2019–20 Southern Football League
The 2019–20 Southern Football League season (known as the BetVictor Southern League, following a sponsorship deal with BetVictor) was the 117th in the history of the Southern League since its establishment in 1894. The league has two Premier divisions (Central and South) at step 3 of the National League System (NLS) and two Division One divisions (Central and South) at step 4 of the NLS. These correspond with Levels 7 and 8 of the English football league system. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this season's competition was formally abandoned on 26 March 2020 , with all results from the season being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to, from, or within the competition. On 30 March 2020, sixty-six non-league clubs sent an open letter to the Football Association requesting that they reconsider their decision. A legal appeal against the decision, funded by South Shields of the Northern Premier League, was dismissed in June 2020. Promoted from the Southern League Division One Central Premier Division Central. Team changes. Relegated from the National League North Transferred from the Southern League Premier Division South Transferred from the Northern Premier League Premier Division Promoted  to the National League North Relegated to the Southern League Division One Central Premier Division Central table. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Ranking of 20th-placed teams across Level 7 divisions. Of the four 20th-placed teams from each of the leagues at Level 7, the two with the lowest points-per-game ratio at the end of the 2019–20 season were to be relegated to Level 8. Promoted from the Southern League Division One South Premier Division South. Team changes. Promoted from the Isthmian League Division One South Central Relegated from the National League South Promoted to the National League South  Relegated to the Southern League Division One South Transferred to the Southern League Premier Division Central Premier Division South table. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Ranking of 20th-placed teams across Level 7 divisions. Of the four 20th-placed teams from each of the leagues at Level 7, the two with the lowest points-per-game ratio at the end of the 2019–20 season were to be relegated to Level 8. The points-per-game rankings of the 20th-placed teams in Level 7 divisions at the time of stoppage were as follows: Updated to match(es) played on 22 February 2020. Source : FlashScore. Promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Division One Central. Team changes. Promoted from the United Counties League Premier Division Promoted from the Hellenic League Premier Division Relegated from the Southern League Premier Division Central Promoted to the Southern League Premier Division Central Relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Transferred to the Northern Premier League Division One South East Transferred to the Isthmian League Division One North Division One Central league table. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Promoted from the Wessex League Premier Division Division One South. Team changes. Promoted from the Western League Premier Division  Relegated from the Southern League Premier Division South Promoted to the Southern League Premier Division South Relegated to the Wessex League Premier Division Relegated to the Western League Premier Division Division One South table. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude>