:1963–64 Southern Football League

The 1963–64 Southern Football League season was the 61st in the history of the league, an English football competition.

Yeovil Town won the championship, whilst Cheltenham Town, Folkestone Town, King's Lynn, and Tonbridge were all promoted to the Premier Division. Seven Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, promoted from Division One:

Also, Bexleyheath & Welling changed name to Bexley United.

=League table=

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= Southern Football League
Premier Division

|season=1963–64

|winners= Yeovil Town

|relegated= Hereford United
Hinckley Athletic
Kettering Town
Merthyr Tydfil

|matches= 462

|total goals= 1574

|prevseason= 1962–63

|nextseason= 1964–65

}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=PR

|use_goal_ratio=y

|winpoints=2

|section=Premier Division

|team1=YEO|name_YEO=Yeovil Town

|team2=CHE|name_CHE=Chelmsford City

|team3=BAT|name_BAT=Bath City

|team4=GUI|name_GUI=Guildford City

|team5=ROM|name_ROM=Romford

|team6=HAS|name_HAS=Hastings United

|team7=WEY|name_WEY=Weymouth

|team8=BED|name_BED=Bedford Town

|team9=CMU|name_CMU=Cambridge United

|team10=CMC|name_CMC=Cambridge City

|team11=WIS|name_WIS=Wisbech Town

|team12=BEX|name_BEX=Bexley United

|team13=DAR|name_DAR=Dartford

|team14=WOR|name_WOR=Worcester City

|team15=NUN|name_NUN=Nuneaton Borough

|team16=RUG|name_RUG=Rugby Town

|team17=MAR|name_MAR=Margate

|team18=WEL|name_WEL=Wellington Town

|team19=MER|name_MER=Merthyr Tydfil

|team20=HER|name_HER=Hereford United

|team21=KET|name_KET=Kettering Town

|team22=HIN|name_HIN=Hinckley Athletic

|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegated to Division One

|result19=R|result20=R|result21=R|result22=R

|update=complete

|source=[http://fchd.info/lghist/south1964.htm fchd.com] [https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html rsssf.com]

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal ratio.

}}

Division One

Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:

Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
Clacton Town
Gravesend & Northfleet
Poole Town

Plus:
Crawley Town, joined from the Metropolitan League
Deal Town, joined from the Aetolian League
Stevenage Town, joined from the Delphian League

Also, Tunbridge Wells United changed name to Tunbridge Wells Rangers.

At the end of the season, Yiewsley changed name to Hillingdon Borough, while Clacton Town switched to the Eastern Football League.

=League table=

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= Southern Football League
Division One

|season=1963–64

|winners= Folkestone Town

|promoted= Cheltenham Town
Folkestone Town
King's Lynn
Tonbridge

|matches= 462

|total goals= 1585

|prevseason= 1962–63

|nextseason= 1964–65

}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=PR

|use_goal_ratio=y

|winpoints=2

|section=Division One

|team1=FOL|name_FOL=Folkestone Town

|team2=KIN|name_KIN=King's Lynn

|team3=CHE|name_CHE=Cheltenham Town

|team4=TON|name_TON=Tonbridge

|team5=COR|name_COR=Corby Town

|team6=STE|name_STE=Stevenage Town

|team7=ASH|name_ASH=Ashford Town (Kent)

|team8=BUR|name_BUR=Burton Albion

|team9=POO|name_POO=Poole Town

|team10=DOV|name_DOV=Dover

|team11=CAN|name_CAN=Canterbury City

|team12=RAW|name_RAW=Crawley Town

|team13=TRO|name_TRO=Trowbridge Town

|team14=CLA|name_CLA=Clacton Town

|team15=GLO|name_GLO=Gloucester City

|team16=YIE|name_YIE=Yiewsley

|team17=SIT|name_SIT=Sittingbourne

|team18=RAM|name_RAM=Ramsgate Athletic

|team19=TUN|name_TUN=Tunbridge Wells Rangers

|team20=GRA|name_GRA=Gravesend & Northfleet

|team21=DEA|name_DEA=Deal Town

|team22=BAR|name_BAR=Barry Town

|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promoted to the Premier Division

|result1=P|result2=P|result3=P|result4=P

|col_RES=#FFCCCC|text_RES=Resigned to the Eastern Football League

|result14=RES

|update=complete

|source=[http://fchd.info/lghist/south1964.htm fchd.com] [https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html rsssf.com]

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal ratio.

}}

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.[http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; A history of admission to the Football League]

class=wikitable style=text-align:left !Club !League !Votes
bgcolor=ccffcc \|York City	Football League	align=right\|48
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Southport	Football League	align=right\|45
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Barrow	Football League	align=right\|42
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Hartlepools United	Football League	align=right\|36
Wigan Athletic	Cheshire League	align=right\|5
Gateshead	Northern League	align=right\|4
Romford	Southern League	align=right\|4
Yeovil Town	Southern League	align=right\|3
South Shields	North Eastern League	align=right\|3
New Brighton	Lancashire Combination	align=right\|2
Guildford City	Southern League	align=right\|2
Gloucester City	Southern League	align=right\|1
Morecambe	Lancashire Combination	align=right\|1
Weymouth	Southern League	align=right\|1
Bexley United	Southern League	align=right\|0
Poole Town	Southern League	align=right\|0
Scarborough	Midland League	align=right\|0

References

[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html RSSF – Southern Football League archive]

Category:Southern Football League seasons