AFC Totton
Founded : 1886, Devon
Nickname : The Stags
Ground : Testwood stadium, 3000 capacity
Last Season : 15th in Southern League South and West
Manager : Steve Hollick – At 40 years old, Steve Hollick is relatively new to management. He was en ex-goalkeeper for Totton and was appointed temporary manager for the stags towards the end of the 2014/2015 season. However, he was appointed Manager on a full time basis in the summer of 2015.
Barnstaple Town FC
Founded : 1904, North Devon
Nickname : Barum
Ground : Mill Road, 5000 capacity
Last Season : 2nd in Toolstation premier division, Promoted
Manager : Barry Yeo – 37 years of age and has been in charge of Barnstaple since the beginning of the 2013/14 season.
Bideford AFC
Founded : 1946, Devon
Nickname : The Robins
Ground : The Sports Ground, 2000 capacity
Last Season : Promoted
Manager : Sean Joyce – Sean had a playing career in the football league, with 200 appearances for Doncaster, Exeter and Torquay. He retired in 1998 and has been manager of the robins ever since.
Bishops Cleeve FC
Founded : 1905, Gloucestershire
Nickname : The Mitres
Ground : Kayte Lane, 1500 capacity
Last Season : 12th in Southern League, South and West
Manager : Stephen Cleal – played for FC Barometrics, Bishops Cleeve and EFC Cheltenham. After his playing career had ended, he managed his first club, FC Barometrics for 5 years until 2014, when he was appointed ans manager of his hometown club, Bishops Cleeve.
Bridgwater Town FC
Founded : 1984, Somerset
Nickname : The Robins
Ground : Fairfax Park, 2500 capacity
Last Season : 19th in Southern League, South and West
Manager : Craig Laird – the 53 year old was appointed manager of Bridgwater on the 20th May. This came after a previous 11 month spell with Yate town. His othe Managerial roles have been with Weston-Super-Mare and Weymouth.
Didcot Town FC
Founded : 1907, Oxfordshire
Nicknames : Diddy, The Artillerymen, The Railwaymen
Ground : Draycott Engineering Loop Meadow Stadium, 3000 capacity
Last Season : 10th in Southern League, South and West
Manager : Andy Ballard – He had a playing career based around steps 3 and 4 of the football pyramid, having made appearances for Chesham, Oxford City, Eastbourne Borough, Abingdon and Slough. He moved swiftly into management after the end of his playing career, becoming manager of Didcot in November last year.
Evesham United FC
Founded : 1945, Worcestershire
Nickname : The Robins
Ground : Spiers and Hartwell Jubilee Stadium, 3000 capacity
Last Season : 6th in Southern League, South and West
Manager : Paul Collicutt – Paul had a playing career with many teams, and made appearances in the football league. He played for Swindon, Cheltenham, Trowbridge, Gloucester, Forest Green, Newport and Cindeford. He previously managed Bishops Cleeve and became Evesham manager in 2013.
Larkhall Athletic FC
Founded : 1914, LankashireS
Nickname : The Larks
Ground : The Plain Ham Ground, 1000 capacity
Last Season : 11th in Southern League, South and West
Manager : Wayne Thorne – Wayne has managed Larkhall for quite some time. At the beginning of his second season in charge, he was injured and entered a coma after a head on collision on his way home from work. He suffered a ruptured artery and 16 crushed ribs. However, he survived and has sustained a good level of performance at Larkhall.
Mangotsfield United FC
Founded : 1951, South Gloucestershire
Nickname : The Mangos, The Field
Ground : Cossham Street, 2500 capacity
Last Season : 14th in Southern League, South and West
Manager : David Mehew – David made over 200 appearances in the football league for Leeds, Bristol Rovers, Exeter, Walsall, Northampton and played at youth level for England. He spent 6 years at Gloucester city as a manager but became Mangotsfield manager in 2014.
North Leigh FC
Founded : 1908, Oxfordshire
Nickname : Yellows, Nor Lye, Windmill Army
Ground : Eynsham Hall Park Sports Ground, 2000 capacity
Last Season : 9th in Southern Lague, South and West
Manager : John Brough – Brough took over from long serving Mark Gee in June having previously managed Cindeford Town.
