2007–08 Southern Football League
2007–08 Southern Football League
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The 2007–08 season was the 105th 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.
Contents
1 Premier Division
1.1 League table
1.2 Play–offs
1.3 Results grid
2 Division One Midlands
2.1 League table
2.2 Play–offs
3 Division One South & West
3.1 League table
3.2 Play–offs
4 League Cup
4.1 Round One
4.2 Round Two
4.3 Round Three
4.4 Round Four
4.5 Quarter-finals
4.6 Semi-finals
4.7 Final
Premier Division[edit]
| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | King's Lynn |
| Promoted | King's Lynn Team Bath |
| Relegated | Bromsgrove Rovers Cirencester Town Cheshunt |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,301 (2.82 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sean Canham (Team Bath) - 31 |
| Biggest home win | Brackley Town 6 – 0 Cheshunt, 5 January 2008 Yate Town 7 – 1 Cheshunt, 26 February 2008 |
| Biggest away win | Rugby Town 0 – 5 Gloucester City, 26 February 2008 |
| Highest scoring | Merthyr Tydfil 5 – 4 Corby Town, 5 April 2008 |
| Highest attendance | 2336 (King's Lynn 0 – 0 Team Bath, 5 April 2008) |
| Lowest attendance | 72 (Team Bath 3 – 1 Cirencester Town, 11 March 2008) |
| Average attendance | 325 |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → | |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, four clubs promoted from Division One Midlands / South & West, plus one club relegated from the Conference South:
Bashley, promoted as champions of Division One South & West
Bedford Town, relegated from the Conference South
Brackley Town, promoted as champions of Division One Midlands
Bromsgrove Rovers, promoted as play-off winners in Division One Midlands
Swindon Supermarine, promoted as play-off winners in Division One South & West
King's Lynn won the Southern League Premier and were promoted to the Conference North, while play-off winners Team Bath were promoted to the Conference South, though both clubs spent only one season at that level. Bromsgrove Rovers, Cirencester Town and Cheshunt were relegated to Division One. Bedford Town also ended the season in the relegation zone but were reprieved from relegation for the second season running after F.C. Halifax Town folded and Nuneaton Borough were demoted to Division One.
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King's Lynn (C) (P) | 42 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 91 | 36 | +55 | 85 | Promotion to Conference North |
| 2 | Team Bath (P) | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 71 | 41 | +30 | 83 | Qualification for play–offs, then promoted to the Conference South |
| 3 | Halesowen Town | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 80 | 46 | +34 | 79 | Qualification for play–offs |
| 4 | Chippenham Town | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 73 | 44 | +29 | 73 | |
| 5 | Bashley | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 69 | |
| 6 | Gloucester City | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 81 | 50 | +31 | 68 | |
| 7 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 67 | 50 | +17 | 68 | |
| 8 | Brackley Town | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 60 | |
| 9 | Banbury United | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 58 | |
| 10 | Yate Town | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 71 | 76 | −5 | 58 | |
| 11 | Clevedon Town | 42 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 57 | |
| 12 | Swindon Supermarine | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 54 | |
| 13 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 65 | 70 | −5 | 53 | |
| 14 | Mangotsfield United | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 52 | |
| 15 | Rugby Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 66 | −11 | 51 | |
| 16 | Corby Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 50 | |
| 17 | Tiverton Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 60 | −15 | 50 | |
| 18 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 47 | |
| 19 | Bedford Town | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 73 | −19 | 45 | Reprieved from relegation † |
| 20 | Bromsgrove Rovers (R) | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 42 | Relegation to Division One Midlands |
| 21 | Cirencester Town (R) | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 44 | 80 | −36 | 32 | Relegation to Division One South & West |
| 22 | Cheshunt (R) | 42 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 42 | 103 | −61 | 23 | Relegation to IL Division One North |
Updated to games played on 28 Apr 2008.
Source: Southern Football League
† Bedford Town were reprieved from relegation, following Dorchester Town's reprieve.
