1967–68 Southern Football League

The 1967–68 season was the 65th in the history of the Southern League.

Premier Division

Southern Football League
Premier Division
Season	1967–68
Champions	Chelmsford City
Promoted	None
Relegated	Cambridge City Corby Town Hastings United
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1388 (3 per match)
← 1966–67 1968–69 →

The Premier Division featured four new teams:

Dover, promoted as champions of Division One
Hastings United, promoted as runners-up of Division One
Margate, promoted as third in Division One
Stevenage Town, promoted as fourth in Division One

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAvg	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Chelmsford City !Chelmsford City (C)	42	25	7	10	85	50	1.7	57
2	Wimbledon !Wimbledon	42	24	7	11	85	47	1.809	55
3	Cambridge United !Cambridge United	42	20	13	9	73	42	1.738	53
4	Cheltenham Town !Cheltenham Town	42	23	7	12	97	67	1.448	53
5	Guildford City !Guildford City	42	18	13	11	56	43	1.302	49
6	Romford !Romford	42	20	8	14	72	60	1.2	48
7	Barnet !Barnet	42	20	8	14	81	71	1.141	48
8	Margate !Margate	42	19	8	15	80	71	1.127	46
9	Wellington Town !Wellington Town	42	16	13	13	70	66	1.061	45
10	Hillingdon Borough !Hillingdon Borough	42	18	9	15	53	54	0.981	45
11	King's Lynn !King's Lynn	42	18	8	16	66	57	1.158	44
12	Yeovil Town !Yeovil Town	42	16	12	14	45	43	1.047	44
13	Weymouth !Weymouth	42	17	8	17	65	61	1.066	42
14	Hereford United !Hereford United	42	17	7	18	58	62	0.935	41
15	Nuneaton Borough !Nuneaton Borough	42	13	14	15	62	64	0.969	40
16	Dover !Dover	42	17	6	19	54	56	0.964	40
17	Poole Town !Poole Town	42	13	10	19	55	74	0.743	36
18	Stevenage Town !Stevenage Town	42	13	9	20	57	75	0.76	35	Club folded
19	Burton Albion !Burton Albion	42	14	6	22	51	73	0.699	34
20	Corby Town !Corby Town (R)	42	7	13	22	40	77	0.519	27	Relegation to 1968–69 SFL Division One
21	Cambridge City !Cambridge City (R)	42	10	6	26	50	81	0.617	26
22	Hastings United !Hastings United (R)	42	4	8	30	33	94	0.351	16

Source:
^{1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season.}
^{2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Football League elections

Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 15 non-League clubs applied for election, including 12 Southern League clubs. All four League clubs were re-elected.^[1]

Club	League	Votes
York City	Football League	46
Chester	Football League	44
Bradford Park Avenue	Football League	44
Workington	Football League	38
Cheltenham Town	Southern League	3
Bedford Town	Southern League	2
Cambridge City	Southern League	2
Cambridge United	Southern League	2
Chelmsford City	Southern League	2
Runcorn	Cheshire League	2
Wigan Athletic	Cheshire League	2
Guildford City	Southern League	1
Hereford United	Southern League	1
New Brighton	Cheshire League	1
Wellington Town	Southern League	1
Wimbledon	Southern League	1
Worcester City	Southern League	1
Yeovil Town	Southern League	0
Nuneaton Borough	Southern League	0

Division One

Southern Football League
Division One
Season	1967–68
Champions	Worcester City
Promoted	Bedford Town Kettering Town Rugby Town Worcester City
Relegated	None
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1438 (3.11 per match)
← 1966–67 1968–69 →

Division One featured five new teams:

Brentwood Town, third in the Metropolitan League
Bath City, Bedford Town, Folkestone Town and Worcester City, relegated from the Premier Division

