1974–75 Southern Football League

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

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

League table

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Southern Football League
Premier Division
Season1974–75
ChampionsWimbledon
RelegatedBarnet
Dartford
Guildford & Dorking United
Romford
Matches played462
Goals scored1,233 (2.67 per match)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Wimbledon 42 25 7 10 63 33 1.909 57
2 Nuneaton Borough 42 23 8 11 56 37 1.514 54
3 Yeovil Town 42 21 9 12 64 34 1.882 51
4 Kettering Town 42 20 10 12 73 41 1.780 50
5 Burton Albion 42 18 13 11 54 48 1.125 49
6 Bath City 42 20 8 14 63 50 1.260 48
7 Margate 42 17 12 13 64 64 1.000 46
8 Wealdstone 42 17 11 14 62 61 1.016 45
9 Telford United 42 16 13 13 55 56 0.982 45
10 Chelmsford City 42 16 12 14 62 51 1.216 44
11 Grantham 42 16 11 15 70 62 1.129 43
12 Dover 42 15 13 14 43 53 0.811 43
13 Maidstone United 42 15 12 15 52 50 1.040 42
14 Atherstone Town 42 14 14 14 48 53 0.906 42
15 Weymouth 42 13 13 16 66 58 1.138 39
16 Stourbridge 42 13 12 17 56 70 0.800 38
17 Cambridge City 42 11 14 17 51 56 0.911 36
18 Tonbridge 42 11 12 19 44 66 0.667 34
19 Romford 42 10 13 19 46 62 0.742 33 Relegated to Division One South
20 Dartford 42 9 13 20 52 70 0.743 31
21 Barnet 42 10 9 23 44 76 0.579 29 Relegated to Division One North
22 Guildford & Dorking United 42 10 5 27 45 82 0.549 25 Relegated to Division One South
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Division One North

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

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

League table

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Southern Football League
Division One North
Season1974–75
ChampionsBedford Town
PromotedBedford Town
Dunstable Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,383 (2.99 per match)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bedford Town 42 28 9 5 85 33 2.576 65 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Dunstable Town 42 25 8 9 105 61 1.721 58
3 AP Leamington 42 25 7 10 68 48 1.417 57
4 Redditch United 42 22 12 8 76 40 1.900 56
5 Worcester City 42 24 8 10 84 50 1.680 56
6 Cheltenham Town 42 21 9 12 72 53 1.358 51
7 Tamworth 42 21 8 13 74 53 1.396 50
8 King's Lynn 42 19 10 13 71 64 1.109 48
9 Enderby Town 42 17 12 13 61 48 1.271 46
10 Banbury United 42 18 10 14 52 51 1.020 46
11 Stevenage Athletic 42 16 13 13 62 48 1.292 45
12 Bromsgrove Rovers 42 18 9 15 63 52 1.212 45
13 Merthyr Tydfil 42 11 15 16 53 64 0.828 37
14 Witney Town 42 16 4 22 57 76 0.750 36
15 Corby Town 42 11 13 18 60 57 1.053 35
16 Kidderminster Harriers 42 12 11 19 50 66 0.758 35
17 Gloucester City 42 13 8 21 55 75 0.733 34
18 Wellingborough Town 42 9 13 20 42 61 0.689 31
19 Barry Town 42 10 10 22 49 73 0.671 30
20 Bedworth United 42 9 9 24 60 91 0.659 27
21 Milton Keynes City 42 7 5 30 48 100 0.480 19
22 Bury Town 42 5 7 30 36 119 0.303 17
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Division One South

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

League table

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Southern Football League
Division One South
Season1974–75
ChampionsGravesend & Northfleet
PromotedGravesend & Northfleet
Hillingdon Borough
Matches played380
Goals scored1,127 (2.97 per match)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Gravesend & Northfleet 38 24 12 2 70 30 2.333 60 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Hillingdon Borough 38 22 8 8 87 45 1.933 52
3 Minehead 38 21 9 8 74 33 2.242 51
4 Ramsgate 38 19 11 8 70 37 1.892 49
5 Bexley United 38 19 7 12 61 44 1.386 45
6 Waterlooville 38 17 11 10 67 49 1.367 45
7 Ashford Town (Kent) 38 16 12 10 64 55 1.164 44
8 Basingstoke Town 38 16 11 11 64 50 1.280 43
9 Canterbury City 38 16 9 13 54 43 1.256 41
10 Hastings United 38 13 14 11 54 45 1.200 40
11 Poole Town 38 11 13 14 50 60 0.833 35
12 Metropolitan Police 38 11 13 14 54 66 0.818 35
13 Folkestone & Shepway 38 10 14 14 53 57 0.930 34
14 Andover 38 12 8 18 52 71 0.732 32
15 Bognor Regis Town 38 10 11 17 49 64 0.766 31
16 Salisbury 38 9 11 18 45 66 0.682 29
17 Trowbridge Town 38 10 9 19 48 76 0.632 29
18 Bideford 38 10 8 20 40 71 0.563 28 Resigned to the Western Football League
19 Dorchester Town 38 8 10 20 40 63 0.635 26
20 Crawley Town 38 3 5 30 31 102 0.304 11
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Football League elections

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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.[1]

Club League Votes
Swansea City Football League 43
Scunthorpe United Football League 41
Darlington Football League 32
Workington Football League 28
Kettering Town Southern League 20
Yeovil Town Southern League 8
Wimbledon Southern League 4
Bedford Town Southern League 2
Goole Town Northern Premier League 2
Scarborough Northern Premier League 2
Gainsborough Trinity Northern Premier League 1
Nuneaton Borough Southern League 1
Telford United Southern League 1
Weymouth Southern League 1
Boston United Northern Premier League 0
Chelmsford City Southern League 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ A history of admission to the Football League
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