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1967–68 Southern Football League

FieldValue
competitionSouthern Football League
Premier Division
season1967–68
winnersChelmsford City
relegatedCambridge City
Corby Town
Hastings United
matches462
total goals1388
prevseason1966–67
nextseason1968–69

The 1967–68 Southern Football League season was the 65th in the history of the league, an English football competition.

Chelmsford City won the championship, winning their second Southern League title, whilst Bedford Town, Kettering Town, Rugby Town and Worcester City 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:

  • Dover
  • Hastings United
  • Margate
  • Stevenage Town

At the end of the season Stevenage Town left the league and folded, thus Burton Albion Albion were reprieved from relegation.

League table

Premier Division Corby Town Hastings United

Division One

After three clubs left the league at the end of the previous season, Division One reverted to 22-clubs format, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:

  • Four clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

    • Bath City
    • Bedford Town
    • Folkestone Town
    • Worcester City

  • Plus:

    • Brentwood Town, joined from the Metropolitan League

At the end of the season Folkestone Town was renamed Folkestone.

League table

Division One Kettering Town Rugby Town Worcester City

Football League elections

Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 15 non-League clubs applied for election, including twelve Southern League clubs. All four League clubs were re-elected.

ClubLeagueVotes
York CityFootball League46
ChesterFootball League44
Bradford Park AvenueFootball League44
WorkingtonFootball League38
Cheltenham TownSouthern League3
Bedford TownSouthern League2
Cambridge CitySouthern League2
Cambridge UnitedSouthern League2
Chelmsford CitySouthern League2
RuncornCheshire League2
Wigan AthleticCheshire League2
Guildford CitySouthern League1
Hereford UnitedSouthern League1
New BrightonCheshire League1
Wellington TownSouthern League1
WimbledonSouthern League1
Worcester CitySouthern League1
Yeovil TownSouthern League0
Nuneaton BoroughSouthern 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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