1954–55 Southern Football League
The 1954–55 Southern Football League season was the 52nd in the history of the league, an English football competition.
No new clubs had joined the league for this season so the league consisted of 22 clubs from previous season. Yeovil Town were champions, winning their first Southern League title. Four Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.
League table
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Southern Football League
|season= 1954–55
|winners= Yeovil Town
|matches= 462
|total goals= 1735
|prevseason= 1953–54
|nextseason= 1955–56
}}
|res_col_header=Results
|use_goal_ratio=y
|winpoints=2
|team1=YEO|name_YEO=Yeovil Town
|team2=WEY|name_WEY=Weymouth
|team3=HAS|name_HAS=Hastings United
|team4=CHT|name_CHT=Cheltenham Town
|team5=GUI|name_GUI=Guildford City
|team6=WOR|name_WOR=Worcester City
|team7=BAR|name_BAR=Barry Town
|team8=GLO|name_GLO=Gloucester City
|team9=BAT|name_BAT=Bath City
|team10=OXF|name_OXF=Headington United
|team11=KID|name_KID=Kidderminster Harriers
|team12=MER|name_MER=Merthyr Tydfil
|team13=EXE|name_EXE=Exeter City II
|team14=LOV|name_LOV=Lovells Athletic
|team15=KET|name_KET=Kettering Town
|team16=HER|name_HER=Hereford United
|team17=LLA|name_LLA=Llanelly
|team18=BED|name_BED=Bedford Town
|team19=TON|name_TON=Tonbridge
|team20=DAR|name_DAR=Dartford
|team21=CHC|name_CHC=Chelmsford City
|team22=EBB|name_EBB=Gravesend & Northfleet
|win_YEO=23|draw_YEO=9|loss_YEO=10|gf_YEO=105|ga_YEO=66
|win_WEY=24|draw_WEY=7|loss_WEY=11|gf_WEY=105|ga_WEY=84
|win_HAS=21|draw_HAS=9|loss_HAS=12|gf_HAS=94|ga_HAS=60
|win_CHT=21|draw_CHT=8|loss_CHT=13|gf_CHT=85|ga_CHT=72
|win_GUI=20|draw_GUI=8|loss_GUI=14|gf_GUI=72|ga_GUI=59
|win_WOR=19|draw_WOR=10|loss_WOR=13|gf_WOR=80|ga_WOR=73
|win_BAR=16|draw_BAR=15|loss_BAR=11|gf_BAR=82|ga_BAR=87
|win_GLO=16|draw_GLO=13|loss_GLO=13|gf_GLO=66|ga_GLO=54
|win_BAT=18|draw_BAT=9|loss_BAT=15|gf_BAT=73|ga_BAT=80
|win_OXF=18|draw_OXF=7|loss_OXF=17|gf_OXF=82|ga_OXF=62
|win_KID=18|draw_KID=7|loss_KID=17|gf_KID=84|ga_KID=86
|win_MER=17|draw_MER=8|loss_MER=17|gf_MER=97|ga_MER=94
|win_EXE=19|draw_EXE=4|loss_EXE=19|gf_EXE=67|ga_EXE=78
|win_LOV=15|draw_LOV=11|loss_LOV=16|gf_LOV=71|ga_LOV=68
|win_KET=15|draw_KET=11|loss_KET=16|gf_KET=70|ga_KET=69
|win_HER=17|draw_HER=5|loss_HER=20|gf_HER=91|ga_HER=72
|win_LLA=16|draw_LLA=7|loss_LLA=19|gf_LLA=78|ga_LLA=81
|win_BED=16|draw_BED=3|loss_BED=23|gf_BED=75|ga_BED=103
|win_TON=11|draw_TON=8|loss_TON=23|gf_TON=68|ga_TON=91
|win_DAR=9|draw_DAR=12|loss_DAR=21|gf_DAR=55|ga_DAR=76
|win_CHC=11|draw_CHC=6|loss_CHC=25|gf_CHC=73|ga_CHC=111
|win_EBB=9|draw_EBB=9|loss_EBB=24|gf_EBB=62|ga_EBB=97
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html rsssf.com]
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal ratio.
}}
Football League elections
Four Southern League clubs applied for election to the Football League. However, none were successful as 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 | Football League | align=right|49 |
| bgcolor=ccffcc | Football League | align=right|47 |
| bgcolor=ccffcc | Football League | align=right|44 |
| bgcolor=ccffcc | Football League | align=right|33 |
| Peterborough United | Midland League | align=right|16 |
| Worcester City | Southern League | align=right|3 |
| Headington United | Southern League | align=right|2 |
| Wigan Athletic | Lancashire Combination | align=right|2 |
| Bedford Town | Southern League | align=right|0 |
| Burton Albion | Birmingham & District League | align=right|0 |
| Nelson | Lancashire Combination | align=right|0 |
| North Shields | North Eastern League | align=right|0 |
| Yeovil Town | Southern League | align=right|0 |
References
{{reflist}}
{{Southern Football League seasons}}
{{1954–55 in English football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1954-55 Southern Football League}}