The Southern League is a football competition between semi-professional clubs from East Anglia, the South and Midlands of England and Southern Wales. The League participates at levels 3 and 4 of England’s National League system. The 2023-2024 season will be the 121st in the league’s history since its establishment in 1894 and is set to be more competitive and exciting than ever!
The twenty-two teams participating in the Southern League include: Beaconsfield Town, Bracknell Town, Chesham United, Dorchester Town, Gosport Borough, Hanwell Town, Harrow Borough, Hartley Whitney, Hayes & Yeading United, Hendon, Merthyr Town, Metropolitan Police FC, North Leigh, Plymouth Parkway, Poole Town, Salisbury, Swindon Supermarine, Tiverton Town, Truro City, Weston-super-Mare, Winchester City and Yate Town.
Tiverton Town FC enter this season as winners of the 2022/23 Devon Bowl and are enjoying a highly successful period within their 100+ year history having established themselves as one of the top non-league sides in the South West.
The 2023/2024 season kicks off in under two weeks with Tiverton’s first match on August 5th against Basingstoke Town at home. Other fixtures in August include 12th August away at Hayes & Yeading, 15th August away at Merthyr, 19th August home to Didcot town, 26th August away at Beaconsfield Town and 28th August home to Plymouth parkway.
The September fixtures are: 2nd September FA Cup 1st Qualifier, 9th September away to Bracknell Town, 13th September home to Salisbury, 23rd September home to Hendon, 26th September away to Poole Town.
The October fixtures are: 1st October away to Winchester City, 7th October FA Trophy 3rd Qualifier, 14th October at home to Walton and Hersham, 21st October away at Gosport Borough, 25th October home to Swindon Supermarine and 28th October at home to A.F.C Totton.
The November fixtures are: 4th November away against Chesham, 11th November at home to Harrow Borough, 18th November away to Sholing and 25th November away to Hanwell Town.
The December fixtures are: 2nd December at home to Hungerford Town, 9th December at home to Bracknell Town, 16th December away to Didcot, 23rd December at home to Beaconsfield Town and 26th December away to Plymouth parkway.
The January 2024 fixtures are: 1st December at home to Dorchester Town, 6th January away to Salisbury, 13th away to Hayes & Yeading, 20th away at Basingstoke Town and 27th at home to Poole Town.
The February fixtures are: 3rd away at Hendon, 10th at home to Winchester City, 17th away at Walton and Hersham and 24th home to Gosport Borough.
The March fixtures are: 2nd away to Swindon S’Marine, 16th away at Hungerford, 23rd home to Hanwell Town and 30th home to Merthyr Town.
The April fixtures are: 1st April away at Dorchester Town, 6th away at AFC Totton, 13th home to Chesham United, 20th away at Harrow Borough and finally home to Sholing on April 27th.