1894–95 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1894–95 season was the first in the history of the Southern League. Sixteen clubs joined the new league, which was split into two divisions. Millwall Athletic won Division One without losing a match, and were invited to join the Football League but declined because of travelling.Leigh Edwards The Official Centenary History of the Southern League 1993 26 1-871872-08-1 Division One Southern Football League Division One 1894–95 Millwall Athletic none none 72 285 1895–96 main WDL Q Division One 5 2 y MIL Millwall Athletic LUT Luton Town SOU Southampton St. Mary's ILF Ilford REA Reading CHA Chatham Town ROF Royal Ordnance Factories CLA Clapton SWI Swindon Town 12 4 0 68 19 9 4 3 36 22 9 2 5 34 25 6 3 7 26 40 6 2 8 33 38 4 5 7 22 25 3 6 7 20 30 5 1 10 22 38 4 1 11 24 48 #ccccff Relegation test matches RP RP RP complete The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up 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 1894–95 New Brompton New Brompton none 42 184 1895–96 main WDL Q Division Two 5 2 y NBR New Brompton SHE Sheppey United OST Old St.Stephen's UXB Uxbridge BRO Bromley CHE Chesham MAI Maidenhead 11 0 1 57 10 6 1 5 25 23 6 0 6 26 26 4 3 5 14 20 4 1 7 23 30 3 3 6 20 42 2 4 6 19 33 #ccccff Promotion test matches PP PP PP The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing. complete rsssf.com Promotion-relegation test matches At the end of the season, the bottom three clubs in Division One played the top three clubs in Division Two in test matches to decide on promotion and relegation. Division Two champions New Brompton were the only lower division club to win, although their opponents, Swindon Town, were not relegated, with the First Division expanding to 10 clubs. Division One clubs Division Two clubs Swindon Town 1 – 5 New Brompton Clapton 5 – 1 Sheppey United Royal Ordnance Factories 3 – 1 Old St.Stephen's References External links Southern League Final Tables 1894-95 Category:1894–95 in English men's football leagues