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1968–69 Southern Football League

FieldValue
competitionSouthern Football League
Premier Division
season1968–69
winnersCambridge United
relegatedBedford Town
Cheltenham Town
Guildford City
Rugby Town
matches462
total goals1325
prevseason1967–68
nextseason1969–70

The 1968–69 Southern Football League season was the 66th in the history of the league, an English football competition.

Cambridge United won the championship, winning their first Southern League title, whilst Bath City, Brentwood Town, Crawley Town and Gloucester 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:

  • Bedford Town
  • Kettering Town
  • Rugby Town
  • Worcester City

At the end of the season Wellington Town were renamed Telford United.

League table

Premier Division Cheltenham Town Guildford City Rugby Town

Division One

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

  • Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

    • Cambridge City
    • Corby Town
    • Hastings United

  • Plus:

Also, at the end of the previous season Folkestone Town was renamed Folkestone.

League table

Division One Brentwood Town Crawley Town Gloucester City

Football League elections

Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 10 non-League clubs applied for election, all of which were Southern League clubs. All four League clubs were re-elected.

ClubLeagueVotes
Grimsby TownFootball League47
York CityFootball League45
Bradford Park AvenueFootball League38
Newport CountyFootball League27
Cambridge UnitedSouthern League16
Kettering TownSouthern League3
Cambridge CitySouthern League2
Hereford UnitedSouthern League2
RomfordSouthern League2
Bedford TownSouthern League1
Chelmsford CitySouthern League1
Worcester CitySouthern League1
Nuneaton BoroughSouthern League0
WimbledonSouthern 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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