Season 1923-24 Relegated none Goals scored 757 (3.15 per match) | Promoted none Matches played 240 | |
Champions Peterborough & Fletton United | ||
The 1923–24 season was the 26th in the history of the Southern League. The league was split into Eastern and Western Divisions. Peterborough & Fletton United won the Eastern Division and Yeovil & Petters United won the Western Division. Yeovil were declared Southern League champions after defeating Peterborough 3–1 in a championship play-off. No clubs applied to join the Football League this season, and no clubs left the league at the end of the season.
Contents
Eastern Division
A total of 16 teams contest the division (previously called the English section), including 10 sides from previous season and six new teams.
Newly elected teams:
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
A total of 18 teams contest the division (previously called the Welsh section), including 6 sides from previous season, 8 teams transferred from English section and four new teams.
Teams transferred from 1922-23 English section:
Newly elected teams:
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 up until the 1976–77 season.
3 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.