1954–55 Southern Football League Explained

The 1954–55 Southern Football League season was the 52nd 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. Yeovil Town were champions, winning their first Southern League title. Four 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:1954–55
Winners:Yeovil Town
Matches:462
Total Goals:1735
Prevseason:1953–54
Nextseason:1955–56

Football League elections

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

ClubLeagueVotes
Grimsby TownFootball League49
ChesterFootball League47
Colchester UnitedFootball League44
WalsallFootball League33
Peterborough UnitedMidland League16
Worcester CitySouthern League3
Headington UnitedSouthern League2
Wigan AthleticLancashire Combination2
Bedford TownSouthern League0
Burton AlbionBirmingham & District League0
NelsonLancashire Combination0
North ShieldsNorth Eastern League0
Yeovil TownSouthern 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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