The 2010–11 season was the 108th in the history of the Southern League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales.
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:
At the end of the previous season Salisbury City failed to come out of administration and thus were relegated two divisions down due to a breach of Conference rules. In the middle of the season Windsor & Eton folded due to financial problems, the club was expelled from the league, their record was expunged.
Truro City won the Premier Division to earn a fourth promotion in five seasons, and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Salisbury City.
Didcot Town, Halesowen Town and Tiverton Town were relegated this season. No clubs were reprieved from relegation from Premier Division for the first time since 2005–06 season.
| Competition: | Southern Football League Premier Division |
| Season: | 2010–11 |
| Winners: | Truro City |
| Promoted: | Truro City Salisbury City |
| Relegated: | Didcot Town Halesowen Town Tiverton Town |
| Matches: | 420 |
| Total Goals: | 1212 |
| League Topscorer: | Craig Hammond (Cambridge City) - 31 |
| Biggest Home Win: | Hednesford Town 9 – 0 Weymouth, 23 October 2010 |
| Biggest Away Win: | Halesowen Town 0 – 8 Evesham United, 5 February 2011 |
| Highest Scoring: | Hednesford Town 9 – 0 Weymouth, 23 October 2010 Stourbridge 7–2 Weymouth, 6 November 2010 Truro City 7–2 Swindon Supermarine, 2 April 2011 |
| Highest Attendance: | 1696 (Truro City 3 – 2 Weymouth, 25 April 2011) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 47 (Cirencester Town 5 – 0 Halesowen Town, 15 February 2011) |
| Average Attendance: | 323 |
| Prevseason: | 2009–10 |
| Nextseason: | 2011–12 |
| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Spencer Stadium | 2,000 | |
| Bashley Road | 2,000 | |
| The Eyrie | 3,000 | |
| St. James Park | 3,500 | |
| 2,300 | ||
| The Meadow | 5,000 | |
| Hardenhuish Park | 2,815 | |
| Corinium Stadium | 4,500 | |
| Draycott Engineering Loop Meadow Stadium | 3,000 | |
| St George's Lane (groundshare with Worcester City) | 3,000 | |
| The Grove | 5,000 | |
| 6,039 | ||
| Vauxhall Road | 3,152 | |
| New Windmill Ground | 3,000 | |
| Court Place Farm | 2,000 | |
| 5,000 | ||
| 2,626 | ||
| Hunts Copse Ground | 3,000 | |
| Ladysmead | 3,500 | |
| 3,200 | ||
| 6,600 | ||
| Stag Meadow | 4,500 | |
Division One Central consisted of 22 clubs, including 13 clubs from previous season Midland division and nine new clubs:
Arlesey Town won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Hitchin Town. Beaconsfield SYCOB finished bottom of the table were reprieved after Premier Division club Windsor & Eton folded and Atherstone Town resigned from the league.
| Competition: | Southern Football League Division One Central |
| Season: | 2010–11 |
| Winners: | Arlesey Town |
| Promoted: | Arlesey Town Hitchin Town |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1547 |
| League Topscorer: | John Frendo (Hitchin Town) - 28 |
| Biggest Home Win: | Arlesey Town 12 – 0 Atherstone Town, 19 February 2011 |
| Biggest Away Win: | Northwood 0 – 7 Hitchin Town, 11 December 2010 Atherstone Town 0 – 7 Marlow, 12 April 2011 |
| Highest Scoring: | Arlesey Town 12 – 0 Atherstone Town, 19 February 2011 |
| Highest Attendance: | 1508 (Hitchin Town 0 – 1 Arlesey Town, 25 April 2011) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 37 (North Greenford United 2 – 2 Barton Rovers, 8 January 2011) |
| Average Attendance: | 133 |
| Prevseason: | 2009–10 |
| Nextseason: | 2011–12 |
| Club | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farm Park | 1,500 | ||
| Hitchin Road | 2,920 | ||
| The Robert Parker Stadium | 2,550 | ||
| Sheepy Road | 3,500 | ||
| Haywood Way | 1,300 | ||
| Sharpenhoe Road | 4,000 | ||
| Holloways Park | 3,500 | ||
| The Orchard | 2,100 | ||
| The Oval | 3,000 | ||
| The Carlsberg Stadium | 3,000 | ||
| The Gore | 2,500 | ||
| Communications Park | 5,000 | ||
| Top Field | 4,000 | ||
| Bell Close | 2,800 | ||
| Alfred Davis Memorial Ground | 3,000 | ||
| Berkeley Fields | 2,000 | ||
| Northwood Park | 3,075 | ||
| Butlin Road | 6,000 | ||
| Holloways Park (groundshare with Beaconsfield SYCOB) | 3,500 | ||
| Julius Martin Lane | 2,000 | ||
| Honeycroft | 3,770 | ||
| Byfield Road | 3,000 |
Division One South & West consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from previous season and six new clubs:
Before the start of the season Bromsgrove Rovers were removed from the league due to ground problems.[1] No club was promoted to take the place of Bromsgrove, and therefore the season was played with 21 clubs. VT F.C. were renamed Sholing.
