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The 2000–01 Southern Football League season was the 98th in the history of the league, an English football competition.
Margate won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the Football Conference. Clevedon Town, Dorchester Town, Fisher Athletic and Halesowen Town were relegated from the Premier Division, whilst Chelmsford City, Tiverton Town, Newport (Isle of Wight) and Hinckley United were promoted from the Eastern and Western Divisions, the former two as champions. Bromsgrove Rovers and Paget Rangers were relegated to the eighth level, whilst Baldock Town and Witney Town of the Eastern Division folded at the end of the season.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:
- Two clubs promoted from the Eastern Division:
- Two clubs promoted from the Western Division:
- Plus:
- Welling United, relegated from the Football Conference
League table
| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Margate |
| Promoted | Margate |
| Relegated | Clevedon Town Dorchester Town Fisher Athletic Halesowen Town |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,308 (2.83 per match) |
2001–02 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Margate | 42 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 75 | 27 | +48 | 91 | Promoted to the Football Conference |
| 2 | Burton Albion | 42 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 76 | 36 | +40 | 88 | Transferred to the Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| 3 | King's Lynn | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 65 | |
| 4 | Welling United | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 64 | |
| 5 | Weymouth | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 69 | 51 | +18 | 63 | |
| 6 | Havant & Waterlooville | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 63 | |
| 7 | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 70 | 59 | +11 | 63 | |
| 8 | Worcester City | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 62 | |
| 9 | Moor Green | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 62 | |
| 10 | Newport County | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 70 | 61 | +9 | 61 | |
| 11 | Crawley Town | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 61 | |
| 12 | Tamworth | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 59 | |
| 13 | Salisbury City | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 64 | 69 | −5 | 59 | |
| 14 | Ilkeston Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 51 | 61 | −10 | 59 | |
| 15 | Bath City | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 67 | 68 | −1 | 55[a] | |
| 16 | Cambridge City | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 50 | |
| 17 | Folkestone Invicta | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 49 | 74 | −25 | 48 | |
| 18 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 46 | |
| 19 | Clevedon Town | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 61 | 74 | −13 | 40 | Relegated to the Western Division |
| 20 | Fisher Athletic | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 51 | 85 | −34 | 39[b] | Relegated to the Eastern Division |
| 21 | Dorchester Town | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 40 | 71 | −31 | 38 | |
| 22 | Halesowen Town | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 47 | 69 | −22 | 37 | Relegated to the Western Division |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Eastern Division
The Eastern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:
- Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
- Plus:
- Banbury United, promoted from the Hellenic League
- Histon, promoted from the Eastern Counties League
- Langney Sports, promoted from the Sussex County League
At the end of the season Langney Sports changed name to Eastbourne Borough.
League table
| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Newport (Isle of Wight) |
| Promoted | Chelmsford City Newport (Isle of Wight) |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,438 (3.11 per match) |
2001–02 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newport (Isle of Wight) | 42 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 91 | 30 | +61 | 94 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 102 | 45 | +57 | 90 | |
| 3 | Grantham Town | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 100 | 47 | +53 | 86 | |
| 4 | Histon | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 84 | 53 | +31 | 80 | |
| 5 | Baldock Town | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 81 | 44 | +37 | 79 | Club folded |
| 6 | Hastings Town | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 76 | |
| 7 | Stamford | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 69 | 59 | +10 | 71 | |
| 8 | Tonbridge Angels | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 79 | 58 | +21 | 65 | |
| 9 | Langney Sports | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 75 | 55 | +20 | 65 | |
| 10 | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=2000–01_Southern_Football_League