1925–26 Southern Football League
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The 1925–26 Southern Football League
season saw the league split into Eastern and Western Divisions. 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.
No clubs from the Southern League applied to join the Football League
, whilst four clubs left the league at the end of the season.
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.
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.
Southern Football League
The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
season saw the league split into Eastern and Western Divisions. Millwall II
Millwall F.C.
Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
won the Eastern Division and Plymouth Argyle II
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
won the Western Division. Plymouth were declared Southern League champions after defeating Millwall 1-0 in a championship play-off.
No clubs from the Southern League applied to join the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
, whilst four clubs left the league at the end of the season.
Eastern Division
The Eastern Division featured two new clubs:- Fulham II
- Grays Thurrock United
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv1 | Pts2 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millwall II Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 106 | 37 | 2.86 | 54 | |
| 2 | Leicester City II Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
34 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 105 | 60 | 1.75 | 48 | |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion II Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.... |
34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 105 | 69 | 1.52 | 46 | |
| 4 | Kettering Town Kettering Town F.C. Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08... |
34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 98 | 68 | 1.44 | 43 | |
| 5 | Peterborough & Fletton United Peterborough & Fletton United F.C. Peterborough & Fletton United F.C. was an English football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. The club existed from 1923 until 1932 and played at London Road.-History:... |
34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 76 | 62 | 1.22 | 41 | |
| 6 | Portsmouth II Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 76 | 67 | 1.13 | 39 | |
| 7 | Norwich City II Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 85 | 90 | 0.94 | 38 | |
| 8 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic II A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 76 | 67 | 1.13 | 37 | |
| 9 | Southampton II Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 72 | 0.90 | 35 | |
| 10 | Fulham II Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 86 | 77 | 1.11 | 32 | Left league at end of season |
| 11 | Grays Thurrock United | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 63 | 77 | 0.81 | 31 | |
| 12 | Guildford United | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 71 | 87 | 0.81 | 30 | |
| 13 | Watford II Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
34 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 62 | 94 | 0.65 | 26 | |
| 14 | Luton Town II Luton Town F.C. Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was... |
34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 70 | 78 | 0.89 | 25 | |
| 15 | Folkestone Folkestone F.C. Folkestone Football Club was the name of two English football clubs based in the town of Folkestone, Kent. It is unclear if the two clubs were in fact connected, but neither has any formal connection to Folkestone Invicta, who took over the Cheriton Road stadium after the demise of Folkestone F.C.... |
34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 67 | 93 | 0.72 | 24 | |
| 16 | Reading II Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 58 | 84 | 0.69 | 23 | |
| 17 | Coventry City II Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 54 | 93 | 0.58 | 23 | Left league at end of season |
| 18 | Nuneaton Town | 34 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 61 | 109 | 0.55 | 17 | Left league at end of season |
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.
Western Division
The Western Division featured the same clubs as the previous season, minus the six clubs that had left.| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv1 | Pts2 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle II Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 67 | 31 | 2.16 | 41 | |
| 2 | Bristol City II Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 28 | 1.71 | 36 | |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers II Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... |
26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 35 | 1.45 | 30 | |
| 4 | Swindon Town II Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 57 | 40 | 1.42 | 30 | |
| 5 | Ebbw Vale Ebbw Vale F.C. Ebbw Vale Football Club were a football team from Ebbw Vale, South Wales.Ebbw Vale played in the first season of the League of Wales in 1992-93. The club then finished 11th before finishing 3rd in two successive seasons to 1997-98. During the years when they finished 3rd the Giles brothers, Paul... |
26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 60 | 46 | 1.30 | 29 | |
| 6 | Torquay United Torquay United F.C. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley... |
26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 59 | 46 | 1.28 | 29 | |
| 7 | Yeovil & Petters United Yeovil Town F.C. Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05... |
26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 48 | 0.89 | 26 | |
| 8 | Mid Rhondda United Mid Rhondda F.C. Mid Rhondda Football Club was an association football team, based in Tonypandy, Wales that was formed in 1912. Mid Rhondda were one of the earlier South Wales teams to form, as competition from rugby union within the Rhondda Valleys was very strong... |
26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 47 | 49 | 0.95 | 25 | |
| 9 | Weymouth Weymouth F.C. Weymouth F.C. are an English football club based in the town of Weymouth, who currently play in the Southern League Premier Division.-History:Weymouth Football Club were founded in 1890 and played their first game on 24 September of that year... |
26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 64 | 60 | 1.06 | 23 | |
| 10 | Exeter City II Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003... |
26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 49 | 0.81 | 21 | |
| 11 | Barry Barry Town F.C. Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s, but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated... |
26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 55 | 0.85 | 20 | |
| 12 | Taunton United Taunton Town F.C. Taunton Town Football Club are an English football club based in Taunton, Somerset, England. They compete in the Southern Football League Division One South & West, and play their home matches at their Wordsworth Drive ground which they moved into during the 1953 season... |
26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 44 | 60 | 0.73 | 20 | |
| 13 | Pontypridd | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 44 | 77 | 0.57 | 19 | Left league at end of season |
| 14 | Bath City Bath City F.C. Bath City Football Club are a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset. They play in the Conference National league after gaining promotion from the Conference South via the play-offs in May 2010... |
26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 38 | 86 | 0.44 | 15 |
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.