2025–26 Southern Football League

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

Southern Football League
Premier Division Central

Season	2025–26
← 2024–25 2026–27 →

Premier Division Central comprises 22 teams, 17 of which competed in the previous season.

Team changes

To the Premier Division Central Promoted from Division One Central Real Bedford Promoted from the Isthmian League North Division Bury Town Promoted from the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands Quorn Worcester City Relegated from the National League North Needham Market

From the Premier Division Central Promoted to the National League North AFC Telford United Bedford Town Relegated to Division One Central Biggleswade Town Hitchin Town Relegated to the Isthmian League North Division Lowestoft Town

Premier Division Central table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Harborough Town	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	3	Promotion to the National League North
2	Banbury United	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3	Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3	AFC Sudbury	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
4	Bishop's Stortford	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
5	Stourbridge	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
6	Kettering Town	1	1	0	0	4	3	+1	3
7	Barwell	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	3
8	Real Bedford	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
9	Quorn	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
10	St Ives Town	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
11	Redditch United	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	3
12	Halesowen Town	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
13	Leiston	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
14	Alvechurch	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
15	Stamford	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1
16	Royston Town	1	0	0	1	3	4	−1	0
17	Spalding United	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0
18	Worcester City	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0
19	Bromsgrove Sporting	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0	Relegation to Step 4
20	Bury Town	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0
21	Needham Market	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	0
22	Stratford Town	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0

Updated to match(es) played on 11 August 2025. Source: Southern League, Non League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results^[1]
Notes:

1. Four teams played for one spot and promotion to the National League.

Results table

Home \ Away	SUD	ALV	BAN	BAR	BIS	BRO	BRY	HAL	HAR	KET	LEI	NHM	QRN	RBE	RED	ROY	SPA	SIT	STA	STO	STR	WOR
AFC Sudbury	—														2–0
Alvechurch		—
Banbury United			—
Barwell				—														3–2
Bishop's Stortford					—
Bromsgrove Sporting					0–2	—
Bury Town							—
Halesowen Town								—
Harborough Town									—			4–0
Kettering Town										—
Leiston								2–2			—
Needham Market												—
Quorn													—
Real Bedford														—			2–1
Redditch United															—						1–0
Royston Town										3–4						—
Spalding United																	—
St Ives Town																		—	1–0
Stamford		0–0																	—
Stourbridge							2–0													—
Stratford Town			0–3																		—
Worcester City													0–1									—

Updated to match(es) played on 11 August 2025. Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

AFC Sudbury

Alvechurch

Banbury United

Barwell

Bishop's Stortford

Bromsgrove Sporting

Bury Town

Halesowen Town

Harborough Town

Kettering Town

Leiston

Needham Market

Quorn

Real
Bedford

Redditch United

Royston Town

Spalding United

Stamford

St Ives
Town

Stourbridge

Stratford Town

Worcester City

Locations of the Premier Division Central clubs

Alvechurch

Bromsgrove Sporting

Halesowen Town

Redditch United

Stourbridge

Worcester City

Locations of the Premier Division Central clubs (Worcestershire and surroundings)

Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity
AFC Sudbury	Sudbury	King's Marsh	2,500
Alvechurch	Alvechurch	Lye Meadow	3,000
Banbury United	Banbury	Spencer Stadium	3,116
Barwell	Barwell	Kirkby Road	2,500
Bishop's Stortford	Bishop's Stortford	Woodside Park	4,525
Bromsgrove Sporting	Bromsgrove	Victoria Ground	3,500
Bury Town	Bury St Edmunds	Ram Meadow	3,500
Halesowen Town	Halesowen	The Grove	3,150
Harborough Town	Market Harborough	Bowden Park	1,000
Kettering Town	Kettering	Latimer Park (groundshare with Burton Park Wanderers)	3,029
Leiston	Leiston	Victory Road	2,250
Needham Market	Needham Market	Bloomfields	4,000
Quorn	Quorn	Farley Way Stadium	1,477
Real Bedford	Bedford	McMullen Park	1,500
Redditch United	Redditch	The Valley	5,000
Royston Town	Royston	Garden Walk	5,000
Spalding United	Spalding	Sir Halley Stewart Field	2,700
St Ives Town	St Ives	Westwood Road	2,000
Stamford	Stamford	Borderville Sports Centre	2,000
Stourbridge	Stourbridge	War Memorial Athletic Ground	2,035
Stratford Town	Stratford-upon-Avon	Knights Lane	2,000
Worcester City	Worcester	Sixways Stadium	12,067

Premier Division South

Southern Football League
Premier Division South

Season	2025–26
← 2024–25 2026–27 →

Premier Division South comprises 22 teams, 16 of which competed in the previous season.