A.F.C. Totton won the title and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Frome Town. In April 2011 it was announced that Almondsbury Town would resign from the league at the end of the season due to ground problems, and so Andover, the only South & West club that finished in the relegation zone, were reprieved.
| Competition: | Southern Football League Division One South & West |
| Season: | 2010–11 |
| Winners: | AFC Totton |
| Promoted: | AFC Totton Frome Town |
| Relegated: | Almondsbury Town |
| Matches: | 420 |
| Total Goals: | 1308 |
| League Topscorer: | Michael Gosney (AFC Totton) - 36 |
| Biggest Home Win: | AFC Totton 9 – 0 Andover, 5 April 2011 |
| Biggest Away Win: | Paulton Rovers 1 – 6 Sholing, 24 January 2011 Stourport Swifts 0 – 5 AFC Totton, 12 February 2011 Andover 0 – 5 Bishops Cleeve, 12 February 2011 Bridgwater Town 0 – 5 Yate Town, 26 March 2011 |
| Highest Scoring: | Abingdon United 5 – 4 Cinderford Town, 21 August 2010 North Leigh 5 – 4 Almondsbury Town, 8 January 2011 North Leigh 5 – 4 Bideford, 12 February 2011 North Leigh 6 – 3 Bridgwater Town, 29 March 2011 AFC Totton 9 – 0 Andover, 5 April 2011 |
| Highest Attendance: | 744 (AFC Totton 5 – 1 Paulton Rovers, 19 February 2011) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 32 (Bishops Cleeve 1 – 1 Clevedon Town, 17 November 2010) |
| Average Attendance: | 147 |
| Prevseason: | 2009–10 |
| Nextseason: | 2011–12 |
| Club | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Testwood Stadium | 3,000 | ||
| Northcourt Road | 2,000 | ||
| Oaklands Park | 3,500 | ||
| Portway Stadium | 3,000 | ||
| The Sports Ground | 2,000 | ||
| Kayte Lane | 1,500 | ||
| Fairfax Park | 2,500 | ||
| Causeway Ground | 3,500 | ||
| Hand Stadium | 3,500 | ||
| Badgers Hill | 2,000 | ||
| Privett Park | 4,500 | ||
| Bulpit Lane | 2,500 | ||
| Cossham Street | 2,500 | ||
| Eynsham Hall Park Sports Ground | 2,000 | ||
| Paulton Rovers | Athletic Field | 2,500 | |
| Universal Stadium | 1,000 | ||
| Walshes Meadow | 2,000 | ||
| Wordsworth Drive | 2,500 | ||
| Waterside Park | 1,500 | ||
| The Cuthbury | 3,250 | ||
| Lodge Road | 2,000 |
| Southern League Cup | |
| Year: | 2010–11 |
| Num Teams: | 65 |
| Champions: | Hednesford Town |
| Runner-Up: | Hemel Hempstead Town |
| Nextseason: | 2011–12 |
The Southern League Cup 2010–11 (billed as the RedInsure Cup 2010–11 for sponsorship reasons) is the 73rd season of the Southern League Cup, the cup competition of the Southern Football League. 65 clubs took part. The competition commenced on 21 September 2010. The winners were Hednesford Town who beat Hemel Hempstead Town 5–1 on aggregate over two legs.
| Round | Matches played on | Matches | width=100 | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Round | 21 September 2010 | 2 | 65 → 63 | |
| First round | 25 October 2010 to 3 November 2010 | 31 | 63 → 32 | |
| Second Round | 23 November 2010 to 30 December 2010 | 16 | 32 → 16 | |
| Third Round | 11 January 2011 to 18 January 2011 | 8 | 16 → 8 | |
| Quarterfinals | 8 February 2011 | 4 | 8 → 4 | |
| Semifinals | 1 March 2011 | 2 | 4 → 2 | |
| Final | 5 and 12 April 2011 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
----In the preliminary round, the four clubs played each other for a places in the first round.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 1 | Daventry Town (C) | 3–2 AET | Brackley Town (P) | 134 | |
| 2 | Truro City (P) | 0–1 | Bideford (SW) | 63 |
----The two clubs to have made it through the preliminary round were entered into the draw with sixty Southern League club, making sixty-two clubs, while Hednesford Town received a bye to the next round.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 3 | Abingdon United (SW) | 2–3 | Banbury United (P) | 65 | |
| 4 | AFC Hayes (C) | 3–2 AET | Bedfont Town (C) | 31 | |
| 5 | AFC Totton (SW) | 1–2 | Sholing (SW) | 127 | |
| 6 | Ashford Town (C) | 2–2 | Northwood (C) | 39 | |
