1935–36 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1935–36 season was the 38th in the history of the Southern League. The league consisted of Eastern and Western Divisions.England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF Margate won the Eastern Division whilst Plymouth Argyle reserves won the Western Division. Margate were declared Southern League champions after winning a championship play-off 3–1.MARGATE Margate Three Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League, but none were successful. After four clubs left at the end of the season, the league was restructured into a single division for the 1936–37 season. Eastern Division Southern Football League Eastern Division 1935–36 Margate (1st title) none Clapton Orient II (resigned)Millwall II (resigned)Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic II (resigned) 90 369 1934–35 1936–37 There were no new clubs in the Eastern Division this season. main WDL Result 5 2 y MAR Margate FOL Folkestone DAR Dartford TUN Tunbridge Wells Rangers CLA Clapton Orient II MIL Millwall II NRW Norwich City II GUI Guildford City ALD Aldershot II BOU Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic II 13 2 3 49 16 11 3 4 46 23 9 3 6 47 25 9 1 8 26 41 7 4 7 39 31 7 3 8 42 39 8 0 10 39 38 6 3 9 32 52 6 1 11 24 45 3 2 13 25 59 #ffcccc Left league at end of season LL LL LL 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. Western Division Southern Football League Western Division 1935–36 Plymouth Argyle II none Bristol Rovers II (resigned) 72 274 1934–35 1936–37 A total of nine teams contest the division, including eight from previous season and one new team, Cheltenham Town. main WDL Result 5 2 y PLY Plymouth Argyle II BRI Bristol Rovers II NEW Newport County II TOR Torquay United II BAT Bath City CHT Cheltenham Town YEO Yeovil & Petters United BAR Barry EXE Exeter City II 12 3 1 51 18 8 3 5 35 30 8 3 5 29 30 7 1 8 25 28 5 5 6 18 26 6 2 8 32 28 5 3 8 31 35 5 2 9 29 41 4 2 10 24 38 #ffcccc Left league at end of season LL 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. Football League election Bath City, Dartford and Folkestone applied for election to Division Three South of 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 2011-07-06 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 League48Newport CountyFootball League40Bath CitySouthern League9DartfordSouthern League1FolkestoneSouthern League0 References 1935–36 Category:1935–36 in English men's football leagues Category:1935–36 in Welsh football