1924–25 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1924–25 season was the 27th in the history of the Southern League. As in the previous season, the league was split into Eastern and Western Divisions.England – Southern League Final Tables RSSSF Southampton II won the Eastern Division and Swansea Town II won the Western Division. Southampton were declared Southern League champions after defeating Swansea 2–1 in a championship play-off.SOUTHAM2 Southampton Reserves Mid Rhondda United, who finished fifth in the Western Division, were the only club to apply to join the Football League, but were unsuccessful in the vote.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 2011-01-28 2018-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20180926224326/http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; dead Seven clubs left the league at the end of the season. Eastern Division Southern Football League Eastern Division 1924–25 Southampton II (1 title) none Northampton Town II (resigned) 272 915 1923–24 1925–26 A total of 16 teams contest the division, including 15 sides from previous season and one new team. Newly elected teams: Nuneaton Town main WDL Eastern Division Result 5 2 y SHA Southampton II KET Kettering Town BHA Brighton & Hove Albion II MIL Millwall II PFU Peterborough & Fletton United BOU Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic II LEI Leicester City II POR Portsmouth II FOL Folkestone NRW Norwich City II COV Coventry City II LUT Luton Town II NHA Northampton Town II WAT Watford II NUN Nuneaton Town REA Reading II GUI Guildford United 17 10 5 65 30 17 6 9 67 39 15 10 7 68 42 15 10 7 65 48 15 9 8 56 29 15 9 8 66 48 15 7 10 61 45 15 7 10 51 40 13 11 8 55 46 13 8 11 65 58 12 9 11 51 41 15 2 15 48 63 10 5 17 38 59 7 7 18 44 71 8 2 22 37 62 8 1 23 38 87 4 3 25 40 107 #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. Western Division Southern Football League Western Division 1924–25 Swansea Town II none Swansea Town II (resigned)Bridgend Town (resigned)Cardiff City II (resigned)Newport County II (resigned)Llanelly (resigned)Aberaman Athletic (resigned) 380 1169 1923–24 1925–26 A total of 20 teams contest the division, including 18 sides from previous season and two new teams. Newly elected teams: Mid Rhondda United Taunton United main WDL Western Division Result 5 2 y SWA Swansea Town II PLY Plymouth Argyle II PON Pontypridd BRG Bridgend Town MID Mid Rhondda United WEY Weymouth CAR Cardiff City II NEW Newport County II SWI Swindon Town II BRC Bristol City II YEO Yeovil & Petters United EXE Exeter City II TAU Taunton United BRR Bristol Rovers II TOR Torquay United LLA Llanelly EBB Ebbw Vale BAT Bath City BAR Barry ABM Aberaman Athletic 25 4 9 73 26 22 10 6 97 35 24 4 10 81 39 20 11 7 74 52 21 6 11 79 48 21 4 13 77 50 18 6 14 56 44 17 8 13 71 60 17 8 13 48 46 18 5 15 51 43 15 10 13 49 50 16 6 16 78 55 15 6 17 55 51 13 6 19 45 50 9 11 18 41 73 6 12 20 49 94 9 6 23 40 91 8 8 22 28 85 8 6 24 38 82 6 7 25 39 95 #ffcccc Left league at end of season LL LL LL LL 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. Football League election Mid-Rhondda United were the only non-League club to enter the elections for a place in the Football League Third Division South. However, they received no votes and both League clubs were re-elected. ClubLeagueVotesBrentfordFootball League Third Division South44Merthyr TownFootball League Third Division South44Mid-Rhondda UnitedSouthern League0 References 1924–25 Category:1924–25 in English men's football leagues Category:1924–25 in Welsh football