The 1936–37 season was the 39th in the history of the Southern League. The league reverted to a single division after four of the league's nineteen clubs left at the end of the previous season. Newly elected

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...

won the title at the first attempt, whilst

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left the league at the end of the season. Ipswich applied for election to

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, but were unsuccessful.

Final table

The league comprised the seven remaining clubs from the Eastern Division, the eight clubs remaining in the Western Division and one new club. Newly elected team: *

- elected from the

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Football League election

Ipswich Town were the only non-League club to apply for election to the Football League Third Division South, but won fewer votes than League clubs Exeter City and Aldershot.A history of admission to the Football League
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References

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