ENGLISH NON-LEAGUE ARCHIVE

Southern League 1982-83

Premier Division

                          Pl   W  D  L  F   A  Pts
 1  AP Leamington  .  .  . 38  25  4  9  78  50  79
 2  Kidderminster Harriers 38  23  7  8  69  40  76  Promoted to Alliance Premier League {APL}
 3  Welling United .  .  . 38  21  6 11  63  40  69
 4  Chelmsford City.  .  . 38  16 11 11  57  40  59
 5  Bedworth United.  .  . 38  16 11 11  47  39  59
 6  Dartford .  .  .  .  . 38  16  8 14  48  38  56
 7  Gosport Borough.  .  . 38  14 13 11  47  43  55
 8  Fareham Town.  .  .  . 38  16  7 15  73  82  55
 9  Dorchester Town.  .  . 38  14 12 12  52  50  54
10 Gravesend & Northfleet 38  14 12 12  49  50  54
11 Gloucester City.  .  . 38  13 12 13  61  57  51
12 Witney Town .  .  .  . 38  12 13 13  60  48  47  [-2]
13 Alvechurch  .  .  .  . 38  13  8 17  60  66  47
14 Stourbridge .  .  .  . 38  12 11 15  48  54  47
15 Corby Town  .  .  .  . 38  12 11 15  58  67  47
16 Hastings United.  .  . 38  11 11 16  48  61  44
17 Enderby Town.  .  .  . 38  11  9 18  44  62  42  Relegated: SLM
18 Waterlooville  .  .  . 38  10  9 19  62  83  39  Relegated: SLS
19 Poole Town  .  .  .  . 38   9  9 20  57  73  36  Relegated: SLS
20 Addlestone & Weybridge 38   5 10 23  24  62  25  Relegated: SLS

• King's Lynn, transferred from the Northern Premier League {NPL}

Midland Division

                          Pl   W  D  L  F   A  Pts
 1  Cheltenham Town.  .  . 32  22  5  5  65  29  71  Promoted: SLP
 2  Sutton Coldfield Town. 32  21  7  4  62  24  70  Promoted: SLP
 3  Forest Green Rovers  . 32  21  3  8  68  32  66
 4  Merthyr Tydfil .  .  . 32  17  7  8  64  45  58
 5  Willenhall Town.  .  . 32  17  6  9  74  49  57
 6  Oldbury United .  .  . 32  16  6 10  52  49  54
 7  Banbury United .  .  . 32  15  3 14  59  55  48
 8  Bridgend Town  .  .  . 32  12 11  9  46  37  47  Resigned to Welsh League {We1} 
 9  Wellingborough Town  . 32  13  7 12  49  37  46
10 Bromsgrove Rovers .  . 32  13  5 14  47  47  44
11 Dudley Town .  .  .  . 32  12  7 13  40  45  43
12 Bridgwater Town.  .  . 32  12  6 14  42  43  42
13 Aylesbury United  .  . 32  12  5 15  37  51  41
14 Redditch United.  .  . 32   8  6 18  51  73  30
15 Taunton Town.  .  .  . 32   5  7 20  30  64  22  Relegated to Great Mills Western League {WLP}
16 Minehead .  .  .  .  . 32   5  7 20  24  62  22  Relegated to Great Mills Western League {WLP}
17 Milton Keynes City.  . 32   0  4 28  22  90   4

• Shepshed Charterhouse, promoted from the Northern Counties East League {NEP}
• Bridgnorth Town, promoted from the Midland Football Combination {MCP}
• Moor Green, promoted from the Midland Football Combination {MCP}
• Rushden Town, promoted from the United Counties League {UCP}
• Coventry Sporting, promoted from the West Midlands (Regional) League {WMP}
• VS Rugby, promoted from the West Midlands (Regional) League {WMP}
• Tamworth, transferred from the Northern Premier League {NPL}

• Enderby Town becomes Leicester United

Southern Division

                          Pl   W  D  L  F   A  Pts
 1  Fisher Athletic.  .  . 34  23  5  6  79  34  74  Promoted: SLP
 2  Folkestone  .  .  .  . 34  22  6  6  79  41  72  Promoted: SLP
 3  Road-Sea Southampton . 34  19  5 10  57  39  62
 4  Dunstable.  .  .  .  . 34  19  5 10  57  39  62
 5  Hillingdon Borough.  . 34  14 11  9  41  30  53
 6  Salisbury.  .  .  .  . 34  14 10 10  58  49  52
 7  Crawley Town.  .  .  . 34  14  9 11  51  43  51
 8  Ashford Town.  .  .  . 34  13 10 11  51  41  49
 9  Tonbridge AFC  .  .  . 34  14  5 15  57  57  47
10 Hounslow .  .  .  .  . 34  11 12 11  46  47  45
11 Canterbury City.  .  . 34  12  9 13  52  63  45
12 Cambridge City .  .  . 34  12  5 17  56  63  41
13 Dover .  .  .  .  .  . 34  11  7 16  35  52  40  Disbanded
14 Thanet United  .  .  . 34  10  5 19  30  61  35
15 Basingstoke Town  .  . 34   8 10 16  37  56  34
16 Woodford Town  .  .  . 34   6  9 19  29  57  27
17 Andover  .  .  .  .  . 34   6  8 20  28  53  26
18 Erith & Belvedere .  . 34   5  9 20  26  62  24

• Chatham Town, promoted from the Kent League {KL1}
• Dover Athletic, a new club taking the place of Dover

[ 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw ]

Source: The Guinness Non-League Football Fact Book, Tony Williams (Guinness, 1991)

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