2025–26 Southern Football League#Premier Division Central
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The 2025–26 Southern Football League season is the 123rd in the history of the Southern League since its establishment in 1894. The league has two Premier divisions (Central and South) at Step 3 of the National League System (NLS) and two Division One divisions (Central and South) at Step 4. These correspond to levels 7 and 8 of the English football league system.
The allocations for Steps 3 and 4 this season were announced by The Football Association (FA) on 15 May 2025. There will be 88 teams in the Southern League, 22 in each of the four divisions.
Premier Division Central
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Southern Football League
Premier Division Central
|season = 2025–26
|winners =
|promoted =
|relegated =
|matches =
|total goals =
|league topscorer =
|highest attendance =
|attendance =
|average attendance =
|prevseason= 2024–25
|nextseason= 2026–27
}}
Premier Division Central comprises 22 teams, 17 of which competed in the previous season.
=Team changes=
{{col-begin|width=auto}}
{{col-2}}
;To the Premier Division Central
Promoted from Division One Central
Promoted from the Isthmian League North Division
Promoted from the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands
Relegated from the National League North
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
;From the Premier Division Central
Promoted to the National League North
Relegated to Division One Central
Relegated to the Isthmian League North Division
{{col-end}}
=Premier Division Central table=
|section=Premier Division Central
|source=[https://southern-football-league.co.uk/league-table/Southern%20League%20Premier%20Central/2025/2026/P/ Southern League], [https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/divisions/239/ Non League Matters]
|result1=PRO |result2=PPO |result3=PPO |result4=PPO |result5=PPO |result19=REL |result20=REL |result21=REL |result22=REL
|team_order = SUD, ALV, BAN, BAR, BIS, BRO, BRY, HAL, HAR, KET, LEI, NHM, QRN, RBE, RED, ROY, SPA, SIT, STA, STO, STR, WOR
|update=
|win_SUD=0|draw_SUD=0|loss_SUD=0|gf_SUD=0|ga_SUD=0
|win_ALV=0|draw_ALV=0|loss_ALV=0|gf_ALV=0|ga_ALV=0
|win_BAN=0|draw_BAN=0|loss_BAN=0|gf_BAN=0|ga_BAN=0
|win_BAR=0|draw_BAR=0|loss_BAR=0|gf_BAR=0|ga_BAR=0
|win_BIS=0|draw_BIS=0|loss_BIS=0|gf_BIS=0|ga_BIS=0
|win_BRO=0|draw_BRO=0|loss_BRO=0|gf_BRO=0|ga_BRO=0
|win_BRY=0|draw_BRY=0|loss_BRY=0|gf_BRY=0|ga_BRY=0
|win_HAL=0|draw_HAL=0|loss_HAL=0|gf_HAL=0|ga_HAL=0
|win_HAR=0|draw_HAR=0|loss_HAR=0|gf_HAR=0|ga_HAR=0
|win_KET=0|draw_KET=0|loss_KET=0|gf_KET=0|ga_KET=0
|win_LEI=0|draw_LEI=0|loss_LEI=0|gf_LEI=0|ga_LEI=0
|win_NHM=0|draw_NHM=0|loss_NHM=0|gf_NHM=0|ga_NHM=0
|win_QRN=0|draw_QRN=0|loss_QRN=0|gf_QRN=0|ga_QRN=0
|win_RBE=0|draw_RBE=0|loss_RBE=0|gf_RBE=0|ga_RBE=0
|win_RED=0|draw_RED=0|loss_RED=0|gf_RED=0|ga_RED=0
|win_ROY=0|draw_ROY=0|loss_ROY=0|gf_ROY=0|ga_ROY=0
|win_SPA=0|draw_SPA=0|loss_SPA=0|gf_SPA=0|ga_SPA=0
|win_STA=0|draw_STA=0|loss_STA=0|gf_STA=0|ga_STA=0
|win_SIT=0|draw_SIT=0|loss_SIT=0|gf_SIT=0|ga_SIT=0
|win_STO=0|draw_STO=0|loss_STO=0|gf_STO=0|ga_STO=0
|win_STR=0|draw_STR=0|loss_STR=0|gf_STR=0|ga_STR=0
|win_WOR=0|draw_WOR=0|loss_WOR=0|gf_WOR=0|ga_WOR=0
|name_SUD = AFC Sudbury
|name_ALV = Alvechurch
|name_BAN = Banbury United
|name_BAR = Barwell
|name_BIS = Bishop's Stortford
|name_BRO = Bromsgrove Sporting
|name_BRY = Bury Town
|name_HAL = Halesowen Town
|name_HAR = Harborough Town
|name_KET = Kettering Town
|name_LEI = Leiston
|name_NHM = Needham Market
|name_QRN = Quorn
|name_RBE = Real Bedford
|name_RED = Redditch United
|name_ROY = Royston Town
|name_SPA = Spalding United
|name_STA = Stamford
|name_SIT = St Ives Town
|name_STO = Stourbridge
|name_STR = Stratford Town
|name_WOR = Worcester City
|show_limit=5
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results{{cite web |title=The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2|url=https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/lawsandrules/fa-handbook |publisher=The FA}}
|res_col_header=PQR
|col_PRO=green1 |text_PRO=Promotion to the National League North
|col_PPO=blue1 |text_PPO=Qualification for the play-offs|note_res_PPO=Four teams played for one spot and promotion to the National League.
