1959–60 Southern Football League

The 1959–60 Southern Football League season saw the league split into a Premier Division and Division One, the first time the league had had two hierarchical divisions since 1919–20. Bath City won the championship, whilst Clacton Town, Romford, Folkestone Town and Guildford City were all promoted to the Premier Division.[1] Eleven Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.

Final tables

Premier Division

PosClubPWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Notes
1Bath City423237116502.3267
2Headington United422381178611.2854Changed name to Oxford United at end of season
3Weymouth422291193691.3553
4Cheltenham Town422161582681.2148
5Cambridge City4218111381721.1347
6Chelmsford City421971690701.2945
7Bedford Town422131897851.1445
8King's Lynn4217111489781.1445
9Boston United4217101583801.0444
10Wisbech Town4217101581840.9644
11Yeovil Town421781781731.1142
12Hereford United4215121570740.9542
13Tonbridge421681879731.0840
14Hastings United421681863770.8240
15Wellington Town4213111863780.8137
16Dartford421572064820.7837
17Gravesend & Northfleet421482069840.8236
18Worcester City4213101972890.8036
19Nuneaton Borough4211112064780.8233Relegated to Division One
20Barry Town4214523781030.7533
21Poole Town421082469960.7128
22Kettering Town429102360900.6628

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

Eleven Southern League clubs (including Guildford City and Romford from Division One) applied for election to the Football League. Although none were successful, Peterborough United were elected at the expense of Gateshead.[2]

Club League Votes
Oldham AthleticFootball League39
Peterborough UnitedMidland League35
Hartlepools UnitedFootball League34
SouthportFootball League29
GatesheadFootball League18
Headington UnitedSouthern League10
Chelmsford CitySouthern League3
Bedford TownSouthern League2
Cambridge CitySouthern League2
Guildford CitySouthern League2
New BrightonLancashire Combination2
RomfordSouthern League2
ScarboroughMidland League2
Worcester CitySouthern League2
Ellesmere Port TownCheshire League1
Kettering TownSouthern League1
MorecambeLancashire Combination1
South ShieldsMidland League1
Hereford UnitedSouthern League0
King's LynnSouthern League0
Yeovil TownSouthern League0

Division One

Division One featured ten new clubs:

PosClubPWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Notes
1Clacton Town4227510106691.5459Promoted to the Premier Division
2Romford4221111065401.6253
3Folkestone Town422351493711.3151
4Exeter City II422331685621.3749Left league at end of season
5Guildford City421991479561.4147Promoted to the Premier Division
6Sittingbourne422071566561.1847
7Margate422061688771.1446
8Trowbridge Town421891589781.1445
9Cambridge United421891571720.9945
10Yiewsley4216111583711.1743
11Bexleyheath & Welling4216111585771.143
12Merthyr Tydfil4216101663650.9742
13Ramsgate Athletic421681884850.9940
14Ashford Town4214121661700.8740
15Tunbridge Wells United421752077741.0439
16Hinckley Athletic421482062750.8336
17Gloucester City421392056840.6635
18Dover421462259850.6934
19Kidderminster Harriers421462259970.6034Dropped into Birmingham & DL at end of season
20Corby Town421532475910.8233
21Burton Albion4211102152790.6532
22Rugby Town4210112167910.7331

References

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