1968–69 Southern Football League

The 1968–69 Southern Football League season was the 66th in the history of the league, an English football competition.

Cambridge United won the championship, winning their first Southern League title, whilst Bath City, Brentwood Town, Crawley Town and Gloucester City were all promoted to the Premier Division. Twelve Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.

Premier Division

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

At the end of the season Wellington Town were renamed Telford United.

League table
Southern Football League
Premier Division
Season1968–69
ChampionsCambridge United
RelegatedBedford Town
Cheltenham Town
Guildford City
Rugby Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,325 (2.87 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Cambridge United 42 27 5 10 72 39 1.846 59
2 Hillingdon Borough 42 24 10 8 68 47 1.447 58
3 Wimbledon 42 21 12 9 66 48 1.375 54
4 King's Lynn 42 20 9 13 68 60 1.133 49
5 Worcester City 42 19 11 12 53 47 1.128 49
6 Romford 42 18 12 12 58 52 1.115 48
7 Weymouth 42 16 15 11 52 41 1.268 47
8 Yeovil Town 42 16 13 13 52 50 1.040 45
9 Kettering Town 42 18 8 16 51 55 0.927 44
10 Dover 42 17 9 16 66 61 1.082 43
11 Nuneaton Borough 42 17 7 18 74 58 1.276 41
12 Barnet 42 15 10 17 72 66 1.091 40
13 Chelmsford City 42 17 6 19 56 58 0.966 40
14 Hereford United 42 15 9 18 66 62 1.065 39
15 Wellington Town 42 14 10 18 62 61 1.016 38
16 Poole Town 42 16 6 20 75 76 0.987 38
17 Burton Albion 42 16 5 21 55 71 0.775 37
18 Margate 42 14 7 21 79 90 0.878 35
19 Cheltenham Town 42 15 5 22 55 64 0.859 35 Relegated to Division One
20 Bedford Town 42 11 12 19 46 63 0.730 34
21 Rugby Town 42 10 6 26 38 83 0.458 26
22 Guildford City 42 7 11 24 41 73 0.562 25
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Division One

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

Also, at the end of the previous season Folkestone Town was renamed Folkestone.

League table
Southern Football League
Division One
Season1968–69
ChampionsBrentwood Town
PromotedBath City
Brentwood Town
Crawley Town
Gloucester City
Matches played462
Goals scored1,485 (3.21 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Brentwood Town 42 26 12 4 94 37 2.541 64 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Bath City 42 26 10 6 96 40 2.400 62
3 Gloucester City 42 25 9 8 100 53 1.887 59
4 Crawley Town 42 21 13 8 65 32 2.031 55
5 Corby Town 42 22 6 14 81 65 1.246 50
6 Dartford 42 20 8 14 79 51 1.549 48
7 Ramsgate Athletic 42 19 9 14 72 57 1.263 47
8 Salisbury 42 20 6 16 69 52 1.327 46
9 Cambridge City 42 18 10 14 73 63 1.159 46
10 Trowbridge Town 42 15 14 13 70 60 1.167 44
11 Banbury United 42 16 12 14 67 72 0.931 44
12 Folkestone 42 19 5 18 53 59 0.898 43
13 Canterbury City 42 17 7 18 67 63 1.063 41
14 Ashford Town (Kent) 42 16 8 18 72 73 0.986 40
15 Bexley United 42 15 9 18 64 75 0.853 39
16 Hastings United 42 15 9 18 58 69 0.841 39
17 Wisbech Town 42 11 13 18 57 70 0.814 35
18 Dunstable Town 42 14 6 22 73 99 0.737 34
19 Merthyr Tydfil 42 10 7 25 49 101 0.485 27
20 Barry Town 42 8 10 24 39 78 0.500 26
21 Gravesend & Northfleet 42 8 9 25 51 79 0.646 25
22 Tonbridge 42 2 6 34 36 137 0.263 10
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Football League elections

Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 10 non-League clubs applied for election, all of which were Southern League clubs. All four League clubs were re-elected.[1]

Club League Votes
Grimsby TownFootball League47
York CityFootball League45
Bradford Park AvenueFootball League38
Newport CountyFootball League27
Cambridge UnitedSouthern League16
Kettering TownSouthern League3
Cambridge CitySouthern League2
Hereford UnitedSouthern League2
RomfordSouthern League2
Bedford TownSouthern League1
Chelmsford CitySouthern League1
Worcester CitySouthern League1
Nuneaton BoroughSouthern League0
WimbledonSouthern League0
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References
  1. A history of admission to the Football League
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