1954–55 Southern Football League
The 1954–55 Southern Football League season was the 52nd 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. Yeovil Town were champions, winning their first Southern League title. Four Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.
League table
[edit]| Season | 1954–55 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Yeovil Town |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,735 (3.76 per match) |
← 1953–54 1955–56 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 105 | 66 | 1.591 | 55 |
| 2 | Weymouth | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 105 | 84 | 1.250 | 55 |
| 3 | Hastings United | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 94 | 60 | 1.567 | 51 |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 85 | 72 | 1.181 | 50 |
| 5 | Guildford City | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 72 | 59 | 1.220 | 48 |
| 6 | Worcester City | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 80 | 73 | 1.096 | 48 |
| 7 | Barry Town | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 82 | 87 | 0.943 | 47 |
| 8 | Gloucester City | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 54 | 1.222 | 45 |
| 9 | Bath City | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 73 | 80 | 0.913 | 45 |
| 10 | Headington United | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 82 | 62 | 1.323 | 43 |
| 11 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 84 | 86 | 0.977 | 43 |
| 12 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 97 | 94 | 1.032 | 42 |
| 13 | Exeter City II | 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 67 | 78 | 0.859 | 42 |
| 14 | Lovells Athletic | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 71 | 68 | 1.044 | 41 |
| 15 | Kettering Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 70 | 69 | 1.014 | 41 |
| 16 | Hereford United | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 91 | 72 | 1.264 | 39 |
| 17 | Llanelly | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 78 | 81 | 0.963 | 39 |
| 18 | Bedford Town | 42 | 16 | 3 | 23 | 75 | 103 | 0.728 | 35 |
| 19 | Tonbridge | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 68 | 91 | 0.747 | 30 |
| 20 | Dartford | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 55 | 76 | 0.724 | 30 |
| 21 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 73 | 111 | 0.658 | 28 |
| 22 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 62 | 97 | 0.639 | 27 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Football League elections
[edit]Four Southern League clubs applied for election to the Football League. However, none were successful as all four League clubs were re-elected.[1]