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
| 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 | 
| ← 2012–13  2014–15 →  | |
The Premier Division featured seven new clubs in a division expanded from 22 to 24 clubs:
- Biggleswade Town, promoted as play-off winners of Division One Central
- Burnham, promoted as champions of Division One Central
- Corby Town, relegated from the Conference North
- Hinckley United, relegated from the Conference North
- Hungerford Town, promoted as play-off winners of Division One South & West
- Poole Town, promoted as champions of Division One South & West
- Truro City, relegated from the Conference South
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 for 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 | 82‡ | |
| 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 | 85 | −17 | 63 | |
| 11 | Corby Town | 44 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 65 | 68 | −3 | 60 | |
| 12 | Weymouth | 44 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 80 | −11 | 60 | |
| 13 | Hitchin Town | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 59 | |
| 14 | Frome Town | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 63 | 74 | −11 | 57 | |
| 15 | Arlesey Town | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 68 | 79 | −11 | 55 | |
| 16 | St Neots Town | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 74 | 76 | −2 | 54 | |
| 17 | Truro City | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 68 | 84 | −16 | 54 | |
| 18 | Chippenham Town | 44 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 59 | 87 | −28 | 48 | |
| 19 | Banbury United | 44 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 64 | 116 | −52 | 47 | |
| 20 | Burnham | 44 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 60 | 91 | −31 | 44 | |
| 21 | A.F.C. Totton (R) | 44 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 58 | 119 | −61 | 37 | Relegation to 2014–15 SFL Division One Central/S&W | 
| 22 | Bedford Town (R) | 44 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 46 | 114 | −68 | 24 | |
| 23 | Bashley (R) | 44 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 33 | 131 | −98 | 16 | |
| 24 | Hinckley United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0† | 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
| 29 April 2014 | Chesham United | 2 – 1 | Stourbridge | The Meadow, Chesham | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Roberts  31' Dillon  64' | Brown  21' | Attendance: 728 | 
| 30 April 2014 | Cambridge City | 2 – 4 | St Albans City | Bridge Road, Impington | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Kelly  45' Marriott  62' | Frendo  5' Wales  23' Martin  48' Comley  82' | Attendance: 768 | 
Final
| 5 May 2014 | Chesham United | 1 – 3 | St Albans City | The Meadow, Chesham | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Potton  6' | Frendo  36',  59' Wales  45+2' | Attendance: 2,960 | 
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 | BAN | BAS | BED | BID | BIG | BUR | CAM | CHE | CHI | COR | FRO | HEM | HIN | HIT | HUN | POO | RED | SAC | STN | STB | TRU | WEY | 
| A.F.C. Totton | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | ||
| Arlesey Town | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | ||
| Banbury United | 3–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 6–4 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–7 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | ||
| Bashley | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–7 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | ||
| Bedford Town | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |||
| Bideford | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||
| Biggleswade Town | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |||
| Burnham | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | ||
| Cambridge City | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | ||
| Chesham United | 4–1 | 3–3 | 8–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | ||
| Chippenham Town | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–9 | 3–1 | 2–1 | ||
| Corby Town | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 3–1 | ||
| Frome Town | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | ||
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 8–1 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 10–0 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | ||
| Hinckley United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hitchin Town | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | ||
| Hungerford Town | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | ||
| Poole Town | 2–0 | 5–3 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||