|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to Step 4
}}
=Results table=
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|source = [https://southern-football-league.co.uk/results/all/all/2025/2026/P/Southern%20League%20Premier%20Central/ Southern League]
|update =
|matches_style = FBR
|team_order=SUD, ALV, BAN, BAR, BIS, BRO, BRY, HAL, HAR, KET, LEI, NHM, QRN, RBE, RED, ROY, SPA, SIT, STA, STO, STR, WOR
|name_SUD = AFC Sudbury
|name_ALV = Alvechurch
|name_BAN = Banbury United
|name_BAR = Barwell
|name_BIS = Bishop's Stortford
|name_BRO = {{nowrap|Bromsgrove Sporting}}
|name_BRY = Bury Town
|name_HAL = Halesowen Town
|name_HAR = Harborough Town
|name_KET = Kettering Town
|name_LEI = Leiston
|name_NHM = Needham Market
|name_QRN = Quorn
|name_RBE = Real Bedford
|name_RED = Redditch United
|name_ROY = Royston Town
|name_SPA = Spalding United
|name_STA = Stamford
|name_SIT = St Ives Town
|name_STO = Stourbridge
|name_STR = Stratford Town
|name_WOR = Worcester City
}}
=Stadia and locations=
{{location map+ |England south
|float=right
|width=750
|caption=Locations of the Premier Division Central clubs
|places=
{{location map~ |England south |lat=52.0402 |long=0.7161 |label=AFC Sudbury |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=52.3448 |long=-1.9563 |label=Alvechurch |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=52.0568 |long=-1.3258 |label=Banbury United |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=52.5627 |long=-1.3412 |label=Barwell |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=51.8727 |long=0.1920 |label=Bishop's Stortford |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=52.3396 |long=-2.0564 |label={{nowrap|Bromsgrove Sporting}} |label_size=85|position=left}}
{{location map~|England south |lat=52.2489 |long=0.7210 |label=Bury Town |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=52.4539 |long=-2.0577 |label= Halesowen Town |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=52.4758 |long=-0.9215 |label= Harborough Town |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=52.366799 |long=-0.689332|label=Kettering Town|label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=52.2044 |long=1.5714 |label=Leiston |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=52.1507 |long=1.0447 |label=Needham Market|label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=52.7488 |long=-1.1806 |label= Quorn |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=52.1278 |long=-0.4150 |label=Real
Bedford|label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=52.3078 |long=-1.9515 |label=Redditch United |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=52.0527 |long=-0.0168 |label=Royston Town |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=52.7900 |long=-0.1525 |label= Spalding United |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=52.6663 |long=-0.4687 |label= Stamford |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=52.3304 |long=-0.0822 |label=St Ives
Town |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=52.4624 |long=-2.1512 |label=Stourbridge |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=52.1941 |long=-1.6764 |label=Stratford Town |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=52.224 |long=-2.2100 |label= Worcester City |label_size=85 |position=left}}
}}
class="wikitable sortable" | |||
Club
! Location ! Stadium ! Capacity | |||
---|---|---|---|
AFC Sudbury | Sudbury | King's Marsh | style="text-align:center;"| 2,500 |
Alvechurch | Alvechurch | Lye Meadow | align="center" | 3,000 |
Banbury United | Banbury | Spencer Stadium | align="center" | 2,000 |
Barwell | Barwell | Kirkby Road | align="center" | 2,500 |
Bishop's Stortford | Bishop's Stortford | Woodside Park | style="text-align:center;"| 4,525 |
Bromsgrove Sporting | Bromsgrove | Victoria Ground | align="center" | 4,893 |
Bury Town | Bury St Edmunds | Ram Meadow | align="center" | 3,500 |
Halesowen Town | Halesowen | The Grove | align="center" | 3,150 |
Harborough Town | Market Harborough | Bowden Park | align="center" | 1,000 |
Kettering Town | Kettering | Latimer Park (groundshare with Burton Park Wanderers) | align="center" | 2,400 |
