1968–69 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1968–69 Southern Football League season was the 66th in the history of the league, an English football competition. Cambridge United won the championship, winning their first Southern League title, whilst Bath City, Brentwood Town, Crawley Town and Gloucester City were all promoted to the Premier Division. Twelve 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: Bedford Town Kettering Town Rugby Town Worcester City At the end of the season Wellington Town were renamed Telford United. League table Southern Football LeaguePremier Division 1968–69 Cambridge United Bedford TownCheltenham TownGuildford CityRugby Town 462 1325 1967–68 1969–70 main WDL PR y 2 Premier Division CMU Cambridge United YIE Hillingdon Borough WIM Wimbledon KIN King's Lynn WOR Worcester City ROM Romford WEY Weymouth YEO Yeovil Town KET Kettering Town DOV Dover NUN Nuneaton Borough BRN Barnet CHC Chelmsford City HER Hereford United WEL Wellington Town POO Poole Town BUR Burton Albion MAR Margate CHT Cheltenham Town BED Bedford Town RUG Rugby Town GUI Guildford City 27 5 10 72 39 24 10 8 68 47 21 12 9 66 48 20 9 13 68 60 19 11 12 53 47 18 12 12 58 52 16 15 11 52 41 16 13 13 52 50 18 8 16 51 55 17 9 16 66 61 17 7 18 74 58 15 10 17 72 66 17 6 19 56 58 15 9 18 66 62 14 10 18 62 61 16 6 20 75 76 16 5 21 55 71 14 7 21 79 90 15 5 22 55 64 11 12 19 46 63 10 6 26 38 83 7 11 24 41 73 #FFCCCC Relegated to Division One R R R R complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal ratio. Division One Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs: Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division: Cambridge City Corby Town Hastings United Plus: Salisbury, joined from the Western Football League Also, at the end of the previous season Folkestone Town was renamed Folkestone. League table Southern Football LeagueDivision One 1968–69 Brentwood Town Bath CityBrentwood TownCrawley TownGloucester City 462 1485 1967–68 1969–70 main WDL PR y 2 Division One BRE Brentwood Town BAT Bath City GLO Gloucester City RAW Crawley Town COR Corby Town DAR Dartford RAM Ramsgate Athletic SAL Salisbury CMC Cambridge City TRO Trowbridge Town BAN Banbury United FOL Folkestone CAN Canterbury City ASH Ashford Town (Kent) BEX Bexley United HAS Hastings United WIS Wisbech Town DUN Dunstable Town MER Merthyr Tydfil BRT Barry Town GRA Gravesend & Northfleet TON Tonbridge 26 12 4 94 37 26 10 6 96 40 25 9 8 100 53 21 13 8 65 32 22 6 14 81 65 20 8 14 79 51 19 9 14 72 57 20 6 16 69 52 18 10 14 73 63 15 14 13 70 60 16 12 14 67 72 19 5 18 53 59 17 7 18 67 63 16 8 18 72 73 15 9 18 64 75 15 9 18 58 69 11 13 18 57 70 14 6 22 73 99 10 7 25 49 101 8 10 24 39 78 8 9 25 51 79 2 6 34 36 137 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P P P complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal ratio. Football League elections Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 10 non-League clubs applied for election, all of which were Southern League clubs. 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 2012-07-27 2018-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20180926224326/http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; dead ClubLeagueVotesGrimsby TownFootball League47York CityFootball League45Bradford Park AvenueFootball League38Newport CountyFootball League27Cambridge UnitedSouthern League16Kettering TownSouthern League3Cambridge CitySouthern League2Hereford UnitedSouthern League2RomfordSouthern League2Bedford TownSouthern League1Chelmsford CitySouthern League1Worcester CitySouthern League1Nuneaton BoroughSouthern League0WimbledonSouthern League0 See also Southern Football League 1968–69 Northern Premier League References RSSF – Southern Football League archive Category:Southern Football League seasons S