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
Season 1925-26
Champions Millwall II
Promoted none
Relegated Fulham II (resigned)
Coventry City II (resigned)
Nuneaton Town (resigned)
Matches played 306
Goals scored 1384 (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:

PosClubPWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Notes
1Millwall II342464106372.8654
2Leicester City II342329105601.7548
3Brighton & Hove Albion II342149105691.5246
4Kettering Town341951098681.4443
5Peterborough & Fletton United341931276621.2241
6Portsmouth II341751276671.1339
7Norwich City II341741385900.9438
8Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic II341571276671.1337
9Southampton II341471365720.9035
10Fulham II341361586771.1132Left league at end of season
11Grays Thurrock United341351663770.8131
12Guildford United341181571870.8130
13Watford II341222062940.6526
14Luton Town II341132070780.8925
15Folkestone34961967930.7224
16Reading II341032158840.6923
17Coventry City II34952054930.5823Left league at end of season
18Nuneaton Town347324611090.5517Left league at end of season

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.

Western Division

Southern Football League Western Division
Season 1925-26
Champions Plymouth Argyle II (2nd title)
Promoted none
Relegated Pontypridd (resigned)
Matches played 182
Goals scored 709 (3.9 per match)

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

PosClubPWDLGF1GA1GAv2Pts3Notes
1Plymouth Argyle II26201567312.1641
2Bristol City II26164648281.7136
3Bristol Rovers II26134951351.4530
4Swindon Town II26134957401.4230
5Ebbw Vale261331060461.3029
6Torquay United26125959461.2829
7Yeovil & Petters United2698943480.8926
8Mid Rhondda United261211347490.9525
9Weymouth261031364601.0623
10Exeter City II26851340490.8121
11Barry26841447550.8520
12Taunton United26921544600.7320
13Pontypridd26751444770.5719Left league at end of season
14Bath City26711838860.4415

1 Number of goals for and/or against is inaccurate.

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

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

References

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