Team changes

To the Premier Division South Promoted from Division One Central Berkhamsted Promoted from Division One South Evesham United Yate Town Promoted from the Isthmian League South Central Division Farnham Town Uxbridge Relegated from the National League South Weymouth

From the Premier Division South Promoted to the National League North Merthyr Town Promoted to the National League South AFC Totton Relegated to Division One Central Marlow Relegated to Division One South Frome Town Swindon Supermarine Winchester City

Premier Division South table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Walton & Hersham	1	1	0	0	6	3	+3	3	Promotion to the National League South
2	Gloucester City	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	3	Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3	Evesham United	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	3
4	Basingstoke Town	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
5	Chertsey Town	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
6	Taunton Town	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	3
7	Berkhamsted	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
8	Farnham Town	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
9	Poole Town	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
10	Uxbridge	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
11	Dorchester Town	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
12	Sholing	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
13	Yate Town	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
14	Bracknell Town	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
15	Havant & Waterlooville	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	0
16	Hanwell Town	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0
17	Hungerford Town	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0
18	Gosport Borough	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	0
19	Weymouth	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0	Relegation to Step 4
20	Tiverton Town	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0
21	Wimborne Town	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0
22	Plymouth Parkway	1	0	0	1	3	6	−3	0

Updated to match(es) played on 11 August 2025. Source: Southern League, Non League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results^[1]
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the National League.

Results table

Home \ Away	BAS	BER	BRA	CHE	DOR	EVE	FAR	GLO	GOS	HAN	H&W	HUN	PLY	POO	SHO	TAU	TIV	UXB	W&H	WEY	WIM	YAT
Basingstoke Town	—																				2–0
Berkhamsted		—	1–0
Bracknell Town			—															1–1
Chertsey Town				—
Dorchester Town					—
Evesham United						—
Farnham Town							—					1–0
Gloucester City								—	4–2
Gosport Borough									—
Hanwell Town										—
Havant & Waterlooville											—					2–3
Hungerford Town												—
Plymouth Parkway													—
Poole Town										1–0				—
Sholing															—
Taunton Town																—
Tiverton Town				0–2													—
Uxbridge					0–0													—
Walton & Hersham													6–3						—
Weymouth						1–3														—
Wimborne Town																					—
Yate Town															0–0							—

Updated to match(es) played on 11 August 2025. Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

Basingstoke Town

Berkhamsted

Bracknell
Town

Chertsey Town

Dorchester Town

Evesham United

Farnham Town

Gloucester City

Gosport Borough

Havant & Waterlooville

Hungerford Town

Plymouth Parkway

Poole
Town

Sholing

Taunton Town

Tiverton Town

Walton & Hersham

Weymouth

Wimborne Town

Yate Town

Hanwell Town

Uxbridge

Locations of the Premier Division South clubs

Hanwell Town

Uxbridge

Greater London and environ Premier Division South clubs

Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Basingstoke Town	Basingstoke	Winklebury Football Complex (Basingstoke)	2,000
Berkhamsted	Berkhamsted	Broadwater	1,950
Bracknell Town	Sandhurst	SB Stadium	1,950
Chertsey Town	Chertsey	Alwyns Lane	2,500
Dorchester Town	Dorchester	The Avenue Stadium	5,229
Evesham United	Evesham	Jubilee Stadium	3,000
Farnham Town	Farnham	The Memorial Ground	1,500
Gloucester City	Gloucester	Meadow Park	4,000
Gosport Borough	Gosport	Privett Park	4,500
Hanwell Town	Perivale	Powerday Stadium	3,000
Havant & Waterlooville	Havant	Westleigh Park	5,300
Hungerford Town	Hungerford	Bulpit Lane	2,500
Plymouth Parkway	Plymouth	Bolitho Park	3,500
Poole Town	Poole	The BlackGold Stadium	2,500
Sholing	Sholing	Universal Stadium	2,500
Taunton Town	Taunton	Wordsworth Drive	3,000
Tiverton Town	Tiverton	Ladysmead	3,500
Uxbridge	West Drayton	Honeycroft	3,770
Walton & Hersham	Walton-on-Thames	Elmbridge Sports Hub	2,097
Weymouth	Weymouth	Bob Lucas Stadium	6,600
Wimborne Town	Wimborne Minster	The Cuthbury	3,250
Yate Town	Yate	Lodge Road	2,000

Division One Central

Southern Football League
Division One Central

Season	2025–26
← 2024–25 2026–27 →

Division One Central comprises 22 teams, 16 of which competed in the previous season.

