Southern Football League Division One Midlands
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| 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 (2007-08) |
| Evesham United |
| Current Season (2008-09) |
| 2008-09 Season |
| Website |
| Official |
The Southern Football League Division One Midlands is a football league covering most 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 |
[edit] Current clubs
| Club |
Finishing position 2007-08 |
|---|---|
| AFC Sudbury | 2nd in Isthmian League Division One North |
| Arlesey Town | 15th in Isthmian League Division One North |
| Atherstone Town | 1st in Midland Football Alliance |
| Aylesbury United | 8th |
| Barton Rovers | 11th |
| Bedworth United | 15th |
| Bromsgrove Rovers | 20th in Southern League Premier Division |
| Bury Town | 7th in Isthmian League Division One North |
| Chasetown | 7th |
| Chesham United | 6th |
| Dunstable Town | 13th |
| Leamington | 2nd |
| Leighton Town | 9th |
| Malvern Town | 20th |
| Marlow | 9th in Southern League Division One South & West |
| Nuneaton Town | 7th in Conference North |
| Romulus | 10th |
| Rothwell Town | 18th |
| Soham Town Rangers | 1st in Eastern Counties League Premier Division |
| Stourport Swifts | 17th |
| Sutton Coldfield Town | 4th |
| Woodford United | 19th |
[edit] 2007-08 League table
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evesham United (P) | 40 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 24 | +44 | 91 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 2 | Leamington | 40 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 74 | 27 | +47 | 89 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 3 | Stourbridge | 40 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 97 | 48 | +49 | 78 | |
| 4 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 40 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 93 | 52 | +41 | 77 | |
| 5 | Rushall Olympic | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 68 | 23 | +45 | 76 | |
| 6 | Chesham United | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 78 | 40 | +38 | 76 | |
| 7 | Chasetown | 40 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 75 | |
| 8 | Aylesbury United | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 66 | |
| 9 | Leighton Town | 40 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 63 | |
| 10 | Romulus | 40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 62 | |
| 11 | Barton Rovers | 40 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 58 | |
| 12 | Bishops Cleeve | 40 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 58 | |
| 13 | Dunstable Town | 40 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 63 | 65 | −2 | 47 | |
| 14 | Willenhall Town | 40 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 461 | |
| 15 | Bedworth United | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 46 | |
| 16 | Cinderford Town | 40 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 47 | 82 | −35 | 42 | |
| 17 | Stourport Swifts | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 40 | 81 | −41 | 38 | |
| 18 | Rothwell Town | 40 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 34 | 69 | −35 | 32 | |
| 19 | Woodford United | 40 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 88 | −58 | 27 | |
| 20 | Malvern Town | 40 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 95 | −61 | 18 | |
| 21 | Berkhamsted Town (R) | 40 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 27 | 126 | −99 | 10 | Relegation to Level 9 |
Updated to games played on 28 Apr 2008
Source: Southern Football League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
1 Willenhall Town deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 | ||||||||||
[edit] 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 | ||||||
