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1966–67 Southern Football League

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Season
  
1966–67

Promoted
  
None

Goals scored
  
1457 (3.15 per match)

Champions
  
Romford

Matches played
  
462

Relegated
  
Bath City Bedford Town Folkestone Town Worcester City

The 1966–67 season was the 64th in the history of the Southern League.

Contents

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured four new teams:

  • Barnet, promoted as champions of Division One
  • Bath City, promoted as fourth in Division One
  • Burton Albion, promoted as third in Division One
  • Hillingdon Borough, promoted as runners-up of Division One
  • League table

    Source: [1]
    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.
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

    Football League elections

    Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 14 non-League clubs applied for election, including 12 Southern League clubs. All four League clubs were re-elected.

    Division One

    Division One featured five new teams:

  • Banbury United, third in the West Midlands (Regional) League
  • Dartford, Margate, Rugby Town and Tonbridge, relegated from the Premier Division
  • League table

    Source: [2]
    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.
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

    References

    1966–67 Southern Football League Wikipedia