1927–28 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1927–28 season was the 30th in the history of the Southern League. The league consisted of Eastern and Western Divisions.England – Southern League Final Tables RSSSF Kettering Town won the Eastern Division and Bristol City reserves won the Western Division. Kettering were declared Southern League champions after defeating Bristol City reserves 5–0 in a championship play-off.KETTERIT Kettering Town Two clubs from the Southern League applied to join the Football League, although neither was successful. Three clubs (all from the Western Division) left the league at the end of the season. Eastern Division Southern Football League Eastern Division 1927–28 Kettering Town (1st title) none none 306 1237 1926–27 1928–29 A total of 18 teams contest the division, including 12 sides from previous season and six new teams. Newly elected teams: Chatham Town - returned to the league after the resignation in 1921 Northfleet United - returned to the league after the resignation in 1898 Sheppey United - returned to the league after the resignation in 1901 Aldershot Town Sittingbourne Gillingham II - returned to the league after the resignation in 1922 main WDL Q 5 2 y KET Kettering Town PFU Peterborough & Fletton United NOR Northfleet United BHA Brighton & Hove Albion II NRW Norwich City II SHA Southampton II ALD Aldershot Town SIT Sittingbourne MIL Millwall II POO Poole FOL Folkestone GUI Guildford City DAR Dartford GIL Gillingham II SHE Sheppey United CHA Chatham Town GRT Grays Thurrock United BOU Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic II 23 6 5 90 39 21 3 10 73 43 17 7 10 83 54 20 0 14 90 63 17 6 11 69 69 16 7 11 92 70 17 5 12 85 66 16 5 13 64 70 15 6 13 66 59 15 5 14 69 84 12 6 16 71 91 12 5 17 65 89 12 4 18 46 49 10 7 17 72 84 11 3 20 57 87 10 4 20 49 70 10 3 21 48 88 9 4 21 48 62 complete The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used 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 Southern Football League Western Division 1927–28 Bristol City II none Aberdare & Aberaman Athletic (resigned)Weymouth (resigned)Mid Rhondda United (resigned) 240 1095 1926–27 1928–29 A total of 16 teams contest the division, including 13 sides from previous season and three new teams. Team relegated from 1926–27 Football League Aberdare & Aberaman Athletic - relegated from the Football League and renamed Newly elected teams: Merthyr Town II Torquay United II - replacing their first team, who had been promoted to the Football League the previous season main WDL Result 5 2 y BRC Bristol City II EXE Exeter City II BRR Bristol Rovers II PLY Plymouth Argyle II NEW Newport County II EBB Ebbw Vale SWI Swindon Town II ABE Aberdare & Aberaman Athletic YEO Yeovil & Petters United TOR Torquay United II BAT Bath City TAU Taunton Town WEY Weymouth MER Merthyr Town II BAR Barry MID Mid Rhondda United 20 3 7 95 51 18 4 8 104 56 16 3 11 80 64 16 2 12 88 53 13 8 9 99 70 15 3 12 67 74 13 4 13 80 74 12 6 12 62 68 11 7 12 64 57 11 6 13 51 67 12 3 15 64 68 11 5 14 60 65 10 6 14 50 83 9 4 17 50 77 8 6 16 45 87 7 6 17 36 81 #ffcccc Left league at end of season LL LL LL complete The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing. Football League election Two Southern League clubs, Kettering Town and Peterborough & Fletton United, applied to join the Football League. However, both League clubs were re-elected, with Argonauts, a new amateur club who had never played a match winning more votes than either Southern League club.http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; A history of admission to the Football League Non-League Matters 2011-01-31 2018-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20180926224326/http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; dead ClubLeagueVotesMerthyr TownFootball League Third Division South47Torquay UnitedFootball League Third Division South42ArgonautsNone16Kettering TownSouthern League3Peterborough & Fletton UnitedSouthern League2 References 1927–28 Category:1927–28 in English men's football leagues Category:1927–28 in Welsh football