2013–14 Southern Football League

The 2013–14 season was the 111th in the history of the Southern League since its establishment in 1894. From the 2013–14 season onwards, the Southern League is known as The Calor Gas League Southern, following a sponsorship deal with Calor Gas.

Following the liquidation of Premier Division club Hinckley United[1] and the resignation of Thatcham Town from Division One South & West at the end of the season,[2] plus the resignation of Vauxhall Motors from the Conference North,[3] Fleet Town were reprieved from relegation in Division One South & West.[4]

Premier Division

Southern Football League Premier Division
Season 2013-14
Champions Hemel Hempstead Town
Promoted Hemel Hempstead Town
St Albans City
Relegated A.F.C. Totton
Bedford Town
Bashley
Matches played 506
Goals scored 1711 (3.38 per match)
Top goalscorer Adam Marriott (Cambridge City) – 35 goals
Biggest home win Hemel Hempstead Town 10 – 0 Bashley, 5 November 2013
Biggest away win Chippenham Town 0 – 9 Stourbridge, 29 October 2013
Highest scoring Truro City 3 – 7 St Albans City, 5 October 2013
Hemel Hempstead Town 10 – 0 Bashley, 5 November 2013
Highest attendance 1943 – Hemel Hempstead Town 0 – 0 Chesham United, 21 April 2014
Lowest attendance 62 – Hungerford Town 1 – 1 Biggleswade Town, 19 November 2013
Total attendance 150,771
Average attendance 298

The Premier Division featured seven new clubs in a division expanded from 22 to 24 clubs:

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Hemel Hempstead Town (C) (P) 44 32 6 6 128 38+90 102 Promotion to 2014–15 Conference South
2 Chesham United 44 29 5 10 102 47+55 92 Qualification to Playoffs
3 Cambridge City 44 27 7 10 95 49+46 88
4 St Albans City (O) (P) 44 25 10 9 89 49+40 85
5 Stourbridge 44 26 6 12 114 54+60 84 Transferred to the NPL Premier Division
6 Hungerford Town 44 26 6 12 83 45+38 84
7 Poole Town 44 25 10 9 82 48+34 082
8 Bideford 44 18 13 13 75 64+11 67
9 Biggleswade Town 44 16 16 12 85 61+24 64
10 Redditch United 44 20 3 21 68 8517 63
11 Corby Town 44 18 6 20 65 683 60
12 Weymouth 44 18 6 20 69 8011 60
13 Hitchin Town 44 16 11 17 63 52+11 59
14 Frome Town 44 16 9 19 63 7411 57
15 Arlesey Town 44 15 10 19 68 7911 55
16 St Neots Town 44 15 9 20 74 762 54
17 Truro City 44 15 9 20 68 8416 54
18 Chippenham Town 44 14 6 24 59 8728 48
19 Banbury United 44 14 5 25 64 11652 47
20 Burnham 44 12 8 24 60 9131 44
21 A.F.C. Totton (R) 44 10 7 27 58 11961 37 Relegation to 2014–15 SFL Division One Central/S&W
22 Bedford Town (R) 44 6 6 32 46 11468 24
23 Bashley (R) 44 4 4 36 33 13198 16
24 Hinckley United 0 0 0 0 0 00 00 Club folded, record expunged

Updated to games played on 5 May 2014.
Source: http://www.southern-football-league.co.uk
Hinckley United folded on 7 October 2013,[5] and their record of P10 W1 D3 L6 GF9 GA20 Pts6 was officially expunged from the league table on 21 October.
Poole Town were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Redditch United on 14 December 2013.[6]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Chesham United 2
5 Stourbridge 1
2 Chesham United 1
4 St Albans City 3
3 Cambridge City 2
4 St Albans City 4

