# 2006–07 Southern Football League

The 2006–07 season was the 104th in the history of the Southern League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales. This season was the first to feature the new Division One sections after reform of the Isthmian League structure.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:
* Two clubs promoted from the Eastern Division:
** Corby Town
** Stamford
* Two clubs promoted from the Western Division:
** Clevedon Town
** Hemel Hempstead Town
* Plus:
** Maidenhead United, relegated from the Conference South
** Wealdstone, transferred from the Isthmian League
Bath City won the league and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Maidenhead United, who returned to the Conference after relegation in 2006. Only Northwood were relegated this season, and the other clubs finished in the relegation zone were reprieved due to Farnborough Town and Scarborough folding, and Hayes merging with Yeading.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Bath City | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 84 | 29 | +55 | 91 | Promoted to the Conference South |
| 2 | Team Bath | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 78 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 3 | King's Lynn | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 76 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 4 | Maidenhead United | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 70 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Conference South |
| 5 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 79 | 60 | +19 | 69 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 6 | Halesowen Town | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 67 | |
| 7 | Chippenham Town | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 66 | |
| 8 | Stamford | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 59 | Transferred to the Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| 9 | Mangotsfield United | 42 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 58 | |
| 10 | Gloucester City | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 67 | 70 | −3 | 58 | |
| 11 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 57 | |
| 12 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 56 | |
| 13 | Banbury United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 64 | −4 | 55 | |
| 14 | Yate Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 71 | −12 | 54 | |
| 15 | Tiverton Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 67 | −11 | 50 | |
| 16 | Cheshunt | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 56 | 71 | −15 | 49 | |
| 17 | Rugby Town | 42 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 58 | 79 | −21 | 49 | |
| 18 | Clevedon Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 48 | |
| 19 | Wealdstone | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 69 | 82 | −13 | 48 | Transferred to the Isthmian League Premier Division |
| 20 | Corby Town | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 39 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 21 | Cirencester Town | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 76 | −30 | 39 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 22 | Northwood | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 44 | 74 | −30 | 34 | Relegated to Isthmian League Division One North |
* ↑ Corby Town and Cirencester Town were reprieved from relegation due to Farnborough Town and Scarborough folding and Hayes merging with Yeading (see 2006–07 Football Conference).

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Team Bath | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 1 | 1 | Team Bath | 0 |
| | | | 3 | Maidenhead United | 1 |
| 2 | King's Lynn | 0 | 3 | Maidenhead United | 1 |
| 3 | Maidenhead United | 1 | | | |

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium |
| Banbury United | Spencer Stadium |
| Bath City | Twerton Park |
| Cheshunt | Cheshunt Stadium |
| Chippenham Town | Hardenhuish Park |
| Cirencester Town | Corinium Stadium |
| Clevedon Town | Hand Stadium |
| Corby Town | Steel Park |
| Gloucester City | Meadow Park, Gloucester |
| Halesowen Town | The Grove |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | Vauxhall Road |
| Hitchin Town | Top Field |
| King's Lynn | The Walks |
| Maidenhead United | York Road |
| Mangotsfield United | Cossham Street |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Penydarren Park |
| Northwood | Chestnut Avenue |
| Rugby Town | Butlin Road |
| Stamford | Hanson's Field |
| Team Bath | Twerton Park (groundshare with Bath City) |
| Tiverton Town | Ladysmead |
| Wealdstone | Chestnut Avenue (groundshare with Northwood) |
| Yate Town | Lodge Road |

## Division One Midlands

After the end of the previous season, the regional divisions were restructured due to the reorganisation of the Isthmian League. Most of the previous season's Eastern Division clubs were transferred to the Isthmian League. Southern League Eastern and Western divisions were replaced by Division One Midlands and Division One South & West.
Brackley Town won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Bromsgrove Rovers. Both clubs that finished in the relegation zone were reprieved, due to clubs folding or resigning from other leagues.

