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1936–37 Southern Football League

Field	Value
competition	Southern Football League
season	1936–37
winners	Ipswich Town (1st title)
promoted	none
relegated	Margate (resigned)
matches	240
total goals	974
prevseason	1935–36
nextseason	1937–38

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 won the title at the first attempt, whilst Margate left the league at the end of the season. Ipswich applied for election to the Football League, 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:

Ipswich Town - elected from the Eastern Counties League.

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.

Club	League	Votes
Exeter City	Football League Third Division South	40
Aldershot	Football League Third Division South	34
Ipswich Town	Southern League	24

References

[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html England - Southern League Final Tables] RSSSF
[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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