1974–75 Southern Football League

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

• Two clubs promoted from Division One North:
• Burton Albion
• Stourbridge

• Two clubs promoted from Division One South:
• Bath City
• Wealdstone

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= Southern Football League
Premier Division

|season=1974–75

|winners= Wimbledon

|relegated= Barnet
Dartford
Guildford & Dorking United
Romford

|matches= 462

|total goals= 1233

|prevseason= 1973–74

|nextseason= 1975–76

}}

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

|res_col_header=PR

|use_goal_ratio=y

|winpoints=2

|section=Premier Division

|team1=WIM|name_WIM=Wimbledon

|team2=NUN|name_NUN=Nuneaton Borough

|team3=YEO|name_YEO=Yeovil Town

|team4=KET|name_KET=Kettering Town

|team5=BTA|name_BTA=Burton Albion

|team6=BAT|name_BAT=Bath City

|team7=MAR|name_MAR=Margate

|team8=WEA|name_WEA=Wealdstone

|team9=TEL|name_TEL=Telford United

|team10=CHC|name_CHC=Chelmsford City

|team11=GRN|name_GRN=Grantham

|team12=DOV|name_DOV=Dover

|team13=MAI|name_MAI=Maidstone United

|team14=ATH|name_ATH=Atherstone Town

|team15=WEY|name_WEY=Weymouth

|team16=STB|name_STB=Stourbridge

|team17=CMC|name_CMC=Cambridge City

|team18=TON|name_TON=Tonbridge

|team19=ROM|name_ROM=Romford

|team20=DAR|name_DAR=Dartford

|team21=BRN|name_BRN=Barnet

|team22=G&D|name_G&D=Guildford & Dorking United

|win_WIM=25|draw_WIM=7|loss_WIM=10|gf_WIM=63|ga_WIM=33

|win_NUN=23|draw_NUN=8|loss_NUN=11|gf_NUN=56|ga_NUN=37

|win_YEO=21|draw_YEO=9|loss_YEO=12|gf_YEO=64|ga_YEO=34

|win_KET=20|draw_KET=10|loss_KET=12|gf_KET=73|ga_KET=41

|win_BTA=18|draw_BTA=13|loss_BTA=11|gf_BTA=54|ga_BTA=48

|win_BAT=20|draw_BAT=8|loss_BAT=14|gf_BAT=63|ga_BAT=50

|win_MAR=17|draw_MAR=12|loss_MAR=13|gf_MAR=64|ga_MAR=64

|win_WEA=17|draw_WEA=11|loss_WEA=14|gf_WEA=62|ga_WEA=61

|win_TEL=16|draw_TEL=13|loss_TEL=13|gf_TEL=55|ga_TEL=56

|win_CHC=16|draw_CHC=12|loss_CHC=14|gf_CHC=62|ga_CHC=51

|win_GRN=16|draw_GRN=11|loss_GRN=15|gf_GRN=70|ga_GRN=62

|win_DOV=15|draw_DOV=13|loss_DOV=14|gf_DOV=43|ga_DOV=53

|win_MAI=15|draw_MAI=12|loss_MAI=15|gf_MAI=52|ga_MAI=50

|win_ATH=14|draw_ATH=14|loss_ATH=14|gf_ATH=48|ga_ATH=53

|win_WEY=13|draw_WEY=13|loss_WEY=16|gf_WEY=66|ga_WEY=58

|win_STB=13|draw_STB=12|loss_STB=17|gf_STB=56|ga_STB=70

|win_CMC=11|draw_CMC=14|loss_CMC=17|gf_CMC=51|ga_CMC=56

|win_TON=11|draw_TON=12|loss_TON=19|gf_TON=44|ga_TON=66

|win_ROM=10|draw_ROM=13|loss_ROM=19|gf_ROM=46|ga_ROM=62

|win_DAR=9|draw_DAR=13|loss_DAR=20|gf_DAR=52|ga_DAR=70

|win_BRN=10|draw_BRN=9|loss_BRN=23|gf_BRN=44|ga_BRN=76

|win_G&D=10|draw_G&D=5|loss_G&D=27|gf_G&D=45|ga_G&D=82

|col_R1S=#FFCCCC|text_R1S=Relegated to Division One South

|result19=R1S|result20=R1S|result22=R1S

|col_R1N=#FFCCCC|text_R1N=Relegated to Division One North

|result21=R1N

|update=complete

|source=[http://fchd.info/lghist/south1975.htm fchd.com] [https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html rsssf.com]

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

}}

Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two clubs, relegated from the Premier Division:

• Bedford Town
• Worcester City

Also, at the end of the previous season Bletchley Town was renamed Milton Keynes City.