### League formation

Division One Midlands consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from previous season Southern League divisions and six new clubs:

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Brackley Town | 42 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 95 | 53 | +42 | 91 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 86 | 62 | +24 | 76 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Chasetown | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 39 | +20 | 75 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 4 | Willenhall Town | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 72 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 5 | Evesham United | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 72 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 6 | Aylesbury United | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 71 | |
| 7 | Stourbridge | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 66 | |
| 8 | Woodford United | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 71 | 54 | +17 | 65 | |
| 9 | Cinderford Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 64 | |
| 10 | Rothwell Town | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 72 | 61 | +11 | 61 | |
| 11 | Dunstable Town | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 60 | |
| 12 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 63 | −1 | 57 | |
| 13 | Bishop's Cleeve | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 68 | 66 | +2 | 56 | |
| 14 | Solihull Borough | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 72 | 84 | −12 | 56 | Merged into Solihull Moors |
| 15 | Rushall Olympic | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 54 | |
| 16 | Bedworth United | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 73 | 83 | −10 | 47 | |
| 17 | Malvern Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 46 | 66 | −20 | 47 | |
| 18 | Leighton Town | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 44 | |
| 19 | Spalding United | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 42 | Transferred to NPL Division One South |
| 20 | Barton Rovers | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 51 | 93 | −42 | 42 | |
| 21 | Berkhamsted Town | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 53 | 97 | −44 | 37 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 22 | Stourport Swifts | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 43 | 87 | −44 | 34 | Reprieved from relegation |
* ↑ Berkhamsted Town and Stourport Swifts were reprieved from relegation as they were the two clubs in the relegation zones of the Midland and South & West Divisions with the highest points total. These two clubs were not relegated due to space created by clubs moving across to the restructured first divisions of the Northern Premier League and Lymington & New Milton (of the South & West Division) and Solihull Borough withdrawing from the league.

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Evesham United | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Evesham United | 0 | 1 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 2 |
| | | | 3 | Willenhall Town | 1 |
| 2 | Chasetown | 0 | 3 | Willenhall Town | 1 |
| 3 | Willenhall Town | 1 | | | |

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium |
| Aylesbury United | The Meadow (groundshare with Chesham United) |
| Barton Rovers | Sharpenhoe Road |
| Bedworth United | The Oval |
| Berkhamsted | Broadwater |
| Bishops Cleeve | Kayte Lane |
| Brackley Town | St. James Park |
| Bromsgrove Rovers | Victoria Ground |
| Chasetown | The Scholars Ground |
| Cinderford Town | Causeway Ground |
| Dunstable Town | Creasey Park |
| Evesham United | St George's Lane (groundshare with Worcester City) |
| Leighton Town | Bell Close |
| Malvern Town | Langland Stadium |
| Rothwell Town | Cecil Street |
| Rushall Olympic | Dales Lane |
| Solihull Borough | Damson Park |
| Spalding United | Sir Halley Stewart Field |
| Stourbridge | War Memorial Athletic Ground |
| Stourport Swifts | Walshes Meadow |
| Sutton Coldfield Town | The Central Ground |
| Willenhall Town | Noose Lane |
| Woodford United | Byfield Road |

## Division One South & West

After the end of the previous season, the regional divisions were restructured due to the reorganisation of the Isthmian League. Most of the previous season's Eastern Division clubs were transferred to the Isthmian League. Southern League Eastern and Western divisions were replaced by Division One Midlands and Division One South & West.
Bashley won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Swindon Supermarine. Hanwell Town and Beaconsfield SYCOB were relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League, while Lymington & New Milton resigned from the league before the next season started.

### League formation

Division One South & West consisted of 22 clubs, including nine clubs from previous season Southern League divisions and 13 new clubs:
At the end of the season Brook House changed name to AFC Hayes.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Bashley | 42 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 111 | 35 | +76 | 102 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Paulton Rovers | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 74 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 3 | Burnham | 42 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 74 | 60 | +14 | 73 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 4 | Swindon Supermarine | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 71 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division |
| 5 | Taunton Town | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 71 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 6 | Thatcham Town | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 70 | |
| 7 | Marlow | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 69 | |
| 8 | Uxbridge | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 68 | |
| 9 | Andover | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 70 | 59 | +11 | 66 | |
| 10 | Didcot Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 86 | 67 | +19 | 61 | |
| 11 | Abingdon United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 68 | 67 | +1 | 59 | |
| 12 | Oxford City | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 62 | 75 | −13 | 59 | |
| 13 | Winchester City | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 67 | 65 | +2 | 58 | |
| 14 | Windsor & Eton | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 76 | 75 | +1 | 58 | |
| 15 | Chesham United | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 68 | 79 | −11 | 57 | Transferred to Division One Midlands |
| 16 | Hillingdon Borough | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 80 | 85 | −5 | 52 | |
| 17 | Lymington & New Milton | 42 | 16 | 3 | 23 | 81 | 79 | +2 | 51 | Resigned to the Wessex League |
| 18 | Brook House | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 71 | 92 | −21 | 48 | |
| 19 | Bracknell Town | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 46 | |
| 20 | Newport (Isle of Wight) | 42 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 44 | 106 | −62 | 30 | |
| 21 | Hanwell Town | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 52 | 102 | −50 | 24 | Relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League |
| 22 | Beaconsfield SYCOB | 42 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 36 | 104 | −68 | 21 | Relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League |
* ↑ Hanwell Town deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player.

