1998–99 Southern Football League

The 1998–99 Southern Football League season saw Nuneaton Borough win the Premier Division to earn promotion to the Football Conference.[1] Hastings Town, Gresley Rovers and Bromsgrove Rovers were relegated from the Premier Division, whilst Havant & Waterlooville, Clevedon Town, Margate and Newport County were promoted from the Southern and Midland Divisions, the former two as champions. Bloxwich Town were relegated to the eighth level whilst Andover resigned and Brackley Town were expelled.

Tables

Premier Division

PosTeamPldWDLFAGDPtsNotes
1Nuneaton Borough4227969133+5890Promoted
2Boston United42171696951+1867
3Ilkeston Town421813117259+1367
4Bath City421811137044+2665
5Hastings Town421811135749+865Demoted
6Gloucester City421811135752+565
7Worcester City42189155854+463
8Halesowen Town421711147260+1262
9Tamworth42195186067−762
10King's Lynn421710155346+761
11Crawley Town421710155758−161
12Salisbury City421612145661−560
13Burton Albion42177185852+658
14Weymouth421414145653+356
15Merthyr Tydfil42158195262−1053
16Atherstone United421214164752−550
17Grantham Town42148205158−750
18Dorchester Town421115164963−1448
19Rothwell Town42139204767−2048
20Cambridge City421112194768−2145
21Gresley Rovers42128224973−2444Relegated
22Bromsgrove Rovers4287273884−4630One point deducted, relegated

Midland Division

PosTeamPldWDLFAGDPtsNotes
1Clevedon Town4228868335+4892Promoted
2Newport4226799251+4185Promoted
3Redditch United42221288145+3675Three points deducted
4Hinckley United422012105840+1872
5Stafford Rangers42218139261+3271
6Bilston Town422011117969+1071
7Solihull Borough421912117653+2369
8Moor Green42207157061+1067
9Blakenall421714116554+1165
10Shepshed Dynamo421712136254+863
11Sutton Coldfield Town42178174657−1159
12Stourbridge421610166054+658
13Evesham United42169176463057
14Wisbech Town42169175966−757Transferred to Eastern Division
15Weston-super-Mare421510175956+355
16Bedworth United42159186352+1154
17Cinderford Town42138216174−1347
18Stamford42137226075−1546Transferred to Eastern Division
19Paget Rangers421112194958−945
20VS Rugby42129215374−2145Transferred to Eastern Division
21Racing Club Warwick4258293893−5523
22Bloxwich Town42123926151−1255Relegated

Southern Division

PosTeamPldWDLFAGDPtsNotes
1Havant & Waterlooville4229768532+5394Promoted
2Margate4227878433+5189Promoted
3Folkestone Invicta4226889247+4586
4Newport (IOW)42237126840+2876
5Chelmsford City422012109151+4072
6Raunds Town421913108750+3770
7Ashford Town421712135954+563
8Baldock Town42179166059+160
9Fisher Athletic421611155852+659
10Bashley42177187477−358
11Witney Town421512155648+857
12Cirencester Town42168186166−556Transferred to Western Division
13Sittingbourne421218125456−254
14Dartford421410184854−652
15Erith & Belvedere42157204864−1652
16Tonbridge Angels421215154859−1151
17St. Leonards42148205772−1550
18Fleet Town421211195472−1847
19Corby Town421010224873−2540
20Yate Town42107253779−4237Transferred to Western Division
21Andover426102648115−6728Resigned
22Brackley Town42682841105−6426Expelled

Cup competition

The league's cup competition, the Dr Martens League Cup, was won by Cambridge City who beat Sutton Coldfield Town 2–1 on aggregate in the final. The first round, semi-finals and final were played over two legs with the second, third and fourth rounds going to a replay if the tie finished all square. Cambridge had beaten Dorchester Town 4–3 on aggregate to reach the final and Sutton Coldfield defeated Boston United 2–1 on aggregate to reach the final.[2]

References

  1. England – Southern League Final Tables RSSSF
  2. The Official Football Association Non League Club Directory 2000 ISBN 1-869833-44-9
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