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1909–10 Southern Football League#Division One

The 1909–10 season was the 16th in the history of Southern Football League. Brighton & Hove Albion won Division One for the first time, Stoke and Hastings & St Leonards finished top of the Division Two groups, though they were not promoted to Division One.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html England - Southern League Final Tables] RSSSF Stoke were the only club to apply for election to the Football League, but were unsuccessful.

Division One

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= Southern Football League Division One

|season= 1909–10

|winners= Brighton & Hove Albion (1st title)

|promoted= none

|relegated= Croydon Common
Reading

|matches= 462

|total goals= 1362

|league topscorer=

|biggest home win=

|biggest away win=

|highest attendance =

|prevseason= 1908–09

|nextseason= 1910–11

}}

A total of 22 teams contest the division, including 21 sides from previous season and one new team.

Team promoted from 1908–09 Division Two:

  • Croydon Common

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

|section=Division One

|res_col_header=R

|show_limit=5

|winpoints=2

|use_goal_ratio=y

|team1=BHA|name_BHA=Brighton & Hove Albion

|team2=SWI|name_SWI=Swindon Town

|team3=QPR|name_QPR=Queens Park Rangers

|team4=NHP|name_NHP=Northampton Town

|team5=SHP|name_SHP=Southampton

|team6=POR|name_POR=Portsmouth

|team7=CRY|name_CRY=Crystal Palace

|team8=COV|name_COV=Coventry City

|team9=WHU|name_WHU=West Ham United

|team10=LEY|name_LEY=Leyton

|team11=PLY|name_PLY=Plymouth Argyle

|team12=GIL|name_GIL=New Brompton

|team13=BRI|name_BRI=Bristol Rovers

|team14=BRE|name_BRE=Brentford

|team15=LUT|name_LUT=Luton Town

|team16=MIL|name_MIL=Millwall

|team17=NOR|name_NOR=Norwich City

|team18=EXE|name_EXE=Exeter City

|team19=WAT|name_WAT=Watford

|team20=STE|name_STE=Southend United

|team21=CRO|name_CRO=Croydon Common

|team22=REA|name_REA=Reading

|win_BHA=23|draw_BHA=13|loss_BHA=6|gf_BHA=69|ga_BHA=28

|win_SWI=22|draw_SWI=10|loss_SWI=10|gf_SWI=92|ga_SWI=46

|win_QPR=19|draw_QPR=13|loss_QPR=10|gf_QPR=56|ga_QPR=47

|win_NHP=22|draw_NHP=4|loss_NHP=16|gf_NHP=90|ga_NHP=44

|win_SHP=16|draw_SHP=16|loss_SHP=10|gf_SHP=64|ga_SHP=55

|win_POR=20|draw_POR=7|loss_POR=15|gf_POR=70|ga_POR=63

|win_CRY=20|draw_CRY=6|loss_CRY=16|gf_CRY=69|ga_CRY=50

|win_COV=19|draw_COV=8|loss_COV=15|gf_COV=71|ga_COV=60

|win_WHU=15|draw_WHU=15|loss_WHU=12|gf_WHU=69|ga_WHU=56

|win_LEY=16|draw_LEY=11|loss_LEY=15|gf_LEY=60|ga_LEY=46

|win_PLY=16|draw_PLY=11|loss_PLY=15|gf_PLY=61|ga_PLY=54

|win_GIL=19|draw_GIL=5|loss_GIL=18|gf_GIL=76|ga_GIL=74

|win_BRI=16|draw_BRI=10|loss_BRI=16|gf_BRI=37|ga_BRI=48

|win_BRE=16|draw_BRE=9|loss_BRE=17|gf_BRE=50|ga_BRE=58

|win_LUT=15|draw_LUT=11|loss_LUT=16|gf_LUT=72|ga_LUT=92

|win_MIL=15|draw_MIL=7|loss_MIL=20|gf_MIL=45|ga_MIL=59

|win_NOR=13|draw_NOR=9|loss_NOR=20|gf_NOR=59|ga_NOR=78

|win_EXE=14|draw_EXE=6|loss_EXE=22|gf_EXE=60|ga_EXE=69

|win_WAT=10|draw_WAT=13|loss_WAT=19|gf_WAT=51|ga_WAT=76

|win_STE=12|draw_STE=9|loss_STE=21|gf_STE=51|ga_STE=90

|win_CRO=13|draw_CRO=5|loss_CRO=24|gf_CRO=52|ga_CRO=96

|win_REA=7|draw_REA=10|loss_REA=25|gf_REA=38|ga_REA=73

|col_R=#ffcccc|text_R=Relegated to Division Two

|result21=R|result22=R

|update=complete|source=

|class_rules=The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

}}

Division Two A

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= Southern Football League Division Two A

|season= 1909–10

|winners= Stoke

|promoted= none

|relegated= Burton United (resigned)

|matches= 30

|total goals= 102

|league topscorer=

|biggest home win=

|biggest away win=

|highest attendance =

|prevseason= 1908–09

|nextseason= 1910–11

}}

All the clubs in the new Division Two A were new to the Southern League, except Salisbury City who had participated in the league since 1906.

