1963–64 Southern Football League

The 1963–64 Southern Football League season was the 61st in the history of the league, an English football competition.

Yeovil Town won the championship, whilst Cheltenham Town, Folkestone Town, King's Lynn and Tonbridge were all promoted to the Premier Division. Seven Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, promoted from Division One:

Also, Bexleyheath & Welling changed name to Bexley United.

League table
Southern Football League
Premier Division
Season1963–64
ChampionsYeovil Town
RelegatedHereford United
Hinckley Athletic
Kettering Town
Merthyr Tydfil
Matches played462
Goals scored1,574 (3.41 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Yeovil Town 42 29 5 8 93 36 2.583 63
2 Chelmsford City 42 26 7 9 99 55 1.800 59
3 Bath City 42 24 9 9 88 51 1.725 57
4 Guildford City 42 21 9 12 90 55 1.636 51
5 Romford 42 20 9 13 71 58 1.224 49
6 Hastings United 42 20 8 14 75 61 1.230 48
7 Weymouth 42 20 7 15 65 53 1.226 47
8 Bedford Town 42 19 9 14 71 68 1.044 47
9 Cambridge United 42 17 9 16 92 77 1.195 43
10 Cambridge City 42 17 9 16 76 70 1.086 43
11 Wisbech Town 42 17 8 17 64 68 0.941 42
12 Bexley United 42 16 10 16 70 77 0.909 42
13 Dartford 42 16 8 18 56 71 0.789 40
14 Worcester City 42 12 15 15 70 74 0.946 39
15 Nuneaton Borough 42 15 8 19 58 61 0.951 38
16 Rugby Town 42 15 8 19 68 86 0.791 38
17 Margate 42 12 13 17 68 81 0.840 37
18 Wellington Town 42 12 9 21 73 85 0.859 33
19 Merthyr Tydfil 42 12 8 22 69 108 0.639 32 Relegated to Division One
20 Hereford United 42 12 7 23 58 86 0.674 31
21 Kettering Town 42 10 5 27 49 89 0.551 25
22 Hinckley Athletic 42 7 6 29 51 104 0.490 20
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Division One

Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:

Also, Tunbridge Wells United changed name to Tunbridge Wells Rangers.

At the end of the season, Yiewsley changed name to Hillingdon Borough, while Clacton Town switched to the Eastern Football League.

League table
Southern Football League
Division One
Season1963–64
ChampionsFolkestone Town
PromotedCheltenham Town
Folkestone Town
King's Lynn
Tonbridge
Matches played462
Goals scored1,585 (3.43 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Folkestone Town 42 28 7 7 82 38 2.158 63 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 King's Lynn 42 28 5 9 94 44 2.136 61
3 Cheltenham Town 42 25 10 7 92 49 1.878 60
4 Tonbridge 42 24 11 7 98 54 1.815 59
5 Corby Town 42 24 7 11 114 56 2.036 55
6 Stevenage Town 42 21 6 15 70 59 1.186 48
7 Ashford Town (Kent) 42 19 9 14 73 57 1.281 47
8 Burton Albion 42 19 8 15 76 70 1.086 46
9 Poole Town 42 17 11 14 75 61 1.230 45
10 Dover 42 18 9 15 86 75 1.147 45
11 Canterbury City 42 16 12 14 66 66 1.000 44
12 Crawley Town 42 20 2 20 81 71 1.141 42
13 Trowbridge Town 42 16 9 17 71 78 0.910 41
14 Clacton Town 42 19 1 22 76 88 0.864 39 Resigned to the Eastern Football League
15 Gloucester City 42 17 4 21 88 89 0.989 38
16 Yiewsley 42 15 8 19 63 77 0.818 38
17 Sittingbourne 42 15 8 19 52 70 0.743 38
18 Ramsgate Athletic 42 13 9 20 57 55 1.036 35
19 Tunbridge Wells Rangers 42 10 8 24 47 89 0.528 28
20 Gravesend & Northfleet 42 7 9 26 43 96 0.448 23
21 Deal Town 42 5 7 30 48 106 0.453 17
22 Barry Town 42 3 6 33 33 137 0.241 12
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Football League elections

Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 13 non-League clubs applied for election, including seven Southern League clubs. All four League clubs were re-elected.[1]

Club League Votes
York CityFootball League48
SouthportFootball League45
BarrowFootball League42
Hartlepools UnitedFootball League36
Wigan AthleticCheshire League5
GatesheadNorthern League4
RomfordSouthern League4
Yeovil TownSouthern League3
South ShieldsNorth Eastern League3
New BrightonLancashire Combination2
Guildford CitySouthern League2
Gloucester CitySouthern League1
MorecambeLancashire Combination1
WeymouthSouthern League1
Bexley UnitedSouthern League0
Poole TownSouthern League0
ScarboroughMidland League0

References
  1. A history of admission to the Football League
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