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1956–57 Southern Football League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Southern Football League |
| season | 1956–57 |
| winners | Kettering Town |
| matches | 462 |
| total goals | 1613 |
| prevseason | 1955–56 |
| nextseason | 1957–58 |
The 1956–57 Southern Football League season was the 54th 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. Kettering Town were champions, winning their first Southern League title. Five Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful. At the end of the season Welsh FA refused to sanction Llanelly's stay in the Southern League, the club left the league after seven years and switched to the Welsh football pyramid.
League table
Football League elections
Five 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Norwich City | Football League | 48 |
| Tranmere Rovers | Football League | 48 |
| Crewe Alexandra | Football League | 47 |
| Swindon Town | Football League | 42 |
| Peterborough United | Midland League | 7 |
| Bedford Town | Southern League | 1 |
| Burton Albion | Birmingham & District League | 1 |
| Wigan Athletic | Lancashire Combination | 1 |
| Headington United | Southern League | 0 |
| Kettering Town | Southern League | 0 |
| King's Lynn | Midland League | 0 |
| Morecambe | Lancashire Combination | 0 |
| Nelson | Lancashire Combination | 0 |
| North Shields | North Eastern 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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