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1995–96 Southern Football League

FieldValue
competitionSouthern Football League
Premier Division
season1995–96
winnersRushden & Diamonds
promotedRushden & Diamonds
relegatedIlkeston Town
Stafford Rangers
VS Rugby
matches462
total goals1361
prevseason[1994–95](1994-95-southern-football-league-premier-division)
nextseason[1996–97](1996-97-southern-football-league-premier-division)

The 1995–96 Southern Football League season was the 93rd in the history of the league, an English football competition.

The Max Griggs-funded Rushden & Diamonds won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the Football Conference. Ilkeston Town, Stafford Rangers and VS Rugby were relegated to the Midland and Southern Divisions, whilst Nuneaton Borough, Sittingbourne, King's Lynn and Ashford Town (Kent) were promoted to the Premier Division, the former two as champions.

In the Midland Division, the bottom two clubs, Bury Town and Bridgnorth Town, were relegated to level eight leagues. Poole Town, who finished bottom of the Southern Division with just one point (from a 0–0 draw with Bashley) dropped two levels into the Hampshire League.

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 Midland Division:

    • Ilkeston Town
    • Newport

  • Two clubs promoted from the Southern Division:

    • Baldock Town
    • Salisbury City

  • Two clubs relegated from the Football Conference:

    • Merthyr Tydfil
    • Stafford Rangers

League table

Premier Division Stafford Rangers VS Rugby

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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:

    • Corby Town
    • Solihull Borough

  • Plus:

    • Bury Town, transferred from the Southern Division
    • Paget Rangers, promoted from the Midland Alliance

League table

Midland Division Nuneaton Borough

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:

    • Sittingbourne
    • Trowbridge Town

  • Plus:

    • Cinderford Town, promoted from the Hellenic League
    • Fleet Town, promoted from the Wessex League
    • Forest Green Rovers, transferred from the Midland Division

League table

Southern Division Sittingbourne

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References

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