The 1907–08 season was the 14th in the history of Southern Football League.

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won Division One, whilst Bradford Park Avenue and

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were elected to

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. Southend United won Division Two and were promoted to Division One. At the end of the season all the reserve teams left Division Two.

Division One

A total of 20 teams contest the division, including 19 sides from previous season and one new team. Newly elected teams: * Bradford Park Avenue

Division Two

A total of 10 teams contest the division, including 8 sides from previous season and two new teams, both of them are newly elected teams. Newly elected teams: * Croydon Common * Brighton & Hove Albion II

Football League elections

Three Southern League clubs, Bradford Park Avenue, Queens Park Rangers and Tottenham Hotspur, applied for election to

, although QPR later withdrew their application.A history of admission to the Football League
/ref> Bradford PA were successful in the ballot, and replaced Lincoln City in the League. However, Stoke later resigned from the League, and a special meeting was arranged to elect a new member. Although at the meeting Stoke stated that they wished to remain in the League, a ballot was still held, in which Stoke and Tottenham won 20 votes (

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and

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were also involved), after which the management committee voted 5-3 in favour of Tottenham.

References

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