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1897–98 Southern Football League

FieldValue
competitionSouthern Football League Division One
season1897–98
winnersSouthampton (2nd title)
promotednone
relegatedNorthfleet
Wolverton L&NWR
matches132
total goals507
prevseason1896–97
nextseason1898–99

The 1897–98 season was the fourth in the history of the Southern League. Southampton won the Division One championship for the second successive season. Bristol City applied for election to Division Two of the Football League. However, they were not elected.

Division One

Wolverton L&NWR

A total of 12 teams contest the division, including eleven sides from previous season and one new team.

Newly elected team:

  • Bristol City

Division Two

Warmley RETB Chatham (resigned) A total of 12 teams contest the division, including ten sides from previous season and two new teams.

Newly elected teams:

  • Royal Artillery Portsmouth
  • St Albans

Promotion-relegation test matches

Unlike previous seasons in which individual test matches had been played between clubs, this season saw the bottom two clubs in Division One and the top two clubs in Division two play in a four-club round robin, with the top two retaining or earning a place in Division One. Both Division Two clubs were promoted after the matches, with Northfleet leaving the league after the season ended.

Football League elections

Only one Southern League club, Bristol City, applied for election to Division Two of the Football League. However, they were not elected. Although Darwen were initially voted out of the league, a decision was made to expand the League by four clubs, and they were readmitted, along with New Brighton Tower, Glossop North End and Barnsley.

ClubLeagueVotes
Lincoln CityFootball League21
Burslem Port ValeMidland League18
Loughborough TownFootball League16
DarwenFootball League16
New Brighton TowerLancashire League
NelsonLancashire League
Bristol CitySouthern League

References

References

  1. Soar, Phil. (1995). "Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995". Hamlyn.
  2. {{fchd
  3. [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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