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1895–96 Southern Football League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Southern Football League Division One |
| season | 1895–96 |
| winners | Millwall Athletic (2nd title) |
| promoted | none |
| relegated | Luton Town (resigned) |
| Clapton (resigned) | |
| Ilford | |
| matches | 90 |
| total goals | 406 |
| prevseason | [1894–95](1894-95-southern-football-league-division-one) |
| nextseason | [1896–97](1896-97-southern-football-league-division-one) |
The 1895–96 season was the second in the history of the Southern League. Luton Town applied for election to the Football League. However, the election was not successful. Millwall Athletic won Division One for the second successive season.
Division One
Clapton (resigned) Ilford Division One featured one new club, who had been promoted from Division Two the previous season: New Brompton.
Division Two
Sheppey United Bromley (resigned) Windsor & Eton (resigned) Division Two featured four new clubs, all of which were newly elected:
- 1st Scots Guards
- Guildford
- Windsor & Eton
- Wolverton LNWR
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Promotion-relegation test matches
At the end of the season, test matches were held between the bottom three clubs in Division One and the top three clubs in Division Two. Wolverton LNWR and Sheppey United were promoted after the play-offs, whilst Clapton remained in Division One. Although they later resigned from the league, 1st Scot Guards (who they had beaten in the play-offs) were not promoted in their place, and instead Royal Ordnance Factories kept their place in Division One.
Football League elections
Luton Town applied for election to Division Two of the Football League. However, in the election they were unsuccessful.
| Club | League | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | Lancashire League | 19 |
| Walsall Town Swifts | Midland League | 16 |
| Gainsborough Trinity | Midland League | 15 |
| Burslem Port Vale | Football League | 10 |
| Luton Town | Southern League | 10 |
| Crewe Alexandra | Football League | 4 |
| Fairfield | Lancashire League | 3 |
| Glossop North End | The Combination | 3 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Southern League | 2 |
| Macclesfield | The Combination | 2 |
References
References
- [http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; A history of admission to the Football League]
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