Southern Football League Tables
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Southern Football League Midland Division 1980/81
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Alvechurch | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 61 | Champions |
| 2nd | Bedford Town | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 61 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Trowbridge Town | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 57 | ▲Promoted APL |
| 4th | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 67 | 41 | +26 | 55 | - |
| 5th | Barry Town | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 51 | - |
| 6th | Stourbridge | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 75 | 49 | +26 | 50 | - |
| 7th | Enderby Town | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 71 | 47 | +24 | 50 | - |
| 8th | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 70 | 59 | +11 | 48 | - |
| 9th | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 47 | - |
| 10th | Corby Town | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 45 | - |
| 11th | Bridgend Town | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 74 | 64 | +10 | 45 | - |
| 12th | Minehead | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 54 | 60 | -6 | 45 | - |
| 13th | Gloucester City | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 82 | 72 | +10 | 44 | - |
| 14th | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 42 | - |
| 15th | Bedworth United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 40 | - |
| 16th | Banbury United | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 65 | -14 | 33 | - |
| 17th | Taunton Town | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 48 | 68 | -20 | 29 | - |
| 18th | Cambridge City | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 46 | 87 | -41 | 28 | - |
| 19th | Witney Town | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 44 | 65 | -21 | 27 | - |
| 20th | Wellingborough Town | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 43 | 91 | -48 | 27 | - |
| 21st | Redditch United | 42 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 54 | 92 | -38 | 26 | - |
| 22nd | Milton Keynes City | 42 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 103 | -75 | 13 | - |
Southern Football League Southern Division 1980/81
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Dartford | 46 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 76 | 39 | +37 | 66 | ▲Promoted APL |
| 2nd | Bognor Regis Town | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 95 | 43 | +52 | 63 | ►ISL Div 1 |
| 3rd | Hastings United | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 87 | 43 | +44 | 62 | - |
| 4th | Gosport Borough | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 84 | 52 | +32 | 60 | - |
| 5th | Waterlooville | 46 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 67 | 50 | +17 | 59 | - |
| 6th | Dorchester Town | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 84 | 56 | +28 | 55 | - |
| 7th | Dover | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 70 | 50 | +20 | 54 | - |
| 8th | Poole Town | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 52 | - |
| 9th | Addlestone & Weybridge Town | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 51 | - |
| 10th | Dunstable | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 73 | 68 | +5 | 51 | - |
| 11th | Aylesbury United | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 66 | 60 | +6 | 50 | - |
| 12th | Hounslow | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 47 | - |
| 13th | Hillingdon Borough | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 47 | - |
| 14th | Basingstoke Town | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 46 | - |
| 15th | Crawley Town | 46 | 18 | 4 | 24 | 64 | 78 | -14 | 40 | - |
| 16th | Ashford Town (Kent) | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 76 | -21 | 39 | - |
| 17th | Tonbridge Angels | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 44 | 68 | -24 | 39 | - |
| 18th | Chelmsford City | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 54 | 78 | -24 | 38 | - |
| 19th | Canterbury City | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 40 | 59 | -19 | 37 | - |
| 20th | Salisbury | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 57 | 76 | -19 | 36 | - |
| 21st | Folkestone | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 47 | 65 | -18 | 33 | - |
| 22nd | Margate | 46 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 65 | 117 | -52 | 29 | - |
| 23rd | Fareham Town | 46 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 31 | 73 | -42 | 28 | - |
| 24th | Andover | 46 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 41 | 94 | -53 | 22 | - |
Southern Football League - End of Season Notes
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Teams Leaving the Southern Football League |
| ▲Dartford were Promoted to the Alliance Premier League |
| ▲Trowbridge Town were Promoted to the Alliance Premier League |
| ►Bognor Regis Town Transferred to Isthmian League Division 1 |
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Teams Joining the Southern Football League |
| ▼Nuneaton Borough were Relegated from the Alliance Premier League |
| ▼Wealdstone were Relegated from the Alliance Premier League |
| ▲Welling United Joined from the Athenian League |
Team Name Changes
| - Margate changed their name to Thanet United |
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