| Southern Football League Premier Division |
|---|
| Founded |
| 1893 |
| Nation |
 England and one club from  Wales |
| Feeder To |
| Conference South Conference North |
| Relegation To |
| Division One South & West Division One Midlands |
| Number of Teams |
| 22 |
| Level on Pyramid |
| Level 7 |
| Cups |
| FA Cup FA Trophy Southern League Cup |
| Current Champions (2008-09) |
| Corby Town |
| Website |
| Official |
The Southern Football League Premier Division is a football league covering central and south western England. Since the 2004-05 season, it has been at step 3 of the National League System, and the 7th tier overall in the English football league system. The league was sponsored by British Gas, and also known as the BGB league (British Gas Business) but for the 2009 the League is to be sponsored by Zamaretto and will be known as the Zamaretto Southern League Premier Division
At the end of each season, the winners of the Premier Division are promoted to either Conference North or Conference South (depending on their geographical position in the country), together with the winners of a series of playoffs between the 2nd to 5th placed teams. The bottom 4 clubs are relegated to step 4, probably either the Southern Football League Division One South & West or Division One Midlands. (In 2006, the 4th-from-bottom team was granted a reprieve due to the re-organisation of leagues at level 7).
The division is at the same level as the Northern Premier League Premier Division and the Isthmian League Premier Division.
Clubs for 2009-10 season
| Club |
Finishing position 2008-09 |
|---|---|
| Banbury United | 19th (Banbury stay in League due to League re-structuring) |
| Bashley | 14th |
| Bedford Town | 15th |
| Brackley Town | 11th |
| Cambridge City | 4th |
| Chippenham Town | 8th |
| Clevedon Town | 18th |
| Didcot Town | 5th in Southern League Division One South and West |
| Evesham United | 9th |
| Farnborough | 2nd |
| Halesowen Town | 10th |
| Hednesford Town | 8th in Northern Premier League Premier Division (Hednesford moved to Southern League due to League re-structuring) |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 5th |
| Leamington | 1st in the Southern League Division One Midlands |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 7th |
| Nuneaton Town | 2nd in the Southern League Division One Midlands |
| Oxford City | 6th |
| Rugby Town | 17th |
| Stourbridge | 16th |
| Swindon Supermarine | 13th |
| Tiverton Town | 12th |
| Truro City | 1st in the Southern League Divsion One South and West |
Champions
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