1975–76 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1975–76 Southern Football League season was the 73rd in the history of the league, an English football competition. Wimbledon won the championship, winning their second Southern League title in a row, whilst AP Leamington, Redditch United, Dartford and Minehead were all promoted to the Premier Division. Six 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: Two clubs promoted from Division One North: Bedford Town Dunstable Town Two clubs promoted from Division One South: Gravesend & Northfleet Hillingdon Borough Midway through the season Dunstable Town and Tonbridge folded, their records was transferred to the new clubs Dunstable and Tonbridge Angels respectively, with both clubs to be demoted to divisions One wherever they finish. Thus, Wealdstone was reprieved from relegation. League table Southern Football LeaguePremier Division 1975–76 Wimbledon Cambridge CityStourbridge 462 1181 1974–75 1976–77 main WDL PR y 2 Premier Division WIM Wimbledon YEO Yeovil Town ATH Atherstone Town MAI Maidstone United NUN Nuneaton Borough GRA Gravesend & Northfleet GRN Grantham DUN Dunstable BED Bedford Town BTA Burton Albion MAR Margate HIL Hillingdon Borough TEL Telford United CHC Chelmsford City KET Kettering Town BAT Bath City WEY Weymouth DOV Dover WEA Wealdstone TON Tonbridge Angels CMC Cambridge City STB Stourbridge 26 10 6 74 29 21 12 9 68 35 18 15 9 56 55 17 16 9 52 39 16 18 8 41 33 16 18 8 49 47 15 14 13 56 47 17 9 16 55 43 13 17 12 52 51 17 9 16 52 53 15 12 15 62 60 13 14 15 61 54 14 12 16 54 51 13 14 15 52 57 11 17 14 48 52 11 16 15 62 57 13 9 20 51 67 8 18 16 51 60 12 9 21 61 82 11 11 20 45 70 8 15 19 41 67 10 9 23 38 72 #FFCCCC Demoted to Division One North R1D #FFCCCC Relegated to Division One North R1N R1N #FFCCCC Demoted to Division One South R1S inherit Reprieved from relegation REP complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal ratio. Division One North Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs: Barnet, relegated from the Premier Division Oswestry Town, joined from the Cheshire County League League table Southern Football LeagueDivision One North 1975–76 Redditch United AP LeamingtonRedditch United 462 1316 1974–75 1976–77 main WDL PR y 2 Division One North RED Redditch United LEA AP Leamington WIT Witney Town WOR Worcester City CHT Cheltenham Town BAR Barry Town KIN King's Lynn TAM Tamworth BRN Barnet OSW Oswestry Town END Enderby Town BAN Banbury United MER Merthyr Tydfil BRO Bromsgrove Rovers MKC Milton Keynes City BRY Bury Town GLO Gloucester City KID Kidderminster Harriers BWU Bedworth United COR Corby Town WEL Wellingborough Town STE Stevenage Athletic 29 11 2 101 39 27 10 5 85 31 24 9 9 66 40 24 8 10 90 49 20 10 12 87 55 19 10 13 52 47 17 14 11 52 48 18 11 13 65 43 15 12 15 56 57 16 8 18 63 71 16 6 20 48 51 15 8 19 58 67 11 15 16 59 67 13 11 18 49 65 15 6 21 51 63 12 11 19 52 72 13 9 20 49 78 13 8 21 54 70 8 18 16 41 65 11 10 21 50 65 9 11 22 42 68 6 6 30 46 105 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P #CCCCFF Transferred to the Division One South T1S #FFCCCC Resigned to the Eastern Counties League R #FFCCCC Club folded F complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal ratio. Division One South Division One South consisted of 20 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and three clubs, relegated from the Premier Division: Dartford Guildford & Dorking United Romford League table Southern Football LeagueDivision One South 1975–76 Minehead DartfordMinehead 380 1169 1974–75 1976–77 main WDL PR y 2 Division One South MIN Minehead DAR Dartford ROM Romford SAL Salisbury HAS Hastings United POO Poole Town BEX Bexley United WAT Waterlooville BAS Basingstoke Town ASH Ashford Town (Kent) CAN Canterbury City F&S Folkestone & Shepway MET Metropolitan Police TRO Trowbridge Town G&D Guildford & Dorking United BRT Bognor Regis Town RAM Ramsgate RAW Crawley Town AND Andover DOR Dorchester Town 27 8 3 102 35 26 4 8 84 46 21 9 8 66 37 17 11 10 73 53 15 15 8 67 51 20 2 16 57 57 14 13 11 62 53 13 13 12 62 54 13 12 13 69 71 14 8 16 67 73 11 13 14 53 60 10 14 14 36 51 9 14 15 46 58 11 10 17 48 75 9 13 16 43 50 6 17 15 44 72 9 10 19 57 76 9 10 19 46 66 9 10 19 42 62 11 6 21 45 69 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P #FFCCCC Club folded RL #FFCCCC Resigned to the Kent Football League RK complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal ratio. Football League elections Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of nine non-League clubs applied for election, six of which were Southern League clubs. All the 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 2012-08-24 2018-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20180926224326/http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; dead ClubLeagueVotesStockport CountyFootball League42Newport CountyFootball League41SouthportFootball League38WorkingtonFootball League21Yeovil TownSouthern League18Kettering TownSouthern League14Wigan AthleticNorthern Premier League6WimbledonSouthern League3Chelmsford CitySouthern League3Nuneaton BoroughSouthern League2Telford UnitedSouthern League2Gainsborough TrinityNorthern Premier League1ScarboroughNorthern Premier League1 See also Southern Football League 1975–76 Northern Premier League References RSSF – Southern Football League archive Category:Southern Football League seasons S