2004–05 Southern Football League

Southern Football League Division One West
Season	2004–05
Champions	Mangotsfield United
Promoted	Mangotsfield United; Yate Town; Evesham United
Relegated	Oxford City; Egham Town
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,316 (2.85 per match)
	← 2003–04 2005–06 →

Southern Football League Division One East
Season	2004–05
Champions	Fisher Athletic
Promoted	Fisher Athletic; East Thurrock United; Maldon Town
Relegated	Erith & Belvedere; Tilbury
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,434 (3.1 per match)
	← 2003–04 2005–06 →

Southern Football League Premier Division
Season	2004–05
Champions	Histon
Promoted	Histon; Hednesford Town
Relegated	Hemel Hempstead Town; Dunstable Town; Stamford; Solihull Borough
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,391 (3.01 per match)
	← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 season was the 102nd in the history of the Southern League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the East Midlands, West Midlands, East, South East and South West England. Therefore it was the inaugural season for the league at the seventh and eighth tiers in the English league system.

Premier Division

After the creation of the Conference North and South placed above the Southern League, most of the previous season teams were transferred to the newly created divisions.

Histon won the Premier Division and get a second promotion in a row along with play-off winners Hednesford Town. Hemel Hempstead, Dunstable, Stamford and Solihull Moors were relegated and returned back to Division Ones.

League formation

The Premier Division featured only six teams from the previous season and 16 new clubs:

Six teams remained in the league:

Six teams promoted from the Division One West:

Four teams promoted from the Division One East:

Three teams transferred from Isthmian League Premier Division:

Three teams promoted from Isthmian League Division One North:

League table

Play-offs

Semifinals		Final

1	Chippenham Town

4	Bedford Town
		1	Chippenham Town	0

		3	Hednesford Town	1
2	Merthyr Tydfil

3	Hednesford Town

Division One East

After the creation of the Conference North and South one step above the Southern League, most of the Premier Division teams were transferred to the newly created divisions. Сonsequently, most of the Division One East teams took up the empty spots in higher divisions.

Fisher Athletic won the division and were promoted along with runners-up East Thurrock United and play-off winners Maldon Town, who get the second promotion in a row. Erith & Belvedere and Tilbury finished bottom of the league and were relegated.

League formation

In the first season as an eighth tier league, the Division One East featured five teams from the previous season and 17 new clubs:

14 teams promoted from Isthmian League Division One North:

Five teams remained in the league:

Plus:
Beaconsfield SYCOB, promoted as winners of the Spartan South Midlands Football League
Leighton Town, promoted as winners of Isthmian League Division Two
Maldon Town, promoted as runners-up of the Eastern Counties Football League

League table

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Division One West

After the creation of the Conference North and South one step above the Southern League, most of the Premier Division teams were transferred to the newly created divisions. Сonsequently, most of the Division One West teams took up the empty spots in higher divisions.

Mangotsfield United won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with runners-up Yate Town and play-off winners Evesham United. Oxford City and Egham Town finished bottom of the table and were relegated.