1936–37 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1936–37 season was the 39th in the history of the Southern League. The league reverted to a single division after four of the league's nineteen clubs left at the end of the previous season.England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF Newly elected Ipswich Town won the title at the first attempt, whilst Margate left the league at the end of the season. Ipswich applied for election to the Football League, but were unsuccessful. Final table Southern Football League 1936–37 Ipswich Town (1st title) none Margate (resigned) 240 974 1935–36 1937–38 The league comprised the seven remaining clubs from the Eastern Division, the eight clubs remaining in the Western Division and one new club. Newly elected team: Ipswich Town - elected from the Eastern Counties League. main WDL Result 5 2 y IPS Ipswich Town NRW Norwich City II FOL Folkestone BAT Bath City MAR Margate GUI Guildford City YEO Yeovil & Petters United NEW Newport County II PLY Plymouth Argyle II BAR Barry CHT Cheltenham Town EXE Exeter City II DAR Dartford TOR Torquay United II TUN Tunbridge Wells Rangers ALD Aldershot II 19 8 3 68 35 18 5 7 70 35 17 4 9 71 61 15 5 10 66 52 15 4 11 61 49 15 4 11 54 60 15 3 12 77 69 11 8 11 72 68 11 8 11 64 58 12 4 14 58 72 10 4 16 61 70 8 7 15 57 78 9 5 16 41 55 8 5 17 45 76 7 6 17 62 64 7 6 17 47 72 #ffcccc Left league at end of season LL 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. Football League election Ipswich Town were the only non-League club to apply for election to the Football League Third Division South, but won fewer votes than League clubs Exeter City and Aldershot.http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; A history of admission to the Football League Non-League Matters 2011-01-31 2018-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20180926224326/http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; dead ClubLeagueVotesExeter CityFootball League Third Division South40AldershotFootball League Third Division South34Ipswich TownSouthern League24 References 1936–37 Category:1936–37 in English men's football leagues Category:1936–37 in Welsh football