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1959-60 |
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Southern League |
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Before this season
- League reorganised into a two tier heirarchical format
- From North West to Premier - Barry Town, Bath City, Boston United, Cheltenham Town, Headington United, Hereford United, Kettering Town, Nuneaton Borough, Wellington Town, Wisbech Town, Worcester City
- From North West to Division One - Burton Albion, Corby Town, Gloucester City, Kidderminster Harriers, Merthyr Tydfil, Rugby Town
- From South East to Premier Division - Bedford Town, Cambridge City, Chelmsford City, Dartford, Gravesend & Northfleet, Hastings United, King's Lynn, Poole Town, Tonbridge, Weymouth, Yeovil Town
- From South East to Division One - Cambridge United, Clacton Town, Exeter City reserves, Guildford City, Trowbridge Town, Yiewsley
- In Addition:
- Ashford Town joined Division One
- Bexleyheath & Welling joined Division One
- Dover joined Division One
- Folkestone Town joined Division One
- Hinckley Athletic joined Division One
- Lovells Athletic left from North West Division
- Margate joined Division One
- Ramsgate Athletic joined Division One
- Romford joined Division One
- Sittingbourne joined Division One
- Tunbridge Wells United joined Division One
Final League Tables
Premier Division
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Bath City 42 32 3 7 116 50 67
2 Headington United 42 23 8 11 78 61 54
3 Weymouth 42 22 9 11 93 69 53
4 Cheltenham Town 42 21 6 15 82 68 48
5 Cambridge City 42 18 11 13 81 72 47
6 Chelmsford City 42 19 7 16 90 70 45
7 Bedford Town 42 21 3 18 97 85 45
8 King's Lynn 42 17 11 14 89 79 45
9 Boston United 42 17 10 15 83 80 44
10 Wisbech Town 42 17 10 15 81 84 44
11 Yeovil Town 42 17 8 17 79 73 42
12 Hereford United 42 15 12 15 68 74 42
13 Tonbridge 42 16 8 18 79 74 40
14 Hastings United 42 16 8 18 63 77 40
15 Wellington Town 42 13 11 18 63 78 37
16 Dartford 42 15 7 20 64 83 37
17 Gravesend & Northfleet 42 14 8 20 71 87 36
18 Worcester City 42 13 10 19 72 89 36
19 Nuneaton Borough 42 11 11 20 64 78 33
20 Barry Town 42 14 5 23 78 103 33
21 Poole Town 42 10 8 24 69 96 28
22 Kettering Town 42 9 10 23 60 90 28
Division One
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Clacton Town 42 27 5 10 106 69 59
2 Romford 42 21 11 10 65 40 53
3 Folkestone Town 42 23 5 14 93 71 51
4 Exeter City reserves 42 23 3 16 85 62 49
5 Guildford City 42 19 9 14 79 56 47
6 Sittingbourne 42 20 7 15 66 56 46
7 Margate 42 20 6 16 88 77 46
8 Trowbridge Town 42 18 9 15 89 78 45
9 Cambridge United 42 18 9 15 71 72 45
10 Yiewsley 42 16 11 15 83 71 43
11 Bexleyheath & Welling 42 16 11 15 85 77 43
12 Merthyr Tydfil 42 16 10 16 63 65 42
13 Ramsgate Athletic 42 16 8 18 84 85 40
14 Ashford Town (Kent) 42 14 12 16 61 70 40
15 Tunbridge Wells United 42 17 5 20 77 74 39
16 Hinckley Athletic 42 14 8 20 62 75 36
17 Gloucester City 42 13 9 20 56 84 35
18 Dover 42 14 6 22 59 85 34
19 Kidderminster Harriers 42 14 6 22 59 97 34
20 Corby Town 42 15 3 24 75 91 33
21 Burton Albion 42 11 10 21 52 79 32
22 Rugby Town 42 10 11 21 67 91 31
Following this season
- Barry Town were relegated from Premier Division To Division One
- Canterbury City joined Division One
- Clacton Town were promoted from Division One to Premier Division
- Exeter City reserves left from Division One
- Folkestone Town were promoted from Division One to Premier Division
- Guildford City were promoted from Division One to Premier Division
- Headington United changed name to Oxford United
- Kettering Town were relegated from Premier Division to Division One
- Kidderminster Harriers left from Division One
- Nuneaton Borough were relegated from Premier Division to Division One
- Poole Town were relegated from Premier Division to Division One
- Romford were promoted from Division One to Premier Division
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