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1955–56 Southern Football League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Southern Football League |
| season | 1955–56 |
| winners | Guildford City |
| matches | 462 |
| total goals | 1720 |
| prevseason | 1954–55 |
| nextseason | 1956–57 |
The 1955–56 Southern Football League season was the 53rd in the history of the league, an English football competition.
No new clubs had joined the league for this season so the league consisted of 22 clubs from previous season. Guildford City were champions, winning their first Southern League title. Seven Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.
League table
Football League elections
Seven Southern League clubs applied for election to the Football League. However, none were successful as all four League clubs were re-elected.
| Club | League | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford Park Avenue | Football League | 47 |
| Crewe Alexandra | Football League | 45 |
| Crystal Palace | Football League | 44 |
| Swindon Town | Football League | 42 |
| Peterborough United | Midland League | 8 |
| Wigan Athletic | Lancashire Combination | 2 |
| Boston United | Midland League | 1 |
| Burton Albion | Birmingham & District League | 1 |
| Gloucester City | Southern League | 1 |
| Nelson | Lancashire Combination | 1 |
| Bedford Town | Southern League | 0 |
| Chelmsford City | Southern League | 0 |
| Hastings United | Southern League | 0 |
| Headington United | Southern League | 0 |
| King's Lynn | Midland League | 0 |
| Worcester City | Southern League | 0 |
| Yeovil Town | Southern League | 0 |
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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