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Paulton Rovers | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Taunton Town | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Taunton Town | 4 | 4 | Taunton Town | 0 |
| | | | 3 | Swindon Supermarine | 2 |
| 2 | Burnham | 1 | 3 | Swindon Supermarine | 2 |
| 3 | Swindon Supermarine | 2 | | | |

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium |
| Abingdon United | Northcourt Road |
| Andover | Portway Stadium |
| Bashley | Bashley Road |
| Beaconsfield SYCOB | Holloways Park |
| Bracknell Town | Larges Lane |
| Brook House | Farm Park |
| Burnham | The Gore |
| Chesham United | The Meadow |
| Didcot Town | Draycott Engineering Loop Meadow Stadium |
| Hanwell Town | Reynolds Field |
| Hillingdon Borough | Middlesex Stadium |
| Lymington & New Milton | Fawcetts Field |
| Marlow | Alfred Davis Memorial Ground |
| Newport (Isle of Wight) | St Georges Park |
| Oxford City | Court Place Farm |
| Paulton Rovers | Athletic Field |
| Swindon Supermarine | Hunts Copse Ground |
| Taunton Town | Wordsworth Drive |
| Thatcham Town | Waterside Park |
| Uxbridge | Honeycroft |
| Winchester City | The City Ground |
| Windsor & Eton | Stag Meadow |

## League Cup
### First round

Clubs playing in the Southern League Premier Division were exempt from the first round. All teams in the two divisions One entered the competition at this stage.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| 1 | Rushall Olympic (M) | 0–1 | Bedworth United (M) |
| 2 | Woodford United (M) | 7–0 | Leighton Town (M) |
| 3 | Sutton Coldfield Town (M) | 1–5 | Willenhall Town (M) |
| 4 | Paulton Rovers (SW) | 1–2 | Andover (SW) |
| After extra time |||||
| 5 | Abingdon United (SW) | 0–2 | Oxford City (SW) |
| 6 | Barton Rovers (M) | 2–1 | Aylesbury United (M) |
| 7 | Bashley (SW) | 2–3 | Winchester City (SW) |
| 8 | Berkhamsted Town (M) | 1–2 | Dunstable Town (M) |
| 9 | Brook House (SW) | 3–2 | Bracknell Town (SW) |
| After extra time |||||
| 10 | Chasetown (M) | 1–0 | Bromsgrove Rovers (M) |
| 11 | Chesham United (M) | 4–0 | Burnham (SW) |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| 12 | Cinderford Town (M) | 0–5 | Malvern Town (M) |
| 13 | Didcot Town (SW) | 3–2 | Brackley Town (M) |
| 14 | Hanwell Town (SW) | 0–1 | Windsor & Eton (SW) |
| 15 | Hillingdon Borough (SW) | 4–3 | Marlow (SW) |
| After extra time |||||
| 16 | Spalding United (M) | 4–1 | Rothwell Town (M) |
| 17 | Stourbridge (M) | 4–3 | Evesham United (M) |
| 18 | Thatcham Town (SW) | 1–1 | Swindon Supermarine (SW) |
| Thatcham Town won 3–2 on penalties |||||
| 19 | Uxbridge (SW) | 2–1 | Beaconsfield SYCOB (SW) |
| 20 | Bishop's Cleeve (M) | 0–1 | Taunton Town (SW) |
| 21 | Newport (IoW) (SW) | 0–2 | Lymington & New Milton (SW) |
| 22 | Solihull Borough (M) | 1–3 | Stourport Swifts (M) |