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Play–offs[edit]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Team Bath | 4 | |||||||
| 5 | Bashley | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Team Bath | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Halesowen Town | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Halesowen Town | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Chippenham Town | 1 | |||||||
Results grid[edit]
| Home Away[1] | BAN | BAS | BED | BRK | BRO | CHE | CHI | CIR | CLE | COR | GLO | HAL | HEM | HIT | KLY | MAN | MER | RUG | SWI | TBA | TIV | YAT |
Banbury United | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | |
Bashley | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
Bedford Town | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 5–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
Brackley Town | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
Bromsgrove Rovers | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
Cheshunt | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | |
Chippenham Town | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | |
Cirencester Town | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
Clevedon Town | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
Corby Town | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
Gloucester City | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | |
Halesowen Town | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | |
Hemel Hempstead | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
Hitchin Town | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
King's Lynn | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
Mangotsfield United | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
Merthyr Tydfil | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–5 | |
Rugby Town | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | |
Swindon Supermarine | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | |
Team Bath | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
Tiverton Town | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
Yate Town | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 7–1 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
Source: Statto.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Division One Midlands[edit]
| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Evesham United |
| Promoted | Evesham United Stourbridge |
| Relegated | Berkhamsted Town |
| Matches played | 420 |
| Goals scored | 1,217 (2.9 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mark Bellingham (Leamington) - 45 |
| Biggest home win | Chesham United 11 – 0 Malvern Town, 24 November 2007 |
| Biggest away win | Rothwell Town 0 – 6 Rushall Olympic, 8 January 2008 |
| Highest scoring | Chesham United 11 – 0 Malvern Town, 24 November 2007 |
| Highest attendance | 860 (Leamington 2 – 4 Chasetown, 8 March 2008) |
| Lowest attendance | 38 (Stourport Swifts 0 – 1 Rothwell Town, 4 December 2007) |
| Average attendance | 166 |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → | |
Shortly before the start of the season Slimbridge, who had been promoted from the Hellenic League, withdrew and were not replaced. Therefore, the relegation zone was reduced to one place in order to make up the numbers for the 2008–09 season. The division consisted of 21 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:
Chesham United, transferred from Division One South & West
Leamington, promoted as champions of Midland Alliance
Romulus, promoted as runners-up in Midland Alliance
Evesham United won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Stourbridge. Berkhamsted finished bottom of the table and were the only club relegated this season.
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evesham United (P) | 40 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 24 | +44 | 91 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 2 | Leamington | 40 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 74 | 27 | +47 | 89 | Qualification for play–offs |
| 3 | Stourbridge (P) | 40 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 97 | 48 | +49 | 78 | Qualification for play–offs, then promoted to the Premier Division |
| 4 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 40 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 93 | 52 | +41 | 77 | Qualification for play–offs |
| 5 | Rushall Olympic | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 68 | 23 | +45 | 76 | Qualification for play–offs, then transferred to NPL Division One South |
| 6 | Chesham United | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 78 | 40 | +38 | 76 | |
| 7 | Chasetown | 40 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 75 | |
| 8 | Aylesbury United | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 66 | |
| 9 | Leighton Town | 40 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 63 | |
| 10 | Romulus | 40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 62 | |
| 11 | Barton Rovers | 40 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 58 | |
| 12 | Bishop's Cleeve | 40 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 58 | Transferred to the Division One South & West |
| 13 | Dunstable Town | 40 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 63 | 65 | −2 | 47 | |
| 14 | Willenhall Town | 40 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 0461 | Transferred to NPL Division One South |
| 15 | Bedworth United | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 46 | |
| 16 | Cinderford Town | 40 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 47 | 82 | −35 | 42 | Transferred to the Division One South & West |
| 17 | Stourport Swifts | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 40 | 81 | −41 | 38 | |
| 18 | Rothwell Town | 40 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 34 | 69 | −35 | 32 | |
| 19 | Woodford United | 40 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 88 | −58 | 27 | |
| 20 | Malvern Town | 40 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 95 | −61 | 18 | |
| 21 | Berkhamsted Town (R) | 40 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 27 | 126 | −99 | 10 | Relegation to the Spartan South Midlands League |
Updated to games played on 28 Apr 2008.
