The 2003–04 Southern Football League season was the 101st in the history of the league, an English football competition.

It was the last season for the Southern Football League as a feeder for the Conference Premier. At the end of the season, the Premier Division was replaced as a level 6 league (along with the Northern Premier League Premier Division and Isthmian League Premier Division) by the newly formed Conference North and Conference South. The Premier Division lost more than half its clubs to newly formed divisions, and the two regional divisions had a number of their clubs promoted to the Premier Division to replace them. Thus, the Southern Football League divisions downgraded to 7-8 levels.

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:
  • Dorchester Town
  • Eastbourne Borough

• Two clubs promoted from the Western Division:
  • Merthyr Tydfil
  • Weston-super-Mare

• Plus:
  • Nuneaton Borough, relegated from the Football Conference

Crawley Town won the division and were promoted to the Conference National. Clubs finished higher than 14th position were to transfer to the newly created Conference North and South divisions and clubs finished higher than 18th position plus winners of divisions One were to participate in the play-offs for a two final spots in Conference North/South.

There were no relegation from the Premier Division this season, though, due to league reform, clubs remained in the division downgraded from sixth tier to seventh.

Stadia and locations

Bath
City

Cambridge City

Chelmsford City

Chippenham Town

Crawley Town

Dorchester Town

Dover Athletic

Eastbourne Borough

Grantham Town

Havant & Waterlooville

Hednesford Town

Hinckley United

Merthyr Tydfil

Moor Green

Newport County

Nuneaton Town

Stafford Rangers

Tiverton Town

Welling United

Weston-super-Mare

Weymouth

Worcester City

Locations of the Premier Division clubs

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Club	Stadium
Bath City	Twerton Park
Cambridge City	City Ground
Chelmsford City	New Lodge (groundshare with Billericay Town)
Chippenham Town	Hardenhuish Park
Crawley Town	Broadfield Stadium
Dorchester Town	The Avenue Stadium
Dover Athletic	Crabble Athletic Ground
Eastbourne Borough	Priory Lane
Grantham Town	South Kesteven Sports Stadium
Havant & Waterlooville	West Leigh Park
Hednesford Town	Keys Park
Hinckley United	Middlefield Lane
Merthyr Tydfil	Penydarren Park
Moor Green	The Moorlands
Newport County	Rodney Parade
Nuneaton Borough	Liberty Way
Stafford Rangers	Marston Road
Tiverton Town	Ladysmead
Welling United	Park View Road
Weston-super-Mare	Woodspring Park
Weymouth	Bob Lucas Stadium
Worcester City	St Georges Lane

Close

The Eastern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:

• Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
  • Hastings United
  • Folkestone Invicta

• Plus:
  • Burgess Hill Town, promoted from the Sussex County League
  • Eastleigh, promoted from the Wessex League

Stadia and locations

Ashford Town

Banbury United

Bashley

Burgess Hill Town

Burnham

Chatham Town

Corby
Town

Dartford

Eastleigh

Erith & Belvedere

Fisher Athletic

Fleet Town

Folkestone Invicta

Hastings United

Histon

King's Lynn

Newport (IOW)

Rothwell Town

Salisbury City

Stamford

Sittingbourne

Tonbridge Angels

Locations of the Eastern Division clubs

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Club	Stadium
Ashford Town (Kent)	The Homelands
Banbury United	Spencer Stadium
Bashley	Bashley Road
Burgess Hill Town	Leylands Park
Burnham	The Gore
Chatham Town	The Sports Ground
Corby Town	Steel Park
Dartford	Stonebridge Road (groundshare with Gravesend & Northfleet)
Eastleigh	Ten Acres
Erith & Belvedere	Park View Road (groundshare with Welling United)
Fleet Town	Calthorpe Park
Folkestone Invicta	Cheriton Road
Fisher Athletic	Champion Hill (groundshare with Dulwich Hamlet)
Hastings United	The Pilot Field
Histon	Bridge Road
King's Lynn	The Walks
Newport (Isle of Wight)	St Georges Park
Rothwell Town	Cecil Street
Salisbury City	Raymond McEnhill Stadium
Sittingbourne	Bourne Park
Stamford	Hanson's Field
Tonbridge Angels	Longmead Stadium

Close

The Western Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:

• Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
  • Halesowen Town
  • Ilkeston Town

• Plus:
  • Team Bath, promoted from the Western League
  • Yate Town, promoted from the Hellenic League

Stadia and locations

Atherstone Town

Bedworth United

Bromsgrove

Cinderford Town

Cirencester Town

Clevedon Town

Evesham United

Gloucester City

Gresley Rovers

Halesowen Town

Ilkeston Town

Mangotsfield United

Redditch

Rugby
Town

Shepshed Dynamo

Solihull

Stourport Swifts

Sutton Coldfield Town

Swindon Supermarine

Taunton Town

Team
Bath

Yate
Town

Locations of the Western Division clubs

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Club	Stadium
Atherstone Town	Sheepy Road
Bedworth United	The Oval
Bromsgrove Rovers	Victoria Ground
Cinderford Town	Causeway Ground
Cirencester Town	Corinium Stadium
Gloucester City	Meadow Park, Gloucester
Clevedon Town	Hand Stadium
Evesham United	Common Road
Gresley Rovers	Moat Ground
Halesowen Town	The Grove
Ilkeston Town	New Manor Ground
Mangotsfield United	Cossham Street
Redditch United	The Valley
Rugby Town	Butlin Road
Shepshed Dynamo	The Dovecote Stadium
Solihull Borough	Damson Park
Stourport Swifts	Walshes Meadow
Sutton Coldfield Town	The Central Ground
Swindon Supermarine	Hunts Copse Ground
Taunton Town	Wordsworth Drive
Team Bath	Twerton Park (groundshare with Bath City)
Yate Town	Lodge Road

Close

• Southern Football League
• 2003–04 Isthmian League
• 2003–04 Northern Premier League