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1974–75 Southern Football League

FieldValue
competitionSouthern Football League
Premier Division
season1974–75
winnersWimbledon
relegatedBarnet
Dartford
Guildford & Dorking United
Romford
matches462
total goals1233
prevseason1973–74
nextseason1975–76

The 1974–75 Southern Football League season was the 72nd in the history of the league, an English football competition.

Wimbledon won the championship, winning their first Southern League title, whilst Bedford Town, Dunstable Town, Gravesend & Northfleet and Hillingdon Borough were all promoted to the Premier Division. Eight 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:

  • Two clubs promoted from Division One North:

    • Burton Albion
    • Stourbridge

  • Two clubs promoted from Division One South:

    • Bath City
    • Wealdstone

League table

Premier Division Dartford Guildford & Dorking United Romford

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Division One North

Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two clubs, relegated from the Premier Division:

  • Bedford Town
  • Worcester City

Also, at the end of the previous season Bletchley Town was renamed Milton Keynes City.

League table

Division One North Dunstable Town

Division One South

Division One South consisted of 20 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and two clubs, relegated from the Premier Division:

  • Folkestone, who was renamed Folkestone & Shepway at the end of the previous season
  • Hillingdon Borough

League table

Division One South Hillingdon Borough

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Football League elections

Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 12 non-League clubs applied for election, eight of which were Southern League clubs. All the League clubs were re-elected.

ClubLeagueVotes
Swansea CityFootball League43
Scunthorpe UnitedFootball League41
DarlingtonFootball League32
WorkingtonFootball League28
Kettering TownSouthern League20
Yeovil TownSouthern League8
WimbledonSouthern League4
Bedford TownSouthern League2
Goole TownNorthern Premier League2
ScarboroughNorthern Premier League2
Gainsborough TrinityNorthern Premier League1
Nuneaton BoroughSouthern League1
Telford UnitedSouthern League1
WeymouthSouthern League1
Boston UnitedNorthern Premier League0
Chelmsford CitySouthern 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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