| Southern Football League Division One Midlands |
|---|
| Founded |
| 2006 |
| Nation |
 England |
| Feeder To |
| Southern League Premier Division |
| Relegation To |
| Eastern Counties League Premier Division, United Counties League Premier Division, Hellenic Football League Premier Division, Midland Alliance |
| Number of Teams |
| 22 |
| Level on Pyramid |
| Level 8 |
| Cups |
| FA Cup FA Trophy Southern League Cup |
| Current Champions (2008-09) |
| Leamington |
| Current Season (2009-10) |
| 2009-10 Season |
| Website |
| Official |
The Southern Football League Division One Midlands is a football league covering the central and southern parts of the Midlands and some of East Anglia. Created for the 2006-07 season, it is at step 4 of the National League System, and the 8th tier overall in the English football league system.
At the end of each season, two clubs are promoted to step 3 of the National League System, either the Southern Football League Premier Division or possibly the Northern Premier League Premier Division, depending on their location. The champions are guaranteed automatic promotion, together with the winners of a four team playoff between the 2nd to 5th placed teams. The bottom 2 clubs are subject to relegation to one of several step 5 leagues.
The other divisions at the same level are the Southern Football League Division One South & West, Northern Premier League Division One North and Division One South and the Isthmian League Division One North and Division One South.
Contents |
Current clubs
| Club |
Finishing position 2008–09 Season |
|---|---|
| AFC Sudbury | 12th |
| Arlesey Town | 18th |
| Atherstone Town | 3rd |
| Aylesbury United | 10th |
| Barton Rovers | 17th |
| Beaconsfield SYCOB | 4th in Southern League Division One South & West |
| Bedworth United | 14th |
| Biggleswade Town | 1st in Spartan South Midlands League |
| Bromsgrove Rovers | 13th |
| Burnham | 17th in Southern League Division One South & West |
| Bury Town | 7th |
| Chesham United | 5th |
| Hitchin Town | 20th in Southern League Premier Division |
| Leighton Town | 8th |
| Marlow | 9th |
| Romulus | 11th |
| Rothwell Town | 19th |
| Slough Town | 16th in Southern League Division One South & West |
| Soham Town Rangers | 15th |
| Stourport Swifts | 16th |
| Sutton Coldfield Town | 6th |
| Woodford United | 20th |
2008-09 League table
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leamington (C) (P) | 42 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 114 | 44 | +70 | 101 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 2 | Nuneaton Town (P) | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 85 | 31 | +54 | 92 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 3 | Atherstone Town | 42 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 82 | 45 | +37 | 85 | |
| 4 | Chasetown | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 84 | |
| 5 | Chesham United | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 76 | |
| 6 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 42 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 79 | 62 | +17 | 76 | |
| 7 | Bury Town | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 88 | 41 | +47 | 75 | |
| 8 | Leighton Town | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 67 | |
| 9 | Marlow | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 66 | |
| 10 | Aylesbury United | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 64 | |
| 11 | Romulus | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 61 | |
| 12 | A.F.C. Sudbury | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 66 | 65 | +1 | 61 | |
| 13 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 53 | |
| 14 | Bedworth United | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 49 | |
| 15 | Soham Town Rangers | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 48 | 79 | −31 | 46 | |
| 16 | Stourport Swifts | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 46 | 74 | −28 | 40 | |
| 17 | Barton Rovers | 42 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 50 | 79 | −29 | 40 | |
| 18 | Arlesey Town | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 40 | 70 | −30 | 38 | |
| 19 | Rothwell Town | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 79 | −44 | 36 | |
| 20 | Woodford United | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 38 | 80 | −42 | 34 | |
| 21 | Dunstable Town (R) | 42 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 54 | 89 | −35 | 231 | Relegation to Level 9 |
| 22 | Malvern Town (R) | 42 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 27 | 119 | −92 | 16 |
Source: Southern Football League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
1 Dunstable Town deducted 13 points deducted for fielding an ineligible player and other irregularities (Subject to Rright of Appeal)[1]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Play-Offs
The Southern League Division One Midlands playoffs determine the second team that will be promoted to Southern League Premier Division. The teams finishing second to fifth in the regular season table qualify for the playoffs. The semifinals and final are played in a one-leg format.
2006-07
| Semifinals May 1, 2007 |
Final May 5, 2007 |
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| 2 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 1 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Evesham United | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 2 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Willenhall Town | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Chasetown | 0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Willenhall Town | 1 | ||||||||||
2007-08
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||
| 2 | Leamington | 1 | ||||||
| 5 | Rushall Olympic | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Leamington | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | Stourbridge | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | Stourbridge | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 0 | ||||||
2008-09
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||
| 2 | Nuneaton Town | 2 | ||||||
| 5 | Chesham United | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | Nuneaton Town | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | Chasetown | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Atherstone Town | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Chasetown | 5 | ||||||
References
External links
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