1968–69 Southern Football League

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, promoted from Division One:

• Bedford Town
• Kettering Town
• Rugby Town
• Worcester City

At the end of the season Wellington Town were renamed Telford United.

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= Southern Football League
Premier Division

|season=1968–69

|winners= Cambridge United

|relegated= Bedford Town
Cheltenham Town
Guildford City
Rugby Town

|matches= 462

|total goals= 1325

|prevseason= 1967–68

|nextseason= 1969–70

}}

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

|res_col_header=PR

|use_goal_ratio=y

|winpoints=2

|section=Premier Division

|team1=CMU|name_CMU=Cambridge United

|team2=YIE|name_YIE=Hillingdon Borough

|team3=WIM|name_WIM=Wimbledon

|team4=KIN|name_KIN=King's Lynn

|team5=WOR|name_WOR=Worcester City

|team6=ROM|name_ROM=Romford

|team7=WEY|name_WEY=Weymouth

|team8=YEO|name_YEO=Yeovil Town

|team9=KET|name_KET=Kettering Town

|team10=DOV|name_DOV=Dover

|team11=NUN|name_NUN=Nuneaton Borough

|team12=BRN|name_BRN=Barnet

|team13=CHC|name_CHC=Chelmsford City

|team14=HER|name_HER=Hereford United

|team15=WEL|name_WEL=Wellington Town

|team16=POO|name_POO=Poole Town

|team17=BUR|name_BUR=Burton Albion

|team18=MAR|name_MAR=Margate

|team19=CHT|name_CHT=Cheltenham Town

|team20=BED|name_BED=Bedford Town

|team21=RUG|name_RUG=Rugby Town

|team22=GUI|name_GUI=Guildford City

|win_CMU=27|draw_CMU=5|loss_CMU=10|gf_CMU=72|ga_CMU=39

|win_YIE=24|draw_YIE=10|loss_YIE=8|gf_YIE=68|ga_YIE=47

|win_WIM=21|draw_WIM=12|loss_WIM=9|gf_WIM=66|ga_WIM=48

|win_KIN=20|draw_KIN=9|loss_KIN=13|gf_KIN=68|ga_KIN=60

|win_WOR=19|draw_WOR=11|loss_WOR=12|gf_WOR=53|ga_WOR=47

|win_ROM=18|draw_ROM=12|loss_ROM=12|gf_ROM=58|ga_ROM=52

|win_WEY=16|draw_WEY=15|loss_WEY=11|gf_WEY=52|ga_WEY=41

|win_YEO=16|draw_YEO=13|loss_YEO=13|gf_YEO=52|ga_YEO=50

|win_KET=18|draw_KET=8|loss_KET=16|gf_KET=51|ga_KET=55

|win_DOV=17|draw_DOV=9|loss_DOV=16|gf_DOV=66|ga_DOV=61

|win_NUN=17|draw_NUN=7|loss_NUN=18|gf_NUN=74|ga_NUN=58

|win_BRN=15|draw_BRN=10|loss_BRN=17|gf_BRN=72|ga_BRN=66

|win_CHC=17|draw_CHC=6|loss_CHC=19|gf_CHC=56|ga_CHC=58

|win_HER=15|draw_HER=9|loss_HER=18|gf_HER=66|ga_HER=62

|win_WEL=14|draw_WEL=10|loss_WEL=18|gf_WEL=62|ga_WEL=61

|win_POO=16|draw_POO=6|loss_POO=20|gf_POO=75|ga_POO=76

|win_BUR=16|draw_BUR=5|loss_BUR=21|gf_BUR=55|ga_BUR=71

|win_MAR=14|draw_MAR=7|loss_MAR=21|gf_MAR=79|ga_MAR=90

|win_CHT=15|draw_CHT=5|loss_CHT=22|gf_CHT=55|ga_CHT=64

|win_BED=11|draw_BED=12|loss_BED=19|gf_BED=46|ga_BED=63

|win_RUG=10|draw_RUG=6|loss_RUG=26|gf_RUG=38|ga_RUG=83

|win_GUI=7|draw_GUI=11|loss_GUI=24|gf_GUI=41|ga_GUI=73

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

|result19=R|result20=R|result21=R|result22=R

|update=complete

|source=[http://fchd.info/lghist/south1969.htm fchd.com] [https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html rsssf.com]

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

}}

Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:

• Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
• Cambridge City
• Corby Town
• Hastings United

• Plus:
• Salisbury, joined from the Western Football League

Also, at the end of the previous season Folkestone Town was renamed Folkestone.

