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1971–72 Southern Football League

FieldValue
competitionSouthern Football League
Premier Division
season1971–72
winnersChelmsford City
relegatedBath City
Gloucester City
Merthyr Tydfil
matches462
total goals1378
prevseason[1970–71](1970-71-southern-football-league-premier-division)
nextseason[1972–73](1972-73-southern-football-league-premier-division)

The 1971–72 Southern Football League season was the 69th in the history of the league, an English football competition.

At the end of the previous season Division One was split into divisions One North and One South with 14 new clubs joining the league.

Chelmsford City won the championship, winning their third Southern League title, whilst Burton Albion, Kettering Town, Ramsgate Athletic and Waterlooville were all promoted to the Premier Division. Eight Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, Hereford United was elected in favour of Barrow after a tie in the first vote.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, promoted from Division One:

  • Folkestone
  • Gravesend & Northfleet
  • Guildford City
  • Merthyr Tydfil

League table

Premier Division Gloucester City Merthyr Tydfil

Division One North

Division One North consisted of 18 clubs, including eight clubs from the previous season Division One and ten new clubs:

  • Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

    • Gloucester City
    • Kettering Town
    • King's Lynn

  • Two clubs joined from the Metropolitan League:

    • Bletchley Town
    • Bury Town

  • Two clubs joined from the Midland League:

    • Ilkeston Town
    • Lockheed Leamington

  • Two clubs joined from the West Midlands (Regional) League:

    • Stourbridge
    • Wellingborough Town

  • Plus:

League table

Division One North Kettering Town

Division One South

Division One South consisted of 16 clubs, including eight clubs from the previous season Division One and eight new clubs:

  • Three clubs joined from the Hampshire League:

    • Basingstoke Town
    • Waterlooville
    • Winchester City

  • Two clubs joined from the Metropolitan League:

    • Metropolitan Police
    • Woodford Town

  • Plus:

    • Andover, joined from the Western League
    • Ashford Town (Kent), relegated from the Premier Division
    • Maidstone United, joined from the Isthmian League

At the end of the season Ramsgate Athletic was renamed Ramsgate.

League table

Division One South Waterlooville

Football League elections

Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 12 non-League clubs applied for election, eight of which were Southern League clubs. Three League clubs were re-elected, along with Hereford United who were elected in favour of Barrow after a tie in the first vote.

ClubLeagueVotes
Northampton TownFootball League49
Crewe AlexandraFootball League46
Stockport CountyFootball League46
Hereford UnitedSouthern League26 (29)
BarrowFootball League26 (20)
Bradford Park AvenueNorthern Premier League1
Cambridge CitySouthern League1
WimbledonSouthern League1
Bangor CityNorthern Premier League0
Bedford TownSouthern League0
Boston UnitedNorthern Premier League0
Hillingdon BoroughSouthern League0
RomfordSouthern League0
Telford UnitedSouthern League0
Wigan AthleticNorthern Premier League0
Yeovil TownSouthern League0

References

References

  1. [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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