Semi-finals

Final

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
Weymouth Bob Lucas Stadium 6,600
Chesham United The Meadow 5,000
Redditch United The Valley 5,000
St Albans City Clarence Park 4,500
Hinckley United Greene King Stadium 4,329
Bashley The Recreation Ground 4,250
Bedford Town The New Eyrie 4,000
Hitchin Town Top Field 4,000
Corby Town Steel Park 3,893
Truro City Treyew Road 3,500
Hemel Hempstead Town Vauxhall Road 3,152
Biggleswade Town The Carlsberg Stadium 3,000
A.F.C. Totton Testwood Stadium 3,000
Arlesey Town aRMadillo Stadium 2,920
Chippenham Town Hardenhuish Park 2,815
Burnham The Gore 2,500
Hungerford Town Bulpit Lane 2,500
Cambridge City Bridge Road 4,300
Stourbridge War Memorial Athletic Ground 2,014
Banbury United Spencer Stadium 2,000
Bideford The Sports Ground 2,000
Frome Town Badgers Hill 2,000
Poole Town Tatnam 2,000
St Neots Town New Rowley Park 2,000

Results

Home ╲ Away TOT ARL BANBASBEDBIDBIGBURCAMCHECHICORFROHEMHINHITHUNPOOREDSACSTNSTBTRUWEY
A.F.C. Totton 22 13 31 11 22 15 21 32 02 31 21 05 14 05 13 31 03 25 22 14 23 01
Arlesey Town 22 21 01 30 11 32 22 02 32 10 11 12 23 00 52 22 03 23 11 15 11 23
Banbury United 34 32 33 30 10 64 22 15 04 20 31 12 03 21 07 00 20 15 01 04 12 00
Bashley 02 14 23 02 01 07 12 06 01 31 13 04 14 02 02 03 23 12 13 14 22 03
Bedford Town 32 02 20 01 24 15 33 04 03 03 24 02 03 14 15 12 22 12 20 01 03
Bideford 40 01 22 42 40 11 40 14 14 41 11 22 10 31 00 00 43 10 32 01 00 21
Biggleswade Town 11 21 12 00 41 30 11 12 32 33 01 20 52 32 01 22 00 00 22 21 21
Burnham 23 12 12 11 31 13 03 03 13 41 21 11 03 10 10 20 24 23 10 20 12 13
Cambridge City 30 21 31 71 10 11 11 72 12 21 10 20 11 32 00 12 41 03 32 21 41 42
Chesham United 41 33 80 41 30 22 21 12 30 20 21 21 13 12 10 02 31 10 30 01 42 00
Chippenham Town 12 01 20 20 14 24 13 21 10 03 00 33 03 20 23 12 30 11 21 09 31 21
Corby Town 31 13 42 31 20 30 11 03 02 21 22 01 02 12 02 03 23 20 10 34 32 31
Frome Town 10 01 32 12 44 20 00 41 00 14 05 13 11 20 02 13 40 00 54 02 12 12
Hemel Hempstead Town 81 30 53 100 61 41 30 30 11 21 20 60 01 00 21 10 50 00 20 43 30 41
Hinckley United
Hitchin Town 11 10 50 10 61 01 10 11 10 12 31 02 12 20 02 22 02 11 40 11 23 32
Hungerford Town 40 30 31 31 20 21 11 23 32 01 11 12 00 04 23 20 02 31 10 10 60 21
Poole Town 20 53 41 50 13 33 21 00 01 10 31 31 42 02 10 00 21 21 20 12 10 22
Redditch United 21 13 23 40 20 31 22 21 41 12 30 13 10 10 10 05 02 13 00 16 31 04
St Albans City 42 50 32 20 21 11 10 52 01 22 10 10 40 22 21 20 01 21 11 12 13 30
St Neots Town 60 31 31 31 22 20 34 42 12 05 12 03 31 41 11 30 11 23 23 11 20 02
Stourbridge 30 02 50 41 21 03 21 10 32 23 01 31 70 14 11 12 52 51 01 21 22 70
Truro City 32 20 50 50 22 02 02 30 01 11 13 00 02 16 11 12 02 10 37 23 11 21
Weymouth 21 21 01 20 41 32 22 21 11 24 41 10 20 03 11 13 03 30 03 12 05 25

Source: Southern Football League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One Central

