1924–25 Southern Football League
The 1924–25 season was the 27th in the history of the Southern League. As in the previous season, the league was split into Eastern and Western Divisions.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html England – Southern League Final Tables] RSSSF Southampton II won the Eastern Division and Swansea Town II won the Western Division. Southampton were declared Southern League champions after defeating Swansea 2–1 in a championship play-off.{{fchd|id=SOUTHAM2|name=Southampton Reserves}}
Mid Rhondda United, who finished fifth in the Western Division, were the only club to apply to join the Football League, but were unsuccessful in the vote.[http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; A history of admission to the Football League] Seven clubs left the league at the end of the season.
Eastern Division
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Southern Football League Eastern Division
|season= 1924–25
|winners= Southampton II (1 title)
|promoted= none
|relegated= Northampton Town II (resigned)
|matches= 272
|total goals= 915
|league topscorer=
|biggest home win=
|biggest away win=
|highest attendance =
|prevseason= 1923–24
|nextseason= 1925–26
}}
A total of 16 teams contest the division, including 15 sides from previous season and one new team.
Newly elected teams:
|section=Eastern Division
|res_col_header=Result
|show_limit=5
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=SHA|name_SHA=Southampton II
|team2=KET|name_KET=Kettering Town
|team3=BHA|name_BHA=Brighton & Hove Albion II
|team4=MIL|name_MIL=Millwall II
|team5=PFU|name_PFU=Peterborough & Fletton United
|team6=BOU|name_BOU=Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic II
|team7=LEI|name_LEI=Leicester City II
|team8=POR|name_POR=Portsmouth II
|team9=FOL|name_FOL=Folkestone
|team10=NRW|name_NRW=Norwich City II
|team11=COV|name_COV=Coventry City II
|team12=LUT|name_LUT=Luton Town II
|team13=NHA|name_NHA=Northampton Town II
|team14=WAT|name_WAT=Watford II
|team15=NUN|name_NUN=Nuneaton Town
|team16=REA|name_REA=Reading II
|team17=GUI|name_GUI=Guildford United
|win_SHA=17|draw_SHA=10|loss_SHA=5|gf_SHA=65|ga_SHA=30
|win_KET=17|draw_KET=6|loss_KET=9|gf_KET=67|ga_KET=39
|win_BHA=15|draw_BHA=10|loss_BHA=7|gf_BHA=68|ga_BHA=42
|win_MIL=15|draw_MIL=10|loss_MIL=7|gf_MIL=65|ga_MIL=48
|win_PFU=15|draw_PFU=9|loss_PFU=8|gf_PFU=56|ga_PFU=29
|win_BOU=15|draw_BOU=9|loss_BOU=8|gf_BOU=66|ga_BOU=48
|win_LEI=15|draw_LEI=7|loss_LEI=10|gf_LEI=61|ga_LEI=45
|win_POR=15|draw_POR=7|loss_POR=10|gf_POR=51|ga_POR=40
|win_FOL=13|draw_FOL=11|loss_FOL=8|gf_FOL=55|ga_FOL=46
|win_NRW=13|draw_NRW=8|loss_NRW=11|gf_NRW=65|ga_NRW=58
|win_COV=12|draw_COV=9|loss_COV=11|gf_COV=51|ga_COV=41
|win_LUT=15|draw_LUT=2|loss_LUT=15|gf_LUT=48|ga_LUT=63
|win_NHA=10|draw_NHA=5|loss_NHA=17|gf_NHA=38|ga_NHA=59
|win_WAT=7|draw_WAT=7|loss_WAT=18|gf_WAT=44|ga_WAT=71
|win_NUN=8|draw_NUN=2|loss_NUN=22|gf_NUN=37|ga_NUN=62
|win_REA=8|draw_REA=1|loss_REA=23|gf_REA=38|ga_REA=87
|win_GUI=4|draw_GUI=3|loss_GUI=25|gf_GUI=40|ga_GUI=107
|col_LL=#ffcccc|text_LL=Left league at end of season
|result13=LL
|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.
}}
Western Division
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Southern Football League Western Division
|season= 1924–25
|winners= Swansea Town II
|promoted= none
|relegated= Swansea Town II (resigned)
Bridgend Town (resigned)
Cardiff City II (resigned)
Newport County II (resigned)
Llanelly (resigned)
Aberaman Athletic (resigned)
|matches= 380
|total goals= 1169
|league topscorer=
|biggest home win=
|biggest away win=
|highest attendance =
|prevseason= 1923–24
|nextseason= 1925–26
}}
A total of 20 teams contest the division, including 18 sides from previous season and two new teams.
