1906–07 Southern Football League
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The 1906–07 season was the 13th in the history of Southern League.
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won Division One for a consecutive title and were elected to
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. No other teams were applied for election to the Football League. Southend United won Division Two, but there was no promotion or relegation between the divisions.


Division One

A total of 20 teams contest the division, including 18 sides from previous season and two teams promoted from Division Two. Teams promoted from 1905–06 Division Two: *
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Division Two

A total of 12 teams contest the division, including 8 sides from previous season and four new teams, all of them are newly elected teams. Newly elected teams: * Tunbridge Wells Rangers - transferred from Kent League * Southend United * Salisbury City * Royal Engineers Aldershot


Football League elections

Only one Southern League club, Fulham, applied for election to Division Two of the Football League. They offered midland clubs £15 and northern clubs £20 in expenses for travelling to London and were successful, topping the ballot, and replaced Burton United in the League.A history of admission to the Football League
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References

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