Non League Premier - Southern Central is an English male league competition with recorded coverage from the 2022 season onward. On this Xtra-Stats page, visitors can follow live scores, upcoming fixtures, completed results, standings and player and team statistics in one place. Use the competition view to review available league information across its recorded seasons online.
Upcoming matches, Non League Premier - Southern Central
Regular Season - 8
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- Regular Season - 8
Stamford
Bishop's Stortford
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- Regular Season - 8
Redditch United
Racing Club Warwick -
- Regular Season - 8
Rushall Olympic
Kettering Town
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- Regular Season - 8
Stourbridge
Real Bedford
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- Regular Season - 8
Worcester City
Banbury United
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- Regular Season - 8
Leiston
Peterborough Sports
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- Regular Season - 8
Leighton Town
Needham Market
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- Regular Season - 8
Anstey Nomads
Alvechurch
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- Regular Season - 8
Stratford Town
Bromsgrove Sporting
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- Regular Season - 8
Bury Town
Hitchin Town
Latest played matches, Non League Premier - Southern Central
Regular Season - 7
Non League Premier - Southern Central Standings
Regular Season
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Real Bedford | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 21 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
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Alvechurch | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 18 | WWWWW |
| 3 |
|
Bury Town | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 18 | LWWWW |
| 4 |
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Bromsgrove Sporting | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 18 | WWWWL |
| 5 |
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Kettering Town | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 15 | WWDDW |
| 6 |
|
Anstey Nomads | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 14 | WWLWW |
| 7 |
|
Rushall Olympic | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 12 | LLWWW |
| 8 |
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Leiston | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 11 | WLWDL |
| 9 |
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Needham Market | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | WDWLL |
| 10 |
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Stourbridge | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 | DLDDW |
| 11 |
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Peterborough Sports | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | WDWDL |
| 12 |
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Halesowen Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 9 | WLLWW |
| 13 |
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Bishop's Stortford | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 7 | WWLLL |
| 14 |
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Redditch United | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 6 | LWLLD |
| 15 | Racing Club Warwick | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 6 | LDLDW | |
| 16 |
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Leighton Town | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 5 | LLLLW |
| 17 |
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Worcester City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 5 | LLDWL |
| 18 |
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Banbury United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 5 | LLDLL |
| 19 |
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Leamington | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 5 | LWDLL |
| 20 |
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Hitchin Town | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 4 | DLDDD |
| 21 |
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Stratford Town | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 3 | LDLLL |
| 22 |
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Stamford | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 18 | -17 | 0 | LLLLL |
Non League Premier - Southern Central Statistics
Top scorers 2026
| # | Player | Goals |
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Top assists 2026
| # | Player | Assists |
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
Non League Premier - Southern Central teams participation since 2022
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| Stourbridge | 4 |
| Alvechurch | 4 |
| Barwell | 4 |
| Bromsgrove Sporting | 4 |
| Leiston | 4 |
| Redditch United | 4 |
| Royston Town | 4 |
| St Ives Town | 4 |
| Stratford Town | 4 |
| Hitchin Town | 3 |
| Stamford | 3 |
| AFC Sudbury | 3 |
| Halesowen Town | 3 |
| Needham Market | 3 |
| Kettering Town | 3 |
| AFC Telford United | 2 |
| Bedford Town | 2 |
| Spalding United | 2 |
| Banbury United | 2 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 2 |
| Coalville Town | 2 |
| Mickleover Sports | 2 |
| Harborough Town | 2 |
| Nuneaton Town | 2 |
| Berkhamsted | 1 |
| Ilkeston Town | 1 |
| Bury Town | 1 |
| AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 1 |
| Basford United | 1 |
| Biggleswade Town | 1 |
| Hednesford Town | 1 |
| Kings Langley | 1 |
| Lowestoft Town | 1 |
| Rushall Olympic | 1 |
| Tamworth | 1 |
| Leamington | 1 |
| Long Eaton United | 1 |
| Quorn | 1 |
| Worcester City | 1 |
| Real Bedford | 1 |
Non League Premier - Southern Central top scorer teams
Non League Premier - Southern Central About
Non League Premier - Southern Central is a men’s league competition in England, operating within the central regional structure of the English football pyramid. It is also recorded as the English Southern Premier League Central Division and forms part of the Southern Football League’s Step 3 level.