Team changes

To Division One Central Promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division London Lions Milton Keynes Irish Relegated from the Premier Division Central Biggleswade Town Hitchin Town Relegated from the Premier Division South Marlow Transferred from the Isthmian League South Central Division Rayners Lane

From Division One Central Promoted to the Premier Division Central Real Bedford Promoted to the Premier Division South Berkhamsted Relegated to the Combined Counties League Premier Division North Kidlington North Leigh Relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Kings Langley

Division One Central table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Flackwell Heath	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	3	Promotion to Premier Division Central
2	Leighton Town	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	3	Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3	Beaconsfield Town	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3
4	Welwyn Garden City	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	3
5	Barton Rovers	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
6	Hertford Town	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
7	Hitchin Town	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
8	Biggleswade	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
9	Biggleswade Town	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
10	AFC Dunstable	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
11	Northwood	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
12	Aylesbury United	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
13	Leverstock Green	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
14	Enfield	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0
15	Rayners Lane	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0
16	Milton Keynes Irish	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	0
17	Hadley	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0
18	Marlow	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0
19	Thame United	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0	Relegation to Step 5
20	Ware	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	0
21	Stotfold	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0
22	London Lions	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	0

Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2025. Source: Southern League, Non League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results^[1]
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and possible promotion to Step 3.

Results table

Home \ Away	DUN	AYU	BAR	BEA	BGW	BWT	ENF	FLA	HAD	HER	HIT	LEI	LSG	LOL	MLW	MKI	NWD	RLA	STO	THM	WAR	WGC
AFC Dunstable	—																2–2
Aylesbury United		—											0–0
Barton Rovers			—												2–0
Beaconsfield Town				—
Biggleswade					—
Biggleswade Town						—	2–1
Enfield							—
Flackwell Heath								—						4–0
Hadley									—		0–2
Hertford Town										—										2–0
Hitchin Town											—
Leighton Town												—									4–1
Leverstock Green													—
London Lions														—
Marlow															—
Milton Keynes Irish																—						2–4
Northwood																	—
Rayners Lane					1–2													—
Stotfold				0–3															—
Thame United																				—
Ware																					—
Welwyn Garden City																						—

Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2025. Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

AFC Dunstable

Aylesbury United

Barton Rovers

Beaconsfield Town

Biggleswade

Biggleswade Town

Enfield

Flackwell Heath

Hadley

Hertford Town

Hitchin Town

Leighton Town

Leverstock Green

London Lions

Marlow

Milton Keynes Irish

Northwood

Rayners Lane

Stotfold

Thame
United

Ware

Welwyn
Garden
City

Locations of Division One Central clubs

Hertford Town

Ware

Leverstock Green

Welwyn
Garden
City

Enfield

Hitchin Town

London Lions

Hadley

Northwood

Aylesbury United

Locations of Division One Central clubs (Hertfordshire and surroundings)

Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity
AFC Dunstable	Dunstable	Creasey Park	3,065
Aylesbury United	Chesham	The Meadow (groundshare with Chesham United)	5,000
Barton Rovers	Barton-le-Clay	Sharpenhoe Road	4,000
Beaconsfield Town	Beaconsfield	Holloways Park	3,500
Biggleswade	Biggleswade	The Eyrie (groundshare with Bedford Town)	3,000
Biggleswade Town	Biggleswade	Langford Road	3,000
Enfield	Bishop's Stortford	Woodside Park (groundshare with Bishop's Stortford)	4,525
Flackwell Heath	Flackwell Heath	Wilks Park	2,000
Hadley	London (Arkley)	Brickfield Lane	2,000
Hertford Town	Hertford	Hertingfordbury Park	6,500
Hitchin Town	Hitchin	Top Field	3,529
Leighton Town	Leighton Buzzard	Bell Close	2,800
Leverstock Green	Leverstock Green	Pancake Lane	1,500
London Lions	Chipping Barnet	Rowley Lane	1,500
Marlow	Marlow	Alfred Davis Memorial Ground	3,000
Milton Keynes Irish	Milton Keynes (Fenny Stratford)	Manor Fields	1,500
Northwood	Northwood	Northwood Park	3,075
Rayners Lane	Rayners Lane	The Tithe Farm Social Club	1,000
Stotfold	Stotfold	The JSJ Stadium	1,500
Thame United	Thame	Meadow View Park	2,500
Ware	Ware	Wodson Park	3,300
Welwyn Garden City	Welwyn Garden City	Herns Way	3,000

Division One South

Southern Football League
Division One South

Season	2025–26
← 2024–25 2026–27 →

Division One South comprises 22 teams, 15 of which competed in the previous season.

