The 1964β65 Southern Football League season was the 62nd in the history of the league, an English football competition.
Weymouth won the championship, whilst Corby Town, Hereford United, Poole Town and Wimbledon were all promoted to the Premier Division. Nine Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, promoted from Division One:
Season | 1964β65 |
---|---|
Champions | Weymouth |
Relegated |
Bath City Bexley United Hastings United Wisbech Town |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,590 (3.44 per match) |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Weymouth | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 99 | 50 | 1.980 | 56 | |
2 | Guildford City | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 73 | 49 | 1.490 | 54 | |
3 | Worcester City | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 100 | 62 | 1.613 | 50 | |
4 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 76 | 55 | 1.382 | 50 | |
5 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 86 | 77 | 1.117 | 50 | |
6 | Margate | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 88 | 79 | 1.114 | 49 | |
7 | Dartford | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 74 | 64 | 1.156 | 45 | |
8 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 57 | 55 | 1.036 | 45 | |
9 | Cambridge City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 78 | 66 | 1.182 | 43 | |
10 | Bedford Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 66 | 70 | 0.943 | 43 | |
11 | Cambridge United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 72 | 69 | 1.043 | 41 | |
12 | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 72 | 78 | 0.923 | 41 | |
13 | Folkestone Town | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 72 | 79 | 0.911 | 41 | |
14 | Romford | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 61 | 70 | 0.871 | 41 | |
15 | King's Lynn | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 56 | 79 | 0.709 | 39 | |
16 | Tonbridge | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 66 | 75 | 0.880 | 36 | |
17 | Wellington Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 78 | 0.808 | 36 | |
18 | Rugby Town | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 71 | 98 | 0.724 | 36 | |
19 | Wisbech Town | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 75 | 91 | 0.824 | 34 | Relegated to Division One |
20 | Bexley United | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 67 | 74 | 0.905 | 33 | |
21 | Hastings United | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 58 | 86 | 0.674 | 32 | |
22 | Bath City | 42 | 13 | 3 | 26 | 60 | 86 | 0.698 | 29 |
Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:
Also, Yiewsley changed name to Hillingdon Borough.
Season | 1964β65 |
---|---|
Champions | Hereford United |
Promoted |
Corby Town Hereford United Poole Town Wimbledon |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,620 (3.51 per match) |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Hereford United | 42 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 124 | 39 | 3.179 | 72 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Wimbledon | 42 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 108 | 52 | 2.077 | 61 | |
3 | Poole Town | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 92 | 56 | 1.643 | 58 | |
4 | Corby Town | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 88 | 55 | 1.600 | 55 | |
5 | Stevenage Town | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 83 | 43 | 1.930 | 51 | |
6 | Hillingdon Borough | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 105 | 63 | 1.667 | 49 | |
7 | Crawley Town | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 83 | 52 | 1.596 | 49 | |
8 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 75 | 59 | 1.271 | 49 | |
9 | Gloucester City | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 68 | 65 | 1.046 | 48 | |
10 | Burton Albion | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 83 | 75 | 1.107 | 47 | |
11 | Canterbury City | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 73 | 53 | 1.377 | 42 | |
12 | Kettering Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 74 | 64 | 1.156 | 41 | |
13 | Ramsgate Athletic | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 51 | 59 | 0.864 | 40 | |
14 | Dover | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 59 | 0.915 | 38 | |
15 | Hinckley Athletic | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 81 | 0.704 | 35 | |
16 | Trowbridge Town | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 68 | 106 | 0.642 | 31 | |
17 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 60 | 98 | 0.612 | 30 | |
18 | Barry Town | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 47 | 103 | 0.456 | 29 | |
19 | Deal Town | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 61 | 127 | 0.480 | 27 | |
20 | Tunbridge Wells Rangers | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 51 | 107 | 0.477 | 26 | |
21 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 57 | 101 | 0.564 | 25 | |
22 | Sittingbourne | 42 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 58 | 103 | 0.563 | 21 |
Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 14 non-League clubs applied for election, including nine Southern League clubs. All four League clubs were re-elected. [1]
The 1964β65 Southern Football League season was the 62nd in the history of the league, an English football competition.
