1925–26 Southern Football League
The 1925–26 season was the 28th in the history of the Southern League. The league consisted of Eastern and Western Divisions.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html England – Southern League Final Tables] RSSSF Millwall II won the Eastern Division and Plymouth Argyle II won the Western Division. Plymouth were declared Southern League champions after defeating Millwall 1–0 in a championship play-off.{{fchd|id=PLYMOUA2|name=Plymouth Argyle Reserves}}
No clubs from the Southern League applied to join the Football League,[http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3506; A history of admission to the Football League] whilst four clubs left the league at the end of the season.
Eastern Division
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Southern Football League Eastern Division
|season= 1925–26
|winners= Millwall II
|promoted= none
|relegated= Fulham II (resigned)
Coventry City II (resigned)
Nuneaton Town (resigned)
|matches= 306
|total goals= 1384
|league topscorer=
|biggest home win=
|biggest away win=
|highest attendance =
|prevseason= 1924–25
|nextseason= 1926–27
}}
A total of 18 teams contest the division, including 16 sides from previous season and two new teams.
Newly elected teams:
- Grays Thurrock United
- Fulham II
|section=Eastern Division
|res_col_header=Result
|show_limit=5
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=MIL|name_MIL=Millwall II
|team2=LEI|name_LEI=Leicester City II
|team3=BHA|name_BHA=Brighton & Hove Albion II
|team4=KET|name_KET=Kettering Town
|team5=PFU|name_PFU=Peterborough & Fletton United
|team6=POR|name_POR=Portsmouth II
|team7=NRW|name_NRW=Norwich City II
|team8=BOU|name_BOU=Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic II
|team9=SHA|name_SHA=Southampton II
|team10=FUL|name_FUL=Fulham II
|team11=GRT|name_GRT=Grays Thurrock United
|team12=GUI|name_GUI=Guildford United
|team13=WAT|name_WAT=Watford II
|team14=LUT|name_LUT=Luton Town II
|team15=FOL|name_FOL=Folkestone
|team16=REA|name_REA=Reading II
|team17=COV|name_COV=Coventry City II
|team18=NUN|name_NUN=Nuneaton Town
|win_MIL=24|draw_MIL=6|loss_MIL=4|gf_MIL=106|ga_MIL=37
|win_LEI=23|draw_LEI=2|loss_LEI=9|gf_LEI=105|ga_LEI=60
|win_BHA=21|draw_BHA=4|loss_BHA=9|gf_BHA=105|ga_BHA=69
|win_KET=19|draw_KET=5|loss_KET=10|gf_KET=98|ga_KET=68
|win_PFU=19|draw_PFU=3|loss_PFU=12|gf_PFU=76|ga_PFU=62
|win_POR=17|draw_POR=5|loss_POR=12|gf_POR=76|ga_POR=67
|win_NRW=17|draw_NRW=4|loss_NRW=13|gf_NRW=85|ga_NRW=90
|win_BOU=15|draw_BOU=7|loss_BOU=12|gf_BOU=76|ga_BOU=67
|win_SHA=14|draw_SHA=7|loss_SHA=13|gf_SHA=65|ga_SHA=72
|win_FUL=13|draw_FUL=6|loss_FUL=15|gf_FUL=86|ga_FUL=77
|win_GRT=13|draw_GRT=5|loss_GRT=16|gf_GRT=63|ga_GRT=77
|win_GUI=11|draw_GUI=8|loss_GUI=15|gf_GUI=71|ga_GUI=87
|win_WAT=12|draw_WAT=2|loss_WAT=20|gf_WAT=62|ga_WAT=94
|win_LUT=11|draw_LUT=3|loss_LUT=20|gf_LUT=70|ga_LUT=78
|win_FOL=9|draw_FOL=6|loss_FOL=19|gf_FOL=67|ga_FOL=93
|win_REA=10|draw_REA=3|loss_REA=21|gf_REA=58|ga_REA=84
|win_COV=9|draw_COV=5|loss_COV=20|gf_COV=54|ga_COV=93
|win_NUN=7|draw_NUN=3|loss_NUN=24|gf_NUN=61|ga_NUN=109
|col_LL=#ffcccc|text_LL=Left league at end of season
|result10=LL|result17=LL|result18=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= 1925–26
|winners= Plymouth Argyle II (2nd title)
|promoted= none
|relegated=Pontypridd (resigned)
|matches= 182
|total goals= 709
|league topscorer=
|biggest home win=
|biggest away win=
|highest attendance =
|prevseason= 1924–25
|nextseason= 1926–27
}}
The Western Division featured the same clubs as the previous season, minus the six clubs that had left.
|section=Western Division
|res_col_header=Result
|show_limit=5
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=PLY|name_PLY=Plymouth Argyle II
|team2=BRC|name_BRC=Bristol City II
|team3=BRR|name_BRR=Bristol Rovers II
|team4=SWI|name_SWI=Swindon Town II
|team5=EBB|name_EBB=Ebbw Vale
|team6=TOR|name_TOR=Torquay United
|team7=YEO|name_YEO=Yeovil & Petters United
|team8=MID|name_MID=Mid Rhondda United
|team9=WEY|name_WEY=Weymouth
|team10=EXE|name_EXE=Exeter City II
|team11=BAR|name_BAR=Barry
|team12=TAU|name_TAU=Taunton United
|team13=PON|name_PON=Pontypridd
|team14=BAT|name_BAT=Bath City
|win_PLY=20|draw_PLY=1|loss_PLY=5|gf_PLY=67|ga_PLY=31
|win_BRC=16|draw_BRC=4|loss_BRC=6|gf_BRC=48|ga_BRC=28
|win_BRR=13|draw_BRR=4|loss_BRR=9|gf_BRR=51|ga_BRR=35
|win_SWI=13|draw_SWI=4|loss_SWI=9|gf_SWI=57|ga_SWI=40
|win_EBB=13|draw_EBB=3|loss_EBB=10|gf_EBB=60|ga_EBB=46
|win_TOR=12|draw_TOR=5|loss_TOR=9|gf_TOR=59|ga_TOR=46
|win_YEO=9|draw_YEO=8|loss_YEO=9|gf_YEO=43|ga_YEO=48
|win_MID=12|draw_MID=1|loss_MID=13|gf_MID=47|ga_MID=49
|win_WEY=10|draw_WEY=3|loss_WEY=13|gf_WEY=64|ga_WEY=60
|win_EXE=8|draw_EXE=5|loss_EXE=13|gf_EXE=40|ga_EXE=49
|win_BAR=8|draw_BAR=4|loss_BAR=14|gf_BAR=47|ga_BAR=55
|win_TAU=9|draw_TAU=2|loss_TAU=15|gf_TAU=44|ga_TAU=60
|win_PON=7|draw_PON=5|loss_PON=14|gf_PON=44|ga_PON=77
|win_BAT=7|draw_BAT=1|loss_BAT=18|gf_BAT=38|ga_BAT=86
|col_LL=#ffcccc|text_LL=Left league at end of season
|result13=LL
|update=complete|source=
|note_header_res=Number of goals for and/or against is inaccurate.
|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.
}}
References
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{{Southern Football League seasons}}
{{1925–26 in English football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Southern Football League, 1925-26}}