| Ashford Town advance 4–3 on penalties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Atherstone Town (C) | 0–1 | Cinderford Town (SW) | 86 | |
| 8 | Barton Rovers (C) | 0–2 | Cambridge City (P) | 111 | |
| 9 | Bashley (P) | 5–2 | Weymouth (P) | 133 | |
| 10 | Beaconsfield SYCOB (C) | 3–2 | Marlow (C) | 75 | |
| 11 | Bedworth United (C) | 3–1 | Stourport Swifts (SW) | 57 | |
| 12 | Bideford (SW) | 1–2 | Tiverton Town (P) | 166 | |
| 13 | Biggleswade Town (C) | 0–2 | Arlesey Town (C) | 51 | |
| 14 | Bishops Cleeve (SW) | 0–2 | Stourbridge (P) | 72 | |
| 15 | Burnham (C) | 1–1 | North Greenford United (C) | 47 | |
| North Greenford United advance 4–1 on penalties | |||||
| 16 | Cirencester Town (P) | 6–4 AET | North Leigh (SW) | 27 | |
| 17 | Clevedon Town (SW) | 4–0 | Almondsbury Town (SW) | 92 | |
| 18 | Daventry Town (C) | 4–1 | Woodford United (C) | 158 | |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 19 | Didcot Town (P) | 1–2 | Chippenham Town (P) | 73 | |
| 20 | Evesham United (P) | 0–0 | Leamington (P) | 112 | |
| Leamington advance 3–1 on penalties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Frome Town (SW) | 1–1 | Paulton Rovers (SW) | 202 | |
| Paulton Rovers advance 5–4 on penalties | |||||
| 22 | Gosport Borough (SW) | 2–0 | Andover (SW) | 84 | |
| 23 | Halesowen Town (P) | 1–3 | Rugby Town (C) | 91 | |
| 24 | Hemel Hempstead Town (P) | 2–1 | Soham Town Rangers (C) | 82 | |
| 25 | Hitchin Town (C) | 2–1 | Bedford Town (P) | 122 | |
| 26 | Leighton Town (C) | 1–3 | Slough Town (C) | 69 | |
| 27 | Mangotsfield United (SW) | 3–0 | Yate Town (SW) | 109 | |
| 28 | Oxford City (P) | 2–1 AET | Thatcham Town (SW) | 102 | |
| 29 | Swindon Supermarine (P) | 3–4 | Hungerford Town (SW) | 103 | |
| 30 | Taunton Town (SW) | 3–0 | Bridgwater Town (SW) | 264 | |
| 31 | Uxbridge (C) | 2–4 | Aylesbury (C) | 36 | |
| 32 | Wimborne Town (SW) | 1–2 | Salisbury City (P) | 253 | |
| 33 | Windsor & Eton (SW) | 3–2 | Chesham United (P) | 100 | |
----The thirty-two clubs to have made it through the first round were entered into the second round draw. Hednesford Town received a bye to this round.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 34 | AFC Hayes (C) | 1–5 | Windsor & Eton (SW) | 48 | |
| 35 | Arlesey Town (C) | 0–3 | Cambridge City (P) | 124 | |
| 36 | Ashford Town (C) | 2–1 | Aylesbury (C) | 33 | |
| 37 | Bashley (P) | 0–3 | Salisbury City (P) | 166 | |
| 38 | Bedworth United (C) | 0–1 | Daventry Town (C) | 54 | |
| 39 | Chippenham Town (P) | 1–0 | Paulton Rovers (SW) | 180 | |
| 40 | Cinderford Town (SW) | 0–3 | Stourbridge (P) | 49 | |
| 41 | Cirencester Town (P) | 3–1 | Hungerford Town (SW) | 63 | |
| 42 | Clevedon Town (SW) | 3–0 | Tiverton Town (P) | 88 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 43 | Hednesford Town (P) | 2–0 | Banbury United (P) | 123 | |
| 44 | Hitchin Town (C) | 1–2 AET | Hemel Hempstead Town (P) | 94 | |
| 45 | Leamington (P) | 3–0 | Rugby Town (C) | 285 | |
| 46 | North Greenford United (C) | 5–1 | Beaconsfield SYCOB (C) | 48 | |
| 47 | Oxford City (P) | 0–2 | Slough Town (C) | 87 | |
| 48 | Sholing (SW) | 5–2 | Gosport Borough (SW) | 88 | |
| 49 | Taunton Town (SW) | 2–2 | Mangotsfield United (SW) | 97 | |
| Taunton Town advance 5–4 on penalties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
----The sixteen clubs to have made it through the second round were entered into the third round draw.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 50 | Ashford Town (C) | 1–2 | Slough Town (C) | 85 | |
| 51 | Cambridge City (P) | 1–0 | North Greenford United (C) | 113 | |
| 52 | Cirencester Town (P) | 1–4 | Sholing (SW) | 41 | |
| 53 | Clevedon Town (SW) | 1–3 | Taunton Town (SW) | 94 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 54 | Leamington (P) | 0–1 | Hednesford Town (P) | 181 | |
| 55 | Salisbury City (P) | 2–3 | Chippenham Town (P) | 302 | |
| 56 | Stourbridge (P) | 2–1 | Daventry Town (C) | 141 | |
| 57 | Windsor & Eton (P) | 2–0 | Hemel Hempstead Town1 (P) | 69 |
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