1963–64 Southern Football League

The 1963–64 season was the 61st in the history of the Southern League.

Premier Division

Southern Football League
Premier Division

Season	1963–64
Champions	Yeovil Town
Promoted	None
Relegated	Hereford United Hinckley Athletic Kettering Town Merthyr Tydfil
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1574 (3.41 per match)
← 1962–63 1964–65 →

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAvg	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Yeovil Town (C)	42	29	5	8	93	36	2.583	63
2	Chelmsford City	42	26	7	9	99	55	1.8	59
3	Bath City	42	24	9	9	88	51	1.725	57
4	Guildford City	42	21	9	12	90	55	1.636	51
5	Romford	42	20	9	13	71	58	1.224	49
6	Hastings United	42	20	8	14	75	61	1.23	48
7	Weymouth	42	20	7	15	65	53	1.226	47
8	Bedford Town	42	19	9	14	71	68	1.044	47
9	Cambridge United	42	17	9	16	92	77	1.195	43
10	Cambridge City	42	17	9	16	76	70	1.086	43
11	Wisbech Town	42	17	8	17	64	68	0.941	42
12	Bexley United	42	16	10	16	70	77	0.909	42
13	Dartford	42	16	8	18	56	71	0.789	40
14	Worcester City	42	12	15	15	70	74	0.946	39
15	Nuneaton Borough	42	15	8	19	58	61	0.951	38
16	Rugby Town	42	15	8	19	68	86	0.791	38
17	Margate	42	12	13	17	68	81	0.84	37
18	Wellington Town	42	12	9	21	73	85	0.859	33
19	Merthyr Tydfil (R)	42	12	8	22	69	108	0.639	32	Relegation to 1964–65 SFL Division One
20	Hereford United (R)	42	12	7	23	58	86	0.674	31
21	Kettering Town (R)	42	10	5	27	49	89	0.551	25
22	Hinckley Athletic (R)	42	7	6	29	51	104	0.49	20

Updated to games played on 29 Apr 1964.
Source: [1]
^{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 13 non-League clubs applied for election, including seven Southern League clubs. All four League clubs were re-elected.

Club	League	Votes
York City	Football League	48
Southport	Football League	45
Barrow	Football League	42
Hartlepools United	Football League	36
Wigan Athletic	Cheshire League	5
Gateshead	Northern League	4
Romford	Southern League	4
Yeovil Town	Southern League	3
South Shields	North Eastern League	3
New Brighton	Lancashire Combination	2
Guildford City	Southern League	2
Gloucester City	Southern League	1
Morecambe	Lancashire Combination	1
Weymouth	Southern League	1
Bexley United	Southern League	0
Poole Town	Southern League	0
Scarborough	Midland League	0

Division One

Southern Football League
Division One

Season	1963–64
Champions	Folkestone Town
Promoted	Cheltenham Town Folkestone Town King's Lynn Tonbridge
Relegated	Clacton Town
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1585 (3.43 per match)
← 1962–63 1964–65 →

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAvg	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Folkestone Town (C) (P)	42	28	7	7	82	38	2.158	63	Promotion to 1964–65 Southern League Premier Division
2	King's Lynn (P)	42	28	5	9	94	44	2.136	61
3	Cheltenham Town (P)	42	25	10	7	92	49	1.878	60
4	Tonbridge (P)	42	24	11	7	98	54	1.815	59
5	Corby Town	42	24	7	11	114	56	2.036	55
6	Stevenage Town	42	21	6	15	70	59	1.186	48
7	Ashford Town	42	19	9	14	73	57	1.281	47
8	Burton Albion	42	19	8	15	76	70	1.086	46
9	Poole Town	42	17	11	14	75	61	1.23	45
10	Dover	42	18	9	15	86	75	1.147	45
11	Canterbury City	42	16	12	14	66	66	1	44
12	Crawley Town	42	20	2	20	81	71	1.141	42
13	Trowbridge Town	42	16	9	17	71	78	0.91	41
14	Clacton Town (R)	42	19	1	22	76	88	0.864	39	Relegation to Eastern Counties League
15	Gloucester City	42	17	4	21	88	89	0.989	38
16	Yiewsley	42	15	8	19	63	77	0.818	38
17	Sittingbourne	42	15	8	19	52	70	0.743	38
18	Ramsgate Athletic	42	13	9	20	57	55	1.036	35
19	Tunbridge Wells Rangers	42	10	8	24	47	89	0.528	28
20	Gravesend & Northfleet	42	7	9	26	43	96	0.448	23
21	Deal Town	42	5	7	30	48	106	0.453	17
22	Barry Town	42	3	6	33	33	137	0.241	12

Updated to games played on 29 Apr 1964.
Source: [2]
^{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.

References

• RSSF – Southern Football League archive