# 1990–91 Southern Football League

The 1990–91 Southern Football League season was the 88th in the history of the league, an English football competition.
Farnborough Town won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the Football Conference, having been relegated from the Conference the year before. Weymouth, who finished bottom of the Premier Division, were relegated to the Southern Division, whilst Rushden Town, despite finishing fourteenth, were relegated to the Midland Division as their ground did not meet the Premier Division criteria. The champions of the Midland and Southern divisions both failed to win promotion, meaning that only the second-placed clubs, Corby Town and Trowbridge Town were promoted.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:
* Two clubs promoted from the Midland Division:
** Halesowen Town
** Rushden Town
* Two clubs promoted from the Southern Division:
** Bashley
** Poole Town
* Plus:
** Farnborough Town, relegated from the Football Conference

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Farnborough Town | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 79 | 43 | +36 | 85 | Promoted to the Football Conference |
| 2 | Gloucester City | 42 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 86 | 49 | +37 | 83 | |
| 3 | Cambridge City | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 77 | |
| 4 | Dover Athletic | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 74 | |
| 5 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 68 | 49 | +19 | 71 | |
| 6 | Worcester City | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 66 | |
| 7 | Burton Albion | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 60 | |
| 8 | Halesowen Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 73 | 67 | +6 | 60 | |
| 9 | VS Rugby | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 59 | |
| 10 | Bashley | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 57 | |
| 11 | Dorchester Town | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 57 | |
| 12 | Wealdstone | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 56 | |
| 13 | Dartford | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 61 | 64 | −3 | 54 | |
| 14 | Rushden Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 66 | −2 | 53 | Demoted to the Midland Division |
| 15 | Atherstone United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 52 | |
| 16 | Moor Green | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 64 | 75 | −11 | 51 | |
| 17 | Poole Town | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 69 | −13 | 49 | |
| 18 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 48 | |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 48 | |
| 20 | Waterlooville | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 51 | 70 | −19 | 46 | |
| 21 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 46 | 91 | −45 | 34 | |
| 22 | Weymouth | 42 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 50 | 88 | −38 | 24 | Relegated to the Southern Division |

## Midland Division

The Midland Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:
* Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
** Alvechurch
** Corby Town
* Plus:
** Hinckley Town, promoted from the West Midlands (Regional) League
** Newport, promoted from the Hellenic League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Stourbridge | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 80 | 48 | +32 | 90 | |
| 2 | Corby Town | 42 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 99 | 48 | +51 | 85 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Hednesford Town | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 79 | 47 | +32 | 82 | |
| 4 | Tamworth | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 84 | 45 | +39 | 80 | |
| 5 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 70 | |
| 6 | Barry Town | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 67 | |
| 7 | Newport | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 63 | |
| 8 | King's Lynn | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 60 | |
| 9 | Grantham Town | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 58 | |
| 10 | Redditch United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 66 | 75 | −9 | 58 | |
| 11 | Hinckley Town | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 72 | 68 | +4 | 57 | |
| 12 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 56 | |
| 13 | Bedworth United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 73 | −16 | 54 | |
| 14 | Bilston Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 69 | 79 | −10 | 51 | |
| 15 | Leicester United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 77 | −12 | 51 | |
| 16 | Racing Club Warwick | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 49 | |
| 17 | Bridgnorth Town | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 74 | −12 | 48 | |
| 18 | Stroud | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 51 | 64 | −13 | 47 | |
| 19 | Dudley Town | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 73 | −25 | 46 | |
| 20 | Alvechurch | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 54 | 92 | −38 | 38 | |
| 21 | Willenhall Town | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 58 | 69 | −11 | 37 | Relegated to the West Midlands (Regional) League |
| 22 | Spalding United | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 70 | −35 | 33 | Relegated to the United Counties League |
* ↑ Nuneaton Borough were deducted four points.
* ↑ Leicester United were deducted one point.
* ↑ Willenhall Town were deducted three points.

## Southern Division

The Southern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:
* Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
** Ashford Town (Kent)
** Gosport Borough
* Plus:
** Folkestone Town, elected to replace the defunct Folkestone
** Newport (Isle of Wight), promoted from the Wessex League
** Sudbury Town, promoted from the Eastern Counties League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Buckingham Town | 40 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 73 | 38 | +35 | 83 | |
| 2 | Trowbridge Town | 40 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 78 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Salisbury | 40 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 77 | |
| 4 | Baldock Town | 40 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 72 | |
| 5 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 40 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 82 | 52 | +30 | 71 | |
| 6 | Yate Town | 40 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 76 | 48 | +28 | 71 | Transferred to the Midland Division |
| 7 | Hastings Town | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 66 | 46 | +20 | 65 | |
| 8 | Hythe Town | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 59 | |
| 9 | Andover | 40 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 69 | 76 | −7 | 54 | |
| 10 | Margate | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 53 | |
| 11 | Burnham | 40 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 52 | |
| 12 | Bury Town | 40 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 58 | 74 | −16 | 50 | |
| 13 | Sudbury Town | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 68 | −8 | 49 | |
| 14 | Newport (Isle of Wight) | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 48 | |
| 15 | Gosport Borough | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 47 | |
| 16 | Witney Town | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 75 | −18 | 47 | |
| 17 | Dunstable | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 42 | |
| 18 | Canterbury City | 40 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 60 | 83 | −23 | 42 | |
| 19 | Erith & Belvedere | 40 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 46 | 73 | −27 | 36 | |
| 20 | Fareham Town | 40 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 46 | 74 | −28 | 36 | |
| 21 | Corinthian | 40 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 78 | −44 | 27 | Relegated to the Kent League |
| 22 | Folkestone Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Folded mid-season, record expunged |
* ↑ Hythe Town were deducted one point.