1974–75_Southern_Football_League
1974–75 Southern Football League
Football league season
The 1974–75 Southern Football League season was the 72nd in the history of the league, an English football competition.
Wimbledon won the championship, winning their first Southern League title, whilst Bedford Town, Dunstable Town, Gravesend & Northfleet and Hillingdon Borough were all promoted to the Premier Division. Eight Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:
- Two clubs promoted from Division One North:
- Two clubs promoted from Division One South:
League table
| Season | 1974–75 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wimbledon |
| Relegated | Barnet Dartford Guildford & Dorking United Romford |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,233 (2.67 per match) |
← 1973–74 1975–76 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wimbledon | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 63 | 33 | 1.909 | 57 | |
| 2 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 56 | 37 | 1.514 | 54 | |
| 3 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 64 | 34 | 1.882 | 51 | |
| 4 | Kettering Town | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 73 | 41 | 1.780 | 50 | |
| 5 | Burton Albion | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 54 | 48 | 1.125 | 49 | |
| 6 | Bath City | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 63 | 50 | 1.260 | 48 | |
| 7 | Margate | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 64 | 64 | 1.000 | 46 | |
| 8 | Wealdstone | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 61 | 1.016 | 45 | |
| 9 | Telford United | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 55 | 56 | 0.982 | 45 | |
| 10 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 62 | 51 | 1.216 | 44 | |
| 11 | Grantham | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 70 | 62 | 1.129 | 43 | |
| 12 | Dover | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 43 | 53 | 0.811 | 43 | |
| 13 | Maidstone United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 52 | 50 | 1.040 | 42 | |
| 14 | Atherstone Town | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 53 | 0.906 | 42 | |
| 15 | Weymouth | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 66 | 58 | 1.138 | 39 | |
| 16 | Stourbridge | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 56 | 70 | 0.800 | 38 | |
| 17 | Cambridge City | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 51 | 56 | 0.911 | 36 | |
| 18 | Tonbridge | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 66 | 0.667 | 34 | |
| 19 | Romford | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 46 | 62 | 0.742 | 33 | Relegated to Division One South |
| 20 | Dartford | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 70 | 0.743 | 31 | |
| 21 | Barnet | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 44 | 76 | 0.579 | 29 | Relegated to Division One North |
| 22 | Guildford & Dorking United | 42 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 45 | 82 | 0.549 | 25 | Relegated to Division One South |
Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two clubs, relegated from the Premier Division:
Also, at the end of the previous season Bletchley Town was renamed Milton Keynes City.
League table
| Season | 1974–75 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bedford Town |
| Promoted | Bedford Town Dunstable Town |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,383 (2.99 per match) |
← 1973–74 1975–76 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bedford Town | 42 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 85 | 33 | 2.576 | 65 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Dunstable Town | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 105 | 61 | 1.721 | 58 | |
| 3 | AP Leamington | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 68 | 48 | 1.417 | 57 | |
| 4 | Redditch United | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 76 | 40 | 1.900 | 56 | |
| 5 | Worcester City | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 84 | 50 | 1.680 | 56 | |
| 6 | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 72 | 53 | 1.358 | 51 | |
| 7 | Tamworth | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 74 | 53 | 1.396 | 50 | |
| 8 | King's Lynn | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 64 | 1.109 | 48 | |
| 9 | Enderby Town | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 48 | 1.271 | 46 | |
| 10 | Banbury United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 51 | 1.020 | 46 | |
| 11 | Stevenage Athletic | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 62 | 48 | 1.292 | 45 | |
| 12 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 63 | 52 | 1.212 | 45 | |
| 13 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 53 | 64 | 0.828 | 37 | |
| 14 | Witney Town | 42 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 57 | 76 | 0.750 | 36 | |
| 15 | Corby Town | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 60 | 57 | 1.053 | 35 | |
| 16 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 50 | 66 | 0.758 | 35 | |
| 17 | Gloucester City | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 55 | 75 | 0.733 | 34 | |
| 18 | Wellingborough Town | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 61 | 0.689 | 31 | |
| 19 | Barry Town | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 49 | 73 | 0.671 | 30 | |
| 20 | Bedworth United | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 60 | 91 | 0.659 | 27 | |
| 21 | Milton Keynes City | 42 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 48 | 100 | 0.480 | 19 | |
| 22 | Bury Town | 42 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 36 | 119 | 0.303 | 17 |
Division One South consisted of 20 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and two clubs, relegated from the Premier Division:
- Folkestone, who was renamed Folkestone & Shepway at the end of the previous season
- Hillingdon Borough
League table
| Season | 1974–75 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| Promoted | Gravesend & Northfleet Hillingdon Borough |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,127 (2.97 per match) |
← 1973–74 1975–76 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 38 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 70 | 30 | 2.333 | 60 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Hillingdon Borough | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 87 | 45 | 1.933 | 52 | |
| 3 | Minehead | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 74 | 33 | 2.242 | 51 | |
| 4 | Ramsgate | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 70 | 37 | 1.892 | 49 | |
| 5 | Bexley United | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 61 | 44 | 1.386 | 45 | |
| 6 | Waterlooville | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 67 | 49 | 1.367 | 45 | |
| 7 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 64 | 55 | 1.164 | 44 | |
| 8 | Basingstoke Town | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 50 | 1.280 | 43 | |
| 9 | Canterbury City | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 43 | 1.256 | 41 | |
| 10 | Hastings United | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 54 | 45 | 1.200 | 40 | |
| 11 | Poole Town | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 50 | 60 | 0.833 | 35 | |
| 12 | Metropolitan Police | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 54 | 66 | 0.818 | 35 | |
| 13 | Folkestone & Shepway | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 57 | 0.930 | 34 | |
| 14 | Andover | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 52 | 71 | 0.732 | 32 | |
| 15 | Bognor Regis Town | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 49 | 64 | 0.766 | 31 | |
| 16 | Salisbury | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 66 | 0.682 | 29 | |
| 17 | Trowbridge Town | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 48 | 76 | 0.632 | 29 | |
| 18 | Bideford | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 40 | 71 | 0.563 | 28 | Resigned to the Western Football League |
| 19 | Dorchester Town | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 63 | 0.635 | 26 | |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 38 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 31 | 102 | 0.304 | 11 |
Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 12 non-League clubs applied for election, eight of which were Southern League clubs. All the League clubs were re-elected.[1]