Structure

2026

The Southern Athletics League will have the following structure in 2026.

There shall be 4 matches with a round robin structure in Divisions 1 and 2.

Division 3 shall have a local structure with 6 divisions. The Winners of each division shall be promoted.

Bib letters, with single letter for the A string and double letters for the B string, are specified for each team.

Division 1

 

  1. B Blackheath & Bromley (paired with Brighton & Hove)
  2. C Chelmsford (paired with Ipswich and Colchester & Tendring(c))
  3. E Epsom & Ewell (paired with Medway & Maidstone)
  4. G Woking (paired with Newbury)
  5. H Harrow (paired with Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow)
  6. I Ipswich and Colchester & Tendring (c) (paired with Chelmsford)
  7. L London Heathside (paired with Thames Valley) 
  8. M Medway & Maidstone (paired with Epsom & Ewell)
  9. N City of Norwich (paired with Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets)
  10. O Woodford Green with Essex Ladies (paired with Havering) 
  11. R Brighton & Hove (paired with Blackheath & Bromley)
  12. S Swindon (paired with Wycombe and Chiltern(c))
  13. T Thames Valley (paired with London Heathside)
  14. U Newbury (paired with Woking)
  15. V Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (paired with City of Norwich)
  16. W Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow (paired with London Heathside)
  17. X Havering (paired with Woodford Green with Essex Ladies)
  18. Z Wycombe and Chiltern (c) (paired with Swindon)

Division 2 South & West

  1. A  Basingstoke & Mid-Hants (paired with Maidenhead)
  2. B  City of Salisbury (paired with Southampton)
  3. D  Reading (paired with Oxford City)
  4. E  Eastbourne (paired with Worthing)
  5. F  Ashford (paired with Crawley)
  6. G  Guildford & Godalming (South London Harriers)
  7. H  Hercules Wimbledon (paired with Walton)
  8. K  Bracknell (paired with Radley)
  9. M  Maidenhead (paired with Basingstoke & Mid-Hants)
  10. N  Southampton (paired with City of Salisbury)
  11. O  Oxford City (paired with Reading) 
  12. P  City of Portsmouth (paired with Bournemouth)
  13. R  Radley (paired with Bracknell)
  14. S  South London Harriers (paired with Guildford & Godalming)
  15. T  Walton (paired with Hercules Wimbledon)
  16. U  Bournemouth (paired with City of Portsmouth)
  17. W Worthing (paired with Eastbourne) 
  18. Y  Crawley (paired with Ashford)

Division 2 North & East

  1. A  Dartford (paired with Kent)
  2. B  Bexley (paired with Croydon)
  3. C  Cambridge & Coleridge (paired with Harlow)
  4. D  Dacorum (paired with Watford)
  5. E  Cambridge Harriers (paired with Southwark)
  6. F  Ealing Southall & Middlesex (paired with Ilford)
  7. I   Ilford (paired with Ealing Southall & Middlesex)
  8. K  Kent AC (paired with Dartford)
  9. L  Luton (paired with Peterborough & Nene Valley)
  10. N  Peterborough & Nene Valley (paired with Luton)
  11. O  Southwark (paired with Cambridge Harriers)
  12. P  Herts Phoenix (paired with St Albans)
  13. Q  St Albans (paired with Herts Phoenix)
  14. S  Stevenage and HAWCS(c) (paired with Huntingdonshire)
  15. U  Huntingdonshire (paired with Stevenage and HAWCS(c))
  16. X  Harlow (paired with Cambridge & Coleridge)
  17. W  Watford (paired with Dacorum)
  18. Y  Croydon (paired with Bexley)

Division 3 North

  1. B  Biggleswade
  2. E  Bedford
  3. M  Marshall Milton Keynes
  4. N  Northampton
  5. Y  Vale of Aylesbury              

Division 3 South 

  1. A  Paddock Wood and Folkestone (c)
  2. E  East Grinstead and Horsham Blue Star (c)
  3. H  Hastings
  4. N  HY Athletic Club
  5. T  Thanet
  6. Y  Lewes and Haywards Heath (c)

Division 3 South London                                                                

  1. A  Swale Combined
  2. C  Central Park
  3. H  Herne Hill  
  4. M  Momentum TC
  5. O  Holland Sports and Dorking MV and Reigate P (c)
  6. R  St Mary's Richmond
  7. S  Southwark
  8. U  Sutton & District

Division 3 West

  1. A  Andover   
  2. C  Chichester
  3. D  Team Dorset (c)
  4. F  Aldershot Farnham & District
  5. K  Team Kennet and Marlborough (c)
  6. V  Havant

Division 3  East 

  1. A  COBRA (c) - Colchester Harriers and Braintree
  2. F  West Norfolk
  3. J  West Suffolk 
  4. L  Basildon
  5. R  Ryston
  6. S  Southend 
  7. T  Thurrock

Division 3  North London     

  1. D  Barnet & District
  2. E  Enfield & Haringey                                     
  3. H  Hillingdon
  4. M  Highgate and Mornington (c)
  5. N  Newham & Essex Beagles
  6. O  Orion and Loughton (c)
  7. P  Serpentine                                                                                                                                                                                               

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22 Dec 2025