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

|section=Division Two A

|res_col_header=Q

|show_limit=5

|winpoints=2

|use_goal_ratio=y

|team1=STK|name_STK=Stoke

|team2=TON|name_TON=Ton Pentre

|team3=MER|name_MER=Merthyr Town

|team4=SAL|name_SAL=Salisbury City

|team5=BUR|name_BUR=Burton United

|team6=ABE|name_ABE=Aberdare

|win_STK=10|draw_STK=0|loss_STK=0|gf_STK=48|ga_STK=9

|win_TON=4|draw_TON=2|loss_TON=4|gf_TON=17|ga_TON=21

|win_MER=4|draw_MER=1|loss_MER=4|gf_MER=16|ga_MER=21

|win_SAL=2|draw_SAL=1|loss_SAL=5|gf_SAL=7|ga_SAL=18

|win_BUR=2|draw_BUR=0|loss_BUR=4|gf_BUR=8|ga_BUR=21

|win_ABE=1|draw_ABE=0|loss_ABE=6|gf_ABE=6|ga_ABE=11

|col_LEFT=#ffcccc|text_LEFT=Left league at end of season

|result5=LEFT

|class_rules=The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Note: Number of goals for and/or against is inaccurate.

|update=complete|source=

}}

Division Two B

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= Southern Football League Division Two B

|season= 1909–10

|winners= Hastings & St Leonards

|promoted= none

|relegated= Hastings & St Leonards (resigned)
Peterborough City (resigned)
South Farnborough Athletic (resigned)
Romford (resigned)

|matches= 30

|total goals= 133

|league topscorer=

|biggest home win=

|biggest away win=

|highest attendance =

|prevseason= 1908–09

|nextseason= 1910–11

}}

A total of six teams contest the division, including 3 sides from previous season Division Two and three new teams, all of them are newly elected teams.

Newly elected teams:

  • Kettering
  • Peterborough City
  • Romford

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

|section=Division Two B

|res_col_header=Q

|show_limit=5

|winpoints=2

|use_goal_ratio=y

|team1=HSL|name_HSL=Hastings & St Leonards

|team2=KET|name_KET=Kettering

|team3=CHE|name_CHE=Chesham Town

|team4=PET|name_PET=Peterborough City

|team5=SFA|name_SFA=South Farnborough Athletic

|team6=ROM|name_ROM=Romford

|win_HSL=6|draw_HSL=3|loss_HSL=0|gf_HSL=26|ga_HSL=11

|win_KET=6|draw_KET=0|loss_KET=4|gf_KET=34|ga_KET=19

|win_CHE=5|draw_CHE=2|loss_CHE=3|gf_CHE=25|ga_CHE=25

|win_PET=4|draw_PET=2|loss_PET=4|gf_PET=16|ga_PET=23

|win_SFA=4|draw_SFA=1|loss_SFA=5|gf_SFA=23|ga_SFA=19

|win_ROM=0|draw_ROM=0|loss_ROM=9|gf_ROM=7|ga_ROM=33

|col_LEFT=#ffcccc|text_LEFT=Left league at end of season

|result1=LEFT|result4=LEFT|result5=LEFT|result6=LEFT

|class_rules=The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Note: Number of goals for and/or against is inaccurate.

|update=complete|source=

}}

Football League elections

Stoke were the only Southern League club to apply for election to the Football League, but received only three votes.[http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; A history of admission to the Football League]

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!Club!!League!!Votes

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|Birmingham

Football Leaguealign=right|30
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|Huddersfield Town

Midland Leaguealign=right|26
Grimsby TownFootball Leaguealign=right|12
Chesterfield TownMidland Leaguealign=right|6
StokeSouthern Leaguealign=right|3
Hartlepools UnitedNorth Eastern Leaguealign=right|2

References

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{{Southern Football League seasons}}

{{1909–10 in English football}}

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Category:1909–10 in English association football leagues

Category:1909–10 in Welsh football