Weymouth won the championship, whilst Corby Town, Hereford United, Poole Town and Wimbledon were all promoted to the Premier Division. Nine Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, promoted from Division One:
Season | 1964β65 |
---|---|
Champions | Weymouth |
Relegated |
Bath City Bexley United Hastings United Wisbech Town |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,590 (3.44 per match) |
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1963β64
1965β66 β |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Weymouth | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 99 | 50 | 1.980 | 56 | |
2 | Guildford City | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 73 | 49 | 1.490 | 54 | |
3 | Worcester City | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 100 | 62 | 1.613 | 50 | |
4 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 76 | 55 | 1.382 | 50 | |
5 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 86 | 77 | 1.117 | 50 | |
6 | Margate | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 88 | 79 | 1.114 | 49 | |
7 | Dartford | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 74 | 64 | 1.156 | 45 | |
8 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 57 | 55 | 1.036 | 45 | |
9 | Cambridge City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 78 | 66 | 1.182 | 43 | |
10 | Bedford Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 66 | 70 | 0.943 | 43 | |
11 | Cambridge United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 72 | 69 | 1.043 | 41 | |
12 | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 72 | 78 | 0.923 | 41 | |
13 | Folkestone Town | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 72 | 79 | 0.911 | 41 | |
14 | Romford | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 61 | 70 | 0.871 | 41 | |
15 | King's Lynn | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 56 | 79 | 0.709 | 39 | |
16 | Tonbridge | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 66 | 75 | 0.880 | 36 | |
17 | Wellington Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 78 | 0.808 | 36 | |
18 | Rugby Town | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 71 | 98 | 0.724 | 36 | |
19 | Wisbech Town | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 75 | 91 | 0.824 | 34 | Relegated to Division One |
20 | Bexley United | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 67 | 74 | 0.905 | 33 | |
21 | Hastings United | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 58 | 86 | 0.674 | 32 | |
22 | Bath City | 42 | 13 | 3 | 26 | 60 | 86 | 0.698 | 29 |
Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:
Also, Yiewsley changed name to Hillingdon Borough.
Season | 1964β65 |
---|---|
Champions | Hereford United |
Promoted |
Corby Town Hereford United Poole Town Wimbledon |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,620 (3.51 per match) |
β
1963β64
1965β66 β |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hereford United | 42 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 124 | 39 | 3.179 | 72 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Wimbledon | 42 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 108 | 52 | 2.077 | 61 | |
3 | Poole Town | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 92 | 56 | 1.643 | 58 | |
4 | Corby Town | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 88 | 55 | 1.600 | 55 | |
5 | Stevenage Town | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 83 | 43 | 1.930 | 51 | |
6 | Hillingdon Borough | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 105 | 63 | 1.667 | 49 | |
7 | Crawley Town | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 83 | 52 | 1.596 | 49 | |
8 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 75 | 59 | 1.271 | 49 | |
9 | Gloucester City | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 68 | 65 | 1.046 | 48 | |
10 | Burton Albion | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 83 | 75 | 1.107 | 47 | |
11 | Canterbury City | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 73 | 53 | 1.377 | 42 | |
12 | Kettering Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 74 | 64 | 1.156 | 41 | |
13 | Ramsgate Athletic | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 51 | 59 | 0.864 | 40 | |
14 | Dover | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 59 | 0.915 | 38 | |
15 | Hinckley Athletic | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 81 | 0.704 | 35 | |
16 | Trowbridge Town | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 68 | 106 | 0.642 | 31 | |
17 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 60 | 98 | 0.612 | 30 | |
18 | Barry Town | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 47 | 103 | 0.456 | 29 | |
19 | Deal Town | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 61 | 127 | 0.480 | 27 | |
20 | Tunbridge Wells Rangers | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 51 | 107 | 0.477 | 26 | |
21 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 57 | 101 | 0.564 | 25 | |
22 | Sittingbourne | 42 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 58 | 103 | 0.563 | 21 |
Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 14 non-League clubs applied for election, including nine Southern League clubs. All four League clubs were re-elected. [1]