1933–34 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1933–34 season was the 36th in the history of the Southern League. The league consisted of Eastern and Western Divisions.England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF Norwich City reserves won the Eastern Division for the second successive season, whilst Plymouth Argyle reserves won the Western Division. Plymouth reserves were declared Southern League champions after winning a championship play-off replay 3–0 after a 2–2 draw in the first match.PLYMOUA2 Plymouth Argyle Reserves Folkestone were the only Southern League to apply to join the Football League, but received no votes in the election. Eastern Division Southern Football League Eastern Division 1933–34 Norwich City II none none 72 246 1932–33 1934–35 A total of 9 teams contest the division, including 8 sides from previous season and two new teams. Newly elected teams: Margate Clapton Orient II main WDL Q 5 2 y NRW Norwich City II MAR Margate MIL Millwall II CLA Clapton Orient II BOU Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic II TUN Tunbridge Wells Rangers FOL Folkestone GUI Guildford City DAR Dartford 9 4 3 41 15 8 3 5 23 20 7 4 5 28 28 8 1 7 33 34 6 3 7 28 30 6 2 8 25 36 5 3 8 26 26 5 3 8 27 33 4 5 7 15 24 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 1933–34 Plymouth Argyle II (4th title) none Merthyr Town (resigned) Llanelly (resigned) 110 468 1932–33 1934–35 There were no new clubs in the Western Division this season. main WDL Result 5 2 y PLY Plymouth Argyle II BRI Bristol Rovers II BAT Bath City TOR Torquay United II YEO Yeovil & Petters United EXE Exeter City II MER Merthyr Town LLA Llanelly BAR Barry NEW Newport County II TAU Taunton Town 13 6 1 62 22 14 3 3 56 27 11 3 6 43 25 9 4 7 54 36 10 1 9 35 39 8 3 9 54 47 8 2 10 39 50 8 1 11 25 39 4 5 11 37 64 4 3 13 36 54 5 1 14 27 65 #ffcccc Left league at end of season LL 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. Football League election Folkestone were the only Southern League club to apply for election to Division Three South of the Football League. However, they received no votes and the two 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 Non-League Matters 2011-06-13 2018-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20180926224326/http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; dead ClubLeagueVotesBournemouth & Boscombe AthleticFootball League48Cardiff CityFootball League48FolkestoneSouthern League0 References 1933–34 Category:1933–34 in English men's football leagues Category:1933–34 in Welsh football