1952–53 Southern Football League Explained

The 1952–53 Southern Football League season was the 50th in the history of the league, an English football competition.

No new clubs had joined the league for this season so the league consisted of 22 clubs from previous season. Headington United were champions for the first time in their history. Five Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.

League table

Competition:Southern Football League
Season:1952–53
Winners:Headington United
Matches:462
Total Goals:1660
Prevseason:1951–52
Nextseason:1953–54

Football League elections

Five Southern League clubs applied for election to the Football League. However, none were successful as all four League clubs were re-elected.[1]

ClubLeagueVotes
Shrewsbury TownFootball League46
Accrington StanleyFootball League45
WalsallFootball League41
WorkingtonFootball League36
Wigan AthleticLancashire Combination17
Peterborough UnitedMidland League6
Yeovil TownSouthern League2
Bath CitySouthern League2
Headington UnitedSouthern League0
Hereford UnitedSouthern League1
NelsonLancashire Combination0
New BrightonLancashire Combination0
North ShieldsNorth Eastern League0
Worcester CitySouthern League0

Notes and 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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