CIN=Cinderford Town
|team20=SUT|name_SUT=Sutton Coldfield Town
|team21=PAG|name_PAG=Paget Rangers
|team22=BRO|name_BRO=Bromsgrove Rovers
|win_HIN=30|draw_HIN=8|loss_HIN=4|gf_HIN=102|ga_HIN=38
|win_TIV=28|draw_TIV=7|loss_TIV=7|gf_TIV=97|ga_TIV=36
|win_BIL=27|draw_BIL=9|loss_BIL=6|gf_BIL=88|ga_BIL=48
|win_EVE=27|draw_EVE=5|loss_EVE=10|gf_EVE=86|ga_EVE=46
|win_MAN=25|draw_MAN=9|loss_MAN=8|gf_MAN=91|ga_MAN=45
|win_SOL=22|draw_SOL=12|loss_SOL=8|gf_SOL=73|ga_SOL=43
|win_RED=17|draw_RED=13|loss_RED=12|gf_RED=76|ga_RED=69
|win_WSM=17|draw_WSM=10|loss_WSM=15|gf_WSM=68|ga_WSM=58
|win_ATH=16|draw_ATH=11|loss_ATH=15|gf_ATH=64|ga_ATH=58
|win_ROC=18|draw_ROC=5|loss_ROC=19|gf_ROC=57|ga_ROC=77
|win_CIR=14|draw_CIR=15|loss_CIR=13|gf_CIR=65|ga_CIR=74
|win_RUG=13|draw_RUG=10|loss_RUG=19|gf_RUG=51|ga_RUG=68
|win_GLO=12|draw_GLO=11|loss_GLO=19|gf_GLO=76|ga_GLO=84
|win_BLA=13|draw_BLA=10|loss_BLA=19|gf_BLA=54|ga_BLA=64|adjust_points_BLA=-3
|win_SHE=12|draw_SHE=9|loss_SHE=21|gf_SHE=54|ga_SHE=73
|win_BWU=12|draw_BWU=9|loss_BWU=21|gf_BWU=38|ga_BWU=60
|win_RCW=13|draw_RCW=6|loss_RCW=23|gf_RCW=46|ga_RCW=77
|win_GRE=11|draw_GRE=8|loss_GRE=23|gf_GRE=46|ga_GRE=65
|win_CIN=11|draw_CIN=8|loss_CIN=23|gf_CIN=56|ga_CIN=84
|win_SUT=7|draw_SUT=14|loss_SUT=21|gf_SUT=45|ga_SUT=66
|win_PAG=9|draw_PAG=4|loss_PAG=29|gf_PAG=38|ga_PAG=93
|win_BRO=7|draw_BRO=9|loss_BRO=26|gf_BRO=47|ga_BRO=92
|hth_BLA=Blakenall were deducted three points.
|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promoted to the Premier Division
|result1=P|result2=P
|col_T=#CCCCFF|text_T=Transferred to the Eastern Division
|result12=T
|col_M=|text_M=Merged with Bloxwich Town to form Bloxwich United
|result14=M
|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegated to the Midland Alliance
|result21=R|result22=R
|update=complete
|source=[http://fchd.info/lghist/south2001.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
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{{Southern Football League seasons}}
{{2000–01 in English football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2000-01 Southern Football League}}