1954–55 Southern Football League

The 1954–55 Southern Football League season saw Yeovil Town win the championship.[1] Four Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.

Final table

The league featured no new clubs for this season.

PosClubPWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2
1Yeovil Town4223910105661.5955
2Weymouth4224711105841.2555
3Hastings United422191294601.5751
4Cheltenham Town422181385721.1850
5Guildford City422081472591.2248
6Worcester City4219101380731.148
7Barry Town4216151182870.9447
8Gloucester City4216131366541.2245
9Bath City421891573800.9145
10Headington United421871782621.3243
11Kidderminster Harriers421871784860.9843
12Merthyr Tydfil421781797941.0342
13Exeter City II421941967780.8642
14Lovells Athletic4215111671681.0441
15Kettering Town4215111670691.0141
16Hereford United421752091721.2639
17Llanelly421671978810.9639
18Bedford Town4216323751030.7235
19Tonbridge421182368910.7430
20Dartford429122155760.7230
21Chelmsford City4211625731110.6528
22Gravesend & Northfleet42992462970.6327

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.

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.[2]

Club League Votes
Grimsby TownFootball League49
ChesterFootball League47
Colchester UnitedFootball League44
WalsallFootball League33
Peterborough UnitedMidland League16
Worcester CitySouthern League3
Headington UnitedSouthern League2
Wigan AthleticLancashire Combination2
Bedford TownSouthern League0
Burton AlbionBirmingham & District League0
NelsonLancashire Combination0
North ShieldsNorth Eastern League0
Yeovil TownSouthern League0

References

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