Leiston | Leiston | Victory Road | align="center" | 2,250 |
Needham Market | Needham Market | Bloomfields | align="center"| 4,000 |
Quorn | Quorn | Farley Way Stadium | align="center"| 1,400 |
Real Bedford | Bedford | McMullen Park | align="center"| 1,500 |
Redditch United | Redditch | The Valley | align="center" | 5,000 |
Royston Town | Royston | Garden Walk | align="center" | 5,000 |
Spalding United | Spalding | Sir Halley Stewart Field | align="center"| 3,500 |
St Ives Town | St Ives | Westwood Road | align="center" | 2,000 |
Stamford | Stamford | Borderville Sports Centre | align="center"| 2,000 |
Stourbridge | Stourbridge | War Memorial Athletic Ground | align="center" | 2,626 |
Stratford Town | Stratford-upon-Avon | Knights Lane | align="center" | 2,000 |
Worcester City | Worcester | Sixways Stadium | align="center"| 12,067 |
Premier Division South
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Southern Football League
Premier Division South
|season = 2025–26
|winners =
|promoted =
|relegated =
|matches =
|total goals =
|league topscorer =
|highest attendance =
|attendance =
|average attendance =
|prevseason = 2024–25
|nextseason = 2026–27
}}
Premier Division South comprises 22 teams, 16 of which competed in the previous season.
=Team changes=
{{col-begin|width=auto}}
{{col-2}}
;To the Premier Division South
Promoted from Division One Central
Promoted from Division One South
Promoted from the Isthmian League South Central Division
Relegated from the National League South
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
;From the Premier Division South
Promoted to the National League North
Promoted to the National League South
Relegated to Division One Central
Relegated to Division One South
{{col-end}}
=Premier Division South table=
|section=Premier Division South
|source=[https://southern-football-league.co.uk/league-table/Southern%20League%20Premier%20South/2025/2026/P/ Southern League], [https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/divisions/7/ Non League Matters]
|result1=PRO |result2=PPO |result3=PPO |result4=PPO |result5=PPO |result19=REL |result20=REL |result21=REL |result22=REL
|team_order = BAS, BER, BRA, CHE, DOR, EVE, FAR, GLO, GOS, HAN, H&W, HUN, PLY, POO, SHO, TAU, TIV, UXB, W&H, WEY, WIM, YAT
|update=
|win_BAS=0|draw_BAS=0|loss_BAS=0|gf_BAS=0|ga_BAS=0
|win_BER=0|draw_BER=0|loss_BER=0|gf_BER=0|ga_BER=0
|win_BRA=0|draw_BRA=0|loss_BRA=0|gf_BRA=0|ga_BRA=0
|win_CHE=0|draw_CHE=0|loss_CHE=0|gf_CHE=0|ga_CHE=0
|win_DOR=0|draw_DOR=0|loss_DOR=0|gf_DOR=0|ga_DOR=0
|win_EVE=0|draw_EVE=0|loss_EVE=0|gf_EVE=0|ga_EVE=0
|win_FAR=0|draw_FAR=0|loss_FAR=0|gf_FAR=0|ga_FAR=0
|win_GLO=0|draw_GLO=0|loss_GLO=0|gf_GLO=0|ga_GLO=0
|win_GOS=0|draw_GOS=0|loss_GOS=0|gf_GOS=0|ga_GOS=0
|win_HAN=0|draw_HAN=0|loss_HAN=0|gf_HAN=0|ga_HAN=0
|win_H&W=0|draw_H&W=0|loss_H&W=0|gf_H&W=0|ga_H&W=0
|win_HUN=0|draw_HUN=0|loss_HUN=0|gf_HUN=0|ga_HUN=0
|win_PLY=0|draw_PLY=0|loss_PLY=0|gf_PLY=0|ga_PLY=0
|win_POO=0|draw_POO=0|loss_POO=0|gf_POO=0|ga_POO=0
|win_SHO=0|draw_SHO=0|loss_SHO=0|gf_SHO=0|ga_SHO=0
|win_TAU=0|draw_TAU=0|loss_TAU=0|gf_TAU=0|ga_TAU=0
|win_TIV=0|draw_TIV=0|loss_TIV=0|gf_TIV=0|ga_TIV=0
|win_UXB=0|draw_UXB=0|loss_UXB=0|gf_UXB=0|ga_UXB=0
|win_W&H=0|draw_W&H=0|loss_W&H=0|gf_W&H=0|ga_W&H=0
|win_WEY=0|draw_WEY=0|loss_WEY=0|gf_WEY=0|ga_WEY=0
|win_WIM=0|draw_WIM=0|loss_WIM=0|gf_WIM=0|ga_WIM=0
|win_YAT=0|draw_YAT=0|loss_YAT=0|gf_YAT=0|ga_YAT=0
|name_BAS = Basingstoke Town
|name_BER = Berkhamsted
|name_BRA = Bracknell Town
|name_CHE = Chertsey Town
|name_DOR = Dorchester Town
|name_EVE = Evesham United
|name_FAR = Farnham Town
|name_GLO = Gloucester City
|name_GOS = Gosport Borough
|name_HAN = Hanwell Town
|name_H&W = Havant & Waterlooville
|name_HUN = Hungerford Town
|name_PLY = Plymouth Parkway
|name_POO = Poole Town
|name_SHO = Sholing
|name_TAU = Taunton Town
|name_TIV = Tiverton Town
|name_UXB = Uxbridge
|name_W&H = Walton & Hersham
|name_WEY = Weymouth
|name_WIM = Wimborne Town
|name_YAT = Yate Town
|show_limit=5
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
|res_col_header=PQR
|col_PRO=green1 |text_PRO=Promotion to the National League South
|col_PPO=blue1 |text_PPO=Qualification for the play-offs|note_res_PPO=Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the National League.
