1928–29 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1928–29 season was the thirty-first in the history of the Southern League. The league consisted of Eastern and Western Divisions.England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF Kettering Town won the Eastern Division and Plymouth Argyle reserves won the Western Division. Plymouth reserves were declared Southern League champions after winning a championship play-off at Kettering 4-2.KETTERIT Kettering Town Three clubs from the Southern League applied to join the Football League, although none were successful. Two clubs (both from the Eastern Division) left the league at the end of the season. Eastern Division Southern Football League Eastern Division 1928–29 Kettering Town none Gillingham II (resigned)Chatham Town (resigned) 342 1365 1927–28 1929–30 A total of 19 teams contest the division, including 18 sides from previous season and one new team. Newly elected team: Thames Association main WDL Result 5 2 y KET Kettering Town PFU Peterborough & Fletton United BHA Brighton & Hove Albion II MIL Millwall II BOU Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic II ALD Aldershot Town SHE Sheppey United FOL Folkestone NOR Northfleet United GIL Gillingham II GUI Guildford City SHA Southampton II POO Poole THA Thames Association DAR Dartford CHA Chatham Town SIT Sittingbourne NRW Norwich City II GRT Grays Thurrock United 24 4 8 96 46 21 5 10 86 44 19 9 8 91 56 21 4 11 90 67 20 5 11 82 58 18 5 13 68 52 17 7 12 58 58 17 6 13 83 80 17 4 15 87 65 15 8 13 68 70 13 11 12 85 78 14 6 16 86 79 13 8 15 62 66 13 5 18 67 74 10 6 20 55 106 8 8 20 47 81 11 1 24 59 98 8 6 22 48 96 6 6 24 47 91 #ffcccc Left league at end of season LL 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. Western Division Southern Football League Western Division 1928–29 Plymouth Argyle II (3rd title) none none 182 799 1927–28 1929–30 A total of 14 teams contest the division, including 13 sides from previous season and one new team. Newly elected team: Lovells Athletic main WDL Q 5 2 y PLY Plymouth Argyle II NEW Newport County II BRR Bristol Rovers II BRC Bristol City II TOR Torquay United II BAT Bath City EXE Exeter City II LOV Lovells Athletic SWI Swindon Town II YEO Yeovil & Petters United TAU Taunton Town EBB Ebbw Vale BAR Barry MER Merthyr Town II 15 6 5 69 27 15 2 9 64 58 14 3 9 54 45 14 2 10 70 46 13 4 9 52 42 13 4 9 61 59 11 6 9 69 53 11 6 9 54 48 11 5 10 68 74 11 2 13 49 57 9 5 12 58 66 9 5 12 56 66 6 3 17 38 66 3 1 22 37 92 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 Three Southern League clubs, Aldershot Town, Thames Association and Kettering Town, applied to join the Football League. However, both 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 Non-League Matters 2011-02-01 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 League42GillinghamFootball League35ArgonautsNone6Aldershot TownSouthern League5Thames AssociationSouthern League1Kettering TownSouthern League1LlanellyWelsh National League (South)0 References 1928–29 Category:1928–29 in English men's football leagues Category:1928–29 in Welsh football