1955–56 Southern Football League Explained

The 1955–56 Southern Football League season was the 53rd 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. Guildford City were champions, winning their first Southern League title. Seven 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:1955–56
Winners:Guildford City
Matches:462
Total Goals:1720
Prevseason:1954–55
Nextseason:1956–57

Football League elections

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

ClubLeagueVotes
Bradford Park AvenueFootball League47
Crewe AlexandraFootball League45
Crystal PalaceFootball League44
Swindon TownFootball League42
Peterborough UnitedMidland League8
Wigan AthleticLancashire Combination2
Boston UnitedMidland League1
Burton AlbionBirmingham & District League1
Gloucester CitySouthern League1
NelsonLancashire Combination1
Bedford TownSouthern League0
Chelmsford CitySouthern League0
Hastings UnitedSouthern League0
Headington UnitedSouthern League0
King's LynnMidland League0
Worcester CitySouthern 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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