1922–23 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1922–23 season was the 25th in the history of the Southern League. The league was split into two sections for a third season in a row, one for English clubs and one for Welsh clubs.England – Southern League Final Tables RSSSF Bristol City reserves won the English section, whilst Ebbw Vale won the Welsh section. Ebbw Vale were declared Southern League champions after beating Bristol City reserves 2–1 in a championship play-off.EBBWVALE Ebbw Vale Boscombe, Pontypridd and Torquay United were the only Southern League clubs to apply for election to the Football League, with Boscombe being successful.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 2011-01-27 2018-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20180926224326/http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; dead The club was renamed Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic the following year. Following to the mid-season resignation of four clubs in the Welsh section due to financial problems and Porth Athletic leaving the league at the end of the season, the following season saw the English section renamed the Eastern Division and the Welsh section renamed the Western Division, with eight clubs transferring from the English section to the Western section. English section Southern Football League English Section 1922–23 Bristol City II Boscombe Southend United II (resigned) 380 1228 1921–22 1923–24 A total of 20 clubs contest the division, including 17 sides from previous season and three new clubs. Newly elected clubs: Torquay United (from the Western League) Yeovil & Petters United (from the Western League, although they continued to play in the Western League as well until World War II) Coventry City II (from the Birmingham & District League) main WDL English section Q 5 2 y BCI Bristol City II BOU Boscombe POR Portsmouth II BRI Bristol Rovers II PLY Plymouth Argyle II TOR Torquay United BHA Brighton & Hove Albion II LUT Luton Town II SEU Southend United II SHA Southampton II MIL Millwall II COV Coventry City II GUI Guildford United SWI Swindon Town II BAT Bath City WAT Watford II YEO Yeovil & Petters United NRW Norwich City II EXE Exeter City II REA Reading II 24 5 9 84 39 22 7 9 67 34 23 3 12 93 51 20 8 10 59 41 20 7 11 74 41 18 8 12 63 38 20 3 15 95 60 16 11 11 67 56 18 6 14 69 68 18 5 15 65 54 15 10 13 61 55 15 8 15 56 61 15 7 16 65 59 13 6 19 54 73 10 8 20 44 71 11 6 21 34 79 10 6 22 56 104 9 7 22 42 68 10 5 23 43 81 7 6 25 37 95 #CCCCFF Transferred to Eastern Division TED TED TED TED TED TED TED TED TED TED #CCCCFF Transferred to Western Division TWD TWD TWD TWD TWD TWD TWD TWD #ACE1AF Elected to the Football League Third Division South EFL #ffcccc Left league at end of season LL complete The system of using goal average to separate two clubs 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. Welsh section Southern Football League Welsh Section 1922–23 Ebbw Vale (1st title) none Porth Athletic (resigned)Ton Pentre (resigned)Mardy (resigned)Caerphilly (resigned)Abertillery (resigned) 42 133 1921–22 1923–24 A total of 11 clubs contest the division, including nine sides from previous season and two new clubs. thumb|The table from the 17 April 1923 edition of the South Wales Argus, before the expunging of the records of four clubs Newly elected clubs: Bridgend Town Caerphilly main WDL Welsh section Result 5 2 y EBB Ebbw Vale ABM Aberaman Athletic SWA Swansea Town II PON Pontypridd BAR Barry BRG Bridgend Town POR Porth Athletic ABE Abertillery CAE Caerphilly MAR Mardy TON Ton Pentre 6 5 1 22 15 7 2 3 30 19 6 2 4 25 14 6 2 4 18 18 4 3 5 15 11 4 2 6 15 21 0 2 10 8 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 #CCCCFF Transferred to Western Division TWD TWD TWD TWD TWD TWD #ffcccc Left league at end of season LL #ffcccc Did not complete fixtures, records expungedWelsh section Western News 9 May 1923 2 RESX RESX RESX RESX complete The system of using goal average to separate two clubs 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. Football League election In addition to the two clubs finishing bottom of Football League Third Division South, four non-League clubs joined the election process, of which three were from the Southern League. Boscombe from the English section were successful and joined the League the following season. ClubLeagueVotesAberdare AthleticFootball League Third Division South45Newport CountyFootball League Third Division South45BoscombeSouthern League28LlanellyWelsh National League (South)9PontypriddSouthern League8Torquay UnitedSouthern League0 References 1922–23 Category:1922–23 in English men's football leagues Category:1922–23 in Welsh football