Identity and role
This competition provides high-level semi-professional football for clubs based primarily in the Midlands and central areas of England. At Step 3 of the National League System, equivalent to Level 7 of the English football league system, it sits above Step 4 regional divisions and below the National League’s regional divisions. Its role is to connect ambitious regional clubs with the national non-League game while preserving a geographically practical structure for regular league football.
The division is a league rather than a knockout competition. Clubs compete across a full season for the championship, promotion places and survival, with the final promotion position decided through the end-of-season play-offs. The competition’s recorded coverage on Xtra-Stats runs from the 2022 season through 2025, with four recorded seasons. Its first recorded event took place on 6 August 2022.
History and governance
The wider Southern Football League has roots reaching back to 1894, when it was established as an organised competition for clubs outside the early Football League structure. That long history provides the institutional setting for the modern regional divisions, but the Central competition itself has a much more recent recorded statistical history. The Central arrangement developed as part of the continuing regional organisation of Step 3 football, helping to limit travel demands while maintaining a strong standard of competition.
Administration is carried out through the Southern Football League’s board and management structures under the ultimate jurisdiction of The Football Association. Clubs must satisfy the FA’s ground-grading requirements, covering areas such as ground capacity, floodlighting, safety and other facilities appropriate to this level. These requirements help ensure that promotion is supported by a suitable venue as well as sporting achievement.
Entry and movement between levels
Clubs generally reach the division through promotion from Step 4 competitions, including relevant Southern League and Northern Premier League regional divisions. Movement between divisions can also be adjusted to maintain a workable geographical balance, so club allocation is not determined by league position alone. At the other end of the pyramid, clubs may enter from the National League’s regional divisions through relegation, subject to the applicable competition regulations and ground requirements.
The champions earn automatic promotion to Step 2, normally through the National League North route for clubs in this geographical area. The remaining promotion place is contested by the clubs finishing in the play-off positions. Relegation sends the lowest-placed clubs to appropriate Step 4 divisions, maintaining the movement that links the English football pyramid from one regional level to the next.
League format and play-offs
Non League Premier - Southern Central uses a traditional double round-robin league format. Each club plays every other club twice, once at home and once away. In a 22-club configuration, this produces 42 league matches per team. The arrangement rewards consistency over a long campaign while retaining the importance of home advantage, away form and squad depth.
The standard play-off route involves the teams finishing second through fifth. The semi-finals are single-leg matches, with the higher-placed club receiving home advantage. The usual pairings are second against fifth and third against fourth. The semi-final winners then meet in a final, hosted by the higher-ranked finalist, to decide the additional promotion place. A play-off match that remains level after 90 minutes proceeds to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.
Points, standings and match rules
League matches follow the standard scoring system: three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. When clubs finish level on points, standings are determined first by goal difference and then by goals scored, subject to the competition regulations in force for the relevant season. These criteria can affect championship positions, promotion qualification and relegation, particularly during the closing weeks of the campaign.
Season calendar and sporting stakes
The season normally runs from August to May. Saturday afternoons form the traditional fixture slot, while Tuesday evening matches and other midweek dates are used to accommodate cup commitments, postponements and fixture congestion. The play-offs are generally completed in May, shortly after the regular season has ended, creating a final opportunity for clubs to reach Step 2.
Promotion brings a higher level of national exposure and the prospect of larger attendances, stronger commercial interest and more demanding opposition. Clubs also compete for places in the wider non-League cup programme, including the FA Cup and FA Trophy. For others, the central objective is consolidation: meeting ground standards, developing a sustainable semi-professional squad and securing another season at one of the most competitive regional levels in English football.