# 1983–84 Southern Football League

The 1983–84 Southern Football League season was the 81st in the history of the league, an English football competition.
Dartford won the Premier Division, winning their fourth Southern League title and were promoted to the Alliance Premier League, while Shepshed Charterhouse, Willenhall Town and Road-Sea Southampton were promoted to the Premier Division for the first time in their history along with Crawley Town, who returned after 15 seasons.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 20 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:
* Two clubs promoted from the Midland Division:
** Cheltenham Town
** Sutton Coldfield Town
* Two clubs promoted from the Southern Division:
** Fisher Athletic
** Folkestone
* Plus:
** King's Lynn, transferred from the Northern Premier League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Dartford | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 67 | 32 | +35 | 78 | Promoted to the Alliance Premier League |
| 2 | Fisher Athletic | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 80 | 42 | +38 | 75 | |
| 3 | Chelmsford City | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 66 | |
| 4 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 63 | |
| 5 | Witney Town | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 75 | 50 | +25 | 60 | |
| 6 | King's Lynn | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 60 | |
| 7 | Folkestone | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 60 | 56 | +4 | 57 | |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 55 | |
| 9 | Gloucester City | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 54 | |
| 10 | Hastings United | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 54 | |
| 11 | Bedworth United | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 54 | |
| 12 | Welling United | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 52 | |
| 13 | AP Leamington | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 73 | 83 | −10 | 51 | |
| 14 | Corby Town | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 50 | |
| 15 | Fareham Town | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 65 | 70 | −5 | 50 | |
| 16 | Alvechurch | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 48 | |
| 17 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 44 | Relegated to the Midland Division |
| 18 | Gosport Borough | 38 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 31 | 64 | −33 | 33 | Relegated to the Southern Division |
| 19 | Dorchester Town | 38 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 40 | 69 | −29 | 20 | Relegated to the Southern Division |
| 20 | Stourbridge | 38 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 82 | −52 | 19 | Relegated to the Midland Division |

## Midland Division

The Midland Division expanded up to 20 clubs, including 12 clubs from the previous season and eight new clubs:
* Two clubs joined from the Midland Football Combination:
** Bridgnorth Town
** Moor Green
* Two clubs joined from the West Midlands (Regional) League:
** Coventry Sporting
** VS Rugby
* Plus:
** Enderby Town, relegated from the Premier Division and changed name to Leicester United
** Rushden Town, promoted from the United Counties League
** Shepshed Charterhouse, promoted from the Northern Counties East League
** Tamworth, relegated from the Northern Premier League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Willenhall Town | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 100 | 44 | +56 | 85 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Shepshed Charterhouse | 38 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 88 | 37 | +51 | 80 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 73 | 43 | +30 | 68 | |
| 4 | Dudley Town | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 71 | 43 | +28 | 67 | |
| 5 | Aylesbury United | 38 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 62 | 35 | +27 | 66 | |
| 6 | Moor Green | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 66 | |
| 7 | Rushden Town | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 63 | |
| 8 | Merthyr Tydfil | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 62 | |
| 9 | Redditch United | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 60 | |
| 10 | VS Rugby | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 68 | 51 | +17 | 57 | |
| 11 | Forest Green Rovers | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 57 | |
| 12 | Bridgnorth Town | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 57 | |
| 13 | Leicester United | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 45 | |
| 14 | Oldbury United | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 43 | |
| 15 | Coventry Sporting | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 40 | |
| 16 | Bridgwater Town | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 39 | 65 | −26 | 38 | Club folded |
| 17 | Wellingborough Town | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 43 | 80 | −37 | 30 | |
| 18 | Banbury United | 38 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 37 | 78 | −41 | 29 | |
| 19 | Milton Keynes City | 38 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 110 | −79 | 18 | |
| 20 | Tamworth | 38 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 118 | −93 | 13 | Relegated to the West Midlands (Regional) League |

## Southern Division

The Midland Division expanded up to 20 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:
* Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
** Addlestone & Weybridge Town
** Poole Town
** Waterlooville
* Plus:
** Chatham Town, joined from the Kent Football League
** Dover Athletic, new club formed after Dover folded
At the end of the season Hillingdon Borough was renamed Hillingdon.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Road-Sea Southampton | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 83 | 35 | +48 | 84 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Crawley Town | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 68 | 28 | +40 | 75 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Basingstoke Town | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 69 | |
| 4 | Tonbridge | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 69 | |
| 5 | Addlestone & Weybridge Town | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 68 | |
| 6 | Poole Town | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 67 | |
| 7 | Hillingdon Borough | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 65 | |
| 8 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 62 | |
| 9 | Salisbury | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 59 | |
| 10 | Cambridge City | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 48 | |
| 11 | Canterbury City | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 45 | |
| 12 | Waterlooville | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 56 | 69 | −13 | 45 | |
| 13 | Dover Athletic | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 51 | 74 | −23 | 45 | |
| 14 | Chatham Town | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 43 | |
| 15 | Andover | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 42 | |
| 16 | Erith & Belvedere | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 42 | |
| 17 | Dunstable | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 38 | 65 | −27 | 38 | |
| 18 | Thanet United | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 65 | −25 | 35 | |
| 19 | Woodford Town | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 69 | −39 | 29 | |
| 20 | Hounslow | 38 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 58 | −28 | 24 | Relegated to the Hellenic Football League |