2008–09 Southern Football League
| Season | 2008–09 |
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| Champions | Corby Town |
| Promoted |
Corby Town Gloucester City |
| Relegated |
Hitchin Town Yate Town Mangotsfield United |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,328 (2.87 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | David Kolodynski (Rugby Town) - 24 |
| Biggest home win |
Stourbridge 6 – 1 Clevedon Town, 30 August 2008 |
| Biggest away win | Banbury United 0 – 6 Evesham United, 14 February 2009 |
| Highest scoring | Stourbridge 8–4 Yate Town, 20 December 2008 |
| Highest attendance | 2230 (Farnborough 3 – 3 Corby Town, 21 March 2009) |
| Lowest attendance | 71 (Evesham United 3 – 1 Mangotsfield United, 27 January 2009) |
| Average attendance | 310 |
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| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Leamington |
| Promoted |
Leamington Nuneaton Town |
| Relegated |
Dunstable Town Malvern Town |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,344 (2.91 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mark Bellingham (Leamington) - 45 |
| Biggest home win |
Marlow 9 – 1 Malvern Town, 27 September 2008 |
| Biggest away win | Woodford United 0 – 8 Sutton Coldfield Town, 11 October 2008 |
| Highest scoring |
Marlow 9 – 1 Malvern Town, 27 September 2008 |
| Highest attendance | 2302 (Bedworth United 1 – 2 Nuneaton Town, 27 December 2008) |
| Lowest attendance | 30 (Malvern Town 2 – 2 Barton Rovers, 17 March 2009) |
| Average attendance | 234 |
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| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Truro City |
| Promoted |
Truro City Didcot Town |
| Relegated | Winchester City |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,521 (3.29 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Stewart Yetton (Truro City) - 31 |
| Biggest home win |
AFC Totton 6 – 0 AFC Hayes, 18 August 2008 |
| Biggest away win | Andover 1 – 9 Truro City, 4 November 2008 |
| Highest scoring | Andover 1 – 9 Truro City, 4 November 2008 |
| Highest attendance | 1119 (Truro City 4 – 2 Windsor & Eton, 24 March 2009) |
| Lowest attendance | 27 (AFC Hayes 4 – 3 Gosport Borough, 27 January 2009) |
| Average attendance | 171 |
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The 2008-09 season was the 106th in the history of the Southern League since its establishment in 1894.
Stourbridge 6 – 1 Clevedon Town, 30 August 2008
Cambridge City 5 – 0 Bashley, 20 September 2008
Brackley Town 5 – 0 Corby Town, 27 December 2008
Bedford Town 5 – 0 Hitchin Town, 20 January 2009
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from previous season, four clubs promoted from the Division Ones plus one club who had been relegated from the Conference South:
Corby Town won the Southern League Premier Division and along with play-off winners Gloucester City got a places in the Conference North next year.
Mangotsfield United, Yate Town and Hitchin Town relegated to the Division Ones, while Banbury United were reprieved from relegation after two Conference South clubs folded.
Source: Southern Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Chippenham were docked 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.
2Halesowen were docked 3 points for fielding an ineligible player
2 (subject to appeal).
†Banbury United reprieved from relegation
(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.
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