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1966–67 Southern Football League

FieldValue
competitionSouthern Football League
Premier Division
season1966–67
winnersRomford
relegatedBath City
Bedford Town
Folkestone Town
Worcester City
matches462
total goals1457
prevseason1965–66
nextseason1967–68

The 1966–67 Southern Football League season was the 64th in the history of the league, an English football competition.

Romford won the championship, winning their first Southern League title, whilst Barnet, Bath City, Burton Albion and Hillingdon Borough were all promoted to the Premier Division. Twelve 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:

  • Barnet
  • Bath City
  • Burton Albion
  • Hillingdon Borough

League table

Premier Division Bedford Town Folkestone Town Worcester City

Division One

Division One consisted of 24 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:

  • Four clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

    • Dartford
    • Margate
    • Rugby Town
    • Tonbridge

  • Plus:

At the end of the season Hinckley Athletic and Sittingbourne resigned from the Southern Football League, while Tunbridge Wells Rangers folded.

League table

Division One Hastings United Margate Stevenage Town

Football League elections

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

ClubLeagueVotes
Lincoln CityFootball League46
Bradford Park AvenueFootball League45
York CityFootball League45
RochdaleFootball League38
Wigan AthleticCheshire League5
RomfordSouthern League5
Hereford UnitedSouthern League4
Bedford TownSouthern League2
Cambridge UnitedSouthern League2
Chelmsford CitySouthern League1
Wellington TownSouthern League1
WimbledonSouthern League1
Yeovil TownSouthern League1
Cambridge CitySouthern League0
Corby TownSouthern League0
Guildford CitySouthern League0
Kettering TownSouthern League0
ScarboroughMidland 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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