Newly elected teams:
|section=Western Division
|res_col_header=Result
|show_limit=5
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=SWA|name_SWA=Swansea Town II
|team2=PLY|name_PLY=Plymouth Argyle II
|team3=PON|name_PON=Pontypridd
|team4=BRG|name_BRG=Bridgend Town
|team5=MID|name_MID=Mid Rhondda United
|team6=WEY|name_WEY=Weymouth
|team7=CAR|name_CAR=Cardiff City II
|team8=NEW|name_NEW=Newport County II
|team9=SWI|name_SWI=Swindon Town II
|team10=BRC|name_BRC=Bristol City II
|team11=YEO|name_YEO=Yeovil & Petters United
|team12=EXE|name_EXE=Exeter City II
|team13=TAU|name_TAU=Taunton United
|team14=BRR|name_BRR=Bristol Rovers II
|team15=TOR|name_TOR=Torquay United
|team16=LLA|name_LLA=Llanelly
|team17=EBB|name_EBB=Ebbw Vale
|team18=BAT|name_BAT=Bath City
|team19=BAR|name_BAR=Barry
|team20=ABM|name_ABM=Aberaman Athletic
|win_SWA=25|draw_SWA=4|loss_SWA=9|gf_SWA=73|ga_SWA=26
|win_PLY=22|draw_PLY=10|loss_PLY=6|gf_PLY=97|ga_PLY=35
|win_PON=24|draw_PON=4|loss_PON=10|gf_PON=81|ga_PON=39
|win_BRG=20|draw_BRG=11|loss_BRG=7|gf_BRG=74|ga_BRG=52
|win_MID=21|draw_MID=6|loss_MID=11|gf_MID=79|ga_MID=48
|win_WEY=21|draw_WEY=4|loss_WEY=13|gf_WEY=77|ga_WEY=50
|win_CAR=18|draw_CAR=6|loss_CAR=14|gf_CAR=56|ga_CAR=44
|win_NEW=17|draw_NEW=8|loss_NEW=13|gf_NEW=71|ga_NEW=60
|win_SWI=17|draw_SWI=8|loss_SWI=13|gf_SWI=48|ga_SWI=46
|win_BRC=18|draw_BRC=5|loss_BRC=15|gf_BRC=51|ga_BRC=43
|win_YEO=15|draw_YEO=10|loss_YEO=13|gf_YEO=49|ga_YEO=50
|win_EXE=16|draw_EXE=6|loss_EXE=16|gf_EXE=78|ga_EXE=55
|win_TAU=15|draw_TAU=6|loss_TAU=17|gf_TAU=55|ga_TAU=51
|win_BRR=13|draw_BRR=6|loss_BRR=19|gf_BRR=45|ga_BRR=50
|win_TOR=9|draw_TOR=11|loss_TOR=18|gf_TOR=41|ga_TOR=73
|win_LLA=6|draw_LLA=12|loss_LLA=20|gf_LLA=49|ga_LLA=94
|win_EBB=9|draw_EBB=6|loss_EBB=23|gf_EBB=40|ga_EBB=91
|win_BAT=8|draw_BAT=8|loss_BAT=22|gf_BAT=28|ga_BAT=85
|win_BAR=8|draw_BAR=6|loss_BAR=24|gf_BAR=38|ga_BAR=82
|win_ABM=6|draw_ABM=7|loss_ABM=25|gf_ABM=39|ga_ABM=95
|col_LL=#ffcccc|text_LL=Left league at end of season
|result1=LL|result4=LL|result7=LL|result8=LL|result16=LL|result20=LL
|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.
}}
Football League election
Mid-Rhondda United were the only non-League club to enter the elections for a place in the Football League Third Division South. However, they received no votes and both League clubs were re-elected.
| class=wikitable style=text-align:left
!Club !League !Votes | ||
| bgcolor=ccffcc | Football League Third Division South | align=right|44 |
| bgcolor=ccffcc | Football League Third Division South | align=right|44 |
| Mid-Rhondda United | Southern League | align=right|0 |
References
{{reflist}}
{{Southern Football League seasons}}
{{1924–25 in English football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Southern Football League, 1924-25}}