The 1991–92 Southern Football League season was the 89th in the history of the league, an English football competition.
Bromsgrove Rovers won the Premier Division to earned promotion to the Football Conference. Wealdstone, Poole Town, Fisher Athletic (who had just been relegated from the Conference) and Gravesend & Northfleet were all relegated from the Premier Division, whilst Solihull Borough (in their first season in the Southern League), Hastings Town, Hednesford Town and Weymouth were all promoted to the Premier Division, the former two as champions. Only two clubs, Alvechurch and Gosport Borough, were relegated from the Southern League, whilst Hythe Town folded and Rushden Town merged with United Counties League club Irthlingborough Diamonds to form Rushden & Diamonds.
Premier Division
editThe Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:
- Corby Town, promoted from the Midland Division
- Fisher Athletic, relegated from the Football Conference
- Trowbridge Town, promoted from the Southern Division
League table
editSeason | 1991–92 |
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Champions | Bromsgrove Rovers |
Promoted | Bromsgrove Rovers |
Relegated | Fisher Athletic Gravesend & Northfleet Poole Town Wealdstone |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,320 (2.86 per match) |
← 1990–91 1992–93 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 78 | 34 | +44 | 90 | Promoted to the Football Conference |
2 | Dover Athletic | 42 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 66 | 30 | +36 | 84 | |
3 | VS Rugby | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 80 | |
4 | Bashley | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 74 | |
5 | Cambridge City | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 68 | |
6 | Dartford | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 66 | |
7 | Trowbridge Town | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 69 | 51 | +18 | 61 | |
8 | Halesowen Town | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 60 | |
9 | Moor Green | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 56 | |
10 | Burton Albion | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 59 | 61 | −2 | 55 | |
11 | Dorchester Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 73 | −7 | 55 | |
12 | Gloucester City | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 67 | 70 | −3 | 54 | |
13 | Atherstone United | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 66 | −12 | 53 | |
14 | Corby Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 66 | 81 | −15 | 51 | |
15 | Waterlooville | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 50 | |
16 | Worcester City | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 49 | |
17 | Crawley Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 62 | 67 | −5 | 48 | |
18 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 48 | |
19 | Wealdstone | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 46 | Relegated to the Southern Division |
20 | Poole Town | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 46 | 77 | −31 | 43 | |
21 | Fisher Athletic | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 89 | −36 | 38 | |
22 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 39 | 87 | −48 | 33 |
Midland Division
editThe Midland Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:
- Rushden Town, relegated from the Premier Division
- Solihull Borough, promoted from the Midland Combination
- Yate Town, transferred from the Southern Division
At the end of the season Stroud reverted name to Forest Green Rovers, while Rushden Town merged into new club Irthlingborough Diamonds, who took over place in the Midland Division.
League table
editSeason | 1991–92 |
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Champions | Solihull Borough |
Promoted | Hednesford Town Solihull Borough |
Relegated | Alvechurch |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,436 (3.11 per match) |
← 1990–91 1992–93 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Solihull Borough | 42 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 92 | 40 | +52 | 97 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Hednesford Town | 42 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 81 | 37 | +44 | 91 | |
3 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 71 | 51 | +20 | 74 | |
4 | Barry Town | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 88 | 56 | +32 | 69 | |
5 | Bedworth United | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 63 | |
6 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 53 | +15 | 62 | |
7 | Tamworth | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 60 | |
8 | Rushden Town | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 69 | 63 | +6 | 60 | Merged into Rushden & Diamonds |
9 | Stourbridge | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 85 | 62 | +23 | 59 | |
10 | Newport | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 58 | |
11 | Yate Town | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 57 | |
12 | Bilston Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 56 | 67 | −11 | 55 | |
13 | Grantham Town | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 50 | |
14 | King's Lynn | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 61 | 68 | −7 | 50 | |
15 | Hinckley Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 61 | 87 | −26 | 50 | |
16 | Leicester United | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 49 | |
17 | Bridgnorth Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 61 | 74 | −13 | 48 | |
18 | Racing Club Warwick | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 47 | |
19 | Stroud | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 66 | 88 | −22 | 46 | |
20 | Redditch United | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 52 | 92 | −40 | 44 | |
21 | Alvechurch | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 54 | 88 | −34 | 43 | Relegated to the West Midlands (Regional) League |
22 | Dudley Town | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 41 | 92 | −51 | 33 |
Southern Division
editThe Southern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:
- Braintree Town, promoted from the Eastern Counties League
- Havant Town, promoted from the Wessex League
- Sittingbourne, promoted from the Kent League
- Weymouth, relegated from the Premier Division
League table
editSeason | 1991–92 |
---|---|
Champions | Hastings Town |
Promoted | Hastings Town Weymouth |
Relegated | Gosport Borough |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,297 (2.81 per match) |
← 1990–91 1992–93 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hastings Town | 42 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 80 | 37 | +43 | 91 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Weymouth | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 78 | |
3 | Havant Town | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 75 | |
4 | Braintree Town | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 77 | 58 | +19 | 71 | |
5 | Buckingham Town | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 69[a] | |
6 | Andover | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 73 | 68 | +5 | 64 | |
7 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 63 | |
8 | Sudbury Town | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 70 | 66 | +4 | 63 | |
9 | Sittingbourne | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 61[b] | |
10 | Burnham | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 59 | |
11 | Baldock Town | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 67 | −5 | 58 | |
12 | Salisbury | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 55 | |
13 | Hythe Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 55 | Club folded |
14 | Margate | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 55 | |
15 | Newport (Isle of Wight) | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 49 | |
16 | Dunstable | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 48 | |
17 | Bury Town | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 52 | 94 | −42 | 46 | |
18 | Witney Town | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 76 | −21 | 45 | |
19 | Fareham Town | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 45 | 71 | −26 | 44 | |
20 | Erith & Belvedere | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 44 | 67 | −23 | 43 | |
21 | Canterbury City | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 43 | 69 | −26 | 38 | |
22 | Gosport Borough | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 65 | −33 | 27 | Relegated to the Wessex League |