1906–07 Southern Football League

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The 1906–07 season was the 13th in the history of Southern League. Fulham won Division One for the second time in a row and were elected to the Football League. No other teams were applied for election to the Football League. Southend United won Division Two, but there was no promotion or relegation between the divisions.[1]

Division One[]

Southern Football League Division One
Season1906–07
ChampionsFulham (2nd title)
Promotednone
Relegatednone
Matches played380
Goals scored1,035 (2.72 per match)

A total of 20 teams contest the division, including 18 sides from previous season and two teams promoted from Division Two.

Teams promoted from 1905–06 Division Two:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Fulham 38 20 13 5 58 32 1.813 53 Elected to the 1907–08 Football League
2 Portsmouth 38 22 7 9 64 36 1.778 51
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 18 9 11 53 43 1.233 45
4 Luton Town 38 18 9 11 52 52 1.000 45
5 West Ham United 38 15 14 9 60 41 1.463 44
6 Tottenham Hotspur 38 17 9 12 63 45 1.400 43
7 Millwall 38 18 6 14 71 50 1.420 42
8 Norwich City 38 15 12 11 57 48 1.188 42
9 Watford 38 13 16 9 46 43 1.070 42
10 Brentford 38 17 8 13 57 56 1.018 42
11 Southampton 38 13 9 16 49 56 0.875 35
12 Reading 38 14 6 18 57 47 1.213 34
13 Leyton 38 11 12 15 38 60 0.633 34
14 Bristol Rovers 38 12 9 17 55 54 1.019 33
15 Plymouth Argyle 38 10 13 15 43 50 0.860 33
16 New Brompton 38 12 9 17 47 59 0.797 33
17 Swindon Town 38 11 11 16 43 54 0.796 33
18 Queens Park Rangers 38 11 10 17 47 55 0.855 32
19 Crystal Palace 38 8 9 21 46 66 0.697 25
20 Northampton Town 38 5 9 24 29 88 0.330 19
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.

Division Two[]

Southern Football League Division Two
Season1906–07
ChampionsSouthend United
Promotednone
RelegatedWest Ham United II (resigned)
Fulham II (resigned)
Reading II (resigned)
(resigned)
Matches played132
Goals scored513 (3.89 per match)

A total of 12 teams contest the division, including 8 sides from previous season and four new teams, all of them are newly elected teams.

Newly elected teams:

  • Tunbridge Wells Rangers - transferred from Kent League
  • Southend United
  • Salisbury City
  • Royal Engineers Aldershot
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Relegation
1 Southend United 22 14 5 3 58 23 2.522 33
2 West Ham United II 22 14 3 5 64 30 2.133 31 Left league at end of season
3 Portsmouth II 22 11 6 5 53 44 1.205 28
4 Fulham II 22 11 4 7 47 32 1.469 26 Left league at end of season
5 Hastings & St.Leonards 21 10 4 7 46 31 1.484 24
6 Tunbridge Wells Rangers 22 10 1 11 46 36 1.278 21
7 Salisbury City 22 9 2 11 40 42 0.952 20
8 Southampton II 22 8 2 12 37 56 0.661 18
9 Swindon Town II 22 7 3 12 35 46 0.761 17
10 Reading II 22 6 4 12 32 47 0.681 16 Left league at end of season
11 21 5 4 12 27 58 0.466 14
12 Wycombe Wanderers 22 4 6 12 28 68 0.412 14
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 elections[]

Only one Southern League club, Fulham, applied for election to Division Two of the Football League. They offered midland clubs £15 and northern clubs £20 in expenses for travelling to London and were successful, topping the ballot, and replaced Burton United in the League.[2]

Club League Votes
Fulham Southern League ??
Lincoln City Football League 28
Chesterfield Town Football League 23
Oldham Athletic Lancashire Combination 17
Bradford Park Avenue None 11
Burton United Football League 7
Rotherham Town Midland League 0
Wigan Town The Combination 0
Manchester League 0

References[]

  1. ^ England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF
  2. ^ A history of admission to the Football League
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