1895–96 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1895–96 season was the second in the history of the Southern League. Luton Town applied for election to the Football League. However, the election was not successful. Millwall Athletic won Division One for the second successive season. Division One Southern Football League Division One 1895–96 Millwall Athletic (2nd title) none Luton Town (resigned)Clapton (resigned)Ilford 90 406 1894–95 1896–97 Division One featured one new club, who had been promoted from Division Two the previous season: New Brompton. main WDL Division One 5 QR y 2 MIL Millwall Athletic LUT Luton Town SOU Southampton St. Mary's REA Reading CHA Chatham Town NBR New Brompton SWI Swindon Town CLA Clapton ROF Royal Ordnance Factories ILF Ilford 16 1 1 75 16 13 1 4 68 14 12 0 6 44 23 11 1 6 45 38 9 2 7 43 45 7 4 7 30 37 6 4 8 38 41 4 2 12 30 67 3 3 12 23 44 0 0 18 10 81 #ffcccc Left to join the United League at end of season LEFT #ccccff Relegation test matches, left league despite winning RPQ #ccccff Relegation test matches RP #ccccff Relegation test matches, left league after losing RPR 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. Division Two Southern Football League Division Two 1895–96 Wolverton LNWR Wolverton LNWRSheppey United Guildford (resigned)Bromley (resigned)Windsor & Eton (resigned) 72 282 1894–95 1896–97 Division Two featured four new clubs, all of which were newly elected: 1st Scots Guards Guildford Windsor & Eton Wolverton LNWR main WDL QR Division Two 5 2 y WOL Wolverton LNWR SHE Sheppey United 1SG 1st Scots Guards UXB Uxbridge OST Old St.Stephen's GUI Guildford MAI Maidenhead CHE Chesham BRO Bromley W&E Windsor & Eton 13 1 2 43 10 11 3 2 60 19 8 5 3 37 22 9 1 6 28 23 6 3 7 34 21 7 1 8 29 41 4 1 11 20 49 2 3 11 15 48 2 2 12 16 49 0 0 1 0 0 #ccccff Promotion test matches PP PP PP #ffcccc Left league at end of season LEFT LEFT #ffcccc Resigned from league after one match, record expunged RESX 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 Promotion-relegation test matches At the end of the season, test matches were held between the bottom three clubs in Division One and the top three clubs in Division Two. Wolverton LNWR and Sheppey United were promoted after the play-offs, whilst Clapton remained in Division One. Although they later resigned from the league, 1st Scot Guards (who they had beaten in the play-offs) were not promoted in their place, and instead Royal Ordnance Factories kept their place in Division One. Division One clubs Division Two clubs Ilford 0 – 2 Wolverton LNWR Royal Ordnance Factories 2 – 4 Sheppey United Clapton 4 – 1 1st Scots Guards Football League elections Luton Town applied for election to Division Two of the Football League. However, in the election they were unsuccessful.http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; A history of admission to the Football League 2011-02-02 2018-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20180926224326/http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; dead ClubLeagueVotesBlackpoolLancashire League19Walsall Town SwiftsMidland League16Gainsborough TrinityMidland League15Burslem Port ValeFootball League10Luton TownSouthern League10Crewe AlexandraFootball League4FairfieldLancashire League3Glossop North EndThe Combination3Tottenham HotspurSouthern League2MacclesfieldThe Combination2 References External links Southern League First Division Tables at RSSSF Southern League Second Division Tables at RSSSF 1895–96 Category:1895–96 in English men's football leagues