| Redditch United | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–6 | 3–1 | 0–4 | ||
| St Albans City | 4–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | ||
| St Neots Town | 6–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | ||
| Stourbridge | 3–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 7–0 | ||
| Truro City | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–7 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| Weymouth | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 2–5 | 
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
| 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 | 
| ← 2012–13  2014–15 →  | |
Division One Central featured seven new clubs:
- Aylesbury United, promoted as runners-up in the Spartan South Midlands League
- Dunstable Town, promoted as champions of the Spartan South Midlands League
- Egham Town, promoted as champions of the Combined Counties League
- Kettering Town, relegated from the Premier Division
- Marlow, promoted as champions of the Hellenic League
- Potters Bar Town, transferred from Isthmian League Division One North
- St Ives Town, promoted as runners-up in the United Counties League
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 for 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 | 72 | −8 | 57 | |
| 13 | St Ives Town | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 68 | 77 | −9 | 56 | |
| 14 | Chalfont St Peter | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 50 | |
| 15 | Potters Bar Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 86 | −25 | 49 | |
| 16 | Aylesbury | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 56 | 73 | −17 | 48 | |
| 17 | Marlow | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 73 | 84 | −11 | 47 | |
| 18 | A.F.C. Hayes | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 51 | 74 | −23 | 44 | |
| 19 | Leighton Town | 42 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 45 | 85 | −40 | 31 | |
| 20 | North Greenford United | 42 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 52 | 114 | −62 | 26 | |
| 21 | Chertsey Town (R) | 42 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 38 | 117 | −79 | 22 | Relegation to Combined Counties League | 
| 22 | Ashford Town (R) | 42 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 32 | 107 | −75 | 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
| 29 April 2014 | Rugby Town | 0 – 3 | Slough Town | Butlin Road, Rugby | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Smith  65' Dyer  70' W. Harris  75' | Attendance: 522 | 
| 29 April 2014 | Kettering Town | 1 – 0 | Daventry Town | Latimer Park, Burton Latimer | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Eze  2' | Attendance: 1,446 | 
Final
| 5 May 2014 | Kettering Town | 2 – 3 | Slough Town | Latimer Park, Burton Latimer | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Logan  12' Eze  22' | Dyer  55',  65' McClurg  77' | Attendance: 2,331 | 
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
| 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 | 
| ← 2012–13  2014–15 →  | |
Division One South & West featured five new clubs:
- Four clubs transferred from Division One Central:
- Plus:
- Stratford Town, promoted as champions of the Midland Football Alliance
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 for 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 | 69‡ | |
| 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 | 85 | −15 | 57 | |
| 13 | Wimborne Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 78 | 70 | +8 | 55 | |
| 14 | Bridgwater Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 53 | |
| 15 | Cinderford Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 69 | 79 | −10 | 49 | |
| 16 | Evesham United | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 66 | 80 | −14 | 47 | |
| 17 | Clevedon Town | 42 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 48 | 96 | −48 | 41 | |
| 18 | Godalming Town | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 47 | 79 | −32 | 39 | Transferred to the SFL Division One Central | 
| 19 | Thatcham Town | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 41 | 99 | −58 | 39 | Resigned at the end of the season | 
| 20 | Bishop's Cleeve | 42 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 52 | 93 | −41 | 34 | |
| 21 | Fleet Town | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 43 | 90 | −47 | 29† | |
| 22 | Guildford City (R) | 42 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 45 | 134 | −89 | 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
| 29 April 2014 | Merthyr Town | 5 – 2 | Swindon Supermarine | Penydarren Park, Merthyr Tydfil | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Colborne  14',  49' McLaggon  40',  75' Traylor  84' | Edenborough  37',  44' | Attendance: 920 | 
