| Southern Football League Division One Central 2022–23 | ||
| Season information | ||
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| Winners | Berkhamsted | |
| Promoted | Berkhamsted Didcot Town | |
| Relegated | Highworth Town Barton Rovers FC Romania | |
| Season statistics | ||
← 2021–22
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2023–24 →
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The 2022–23 Southern Football League season was the 120th in the history of the Southern League since its establishment in 1894. The league has two Premier divisions (Central and South) at Step 3 of the National League System (NLS) and two Division One divisions (Central and South) at Step 4. These correspond to levels 7 and 8 of the English football league system.
The allocations for Step 4 this season were announced by The Football Association (FA) on 12 May 2022.
Division One Central comprises 20 teams, 15 of which competed in the previous season.
Team changes[]
Promoted from the Essex Senior League Promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Relegated from the Premier Division Central Transferred from Division One South
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Promoted to the Premier Division Central Promoted to the Premier Division South Relegated to the Hellenic League Premier Division
Relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division
Transferred to the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands |
Stadia and locations[]
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Dunstable | Dunstable | Creasey Park | 3,200 |
| Aylesbury United | Aylesbury | The Meadow (groundshare with Chesham United) | 5,000 |
| Barton Rovers | Barton-le-Clay | Sharpenhoe Road | 4,000 |
| Berkhamsted | Berkhamsted | Broadwater | 2,500 |
| Biggleswade | Biggleswade | The Eyrie (groundshare with Bedford Town) | 3,000 |
| Biggleswade Town | Biggleswade | Langford Road | 3,000 |
| Cirencester Town | Cirencester | Corinium Stadium | 4,500 |
| Didcot Town | Didcot | Loop Meadow | 3,000 |
| FC Romania | Cheshunt | Cheshunt Stadium (groundshare with Cheshunt) | 3,000 |
| Hadley | London (Arkley) | Brickfield Lane | 2,000 |
| Harlow Town | Harlow | The Harlow Arena | 3,500 |
| Hertford Town | Hertford | Hertingfordbury Park | 6,500 |
| Highworth Town | Highworth | The Elms Recreation Ground | 2,000 |
| Kempston Rovers | Kempston | Hillgrounds Leisure | 2,000 |
| Kidlington | Kidlington | Yarnton Road | 1,500 |
| Thame United | Thame | Meadow View Park | 2,000 |
| Waltham Abbey | Waltham Abbey | Capershotts | 3,500 |
| Walthamstow | London (Walthamstow) | Wadham Lodge | 3,500 |
| Ware | Ware | Wodson Park | 3,300 |
| Welwyn Garden City | Welwyn Garden City | Herns Way | 1,000 |
League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Berkhamsted (C, P) | 36 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 91 | 32 | +59 | 88 | Promoted to the Premier Division Central |
| 2 | Biggleswade | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 73 | 44 | +29 | 69 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 3 | Didcot Town (O, P) | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 66 | Promoted to the Premier Division South |
| 4 | Walthamstow | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 63 | Transferred to the Isthmian League North |
| 5 | Ware | 36 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 76 | 60 | +16 | 62 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 6 | Cirencester Town | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 58 | |
| 7 | Biggleswade Town | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 58 | |
| 8 | Welwyn Garden City | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 55 | |
| 9 | Hadley | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 53 | |
| 10 | Kidlington | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 53 | |
| 11 | Waltham Abbey | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 48 | |
| 12 | Thame United | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 47 | |
| 13 | AFC Dunstable | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 46 | |
| 14 | Hertford Town | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 41 | |
| 15 | Aylesbury United | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 40 | |
| 16 | Kempston Rovers | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 51 | 69 | −18 | 34 | |
| 17 | Highworth Town (R) | 36 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 93 | −42 | 28 | Qualified for the inter-step play-offs, then relegated to the Hellenic League |
| 18 | Barton Rovers (O) | 36 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 78 | −46 | 23 | Qualified for the inter-step play-offs |
| 19 | FC Romania (R) | 36 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 36 | 97 | −61 | 21 | Relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League |
| 20 | Harlow Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned from the league |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
- FC Romania were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player.
Play-offs[]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Biggleswade | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Ware | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Didcot Town | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Ware | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Didcot Town | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Walthamstow | 1 | |||||||||||
Semi-finals
| 26 April 2023 | Biggleswade | 1–4 | Ware | Biggleswade | |
| 19:45 | Newton  34'
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Report | Unknown 2' Adams 44'Rumens 69'Ofori 85'
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Stadium: The Eyrie Attendance: 341 Referee: Luke Scott |
| 26 April 2023 | Didcot Town | 3–1 | Walthamstow | Didcot | |
| 19:45 | McNeill 24' Osbourne 32'Smith 90+2'
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Report | Anyadike 72'
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Stadium: Loop Meadow Attendance: 628 Referee: Ollie Scott |
Final
| May 2023 | Didcot Town | 1–0 | Ware | Didcot | |
| 15:00 | Smith 21' (Pen)
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Report | Stadium: Loop Meadow Attendance: 1,938 |
Inter-step play-offs
| 29 April 2023 | Barton Rovers | 2–0 | Thetford Town | Barton-le-Clay | |
| 15:00 | Grant 49' Gauthier 75'
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Report | Stadium: Sharpenhoe Road Attendance: 312 |
| 29 April 2023 | Highworth Town | 1–4 | Malvern Town | Highworth | |
| 15:00 | Edenborough 28'
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[https://southern-football-league.co.uk/match/HighworthTown/125310/home | Turner 32', 55' (pen.), 90+4' Spurrier 79'
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Stadium: The Elms Recreation Ground Attendance: 474 |
Results[]
External links[]
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