1967–68 Southern Football League
The 1967–68 season was the 65th in the history of the Southern League.
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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) |
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← 1966–67
1968–69 →
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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 (C) | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 85 | 50 | 1.7 | 57 | |
| 2 | Wimbledon | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 85 | 47 | 1.809 | 55 | |
| 3 | Cambridge United | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 73 | 42 | 1.738 | 53 | |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 97 | 67 | 1.448 | 53 | |
| 5 | Guildford City | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 56 | 43 | 1.302 | 49 | |
| 6 | Romford | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 72 | 60 | 1.2 | 48 | |
| 7 | Barnet | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 81 | 71 | 1.141 | 48 | |
| 8 | Margate | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 80 | 71 | 1.127 | 46 | |
| 9 | Wellington Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 70 | 66 | 1.061 | 45 | |
| 10 | Hillingdon Borough | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 54 | 0.981 | 45 | |
| 11 | King's Lynn | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 66 | 57 | 1.158 | 44 | |
| 12 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 45 | 43 | 1.047 | 44 | |
| 13 | Weymouth | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 65 | 61 | 1.066 | 42 | |
| 14 | Hereford United | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 58 | 62 | 0.935 | 41 | |
| 15 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 62 | 64 | 0.969 | 40 | |
| 16 | Dover | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 54 | 56 | 0.964 | 40 | |
| 17 | Poole Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 74 | 0.743 | 36 | |
| 18 | Stevenage Town | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 75 | 0.76 | 35 | Club folded |
| 19 | Burton Albion | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 51 | 73 | 0.699 | 34 | |
| 20 | Corby Town (R) | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 77 | 0.519 | 27 | Relegation to 1968–69 SFL Division One |
| 21 | Cambridge City (R) | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 50 | 81 | 0.617 | 26 | |
| 22 | Hastings United (R) | 42 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 94 | 0.351 | 16 |
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 15 non-League clubs applied for election, including 12 Southern League clubs. All four League clubs were re-elected.[1]
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) |
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← 1966–67
1968–69 →
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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 (C) (P) | 42 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 93 | 35 | 2.657 | 60 | Promotion to 1968–69 Southern League Premier Division |
| 2 | Kettering Town (P) | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 88 | 39 | 2.256 | 58 | |
| 3 | Bedford Town (P) | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 101 | 40 | 2.525 | 55 | |
| 4 | Rugby Town (P) | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 72 | 44 | 1.636 | 55 | |
| 5 | Dartford | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 72 | 48 | 1.5 | 55 | |
| 6 | Bath City | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 78 | 51 | 1.529 | 54 | |
| 7 | Banbury United | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 79 | 59 | 1.339 | 53 | |
| 8 | Ramsgate Athletic | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 70 | 37 | 1.892 | 51 | |
| 9 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 80 | 66 | 1.212 | 49 | |
| 10 | Tonbridge | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 76 | 71 | 1.07 | 45 | |
| 11 | Canterbury City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 66 | 63 | 1.048 | 43 | |
| 12 | Ashford Town | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 73 | 79 | 0.924 | 42 | |
| 13 | Brentwood Town | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 73 | 0.863 | 41 | |
| 14 | Bexley United | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 64 | 0.875 | 37 | |
| 15 | Trowbridge Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 71 | 0.901 | 35 | |
| 16 | Gloucester City | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 68 | 0.794 | 33 | |
| 17 | Wisbech Town | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 43 | 78 | 0.551 | 32 | |
| 18 | Crawley Town | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 53 | 85 | 0.624 | 28 | |
| 19 | Folkestone Town | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 49 | 80 | 0.613 | 27 | |
| 20 | Dunstable Town | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 44 | 94 | 0.468 | 26 | |
| 21 | Barry Town | 42 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 81 | 0.444 | 26 | |
| 22 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 112 | 0.25 | 19 |
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.
