Southern Football League
The Southern League is a men's football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from the South and Midlands of England. Together with the Isthmian League and the Northern Premier League it forms levels seven and eight of the English fo ...
season was the 69th in the history of the league, an English
football
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competition.
At the end of the previous season Division One was split into divisions One North and One South with 14 new clubs joining the league.
Chelmsford City
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History Chelmsford
Chelmsford Football Club was established in 1878 by members o ...
won the championship, winning their third Southern League title, whilst
Burton Albion
Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home groun ...
,
Kettering Town
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Waterlooville
Waterlooville is a market town in the Borough of Havant in Hampshire, England, approximately north northeast of Portsmouth. It is the largest town in the borough.
The town has a population of about 64,350 and is surrounded by Purbrook, Blendwort ...
were all promoted to the Premier Division. Eight Southern League clubs applied to join
the Football League
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at the end of the season,
Hereford United
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was elected in favour of Barrow after a tie in the first vote.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, promoted from Division One:
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Folkestone
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Guildford City
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Histo ...
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Merthyr Tydfil
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League table
Division One North
Division One North consisted of 18 clubs, including eight clubs from the previous season Division One and ten new clubs:
*Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
** Gloucester City
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Kettering Town
Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of and play at Latimer Park in Burton Latimer. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in ...
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King's Lynn
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*Two clubs joined from the
Metropolitan League
The Metropolitan League was a football league in the south-east of England between 1949 and 1971.Bletchley Town
** Bury Town
*Two clubs joined from the
Midland League
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West Midlands (Regional) League
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Stourbridge
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Wellingborough Town
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The ori ...
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Wealdstone
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The area accommodates ...
, joined from the
Isthmian League
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Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...
League table
Division One South
Division One South consisted of 16 clubs, including eight clubs from the previous season Division One and eight new clubs:
*Three clubs joined from the
Hampshire League
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Basingstoke Town
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Waterlooville
Waterlooville is a market town in the Borough of Havant in Hampshire, England, approximately north northeast of Portsmouth. It is the largest town in the borough.
The town has a population of about 64,350 and is surrounded by Purbrook, Blendwort ...
Metropolitan League
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Andover
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* Andover, Tasmania
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* Andover Parish, New Brunswick
* Perth-Andover, New Brunswick
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* Andover, Hampshire, England
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Ashford Town (Kent)
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, relegated from the Premier Division
** Maidstone United, joined from the
Isthmian League
The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs.
Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...
Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 12 non-League clubs applied for election, eight of which were Southern League clubs. Three League clubs were re-elected, along with
Hereford United
Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'The ...
Southern Football League
The Southern League is a men's football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from the South and Midlands of England. Together with the Isthmian League and the Northern Premier League it forms levels seven and eight of the English fo ...
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1971–72 Northern Premier League
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