1925–26 Southern Football League

The 1925–26 season was the 28th in the history of the Southern League. The league consisted of Eastern and Western Divisions.[1] Millwall II won the Eastern Division and Plymouth Argyle II won the Western Division. Plymouth were declared Southern League champions after defeating Millwall 1–0 in a championship play-off.[2]

No clubs from the Southern League applied to join the Football League,[3] whilst four clubs left the league at the end of the season.

Eastern Division

Southern Football League Eastern Division
Season1925–26
ChampionsMillwall II
Promotednone
RelegatedFulham II (resigned)
Coventry City II (resigned)
Nuneaton Town (resigned)
Matches played306
Goals scored1,384 (4.52 per match)

A total of 18 teams contest the division, including 16 sides from previous season and two new teams.

Newly elected teams:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Millwall II 34 24 6 4 106 37 2.865 54
2 Leicester City II 34 23 2 9 105 60 1.750 48
3 Brighton & Hove Albion II 34 21 4 9 105 69 1.522 46
4 Kettering Town 34 19 5 10 98 68 1.441 43
5 Peterborough & Fletton United 34 19 3 12 76 62 1.226 41
6 Portsmouth II 34 17 5 12 76 67 1.134 39
7 Norwich City II 34 17 4 13 85 90 0.944 38
8 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic II 34 15 7 12 76 67 1.134 37
9 Southampton II 34 14 7 13 65 72 0.903 35
10 Fulham II 34 13 6 15 86 77 1.117 32 Left league at end of season
11 Grays Thurrock United 34 13 5 16 63 77 0.818 31
12 Guildford United 34 11 8 15 71 87 0.816 30
13 Watford II 34 12 2 20 62 94 0.660 26
14 Luton Town II 34 11 3 20 70 78 0.897 25
15 Folkestone 34 9 6 19 67 93 0.720 24
16 Reading II 34 10 3 21 58 84 0.690 23
17 Coventry City II 34 9 5 20 54 93 0.581 23 Left league at end of season
18 Nuneaton Town 34 7 3 24 61 109 0.560 17
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.

Western Division

Southern Football League Western Division
Season1925–26
ChampionsPlymouth Argyle II (2nd title)
Promotednone
RelegatedPontypridd (resigned)
Matches played182
Goals scored709 (3.9 per match)

The Western Division featured the same clubs as the previous season, minus the six clubs that had left.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result[a]
1 Plymouth Argyle II 26 20 1 5 67 31 2.161 41
2 Bristol City II 26 16 4 6 48 28 1.714 36
3 Bristol Rovers II 26 13 4 9 51 35 1.457 30
4 Swindon Town II 26 13 4 9 57 40 1.425 30
5 Ebbw Vale 26 13 3 10 60 46 1.304 29
6 Torquay United 26 12 5 9 59 46 1.283 29
7 Yeovil & Petters United 26 9 8 9 43 48 0.896 26
8 Mid Rhondda United 26 12 1 13 47 49 0.959 25
9 Weymouth 26 10 3 13 64 60 1.067 23
10 Exeter City II 26 8 5 13 40 49 0.816 21
11 Barry 26 8 4 14 47 55 0.855 20
12 Taunton United 26 9 2 15 44 60 0.733 20
13 Pontypridd 26 7 5 14 44 77 0.571 19 Left league at end of season
14 Bath City 26 7 1 18 38 86 0.442 15
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ Number of goals for and/or against is inaccurate.

References

  1. ^ England – Southern League Final Tables RSSSF
  2. ^ Plymouth Argyle Reserves at the Football Club History Database
  3. ^ A history of admission to the Football League