Paulton Rovers FC
Founded : 1881, North East Somerset
Nickname : The Rovers
Ground : Athletic Field, 2500 capacity
Last Season : Promoted
Manager : Tony Ricketts – an ex-semi professional player who was offered a contract at Bristol Rovers when he was 24. However, he declined it and spent his playing career in the Conference National, having made 700 appearances at that standard. He has previously managed Weston-Super-Mare
Salisbury FC
Founded : 2015, after the fold of Salisbury City.
Nickname : The Whites
Ground : The Raymond McEnhill Stadium, 5000 capacity
Last Season : Promoted
Manager : Steve Claridge – During his playing career, Steve made appearances for over 20 different clubs. However, he played at a high level, playing at the second tier with Birmingham City. The ex-BBC pundit became Salisbury manager as they formed in 2015.
Shortwood United FC
Founded : 1900, Gloucestershire
Ground : Meadowbank Ground, 2000 capacity
Last Season : 7th in Southern League, South and West
Manager : Alex Sykes – During his playing career, he had spells with clubs such as Forest Green Rovers and Gloucester City. His first managerial role came whilst he was still a player at Didcot Town. He later became manager of Shortwood in 2013.
Slimbridge AFC
Founded : 1902, Cambridge
Nickname : The Swans
Ground : Wisloe Road, 1500 capacity
Last Season : 18th in Southern League South and West
Manager : Leon Sterling – Leon had previously been a player at Aylesbury United before making the switch to management to take charge of Slimbridge
Swindon Supermarine FC
Founded : 1992, Swindon
Nickname : The Marine
Ground : Hunts Copse Ground, 3000 capacity
Last season : 4th, missed out on promotion after losing in the play-off semi-final
Manager : Dave Webb – Dave made over 200 appearances for Gloucester city as a player. He finished his playing career in 2000 and became assistant manager at Highworth town. Dave became manager of the Marine in 2012, and has taken them to two play-off positions.
Taunton Town FC
Founded : 1947, Somerset
Nickname : The Peacocks
Ground : Viridov Stadium, 2500 capacity
Last Season : 3rd, losing in the play-off final to Banbury
Manager : Leigh Robinson – Leigh has been in charge of Taunton for 4 seasons now. In his first season, he guided his inconsistent side to safety, as they finished in 18th place. However, since then he has been successful having taken the Peacocks to two successive play-off finishes.
Tiverton Town FC
Founded : 1913, Devon
Nicknames : Tivvy, Yellows, The Gold Army
Ground : Ladysmead, 3500 capacity
Last Season : 8th in Southern League, South and West
Manager : Martyn Rogers : Martyn made over 250 career appearances, 131 of those in the football league for Exeter City. He became manager of Tiverton in 1992 and stayed there for 18 years, but left in 2010 to manage Weymouth. It did not work out, and Martyn returned to Tivvy in 2014.
Wantage Town FC
Founded : 1892, Oxfordshire
Nickname : The Alfredians
Ground : Alfredian Park, 1500 capacity
Last Season : 20th in Southern League, South and West
Manager : Stuart Cattell – Stuart was an ex-defender for the Alfredians, and he was appointed interim manager of Wantage last season. He managed to steer the side clear of relegation, as they finished in 20th position.
Wimborne Town FC
Founded : 1878, Dorset
Nickname : The Magpies
Ground : The Cuthbury, 3250 capacity
Last Season : 17th in Southern League, South and West
Manager : Matty Holmes – Has recently been appointed for the sacked Steve Cuss, after his side only just steered clear of relegation last season.
Winchester City FC
Founded : 1891, Hampshire
Nickname : The Citizens
Ground : The City Ground, 4500 capacity
Last Season : 5th, losing in the play-off semi-final
Manager : Paul Masters – Paul had a successful playing career, having been a professional at Southampton. He also played for Weymouth. Paul has good managerial experience as well because he took his previous side, AFC Totton, to the FA Vase final.
Yate Town FC
Founded : 1946, Bristol
Nickname : The Bluebells
Ground : Lodge Road, 2000 capacity
Last Season : 16th in Southern League, South and West
Manager : Paul Britton – Has good experience as a manager. Paul was once a coach of a youth side at Bristol Rovers. Since then, he has been in charge of Bitton and Longwell Sports.