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= Southern Football League
Division One North

|season=1974–75

|winners= Bedford Town

|promoted= Bedford Town
Dunstable Town

|matches= 462

|total goals= 1383

|prevseason= 1973–74

|nextseason= 1975–76

}}

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

|res_col_header=PR

|use_goal_ratio=y

|winpoints=2

|section=Division One North

|team1=BED|name_BED=Bedford Town

|team2=DUN|name_DUN=Dunstable Town

|team3=LEA|name_LEA=AP Leamington

|team4=RED|name_RED=Redditch United

|team5=WOR|name_WOR=Worcester City

|team6=CHT|name_CHT=Cheltenham Town

|team7=TAM|name_TAM=Tamworth

|team8=KIN|name_KIN=King's Lynn

|team9=END|name_END=Enderby Town

|team10=BAN|name_BAN=Banbury United

|team11=STE|name_STE=Stevenage Athletic

|team12=BRO|name_BRO=Bromsgrove Rovers

|team13=MER|name_MER=Merthyr Tydfil

|team14=WIT|name_WIT=Witney Town

|team15=COR|name_COR=Corby Town

|team16=KID|name_KID=Kidderminster Harriers

|team17=GLO|name_GLO=Gloucester City

|team18=WEL|name_WEL=Wellingborough Town

|team19=BAR|name_BAR=Barry Town

|team20=BWU|name_BWU=Bedworth United

|team21=MKC|name_MKC=Milton Keynes City

|team22=BRY|name_BRY=Bury Town

|win_BED=28|draw_BED=9|loss_BED=5|gf_BED=85|ga_BED=33

|win_DUN=25|draw_DUN=8|loss_DUN=9|gf_DUN=105|ga_DUN=61

|win_LEA=25|draw_LEA=7|loss_LEA=10|gf_LEA=68|ga_LEA=48

|win_RED=22|draw_RED=12|loss_RED=8|gf_RED=76|ga_RED=40

|win_WOR=24|draw_WOR=8|loss_WOR=10|gf_WOR=84|ga_WOR=50

|win_CHT=21|draw_CHT=9|loss_CHT=12|gf_CHT=72|ga_CHT=53

|win_TAM=21|draw_TAM=8|loss_TAM=13|gf_TAM=74|ga_TAM=53

|win_KIN=19|draw_KIN=10|loss_KIN=13|gf_KIN=71|ga_KIN=64

|win_END=17|draw_END=12|loss_END=13|gf_END=61|ga_END=48

|win_BAN=18|draw_BAN=10|loss_BAN=14|gf_BAN=52|ga_BAN=51

|win_STE=16|draw_STE=13|loss_STE=13|gf_STE=62|ga_STE=48

|win_BRO=18|draw_BRO=9|loss_BRO=15|gf_BRO=63|ga_BRO=52

|win_MER=11|draw_MER=15|loss_MER=16|gf_MER=53|ga_MER=64

|win_WIT=16|draw_WIT=4|loss_WIT=22|gf_WIT=57|ga_WIT=76

|win_COR=11|draw_COR=13|loss_COR=18|gf_COR=60|ga_COR=57

|win_KID=12|draw_KID=11|loss_KID=19|gf_KID=50|ga_KID=66

|win_GLO=13|draw_GLO=8|loss_GLO=21|gf_GLO=55|ga_GLO=75

|win_WEL=9|draw_WEL=13|loss_WEL=20|gf_WEL=42|ga_WEL=61

|win_BAR=10|draw_BAR=10|loss_BAR=22|gf_BAR=49|ga_BAR=73

|win_BWU=9|draw_BWU=9|loss_BWU=24|gf_BWU=60|ga_BWU=91

|win_MKC=7|draw_MKC=5|loss_MKC=30|gf_MKC=48|ga_MKC=100

|win_BRY=5|draw_BRY=7|loss_BRY=30|gf_BRY=36|ga_BRY=119

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

|result1=P|result2=P

|update=complete

|source=[http://fchd.info/lghist/south1975.htm fchd.com] [https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html rsssf.com]

