The 2014–15 season was the 112th 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. From the current season onwards, the Southern League is known as Evo-Stik Southern Premier, following a sponsorship deal with Evo-Stik.
Following the liquidation of Premier Division club Hinckley United and the resignation of Thatcham Town from Division One South & West at the end of the season, plus the resignation of Vauxhall Motors from the Conference North, Fleet Town were reprieved from relegation in Division One South & West.
There were subsequently further movements after Worksop Town resigned from the Northern Premier League. Wingate & Finchley had initially been relegated to Isthmian League Division One North, but were readmitted to the Premier Division. Knock-on effects included Ware moving back to the Isthmian after first being placed in the Southern League Division One Central, and Hayes & Yeading United moving to the Southern Premier after initially being placed in the Isthmian Premier. Hayes & Yeading replaced Halesowen Town who had been moved from the Northern to the Southern, and were moved back. Corby Town returned to the Southern after first being placed in the Northern, and Stourbridge moved the other way. Ware were replaced in Division One Central by Bedworth United, who were transferred from the Northern Premier League Division One South.
However, Hayes & Yeading United were once again moved, this time back to the Conference South, when Hereford United were expelled from the Football Conference, and demoted to the Southern Premier.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 24 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and seven new clubs:
- Two clubs promoted from Division One Central:
- Dunstable Town
- Slough Town
- Two clubs promoted from Division One South & West:
- Cirencester Town
- Paulton Rovers
- Plus:
- Dorchester Town, relegated from the Conference South
- Hereford United, expelled from the Conference Premier and accepted into the Southern League subject to conditions
- Histon, relegated from the Conference North
Hereford United F.C. was wound up in the high court in London on 19 December 2014, after it could not be satisfactorily proven that the club's owner had sufficient funding to pay the club's creditors. The main creditor was HM Revenue and Customs. The club's record in the Southern League was officially expunged on 5 January 2015.
League table
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Results
Stadia and locations
Division One Central
Division One Central consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from previous season and four new clubs:
- Bedford Town, relegated from the Premier Division
- Bedworth United, transferred from Northern Premier League Division One South
- Godalming Town, transferred from Division One South & West
- Hanwell Town, promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League
League table
Play-offs
Results
Stadia and locations
Division One South & West
Division One South & West consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from previous season and five new clubs:
- Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division
- A.F.C. Totton
- Bashley
- Plus:
- Larkhall Athletic, promoted from the Western League
- Sholing, promoted from the Wessex League
- Wantage Town, promoted from the Hellenic League
Sholing resigned from the league for ground grading reasons. Clevedon Town were later demoted as their floodlights were not to the required standard. Thus, Bishops Cleeve and Bashley were subsequently reprieved from relegation.
League table
Play-offs
Results
Stadia and locations
League Cup
The Southern League Cup 2014–15 (billed as the RedInsure Cup 2014–15 for sponsorship reasons) is the 77th season of the Southern League Cup, the cup competition of the Southern Football League.
Preliminary round
First round
Second round
Third round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
First leg
Second leg
See also
- Southern Football League
- 2014–15 Isthmian League
- 2014–15 Northern Premier League
References
External links
- Official website
