1961–62 Southern Football League

The 1961–62 Southern Football League season was the 59th in the history of the league, an English football competition.

Oxford United won the championship for the second successive season and was admitted to the Football League.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, promoted from Division One:

League table

Southern Football League
Premier Division
Season1961–62
ChampionsOxford United
RelegatedTonbridge
King's Lynn
Folkestone Town
Cheltenham Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,635 (3.54 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Oxford United 42 28 5 9 118 46 2.565 61 Elected to the Football League
2 Bath City 42 25 7 10 102 70 1.457 57
3 Guildford City 42 24 8 10 79 49 1.612 56
4 Yeovil Town 42 23 8 11 97 59 1.644 54
5 Chelmsford City 42 19 12 11 74 60 1.233 50
6 Weymouth 42 20 7 15 80 64 1.250 47
7 Kettering Town 42 21 5 16 90 84 1.071 47
8 Hereford United 42 21 2 19 81 68 1.191 44
9 Cambridge City 42 18 8 16 70 71 0.986 44
10 Bexleyheath & Welling 42 19 5 18 69 75 0.920 43
11 Romford 42 15 9 18 63 70 0.900 39
12 Cambridge United 42 13 12 17 76 78 0.974 38
13 Wellington Town 42 14 10 18 75 78 0.962 38
14 Gravesend & Northfleet 42 17 4 21 59 92 0.641 38
15 Bedford Town 42 16 5 21 73 79 0.924 37
16 Worcester City 42 15 7 20 51 64 0.797 37
17 Merthyr Tydfil 42 13 11 18 62 80 0.775 37
18 Clacton Town 42 13 10 19 74 91 0.813 36
19 Tonbridge 42 10 14 18 71 92 0.772 34 Relegated to Division One
20 King's Lynn 42 12 8 22 59 74 0.797 32
21 Folkestone Town 42 12 6 24 64 103 0.621 30
22 Cheltenham Town 42 9 7 26 48 86 0.558 25
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Division One

Division One consisted of 20 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs, relegated from the Premier Division:

League table

Southern Football League
Division One
Season1961–62
ChampionsWisbech Town
PromotedWisbech Town
Poole Town
Dartford
Rugby Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,319 (3.47 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Wisbech Town 38 21 11 6 76 42 1.810 53 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Poole Town 38 23 6 9 81 47 1.723 52
3 Dartford 38 21 8 9 89 50 1.780 50
4 Rugby Town 38 20 9 9 82 49 1.673 49
5 Margate 38 20 6 12 74 55 1.345 46
6 Corby Town 38 19 6 13 82 60 1.367 44
7 Sittingbourne 38 16 12 10 69 51 1.353 44
8 Dover 38 19 6 13 66 55 1.200 44
9 Yiewsley 38 18 6 14 64 51 1.255 42
10 Barry Town 38 14 11 13 55 51 1.078 39
11 Ashford Town (Kent) 38 14 11 13 66 70 0.943 39
12 Hinckley Athletic 38 15 8 15 75 65 1.154 38
13 Burton Albion 38 16 5 17 70 79 0.886 37
14 Nuneaton Borough 38 12 12 14 63 71 0.887 36
15 Tunbridge Wells United 38 12 7 19 61 85 0.718 31
16 Canterbury City 38 11 8 19 60 82 0.732 30
17 Ramsgate Athletic 38 10 9 19 49 70 0.700 29
18 Trowbridge Town 38 9 9 20 45 67 0.672 27
19 Gloucester City 38 6 4 28 46 104 0.442 16
20 Hastings United 38 5 4 29 46 115 0.400 14
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Football League elections

Due to the resignation of Accrington Stanley there was a free place in the Football League. Alongside the three League clubs facing re-election, a total of 26 non-League clubs applied for election, including 19 Southern League clubs. Southern League champions Oxford United were the only non-League club to be elected.[1]

Club League Votes
ChesterFootball League46
Doncaster RoversFootball League45
HartlepoolsFootball League40
Oxford UnitedSouthern League39
Wigan AthleticCheshire League5
Chelmsford CitySouthern League4
GatesheadNorthern Counties League4
Cambridge CitySouthern League2
Worcester CitySouthern League2
Bath CitySouthern League1
Hereford UnitedSouthern League1
King's LynnSouthern League1
MorecambeLancashire Combination1
New BrightonLancashire Combination1
Bedford TownSouthern League0
Bexleyheath & WellingSouthern League0
Corby TownSouthern League0
Folkestone TownSouthern League0
Gravesend & NorthfleetSouthern League0
Guildford CitySouthern League0
Kettering TownSouthern League0
North ShieldsNorthern Counties League0
Poole TownSouthern League0
RomfordSouthern League0
ScarboroughNorthern Counties League0
SittingbourneSouthern League0
South ShieldsMidland League0
Wellington TownSouthern League0
Yeovil TownSouthern League0

References

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