Source: Southern Football League
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Willenhall Town deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Play–offs[edit]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Leamington | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | Rushall Olympic | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Leamington | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Stourbridge | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Stourbridge | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 0 | |||||||
Division One South & West[edit]
| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Farnborough |
| Promoted | Farnborough Oxford City |
| Relegated | Newport IOW |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,523 (3.3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Justin Bennett (Gosport Borough) - 28 |
| Biggest home win | Thatcham Town 8 – 0 Newport IOW, 10 November 2007 |
| Biggest away win | Newport IOW 0 – 7 Farnborough, 1 December 2007 |
| Highest scoring | Newport IOW 3 – 6 Abingdon United, 2 October 2007 Slough Town 3 – 6 Didcot Town, 3 November 2007 Godalming Town 8 – 1 Newport IOW, 22 March 2008 |
| Highest attendance | 951 (Farnborough 5 – 1 Fleet Town, 26 December 2007) |
| Lowest attendance | 42 (AFC Hayes 1 – 2 Newport IOW, 24 November 2007) |
| Average attendance | 186 |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → | |
Division One South & West consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new teams:
Bridgwater Town, promoted as runners-up in Western League
Farnborough, relegated from Conference South
Fleet Town, transferred from Isthmian League Division One South
Godalming Town, transferred from Isthmian League Division One South
Gosport Borough, promoted as champions of Wessex League
Slough Town, relegated from Isthmian League Premier Division
- Brook House were renamed A.F.C. Hayes prior to the start of the season.
Farnborough, who had been relegated two divisions from Conference South, won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Oxford City. Slough Town finished in the relegation zone for the second season in a row, but this time were reprieved, so only Newport IOW were relegated.
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farnborough (P) | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 120 | 48 | +72 | 89 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 2 | Fleet Town | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 85 | Qualification for play–offs, then transferred to IL Division One South |
| 3 | Didcot Town | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 99 | 42 | +57 | 83 | Qualification for play–offs |
| 4 | Oxford City (P) | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 82 | 41 | +41 | 81 | Qualification for play–offs, then promoted to the Premier Division |
| 5 | Uxbridge | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 75 | Qualification for play–offs |
| 6 | Bridgwater Town | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 74 | 45 | +29 | 70 | |
| 7 | Paulton Rovers | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 77 | 57 | +20 | 70 | |
| 8 | Windsor & Eton | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 75 | 66 | +9 | 69 | |
| 9 | Marlow | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 74 | 54 | +20 | 66 | Transferred to the Division One Midlands |
| 10 | Burnham | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 67 | 55 | +12 | 63 | |
| 11 | Gosport Borough | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 69 | 67 | +2 | 62 | |
| 12 | Godalming Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 60 | Transferred to IL Division One South |
| 13 | Hillingdon Borough | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 68 | 70 | −2 | 56 | Transferred to IL Division One North |
| 14 | A.F.C. Hayes | 42 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 75 | 99 | −24 | 55 | |
| 15 | Thatcham Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 49 | |
| 16 | Abingdon United | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 64 | 75 | −11 | 48 | |
| 17 | Winchester City | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 58 | 71 | −13 | 48 | |
| 18 | Taunton Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 66 | 79 | −13 | 47 | |
| 19 | Andover | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 62 | 101 | −39 | 40 | |
| 20 | Bracknell Town | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 45 | 93 | −48 | 34 | |
| 21 | Slough Town | 42 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 44 | 87 | −43 | 32 | Reprieved from relegation † |
| 22 | Newport IOW (R) | 42 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 143 | −118 | 11 | Relegation to Wessex League |
Updated to games played on 28 Apr 2008.
Source: Southern Football League
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
† Although initially relegated, Slough Town were reprieved due to the expulsion of Halifax Town from the Football Conference.