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAvg	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Worcester City !Worcester City (C) (P)	42	23	14	5	93	35	2.657	60	Promotion to 1968–69 Southern League Premier Division
2	Kettering Town !Kettering Town (P)	42	24	10	8	88	39	2.256	58
3	Bedford Town !Bedford Town (P)	42	24	7	11	101	40	2.525	55
4	Rugby Town !Rugby Town (P)	42	20	15	7	72	44	1.636	55
5	Dartford !Dartford	42	23	9	10	72	48	1.5	55
6	Bath City !Bath City	42	21	12	9	78	51	1.529	54
7	Banbury United !Banbury United	42	22	9	11	79	59	1.339	53
8	Ramsgate Athletic !Ramsgate Athletic	42	17	17	8	70	37	1.892	51
9	Merthyr Tydfil !Merthyr Tydfil	42	18	13	11	80	66	1.212	49
10	Tonbridge !Tonbridge	42	18	9	15	76	71	1.07	45
11	Canterbury City !Canterbury City	42	16	11	15	66	63	1.048	43
12	Ashford Town !Ashford Town	42	18	6	18	73	79	0.924	42
13	Brentwood Town !Brentwood Town	42	16	9	17	63	73	0.863	41
14	Bexley United !Bexley United	42	12	13	17	56	64	0.875	37
15	Trowbridge Town !Trowbridge Town	42	12	11	19	64	71	0.901	35
16	Gloucester City !Gloucester City	42	12	9	21	54	68	0.794	33
17	Wisbech Town !Wisbech Town	42	11	10	21	43	78	0.551	32
18	Crawley Town !Crawley Town	42	10	8	24	53	85	0.624	28
19	Folkestone Town !Folkestone Town	42	10	7	25	49	80	0.613	27
20	Dunstable Town !Dunstable Town	42	8	10	24	44	94	0.468	26
21	Barry Town !Barry Town	42	7	12	23	36	81	0.444	26
22	Gravesend & Northfleet !Gravesend & Northfleet	42	6	7	29	28	112	0.25	19

References

RSSF – Southern Football League archive

↑ A history of admission to the Football League

Southern League

Premier Division	Banbury United Basingstoke Town Biggleswade Town Cambridge City Chesham United Chippenham Town Cinderford Town Cirencester Town Dorchester Town Dunstable Town Frome Town Hayes and Yeading United Hitchin Town Kettering Town King's Langley King's Lynn Town Leamington Merthyr Town Redditch United Slough Town St Ives Town St Neots Town Stratford Town Weymouth

Division One Central	AFC Dunstable Arlesey Town Ashford Town Aylesbury Aylesbury United Barton Rovers Beaconsfield SYCOB Bedford Town Chalfont St Peter Egham Town Farnborough Fleet Town Hanwell Town Histon Kempston Rovers Kidlington Marlow Northwood Petersfield Town Potters Bar Town Royston Town Uxbridge

Division One South & West	AFC Totton Barnstaple Town Bideford Bishop's Cleeve Bridgwater Town Didcot Town Evesham United Hereford Larkhall Athletic Mangotsfield United North Leigh Paulton Rovers Salisbury Shortwood United Slimbridge Swindon Supermarine Taunton Town Tiverton Town Wantage Town Wimborne Town Winchester City Yate Town

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FA competitions

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Related to national team

Club seasons

First Division	Arsenal Burnley Chelsea Coventry City Everton Fulham Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Aston Villa Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bristol City Cardiff City Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace Derby County Huddersfield Town Hull City Ipswich Town Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Rotherham United

Third Division	Barrow Bournemouth Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Bury Colchester United Gillingham Grimsby Town Leyton Orient Mansfield Town Northampton Town Oldham Athletic Oxford United Peterborough United Reading Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Southport Stockport County Swindon Town Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Walsall Watford

Fourth Division	Aldershot Barnsley Bradford City Bradford Park Avenue Brentford Chester Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Halifax Town Hartlepools United Lincoln City Luton Town Newport County Notts County Port Vale Rochdale Southend United Swansea Town Workington Wrexham York City

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