1908–09 Southern Football League

The 1908–09 season was the 15th in the history of Southern Football League. Northampton Town won Division One and Croydon Common finished top of Division Two.[1] No clubs applied for election to the Football League.

Division One

Southern Football League Division One
Season 1908–09
Champions Northampton Town (1st title)
Promoted none
Relegated none
Matches played 420
Goals scored 1276 (3.04 per match)

A total of 20 teams contest the division, including 19 sides from previous season and one new team.

Team promoted from 1907-08 Division Two:

Newly elected teams:

PosClubPWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2
1Northampton Town40255109045255
2Swindon Town402251396551.7549
3Southampton4019101167581.1648
4Portsmouth4018101268601.1346
5Bristol Rovers401791460630.9543
6Exeter City401861656650.8642
7New Brompton401771648590.8141
8Reading4011181160571.0540
9Luton Town401761759600.9840
10Plymouth Argyle4015101546470.9840
11Millwall401661859610.9738
12Southend United4014101652540.9638
13Leyton401581752550.9538
14Watford401491751640.837
15Queens Park Rangers4012121652501.0436
16Crystal Palace401212166262136
17West Ham United401642056600.9336
18Brighton & Hove Albion401471960610.9835
19Norwich City4012111759750.7835
20Coventry City401542164910.7034
21Brentford401372059740.7933

1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season.

2 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
Season 1908–09
Champions Croydon Common
Promoted Croydon Common
Relegated Depot Battalion RE (resigned)
2nd Grenadier Guards (resigned)
Matches played 42
Goals scored 214 (5.1 per match)

A total of seven teams contest the division, including 3 sides from previous season and four new teams, all of them are newly elected teams.

Newly elected teams:

PosClubPWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Notes
1Croydon Common12100267144.7920Promoted to Division One
2Hastings & St Leonards1281342182.3317
3Depot Battalion RE1281323221.0517Left league at end of season
42nd Grenadier Guards1250721330.6410
5South Farnborough Athletic1224620390.518
6Salisbury City1231824360.677
7Chesham Town1221917520.335

1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season.

2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

References

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