We are in the Southern League

[godalmingtownfc]

The club have been informed that we will be playing in the Southern League South West Division for the 2007/08 season.

I cannot find a final list of who will play in this league yet. However, it seems likely to include most of the following:

AFC Hayes *
Abingdon United
Andover
Bracknell Town
Bridgwater Town
Burnham
Didcot Town
Farnborough
Fleet Town
Gosport Borough
Hillingdon Borough
New Milton Town **
Marlow
Newport IOW
Oxford City
Paulton Rovers
Slough Town
Taunton Town
Thatcham Town
Uxbridge
Winchester City
Windsor & Eton

[Ross]

It beats being in the combined counties!!

The Southern League is going to have alot more travelling involved that will need 100% commitment from everyone associated with the club.

Its going to be tough but a league worth being in.

[Deleted]

Congratulations hope you have a good season, Obviously better than the CCL also weaker than Ryman 1S the travelling is bad and so are a few of the grounds.

I am pleased for Roger who has worked so hard for you over the years.

Although Geestubbs must be disapointed because in his own words :-

"They do good burgers at Bedfont Green by the way"


Enjoy

[Deleted]

This is the list from the league website!


Lots of travelling but lookks like a great league!!!!!

Division One South & West

AFC Hayes
Abingdon United
Andover
Bracknell Town
Bridgwater Town
Burnham
Didcot Town
Farnborough
Fleet Town
Godalming Town
Gosport Borough
Hillingdon Borough
Marlow
Newport IOW
Oxford City
Paulton Rovers
Slough Town
Taunton Town
Thatcham Town
Uxbridge
Winchester City
Windsor & Eton


Note: New Milton Town withdrawn and replaced by Godalming Town

[Deleted]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Now THAT is called luck!

[Deleted]

Wow. Very unexpected. Does this mean Guildford will be in the CCL prem. next year then seeing as we're not going to be there.
Derbys v Farnbourough and Fleet and a trip over seas. Excellent.

[Deleted]

Apparentley the southern league starts on the 18th August compared to the CCL which starts a week earlier.

[Deleted]

Welcome to the Southern League Div ! S&W.

We have only been it one season and I guarantee that you'll enjoy it. The standard of football is higher than people give it credit for. With a few exceptions, the grounds are good and the clubs friendly (well most of them!.

Look forward to meeting you all

PS. Our website is at www.andover-fc.co.uk

[Deleted]

Hello Webmasterandover!
Who would you class as the big guns in this league? Also, do you have a player called Paul Anderson?
gee_stubbs

[Deleted]

Big guns? Well us of course! And others from last season are probably going to be Didcot, Marlow, Paulton Rovers, Thatcham and Taunton. The new teams are obviously an unknown but Farnborough on paper although they've lost alot of players but they come from two divisions higher. If you read Fleet Town's Forum, they think that they've just got to turn up and they'll walk it! And, of course, Godalming Town must be one to watch! We know Gosport Borough from our Wessex League days. Excellent ground and facilities and they've signed some good new players - could be dark horses as could Bridgewater Town who came up from the Western League.

No we haven't got anybody called Paul Anderson - not yet anyway! Who is he?

[Deleted]

;D Welcome to the Southern, having just finished our first season in it I can tell you its great. Good football, good people, and well run. The standard is much better than you think and on paper the division is very strong. All of us at AFC wish you well and although I now live in Surrey I have not been to your ground. Look forward to seeing you all soon

[Deleted]

Paul Anderson - ex-player of ours but arrived from you. He won a Wessex league title at Andover. Just wondered if he had returned to you...

[Deleted]

great news for the team

[Deleted]

welcome to you all from the boys at Winchester looking forward to your visit hope you like noise and flags we have loads drums horns trumpets and lots of flags take about 50-60 to every game and when we have a coach is about 80-100 great to have you in the league
please bear with us we are having a new website created and this is nearly done you can view what we have so far at www.winfc.co.uk another local game for us so we are pleased

[Deleted]

That is great news, although totally unexpected

[Deleted]

Thanks to all for good wishes for coming season.To all clubs
that contacted us.

[Deleted]

Geestubbs,

Info from our PR man re Paul Anderson:

"Paul Anderson was at Andover in the KCB (Ex Manager & Chairman-probably over 5 years ago) days but never had a regular place. Basically he played when they were short - KCB operated with about 14 players - though he did have a spell at left back when Matt Bicknell suffered a bad injury. He has been at Godalming for 2-3 seasons ( he lived at Basingstoke when he played for Andover) but I gather missed a lot of last season through injury, I did not know he had left."

[Deleted]

Welcome to the Southern League A freindly bunch down here in the West Country at Paulton Rovers and the Thatchers Cider is great here. Hope to give you lads a competitive game and by the way we do not have straw in our ears as some people think???