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1964–65 Southern Football League

FieldValue
competitionSouthern Football League
Premier Division
season1964–65
winnersWeymouth
relegatedBath City
Bexley United
Hastings United
Wisbech Town
matches462
total goals1590
prevseason1963–64
nextseason1965–66

The 1964–65 Southern Football League season was the 62nd in the history of the league, an English football competition.

Weymouth won the championship, whilst Corby Town, Hereford United, Poole Town and Wimbledon were all promoted to the Premier Division. Nine Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.

Premier Division

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

  • Cheltenham Town
  • Folkestone Town
  • King's Lynn
  • Tonbridge

League table

Premier Division Bexley United Hastings United Wisbech Town

Division One

Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:

  • Four clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

    • Hereford United
    • Hinckley Athletic
    • Kettering Town
    • Merthyr Tydfil

  • Plus:

Also, Yiewsley changed name to Hillingdon Borough.

League table

Division One Hereford United Poole Town Wimbledon

Football League elections

Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 14 non-League clubs applied for election, including nine Southern League clubs. All four League clubs were re-elected.

ClubLeagueVotes
Lincoln CityFootball League48
Stockport CountyFootball League45
BarrowFootball League41
Halifax TownFootball League41
Bedford TownSouthern League4
GatesheadNorthern League4
Guildford CitySouthern League3
Hereford UnitedSouthern League2
Wigan AthleticCheshire League2
Cambridge UnitedSouthern League1
MorecambeLancashire Combination1
RomfordSouthern League1
South ShieldsNorth Eastern League1
Wellington TownSouthern League1
WimbledonSouthern League1
Bexley UnitedSouthern League0
Corby TownSouthern League0
New BrightonLancashire Combination0

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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