|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to Step 4
}}
=Results table=
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|source = [https://southern-football-league.co.uk/results/all/all/2024/2025/P/Southern%20League%20Premier%20South/ Southern League]
|update = complete
|matches_style = FBR
|team_order=BAS, BER, BRA, CHE, DOR, EVE, FAR, GLO, GOS, HAN, H&W, HUN, PLY, POO, SHO, TAU, TIV, UXB, W&H, WEY, WIM, YAT
|name_BAS = Basingstoke Town
|name_BER = Berkhamsted
|name_BRA = Bracknell Town
|name_CHE = Chertsey Town
|name_DOR = Dorchester Town
|name_EVE = Evesham United
|name_FAR = Farnham Town
|name_GLO = Gloucester City
|name_GOS = Gosport Borough
|name_HAN = Hanwell Town
|name_H&W = {{nowrap|Havant & Waterlooville}}
|name_HUN = Hungerford Town
|name_PLY = Plymouth Parkway
|name_POO = Poole Town
|name_SHO = Sholing
|name_TAU = Taunton Town
|name_TIV = Tiverton Town
|name_UXB = Uxbridge
|name_W&H = Walton & Hersham
|name_WEY = Weymouth
|name_WIM = Wimborne Town
|name_YAT = Yate Town
}}
=Stadia and locations=
{{location map+ |England south
|float=right
|width=750
|caption=Locations of the Premier Division South clubs
|places=
{{location map~ |England south |lat=51.2523 |long=-1.1103 |label=Basingstoke Town |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=51.7632 |long=-0.5647 |label=Berkhamsted |label_size=85|position=left}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=51.4133 |long=-0.7443 |label=Bracknell
Town |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~|England south |lat=51.3925 |long=-0.5081 |label=Chertsey Town |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=50.7005 |long=-2.4456 |label=Dorchester Town |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=52.0736 |long=-1.9546 |label=Evesham United |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=51.2120 |long=-0.8059 |label=Farnham Town |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=51.8599 |long=-2.2629 |label=Gloucester City|label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=50.7949 |long=-1.1565 |label=Gosport Borough |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=50.8671 |long=-0.9741 |label=Havant & Waterlooville |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=51.4089 |long=-1.5135 |label=Hungerford Town |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=50.4000 |long=-4.2000 |label=Plymouth Parkway |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=50.7282 |long=-1.9843 |label=Poole
Town |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=50.8933 |long=-1.3381 |label=Sholing |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=51.0167 |long=-3.0851 |label={{nowrap|Taunton Town}} |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=50.9092 |long=-3.4902 |label=Tiverton Town |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=50.6199 |long=-2.4852 |label=Weymouth|label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=50.8016 |long=-1.9967 |label=Wimborne Town |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=51.5493 |long=-2.4387 |label=Yate Town |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=51.5325 |long=-0.3289 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Hanwell Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~| England south |lat=51.5141 |long=-0.4577 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg|label=Uxbridge |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England south |lat=51.3994 |long=-0.4123 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Walton & Hersham |label_size=0}}
}}
{{Location map+|Greater London
|caption=Greater London and environ Premier Division South clubs
|float=right
|width=400
|places =
{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.5325 |long=-0.3289 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg|label=Hanwell Town |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~|Greater London |lat=51.5141 |long=-0.4577 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg|label=Uxbridge |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |Greater London|lat=51.3994 |long=-0.4123 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Walton & Hersham |label_size=85 |position=right}}
