1960–61 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1960–61 Southern Football League season was the 58th in the history of the league, an English football competition. Oxford United won the championship, whilst Kettering Town, Cambridge United, Bexleyheath & Welling and Merthyr Tydfil were all promoted to the Premier Division. Ten 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: Clacton Town Folkestone Town Guildford City Romford League table Southern Football LeaguePremier Division 1960–61 Oxford United DartfordHastings UnitedWisbech Town 462 1697 1959–60 1961–62 main WDL PR y 2 Premier Division OXF Oxford United CHC Chelmsford City YEO Yeovil Town HER Hereford United WEY Weymouth BAT Bath City CAC Cambridge City TEL Wellington Town BED Bedford Town FOL Folkestone Town KLY King's Lynn WOR Worcester City CLA Clacton Town ROM Romford GUI Guildford City TON Tonbridge CHT Cheltenham Town EBB Gravesend & Northfleet DAR Dartford HAS Hastings United WIS Wisbech Town BOS Boston United 27 10 5 104 43 23 11 8 91 55 23 9 10 109 54 21 10 11 83 67 21 9 12 78 63 18 14 10 74 52 16 12 14 101 71 17 9 16 66 68 18 7 17 94 97 18 7 17 75 86 13 16 13 68 66 15 11 16 69 69 15 11 16 82 83 13 15 14 66 69 14 11 17 65 62 16 6 20 79 85 15 7 20 81 81 15 7 20 75 101 13 11 18 57 90 8 9 25 60 100 9 6 27 58 112 6 8 28 62 123 #FFCCCC Relegated to Division One #FFCCCC Resigned from the league R R R RES complete rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal ratio. Division One Division One consisted of 21 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs: Four clubs relegated from the Premier Division: Barry Town Kettering Town Nuneaton Borough Poole Town Plus: Canterbury City, elected from the Metropolitan League League table Southern Football LeagueDivision One 1960–61 Kettering Town Kettering TownCambridge UnitedBexleyheath & WellingMerthyr Tydfil 420 1513 1959–60 1961–62 main WDL PR y 2 Division One KET Kettering Town CAU Cambridge United BEX Bexleyheath & Welling MER Merthyr Tydfil SIT Sittingbourne HIN Hinckley Athletic RAM Ramsgate Athletic RUG Rugby Town COR Corby Town POO Poole Town BAR Barry Town HIL Yiewsley TRO Trowbridge Town ASH Ashford Town (Kent) MAR Margate DOV Dover CAN Canterbury City NUN Nuneaton Borough BUR Burton Albion TUN Tunbridge Wells United GLO Gloucester City 26 7 7 100 55 25 5 10 100 53 22 8 10 93 46 23 6 11 88 65 21 10 9 77 63 17 13 10 74 59 19 7 14 77 56 18 9 13 89 71 16 10 14 82 73 18 5 17 71 65 16 9 15 65 74 17 7 16 65 76 14 10 16 71 73 14 8 18 61 67 11 12 17 62 75 12 7 21 67 74 10 10 20 52 75 11 7 22 60 91 12 4 24 63 85 8 5 27 56 115 7 7 26 40 102 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P P P complete rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal ratio. Football League elections Ten Southern League clubs (including Bexleyheath & Welling and Kettering Town from Division One) applied for election to the Football League. However, 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 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 League45Exeter CityFootball League44BarrowFootball League35Hartlepools UnitedFootball League32Oxford UnitedSouthern League19Bedford TownSouthern League4Wigan AthleticLancashire Combination4Cambridge CitySouthern League3Chelmsford CitySouthern League3GatesheadNorthern Counties League3Hereford UnitedSouthern League1Kettering TownSouthern League1RomfordSouthern League1ScarboroughNorthern Counties League1South ShieldsNorthern Counties League1Bexleyheath & WellingSouthern League0Gravesend & NorthfleetSouthern League0King's LynnSouthern League0MorecambeLancashire Combination0 References Category:Southern Football League seasons S