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1909–10 Southern Football League

FieldValue
competitionSouthern Football League Division One
season1909–10
winnersBrighton & Hove Albion (1st title)
promotednone
relegatedCroydon Common
Reading
matches462
total goals1362
prevseason1908–09
nextseason1910–11

The 1909–10 season was the 16th in the history of Southern Football League. Brighton & Hove Albion won Division One for the first time, Stoke and Hastings & St Leonards finished top of the Division Two groups, though they were not promoted to Division One. Stoke were the only club to apply for election to the Football League, but were unsuccessful.

Division One

Reading A total of 22 teams contest the division, including 21 sides from previous season and one new team.

Team promoted from 1908–09 Division Two:

  • Croydon Common

Division Two A

All the clubs in the new Division Two A were new to the Southern League, except Salisbury City who had participated in the league since 1906.

Note: Number of goals for and/or against is inaccurate.

Division Two B

Peterborough City (resigned) South Farnborough Athletic (resigned) Romford (resigned) A total of six teams contest the division, including 3 sides from previous season Division Two and three new teams, all of them are newly elected teams.

Newly elected teams:

  • Kettering
  • Peterborough City
  • Romford

Note: Number of goals for and/or against is inaccurate.

Football League elections

Stoke were the only Southern League club to apply for election to the Football League, but received only three votes.

ClubLeagueVotes
BirminghamFootball League30
Huddersfield TownMidland League26
Grimsby TownFootball League12
Chesterfield TownMidland League6
StokeSouthern League3
Hartlepools UnitedNorth Eastern League2

References

References

  1. [https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html England - Southern League Final Tables] RSSSF
  2. [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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