}}
class="wikitable sortable" | |||
Club
! Location ! Stadium ! Capacity | |||
---|---|---|---|
Basingstoke Town | Basingstoke | Winklebury Football Complex {{small|(Basingstoke)}} | align="center" |2,000 |
Berkhamsted | Berkhamsted | Broadwater | align="center"| 2,500 |
Bracknell Town | Sandhurst | SB Stadium | align="center" | 1,950 |
Chertsey Town | Chertsey | Alwyns Lane | align="center" | 2,500 |
Dorchester Town | Dorchester | The Avenue Stadium | align="center" | 5,000 |
Evesham United | Evesham | Jubilee Stadium | align="center"| 3,000 |
Farnham Town | Farnham | The Memorial Ground | align="center"| 1,500 |
Gloucester City | Gloucester | Meadow Park | align="center" | 3,600 |
Gosport Borough | Gosport | Privett Park | align="center" | 4,500 |
Hanwell Town | Perivale | Powerday Stadium | align="center"| 3,000 |
Havant & Waterlooville | Havant | Westleigh Park | align="center" | 5,300 |
Hungerford Town | Hungerford | Bulpit Lane | align="center" | 2,500 |
Plymouth Parkway | Plymouth | Bolitho Park | align="center" | 3,500 |
Poole Town | Poole | The BlackGold Stadium | align="center" | 2,500 |
Sholing | Sholing | Universal Stadium | align="center" | 1,000 |
Taunton Town | Taunton | Wordsworth Drive | align="center" | 2,500 |
Tiverton Town | Tiverton | Ladysmead | align="center" | 3,500 |
Uxbridge | West Drayton | Honeycroft | align="center"| 3,770 |
Walton & Hersham | Walton-on-Thames | Elmbridge Sports Hub | align="center"| 2,500 |
Weymouth | Weymouth | Bob Lucas Stadium | align="center" | 6,600 |
Wimborne Town | Wimborne Minster | The Cuthbury | align="center" | 3,000 |
Yate Town | Yate | Lodge Road | align="center" | 2,000 |
Division One Central
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Southern Football League
Division One Central
|season = 2025–26
|winners =
|promoted =
|relegated =
|matches =
|total goals =
|league topscorer =
|highest attendance =
|attendance =
|average attendance =
|prevseason = 2024–25
|nextseason = 2026–27
}}
Division One Central comprises 22 teams, 16 of which competed in the previous season.
=Team changes=
{{col-begin|width=auto}}
{{col-2}}
;To Division One Central
Promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division
Relegated from the Premier Division Central
Relegated from the Premier Division South
Transferred from the Isthmian League South Central Division
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
;From Division One Central
Promoted to the Premier Division Central
Promoted to the Premier Division South
Relegated to the Combined Counties League Premier Division North
Relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division
{{col-end}}
=Division One Central table=
|section=Division One Central
|source=[https://southern-football-league.co.uk/league-table/Southern%20League%20Div%20One%20Central/2025/2026/P/ Southern League], [https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/divisions/8/ Non League Matters]
|result1=PRO |result2=PPO |result3=PPO |result4=PPO |result5=PPO |result19=REL |result20=REL |result21=REL |result22=REL
|team_order = DUN, AYU, BAR, BEA, BGW, BWT, ENF, FLA, HAD, HER, HIT, LEI, LSG, LOL, MLW, MKI, NWD, RLA, STO, THM, WAR, WGC
|update=
|win_DUN=0|draw_DUN=0|loss_DUN=0|gf_DUN=0|ga_DUN=0
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|name_DUN = AFC Dunstable
|name_AYU = Aylesbury United
|name_BAR = Barton Rovers
|name_BEA = Beaconsfield Town
|name_BGW = Biggleswade
|name_BWT = Biggleswade Town
|name_ENF = Enfield
|name_FLA = Flackwell Heath
|name_HAD = Hadley
|name_HER = Hertford Town
|name_HIT = Hitchin Town
|name_LEI = Leighton Town
|name_LSG = Leverstock Green
|name_LOL = London Lions
|name_MLW = Marlow
|name_MKI = Milton Keynes Irish
|name_NWD = Northwood
|name_RLA = Rayners Lane
|name_STO = Stotfold
|name_THM = Thame United
|name_WAR = Ware
|name_WGC = Welwyn Garden City
|show_limit=5
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
|res_col_header=PQR
|col_PRO=green1 |text_PRO=Promotion to Premier Division Central
|col_PPO=blue1 |text_PPO=Qualification for the play-offs|note_res_PPO=Four teams play for one spot and possible promotion to Step 3.
