1962–63 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1962–63 Southern Football League season was the 60th in the history of the league, an English football competition. Cambridge City won the championship, whilst Hastings United, Hinckley Athletic, Margate and Nuneaton Borough were all promoted to the Premier Division. Seven Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful. Premier Division After Oxford United were elected to the Football League at the end за the previous season, the Premier Division consisted of 21 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, promoted from Division One: Dartford Poole Town Rugby Town Wisbech Town At the end of the season, Bexleyheath & Welling changed name to Bexley United. League table Southern Football LeaguePremier Division 1962–63 Cambridge City Clacton TownGravesend & NorthfleetPoole Town 420 1349 1961–62 1963–64 main WDL PR y 2 Premier Division CMC Cambridge City CMU Cambridge United WEY Weymouth GUI Guildford City KET Kettering Town WEL Wellington Town DAR Dartford CHE Chelmsford City BED Bedford Town BAT Bath City YEO Yeovil Town ROM Romford BEX Bexleyheath & Welling HER Hereford United MER Merthyr Tydfil RUG Rugby Town WIS Wisbech Town WOR Worcester City POO Poole Town GRA Gravesend & Northfleet CLA Clacton Town 25 6 9 99 64 23 7 10 74 50 20 11 9 82 43 20 11 9 70 50 22 7 11 66 49 19 9 12 71 49 19 9 12 61 54 18 10 12 63 50 18 8 14 61 45 18 6 16 58 56 15 10 15 64 54 14 11 15 73 68 13 11 16 55 63 14 7 19 56 66 15 4 21 54 71 14 5 21 65 76 15 3 22 64 84 12 9 19 47 65 10 12 18 54 66 10 3 27 62 91 3 7 30 50 135 #FFCCCC Relegated to Division One R R R complete rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal ratio. Division One Division One consisted of 20 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, relegated from the Premier Division: Cheltenham Town Folkestone Town King's Lynn Tonbridge At the end of the season, Tunbridge Wells United changed name to Tunbridge Wells Rangers. League table Southern Football LeagueDivision One 1962–63 Margate Hastings UnitedHinckley AthleticMargateNuneaton Borough 380 1281 1961–62 1963–64 main WDL PR y 2 Division One MAR Margate HIN Hinckley Athletic HAS Hastings United NUN Nuneaton Borough TON Tonbridge DOV Dover COR Corby Town KIN King's Lynn CHE Cheltenham Town FOL Folkestone Town CAN Canterbury City YIE Yiewsley RAM Ramsgate Athletic TRO Trowbridge Town BUR Burton Albion GLO Gloucester City SIT Sittingbourne ASH Ashford Town (Kent) BAR Barry Town TUN Tunbridge Wells United 21 13 4 86 47 22 9 7 66 38 22 8 8 86 36 21 10 7 82 41 22 8 8 81 51 22 7 9 78 56 19 8 11 79 50 19 7 12 76 66 18 7 13 83 52 15 10 13 79 57 14 8 16 42 56 11 10 17 63 71 12 7 19 58 82 11 9 18 50 81 10 10 18 48 76 9 11 18 42 78 12 3 23 56 75 9 6 23 48 76 6 5 27 35 75 6 2 30 43 116 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P P P complete rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal ratio. Football League elections Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 12 non-League clubs applied for election, including seven Southern League clubs. All four 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 2012-07-06 2018-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20180926224326/http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; dead ClubLeagueVotesBradford CityFootball League47Lincoln CityFootball League47ChesterFootball League43Hartlepools UnitedFootball League34ScarboroughMidland League5GatesheadNorthern League4Guildford CitySouthern League3MorecambeLancashire Combination2RomfordSouthern League2New BrightonLancashire Combination1South ShieldsNorth Eastern League1Wellington TownSouthern League1WeymouthSouthern League1Yeovil TownSouthern League1Bexleyheath & WellingSouthern League0Corby TownSouthern League0 References RSSF – Southern Football League archive Category:Southern Football League seasons S