1894–95 Southern Football League

The 1894–95 season was the first in the history of the Southern League. Sixteen clubs joined the new league, which was split into two divisions. Millwall Athletic won Division One without losing a match, and were invited to join the Football League but declined because of travelling.[1]

Division One

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Southern Football League Division One
Season1894–95
ChampionsMillwall Athletic
Promotednone
Relegatednone
Matches played72
Goals scored285 (3.96 per match)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Millwall Athletic 16 12 4 0 68 19 3.579 28
2 Luton Town 16 9 4 3 36 22 1.636 22
3 Southampton St. Mary's 16 9 2 5 34 25 1.360 20
4 Ilford 16 6 3 7 26 40 0.650 15
5 Reading 16 6 2 8 33 38 0.868 14
6 Chatham Town 16 4 5 7 22 25 0.880 13
7 Royal Ordnance Factories 16 3 6 7 20 30 0.667 12 Relegation test matches
8 Clapton 16 5 1 10 22 38 0.579 11
9 Swindon Town 16 4 1 11 24 48 0.500 9
Source: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Division Two

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Southern Football League Division Two
Season1894–95
ChampionsNew Brompton
PromotedNew Brompton
Relegatednone
Matches played42
Goals scored184 (4.38 per match)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 New Brompton 12 11 0 1 57 10 5.700 22 Promotion test matches
2 Sheppey United 12 6 1 5 25 23 1.087 13
3 Old St.Stephen's 12 6 0 6 26 26 1.000 12
4 Uxbridge 12 4 3 5 14 20 0.700 11
5 Bromley 12 4 1 7 23 30 0.767 9
6 Chesham 12 3 3 6 20 42 0.476 9
7 Maidenhead 12 2 4 6 19 33 0.576 8
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Promotion-relegation test matches

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At the end of the season, the bottom three clubs in Division One played the top three clubs in Division Two in test matches to decide on promotion and relegation. Division Two champions New Brompton were the only lower division club to win, although their opponents, Swindon Town, were not relegated, with the First Division expanding to 10 clubs.

Division One clubsvDivision Two clubs

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Edwards (1993). The Official Centenary History of the Southern League. p. 26. ISBN 1-871872-08-1.
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