|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to Step 5
}}
=Results table=
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|source = [https://southern-football-league.co.uk/results/all/all/2025/2026/P/Southern%20League%20Div%20One%20Central/ Southern League]
|update =
|matches_style = FBR
|team_order=DUN, AYU, BAR, BEA, BGW, BWT, ENF, FLA, HAD, HER, HIT, LEI, LSG, LOL, MLW, MKI, NWD, RLA, STO, THM, WAR, WGC
|name_DUN = AFC Dunstable
|name_AYU = Aylesbury United
|name_BAR = Barton Rovers
|name_BEA = Beaconsfield Town
|name_BGW = Biggleswade
|name_BWT = Biggleswade Town
|name_ENF = Enfield
|name_FLA = Flackwell Heath
|name_HAD = Hadley
|name_HER = Hertford Town
|name_HIT = Hitchin Town
|name_LEI = Leighton Town
|name_LSG = Leverstock Green
|name_LOL = London Lions
|name_MLW = Marlow
|name_MKI = Milton Keynes Irish
|name_NWD = Northwood
|name_RLA = Rayners Lane
|name_STO = Stotfold
|name_THM = Thame United
|name_WAR = Ware
|name_WGC = {{nowrap|Welwyn Garden City}}
}}
=Stadia and locations=
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{{location map~ |UK England Southeast |lat=51.6989 |long=-0.6140 |label=Aylesbury United |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast |lat=51.9642 |long=-0.4289 |label=Barton Rovers |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast |lat=51.5934 |long=-0.6296 |label=Beaconsfield Town |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast |lat=52.1288 |long=-0.4139 |label=Biggleswade |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast |lat=52.0768 |long=-0.2689 |label=Biggleswade Town |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast |lat=51.8701 |long= 0.1779 |label=Enfield |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast |lat=51.6042 |long=-0.7122 |label=Flackwell Heath |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast |lat=51.6427 |long=-0.2428 |label=Hadley |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast |lat=51.7917 |long=-0.0884 |label=Hertford Town |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast |lat=51.9545 |long=-0.2841 |label=Hitchin Town |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast |lat=51.9129 |long=-0.6597 |label=Leighton Town |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast |lat=51.7499 |long=-0.4262 |label=Leverstock Green|label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast |lat=51.6516 |long=-0.2468 |label=London Lions|label_size=85|position=top}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast |lat=51.5770 |long=-0.7740 |label=Marlow |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast |lat=51.9957 |long=-0.7120 |label=Milton Keynes Irish|label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast |lat=51.6008 |long=-0.4156 |label=Northwood |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southeast |lat=51.5698 |long=-0.3652 |label=Rayners Lane |label_size=85 |position=right}}
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{{location map~ |UK England Southeast |lat=51.8062 |long=-0.1785 |label=Welwyn
Garden
City |label_size=85|position=top}}
}} }}
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Club
! Location ! Stadium ! Capacity | |||
---|---|---|---|
AFC Dunstable | Dunstable | Creasey Park | align="center" | 3,200 |
Aylesbury United | Chesham | The Meadow (groundshare with Chesham United) | align="center"| 5,000 |
Barton Rovers | Barton-le-Clay | Sharpenhoe Road | align="center"| 4,000 |
Beaconsfield Town | Beaconsfield | Holloways Park | align="center" | 3,500 |
Biggleswade | Biggleswade | The Eyrie (groundshare with Bedford Town) | align="center" | 3,000 |
Biggleswade Town | Biggleswade | Langford Road | align="center" | 3,000 |
Enfield | Bishop's Stortford | Woodside Park (groundshare with Bishop's Stortford) | align="center"| 4,525 |
Flackwell Heath | Flackwell Heath | Wilks Park | align="center" | 2,000 |
Hadley | London (Arkley) | Brickfield Lane | align="center"| 2,000 |
Hertford Town | Hertford | Hertingfordbury Park | align="center"| 6,500 |
Hitchin Town | Hitchin | Top Field | align="center" | 4,554 |
Leighton Town | Leighton Buzzard | Bell Close | align="center" | 2,800 |
Leverstock Green | Leverstock Green | Pancake Lane | align="center"| 1,500 |
London Lions | Chipping Barnet | Rowley Lane | align="center"| 1,500 |
Marlow | Marlow | Alfred Davis Memorial Ground | align="center"| 3,000 |
Milton Keynes Irish | Milton Keynes (Fenny Stratford) | Manor Fields | align="center"| 1,500 |
Northwood | Northwood | Northwood Park | align="center"| 3,075 |
Rayners Lane | Rayners Lane | The Tithe Farm Social Club | align="center"| 1,000 |
Stotfold | Stotfold | The JSJ Stadium | align="center"=| 1,500 |
Thame United | Thame | Meadow View Park | align="center"| 2,000 |
Ware | Ware | Wodson Park | align="center"| 3,300 |
Welwyn Garden City | Welwyn Garden City | Herns Way | align="center"| 1,000 |
Division One South
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Southern Football League
Division One South
|season = 2025–26
|winners =
|promoted =
|relegated =
|matches =
|total goals =
|league topscorer =
|highest attendance =
|attendance =
|average attendance =
|prevseason= 2024–25
|nextseason= 2026–27
}}
Division One South comprises 22 teams, 15 of which competed in the previous season.