| 29 April 2014 | Tiverton Town | 1 – 3 | Paulton Rovers | Ladysmead, Tiverton | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Nardiello  33' | McCootie  43',  63' Mapstone  54' | Attendance: 354 | 
Final
| 5 May 2014 | Merthyr Town | 0 – 2 | Paulton Rovers | Penydarren Park, Merthyr Tydfil | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | McCootie  50',  66' (p) | Attendance: 2,201 | 
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
| 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]
| 24 September 2013 | A.F.C. Totton | 1 – 3 | Wimborne Town | Testwood Stadium, Totton | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Roberts  23' | Davidson  8' Kemble  23' Gamble  90+2' | Attendance: 196 | 
First round[18]
| 14 October 2013 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 2 – 4 | Aylesbury United | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Diarra  80' Toomey  89' | Field  22', 32', 90+1' Armstrong  85' | Attendance: 211 | 
| 14 October 2013 | Hinckley United | w/o | Corby Town | |||
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | ||||||
| Note: Hinckley United were disbanded on 7 October 2013, and Corby Town were awarded a walkover. | ||||||
| 14 October 2013 | Hungerford Town | 3 – 1 | Didcot Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Hopkins  22' Stanley  89' O'Brien  90 +2' | Mills  40' | Attendance: 70 | 
| 14 October 2013 | Stratford Town | 4 – 6 | Redditch United | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Sterling  4' Halsall  19' Adkins  45' Fagan  55' | Sterling-James  1' Parker  7', og' Molyneux  37' Hands  51' Headley  74', 81' | Attendance: 140 | 
| 15 October 2013 | Arlesey Town | 4 – 3 | Biggleswade Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Forsythe  28', 45' Frater  53' Farrell  83' | York  3' Peacock  24' Donnelly  90' | Attendance: 96 | 
| 15 October 2013 | Ashford Town | 1 – 3 | Northwood | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Lynch  78' | Muir  46', 66', 88' | Attendance: 34 | 
| 15 October 2013 | Barton Rovers | 0 – 1 | Royston Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Hammond  68' | Attendance: 39 | 
| 15 October 2013 | Bideford | 3 – 2 | Taunton Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Howe  20' Downing  30' Parkins  68' | Pepperell  15' Murray  65' | Attendance: 86 | 
| 15 October 2013 | Chertsey Town | 0 – 3 | Slough Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Smith  67 pen' S Harris  76', 88' | Attendance: 81 | 
| 15 October 2013 | Dunstable Town | 1 – 0 | Aylesbury | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Hutchins  27' | Attendance: 40 | 
| 15 October 2013 | Egham Town | 6 – 1 | Guildford City | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | O'Toole  27 pen', 37 pen' Houghton  33' Graham  54' Andrews  66' Joseph  88' | Cox  51 pen' | Attendance: 42 | 
| 15 October 2013 | Evesham United | 1 – 3 | Bishop's Cleeve | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Dovey  73' | Lee  42', 76' Williams  58' | Attendance: 67 | 
| 15 October 2013 | Marlow | 4 – 0 | Fleet Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Gladwin  3' Bennett  6', 10', 27' | Attendance: 63 | 
| 15 October 2013 | Merthyr Town | 4 – 1 | Shortwood United | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Traylor  11' Keddle  41' Morgan  76' Misbah  78' | Slack  81' | Attendance: 112 | 
| 15 October 2013 | North Greenford United | 2 – 4 | Uxbridge | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Walker  21', 66' | Madigan  11' Todd  19', 33' Thomas  50' | Attendance: 51 | 
| 15 October 2013 | St Neots Town | 5 – 0 | Hitchin Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Woolley  17', 36' Deeney  54' Hilliard  78' N'Guessan  90' | Attendance: 96 | 
| 15 October 2013 | Thatcham Town | 0 – 3 | Beaconsfield SYCOB | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | O'Sullivan  24 pen' Lansiquot  32' Webb  71' | Attendance: 35 | 
| 16 October 2013 | A.F.C. Hayes | 0 – 4 | Burnham | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Blake  22' Yorke  49' Dobson  52' Grey  75' | Attendance: 48 | 
| 16 October 2013 | Bedford Town | 2 – 3 | St Ives Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Ferrari  25' Phillips  35' | Cunniff  42' Vieria  55' Fordham  80' | Attendance: 133 | 
| 16 October 2013 | Chalfont St Peter | 1 – 1 (3 – 4 p) | Godalming Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Clarke  59' | Mazzone  72' | Attendance: 45 | 
| 16 October 2013 | Chesham United | 5 – 0 | Potters Bar Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Potton  53' Roberts  59', 64 pen' Dillon  81' Harris  89' | Attendance: 106 | 
| 16 October 2013 | Cinderford Town | 0 – 1 | Cirencester Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Bumfrey  85' | Attendance: 61 | 
