1957–58 Southern Football League

The 1957–58 Southern Football League season was the 55th in the history of the league, an English football competition.

After Llanelly left the league at the end of the previous season, the league consisted of 21 clubs from previous season plus Poole Town, who were elected from the Western League. Gravesend & Northfleet were champions, winning their first Southern League title. Six Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.

The following season the league split into two divisions, a North-West Division and a South-East Division, with thirteen new clubs elected to make up the numbers.

League table
Southern Football League
Season1957–58
ChampionsGravesend & Northfleet
Matches played462
Goals scored1,769 (3.83 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Results
1 Gravesend & Northfleet 42 27 5 10 109 71 1.535 59 Placed in South-East Division
2 Bedford Town 42 25 7 10 112 64 1.750 57
3 Chelmsford City 42 24 9 9 93 57 1.632 57
4 Weymouth 42 25 5 12 90 61 1.475 55
5 Worcester City 42 23 7 12 95 59 1.610 53 Placed in North-West Division
6 Cheltenham Town 42 21 10 11 115 66 1.742 52
7 Hereford United 42 21 6 15 79 56 1.411 48
8 Kettering Town 42 18 9 15 99 76 1.303 45
9 Headington United 42 18 7 17 90 83 1.084 43
10 Poole Town 42 17 9 16 82 81 1.012 43 Placed in South-East Division
11 Hastings United 42 13 15 14 78 77 1.013 41
12 Gloucester City 42 17 7 18 70 70 1.000 41 Placed in North-West Division
13 Yeovil Town 42 16 9 17 70 84 0.833 41 Placed in South-East Division
14 Dartford 42 14 9 19 66 92 0.717 37
15 Lovells Athletic 42 15 6 21 60 83 0.723 36 Placed in North-West Division
16 Bath City 42 13 9 20 65 64 1.016 35
17 Guildford City 42 12 10 20 58 92 0.630 34 Placed in South-East Division
18 Tonbridge 42 13 7 22 77 100 0.770 33
19 Exeter City II 42 12 8 22 60 94 0.638 32
20 Barry Town 42 11 9 22 72 101 0.713 31 Placed in North-West Division
21 Kidderminster Harriers 42 10 10 22 60 101 0.594 30
22 Merthyr Tydfil 42 9 3 30 69 137 0.504 21
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Football League elections

Six 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
MillwallFootball League46
Exeter CityFootball League43
SouthportFootball League41
Crewe AlexandraFootball League35
Peterborough UnitedMidland League15
Wigan AthleticLancashire Combination4
Hereford UnitedSouthern League3
Bedford TownSouthern League2
Headington UnitedSouthern League2
King's LynnMidland League2
Kettering TownSouthern League1
Burton AlbionBirmingham & District League0
Gloucester CitySouthern League0
MorecambeLancashire Combination0
South ShieldsNorth Eastern League0
Yeovil TownSouthern League0
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References
  1. A history of admission to the Football League
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