=Team changes=
{{col-begin|width=auto}}
{{col-2}}
;To Division One South
Promoted from the Hellenic League Premier Division
Promoted from the Western League Premier Division
Relegated from the Premier Division South
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
;From Division One South
Promoted to the Premier Division South
Relegated to the Combined Counties League Premier Division South
Relegated to the Hellenic League Premier Division
Relegated to the Western League Premier Division
Resigned to the Wessex League Premier Division
{{col-end}}
=Division One South table=
|section=Division One South
|update=
|source=[https://southern-football-league.co.uk/league-table/Southern%20League%20Div%20One%20South/2025/2026/P/ Southern League website], [https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/divisions/9/ Non League Matters]
|result1=PRO |result2=PPO |result3=PPO |result4=PPO |result5=PPO |result19=REL |result20=REL |result21=REL |result22=REL
|team_order=BAS, BID, BIS, BMF, BRX, DID, EXM, FAL, FRO, HAR, LAR, MAL, MEL, MOU, POR, SHA, SCI, SSM, TAV, WES, WIL, WIN
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|win_FAL=0|draw_FAL=0|loss_FAL=0|gf_FAL=0|ga_FAL=0
|win_FRO=0|draw_FRO=0|loss_FRO=0|gf_FRO=0|ga_FRO=0
|win_HAR=0|draw_HAR=0|loss_HAR=0|gf_HAR=0|ga_HAR=0
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|name_BAS = Bashley
|name_BID = Bideford
|name_BIS = Bishop's Cleeve
|name_BMF = Bristol Manor Farm
|name_BRX = Brixham
|name_DID = Didcot Town
|name_EXM = Exmouth Town
|name_FAL = Falmouth Town
|name_FRO = Frome Town
|name_HAR = Hartpury University
|name_LAR = Larkhall Athletic
|name_MAL = Malvern Town
|name_MEL = Melksham Town
|name_MOU = Mousehole
|name_POR = Portishead Town
|name_SHA = Shaftesbury
|name_SCI = Sporting Club Inkberrow
|name_SSM = Swindon Supermarine
|name_TAV = Tavistock
|name_WES = Westbury United
|name_WIL = Willand Rovers
|name_WIN = Winchester City
|show_limit=5
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
|res_col_header=PQR
|col_PRO=green1 |text_PRO=Promotion to Premier Division South
|col_PPO=blue1 |text_PPO=Qualification for the play-offs|note_res_PPO=Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Step 3.