| 16 October 2013 | Frome Town | 1 – 2 | Chippenham Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Wood  18' | Phillips  45' Knighton  60' | Attendance: 127 | 
| 16 October 2013 | Leighton Town | 2 – 2 (1 – 4 p) | St Albans City | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | McKee  22' Gallant  63' | Keemleyside  62' Henry  76' | Attendance: 109 | 
| 16 October 2013 | Poole Town | 1 – 1 (5 – 4 p) | Wimborne Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Byerley  62' | Davidson  14' | Attendance: 206 | 
| 16 October 2013 | Swindon Supermarine | 3 – 0 | North Leigh | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Jackson  20', 62', 74' | Attendance: 84 | 
| 21 October 2013 | Kettering Town | 5 – 0 | Daventry Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Newman  45' Fuller  51', 73' Bukasa  54' Hamilton  56' | Attendance: 153 | 
| 22 October 2013 | Bashley | 0 – 5 | Weymouth | |||
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Symes  9' Allen  12', 76' Ford  15', 40' | Attendance: 112 | ||||
| Note: Match was due to be played on 16 October, but was postponed due to a floodlight failure. | ||||||
| 22 October 2013 | Bridgwater Town | 3 – 3 (6 – 5 p) | Truro City | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Faux  30' Robbins  74', 89' | Eddy  14', 79' Brokenshire  36' | Attendance: 117 | 
| 22 October 2013 | Paulton Rovers | 1 – 2 | Yate Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Chandler  62', og' | Jackson  26', 51' | Attendance: 81 | 
| 22 October 2013 | Rugby Town | 5 – 2 | Banbury United | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Marsden  27', 62' Kolodynski  53' McBride  66', 80' | Lawless  85', 86' | Attendance: 140 | 
| 29 October 2013 | Tiverton Town | 4 – 1 | Clevedon Town | |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Emati-Emati  1', 22' Palmer  11' Baily  60' | Reid  50' | Attendance: 105 | 
Second round[18]
| 18 November 2013 | Redditch United | 3 – 2 | Rugby Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Sterling-James  8' Ahenkorah  32' Headley  33' | Youngs  36', 48' | Attendance: 96 | 
| 25 November 2013 | St Albans City | 2 – 4 | Beaconsfield SYCOB | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Georgiou  52' Ngoyi  81' | Lockhart-Adams  29', 63' McCluskey  25' Hutchinson  57' | Attendance: 90 | 
| 12 November 2013 | Godalming Town | 3 – 0 | Egham Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Mazzone  6' Palmer  84' Musgrove  90 +2' | Attendance: 86 | 
| 12 November 2013 | Hungerford Town | 4 – 0 | Bishop's Cleeve | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | O'Brien  30' Brown  39' Draycott  47', 89' | Attendance: 63 | 
| 12 November 2013 | Merthyr Town | 2 – 2 (6 – 5 p) | Chippenham Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Griffiths  43' (pen) Rubery  84' | Knighton  32' (pen) Tovey  89' | Attendance: 141 | 
| 12 November 2013 | Slough Town | 5 – 1 | Uxbridge | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Dyer  7' Fousler  39' S Harris  32', 86' Wheeler  90' | Julienne  57' | Attendance: 127 | 
| 26 November 2013 | St Ives Town | 2 – 3 | Royston Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Newman  4' Ogbonna  61' | Fehmi  19' Edwards  82' Lockett  85' | Attendance: 124 | 
| 12 November 2013 | Tiverton Town | 4 – 2 | Bridgwater Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Kelly  36' Wright  59', 69' Searle  90 +6' | O'Connor  57' Mawford  90' | Attendance: 145 | 
| 13 November 2013 | Swindon Supermarine | 0 – 3 | Cirencester Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Bumphrey  9' Davidge  30' J Smith  80' | Attendance: 89 | 
| 19 November 2013 | Arlesey Town | 0 – 3 | Kettering Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Thorpe  46', 47' Joseph  77' | Attendance: 84 | 
| 19 November 2013 | Burnham | 6 – 2 | Northwood | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Couch  19', 47', 68', 85' Blake  45+3' Malloy  82' | Muir  57', 75' | Attendance: 27 | 
| 19 November 2013 | St Neots Town | 3 – 0 | Corby Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Davies  50' Hilliard  71' Wilson  74' | Attendance: 93 | 
| 20 November 2013 | Weymouth | 4 – 0 | Poole Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Ford  11', 55', 71', 90' | Attendance: 205 | 
| 20 November 2013 | Aylesbury United | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (4 – 3 p) | Chesham United | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Reynolds  13' Baines  78' | Williams  45' (og) Wales  90' | Attendance: 123 | 
| 26 November 2013 | Dunstable Town | 4 – 3 | Marlow | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Cashman  15' Roache  55' Marsh  77' (pen), 84' | Davies  20', 36' Devontae  58' | Attendance: 33 | 
