1934–35 Southern Football League

The 1934–35 season was the 37th in the history of the Southern League. The league consisted of Eastern and Western Divisions.^[1] Norwich City reserves won the Eastern Division for the third successive season, whilst Yeovil & Petters United won the Western Division. Norwich reserves were declared Southern League champions after winning a championship play-off replay 7–2 after a 2–2 draw in the first match.^[2]

Two Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League, but neither was successful.

Eastern Division

Southern Football League Eastern Division
Season	1934-35
Champions	Norwich City II (2nd title)
Promoted	none
Relegated	none
Matches played	90
Goals scored	351 (3.9 per match)
← 1933–34 1935–36 →

A total of 10 teams contest the division, including 9 sides from previous season and one new team.

Newly elected team:

Aldershot II - returned after one season of absence

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv¹	Pts²
1	Norwich City II	18	12	1	5	52	21	2.48	25
2	Dartford	18	8	6	4	36	22	1.64	22
3	Margate	18	7	6	5	38	30	1.27	20
4	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic II	18	8	3	7	34	26	1.31	19
5	Guildford City	18	7	5	6	41	34	1.21	19
6	Aldershot II	18	7	3	8	29	43	0.67	17
7	Folkestone	18	5	6	7	30	39	0.77	16
8	Tunbridge Wells Rangers	18	6	4	8	32	56	0.57	16
9	Clapton Orient II	18	5	4	9	33	35	0.94	14
10	Millwall II	18	3	6	9	26	45	0.58	12

^{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	1934-35
Champions	Yeovil & Petters United
Promoted	none
Relegated	none
Matches played	72
Goals scored	307 (4.26 per match)
← 1933–34 1935–36 →

There were no new clubs in the Western Division this season.

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv¹	Pts²	Notes
1	Yeovil & Petters United	16	11	2	3	49	18	2.72	24
2	Newport County II	16	8	5	3	45	29	1.55	21
3	Plymouth Argyle II	16	7	5	4	40	24	1.67	19
4	Exeter City II	16	7	2	7	38	32	1.19	16
5	Bath City	16	6	4	6	35	32	1.09	16
6	Bristol Rovers II	16	5	5	6	33	37	0.89	15
7	Barry	16	6	3	7	30	40	0.75	15
8	Torquay United II	16	5	3	8	24	29	0.83	13
9	Taunton Town	16	1	3	12	13	66	0.2	5	Left 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.}

Football League election

Bath City and Folkestone were the only Southern League clubs to apply for election to Division Three South of the Football League. However, both League clubs were re-elected.^[3]

Club	League	Votes
Southend United	Football League	48
Newport County	Football League	43
Bath City	Southern League	6
Folkestone	Southern League	1

References

↑ England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF
↑ Yeovil & Petters United at the Football Club History Database
↑ A history of admission to the Football League

Southern League

Premier Division	Banbury United Basingstoke Town Biggleswade Town Cambridge City Chesham United Chippenham Town Cinderford Town Cirencester Town Dorchester Town Dunstable Town Frome Town Hayes and Yeading United Hitchin Town Kettering Town King's Langley King's Lynn Town Leamington Merthyr Town Redditch United Slough Town St Ives Town St Neots Town Stratford Town Weymouth

Division One Central	AFC Dunstable Arlesey Town Ashford Town Aylesbury Aylesbury United Barton Rovers Beaconsfield SYCOB Bedford Town Chalfont St Peter Egham Town Farnborough Fleet Town Hanwell Town Histon Kempston Rovers Kidlington Marlow Northwood Petersfield Town Potters Bar Town Royston Town Uxbridge

Division One South & West	AFC Totton Barnstaple Town Bideford Bishop's Cleeve Bridgwater Town Didcot Town Evesham United Hereford Larkhall Athletic Mangotsfield United North Leigh Paulton Rovers Salisbury Shortwood United Slimbridge Swindon Supermarine Taunton Town Tiverton Town Wantage Town Wimborne Town Winchester City Yate Town

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FA competitions

FA Cup (Qualifying rounds
Final)
FA Charity Shield

Football League

Lower leagues

Related to national team

Home Championship

Club seasons

First Division

Arsenal
Aston Villa
Birmingham
Blackburn Rovers
Chelsea
Derby County
Everton
Grimsby Town
Huddersfield Town
Leeds United
Leicester City
Liverpool
Manchester City
Middlesbrough
Portsmouth
Preston North End
Sheffield Wednesday
Stoke City
Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur
West Bromwich Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division

Barnsley
Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers
Bradford City
Bradford Park Avenue
Brentford
Burnley
Bury
Fulham
Hull City
Manchester United
Newcastle United
Norwich City
Nottingham Forest
Notts County
Oldham Athletic
Plymouth Argyle
Port Vale
Sheffield United
Southampton
Swansea Town
West Ham United

Third Division

North	Accrington Stanley Barrow Carlisle United Chester Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Halifax Town Hartlepools United Lincoln City Mansfield Town New Brighton Rochdale Rotherham County South Shields Southport Stockport County Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wrexham York City

South	Aldershot Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Bristol Rovers Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Clapton Orient Coventry City Crystal Palace Exeter City Gillingham Luton Town Millwall Newport County Northampton Town Queens Park Rangers Reading Southend United Swindon Town Torquay United Watford

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