1974–75 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1974–75 Southern Football League season was the 72nd in the history of the league, an English football competition. Wimbledon won the championship, winning their first Southern League title, whilst Bedford Town, Dunstable Town, Gravesend & Northfleet and Hillingdon Borough were all promoted to the Premier Division. Eight Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful. Premier Division The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs: Two clubs promoted from Division One North: Burton Albion Stourbridge Two clubs promoted from Division One South: Bath City Wealdstone League table Southern Football LeaguePremier Division 1974–75 Wimbledon BarnetDartfordGuildford & Dorking UnitedRomford 462 1233 1973–74 1975–76 main WDL PR y 2 Premier Division WIM Wimbledon NUN Nuneaton Borough YEO Yeovil Town KET Kettering Town BTA Burton Albion BAT Bath City MAR Margate WEA Wealdstone TEL Telford United CHC Chelmsford City GRN Grantham DOV Dover MAI Maidstone United ATH Atherstone Town WEY Weymouth STB Stourbridge CMC Cambridge City TON Tonbridge ROM Romford DAR Dartford BRN Barnet G&D Guildford & Dorking United 25 7 10 63 33 23 8 11 56 37 21 9 12 64 34 20 10 12 73 41 18 13 11 54 48 20 8 14 63 50 17 12 13 64 64 17 11 14 62 61 16 13 13 55 56 16 12 14 62 51 16 11 15 70 62 15 13 14 43 53 15 12 15 52 50 14 14 14 48 53 13 13 16 66 58 13 12 17 56 70 11 14 17 51 56 11 12 19 44 66 10 13 19 46 62 9 13 20 52 70 10 9 23 44 76 10 5 27 45 82 #FFCCCC Relegated to Division One South R1S R1S R1S #FFCCCC Relegated to Division One North R1N complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal ratio. Division One North Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two clubs, relegated from the Premier Division: Bedford Town Worcester City Also, at the end of the previous season Bletchley Town was renamed Milton Keynes City. League table Southern Football LeagueDivision One North 1974–75 Bedford Town Bedford TownDunstable Town 462 1383 1973–74 1975–76 main WDL PR y 2 Division One North BED Bedford Town DUN Dunstable Town LEA AP Leamington RED Redditch United WOR Worcester City CHT Cheltenham Town TAM Tamworth KIN King's Lynn END Enderby Town BAN Banbury United STE Stevenage Athletic BRO Bromsgrove Rovers MER Merthyr Tydfil WIT Witney Town COR Corby Town KID Kidderminster Harriers GLO Gloucester City WEL Wellingborough Town BAR Barry Town BWU Bedworth United MKC Milton Keynes City BRY Bury Town 28 9 5 85 33 25 8 9 105 61 25 7 10 68 48 22 12 8 76 40 24 8 10 84 50 21 9 12 72 53 21 8 13 74 53 19 10 13 71 64 17 12 13 61 48 18 10 14 52 51 16 13 13 62 48 18 9 15 63 52 11 15 16 53 64 16 4 22 57 76 11 13 18 60 57 12 11 19 50 66 13 8 21 55 75 9 13 20 42 61 10 10 22 49 73 9 9 24 60 91 7 5 30 48 100 5 7 30 36 119 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal ratio. Division One South Division One South consisted of 20 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and two clubs, relegated from the Premier Division: Folkestone, who was renamed Folkestone & Shepway at the end of the previous season Hillingdon Borough League table Southern Football LeagueDivision One South 1974–75 Gravesend & Northfleet Gravesend & NorthfleetHillingdon Borough 380 1127 1973–74 1975–76 main WDL PR y 2 Division One South GRA Gravesend & Northfleet HIL Hillingdon Borough MIN Minehead RAM Ramsgate BEX Bexley United WAT Waterlooville ASH Ashford Town (Kent) BAS Basingstoke Town CAN Canterbury City HAS Hastings United POO Poole Town MET Metropolitan Police F&S Folkestone & Shepway AND Andover BRT Bognor Regis Town SAL Salisbury TRO Trowbridge Town BID Bideford DOR Dorchester Town RAW Crawley Town 24 12 2 70 30 22 8 8 87 45 21 9 8 74 33 19 11 8 70 37 19 7 12 61 44 17 11 10 67 49 16 12 10 64 55 16 11 11 64 50 16 9 13 54 43 13 14 11 54 45 11 13 14 50 60 11 13 14 54 66 10 14 14 53 57 12 8 18 52 71 10 11 17 49 64 9 11 18 45 66 10 9 19 48 76 10 8 20 40 71 8 10 20 40 63 3 5 30 31 102 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P #FFCCCC Resigned to the Western Football League R complete fchd.com 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, eight of which were Southern League clubs. All the 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 2012-08-23 2018-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20180926224326/http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; dead ClubLeagueVotesSwansea CityFootball League43Scunthorpe UnitedFootball League41DarlingtonFootball League32WorkingtonFootball League28Kettering TownSouthern League20Yeovil TownSouthern League8WimbledonSouthern League4Bedford TownSouthern League2Goole TownNorthern Premier League2ScarboroughNorthern Premier League2Gainsborough TrinityNorthern Premier League1Nuneaton BoroughSouthern League1Telford UnitedSouthern League1WeymouthSouthern League1Boston UnitedNorthern Premier League0Chelmsford CitySouthern League0 See also Southern Football League 1974–75 Northern Premier League References RSSF – Southern Football League archive Category:Southern Football League seasons S