1914–15 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1914–15 season was the 21st in the history of the Southern League. Watford won Division One and Stoke finished top of the Division Two.England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF Stoke were the only club to apply for election to the Football League and were successful. However, the United Kingdom declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914, thus entering World War I. The Football League and Southern League ceased operations until the war ended in November 1918. The next season would be 1919–20. Division One Southern Football League Division One 1914–15 Watford (1st title) West Ham United Croydon Common (resigned) 380 1131 1913–14 1919–20 A total of 20 teams contest the division, including 18 sides from previous season and two new teams. Teams promoted from 1913–14 Division Two: Croydon Common Luton Town main WDL QR Division One 5 2 y WAT Watford REA Reading CAR Cardiff City WHU West Ham United NHP Northampton Town SHP Southampton POR Portsmouth MIL Millwall SWI Swindon Town BHA Brighton & Hove Albion EXE Exeter City QPR Queens Park Rangers NOR Norwich City LUT Luton Town CRY Crystal Palace BRI Bristol Rovers PLY Plymouth Argyle STE Southend United CRO Croydon Common GIL Gillingham 22 8 8 68 46 21 7 10 68 43 22 4 12 72 38 18 9 11 58 47 19 5 14 56 51 19 5 14 78 74 16 10 12 54 42 16 10 12 50 51 15 11 12 77 59 16 7 15 46 47 15 8 15 50 41 13 12 13 55 56 11 14 13 53 56 13 8 17 61 73 13 8 17 47 61 14 3 21 53 75 8 14 16 51 61 10 8 20 44 64 9 9 20 47 63 6 8 24 43 83 #ACE1AF Elected to the 1919–20 Football League Second Division after World War I Q2D #ffcccc Relegated to Division Two, but did not rejoin league after World War I R2 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. Division Two Southern Football League Division Two 1914–15 Stoke Merthyr TownSwansea TownBrentfordNewport CountyStoke (to Football League)Coventry City (to Football League) Stalybridge Celtic (resigned) 156 1131 1913–14 1919–20 A total of 13 teams contest the division, including 9 sides from previous season, two teams relegated from Division One and two new teams. Teams relegated from 1913–14 Division One: Merthyr Town Coventry City Newly elected teams: Stalybridge Celtic Ebbw Vale main WDL PQ 2 Division Two 5 y STK Stoke SBC Stalybridge Celtic MER Merthyr Town SWA Swansea Town COV Coventry City TON Ton Pentre BRE Brentford LLA Llanelly BAR Barry NPC Newport County PON Pontypridd MID Mid Rhondda EBB Ebbw Vale 17 4 3 62 15 17 3 4 47 22 15 5 4 46 20 16 1 7 48 21 13 2 9 56 33 11 6 7 42 43 8 7 9 35 45 10 1 13 39 32 6 5 13 30 35 7 3 14 27 42 5 6 13 31 58 3 6 15 17 49 3 1 20 23 88 #ACE1AF Elected to the 1919–20 Football League Second Division after World War I Q2D #ccffcc Promoted to 1919–20 SFL Division One but left league after World War I to join the Lancashire Combination P1T #ACE1AF Elected to 1919–20 SFL Division One after World War I Q1D Q1D Q1D Q1D #ACE1AF Elected to the 1919–20 Football League Second Division after World War I Q2Db 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 elections 1915 Stoke were the only Southern League club to apply for election to the Football League.http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; A history of admission to the Football League 2011-06-10 2018-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20180926224326/http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; dead They were successful, and replaced Glossop North End, who received only one vote. However, the League ceased operations for the war after its AGM and did not resume until 1919. ClubLeagueVotesLeicester FosseFootball League33StokeSouthern League21South ShieldsNorth Eastern League11ChesterfieldMidland League8DarlingtonNorth Eastern League4Glossop North EndFootball League1 1919 Following World War I the Football League expanded from 40 to 44 clubs, creating four vacancies. Two Southern League clubs, Coventry City and West Ham United applied and were successful in the elections. ClubLeagueVotesCoventry CitySouthern League35West Ham UnitedSouthern League32South ShieldsNorth Eastern League28Rotherham CountyMidland League28Port ValeCentral League27SouthportCentral League7RochdaleLancashire Combination7Chesterfield TownMidland League0 References 1914–15 Category:1914–15 in English men's football leagues Category:1914–15 in Welsh football