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= Southern Football League
Division One

|season=1968–69

|winners= Brentwood Town

|promoted= Bath City
Brentwood Town
Crawley Town
Gloucester City

|matches= 462

|total goals= 1485

|prevseason= 1967–68

|nextseason= 1969–70

}}

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

|res_col_header=PR

|use_goal_ratio=y

|winpoints=2

|section=Division One

|team1=BRE|name_BRE=Brentwood Town

|team2=BAT|name_BAT=Bath City

|team3=GLO|name_GLO=Gloucester City

|team4=RAW|name_RAW=Crawley Town

|team5=COR|name_COR=Corby Town

|team6=DAR|name_DAR=Dartford

|team7=RAM|name_RAM=Ramsgate Athletic

|team8=SAL|name_SAL=Salisbury

|team9=CMC|name_CMC=Cambridge City

|team10=TRO|name_TRO=Trowbridge Town

|team11=BAN|name_BAN=Banbury United

|team12=FOL|name_FOL=Folkestone

|team13=CAN|name_CAN=Canterbury City

|team14=ASH|name_ASH=Ashford Town (Kent)

|team15=BEX|name_BEX=Bexley United

|team16=HAS|name_HAS=Hastings United

|team17=WIS|name_WIS=Wisbech Town

|team18=DUN|name_DUN=Dunstable Town

|team19=MER|name_MER=Merthyr Tydfil

|team20=BRT|name_BRT=Barry Town

|team21=GRA|name_GRA=Gravesend & Northfleet

|team22=TON|name_TON=Tonbridge

|win_BRE=26|draw_BRE=12|loss_BRE=4|gf_BRE=94|ga_BRE=37

|win_BAT=26|draw_BAT=10|loss_BAT=6|gf_BAT=96|ga_BAT=40

|win_GLO=25|draw_GLO=9|loss_GLO=8|gf_GLO=100|ga_GLO=53|

|win_RAW=21|draw_RAW=13|loss_RAW=8|gf_RAW=65|ga_RAW=32

|win_COR=22|draw_COR=6|loss_COR=14|gf_COR=81|ga_COR=65

|win_DAR=20|draw_DAR=8|loss_DAR=14|gf_DAR=79|ga_DAR=51

|win_RAM=19|draw_RAM=9|loss_RAM=14|gf_RAM=72|ga_RAM=57

|win_SAL=20|draw_SAL=6|loss_SAL=16|gf_SAL=69|ga_SAL=52

|win_CMC=18|draw_CMC=10|loss_CMC=14|gf_CMC=73|ga_CMC=63

|win_TRO=15|draw_TRO=14|loss_TRO=13|gf_TRO=70|ga_TRO=60

|win_BAN=16|draw_BAN=12|loss_BAN=14|gf_BAN=67|ga_BAN=72

|win_FOL=19|draw_FOL=5|loss_FOL=18|gf_FOL=53|ga_FOL=59

|win_CAN=17|draw_CAN=7|loss_CAN=18|gf_CAN=67|ga_CAN=63

|win_ASH=16|draw_ASH=8|loss_ASH=18|gf_ASH=72|ga_ASH=73

|win_BEX=15|draw_BEX=9|loss_BEX=18|gf_BEX=64|ga_BEX=75

|win_HAS=15|draw_HAS=9|loss_HAS=18|gf_HAS=58|ga_HAS=69

|win_WIS=11|draw_WIS=13|loss_WIS=18|gf_WIS=57|ga_WIS=70

|win_DUN=14|draw_DUN=6|loss_DUN=22|gf_DUN=73|ga_DUN=99

|win_MER=10|draw_MER=7|loss_MER=25|gf_MER=49|ga_MER=101

|win_BRT=8|draw_BRT=10|loss_BRT=24|gf_BRT=39|ga_BRT=78

|win_GRA=8|draw_GRA=9|loss_GRA=25|gf_GRA=51|ga_GRA=79

|win_TON=2|draw_TON=6|loss_TON=34|gf_TON=36|ga_TON=137

|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/south1969.htm fchd.com] [https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html rsssf.com]

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

}}

Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 10 non-League clubs applied for election, all of which were 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]

• Southern Football League
• 1968–69 Northern Premier League

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

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{{Southern Football League seasons}}

{{1968–69 in English football}}

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