1953–54 Southern Football League

The 1953–54 Southern Football League season was the 51st 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. Merthyr Tydfil were champions, winning their fifth Southern League title. Four Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.

Final table
Southern Football League
Season1953–54
ChampionsMerthyr Tydfil
Matches played462
Goals scored1,582 (3.42 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Merthyr Tydfil 42 27 8 7 97 55 1.764 62
2 Headington United 42 22 9 11 68 43 1.581 53
3 Yeovil Town 42 20 8 14 87 76 1.145 48
4 Bath City 42 17 12 13 73 67 1.090 46
5 Kidderminster Harriers 42 18 9 15 62 59 1.051 45
6 Weymouth 42 18 8 16 83 72 1.153 44
7 Barry Town 42 17 9 16 108 91 1.187 43
8 Bedford Town 42 19 5 18 80 84 0.952 43
9 Gloucester City 42 16 11 15 69 77 0.896 43
10 Hastings United 42 16 10 16 73 67 1.090 42
11 Kettering Town 42 15 12 15 65 63 1.032 42
12 Hereford United 42 16 9 17 66 62 1.065 41
13 Llanelly 42 16 9 17 80 85 0.941 41
14 Guildford City 42 15 11 16 56 60 0.933 41
15 Gravesend & Northfleet 42 16 8 18 76 77 0.987 40
16 Worcester City 42 17 6 19 66 71 0.930 40
17 Lovells Athletic 42 14 11 17 62 60 1.033 39
18 Tonbridge 42 15 9 18 85 91 0.934 39
19 Chelmsford City 42 14 10 18 67 71 0.944 38
20 Exeter City II 42 11 13 18 61 72 0.847 35
21 Cheltenham Town 42 11 12 19 56 83 0.675 34
22 Dartford 42 6 13 23 42 89 0.472 25
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

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]

Club League Votes
ChesterFootball League48
Colchester UnitedFootball League45
WalsallFootball League32
Halifax TownFootball League28
Wigan AthleticLancashire Combination19
Peterborough UnitedMidland League18
NelsonLancashire Combination3
Worcester CitySouthern League2
Merthyr TydfilSouthern League1
Bath CitySouthern League0
North ShieldsNorth Eastern League0
Yeovil TownSouthern League0

References
  1. A history of admission to the Football League
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