Play–offs[edit]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Fleet Town | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | Uxbridge | 2 | |||||||
| 5 | Uxbridge | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Oxford City | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Didcot Town | 2(4) | |||||||
| 4 | Oxford City | 2(5) | |||||||
League Cup[edit]
Round One[edit]
42 teams, (all of the Division One Midlands and all but one of the Division One South & West teams), entered at the first round. Bridgwater Town did not enter at this stage because there were only 21 teams in Division One Midlands.
| Home Team | Division | Score | Away Team | Division | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aylesbury United | Div 1 Mid | 2-1 | Chesham United | Div 1 Mid | |
Paulton Rovers | Div 1 SW | 2-2 | Gosport Borough | Div 1 SW | Gosport Borough won 7-6 on penalties |
A.F.C. Hayes | Div 1 SW | 6-1 | Slough Town | Div 1 SW | |
Barton Rovers | Div 1 Mid | 0-1 | Uxbridge | Div 1 SW | |
Berkhamsted Town | Div 1 Mid | 4-2 | Woodford United | Div 1 Mid | |
Chasetown | Div 1 Mid | 1-2 | Bedworth United | Div 1 Mid | |
Didcot Town | Div 1 SW | 4-2 | Andover | Div 1 SW | |
Dunstable Town | Div 1 Mid | 1-0 | Leighton Town | Div 1 Mid | |
Farnborough | Div 1 SW | 2-2 | Abingdon United | Div 1 SW | Farnborough won 3-2 on penalties |
Godalming Town | Div 1 SW | 3-2 | Thatcham Town | Div 1 SW | |
Hillingdon Borough | Div 1 SW | 3-0 | Bracknell Town | Div 1 SW | |
Marlow | Div 1 SW | 4-3 | Burnham | Div 1 SW | |
Oxford City | Div 1 SW | 4-2 | Fleet Town | Div 1 SW | |
Romulus | Div 1 Mid | 2-1 | Rushall Olympic | Div 1 Mid | |
Stourbridge | Div 1 Mid | 0-1 | Malvern Town | Div 1 Mid | |
Stourport Swifts | Div 1 Mid | 1-2 | Evesham United | Div 1 Mid | |
Willenhall Town | Div 1 Mid | 0-3 | Sutton Coldfield Town | Div 1 Mid | |
Windsor & Eton | Div 1 SW | 1-0 | Winchester City | Div 1 SW | |
Bishops Cleeve | Div 1 Mid | 1-2 | Cinderford Town | Div 1 Mid | |
Rothwell Town | Div 1 Mid | 1-3 | Leamington | Div 1 Mid | |
Taunton Town | Div 1 SW | 2-1 | Newport IoW | Div 1 SW |
Round Two[edit]
The 12 fixtures of the Second Round were played on the weekend of 30 October 2007. Joining the winners of the previous round were Bridgwater Town, plus Chippenham Town and Gloucester City from the Premier Division.
