1930–31 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1930–31 season was the 33rd in the history of the Southern League. The league consisted of Eastern and Western Divisions.England – Southern League Final Tables RSSSF Dartford won the Eastern Division on goal average (had goal difference been used, Aldershot Town would have been champions) and Exeter City reserves won the Western Division. Dartford were declared Southern League champions after winning a championship play-off 7–2.DARTFORD Dartford Two clubs from the Southern League applied to join the Football League, although neither were successful. Eastern Division Southern Football League Eastern Division 1930–31 Dartford (1st title) none Thames II (resigned) 72 346 1929–30 1931–32 A total of 9 teams contest the division, including 8 sides from previous season and one new team. Newly elected team: Thames II - replaced its first team (which was elected to the Football League the previous year). main WDL Result 5 2 y DAR Dartford ALD Aldershot Town NRW Norwich City II PFU Peterborough & Fletton United THA Thames II MIL Millwall II FOL Folkestone GUI Guildford City SHE Sheppey United 9 5 2 39 18 10 3 3 50 28 9 1 6 47 38 6 5 5 35 29 7 2 7 38 31 7 0 9 47 40 4 3 9 31 46 5 1 10 28 53 4 2 10 31 63 #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. Western Division Southern Football League Western Division 1930–31 Exeter City II none Newport County II (resigned) 132 600 1929–30 1931–32 A total of 12 teams contest the division, including 11 sides from previous season and one new team. Team relegated from 1929–30 Football League: Merthyr Town main WDL Result 5 2 y EXE Exeter City II LLA Llanelly MER Merthyr Town PLY Plymouth Argyle II BAT Bath City TOR Torquay United II SWI Swindon Town II BRI Bristol Rovers II BAR Barry TAU Taunton Town NEW Newport County II EBB Ebbw Vale 15 2 5 59 28 10 8 4 72 39 12 3 7 62 49 12 2 8 55 34 10 6 6 47 39 9 5 8 66 49 7 7 8 48 52 7 6 9 58 64 7 5 10 29 39 5 7 10 36 62 6 2 14 36 66 5 1 16 32 79 #ffcccc Replaced by first team at end of season REP1 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 Two Southern League clubs, Aldershot and Merthyr Town, applied to join the Football League, with Merthyr applying to join both Division Three North and Division Three South.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 2011-02-02 2018-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20180926224326/http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; dead Third Division North ClubLeagueFirst round votesSecond round votesRochdaleFootball League40ChesterCheshire League2728NelsonFootball League2720Manchester CentralLancashire Combination4Merthyr TownSouthern League0 Third Division South ClubLeagueVotesNorwich CityFootball League38Mansfield TownMidland League25Newport CountyFootball League19Aldershot TownSouthern League14Merthyr TownSouthern League2 References 1930–31 Category:1930–31 in English men's football leagues Category:1930–31 in Welsh football