Team changes

To Division One South Promoted from the Hellenic League Premier Division Hartpury University Sporting Club Inkberrow Promoted from the Western League Premier Division Brixham Portishead Town Relegated from the Premier Division South Frome Town Swindon Supermarine Winchester City

From Division One South Promoted to the Premier Division South Evesham United Yate Town Relegated to the Combined Counties League Premier Division South Thatcham Town Relegated to the Hellenic League Premier Division Cinderford Town Cribbs Relegated to the Western League Premier Division Helston Athletic Resigned to the Wessex League Premier Division Bemerton Heath Harlequins

Division One South table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Portishead Town	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	3	Promotion to Premier Division South
2	Shaftesbury	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	3	Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3	Frome Town	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3
4	Malvern Town	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3
5	Swindon Supermarine	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	3
6	Bristol Manor Farm	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
7	Melksham Town	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
8	Westbury United	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
9	Winchester City	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
10	Bishop's Cleeve	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
11	Bashley	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
12	Falmouth Town	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
13	Bideford	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0
14	Hartpury University	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0
15	Larkhall Athletic	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0
16	Exmouth Town	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	0
17	Sporting Club Inkberrow	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0
18	Willand Rovers	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0
19	Mousehole	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0	Relegation to Step 5
20	Tavistock	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0
21	Brixham	1	0	0	1	1	5	−4	0
22	Didcot Town	1	0	0	1	0	6	−6	0

Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2025. Source: Southern League website, Non League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results^[1]
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Step 3.

Results table

Home \ Away	BAS	BID	BIS	BMF	BRX	DID	EXM	FAL	FRO	HAR	LAR	MAL	MEL	MOU	POR	SHA	SCI	SSM	TAV	WES	WIL	WIN
Bashley	—
Bideford		—																		1–2
Bishop's Cleeve			—								1–0
Bristol Manor Farm				—
Brixham					—											1–5
Didcot Town						—
Exmouth Town							—
Falmouth Town	2–2							—
Frome Town									—										3–0
Hartpury University										—
Larkhall Athletic											—
Malvern Town												—		3–0
Melksham Town													—				2–0
Mousehole														—
Portishead Town						6–0									—
Shaftesbury																—
Sporting Club Inkberrow																	—
Swindon Supermarine							4–2											—
Tavistock																			—
Westbury United																				—
Willand Rovers				0–2																	—
Winchester City										2–1												—

Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2025. Source: Southern League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

Bashley

Bideford

Bishop's Cleeve

Bristol Manor Farm

Brixham

Didcot Town

Exmouth Town

Falmouth Town

Frome Town

Hartpury University

Larkhall
Athletic

Malvern Town

Melksham Town

Mousehole

Portishead Town

Shaftesbury

Sporting Club Inkberrow

Swindon Supermarine

Tavistock

Westbury United

Willand Rovers

Winchester City

Locations of Division One South clubs

Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Bashley	Bashley	Bashley Road	4,250
Bideford	Bideford	The Sports Ground	6,000
Bishop's Cleeve	Bishop's Cleeve	Kayte Lane	1,500
Bristol Manor Farm	Bristol (Sea Mills)	The Creek	1,700
Brixham	Brixham	Wall Park Road	2,000
Didcot Town	Didcot	Loop Meadow	3,000
Exmouth Town	Exmouth	Southern Road	1,500
Falmouth Town	Falmouth	Bickland Park	3,572
Frome Town	Frome	Badgers Hill	3,000
Hartpury University	Hartpury	Hartpury University Stadium	2,000
Larkhall Athletic	Bath (Larkhall)	The Plain Ham Ground	1,429
Malvern Town	Malvern	Langland Stadium	2,500
Melksham Town	Melksham	Oakfield Stadium	2,500
Mousehole	Mousehole	Trungle Parc	2,000
Portishead Town	Portishead	Bristol Road	1,400
Shaftesbury	Shaftesbury	Cockrams	2,500
Sporting Club Inkberrow	Inkberrow	Recreation Ground	500
Swindon Supermarine	South Marston	Hunts Copse Ground	2,000
Tavistock	Tavistock	Langsford Park	2,000
Westbury United	Westbury	Meadow Lane	2,500
Willand Rovers	Willand	The Stan Robinson Stadium	1,000
Winchester City	Winchester	The City Ground	4,500