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

}}

Division One South consisted of 20 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and two clubs, relegated from the Premier Division:

• Folkestone, who was renamed Folkestone & Shepway at the end of the previous season
• Hillingdon Borough

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= Southern Football League
Division One South

|season=1974–75

|winners= Gravesend & Northfleet

|promoted= Gravesend & Northfleet
Hillingdon Borough

|matches= 380

|total goals= 1127

|prevseason= 1973–74

|nextseason= 1975–76

}}

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

|res_col_header=PR

|use_goal_ratio=y

|winpoints=2

|section=Division One South

|team1=GRA|name_GRA=Gravesend & Northfleet

|team2=HIL|name_HIL=Hillingdon Borough

|team3=MIN|name_MIN=Minehead

|team4=RAM|name_RAM=Ramsgate

|team5=BEX|name_BEX=Bexley United

|team6=WAT|name_WAT=Waterlooville

|team7=ASH|name_ASH=Ashford Town (Kent)

|team8=BAS|name_BAS=Basingstoke Town

|team9=CAN|name_CAN=Canterbury City

|team10=HAS|name_HAS=Hastings United

|team11=POO|name_POO=Poole Town

|team12=MET|name_MET=Metropolitan Police

|team13=F&S|name_F&S=Folkestone & Shepway

|team14=AND|name_AND=Andover

|team15=BRT|name_BRT=Bognor Regis Town

|team16=SAL|name_SAL=Salisbury

|team17=TRO|name_TRO=Trowbridge Town

|team18=BID|name_BID=Bideford

|team19=DOR|name_DOR=Dorchester Town

|team20=RAW|name_RAW=Crawley Town

|win_GRA=24|draw_GRA=12|loss_GRA=2|gf_GRA=70|ga_GRA=30

|win_HIL=22|draw_HIL=8|loss_HIL=8|gf_HIL=87|ga_HIL=45

|win_MIN=21|draw_MIN=9|loss_MIN=8|gf_MIN=74|ga_MIN=33

|win_RAM=19|draw_RAM=11|loss_RAM=8|gf_RAM=70|ga_RAM=37

|win_BEX=19|draw_BEX=7|loss_BEX=12|gf_BEX=61|ga_BEX=44

|win_WAT=17|draw_WAT=11|loss_WAT=10|gf_WAT=67|ga_WAT=49

|win_ASH=16|draw_ASH=12|loss_ASH=10|gf_ASH=64|ga_ASH=55

|win_BAS=16|draw_BAS=11|loss_BAS=11|gf_BAS=64|ga_BAS=50

|win_CAN=16|draw_CAN=9|loss_CAN=13|gf_CAN=54|ga_CAN=43

|win_HAS=13|draw_HAS=14|loss_HAS=11|gf_HAS=54|ga_HAS=45

|win_POO=11|draw_POO=13|loss_POO=14|gf_POO=50|ga_POO=60

|win_MET=11|draw_MET=13|loss_MET=14|gf_MET=54|ga_MET=66

|win_F&S=10|draw_F&S=14|loss_F&S=14|gf_F&S=53|ga_F&S=57

|win_AND=12|draw_AND=8|loss_AND=18|gf_AND=52|ga_AND=71

|win_BRT=10|draw_BRT=11|loss_BRT=17|gf_BRT=49|ga_BRT=64

|win_SAL=9|draw_SAL=11|loss_SAL=18|gf_SAL=45|ga_SAL=66

|win_TRO=10|draw_TRO=9|loss_TRO=19|gf_TRO=48|ga_TRO=76

|win_BID=10|draw_BID=8|loss_BID=20|gf_BID=40|ga_BID=71

|win_DOR=8|draw_DOR=10|loss_DOR=20|gf_DOR=40|ga_DOR=63

|win_RAW=3|draw_RAW=5|loss_RAW=30|gf_RAW=31|ga_RAW=102

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

|result1=P|result2=P

|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Resigned to the Western Football League

|result18=R

|update=complete

|source=[http://fchd.info/lghist/south1975.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 12 non-League clubs applied for election, eight of which were Southern League clubs. All the 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
• 1974–75 Northern Premier League

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

{{reflist}}

{{Southern Football League seasons}}

{{1974–75 in English football}}

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