1954–55 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1954–55 Southern Football League season was the 52nd in the history of the league, an English football competition. No new clubs had joined the league for this season so the league consisted of 22 clubs from previous season. Yeovil Town were champions, winning their first Southern League title. Four Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful. League table Southern Football League 1954–55 Yeovil Town 462 1735 1953–54 1955–56 main WDL Results y 2 YEO Yeovil Town WEY Weymouth HAS Hastings United CHT Cheltenham Town GUI Guildford City WOR Worcester City BAR Barry Town GLO Gloucester City BAT Bath City OXF Headington United KID Kidderminster Harriers MER Merthyr Tydfil EXE Exeter City Reserves LOV Lovell's Athletic KET Kettering Town HER Hereford United LLA Llanelly BED Bedford Town TON Tonbridge DAR Dartford CHC Chelmsford City EBB Gravesend & Northfleet 23 9 10 105 66 24 7 11 105 84 21 9 12 94 60 21 8 13 85 72 20 8 14 72 59 19 10 13 80 73 16 15 11 82 87 16 13 13 66 54 18 9 15 73 80 18 7 17 82 62 18 7 17 84 86 17 8 17 97 94 19 4 19 67 78 15 11 16 71 68 15 11 16 70 69 17 5 20 91 72 16 7 19 78 81 16 3 23 75 103 11 8 23 68 91 9 12 21 55 76 11 6 25 73 111 9 9 24 62 97 complete rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal ratio. Football League elections Four Southern League clubs applied for election to the Football League. However, none were successful as 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 2011-08-05 2018-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20180926224326/http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; dead ClubLeagueVotesGrimsby TownFootball League49ChesterFootball League47Colchester UnitedFootball League44WalsallFootball League33Peterborough UnitedMidland League16Worcester CitySouthern League3Headington UnitedSouthern League2Wigan AthleticLancashire Combination2Bedford TownSouthern League0Burton AlbionBirmingham & District League0NelsonLancashire Combination0North ShieldsNorth Eastern League0Yeovil TownSouthern League0 References Category:Southern Football League seasons S