1957–58 Southern Football League

The 1957–58 Southern Football League season saw Gravesend & Northfleet win the championship.[1] Six Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.

The following season the league split into two divisions, a North-West Division and a South-East Division, with thirteen new clubs elected to make up the numbers.

Final table

After Llanelly left the league at the end of the previous season, Poole Town were elected from the Western League to replace them.

PosClubPWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2
1Gravesend & Northfleet4227510109711.5459
2Bedford Town4225710112641.7557
3Chelmsford City42249993571.6357
4Weymouth422551290611.4855
5Worcester City422371295591.6153
6Cheltenham Town42211011115661.7452
7Hereford United422161579561.4148
8Kettering Town421891599761.345
9Headington United421871790831.0843
10Poole Town421791682811.0143
11Hastings United4213151478771.0141
12Gloucester City42177187070141
13Yeovil Town421691770840.8341
14Dartford421491966920.7237
15Lovells Athletic421562160830.7236
16Bath City421392065641.0235
17Guildford City4212102058920.6334
18Tonbridge4213722771000.7733
19Exeter City II421282260940.6332
20Barry Town4211922721010.7131
21Kidderminster Harriers42101022601010.5930
22Merthyr Tydfil429330691370.5021

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

Six 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
MillwallFootball League46
Exeter CityFootball League43
SouthportFootball League41
Crewe AlexandraFootball League35
Peterborough UnitedMidland League15
Wigan AthleticLancashire Combination4
Hereford UnitedSouthern League3
Bedford TownSouthern League2
Headington UnitedSouthern League2
King's LynnMidland League2
Kettering TownSouthern League1
Burton AlbionBirmingham & District League0
Gloucester CitySouthern League0
MorecambeLancashire Combination0
South ShieldsNorth Eastern League0
Yeovil TownSouthern League0

References

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