| Home Team | Division | Score | Away Team | Division | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Berkhamsted Town | Div 1 Mid | 1-1 | Aylesbury United | Div 1 Mid | Berkhamsted Town won 5-4 on penalties |
Bridgwater Town | Div 1 SW | 2-3 | Chippenham Town | Premier | |
Evesham United | Div 1 Mid | 2-4 | Gloucester City | Premier | |
Godalming Town | Div 1 SW | 1-1 | Farnborough | Div 1 SW | Godalming Town won 3-1 on penalties |
Hillingdon Borough | Div 1 SW | 2-0 | Windsor & Eton | Div 1 SW | |
Leamington | Div 1 Mid | 1-0 | Bedworth United | Div 1 Mid | |
Marlow | Div 1 SW | 3-2 | A.F.C. Hayes | Div 1 SW | |
Oxford City | Div 1 SW | 3-4 | Didcot Town | Div 1 SW | |
Romulus | Div 1 Mid | 0-2 | Sutton Coldfield Town | Div 1 Mid | |
Uxbridge | Div 1 SW | 1-0 | Dunstable Town | Div 1 Mid | |
Cinderford Town | Div 1 Mid | 2-0 | Malvern Town | Div 1 Mid | |
Taunton Town | Div 1 SW | 0-2 | Gosport Borough | Div 1 SW |
Round Three[edit]
| Home Team | Division | Score | Away Team | Division | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Banbury United | Premier | 2-0 | Brackley Town | Premier | |
Bedford Town | Premier | 3-1 | Corby Town | Premier | |
Clevedon Town | Premier | 2-1 | Tiverton Town | Premier | |
Gosport Borough | Div 1 SW | 0-2 | Didcot Town | Div 1 SW | |
Hillingdon Borough | Div 1 SW | 3-0 | Berkhamsted Town | Div 1 Mid | |
King's Lynn | Premier | 3-1 | Hitchin Town | Premier | |
Mangotsfield United | Premier | 4-1 | Yate Town | Premier | |
Marlow | Div 1 SW | 1-3 | Cheshunt | Premier | |
Rugby Town | Premier | 2-0 | Halesowen Town | Premier | |
Swindon Supermarine | Premier | 5-1 | Merthyr Tydfil | Premier | |
Team Bath | Premier | 2-1 | Chippenham Town | Premier | |
Uxbridge | Div 1 SW | 2-2 | Hemel Hempstead Town | Premier | Hemel Hempstead won 4-3 on penalties |
Cirencester Town | Premier | 2-1 | Cinderford Town | Div 1 Mid | |
Sutton Coldfield Town | Div 1 Mid | 3-1 | Gloucester City | Premier | |
Bromsgrove Rovers | Premier | 2-2 | Leamington | Div 1 Mid | Bromsgrove won 4-2 on penalties |
Bashley | Premier | 1-0 | Godalming Town | Div 1 SW |
Round Four[edit]
| Home Team | Division | Score | Away Team | Division | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cirencester Town | Premier | 3-2 | Sutton Coldfield Town | Premier | |
Bashley | Premier | 3-3 | Hillingdon Borough | Div 1 SW | Hillingdon won 4-3 on penalties |
Bromsgrove Rovers | Premier | 2-4 | Banbury United | Premier | |
Didcot Town | Div 1 SW | 4-0 | Cheshunt | Premier | |
Mangotsfield United | Premier | 0-2 | Swindon Supermarine | Premier | |
Rugby Town | Premier | 1-0 | Bedford Town | Premier | |
Team Bath | Premier | 0-1 | Clevedon Town | Premier | |
King's Lynn | Premier | 1-1 | Hemel Hempstead Town | Premier | King's Lynn won 5-3 on penalties |
Quarter-finals[edit]
The quarter-finals were played on 12 February 2008.
| Home Team | Division | Score | Away Team | Division | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Banbury United | Premier | 0-1 | Hillingdon Borough | Div 1 SW | |
Didcot Town | Div 1 SW | 2-2 | Cirencester Town | Premier | Didcot Town won 4-3 on penalties |
King's Lynn | Premier | 4-1 | Rugby Town | Premier | |
Swindon Supermarine | Premier | 0-6 | Clevedon Town | Premier |
Semi-finals[edit]
The semi-finals were played on 4 March 2008.
| Home Team | Division | Score | Away Team | Division | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Didcot Town | Div 1 SW | 1-2 | Clevedon Town | Premier | After Extra Time |
King's Lynn | Premier | 0-1 | Hillingdon Borough | Div 1 SW |
Final[edit]
The first leg was played on 8 April 2008, with the second leg on 22 April 2008.
| Home Team | Division | Score | Away Team | Division | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hillingdon Borough | Div 1 SW | 1-1 | Clevedon Town | Premier | First Leg |
Clevedon Town | Premier | 0-3 | Hillingdon Borough | Div 1 SW | Second leg |
Categories:
- Southern Football League seasons
- 2007–08 in English football leagues
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