1955–56 Southern Football League

The 1955–56 Southern Football League season was the 53rd 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. Guildford City were champions, winning their first Southern League title. Seven Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.

League table
Southern Football League
Season1955–56
ChampionsGuildford City
Matches played462
Goals scored1,720 (3.72 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Guildford City 42 26 8 8 74 34 2.176 60
2 Cheltenham Town 42 25 6 11 82 53 1.547 56
3 Yeovil Town 42 23 9 10 98 55 1.782 55
4 Bedford Town 42 21 9 12 99 69 1.435 51
5 Dartford 42 20 9 13 78 62 1.258 49
6 Weymouth 42 19 10 13 83 63 1.317 48
7 Gloucester City 42 19 9 14 72 60 1.200 47
8 Lovells Athletic 42 19 9 14 91 78 1.167 47
9 Chelmsford City 42 18 10 14 67 55 1.218 46
10 Kettering Town 42 16 11 15 105 86 1.221 43
11 Exeter City II 42 17 9 16 75 76 0.987 43
12 Gravesend & Northfleet 42 17 8 17 79 75 1.053 42
13 Hereford United 42 17 7 18 90 90 1.000 41
14 Hastings United 42 15 10 17 90 73 1.233 40
15 Headington United 42 17 6 19 82 86 0.953 40
16 Kidderminster Harriers 42 14 7 21 86 108 0.796 35
17 Llanelly 42 14 6 22 64 98 0.653 34
18 Barry Town 42 11 11 20 91 108 0.843 33
19 Worcester City 42 12 9 21 66 83 0.795 33
20 Tonbridge 42 11 11 20 53 74 0.716 33
21 Merthyr Tydfil 42 7 10 25 52 127 0.409 24
22 Bath City 42 7 10 25 43 107 0.402 24
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Football League elections

Seven Southern League clubs applied for election to the Football League. However, none were successful as all four League clubs were re-elected.[1]

Club League Votes
Bradford Park AvenueFootball League47
Crewe AlexandraFootball League45
Crystal PalaceFootball League44
Swindon TownFootball League42
Peterborough UnitedMidland League8
Wigan AthleticLancashire Combination2
Boston UnitedMidland League1
Burton AlbionBirmingham & District League1
Gloucester CitySouthern League1
NelsonLancashire Combination1
Bedford TownSouthern League0
Chelmsford CitySouthern League0
Hastings UnitedSouthern League0
Headington UnitedSouthern League0
King's LynnMidland League0
Worcester CitySouthern League0
Yeovil TownSouthern League0

References
  1. A history of admission to the Football League
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