1967–68 Southern Football League#Division One

The 1967–68 Southern Football League season was the 65th in the history of the league, an English football competition.

Chelmsford City won the championship, winning their second Southern League title, whilst Bedford Town, Kettering Town, Rugby Town and Worcester City were all promoted to the Premier Division. Twelve 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:

At the end of the season Stevenage Town left the league and folded, thus Burton Albion Albion were reprieved from relegation.

=League table=

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= Southern Football League
Premier Division

|season=1967–68

|winners= Chelmsford City

|relegated= Cambridge City
Corby Town
Hastings United

|matches= 462

|total goals= 1388

|prevseason= 1966–67

|nextseason= 1968–69

}}

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

|res_col_header=PR

|use_goal_ratio=y

|winpoints=2

|section=Premier Division

|team1=CHC|name_CHC=Chelmsford City

|team2=WIM|name_WIM=Wimbledon

|team3=CMU|name_CMU=Cambridge United

|team4=CHT|name_CHT=Cheltenham Town

|team5=GUI|name_GUI=Guildford City

|team6=ROM|name_ROM=Romford

|team7=BRN|name_BRN=Barnet

|team8=MAR|name_MAR=Margate

|team9=WEL|name_WEL=Wellington Town

|team10=YIE|name_YIE=Hillingdon Borough

|team11=KIN|name_KIN=King's Lynn

|team12=YEO|name_YEO=Yeovil Town

|team13=WEY|name_WEY=Weymouth

|team14=HER|name_HER=Hereford United

|team15=NUN|name_NUN=Nuneaton Borough

|team16=DOV|name_DOV=Dover

|team17=POO|name_POO=Poole Town

|team18=STE|name_STE=Stevenage Town

|team19=BUR|name_BUR=Burton Albion

|team20=COR|name_COR=Corby Town

|team21=CMC|name_CMC=Cambridge City

|team22=HAS|name_HAS=Hastings United

|col_FLD=#FFCCCC|text_FLD=Club folded

|result18=FLD

|col_REP=inherit|text_REP=Reprieved from relegation

|result19=REP

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

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

|update=complete

|source=[http://fchd.info/lghist/south1968.htm fchd.com] [https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html rsssf.com]

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

}}

Division One

After three clubs left the league at the end of the previous season, Division One reverted to 22-clubs format, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:

Four clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
Bath City
Bedford Town
Folkestone Town
Worcester City

Plus:
Brentwood Town, joined from the Metropolitan League

At the end of the season Folkestone Town was renamed Folkestone.

=League table=

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= Southern Football League
Division One

|season=1967–68

|winners= Worcester City

|promoted= Bedford Town
Kettering Town
Rugby Town
Worcester City

|matches= 462

|total goals= 1438

|prevseason= 1966–67

|nextseason= 1968–69

}}

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

|res_col_header=PR

|use_goal_ratio=y

|winpoints=2

|section=Division One

|team1=WOR|name_WOR=Worcester City

|team2=KET|name_KET=Kettering Town

|team3=BED|name_BED=Bedford Town

|team4=RUG|name_RUG=Rugby Town

|team5=DAR|name_DAR=Dartford

|team6=BAT|name_BAT=Bath City

|team7=BAN|name_BAN=Banbury United

|team8=RAM|name_RAM=Ramsgate Athletic

|team9=MER|name_MER=Merthyr Tydfil

|team10=TON|name_TON=Tonbridge

|team11=CAN|name_CAN=Canterbury City

|team12=ASH|name_ASH=Ashford Town (Kent)

|team13=BRE|name_BRE=Brentwood Town

|team14=BEX|name_BEX=Bexley United

|team15=TRO|name_TRO=Trowbridge Town

|team16=GLO|name_GLO=Gloucester City

|team17=WIS|name_WIS=Wisbech Town

|team18=RAW|name_RAW=Crawley Town

|team19=FOL|name_FOL=Folkestone Town

|team20=DUN|name_DUN=Dunstable Town

|team21=BRT|name_BRT=Barry Town

|team22=GRA|name_GRA=Gravesend & Northfleet

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

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

|update=complete

|source=[http://fchd.info/lghist/south1968.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 15 non-League clubs applied for election, including twelve 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\|46
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Chester	Football League	align=right\|44
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Bradford Park Avenue	Football League	align=right\|44
bgcolor=ccffcc \|Workington	Football League	align=right\|38
Cheltenham Town	Southern League	align=right\|3
Bedford Town	Southern League	align=right\|2
Cambridge City	Southern League	align=right\|2
Cambridge United	Southern League	align=right\|2
Chelmsford City	Southern League	align=right\|2
Runcorn	Cheshire League	align=right\|2
Wigan Athletic	Cheshire League	align=right\|2
Guildford City	Southern League	align=right\|1
Hereford United	Southern League	align=right\|1
New Brighton	Cheshire League	align=right\|1
Wellington Town	Southern League	align=right\|1
Wimbledon	Southern League	align=right\|1
Worcester City	Southern League	align=right\|1
Yeovil Town	Southern League	align=right\|0
Nuneaton Borough	Southern League	align=right\|0

References

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

Category:Southern Football League seasons