Southern Football League Division One Central
Season 2013–14
Champions Dunstable Town
Promoted Dunstable Town
Slough Town
Relegated Chertsey Town
Ashford Town
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1526 (3.3 per match)
Top goalscorer David Kolodynski (Rugby Town) – 35 goals
Biggest home win Rugby Town 8 – 1 Chertsey Town, 21 September 2013
Potters Bar Town 7 – 0 Chertsey Town, 29 March 2014
Biggest away win North Greenford United 1 – 7 Slough Town, 25 March 2014
A.F.C. Hayes 0 – 6 Rugby Town, 26 April 2014
Highest scoring Northwood 8 – 3 Chertsey Town, 8 October 2013
Highest attendance 1228 – Kettering Town 2 – 0 Daventry Town, 21 August 2013
Lowest attendance 36 – Chalfont St Peter 2 – 1 Chertsey Town, 26 April 2014
Total attendance 73,575
Average attendance 159

Division One Central featured seven new clubs:

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Dunstable Town (C) (P) 42 28 6 8 94 44+50 90 Promotion to SFL Premier Division
2 Rugby Town 42 27 8 7 100 45+55 89 Qualification to Playoffs
3 Kettering Town 42 27 7 8 86 41+45 88
4 Daventry Town 42 27 5 10 82 40+42 86
5 Slough Town (O) (P) 42 26 5 11 101 51+50 83
6 Barton Rovers 42 24 8 10 79 48+31 80
7 Royston Town 42 21 10 11 80 58+22 73
8 Beaconsfield SYCOB 42 22 7 13 79 60+19 73
9 Northwood 42 21 6 15 72 62+10 69
10 Uxbridge 42 18 7 17 84 70+14 61
11 Egham Town 42 17 9 16 80 58+22 60
12 Aylesbury United 42 16 9 17 64 728 57
13 St Ives Town 42 16 8 18 68 779 56
14 Chalfont St Peter 42 14 8 20 49 6011 50
15 Potters Bar Town 42 13 10 19 61 8625 49
16 Aylesbury 42 14 6 22 56 7317 48
17 Marlow 42 12 11 19 73 8411 47
18 A.F.C. Hayes 42 12 8 22 51 7423 44
19 Leighton Town 42 6 13 23 45 8540 31
20 North Greenford United 42 7 5 30 52 11462 26
21 Chertsey Town (R) 42 6 4 32 38 11779 22 Relegation to Combined Counties League
22 Ashford Town (R) 42 5 6 31 32 10775 21

Updated to games played on 5 May 2014.
Source: Southern Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Rugby Town 0
5 Slough Town 3
3 Kettering Town 2
5 Slough Town 3
3 Kettering Town 1
4 Daventry Town 0

Semi-finals

Final

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
Rugby Town Butlin Road 6,000
Daventry Town Communications Park 5,000
Barton Rovers Sharpenhoe Road 4,000
Royston Town Garden Walk 4,000
Uxbridge Honeycroft 3,770
Beaconsfield SYCOB Holloways Park 3,500
Slough Town Holloways Park# 3,500
Dunstable Town Creasey Park 3,200
Northwood Chestnut Avenue (Northwood Park) 3,075
Leighton Town Bell Close 2,800
Ashford Town The Robert Parker Stadium 2,550
Chertsey Town Alwyns Lane 2,500
Kettering Town Latimer Park 2,400
North Greenford United Berkeley Fields 2,000
Potters Bar Town Parkfield 2,000
St Ives Town Westwood Road 2,000
A.F.C. Hayes Farm Park 1,500
Chalfont St Peter Mill Meadow 1,500
Aylesbury Haywood Way 1,300
Aylesbury United Bell Close*
Egham Town Runnymede Stadium
Marlow Alfred Davis Memorial Ground

#Slough Town ground-shared with Beaconsfield SYCOB. *Aylesbury United ground-shared with Leighton Town.

