1927–28 Southern Football League
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The 1927–28 Southern Football League
season saw the league split into Eastern and Western Divisions. Kettering Town
won the Eastern Division and Bristol City reserves
won the Western Division. Kettering were declared Southern League champions after defeating Bristol City reserves 5-0 in a championship play-off.
Two clubs from the Southern League applied to join the Football League
, although neither was successful. Three clubs (all from the Western Division) 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. 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...
won the Eastern Division and Bristol City reserves
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...
won the Western Division. Kettering were declared Southern League champions after defeating Bristol City reserves 5-0 in a championship play-off.
Two 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...
, although neither was successful. Three clubs (all from the Western Division) left the league at the end of the season.
Eastern Division
The Eastern Division featured six new clubs:- Aldershot Town
- Chatham Town
- Gillingham II
- Northfleet United
- Sheppey United
- Sittingbourne,
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv1 | Pts2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 90 | 39 | 2.30 | 52 |
| 2 | 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 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 73 | 43 | 1.69 | 45 |
| 3 | Northfleet United Northfleet United F.C. Northfleet United Football Club was a football club based in Northfleet, Kent.Founded in 1890, Northfleet United joined the Kent League in 1906-07 and were runners-up in their inaugural season. They followed that with three championship titles in 1907-08, 1908-09 and 1919-20... |
34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 83 | 54 | 1.53 | 41 |
| 4 | 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 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 90 | 63 | 1.42 | 40 |
| 5 | 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 | 6 | 11 | 69 | 69 | 1 | 40 |
| 6 | 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 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 92 | 70 | 1.31 | 39 |
| 7 | Aldershot Town Aldershot F.C. Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable... |
34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 85 | 66 | 1.28 | 39 |
| 8 | Sittingbourne Sittingbourne F.C. Sittingbourne F.C. are a football club based in Sittingbourne, Kent, England. They were established in 1886 and were founder members of the Kent League. They have reached the 2nd round of the FA Cup at least twice in their history... |
34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 64 | 70 | 0.91 | 37 |
| 9 | 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 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 66 | 59 | 1.11 | 36 |
| 10 | Poole | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 69 | 84 | 0.82 | 35 |
| 11 | 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 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 71 | 91 | 0.78 | 30 |
| 12 | Guildford City Guildford City F.C. Guildford City Football Club is a football club based in Guildford, Surrey, England. The club was originally established in 1921, folded in 1974 and were reformed in 1996... |
34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 65 | 89 | 0.73 | 29 |
| 13 | Dartford Dartford F.C. Dartford F.C. are an English football club based in Dartford, Kent. After finishing as champions of the Isthmian League Division One North in the 2007–08 season, they compete in the Isthmian League Premier Division. They finished in 8th position in their first season... |
34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 46 | 49 | 0.93 | 28 |
| 14 | Gillingham II Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 72 | 84 | 0.85 | 27 |
| 15 | Sheppey United Sheppey United F.C. Sheppey United F.C. is an English football club based on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. The club are currently members of Division One of the Kent County League and play at the Sheppey Sports Ground.-History:... |
34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 57 | 87 | 0.65 | 25 |
| 16 | Chatham Town Chatham Town F.C. Chatham Town are an English Association Football club based in Chatham, Kent. They currently play in Division One North of the Isthmian League and are nicknamed "The Chats".... |
34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 49 | 70 | 0.7 | 24 |
| 17 | Grays Thurrock United | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 48 | 88 | 0.54 | 23 |
| 18 | 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 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 48 | 62 | 0.77 | 22 |
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 three new clubs:- Aberdare & Aberaman (relegated from the Football League and renamed)
- Merthyr Town II
- Torquay United II (replacing their first team, who had been promoted to the Football League the previous season)
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv1 | Pts2 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... |
30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 95 | 51 | 1.86 | 43 | |
| 2 | 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... |
30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 104 | 56 | 1.86 | 40 | |
| 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.... |
30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 80 | 64 | 1.25 | 35 | |
| 4 | 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... |
30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 88 | 53 | 1.66 | 34 | |
| 5 | Newport County II | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 99 | 70 | 1.41 | 34 | |
| 6 | 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... |
30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 67 | 74 | 0.91 | 33 | |
| 7 | 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... |
30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 80 | 74 | 1.08 | 30 | |
| 8 | Aberdare & Aberaman Athletic Aberdare Athletic F.C. Aberdare Athletic Football Club were a Welsh football club founded in 1893 and based in Aberdare. They joined the Football League in 1921 but were replaced by Torquay United after failing to be re-elected in 1927.-History:... |
30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 62 | 68 | 0.91 | 30 | Left league at end of season |
| 9 | 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... |
30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 64 | 57 | 1.12 | 29 | |
| 10 | Torquay United II 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... |
30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 67 | 0.76 | 28 | |
| 11 | 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... |
30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 64 | 68 | 0.94 | 27 | |
| 12 | Taunton Town 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... |
30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 60 | 65 | 0.92 | 27 | |
| 13 | 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... |
30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 83 | 0.60 | 26 | Left league at end of season |
| 14 | Merthyr Town II Merthyr Town F.C. Merthyr Town Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club based in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. For the 2011–2012 season the club will be playing in the Western Football League Premier Division at Penydarren Park in Merthyr.... |
30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 50 | 77 | 0.65 | 22 | |
| 15 | 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... |
30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 45 | 87 | 0.52 | 22 | |
| 16 | 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... |
30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 81 | 0.44 | 20 | 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.
Football League election
Two Southern League clubs, Kettering Town and Peterborough & Fletton United, applied to join the Football League. However, both League clubs were re-elected, with Argonauts, a new amateur club who had never played a match winning more votes than either Southern League club.| Club | League | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Merthyr Town Merthyr Town F.C. Merthyr Town Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club based in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. For the 2011–2012 season the club will be playing in the Western Football League Premier Division at Penydarren Park in Merthyr.... |
Football League Third Division South | 47 |
| 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... |
Football League Third Division South | 42 |
| Argonauts Argonauts F.C. The Argonauts were a perhaps unique amateur football club based in London. Despite never playing a match or having a published squad they became notable in the late 1920s for attempting to join the Football League three times.... |
None | 16 |
| 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... |
Southern League | 3 |
| 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:... |
Southern League | 2 |