1907–08 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1907–08 season was the 14th in the history of Southern Football League. Queens Park Rangers won Division One, whilst Bradford Park Avenue and Tottenham Hotspur were elected to the Football League. Southend United won Division Two and were promoted to Division One.https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF At the end of the season all the reserve teams left Division Two. Division One Southern Football League Division One 1907–08 Queens Park Rangers (1st title) Tottenham HotspurBradford Park Avenue none 380 1045 1906–07 1908–09 A total of 20 teams contest the division, including 19 sides from previous season and one new team. Newly elected teams: Bradford Park Avenue main WDL Division One P 5 2 y QPR Queens Park Rangers PLY Plymouth Argyle MIL Millwall CRY Crystal Palace SWI Swindon Town BRI Bristol Rovers TOT Tottenham Hotspur NHP Northampton Town POR Portsmouth WHU West Ham United SHP Southampton REA Reading BPA Bradford Park Avenue WAT Watford NOR Norwich City BRE Brentford BHA Brighton & Hove Albion LUT Luton Town LEY Leyton GIL New Brompton 21 9 8 82 57 19 11 8 50 31 19 8 11 49 32 17 10 11 54 51 16 10 12 55 40 16 10 12 59 56 17 7 14 59 48 15 11 12 50 41 17 6 15 64 52 15 10 13 47 48 16 6 16 51 60 15 6 17 55 50 12 12 14 53 54 12 10 16 47 59 12 9 17 46 49 14 5 19 49 53 12 8 18 46 59 12 6 20 33 56 8 11 19 52 74 9 7 22 44 75 #ACE1AF Elected to the Football League Second Division FL FL complete https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF 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. Division Two Southern Football League Division Two 1907–08 Southend United Southend United Portsmouth IISouthampton IITunbridge Wells RangersSwindon Town IIBrighton & Hove Albion IIWycombe Wanderers(all resigned) 90 381 1906–07 1908–09 A total of 10 teams contest the division, including 8 sides from previous season and two new teams, both of them are newly elected teams. Newly elected teams: Croydon Common Brighton & Hove Albion II main WDL Division Two PR 5 2 y STE Southend United POR Portsmouth II CRO Croydon Common HSL Hastings & St Leonards SHP Southampton II TWR Tunbridge Wells Rangers SAL Salisbury City SWI Swindon Town II BHA Brighton & Hove Albion II WYC Wycombe Wanderers 13 3 2 47 16 10 5 3 39 22 10 3 5 35 25 10 2 6 43 29 7 4 7 54 46 7 3 8 42 38 6 4 8 35 46 5 5 8 36 40 4 4 10 34 47 1 1 16 16 72 #ACE1AF Promoted to Division One P #ffcccc Left league at end of season LEFT LEFT LEFT LEFT LEFT LEFT 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. complete https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF Football League elections Three Southern League clubs, Bradford Park Avenue, Queens Park Rangers and Tottenham Hotspur, applied for election to the Football League, although QPR later withdrew their application.http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; A history of admission to the Football League 2011-03-14 2018-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20180926224326/http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; dead Bradford PA were successful in the ballot, and replaced Lincoln City in the League. However, Stoke later resigned from the League, and a special meeting was arranged to elect a new member. Although at the meeting Stoke stated that they wished to remain in the League, a ballot was still held, in which Stoke and Tottenham won 20 votes (Rotherham County and Southport Central were also involved), after which the management committee voted 5-3 in favour of Tottenham. ClubLeagueVotesGrimsby TownFootball League32Chesterfield TownFootball League23Bradford Park AvenueSouthern League20Lincoln CityFootball League18Tottenham HotspurSouthern League14Burton UnitedBirmingham & District League1 References 1907–08 Category:1907–08 in English men's football leagues