Division One South & West

Southern Football League Division One South & West
Season 2013–14
Champions Cirencester Town
Promoted Cirencester Town
Paulton Rovers
Relegated Guildford City
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1595 (3.45 per match)
Top goalscorer Richard Gregory (Stratford Town) – 36
Biggest home win Merthyr Town 12 – 0 Guildford City, 8 February 2014
Biggest away win Guildford City 0 – 7 North Leigh, 12 April 2014
Highest scoring Merthyr Town 12 – 0 Guildford City, 8 February 2014
Highest attendance 712 – Merthyr Town 1 – 0 Evesham United, 21 April 2014
Lowest attendance 40 – North Leigh 1 – 0 Thatcham Town, 18 February 2014
Total attendance 69,780
Average attendance 151

Division One South & West featured five new clubs:

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Cirencester Town (C) (P) 42 29 5 8 95 45+50 92 Promotion to SFL Premier Division
2 Merthyr Town 42 28 5 9 111 58+53 89 Qualification to Playoffs
3 Tiverton Town 42 26 8 8 80 51+29 86
4 Paulton Rovers (O) (P) 42 24 9 9 102 54+48 81
5 Swindon Supermarine 42 24 7 11 91 52+39 79
6 Shortwood United 42 23 9 10 91 44+47 78
7 North Leigh 42 22 6 14 83 46+37 72
8 Taunton Town 42 21 7 14 71 58+13 069
9 Yate Town 42 20 8 14 81 69+12 68
10 Stratford Town 42 19 5 18 103 85+18 62
11 Mangotsfield United 42 18 7 17 65 62+3 61
12 Didcot Town 42 17 6 19 70 8515 57
13 Wimborne Town 42 16 7 19 78 70+8 55
14 Bridgwater Town 42 14 11 17 62 642 53
15 Cinderford Town 42 13 10 19 69 7910 49
16 Evesham United 42 12 11 19 66 8014 47
17 Clevedon Town 42 12 5 25 48 9648 41
18 Godalming Town 42 10 9 23 47 7932 39 Transferred to the SFL Division One Central
19 Thatcham Town 42 11 6 25 41 9958 39 Resigned at the end of the season
20 Bishop's Cleeve 42 11 1 30 52 9341 34
21 Fleet Town 42 7 8 27 43 9047 029
22 Guildford City (R) 42 7 6 29 45 13489 27 Relegation to Combined Counties League

Updated to games played on 5 May 2014.
Source: Southern Football League
Taunton Town were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player in two games during August 2013.[7]
Fleet Town were reprieved from relegation.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Merthyr Town 5
5 Swindon Supermarine 2
2 Merthyr Town 0
4 Paulton Rovers 2
3 Tiverton Town 1
4 Paulton Rovers 3

Semi-finals

Final

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity Seated Ref
Merthyr Town Penydarren Park 10,000 [8]
Paulton Rovers Athletic Field 5,000 253 [9]
Evesham United Jubilee Stadium 3,000
Clevedon Town Hand Stadium 3,500 300 [10]
Cinderford Town The Causeway 3,500 250 [11]
Tiverton Town Ladysmead 3,500 520 [12]
Wimborne Town Cuthbury 3,250 275 [13]
Didcot Town NPower Loop Meadow Stadium 3,000 150 [14]
Godalming Town Weycourt 3,000
Swindon Supermarine The Webb's Wood Stadium 3,000
Bridgwater Town Fairfax Park 2,500 128 [15]
Mangotsfield United Cossham Street 2,500 300 [16]
Taunton Town Wordsworth Drive 2,500 300 [11]
North Leigh Eynsham Hall Park Sports Ground 2,000 100 [11]
Fleet Town Calthorpe Park 2,000
Guildford City Guildford Spectrum 2,000
Yate Town Lodge Road 2,000 236 [17]
Bishop's Cleeve Kayte Lane 1,500 50 [11]
Thatcham Town Waterside Park 1,500
Cirencester Town Corinium Stadium TBC
Stratford Town DCS Stadium TBC
Shortwood United The Meadowbank Ground TBC

League Cup

2013–14 Southern League Cup
Country  England
Teams 68
Champions St Neots Town
Runners-up Tiverton Town

The Southern League Cup 2013–14 (billed as the RedInsure Cup 2013–14 for sponsorship reasons) is the 76th season of the Southern League Cup, the cup competition of the Southern Football League.

Preliminary round[18]

First round[18]

Second round[18]

Third round[18]

Quarter finals

Semi-finals

Final

First leg

Second leg

See also

References

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  18. 1 2 3 4 "RedInsure Cup results". Southern Football League.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2013.

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