### Second round

Cirencester Town and Northwood entered at this stage along with all the clubs who won their first round ties. All other Premier Division clubs were exempt.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| 23 | Cirencester Town (P) | 0–4 | Didcot Town (SW) |
| 24 | Northwood (P) | 0–1 | Chesham United (M) |
| 25 | Andover (SW) | 1–3 | Thatcham Town (SW) |
| 26 | Barton Rovers (M) | 1–2 | Uxbridge (SW) |
| 27 | Bedworth United (M) | 0–1 | Stourport Swifts (M) |
| 28 | Chasetown (M) | 1–0 | Malvern Town (M) |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| 29 | Hillingdon Borough (SW) | 1–3 | Brook House (SW) |
| 30 | Stourbridge (M) | 3–0 | Spalding United (M) |
| 31 | Windsor & Eton (SW) | 1–2 | Dunstable Town (M) |
| 32 | Lymington & New Milton (SW) | 1–0 | Winchester City (SW) |
| 33 | Taunton Town (SW) | 1–0 | Oxford City (SW) |
| 34 | Willenhall Town (M) | 2–1 | Woodford United (M) |

### Third round

All clubs who had been previously exempt entered at this stage of the competition along with the 12 teams who won their second round fixtures.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| 35 | Chippenham Town (P) | 1–2 | Lymington & New Milton (SW) |
| 36 | Hitchin Town (P) | 0–1 | Corby Town (P) |
| 37 | Rugby Town (P) | 2–1 | Halesowen Town (P) |
| After extra time |||||
| 38 | Stamford (P) | 1–2 | King's Lynn (P) |
| 39 | Stourport Swifts (M) | 0–1 | Stourbridge (M) |
| 40 | Uxbridge (SW) | 1–3 | Brook House (SW) |
| After extra time |||||
| 41 | Wealdstone (P) | 0–2 | Cheshunt (P) |
| 42 | Taunton Town (SW) | 2–3 | Mangotsfield United (P) |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| 43 | Banbury United (P) | 2–0 | Chesham United (M) |
| 44 | Maidenhead United (P) | 1–3 | Thatcham Town (SW) |
| After extra time |||||
| 45 | Hemel Hempstead Town (P) | 3–0 | Dunstable Town (M) |
| 46 | Merthyr Tydfil (P) | 1–0 | Team Bath (P) |
| 47 | Tiverton Town (P) | 4–2 | Yate Town (P) |
| 48 | Clevedon Town (P) | 0–1 | Bath City (P) |
| 49 | Gloucester City (P) | 2–3 | Didcot Town (SW) |
| After extra time |||||
| 50 | Chasetown (M) | 2–1 | Willenhall Town (M) |

### Fourth round

| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| 51 | Cheshunt (P) | 5–0 | Brook House (SW) |
| 52 | King's Lynn (P) | 2–1 | Corby Town (P) |
| 53 | Tiverton Town (P) | 3–1 | Bath City (P) |
| 54 | Lymington & New Milton (SW) | 0–1 | Mangotsfield United (P) |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| 55 | Banbury United (P) | 1–0 | Chasetown (M) |
| 56 | Rugby Town (P) | 2–1 | Stourbridge (M) |
| 57 | Thatcham Town (SW) | 2–3 | Hemel Hempstead Town (P) |
| 58 | Didcot Town (SW) | 4–1 | Merthyr Tydfil (P) |

### Quarter-finals

| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 59 | Hemel Hempstead Town (P) | 3–2 | Cheshunt (P) | |
| 60 | King's Lynn (P) | 0–1 | Rugby Town (P) | |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 61 | Tiverton Town (P) | 2–0 | Mangotsfield United (P) | |
| 62 | Didcot Town (SW) | 1–3 | Banbury United (P) | |

### Semi-finals

| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 63 | Rugby Town (P) | 3–4 | Hemel Hempstead Town (P) | |
| 64 | Tiverton Town (P) | 2–0 | Banbury United (P) | |

### Final

| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 65 | Hemel Hempstead Town (P) | 0–1 | Tiverton Town (P) | |
| 66 | Tiverton Town (P) | 2–2 | Hemel Hempstead Town (P) | |