1921–22 Southern Football League

The 1921–22 season was the 24th in the history of the Southern League. As in the previous season, the league was split into two sections, one for English clubs and one for Welsh clubs.[1] Plymouth Argyle reserves won the English section, whilst Ebbw Vale won the Welsh section. Plymouth Argyle reserves were declared champions after defeating Ebbw Vale 3-0 in a championship play-off.[2] Pontypridd and Bath City were the only two Southern League clubs to apply for election to the Football League, though neither was successful.[3]

At the end of the season Gillingham reserves and Charlton Athletic reserves both left the league.

English section

Southern Football League English Section
Season1921–22
ChampionsPlymouth Argyle II (1st title)
Promotednone
RelegatedGillingham II (resigned)
Charlton Athletic II (resigned)
Matches played342
Goals scored1,083 (3.17 per match)

A total of 19 teams contest the division, including ten sides from previous season and nine new teams, seven of which were reserve teams.

Newly elected teams:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Plymouth Argyle II 36 22 5 9 91 38 2.395 49
2 Portsmouth II 36 17 10 9 63 41 1.537 44
3 Bristol City II 36 18 8 10 73 50 1.460 44
4 Southampton II 36 19 5 12 70 47 1.489 43
5 Gillingham II 36 17 9 10 65 47 1.383 43 Left league at end of season
6 Charlton Athletic II 36 18 6 12 69 54 1.278 42
7 Boscombe 36 17 5 14 38 55 0.691 39
8 Luton Town II 36 17 4 15 50 54 0.926 38
9 Watford II 36 15 7 14 65 53 1.226 37
10 Brighton & Hove Albion II 36 12 13 11 60 52 1.154 37
11 Bath City 36 16 5 15 55 53 1.038 37
12 Swindon Town II 36 14 7 15 59 46 1.283 35
13 Bristol Rovers II 36 13 7 16 50 82 0.610 33
14 Millwall II 36 13 4 19 49 53 0.925 30
15 Reading II 36 11 7 18 46 59 0.780 29
16 Exeter City II 36 10 9 17 42 63 0.667 29
17 Guildford United 36 11 6 19 44 56 0.786 28
18 Norwich City II 36 10 6 20 47 86 0.547 26
19 Southend United II 36 9 3 24 47 94 0.500 21
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Welsh section

Southern Football League Welsh Section
Season1921–22
ChampionsEbbw Vale
Promotednone
Relegatednone
Matches played72
Goals scored225 (3.13 per match)

A total of 9 teams contest the division, including nine sides from previous season and one new team.

Newly elected teams:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Ebbw Vale 16 11 3 2 33 11 3.000 25
2 Ton Pentre 16 9 4 3 35 14 2.500 22
3 Aberaman Athletic 16 7 5 4 25 19 1.316 19
4 Porth Athletic 16 6 6 4 31 20 1.550 18
5 Pontypridd 16 7 4 5 28 19 1.474 18
6 Swansea Town II 16 7 4 5 24 17 1.412 18
7 Barry 16 3 3 10 14 35 0.400 9
8 Abertillery 16 3 2 11 21 45 0.467 8
9 Mardy 16 2 3 11 14 43 0.326 7
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Football League election

In addition to the two clubs finishing bottom of Football League Third Division South, three non-League clubs joined the election process, of which two were from the Southern League. However, both League clubs were re-elected.

Club League Votes
Southend United Football League Third Division South 36
Exeter City Football League Third Division South 32
Pontypridd Southern League 21
Bath City Southern League 1
Llanelly Welsh National League (South) 0

References

  1. ^ England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF
  2. ^ Ebbw Vale at the Football Club History Database
  3. ^ A history of admission to the Football League