1953–54 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1953–54 Southern Football League season was the 51st in the history of the league, an English football competition. No new clubs had joined the league for this season so the league consisted of 22 clubs from previous season. Merthyr Tydfil were champions, winning their fifth Southern League title. Four Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful. Final table Southern Football League 1953–54 Merthyr Tydfil 462 1582 1952–53 1954–55 main WDL Results y 2 MER Merthyr Tydfil OXF Headington United YEO Yeovil Town BAT Bath City KID Kidderminster Harriers WEY Weymouth BAR Barry Town BED Bedford Town GLO Gloucester City HAS Hastings United KET Kettering Town HER Hereford United LLA Llanelly GUI Guildford City EBB Gravesend & Northfleet WOR Worcester City LOV Lovell's Athletic TON Tonbridge CHC Chelmsford City EXE Exeter City II CHT Cheltenham Town DAR Dartford 27 8 7 97 55 22 9 11 68 43 20 8 14 87 76 17 12 13 73 67 18 9 15 62 59 18 8 16 83 72 17 9 16 108 91 19 5 18 80 84 16 11 15 69 77 16 10 16 73 67 15 12 15 65 63 16 9 17 66 62 16 9 17 80 85 15 11 16 56 60 16 8 18 76 77 17 6 19 66 71 14 11 17 62 60 15 9 18 85 91 14 10 18 67 71 11 13 18 61 72 11 12 19 56 83 6 13 23 42 89 complete rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal ratio. Football League elections Four Southern League clubs applied for election to the Football League. However, none were successful as all four League clubs were re-elected.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 2011-08-05 2018-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20180926224326/http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; dead ClubLeagueVotesChesterFootball League48Colchester UnitedFootball League45WalsallFootball League32Halifax TownFootball League28Wigan AthleticLancashire Combination19Peterborough UnitedMidland League18NelsonLancashire Combination3Worcester CitySouthern League2Merthyr TydfilSouthern League1Bath CitySouthern League0North ShieldsNorth Eastern League0Yeovil TownSouthern League0 References Category:Southern Football League seasons S