Third round[18]
| 6 January 2014 | Beaconsfield SYCOB | 2 – 0 | Godalming Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | O'Reagan  29' Lockhart-Adams  65' | Attendance: 64 | 
| 7 January 2014 | Burnham | 3 – 3 (4 - 2 p) | Slough Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Blake  6' Couch  20' Charles-Smith  75' | S Harris  50' Rumbold  52' Hollis  80' | Attendance: 130 | 
| 7 January 2014 | Dunstable Town | 0 – 3 | St Neots Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Hilliard  3' Ford  18' Davies  22' | Attendance: 71 | 
| 7 January 2014 | Merthyr Town | 1 – 1 (4 - 2 p) | Yate Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Thomas  15' | Cox  24' | Attendance: 116 | 
| 14 January 2014 | Weymouth | 1 – 2 | Tiverton Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Walker  3' | Smith  39' Richards  45+1' | Attendance: 203 | 
| 21 January 2014 | Cirencester Town | 1 – 4 | Hungerford Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Shepherd  9' | Brown  53', 80' Stow  60' Day  67' | Attendance: 27 | 
| 21 January 2014 | Kettering Town | 4 – 5 | Redditch United | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Gooding  15' Jepson  27' Moreman  57', 59' | Hylton  18', 34', 69' Sterling-James  56' Sammons  77' | Attendance: 216 | 
| 4 February 2014 | Royston Town | 6 - 0 | Aylesbury United | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Fehmi  8', 19', 45' Hammond  15' Dobson  62' Mason  75' | Attendance: 94 | 
Quarter finals
| 3 February 2014 | Redditch United | 3 – 1 | Beaconsfield SYCOB | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Hylton  25' McGarry  35' (o.g.) Sammons  45' | Haule  76' | Attendance: 84 | 
| 4 February 2014 | Hungerford Town | 7 – 3 | Burnham | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Clark  6' Brown  13', 44', 80' Draycott  22', 51', 76' | Kabamba  35' Webb  39' (pen) Wilman  58' | Attendance: 43 | 
| 4 February 2014 | Merthyr Town | 0 – 2 | Tiverton Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Rewbury  1' (o.g.) Palmer  39' | Attendance: 118 | 
| 11 February 2014 | St Neots Town | 3 – 2 | Royston Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Nolan  30' Hilliard  61' Davies  80' | Fehmi  51' (pen) Dobson  90' | Attendance: 137 | 
Semi-finals
| 24 February 2014 | Redditch United | 1 – 3 | St Neots Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Hylton  23' | Hilliard  50', 52', 85' | Attendance: 153 | 
| 25 February 2014 | Tiverton Town | 3 – 1 | Hungerford Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Kowal  16' Smith  21', 37' | Draycott  9' | Attendance: 156 | 
Final
First leg
| 18 March 2014 | Tiverton Town | 0 – 0 | St Neots Town | |
| 19:30 GMT (UTC) | Attendance: 237 | 
Second leg
| 8 April 2014 | St Neots Town | 1 – 0 (1 - 0 agg.) | Tiverton Town | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Hilliard  43' | Attendance: 522 | 
See also
References
- ↑ "Hinckley United wound up over debts of more than £200,000". BBC Sport. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ "Thatcham Town FC resigns from Southern League". Newbury Weekly News. 11 April 2014.
- ↑ "Vauxhall Motors to quit Conference North in bid to save club". Liverpool Echo. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ↑ "FA Club Allocations, 2014–15" (PDF). Pitchero. 15 May 2014.
- ↑ "Hinckley United wound up over debts of more than £200,000". BBC Sport. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ "Poole Town deducted three points for fielding suspended player". Blackmore Vale Magazine. 8 February 2014.
- ↑ "Taunton Town FC FA appeal fail". 97.3 Apple FM. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ Wales Directory – Pennydarren park
- ↑ "Paulton Rovers". Pyramid Passion. David Bauckham. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ "Clevedon Town". Pyramid Passion. David Bauckham. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "ESLD1SW Directory". Mangotsfield United F.C. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ↑ "Tiverton Town". Pyramid Passion. David Bauckham. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ "Wimborne Town". Pyramid Passion. David Bauckham. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ "FAQ – What Facilities are there at the Club?". Didcot Town FC. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ "Club Facilities – Bridgwater Town Football Club". Bridgwater Town FC. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ "Visitors Information". Mangotsfield United FC. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ "Yate Town". Pyramid Passion. David Bauckham. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "RedInsure Cup results". Southern Football League.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2013.







