1963–64 Southern Football League

The 1963–64 season was the 61st in the history of the Southern League.

Premier Division

Southern Football League
Premier Division
Season	1963–64
Champions	Yeovil Town
Promoted	None
Relegated	Hereford United Hinckley Athletic Kettering Town Merthyr Tydfil
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1574 (3.41 per match)
← 1962–63 1964–65 →

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAvg	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Yeovil Town !Yeovil Town (C)	42	29	5	8	93	36	2.583	63
2	Chelmsford City !Chelmsford City	42	26	7	9	99	55	1.8	59
3	Bath City !Bath City	42	24	9	9	88	51	1.725	57
4	Guildford City !Guildford City	42	21	9	12	90	55	1.636	51
5	Romford !Romford	42	20	9	13	71	58	1.224	49
6	Hastings United !Hastings United	42	20	8	14	75	61	1.23	48
7	Weymouth !Weymouth	42	20	7	15	65	53	1.226	47
8	Bedford Town !Bedford Town	42	19	9	14	71	68	1.044	47
9	Cambridge United !Cambridge United	42	17	9	16	92	77	1.195	43
10	Cambridge City !Cambridge City	42	17	9	16	76	70	1.086	43
11	Wisbech Town !Wisbech Town	42	17	8	17	64	68	0.941	42
12	Bexley United !Bexley United	42	16	10	16	70	77	0.909	42
13	Dartford !Dartford	42	16	8	18	56	71	0.789	40
14	Worcester City !Worcester City	42	12	15	15	70	74	0.946	39
15	Nuneaton Borough !Nuneaton Borough	42	15	8	19	58	61	0.951	38
16	Rugby Town !Rugby Town	42	15	8	19	68	86	0.791	38
17	Margate !Margate	42	12	13	17	68	81	0.84	37
18	Wellington Town !Wellington Town	42	12	9	21	73	85	0.859	33
19	Merthyr Tydfil !Merthyr Tydfil (R)	42	12	8	22	69	108	0.639	32	Relegation to 1964–65 SFL Division One
20	Hereford United !Hereford United (R)	42	12	7	23	58	86	0.674	31
21	Kettering Town !Kettering Town (R)	42	10	5	27	49	89	0.551	25
22	Hinckley Athletic !Hinckley Athletic (R)	42	7	6	29	51	104	0.49	20

Updated to games played on 29 Apr 1964.
Source:
^{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.}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Football League elections

Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 13 non-League clubs applied for election, including seven Southern League clubs. All four League clubs were re-elected.^[1]

Club	League	Votes
York City	Football League	48
Southport	Football League	45
Barrow	Football League	42
Hartlepools United	Football League	36
Wigan Athletic	Cheshire League	5
Gateshead	Northern League	4
Romford	Southern League	4
Yeovil Town	Southern League	3
South Shields	North Eastern League	3
New Brighton	Lancashire Combination	2
Guildford City	Southern League	2
Gloucester City	Southern League	1
Morecambe	Lancashire Combination	1
Weymouth	Southern League	1
Bexley United	Southern League	0
Poole Town	Southern League	0
Scarborough	Midland League	0

Division One

Southern Football League
Division One
Season	1963–64
Champions	Folkestone Town
Promoted	Cheltenham Town Folkestone Town King's Lynn Tonbridge
Relegated	Clacton Town
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1585 (3.43 per match)
← 1962–63 1964–65 →

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAvg	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Folkestone Town !Folkestone Town (C) (P)	42	28	7	7	82	38	2.158	63	Promotion to 1964–65 Southern League Premier Division
2	King's Lynn !King's Lynn (P)	42	28	5	9	94	44	2.136	61
3	Cheltenham Town !Cheltenham Town (P)	42	25	10	7	92	49	1.878	60
4	Tonbridge !Tonbridge (P)	42	24	11	7	98	54	1.815	59
5	Corby Town !Corby Town	42	24	7	11	114	56	2.036	55
6	Stevenage Town !Stevenage Town	42	21	6	15	70	59	1.186	48
7	Ashford Town !Ashford Town	42	19	9	14	73	57	1.281	47
8	Burton Albion !Burton Albion	42	19	8	15	76	70	1.086	46
9	Poole Town !Poole Town	42	17	11	14	75	61	1.23	45
10	Dover !Dover	42	18	9	15	86	75	1.147	45
11	Canterbury City !Canterbury City	42	16	12	14	66	66	1	44
12	Crawley Town !Crawley Town	42	20	2	20	81	71	1.141	42
13	Trowbridge Town !Trowbridge Town	42	16	9	17	71	78	0.91	41
14	Clacton Town !Clacton Town (R)	42	19	1	22	76	88	0.864	39	Relegation to Eastern Counties League
15	Gloucester City !Gloucester City	42	17	4	21	88	89	0.989	38
16	Yiewsley !Yiewsley	42	15	8	19	63	77	0.818	38
17	Sittingbourne !Sittingbourne	42	15	8	19	52	70	0.743	38
18	Ramsgate Athletic !Ramsgate Athletic	42	13	9	20	57	55	1.036	35
19	Tunbridge Wells Rangers !Tunbridge Wells Rangers	42	10	8	24	47	89	0.528	28
20	Gravesend & Northfleet !Gravesend & Northfleet	42	7	9	26	43	96	0.448	23
21	Deal Town !Deal Town	42	5	7	30	48	106	0.453	17
22	Barry Town !Barry Town	42	3	6	33	33	137	0.241	12

References

RSSF – Southern Football League archive

↑ A history of admission to the Football League

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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FA competitions

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Club seasons

First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Burnley Chelsea Everton Fulham Ipswich Town Leicester City Liverpool Manchester United Nottingham Forest Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Stoke City Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Bury Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Derby County Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Leeds United Leyton Orient Manchester City Middlesbrough Newcastle United Northampton Town Norwich City Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Preston North End Rotherham United Scunthorpe United Southampton Sunderland Swindon Town Swansea Town

Third Division	Barnsley Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Colchester United Coventry City Crewe Alexandra Crystal Palace Hull City Luton Town Mansfield Town Millwall Notts County Oldham Athletic Port Vale Peterborough United Queens Park Rangers Reading Southend United Stockport County Walsall Wrexham York City

Fourth Division	Accrington Stanley Aldershot Barrow Bournemouth Bradford City Bradford Park Avenue Brighton & Hove Albion Carlisle United Chester Chesterfield Darlington Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Gillingham Halifax Town Hartlepools United Lincoln City Newport County Rochdale Shrewsbury Town Southport Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Watford Workington

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