1924–25 Southern Football League

The 1924–25 season was the 27th in the history of the Southern League. As in the previous season, the league was split into Eastern and Western Divisions.[1] Southampton II won the Eastern Division and Swansea Town II won the Western Division. Southampton were declared Southern League champions after defeating Swansea 2–1 in a championship play-off.[2]

Mid Rhondda United, who finished fifth in the Western Division, were the only club to apply to join the Football League, but were unsuccessful in the vote.[3] Seven clubs left the league at the end of the season.

Eastern Division
Southern Football League Eastern Division
Season1924–25
ChampionsSouthampton II (1 title)
Promotednone
RelegatedNorthampton Town II (resigned)
Matches played272
Goals scored915 (3.36 per match)

A total of 16 teams contest the division, including 15 sides from previous season and one new team.

Newly elected teams:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Southampton II 32 17 10 5 65 30 2.167 44
2 Kettering Town 32 17 6 9 67 39 1.718 40
3 Brighton & Hove Albion II 32 15 10 7 68 42 1.619 40
4 Millwall II 32 15 10 7 65 48 1.354 40
5 Peterborough & Fletton United 32 15 9 8 56 29 1.931 39
6 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic II 32 15 9 8 66 48 1.375 39
7 Leicester City II 32 15 7 10 61 45 1.356 37
8 Portsmouth II 32 15 7 10 51 40 1.275 37
9 Folkestone 32 13 11 8 55 46 1.196 37
10 Norwich City II 32 13 8 11 65 58 1.121 34
11 Coventry City II 32 12 9 11 51 41 1.244 33
12 Luton Town II 32 15 2 15 48 63 0.762 32
13 Northampton Town II 32 10 5 17 38 59 0.644 25 Left league at end of season
14 Watford II 32 7 7 18 44 71 0.620 21
15 Nuneaton Town 32 8 2 22 37 62 0.597 18
16 Reading II 32 8 1 23 38 87 0.437 17
17 Guildford United 32 4 3 25 40 107 0.374 11
Source:
Rules for classification: 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
Southern Football League Western Division
Season1924–25
ChampionsSwansea Town II
Promotednone
RelegatedSwansea Town II (resigned)
Bridgend Town (resigned)
Cardiff City II (resigned)
Newport County II (resigned)
Llanelly (resigned)
Aberaman Athletic (resigned)
Matches played380
Goals scored1,169 (3.08 per match)

A total of 20 teams contest the division, including 18 sides from previous season and two new teams.

Newly elected teams:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Swansea Town II 38 25 4 9 73 26 2.808 54 Left league at end of season
2 Plymouth Argyle II 38 22 10 6 97 35 2.771 54
3 Pontypridd 38 24 4 10 81 39 2.077 52
4 Bridgend Town 38 20 11 7 74 52 1.423 51 Left league at end of season
5 Mid Rhondda United 38 21 6 11 79 48 1.646 48
6 Weymouth 38 21 4 13 77 50 1.540 46
7 Cardiff City II 38 18 6 14 56 44 1.273 42 Left league at end of season
8 Newport County II 38 17 8 13 71 60 1.183 42
9 Swindon Town II 38 17 8 13 48 46 1.043 42
10 Bristol City II 38 18 5 15 51 43 1.186 41
11 Yeovil & Petters United 38 15 10 13 49 50 0.980 40
12 Exeter City II 38 16 6 16 78 55 1.418 38
13 Taunton United 38 15 6 17 55 51 1.078 36
14 Bristol Rovers II 38 13 6 19 45 50 0.900 32
15 Torquay United 38 9 11 18 41 73 0.562 29
16 Llanelly 38 6 12 20 49 94 0.521 24 Left league at end of season
17 Ebbw Vale 38 9 6 23 40 91 0.440 24
18 Bath City 38 8 8 22 28 85 0.329 24
19 Barry 38 8 6 24 38 82 0.463 22
20 Aberaman Athletic 38 6 7 25 39 95 0.411 19 Left league at end of season
Source:
Rules for classification: 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.

Football League election

Mid-Rhondda United were the only non-League club to enter the elections for a place in the Football League Third Division South. However, they received no votes and both League clubs were re-elected.

Club League Votes
BrentfordFootball League Third Division South44
Merthyr TownFootball League Third Division South44
Mid-Rhondda UnitedSouthern League0

References
  1. England – Southern League Final Tables RSSSF
  2. Southampton Reserves at the Football Club History Database
  3. A history of admission to the Football League
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