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About Evo-stik Southern League Info

Evo-Stik Southern League Info

The Evo-Stik Southern League is an English football league that forms part of the National League System, participating at steps 3 and 4. It is divided into four divisions:

Premier Division South
Premier Division Central
Division One South
Division One Central

The league was founded in 1894 as the Southern Football League, and has been sponsored by Evo-Stik since 2016. The current champions are Kettering Town, who won the Premier Division South in 2022-23.

The league's headquarters are in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. The league's website is https://www.teamstats.net

History

The Southern Football League was founded in 1894 as the Southern League First Division. The league was originally divided into two divisions, with the winners of each division meeting in a championship playoff.

In 1920, the league was expanded to three divisions. The third division was disbanded in 1977, and the league was reduced to two divisions.

In 2004, the league was restructured again. The two divisions were renamed the Premier Division and Division One, and a new Division Two was created.

In 2016, the league was sponsored by Evo-Stik. The league's name was changed to the Evo-Stik Southern League.

Current season

The current season is the 2022-23 season. The Premier Division South is currently being led by Kettering Town, while the Premier Division Central is being led by Banbury United.

The winners of the Premier Division South and Premier Division Central will be promoted to the National League North and National League South respectively. The bottom two teams in each division will be relegated to Division One South and Division One Central respectively.