1901–02 Southern Football League

The 1901-02 season was the eighth in the history of the Southern League. Portsmouth were Division One champions for the first time. No clubs applied for election to the Football League.

Division One

Southern Football League Division One
Season	1901–02
Champions	Portsmouth (1st title)
Promoted	none
Relegated	none
Matches played	240
Goals scored	712 (2.97 per match)
← 1900–01 1902–03 →

A total of 16 teams contest the division, including 13 sides from previous season and three new teams.

Team promoted from Division Two:

Brentford

Teams elected from Midland League:

Northampton Town
Wellingborough

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv¹	Pts²	Notes
1	Portsmouth	30	20	7	3	67	24	2.79	47
2	Tottenham Hotspur	30	18	6	6	61	22	2.77	42
3	Southampton	30	18	6	6	71	28	2.54	42
4	West Ham United	30	17	6	7	45	28	1.61	40
5	Reading	30	16	7	7	57	24	2.38	39
6	Millwall Athletic	30	13	6	11	46	31	1.48	32
7	Luton Town	30	11	10	9	31	36	0.86	32
8	Kettering	30	12	5	13	44	39	1.13	29
9	Bristol Rovers	30	12	5	13	43	39	1.1	29
10	New Brompton	30	10	7	13	39	38	1.03	27
11	Northampton Town	30	11	5	14	53	65	0.82	27
12	Queens Park Rangers	30	9	6	15	34	55	0.62	24
13	Watford	30	9	4	17	36	58	0.62	22
14	Wellingborough	30	9	3	18	34	72	0.47	21
15	Brentford	30	7	6	17	34	61	0.56	20	Relegation test matches
16	Swindon Town	30	2	3	25	17	92	0.18	7	Relegation test matches

^{1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season.}

^{2 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
Season	1901–02
Champions	Fulham
Promoted	none
Relegated	West Hampstead (resigned) Shepherds Bush (resigned) Maidenhead (resigned)
Matches played	72
Goals scored	315 (4.38 per match)
← 1900–01 1902–03 →

A total of nine teams contest the division, including 7 sides from previous season and two new teams.

Newly elected teams:

Brighton & Hove Albion
West Hampstead.

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv¹	Pts²	Notes
1	Fulham	16	13	0	3	51	19	2.68	26	Promotion test matches
2	Grays United	16	12	1	3	49	14	3.5	25	Promotion test matches
3	Brighton & Hove Albion	16	11	0	5	34	17	2	22
4	Wycombe Wanderers	16	7	3	6	36	30	1.2	17
5	West Hampstead	16	6	4	6	39	29	1.34	16	Left league at end of season
6	Shepherds Bush	16	6	1	9	31	31	1	13	Left league at end of season
7	Southall	16	5	2	9	28	52	0.54	12
8	Maidenhead	16	3	1	12	23	59	0.39	7	Left league at end of season
9	Chesham Town	16	2	2	12	24	64	0.38	6

^{1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season.}

^{2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.}

Promotion-relegation test matches

At the end of the season, test matches were held between the bottom two clubs in Division One and the top two clubs in Division Two. Swindon Town beat Fulham 3–0 to maintain their place in Division One. The other match between Brentford and Grays United ended in a 1–1 draw, but for a second successive season Grays were refused promotion after refusing to play extra time.^[1]

Division One clubs v Division Two clubs

Division One clubs	v	Division Two clubs

Swindon Town v Fulham

30 April 1902

Swindon Town	3 – 0	Fulham

Elm Park, Reading

Brentford v Grays United

28 April 1902

Brentford	1 – 1	Grays United

Memorial Grounds, West Ham

References

↑ Grays United at the Football Club History Database

External links

Southern League

Premier Division	Bedworth United Bideford Biggleswade Town Cambridge City Chesham United Chippenham Town Cirencester Town Dorchester Town Dunstable Town Frome Town Histon Hitchin Town Hungerford Town Kettering Town King's Lynn Town Leamington Merthyr Town Paulton Rovers Poole Town Redditch United Slough Town St Neots Town Stratford Town Weymouth

Division One Central	AFC Rushden & Diamonds Arlesey Town Aylesbury Aylesbury United Barton Rovers Beaconsfield SYCOB Bedford Town Chalfont St. Peter Egham Town Fleet Town Godalming Town Hanwell Town Kings Langley Leighton Town North Greenford United Northwood Petersfield Town Potters Bar Town Royston Town St Ives Town Uxbridge Ware

Division One South & West	AFC Totton Banbury United Bashley Bishop's Cleeve Bridgwater Town Burnham Cinderford Town Didcot Town Evesham United Larkhall Athletic Mangotsfield United Marlow North Leigh Shortwood United Slimbridge Swindon Supermarine Taunton Town Tiverton Town Wantage Town Wimborne Town Winchester City Yate Town

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