1923–24 Southern Football League
The 1923–24 season was the 26th in the history of the Southern League. The league was split into Eastern and Western Divisions.[1] Peterborough & Fletton United won the Eastern Division and Yeovil & Petters United won the Western Division. Yeovil were declared Southern League champions after defeating Peterborough 3–1 in a championship play-off.[2] No clubs applied to join the Football League this season,[3] and no clubs left the league at the end of the season.
Eastern Division
Season | 1923–24 |
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Champions | Peterborough & Fletton United |
Promoted | none |
Relegated | none |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 757 (3.15 per match) |
← 1922–23 1924–25 → |
A total of 16 teams contest the division (previously called the English section), including 10 sides from previous season and six new teams.
Newly elected teams:
- Peterborough & Fletton United
- Folkestone
- Kettering
- Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic II (replacing their first team, which had been promoted to the Football League the previous season)
- Leicester City II
- Northampton Town II
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
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1 | Peterborough & Fletton United | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 54 | 31 | 1.742 | 42 | |
2 | Leicester City II | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 72 | 30 | 2.400 | 41 | |
3 | Southampton II | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 60 | 36 | 1.667 | 41 | |
4 | Millwall II | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 56 | 38 | 1.474 | 39 | |
5 | Portsmouth II | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 66 | 37 | 1.784 | 34 | |
6 | Brighton & Hove Albion II | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 42 | 1.310 | 33 | |
7 | Norwich City II | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 34 | 1.353 | 32 | |
8 | Folkestone | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 61 | 51 | 1.196 | 29 | |
9 | Coventry City II | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 34 | 1.147 | 28 | |
10 | Watford II | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 48 | 0.750 | 28 | |
11 | Reading II | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 43 | 0.744 | 28 | |
12 | Northampton Town II | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 47 | 0.681 | 28 | |
13 | Luton Town II | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 49 | 0.816 | 27 | |
14 | Guildford United | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 38 | 72 | 0.528 | 19 | |
15 | Kettering | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 67 | 0.448 | 18 | Changed name to Kettering Town at end of season |
16 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic II | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 40 | 98 | 0.408 | 13 |
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Western Division
Season | 1923–24 |
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Champions | Yeovil & Petters United (1st title) |
Promoted | none |
Relegated | none |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 974 (3.18 per match) |
← 1922–23 1924–25 → |
A total of 18 teams contest the division (previously called the Welsh section), including 6 sides from previous season, 8 teams transferred from English section and four new teams.
Teams transferred from 1922–23 English section:
- Bath City
- Torquay United
- Yeovil & Petters United
- Bristol City II
- Bristol Rovers II
- Exeter City II
- Plymouth Argyle II
- Swindon Town II
Newly elected teams:
- Llanelly
- Weymouth - (newly elected from the Western League)
- Cardiff City II
- Newport County II
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification[a] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yeovil & Petters United | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 71 | 30 | 2.367 | 53 | |
2 | Plymouth Argyle II | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 74 | 37 | 2.000 | 47 | |
3 | Pontypridd | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 81 | 44 | 1.841 | 46 | |
4 | Torquay United | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 59 | 25 | 2.360 | 45 | |
5 | Bristol City II | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 63 | 39 | 1.615 | 43 | |
6 | Swansea Town II | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 62 | 38 | 1.632 | 43 | |
7 | Bristol Rovers II | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 69 | 43 | 1.605 | 40 | |
8 | Cardiff City II | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 55 | 31 | 1.774 | 34 | |
9 | Exeter City II | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 48 | 47 | 1.021 | 33 | |
10 | Weymouth | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 48 | 60 | 0.800 | 33 | |
11 | Llanelly | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 62 | 0.758 | 33 | |
12 | Swindon Town II | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 60 | 0.600 | 28 | |
13 | Bridgend Town | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 57 | 72 | 0.792 | 27 | |
14 | Newport County II | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 57 | 78 | 0.731 | 27 | |
15 | Ebbw Vale | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 38 | 62 | 0.613 | 24 | |
16 | Bath City | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 71 | 0.451 | 21 | |
17 | Barry | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 36 | 74 | 0.486 | 19 | |
18 | Aberaman Athletic | 34 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 41 | 87 | 0.471 | 16 |
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Notes:
- ^ Number of goals for and/or against is inaccurate.
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