The 1929–30 season was the 32nd in the history of the
Southern League. The league consisted of Eastern and Western Divisions.
Aldershot Town won the Eastern Division and
Bath City won the Western Division. Aldershot were declared Southern League champions after winning a championship play-off 4–2.
Three clubs from the Southern League applied to join
the Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
, with
Thames Association being successful. They replaced
Merthyr Town
Merthyr Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Merthyr) is a Welsh semi-professional association football, football club based in Merthyr Tydfil, currently playing in the , in the seventh tier of the English football league system.
The ...
, who rejoined the Southern League the
following season. In addition to Thames, a total of 12 clubs left the Southern League at the end of this season.
Eastern Division
A total of 19 teams contest the division, including 18 sides from previous season and one new team.
Newly elected team:
* Northampton Town II - returned to the league after the resignation in
1925
Events January
* January 1
** The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria.
* January 3 – Benito Mussolini makes a pivotal speech in the Italia ...
Western Division
A total of 15 teams contest the division, including 14 sides from previous season and one new team.
Newly elected team:
*
Llanelly
Llanelly ( cy, Llanelli) is the name of a parish and coterminous community in the principal area of Monmouthshire, within the historic boundaries of Brecknockshire, south-east Wales. It roughly covers the area of the Clydach Gorge. The popula ...
- returned to the league after the resignation in
1925
Events January
* January 1
** The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria.
* January 3 – Benito Mussolini makes a pivotal speech in the Italia ...
Football League election
Three Southern League clubs, Aldershot Town, Thames Association and Llanelly, applied to join the Football League. Thames were successful, finishing second in the ballot. Aldershot also finished above Third Division South club
Merthyr Town
Merthyr Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Merthyr) is a Welsh semi-professional association football, football club based in Merthyr Tydfil, currently playing in the , in the seventh tier of the English football league system.
The ...
, who replaced their reserves in the Western Division the following season.
A history of admission to the Football League
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References
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1929–30 in Welsh football