The 1982–83 Southern Football League season was the 80th in the history of the league, an English football competition.

This season saw the reintroduction of the Premier Division. AP Leamington won the Premier Division, winning their first Southern League title, whilst Kidderminster Harriers was promoted to the Alliance Premier League. Cheltenham Town, Folkestone, Sutton Coldfield Town, Fisher Athletic were all promoted to the Premier Division, the last two for the first time in their history.

Premier Division

The Premier Division was reformed and consisted of the best clubs from the Midland and the Southern divisions. It also featured three new clubs, relegated from the Alliance Premier League:

At the end of the season Enderby Town changed name to Leicester United.

League table

Southern Football League
Premier Division
Season1982–83
ChampionsAP Leamington
PromotedKidderminster Harriers
RelegatedAddlestone & Weybridge Town
Enderby Town
Poole Town
Waterlooville
Matches played380
Goals scored1,105 (2.91 per match)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 AP Leamington 38 25 4 9 78 50 +28 79
2 Kidderminster Harriers 38 23 7 8 69 40 +29 76 Promoted to the Alliance Premier League
3 Welling United 38 21 6 11 63 40 +23 69
4 Chelmsford City 38 16 11 11 57 40 +17 59
5 Bedworth United 38 16 11 11 47 39 +8 59
6 Dartford 38 16 8 14 48 38 +10 56
7 Gosport Borough 38 14 13 11 47 43 +4 55
8 Fareham Town 38 16 7 15 73 82 −9 55
9 Dorchester Town 38 14 12 12 52 50 +2 54
10 Gravesend & Northfleet 38 14 12 12 49 50 −1 54
11 Gloucester City 38 13 12 13 61 57 +4 51
12 Witney Town 38 12 13 13 60 48 +12 47[lower-alpha 1]
13 Alvechurch 38 13 8 17 60 66 −6 47
14 Stourbridge 38 12 11 15 48 54 −6 47
15 Corby Town 38 12 11 15 58 67 −9 47
16 Hastings United 38 11 11 16 48 61 −13 44
17 Enderby Town 38 11 9 18 44 62 −18 42 Relegated to the Midland Division
18 Waterlooville 38 10 9 19 62 83 −21 39 Relegated to the Southern Division
19 Poole Town 38 9 9 20 57 73 −16 36
20 Addlestone & Weybridge Town 38 5 10 23 24 62 −38 25
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Witney Town were deducted two points.

Midland Division

After the Premier Division reintroduction at the end of the previous season, the Midland Division consisted of 17 clubs, including 11 clubs from the previous season Midland Division and six new clubs:

League table

Southern Football League
Midland Division
Season1982–83
ChampionsCheltenham Town
PromotedCheltenham Town
Sutton Coldfield Town
Matches played272
Goals scored832 (3.06 per match)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Cheltenham Town 32 22 5 5 65 29 +36 71 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Sutton Coldfield Town 32 21 7 4 62 24 +38 70
3 Forest Green Rovers 32 21 3 8 68 32 +36 66
4 Merthyr Tydfil 32 17 7 8 64 45 +19 58
5 Willenhall Town 32 17 6 9 74 49 +25 57
6 Oldbury United 32 16 6 10 52 49 +3 54
7 Banbury United 32 15 3 14 59 55 +4 48
8 Bridgend Town 32 12 11 9 46 37 +9 47 Transferred to the Welsh Football League
9 Wellingborough Town 32 13 7 12 49 37 +12 46
10 Bromsgrove Rovers 32 13 5 14 47 47 0 44
11 Dudley Town 32 12 7 13 40 45 −5 43
12 Bridgwater Town 32 12 6 14 42 43 −1 42
13 Aylesbury United 32 12 5 15 37 51 −14 41
14 Redditch United 32 8 6 18 51 73 −22 30
15 Taunton Town 32 5 7 20 30 64 −34 22 Resigned to the Western Football League
16 Minehead 32 5 7 20 24 62 −38 22
17 Milton Keynes City 32 0 4 28 22 90 −68 4
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Southern Division

After the Premier Division reintroduction at the end of the previous season, the Southern Division consisted of 18 clubs, including 14 clubs from the previous season Southern Division and four new clubs:

League table

Southern Football League
Southern Division
Season1982–83
ChampionsFisher Athletic
PromotedFisher Athletic
Folkestone
Matches played306
Goals scored878 (2.87 per match)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Fisher Athletic 34 23 5 6 79 34 +45 74 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Folkestone 34 22 6 6 79 41 +38 72
3 Road-Sea Southampton 34 21 7 6 66 30 +36 70
4 Dunstable 34 19 5 10 57 39 +18 62
5 Hillingdon Borough 34 14 11 9 41 30 +11 53
6 Salisbury 34 14 10 10 58 49 +9 52
7 Crawley Town 34 14 9 11 51 43 +8 51
8 Ashford Town (Kent) 34 13 10 11 51 41 +10 49
9 Tonbridge 34 14 5 15 57 57 0 47
10 Hounslow 34 11 12 11 46 47 −1 45
11 Canterbury City 34 12 9 13 52 63 −11 45
12 Cambridge City 34 12 5 17 56 63 −7 41
13 Dover 34 11 7 16 35 52 −17 40 Club folded
14 Thanet United 34 10 5 19 30 61 −31 35
15 Basingstoke Town 34 8 10 16 37 56 −19 34
16 Woodford Town 34 6 9 19 29 57 −28 27
17 Andover 34 6 8 20 28 53 −25 26
18 Erith & Belvedere 34 5 9 20 26 62 −36 24
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

See also

References

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