1954–55 Southern Football League

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
Southern Football League
Season1954–55
ChampionsYeovil Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,735 (3.76 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Yeovil Town 42 23 9 10 105 66 1.591 55
2 Weymouth 42 24 7 11 105 84 1.250 55
3 Hastings United 42 21 9 12 94 60 1.567 51
4 Cheltenham Town 42 21 8 13 85 72 1.181 50
5 Guildford City 42 20 8 14 72 59 1.220 48
6 Worcester City 42 19 10 13 80 73 1.096 48
7 Barry Town 42 16 15 11 82 87 0.943 47
8 Gloucester City 42 16 13 13 66 54 1.222 45
9 Bath City 42 18 9 15 73 80 0.913 45
10 Headington United 42 18 7 17 82 62 1.323 43
11 Kidderminster Harriers 42 18 7 17 84 86 0.977 43
12 Merthyr Tydfil 42 17 8 17 97 94 1.032 42
13 Exeter City II 42 19 4 19 67 78 0.859 42
14 Lovells Athletic 42 15 11 16 71 68 1.044 41
15 Kettering Town 42 15 11 16 70 69 1.014 41
16 Hereford United 42 17 5 20 91 72 1.264 39
17 Llanelly 42 16 7 19 78 81 0.963 39
18 Bedford Town 42 16 3 23 75 103 0.728 35
19 Tonbridge 42 11 8 23 68 91 0.747 30
20 Dartford 42 9 12 21 55 76 0.724 30
21 Chelmsford City 42 11 6 25 73 111 0.658 28
22 Gravesend & Northfleet 42 9 9 24 62 97 0.639 27
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
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

References
  1. A history of admission to the Football League
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