|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to Step 5
}}
=Results table=
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|source = [https://southern-football-league.co.uk/results/all/all/2025/2026/P/Southern%20League%20Div%20One%20South/ Southern League]
|update =
|matches_style = FBR
|team_order=BAS, BID, BIS, BMF, BRX, DID, EXM, FAL, FRO, HAR, LAR, MAL, MEL, MOU, POR, SHA, SCI, SSM, TAV, WES, WIL, WIN
|name_BAS = Bashley
|name_BID = Bideford
|name_BIS = Bishop's Cleeve
|name_BMF = Bristol Manor Farm
|name_BRX = Brixham
|name_DID = Didcot Town
|name_EXM = Exmouth Town
|name_FAL = Falmouth Town
|name_FRO = Frome Town
|name_HAR = Hartpury University
|name_LAR = Larkhall Athletic
|name_MAL = Malvern Town
|name_MEL = Melksham Town
|name_MOU = Mousehole
|name_POR = Portishead Town
|name_SHA = Shaftesbury
|name_SCI = {{nowrap|Sporting Club Inkberrow}}
|name_SSM = Swindon Supermarine
|name_TAV = Tavistock
|name_WES = Westbury United
|name_WIL = Willand Rovers
|name_WIN = Winchester City
}}
=Stadia and locations=
{{location map+ |UK England Southwest
|float=right
|width=800
|caption=Locations of Division One South clubs
|places=
{{location map~ |UK England Southwest |lat=50.7730 |long=-1.6569 |label=Bashley |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southwest |lat=51.0219 |long=-4.2087 |label=Bideford |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southwest |lat=51.9375 |long=-2.0580 |label=Bishop's Cleeve |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southwest |lat=51.4815 |long=-2.6507 |label=Bristol Manor Farm |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southwest |lat=50.39523|long=-3.50208 |label=Brixham |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southwest |lat=51.6141 |long=-1.2398 |label=Didcot Town |label_size=85|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southwest |lat=50.6264 |long=-3.4145 |label=Exmouth Town |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southwest |lat=50.1560 |long=-5.0986 |label=Falmouth Town |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southwest |lat=51.2348 |long=-2.3090 |label=Frome Town |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southwest |lat=51.908 |long=-2.3076 |label=Hartpury University |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southwest |lat=51.4033 |long=-2.3497 |label=Larkhall Athletic |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southwest |lat=52.1167 |long=-2.3041 |label=Malvern Town |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southwest |lat=51.3677 |long=-2.1170 |label={{nowrap|Melksham Town}}|label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southwest |lat=50.0900 |long=-5.5536 |label=Mousehole |label_size=85 |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southwest |lat=51.47442|long=-2.76360 |label=Portishead Town |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southwest |lat=51.0064 |long=-2.1897 |label=Shaftesbury |label_size=85 |position=left}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southwest |lat=52.2202 |long=-1.9800 |label=Sporting Club Inkberrow |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southwest |lat=51.6051 |long=-1.7301 |label=Swindon Supermarine |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southwest |lat=50.5389 |long=-4.1515 |label=Tavistock |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southwest |lat=51.2644 |long=-2.1886 |label=Westbury United |label_size=85 |position=right}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southwest |lat=50.8880 |long=-3.3701 |label=Willand Rovers |label_size=85 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |UK England Southwest |lat=51.0716 |long=-1.3101 |label=Winchester City |label_size=85 |position=top}}
}}
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Club
! Location ! Stadium ! Capacity | |||
---|---|---|---|
Bashley | Bashley | Bashley Road | align="center" | 4,250 |
Bideford | Bideford | The Sports Ground | align="center" | 2,000 |
Bishop's Cleeve | Bishop's Cleeve | Kayte Lane | align="center" | 1,500 |
Bristol Manor Farm | Bristol {{small|(Sea Mills)}} | The Creek | align="center" | 2,000 |
Brixham | Brixham | Wall Park Road | align="center"| 2,000 |
Didcot Town | Didcot | Loop Meadow | align="center"| 3,000 |
Exmouth Town | Exmouth | Southern Road | align="center" | 1,500 |
Falmouth Town | Falmouth | Bickland Park | align="center"| 3,572 |
Frome Town | Frome | Badgers Hill | align="center" | 2,000 |
Hartpury University | Hartpury | Hartpury University Stadium | align="center"| 2,000 |
Larkhall Athletic | Bath {{small|(Larkhall)}} | The Plain Ham Ground | align="center"| 1,000 |
Malvern Town | Malvern | Langland Stadium | align="center" | 2,500 |
Melksham Town | Melksham | Oakfield Stadium | align="center" | 2,500 |
Mousehole | Mousehole | Trungle Parc | align="center" | 1,000 |
Portishead Town | Portishead | Bristol Road | align="center"| 1,400 |
Shaftesbury | Shaftesbury | Cockrams | align="center" | 1,000 |
Sporting Club Inkberrow | Inkberrow | Recreation Ground | align="center"| 500 |
Swindon Supermarine | South Marston | Hunts Copse Ground | align="center" | 3,000 |
Tavistock | Tavistock | Langsford Park | align="center" | 2,000 |
Westbury United | Westbury | Meadow Lane | align="center" | 1,000 |
Willand Rovers | Willand | The Stan Robinson Stadium | align="center" | 1,000 |
Winchester City | Winchester | The City Ground | align="center" | 4,500 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://southern-football-league.co.uk/ Official website]
{{Southern League}}
{{2025–26 in English men's football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2025–26 Southern Football League}}